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In reply to Christina Tkacik's post on Mon 14 Apr 2008 :

Hi Christina,
Please check this job internship announcement.

INTERNSHIP JOB DESCRIPTION for RoleModel Enterprises

Job title: Internet video producer

Job description: Since RoleModel Enterprises is a small company, you will have the opportunity to take on as much responsibility as you would like. You will have the creative freedom to impact the company with your own ideas. Part of the job will be to learn about anything you might need to do the job.

Job duties: Depending upon the candidate’s skills, the job duties will encompass a subset of the following tasks. Some of the skill sets necessary for the tasks will be taught on the job if necessary.

Creating stories for new media
• Video logging and editing
• Creating a plan for story distribution using social networking sites, text messages, etc.
• Creating web site content, blogs, vlogs, podcasts, etc.
• Operate video camera at networking events
• Ecommerce web site design

Ideal candidate: Has an entrepreneurial spirit, is creative, willing to try out different ideas, and likes working with web technology. Must be familiar with video editing software and comfortable operating a small digital video camera. Also should be familiar with Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, and other new media capabilities. Experience with web site design is a plus, but not required.

About the company: RoleModel Enterprises is located in Vienna, Virginia (one mile from the Vienna metro station). It is a startup dedicated to getting more positive role models featured in entertainment and news stories in new media.
RoleModel Enterprises puts on structured social/educational networking events for people interested in putting positive role models in new media. RoleModel Enterprises creates and distributes fiction and nonfiction stories about role models in written, audio, and video form.

About the CEO: Lisa Schaefer has worked in the technology sector for various government contractors and has mentored interns for several summers. She taught statistics courses for non-math majors at American and Marymount Universities. Dr. Schaefer is the author of Grassroot Hollywood: Brand Yourself as a Role Model in New Media, a book about using a grassroots movement and new technology to put role models’ stories in new media. She serves on the board of several service organizations, hosts Fairfax County public access cable shows, and speaks at conferences. She has taken several graduate level video production courses and has participated in several novel writers workshops.

How to apply: Send a resume and cover letter to RoleModelEnterprises@gmail.com

Need Funding for Your Project? Get Grants From Foundations and the Govt. w/ IPF Fiscal Sponsorship

FREE: We would like to give guys a free add on so when you call please mention The D-Word and we will give you online donation acceptance with credit card processing free for six months.

Hey guys, we are the Independent Production Fund, an NYC-based non-profit documentary production company with 20 years of experience in cable and public television. Our mission is to assist filmmakers who focus on important stories and subjects in achieving their visions; because these films often have a tremendous impact on their audience and our world.
Because we know that many on The D-Word are working on great projects that are struggling for funding we would like to invite you to apply to our expanding Fiscal Sponsorship program. This will give you access to foundation grants and government funding that is unavailable to individuals and for profit production companies. I would like to emphasize we are not a school or a membership association but a professional production company with a dedicated, experienced staff that understands every step of acquiring public funds because we use them in our own projects.

Some of you may be experienced filmmakers who are just looking for a like-minded organization to act as a conduit for your funds and we can accommodate that. However if you are not as experienced with public sector fundraising we can help you every step of the way with a full range of services like fundraising (and production) consultation, financial management, online credit card donation processing and discounted rentals (including equipment, Avid suites and meeting space).

Take a look at http://www.IPFMEDIA.org/fiscalsponsorship to see the depth and breadth of the programs we have produced and the kinds of services we can offer your production.

Here is our press release: http://www.ipdgroup.com/pr-news/10125-six-time-emmy-winner-starts-program-to-help-independent-filmmakers

Thanks for taking the time to read this and we look forward to working with you on your next project.

Joseph Schroeder
Fiscal Sponsorship Coordinator
The Independent Production Fund
800-727-2470
JSchroeder@ipfmedia.org

Docs In Progress is seeking submissions for our summer and fall works-in-progress screenings.

We screen documentary rough cuts six times a year in Washington DC and once a year in Baltimore, MD. These screenings are attended by the general public and include a moderated feedback session with the audience. There is currently no fee to submit, although all accepted filmmakers must be willing to attend the screening at their own travel expense. Screenings are usually held on a weeknight.

For our next program in Washington DC (Tuesday, June 10), we are accepting documentary rough cuts which are shorter than 30 minutes. For our July, September, October, and November programs, we will accept submissions of any length. While we accept submissions on a rolling basis, to be considered for the June program, we will need to receive your submission by April 30.

