VIP Talent Connect Danielle Guldin and Victoria T. meet with Corbin Bleu in honor of his Broadway appearance in the hit show “In The Heights”. Corbin Bleu is best known for his roles in the High School Musical film series and the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In!. Congratulations Danielle and Victoria on always making the connections with VIP Talent Connect. If you would like to meet Corbin Bleu at our next VIP Talent Connect event then sign-up today!

VIP | NYCExecutive Producer Robert Galinsky, Director/Producer Benedict Hadley, and Photographer Collis Torrington bring the Inner Workings of Talent Networking Agency “VIP TALENT CONNECT” to Web 3.0 With a New Reality-based Experience: “VIP/NYC”
PRESS RELEASE HERE

The first live “VIP/NYC” shoot kicks off this Saturday with a mega-event featuring a meet and greet and interactive keynote speeches, with an exciting group of entertainment industry tastemakers and personalities from Broadway to Feature Film to Hip-Hop to TV and more! This Saturday brings attendees and talent together for an unprecedented launch of “VIP/NYC.”
“VIP/NYC” encompasses the day-to-day events of “VIP TALENT CONNECT” with an amalgam of user-generated content, high-art-styled visuals and diverse locations throughout the tri-state area, all seamlessly strung together into one engaging five-minute segment. “VIP/NYC” captures the look and feel of the Empire State and the struggle of the quintessential aspiring NYC actor, singer, model and dancer.

Reality Project Follow Link to see video.

Come join us this Saturday for the “VIP/NYC” kickoff event featuring:

Music:
Kobie Brown – Senior Director, Music Licensing & Business Affairs, Sony
Darren Beckett – Drummer from “The Killers”
Emilie Suman – Top-selling recording artist from Paris
Bonz Malone – Actor, Hip-Hop Historian and Producer
Randy Jones – Founding member, The Village People

Broadway:
Stephen DeAngelis – VP, Gray Advertising
Mark Schoenfeld – Creator of the Broadway musical “Brooklyn”
Jodi Katz – Trans-Siberian Orchestra, “Hannah Montana” backup singer

Film/TV:
Richard Stratton – Producer/Writer of “SLAM,” creator of Showtime TV’s “Street Time,” editor-in-chief of “High Times Magazine”
Ali Houssanni – Director, featured in Whitney Biennial and has recently worked with Johnny Depp, Isabella Rossellini and Brad Pitt
Patrick Quagliano – Stella Adler Studios

Modeling:
Kalyn Hemphill – Winner, “Project Runway”
Nole Marin – Judge of America’s Next Top Model
Terri Bostaji – Manager, Wilhelmina Kids
Monica Diaz – FORD Modeling Agency
Fuji Ruiz – New Faces Director, Wilhelmina Models
Erica Moran – Model and Talent, BMG

LISTEN HERE

Co-Writer Sought for Screenplay in NYC!

I’ve been working in production in New York for over ten years and
have recently begun developing my own projects under my company
banner, Notable Features, alongside my role as Vox3 Films’ Head of
Production.

Last year I applied for the Sundance Creative Producing Grant and made
to the last round before getting nixed This year I will reapply with
this project. Specifically, I am hoping to bring on another
Writer/Co-Producer who can give a meaningful and credible voice to one
of the two main characters in the story, as well as be a creative and
logistical partner in fleshing out the role of Harlem, a central
location and in my view, also a key “character”.

Without such a partnership, the credibility and depth of this story
will certainly fall short.

Over the past year I have been working on a dramatic character piece
that will be shot on a shoestring budget in Manhattan. HARMONY
(working title) is the story Lena, a troubled young Russian emigrant
who goes adrift in New York City after the elderly woman she cares for
suddenly dies.

The film, inspired by the highly publicized case of a woman who
underwent a dissociative fugue in New York in 2009, should possess a
dreamlike quality, focusing on the details of New York as seen through
Lena’s eyes. She will bring the perspective of an outsider freed from
societal dictates. In her enchanted New York City, intimate and
unlikely relationships form out of this newfound liberation. She
eventually finds her way to Harlem and there befriends T.K., a single
father trying to make a living for his young son as an ambulette
driver. Lena eventually falls for T.K. after discovering his innate
talent as a spoken word poet. She helps T.K. prepare for a live
performance that is supposed to be broadcast. Soon after, she sees
the possibility of T.K. reuniting with his son’s mother and she
realizes that she has no place in his makeshift family.

