When:  Friday, May 18, 2012, 9:00 am – 4:45 pm
Where: The Canadian Embassy
             501 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, 
             Washington, DC 20001
Cost: $75.00 —> 50% discount on the fee with code “BOOT92″
Led by a panel of Hollywood’s top producers, directors and financiers, the Filmmaker Boot Camp will teach independent filmmakers the “nuts and bolts” of film production, finance, distribution, marketing, and pitching.
GIFF Film and Television Boot Camp Agenda:
8:00 am- Registration/coffee
9:00 am- Welcome and Intro
        Host (GIFF Co-Founders Brandon and Laura Millett)
9:10 am- Film and Television Industry, an Overview
        Presenter: Stephen K. Bannon (Executive Chairman, Breitbart News)
9:30 am- The Unreal Reality of Reality
        Presenter: Jay Rosenstock (Senior VP, Corporate Development, Discovery 
        Communications)
10:15 am- Running a Reality Series
         Presenter: Mike Kane (Supervising Producer, Hoarding: Buried Alive)
11:00 am- Surviving the Festival Circuit
          Presenter: Jon Gann (Director, DC Shorts Film Festival)
11:30 am- Creating Buzz for Your Film
          Presenter: Jon Gann (Director, DC Shorts Film Festival)
12:15 pm- Lunch/The GIFF Pentagon Channel Primetime Weekly Series
          Presenter: Scott Howe (Operations Manager, The Pentagon Channel)
1:45 pm- Sound Design /Post Production Work Flow
        Presenters: Cherly Ott (President, Ott House Sound); Robbie Carmen (President, 
        Amigo Media)
2:30 pm- Financing and Distributing Your Film
         Presenter: Trevor Drinkwater (CEO, ARC Entertainment)
3:15 pm- Producing a Compelling Recreation
        Presenter: Michael Pack (President, Manifold Productions)
4:45 pm- Boot Camp Wrap
* Details of Bootcamp subject to change
Please register and obtain more information at:
http://gifilmfestival.com/Film_Screenings-detail/filmmaker-boot-camp/

Production Company: JK Productions
Producer Contact: Kathleen McCabe
Producer Contact Email: kkatiemccabe@gmail.com
Please email your resume and a link to your reel.
Must be willing to help pull someone through a pre-cut door and assist with a slight roll down the stairs.
Shoot Date: (Arrive at shoot the night of June 8^th) June 9^th and June10th, 2012
Location: Sweet Briar College, VA
Shoot Time: Saturday: 7:00AM until 7:00PM Sunday: 9:00AM until 5:00PM
Pay: Negotiable based on experience. Hotel (2 nights) & meals included. Film Credit.

Production Company: JK Productions
Producer Contact: Kathleen McCabe
Producer Contact Email: kkatiemccabe@gmail.com
Please let Kathleen know what kind of camera you have, what type of light kit and email a reel.
Shoot Date: (Arrive at shoot the night of June 8^th) June 9^th and June10th, 2012
Location: Sweet Briar College, VA
Shoot Time: Saturday: 7:00AM until 7:00PM Sunday: 9:00AM until 5:00PM
Pay: Negotiable based on experience. Hotel (2 nights) & meals included. Film Credit.

When: May 9 – 21, 2012
General Admission: $ 7/$ 4 Members of Friends of the Goethe-Institut, seniors and students Tickets can be purchased right before the screenings, or during office hours Monday-Thursday 9am-5pm and Friday 9am-3pm, or online at www.boxofficetickets.com/goethe  Tel. 202-289-1200         
Where: Goethe-Institut
             812 Seventh Street NW
            Washington, DC     
Metro: Gallery Place/ Chinatown
www.goethe.de/washington           
www.facebook.com/GoetheDC       
www.twitter.com/GoetheDC
Co-presented with the Freer and Sackler Galleries, Smithsonian Institution.
Films will be shown in Turkish with English subtitles.