Click here for more information on how to submit.

These screenings are organized by Docs In Progress. Location sponsors are The Documentary Center at the George Washington University (Washington DC) and the Creative Alliance (Baltimore).

Calling New York City's Finest Filmmakers and Supporters of Youth Film!

Want to know what your fellow filmmakers have been up to this year? Want to meet and mingle with leaders in the filmmaking, social issue, and education arenas? Want to show off the cool new projects you’ve been working with?

Come and join the party!
To celebrate the rich breadth of youth making social issue films in New York City, Arts Engine and the Tribeca Film Institute are putting together a bash to honor and encourage youth-produced media dedicated to documenting issues of great importance in our world today.

Making Media That Matters: A Celebration will feature a variety of Media That Matters shorts that highlight the role of youth in producing and promoting socially conscious media, with food and refreshments provided!

We invite educators, activists, and filmmakers of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of experience to join us in appreciating the role of youth-produced media in exploring and changing our world.

More about TFI Youth Screening Series
The TFI Youth Screening Series is a yearlong presentation of films that serves NYC youth and educators with access to free, relevant programming. The aim of the program is to spark debate and galvanize awareness and action in young people around the issues that are affecting them.
The event will take place on April 25th from 5-8pm at DCTV on 87 Lafayette Street. Space is limited, so please email festival@artsengine.net to RSVP or with any questions you may have.
We hope to see you there!

www.mediathatmattersfest.org

We're looking for a good English-speaking production company or freelancers in Taiwan to help film a corporate commercial May 14-16.
We will need an HD camera package, sound, gaffer, etc..
Please email me at leah@inflatablefilm.com if you are interested.
Thank you!
Leah

Leah, go into search and perhaps track down member Shashwati. She could be back in Taiwan and may have contacts; she's been off for a while.

Actually, to find Shashwati you don't want to "go into search", Leah. You want to search the database. Click on the People link at the top of the page to get there.

I have a Sony ECM-44B Omni-Directional Lavalier Condenser Microphone for sale for $150. It was purchased from B & H last year and only used for a few weeks. It's in perfect condition, except for a small scuff on the cable which does not affect performance. I have the receipt and it's in its original packaging. Great mic and great deal! Includes mic/capsule, tie clip, windscreen and case. Pickup in LA or ship to rest of US (add shipping cost).

From B & H's website: The ECM-44B makes the exceptional quality of Sony's electret condenser microphones available for budget conscious productions, and a variety of sound reinforcement requirements, such as lectures and demonstrations. Measuring only 8.5 x 14.5mm, the ECM-44B reduces the visual distraction to the audience. The ECM-44B can be depended upon for clean, bright, yet natural reproduction. To maintain its low cost, this microphone operates on a single AA (does not accept phantom power) battery for over 5000 hours of service.

sorry leah, doug's right. I did check to see you're a member though, because you can access the database only if so (right DB?).

We lost our intern to illness and her backed up college work. So we're looking for another. Come in a couple of days a week on a regular and reliable basis. Help on current projects. Email RRProd@aol.com

I'm auctioning off 83 promotional posters from New Yorker Films' Video collection. The posters are 14x21. View all titles here: http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmjjvckp

We are looking for an executive producer for the documentary project The Navajo Riders.

The Navajo Riders covers the Navajo Nation Council Horseback Ride in which council delegates ride to different parts of the Navajo Nation to learn about the needs of the Navajo people at townhall meetings, recreating an old tradition. The seven day ride begins at the base of Navajo Mountain, goes through the Monument Valley, and ends in Window Rock, the capital of the Navajo Nation. We follow the NaaTsis Aan Riders throughout this exciting 510-mile journey through three states passing the Navajo volcanic fields, a meteor crash site, and a glacial lake. Along the way suffering temperatures above a hundred degrees, we encounter wild mustangs and ancient Anazasi structures built thousands of years ago. During this week-long event we explore the unique traditions of the Navajo culture.

The Navajo Riders will be submitted to the Native American category for the Sundance Film Festival. Navajo producer, director, and writers are attached to the documentary project.