I have a screenwriter on board (Ivan Weiss) and a Director (Tatia
Pilieva). I’ve known and worked with Tatia a number of times in the
past, and she, an immigrant from the Republic of Georgia, will bring a
personal voice to this project.

I would very much appreciate you forwarding this blog entry to anyone who
may be interested in meeting with me. I have a long treatment that I
can forward to anyone who is interested.

Thank you in advance for your help.

All best,

Jenny Schweitzer
jlschweitzer@earthlink.net

Shark Tank
The producers of the new ABC reality series Shark Tankare on a nationwide search to discover the next successful – and possibly wealthy – entrepreneurs, inventors, businesspersons, dreamers, promoters, creators and innovators. In each episode, budding entrepreneurs are given the unprecedented chance to make their business ideas come true. The show will premiere over the summer following the special 10th anniversary primetime return of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.

If you have an existing business that needs a financial injection or feel you have a lucrative business idea but just can’t seem to secure the financial backing to get it off the ground, then Shark Tank is just the show for you. Casting is looking for aspiring entrepreneurs who can pitch their breakthrough business concepts, products, properties and services to moguls in hopes of landing investment funds. If selected, five real-life, tough investors could be willing to part with their own hard-earned cash and give you the funding you need to jumpstart your idea. But the investors, also known as Sharks, aren’t just out to invest; they too have a goal – to own a piece of your next big idea.

Your business idea should be top-notch and something the Sharks will really want to sink their teeth into and might even spark a bidding war between them. Who knows – you could be the fortunate entrepreneur who gets the Sharks to reveal the true level of their interest and bid up the price of your investment!

EMAIL US AT: SharkTankCasting@yahoo.com
Please include your name, age, contact info, a recent photo, and a brief, NON-CONFIDENTIAL description of your idea. Good luck.

LISTEN TO DAYMOND JOHN ON ROBERTGALINSKY’S REALITYWANTED TO GET SOME MORE INSIGHT

Audition Stategies is BACK!
Audition Strategies: an Actor’s Workshop from a Producer’s perspective

Join us in the widely popular Audition Workshop!

When Sean Young, donning a leather costume, mask, and a whip, stormed into the studio demanding an audition for the role of Catwoman in Batman Returns, director Tim Burton hid under his desk.
Case-in-point: Persistence vs Pestering

When asked to read for a role, Shelly Winters once slammed down her two Oscars and asked the casting director, “Ya still want me to audition?” She got the part.
Case-in-point: Confidence vs Cockiness

The night before his audition, Mel Gibson got a broken nose and disconnected jaw in a bar brawl. Director George Miller loved the look and cast him as Mad Max.
Case-in-point: Looking the Part vs Being Yourself

AUDITION STRATEGIES is a one-day, intensive workshop for actors who want to learn simple and effective techniques, facts, and tips that will get them the parts they want.

Who Should Attend: Aspiring actors who have talent, passion, discipline, and even agents, but hit a wall every time they audition, never able to pinpoint exactly what goes wrong.

Why This Class: This workshop is NOT an acting class. It is not conducted by an acting teacher, a coach, an agent or even a casting director. Instead, it is conducted by the casting DECIDER, aka the producer/director. He is the one who actually sees what mistakes actors make and knows the dos and don’ts of auditioning.

What You Learn: In this 1-day, intensive, hands-on workshop, actors will go through each step of the audition process and learn fast, simple and effective ways to build your portfolio, your confidence, and your chance to get the part. Participants will quickly become adept at handling real-world situations through lectures, Q&A’s, and demonstrations, providing them with the tips and tricks necessary to capture the audience- the Producer

For more info visit our website solarnyc.com/auditionworkshop

Audition Strategies Workshop runs on 2/06/10 (Saturday), 10:30 am-1:30 pm.

