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Cast your vote to determine the winners of the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Filmmakers, film lovers and industry professionals who join the Film Independent community by December 6, 2011 are eligible to participate in the voting process for the 2012 Spirit Awards and will be entered for the chance to win two tickets to the awards ceremony.

Contact Film Independent at 310.432.1264 or by visiting my.filmindependent.org

Video from a panel we did at New York Film Festival last month on casting and working with actors in low budget indies.

SAGIndie’s Michael Sladek moderated and panelists included Famke Janssen, Bruce Weiss, Jay Van Hoy, Paul Schnee, Mary Clay Boland, and Craig Zobel.

Please join us for an evening of cinematic creativity, inspiration and networking!

The SAG Foundation presents SF2: The SAG Foundation Short Film Showcase

Monday, October 3rd at 7 p.m.
The NYIT Auditorium
1871 Broadway (at 61st St.)

There will be a post-screening Q+A with the filmmakers. This event is open to those over age 18. YOU MAY BRING A GUEST.

SAG MEMBERS RESERVE HERE.
Non-SAG members may send an email to: shortsny@sagfoundation.org

Do not list a guest unless you are ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN they can attend.

Looking forward to having you with us!
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SHORT FILM SUBMISSIONS – JANUARY 2012 SHOWCASE
The Foundation is currently accepting submissions for its January 2012 showcase. All shorts must be produced under a SAG contract and not run more than fifteen minutes. Please send a synopsis of your film for consideration to: shortsny@sagfoundation.org

SCRIPTS WANTED!
The Foundation is looking for quality feature scripts – 110 pages max – to present in a reading series. Scripts must be written by SAG members. You may send a brief synopsis for consideration to: shortsny@sagfoundation.org

“Lisa Aschan’s “She Monkeys” (Apflickorna) won the best narrative feature prize, while Alma Har’el took best documentary for “Bombay Beach” at the Tribeca Film Festival tonight in New York. The world competition winners for narrative and documentary films were chosen from 12 narrative and 12 documentary features from 21 countries. Aschan took to the stage, capping the efficiently dispersed awards with utter surprise.”

Read the rest at INDIEWIRE

The Screen Actors Guild is now accepting submissions for its next SAG Foundation short film showcase which will be presented in May in New York.

ALL FILMS MUST BE PRODUCED UNDER A SAG CONTRACT.

Films must not be over fifteen minutes in length. This event is a great opportunity to network with up and coming filmmakers– some of who are SAG members– and learn how to create career opportunities for yourself.

For more details, please send an email to shortsny@sagfoundation.org.

Best wishes,

SAGIndie

The industry is always looking for great scripts! Come learn how to take those great ideas you’ve been living with forever and create a project that sells! The SAG Foundation in association with SAGindie invites you and a guest to join us at:

SCRIPT TO SCREEN – Developing and Producing Your Script

Tuesday, November 9th at 7 p.m.
The SAG Boardroom
360 Madison Ave. (entrance on 45th St.)

Industry guests include:
SUSAN SEIDELMAN – Director (Desperately Seeking Susan, Sex and the City (TV), Boynton Beach Club)
MICHAEL CLARK – Creative Executive – Big Beach Films (Jack Goes Boating, Away We Go)
JAMIN O’BRIEN – President of Production – Worldview Entertainment (Into the Blue, Handsome Harry, Just Like the Son)

Moderated by:
MICHAEL SLADEK – SAGIndie NY – Director / Producer, Plug Ugly Films (Con Artist, Devils Are Dreaming)

SAG members should log on to: www.sagfoundation.org and find the listing under UPCOMING EVENTS to make a reservation.
Non-SAG members may send an email to: freynold@sagfoundation.org. Please indicate if you are bringing a guest.

SEATING FOR THIS EVENT IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE DO NOT MAKE A RESERVATION UNLESS YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN YOU CAN ATTEND.

If you have a reservation for this event and need to cancel it, please send a notification via email at least 24 hours in advance to:
nyconversations@sagfoundation.org.