We have been doing the Navajo Council ride for the past eight years. For the past three years, I have been filming the ride. With these images, I created a trailer, The Navajo Riders 2005, to present the idea for this documentary. To see the trailer please go to www.joshuedeltoro.com

Phone: (213) 949-0938
e-mail: mail@joshuedeltoro.com

Sincerely,

Joshue Del Toro

Seeking native Italian or perfectly fluent Italian speaker experienced international doc film/cinema verite editor who can work with PAL footage and who has FCP 6. Please have full-length international doc and/or cinema verite experience. 16 hours of footage need to cut a trailer. Pay negotiable – new york, new jersey, boston, or will consider some travel.

Thanks!

Dear friends,

I'm a brazilian journalist working as a field producer/fixer for foreign TV crews, film and video makers
that plan to come to Brazil in order to produce films, video documentaries, hard news reports and other productions.

Currently I´m a free lancer for YLE ( Finland) , ARTE ( France-Germany), ARD ( Germany), ABC ( Canada), CBC (Australia) and CNN Español ( based in Miami).

I would like to let you know about my availability for anyone who may need someone in Brazil and southern south american countries.

In my position I can quickly provide :

- field and travel arrangements

- filming permissions

- interviews and visits scheduling

- suitable natural sceneries and movie set
locations – indoor and outdoor

- local transportation and lodging anywhere in
Brazil and South America

- translations portuguese/english/spanish

- "making of" photography

- money saving logistics

- dynamic, productive and detailed trip
schedules

- cheap car and equipment rental

- fresh stories suggestions monthly ( if you wish to receive those)

If you know any media professionals who are willing to travel to Brazil
soon or someday for filming, and need a person to work
on the pre productions details, please let them know
our email adresses :

caiovilela@gmail.com, caiovilela@uol.com.br, caiovilela@hotmail.com

Phone number in Sao Paulo city : 11-30329302 or mobile 11-84024790

You can expect hard working and willingness to help
people bringing out the best of what is possible and
impossible to be done in a limited time
reporting/filming trip in Brazil. From organizing a
safe expedition to remote indigenous tribes of Amazon
forest to an interview with our new president Lula.

Here's a brief of our profiles :

Caio Vilela, 38 : Working with photography and
travel writing for brazilian and
foreign publications, has been traveled in
more than 50 countries producing written reports and images.
After twelve years travelling extensively inside Brazil
and South America as a nature travel guide and
reporter, he has contacts with media related people
all over the country and knows virtually every nature
travel destination in Brazil.

Wife and colaborator : Ana Busch, 40, executive-director of Folha de
Sao Paulo, Brazil's main newspaper and newswebsite (
www.folha.com.br ) , Ana has been working on
hard news for 18 years.
Owner of a precious phone directory and
having very efficient contacts in Brazil government
staff, she can help you get through burocracy and take
short cuts to obtain filming permissions, and
scheduling interviews with busy/important people.


All the best from brazillian warm winter,

Caio Vilela
caiovilela@gmail.com
caiovilela@uol.com.br
caiovilela@hotmail.com

Phone number in Sao Paulo city : 11-30329302 or mobile 11-84024790

ok, no more double posts, caio. we saw this in your intro.

A friend of mine on a cable documentary series is looking to hire a production coordinator and office PA.
Please send all resumes to jobs.ny@rdfnewyork.com with the initials EE in the subject.
Thanks!

**Sell Your Movie on the iPOD MOVIE ZONE**
http://www.ipodmoviezone.com

A non-exclusive, filmmaker friendly platform to sell your movie to portable player users!

• All legal content welcome [until we fill up our server ;)]
• Completely non-exclusive
• Servers based in the USA, agreement per State of California
• iPod Movie Zone takes $1, filmmaker keeps the rest!

UnionDocs is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit documentary arts collaborative and presentation space. Currently, our primary program is The Documentary Bodega Series, featuring new and challenging documentary film and audio works every Sunday evening in our Brooklyn screening room. The series is produced by the Resident Curators of UDR, the UnionDocs Residency Program for Documentary & Media Studies. We also produce a podcast and blog, featuring short media pieces inspired by discussions at the Documentary Bodega and beyond.

UnionDocs is looking for a new resident starting in June. The UnionDocs Residency (UDR) combines an excellent and cooperative living situation with an opportunity for immersion in independent cultural production. Six carefully selected people live together in a historic building at a great location and collaborate to produce a festival-quality documentary series in the first floor screening room.