Where:
Solar Productions
632 Broadway
New York, NY 10012

To Register:
Please email solarvideofilm@gmail.com with your name, contact info, and acting experience.
$50 General Registration
$45 Early Birds Specials. Register before 1/25/10
$40 Students with Valid ID
Pay by check, cash, or send payment via paypal.com to solarvideofilm@gmail.com

Contact Us:
Tel: 212-473-3040
Fax: 212-473-3091
solarvideofilm@gmail.com

FOX Reality’s “Solitary 3.0 & 4.0″ Invade “Robert Galinsky’s RealityWanted Radio”!!!

FOX Reality’s “Solitary 3.0 & 4.0″ Invade Robert Galinsky’s Reality Wanted this Wednesday February 3rd! Join us for exclusive interviews and access to: Executive Producers Andrew J. Golder and Lincoln Hiatt, Andrew Sabat winner of Solitary 3.0, Maureen Francisco and RobRob from Solitary 3.0, and Nick Leland from Soliatry 4.0.

Call in live at 877.242.8212 between 6-8pm EST to talk to our guests and listen live at http://chataboutit.com/about/robert-galinskys-reality.

More About FOX Reality’s “Solitary”
Solitary is the thinking man’s reality show. Part SAW, part 2001: A Space Odyssey, part Portal Aside from being thought provoking it also offers up plenty of grim and guilty pleasures.

This is how it essentially works: 9 people are quarantined in they’re own personal pod. They’re food and sleep deprived. They are also made to undergo maddening and near torturous “treatments”, Like sitting on a bowling ball for an hour or having to smell the worst smells you can possibly imagine (such as “liquid ass”) or having to keep their tongue fixed to a plate of glass. Anyone can quit anytime they want to. All they have to do is push a big red button conveniently placed in their pod. The first one to push it gets kicked out of the game. As long as you don’t push the button first, you’re still in. Nobody knows how anyone else is doing during “treatments”. No one knows who has or hasn’t pushed the button. It’s a total mind screw. Now add to this mix a computer companion named “VAL” who’s voice is the only company any of the contestants have during their stay in Solitary. Part sadist, part confidante, and sometimes friend, a slightly less sinister version of 2001: A Space Odyssey’s HAL, VAL is the game show host for the new millennium.

It’s fascinating to watch how people react when pushed to the limits of their physical and emotional endurance and it’s one of the most interesting pieces of television out there right now. It’s no surprise to me that it’s the most successful show in Fox Reality Channel’s history.

“RobertGalinsky’s RealityWanted” – Every Wednesday 6-8pm EST on ChatAboutIt.com energized by CBS. Call in live to 877.CHAT.212 and be a part of the show… featuring the Kodak Zi8 Pocket Camera. RGRW is Co-Produced by RealityWanted and the New York Reality TV School.

You are cordially invited to the hilarious new comedy When Joey Married Bobby opening February 6, 2010 at Theatre 80 St. Marks Place.

“When Joey Married Bobby”, starring Lady Bunny, two-time S.A.G.Award Nominee Tina McKissick and introducing former Detroit Tiger Pitcher Matthew Pender as Joey, opens February 6, 2010 for an open-ended run at Off-Broadway house Theatre 80 St. Marks, between 1st & 2nd Avenues.

From the comic mind of GLAAD Award winning playwright, William Wyatt (Peachtree Battle, A Sunday Afternoon At Loehmans, The Limousine Ride and Veranda) comes a tale about gay marriage in an ultra conservative household. Bright-eyed hunk Joey (Matthew Pender) has finally met the man of his dreams and ready to take a plunge into marriage. The thought of a gay wedding has Joey’s southern socialite mother Sarah Edwards (Tina McKissick) in quite a tizzy. Worried that the news of her son’s nuptials might jeopardize her chances of winning “Christian of the Year,” Sarah stops at nothing to protect her name, image and reputation. The legendary Lady Bunny co-stars in the play as the power-wielding, Baptist Minister’s Wife, Charity Divine.

Website: www.WhenJoeyMarriedBobby.com

The play opens February 6, 2010 for an open ended run at
Theatre 80 St. Marks – 80 St. Marks Place (between 1st and 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
www.theatre80.org
Subway: N, R, W to 8th St – 6 to Astor Place – F,V to Houston St

The play runs Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 3pm.
There is a special Valentines Day show on Sunday, February 14th at 7pm.