SAGIndie is a gentle and loving union between the hard working thespians of the world and the passionate filmmakers who buck the system. Since its formation in 1997, SAGIndie has been traveling to film festivals, trade shows and conventions spreading the word: Just because your film isn’t produced by a studio doesn’t mean you can’t use professional talent.

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation provides free events including movie screenings, and information of interest to our members via our ROLL FILM presentations and LIFERAFT seminars. However, the Foundation does not in any way endorse the films being screened in the ROLL FILM series, nor the services or suggestions offered by facilitators through our LIFERAFT series.

PLEASE NOTE: All events are purposely overbooked to ensure a full house. A reservation is not a guarantee of seating, which is provided on a first-come basis, and is subject to availability.

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Also, please share the following information with all your filmmaker friends:

SF2: SAG FOUNDATION SHORT FILM SHOWCASE.

The Screen Actors Guild Foundation is now accepting submissions for its next short film showcase which will be presented in late January 2011 in New York. The deadline for submissions for the next showcase is Wednesday, December 15th. Films received after this date will be placed into consideration for the May event.

ALL FILMS MUST BE PRODUCED UNDER A SAG CONTRACT.

Films must not be over fifteen minutes in length. We are open to all genres of cinematic expression, as long as it is not patently offensive. There is absolutely no cost involved in submitting the films, nor do we charge to attend the screening.

For more information please send an email, including a brief synopsis and the running time of your film to: shortsny@sagfoundation.org.

The Screen Actors Guild is now accepting submissions for its next SAG Foundation short film showcase which will be presented in late January 2011 in New York.

ALL FILMS MUST BE PRODUCED UNDER A SAG CONTRACT.

Films must not be over fifteen minutes in length. We are open to all genres of cinematic expression, as long as it is not patently offensive. There is absolutely no cost involved in submitting the films, nor do we charge to attend the screening.

For more information please send an email, including a brief synopsis and the running time of your film to: shortsny@sagfoundation.org.

Best wishes,

SAGIndie

The nation’s largest competitive multicultural film fest will convene in NYC Sept 15 – 19, 2010.

NEW YORK, NY (September 8, 2010) – The 14th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, presented by BET Networks, is proud to announce Urbanworld Digital, an exciting addition to the festival that will be hosted by HBO® on September 15, 2010. This invite-only program will feature executives from Abrams Artists Agency, HBO, MTV Networks, NamcoBandai America, Screen Actors Guild, Writers Guild of America, East, and SAGindie, who will share their expertise in gaming, social media, new media contracts, and production. A collaboration between Jigsaw Global and the Urbanworld Foundation, Urbanworld Digital will serve as a primer for film professionals who want to learn more about digital media production and make new contacts on the tech side of the entertainment industry.

“We’re excited about our partnership with Jigsaw Global, which has allowed us to bring the digital aspect of the entertainment industry back to the festival in its own, unique programming track,” says Stacy Spikes, founder of Urbanworld. “HBO is the perfect host for Urbanworld Digital, because HBO continues to innovate in the worlds of film, TV, and digital media.”

The festival will continue September 16 – 19 at the AMC 34th St Theater in New York City. Unique programming features include BET Networks’ Inaugural TV Script Writing Competition, in which aspiring TV writers will have a chance to win $5,000, and the BET Networks with “My Black is Beautiful” Present: The Tasha Smith Actors Workshop, a two-day instructional seminar offering students the chance to hone their acting skills.

In addition to festival ambassador Kerry Washington, celebs such as Nia Long, Jamie Hector, Omari Hardwick, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Evan Ross, Kid Capri and Clint Dyer will be in attendance to support their respective films.  Spotlight films and programs at Urbanworld this year include:

• HBO’s Boardwalk Empire℠, a 1920s-era drama set in Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition (series premiere) from Terence Winter, Emmy® Award-winning writer of The Sopranos® and Academy® Award- winning director Martin Scorsese
• BET’s My Mic Sounds Nice, a documentary exploring the role of female rappers in hip-hop (directed by Ava DuVernay and featuring interviews by Missy Elliott, EVE, Trina, Rah Digga, MC Lyte, Yo Yo and more)
• One Night in Vegas, part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series, this film details the evening of 1996 when Tupac Shakur was shot (directed by Reggie Rock Bythewood; starring Mike Tyson)
• Kid Capri Presents: The Lionz Den, a short film about an underground rap battle in Harlem (directed by Kid Capri and Loaded Lux, starring Big Daddy Kane, KRS-One, and Rakim)
• Sus, a based-on-a-true-story drama centering on the controversial British “sus” laws and their inherent racism (directed by Robert Heath; starring Ralph Brown, Clint Dyer)
• Africa Rising, a documentary portraying the grassroots movement to end female genital mutilation (directed by Paula Heredia)

For the complete slate of films or ticket information, visit www.urbanworld.org. For more information on Urbanworld Digital, visit http://ow.ly/2x1gy.

About Urbanworld
The Urbanworld® Film Festival is the largest internationally competitive festival of its kind. The five-day festival includes features, documentaries, short films, as well as panel discussions, live staged screenplay readings, the celebrated Actor’s Spotlight, Actor’s Boot Camps, and introducing Urbanworld® Digital, a 1-day Conference during the festival focused on Digital and Social media.  Over the last thirteen years, Hollywood studios have consistently chosen Urbanworld® to premiere box office and award-winning hits.  Urbanworld® has also become home to some of today’s top brands who wish
to reach key influencers and social media leaders across the African American and Latino landscape.  The Urbanworld® Film Festival is an initiative of the Urbanworld® Foundation Inc., a nonprofit organization founded in 1997 by Stacy Spikes dedicated to redefining the multicultural roles in contemporary cinema, television and online by implementing programs and initiatives that support the development of the urban content creation community.  Gabrielle Glore serves as Executive Producer of the Urbanworld Film Festival, as well as ancillary Urbanworld Foundation endeavors.  For this year’s 2010 festival, BET Networks returns as the Presenting Sponsor.  HBO continues support as the Founding Sponsor.  Principal Sponsors include My Black Is Beautiful, Lens On Talent, and Ford.  Media Sponsors include Essence, Vibe, Uptown, BlackPlanet.com, TheUrbanDaily, KISS FM, HOT 97, and Jigsaw Global.  Benefactor Sponsors include AMC Theatres, Directors Guild of America – New York, and urbanAdserve. The festival website is www.urbanworld.org.

About BET Networks
BET Networks, a subsidiary of Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA, VIA.B), is the nation’s leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 90 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks – BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

SAGIndie hosts a series of monthly workshops to assist filmmakers in using the SAG Low Budget Agreements, simplifying the process and helping filmmakers cast quality actors in their independent films.

SAG Theatrical Business Representatives will walk you through signing SAG Low Budget Agreements from start to finish.

Workshops are held the 2nd Thursday of every month from 6 to 8pm in Los Angeles and New York, and are FREE. Workshops fill up quickly so RSVP now! If you sign up for a workshop but can’t attend you must call to cancel your reservation no later than 48 hours before the workshop.

For more information, visit the Contract Workshops page.

The critically-acclaimed director of BOMB IT! and distribution expert and author will present a step-by-step guide into the Dynamic New World of Hybrid Distribution and Marketing.

Day One goes over how to create a distribution strategy and marketing plan unique to your film, the various available markets for your film’s release, how and why to engage your audience as early as possible, digital rights, and more. It ends with a networking happy hour with industry reps.



Day Two discusses advertising campaigns, and transmedia platforms, as well as live workshopping of a few films.

Special guest speakers include Lance Weiler (THE WORKBOOK PROJECT) and Caitlin Boyle (FILM SPROUT).

Finally, all attendees get a DVD-Rom toolkit to take with them.

June 5th and 6th, 2010
New York Film Academy, Union Square, NYC

Tickets are only $150 for the weekend for IFP members and SAG/SAGIndie members.

Also, to get your FREE COMMUNITY MEMBERSHIP to IFP (worth $35), sign up here: www.ifp.org/registration-form. Type in the code FORG10.

For more information, click HERE or visit IFP.org.