322 Union is a great place to live. It has a lot of shared resources and a lot of opportunity for fun while also having adequate privacy and a comfort (not always found in NYC communal living). There are three floors, a basement, a grassy backyard with a grill and deck, a big second story porch, and skyline views from the roof. The location is close to excellent transportation making most cool spots in Manhattan and Brooklyn within a short subway ride.

The first floor is a commercial space run by the program director. It includes the screening room, 2 studios for working media artists, the UnionDocs director’s office, and access to the basement which has been sound-proofed for music rehearsal and audio recording. Resources on the first floor are readily available to UD Residents outside of the schedule for the Documentary Bodega Series.

On the floors above, there are two nicely-sized three bedroom apartments with a living room, kitchen and bath. Both have wood floors, get lots of light, and were recently renovated. Bedrooms can be locked, but common spaces are shared by the six residents. One is better for cooking large meals and socializing and the other more appropriate for reading, working, and watching films. The common spaces are furnished, so residents need only bring the contents of their bedroom. The building has high-speed internet, a VOIP phone, and washer and dryer.

About $875/month plus deposit.

Please check out our website for more information about UnionDocs and UDR and fill out an application if you are interested:

http://www.uniondocs.org/udr/

Hello everyone, are there any filmmakers interested in learning about the distribution industry? My distribution company, Passion River, is hosting a workshop in NYC this Sat. May 17. Email me for more info and discount codes to save up to $200 (originally $350)

Thanks
Gina DellaPietro
www.marketmymovie.com

ON SATURDAY, MAY 17th, we are holding a Film Distribution Workshop and Seminar to all NYC Indie Filmmakers spilling the secrets to secure a decent Distribution deal (and actually earn a great paycheck for your craft).

Information for the class is down below. For members of D-Word, I am offering a 50% discount.

ANY questions or help, PLEASE FEEL FREE to contact me at mat@passionriver.com



Class Title: Film Distribution Seminar & Workshop

Date/Time: May 17th, 2008, 9 AM – 5 PM

Location: Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), D- Building, Room D-207,
7th Avenue & 27th Street, New York, NY

General Fee: $350

D-Word Membership Fee: $175 (please e-mail me for coupon code)

STUDENT DISCOUNTS ALSO AVAILABLE

Register at: http://store.indiedocs.com/dclass.html

Class Description: Learn the trade secrets and nuts and bolts of film distribution in this unique seminar and workshop taught by distribution executives with combined marketing and title release experience from over 350 titles. Join President of Passion River Films Allen Chou and Expert Film Distribution Consultant Josh Levin as they discuss each step for getting a film to the right distributor and media outlet whether theatrical, TV, DVD, or Internet. Allen and Josh will also teach topics that include: "The top 10 mistakes to avoid when making a film distribution deal", "How to develop a profitable film distribution plan"; as well as "How to find your audience and make money with Self-distribution and Non-traditional distribution models". Join these experts as they share the secrets behind the real world of film distribution and marketing in this unique and valuable seminar. At the end of the lectures, they'll also workshop your titles. This is normally a 2-day workshop, but the lectures will be squeezed into a 1-day only event. Before you hire a producer's rep, or sign your first distribution deal, you must attend this class- or else you could lose thousands of dollars on a bad deal!
Some topics that will be covered in the class:

• 5 things you need to know BEFORE you shoot
• The secrets for a successful theatrical release
• What every producer needs to know in order to make a profit on their film
• How to find and make a deal with a distributor that actually pays
• Top 7 mistakes to avoid when making a film distribution deal
• How sexy distributors make you look good, but make you ZERO money
• Why the internet is the most important link in helping you make money
• 3 ways your audience will make you immediate money
• How Netflix changed everything with 7 million on-line subscribers
• The truth about retailers & why they can’t stock your movie title
• Walmart– Why big retailers can actually bankrupt you, instead of making you rich
• Why pay for a Producer’s Rep & Sales Agent– do it yourself
• How to get TV broadcast in the US and other countries
• Get your film to all the major Film Markets with or without a sales agent
• Why getting into Sundance Film Festival just doesn’t matter
• Get Film Festivals to pay YOU for screening your film
• Why traditional distribution models are dead and only work for about 2% of indie films
• Why non-traditional distribution models work and make you money
• Get real sales projections for your project
Info about the class once again is below.