Wednesday, May 9, 6:30 pm
The Herd (Sürü)
Turkey, 1978, 35mm, 129 min., Director: Zeki Ökten, Screenplay: Yilmaz Güney, Cast: Tarik Akan, Melike Demirag, Tuncel Kurtiz
Wednesday, May 16, 6:30 pm
Hope (Umut)
Turkey, 1970, 35mm, 100 min., Director: Yilmaz Güney, Cast: Yilmaz Güney, Gülsen Alniaçik, Tuncel Kurtiz, Osman Alyanak
Followed by discussion with
Tom Vick, Curator of Film, Freer and Sackler Galleries
Sinan Ciddi, Institute of Turkish Studies, Georgetown University
Asiye Kaya, DAAD Visiting Professor, BMW Center for German and European Studies
Erju Ackman, Editor, Turkish Cinema Newsletter
Reception follows, sponsored by the Turkish Culture and Tourism Counselor’s Office.
Monday, May 21, 6:30 pm
Yol
Turkey, 1982, 35mm, 114 min., Director: Y?lmaz Güney and Serif Gören, Cast: Tarik Akan, Serif Sezer, Halil Ergun, Necmettin Çobanoglu, Hikmet Çelik

More on the series: www.goethe.de/washington
In cooperation with “The Way Home: The Films of Turkish Master Y?lmaz Güney”, at the Freer and Sackler Galleries May 6 – 20. Visit www.asia.si.edu for full descriptions and schedule updates.

Independent Film Week (September 16-20, 2012) is the oldest and largest forum in the U.S. for the discovery of new projects in development and new voices on the independent film scene. The Project Forum is a meetings-driven forum connecting filmmakers with producers, funders, distributors, broadcasters, sales agents, festival programmers, and more. Now accepting applications for: Emerging Narrative (for U.S. writers and writer/directors seeking producers and agents to develop, produce, represent and finance their scripts), No Borders International Co-production Market (for U.S. and International producers with partial financing on new narrative projects seeking additional partners), and Spotlight on Documentaries (for U.S. filmmakers in production or post-production seeking financing partners, broadcast/distribution opportunities, and festival invitations.) Emerging Narrative & No Borders Deadline: May 4. Spotlight on Documentaries Deadlines: May 4/May 25. More info: http://www.ifp.org/programs/independent-film-week/

Stephanie Argy co-wrote and co-directed a feature film called THE RED MACHINE, which will be screening in Washington DC at the GI Film Festival.
When:  Saturday, May 19, at 12:15 p.m, at the
Where: Navy Memorial
            701 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 
            Washington DC, 20004 
The GI Film Festival’s mission is to honor the successes and sacrifices of American GIs through the medium of film.  This will be the movie’s Washington DC premiere. 
Stephanie Argy will be attending the GI Film Festival to do a Q&A after the show, along with actor Lee Perkins, who stars as the mysterious Navy spy, and the screening will be introduced by Peter Earnest, the executive director of the International Spy Museum.
THE RED MACHINE: www.redmachinethemovie.com
Info on the GI Film Festival: http://gifilmfestival.com/

To Make a Long Story Short: Writing a Synopsis that Sells
Richmond, VA. April 23, 2012- James River Writers, the largest literary arts organization in Virginia, presents a new set of writing and publishing professionals on a panel almost every month in a popular program called The Writing Show. The May 31st panelists will address: 
What is a synopsis?
How is it different from a pitch, query, outline, or proposal?
How should it be formatted?
What are common mistakes and how can they be avoided?
The panel includes literary agent Michelle Brower of Folio Literary Management and writer Stacy Hawkins Adams. Bill Blume will moderate.
Date: Thursday, May 31, 2012
Time: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Pavilion Room
                 The Children’s Museum of Richmond
                 2626 West Broad Street
                 Richmond, VA 23220
Fees:  $10 in advance, www.jamesriverwriters.org
            $12 at the door
            $5  students at the door

The POV Call for Entries is now open! Films submitted to this open call will be considered for the 2013 season and beyond.
deadline for submission is Friday, June 29, 2012
Last year, POV made two significant changes to its submission process – We did away with the “In the Works” category and introduced “Early Introduction.” And in a bold, “where no series has gone before” kind of way, we offered two options for digital delivery of your film to the Open Call. This year POV will continue to accept digital content delivery via download-enabled links or content on flash drives. It is not required but they strongly encourage every filmmaker who can deliver digitally to do so.
The updated Call For Entries Guidelines explains everything you need to know about how to submit to POV, no matter what format you choose. POV will still accept DVDs and flash drives this year for those who can’t make the digital jump.
If you want better idea of whether the film you’ve made is a good fit for POV and to learn more about what POV looks for in a film during our selection process, check out our blog post, “For Filmmakers: What Does POV Look For in a Film?“.