Distribution Executive Bios:

Allen Chou is President of Sales and Acquisitions at Passion River Films, a NJ based company that distributes over 300 documentaries, arthouse films, and special interest titles for the US home video and international sales market since 1998. Many of his titles have landed retail shelf space in stores such as: Walmart, Barnes and Noble, Blockbuster Video, Hollywood Video, Movie Gallery, Best Buy, and many more… In 2005, Allen established a distribution partnership with Netflix, resulting in the release of over 180 titles on their site; as well as other retail outlets. Internationally, he has attended Film and TV markets such as the American Film Market in Santa Monica, CA and Cannes Film Market in Cannes, France, where he marketed and licensed films and documentaries worldwide to broadcasters and foreign home video distributors. Recently he started the College Speaker and Public Performance Program; as well as the New Digital Sales and Electronic Delivery division. Allen Chou received his BA in Film from the University Of Maryland, and also attended NYU.

Josh Levin is a film marketing and distribution executive who has brought more than 30 feature films to the US marketplace, including top award winners from Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Berlin, Toronto and Tribeca. As Chief Marketing Officer for Film Movement, Josh learned how to get hard-to-place films in front of the eyes of filmgoers across the country “by any means necessary,” from theatrical premieres in New York City to library screenings in Butte, Montana — while also learning how to get filmmakers paid for their art. Working with films with tiny or non-existent marketing budgets is Josh’s forte. Since starting Gallant Films in 2007, Josh has also begun working in production financing and consulting. Josh got his MBA from Columbia Business School, and his BA from the University of Michigan.

To register or learn more about this distribution seminar and workshop, you could also: www.marketmymovie, or call 732-321-0711 ext 135.

Thanks again and Carpe Diem for All Indie Producers and lovers!!!!!!!!!

Can you share some numbers with us for an above average, average, and below average film in your stable?

New York: DocuClub on May 21, 7 p.m.

About DocuClub
DocuClub is Arts Engine’s monthly film screening series of works-in-progress documentaries.

Our May screening is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21, at 7 p.m., at the screening room of our partner Goldcrest Post (799 Washington Street, between Horatio and Gansevoort. For map with directions, go to www.goldcrestpost.com).

Join us as we watch Personality by Vinay Chowdry and Sarita Khurana. In the film, a Bollywood background dancer tries to make it in the film industry in India. The young man moves from his village in northern India to Mumbai to achieve his dreams of stardom, only to find out that although he is talented, he lacks what is known as "personality," a euphemism for being light-skinned and confident in a newly globalized India. The film is in Hindi, with subtitles. See a trailer for the film at: http://personalitythemovie.com/trailer.asp.

Our moderator will be Liz Ogilvie, Head of Programming for Docurama Films.

If you are planning to attend, please RSVP at: docuclub@artsengine.net.

Admission is free for current DocuClub members and $5 for non-members. To join DocuClub, go to: www.artsengine.net/store/#tools_consul.

Thanks and I look forward to seeing you on May 21!

Warm regards,

Felix Endara
Coordinator, Filmmaker Services
Arts Engine
104 West 14th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10011
T. 646-230-6368, x221
F. 646-230-6388
docuclub@artsengine.net
www.mediarights.org/docuclub

Arts Engine, Inc. supports, produces and distributes independent media of consequence and promotes the use of independent media by advocates, educators and the general public.

Looking for a PRODUCTION ASSISTANT for a Travel Channel shoot throughout Turkey.
Anticipate what the crew needs & act on it....willing to do whatever it takes including long hours & hauling gear...all with a positive attitude!
May 25th-June 3rd

Please contact nicole@tremendousinc.com with CV/resume and short paragraph of interest.

nicole (depending on what you are paying he may do this himself but usually he's way too busy).. please contact a friend of mine – he's a professional cameraman and director but will know someone... Tolga at kutluaytolga@gmail.com – he's ace; I just copied him your note.

OPERATION FILMMAKER premiering at IFC Center in New York!

Starts June 4th and runs until June 17th.

In the wake of Operation Iraqi Freedom, American actor Liev Schreiber had an idealistic thought: rescue an Iraqi film student from the rubble of his country and bring him to Prague to work on his new film, Everything is Illuminated. What promises to be a heartwarming tale quickly becomes a mirror of the complex intercultural realities that have plagued the United States' war in Iraq. Director Nina Davenport sets out to document Schreiber's well-intentioned effort but soon finds herself embroiled in an escalating power struggle between herself as filmmaker and her young Iraqi subject.

Check http://www.ifccenter.com/film?filmid=60780 for more information or to buy tickets online.