The United Nations Association Film Festival celebrates the power of international documentary films dealing with human rights, the environment, protection of refugees, famine, homelessness, racism, disease control, women’s issues, children, universal education, war and peace. In addition to the ongoing celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and presented in partnership with POV, this year the United Nations Association Film Festival emphasizes the theme “human dignity.”
Early Deadline: May 2, 2012
Regular Deadline: May 22, 2012
Late Deadline: June 2, 2012
For more information, please go to http://www.unaff.org/2012/submission.html

Bru-Two is a video chronicle of underground street skateboarding spanning the entire East Coast.  The project is based out of Virginia and harkens back to Alien Workshop’s Photosynthesis and Zoo York’s E.S.T. series.
Follow along with the production at http://thunderwoodskate.com and help support the project through http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2113029842/bru-two-virginia-east-coast-skateboard-video

The 2012 Virginia Screenwriting Competition presented by the Virginia Film Office is open to Virginia residents and students attending Virginia schools, there is no entry fee to submit a screenplay.
Every screenplay in the competition will receive a written critique from the first panel of judges and screenplays selected as finalists in the competition are judged by industry professionals actively producing feature films. 
The deadline to enter is Friday, May 25, 2012.  All entries must be postmarked on or before that date.
2012 Virginia Screenwriting Application
For more information or questions, contact the Virginia Film Office at 800.854.6233 or email kstephens@virginia.org

Filmmakers are welcome to begin film submissions of all genres for 2012 RIFE
What: The 3rd Annual Reel Independent Film Extravaganza (RIFE) – “More than a festival,” – is an event created BY filmmakers FOR filmmakers.
When:   October 12 – 18, 2012
Where:  West End Cinemas in the M St Georgetown sector of Washington, DC
This week long festival will be a celebration of emerging filmmakers and independent films. Highlighting the talents of local, national and international filmmakers, 2012 RIFE at West End Cinemas offers a diverse program and fosters public awareness of independent cinema as a cultural and educational asset. The RIFE aims to promote and support the artistry of independent cinema from emerging filmmakers of all genres. The festival is seeking films that are engaging and innovative, reflecting a distinctive vision and independent spirit. Filmmakers are encouraged to submit films for this fabulous festival.
Sunday, October 14, 2012 RIFE will present its 2012 RIFE Awards Brunch, the brunch will honor the filmmakers in a fabulous atmosphere while attendees network and enjoy a great meal before heading to West End Cinemas for a day of films.
Thursday, October 18 RIFE will feature its 2012 RIFE Closing Film, there will also be a DMV Film Showcase which will feature films created by DMV Filmmakers or filmed in the DC, MD, VA areas.
A portion of the proceeds from the film festival will benefit A World Fit for Kids and Susan G Komen for Cure in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, October.
For more information and to submit films please visit www.ReelIndependentFilm.com or contact ReelIndependentFilm@gmail.com. 

What:   Screen Actor’s Toolbox Series -  Course 201
When:  Starts May 10^th, 2012,  
             Thursdays 6:30 pm – 8:30pm (5 classes)
Where: BES Studios,
             6829 Atmore Drive, Suite E. 
             Richmond, VA 2322
             804-858-3446    
Cost:   $300.00 & $15 Registration fee
Classes held at Info@FinalActDrama.com  or register at www.FinalActDrama.com
The actor’s responsibility is to create a real, believable, interesting character within the frame work of a scripted story.  Are you fully prepared as an actor to be the professional that directors rely on?  We film all exercises and scenes and playback your performance so you can see and improve your work.  A Digital Diary Download of our exercises and final project is included in the price for our students to put on their actor’s demo reel.               
Taught by Actor / Writer / Director / Producer Russ Randall.  Actors from our courses have gone on to onscreen roles in major feature films, national and regional commercials, independent films as well as corporate training and web productions. 

The weekend of Friday, May 18th, 2012.  

The Guerrilla Film Challenge was created to motivate filmmakers and creatives to ‘get out there and start creating!’ By providing a framework and strict timetable, participants are forced to throw out all excuses and focus on the craft of making film, all the while enduring ‘real world’ pressures such as teamwork organization, leadership, compromise and tight deadlines.

For more information on the Guerrilla Film Challenge, visit www.48GFC.com.

Clint Weldon, Creative Director
48 Hour Guerrilla Film Competition
clint@48gfc.com

PROMO VIDEO LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47mxB2Lc4Ls