Tickets range from $26.00-$30.00
Rows A-C: $30
Rows D-G: $26 All seating is reserved

Tickets can be purchased by calling: 212.388.0388 or by visiting: theatre80.org/tickets.aspx
For press photos, interviews and any other questions please contact SASi Public Relations at 212.675.4690 or at Stephen@SASiPublicRelations.com

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New York, NY 10011
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DANCE FILM FESTIVAL
Calling All Dance-Film Makers!!

This spring, the week and weekend of the 22nd of March 2010 to be precise, we will be holding a DANCE FILM FESTIVAL. We are calling this week TV DINNERS because it will be bite size evenings of film based fun, culture and subversive behaviour along with some lovely chances to EAT! A mixture of new and commissioned works, zany and hideous old movie’s and some classic Chisenhale films pulled from the archive. A celebration of all things dance and filmy!

TV Dinners is an annual festival at Chisenhale Dance Space and it explores Dance Film in all its many incarnations. This year it runs from the 23rd to the 27th of March. We are looking for work from Dance-Film makers who are keen to find a place to showcase their work. We are offering a small fee of £75 to selected artists for the right to show their film to 100 strong audience. This work will appear in the New Dance Film event on the evening of the 23rd and will be followed by a locally sourced meal and a chance to talk and ponder the work shown.

THE RULES: Films can be up to 20 minutes in length and need to be in a digital format. All legal rights to use both visual and sound material must be owned by the entrant.

Please EITHER email a link to mail@chisenhaledancespace.co.uk
or send a DVD to Chisenhale Dance Space, 64-84 Chisenhale Road, London E3 5QZ. The material sent MUST be the work you plan to showcase. The DEADLINE is 5th February 2010.

Films will be chosen by a panel selection on the 11th of February and filmmakers will be notified the following week.


Free Screening of Examined Life

Examined Life pulls philosophy out of academic journals and classrooms, and puts it back on the streets as filmmaker Astra Taylor accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas. Featuring Cornel West, Avital Ronell, Peter Singer, Kwarne Anthony Appiah, Martha Nussbaum, Michael Hardt, Slavoj Zizek, Judith Butler and Sunaura Taylor.

Screening followed by a Q&A with Astra Taylor.

Astra Taylor is a writer and documentary filmmaker. She has taught classes on social theory, globalization, and the sociology of film at the University of Georgia and State University of New York, New Paltz. Her writing has appeared in the Monthly Review, The Nation, Adbusters, Salon, and other outlets. Her film work includes The Miracle Tree: Moringa Oleifera and Persons of Interest, which was an official selection at the 2004 Sundance, Rotterdam, and Human Rights Watch film festivals and won the Amnesty International Humanitarian Award at the Chicago International Documentary Film Festival. Astra then directed Zizek!, a feature documentary about the world’s most famous philosopher. It premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, is distributed in North America by Zeitgeist Films and the Institute for Contemporary Art in the UK, and was broadcast on the Sundance Channel. One of Filmmaker Magazine’s “25 New Faces to Watch” of 2006, Astra currently runs Hidden Driver Productions with Laura Hanna, which specializes in intellectual, cultural and political issues.

Presented by DCTV & Shooting People
http://www.dctvny.org/events/examined-life
When: Wed, 02/03/2010 – 7:30pm
Where: DCTV, 87 Lafayette Street, NYC
This is a FREE event. RSVP required to rsvp@dctvny.org

3rd Renderyard One Minute Challenge Call for Entries

Welcome to the start of the 3rd fantastic Renderyard One Minute Challenge. This month we invite you to submit and watch your one minute films. The films with the highest votes at the end of each month win a place in the grand final held in December. Where there will be a chance for the best 12 films of the year to be voted by the film loving public and the Final Winner announced. You can also watch the best films so far on the One Minute Challenge web site at http://www.renderyard.com

To watch this months films and cast your vote go to http://renderyard.com/page.php?page=10

So come on and make your vote it only takes a minute!

Dear Friend in the Theatre,

We’re still looking for plays for the Short Play Lab on February 6th and 7th. Our ambitious program of as many as 4 programs a month, curated by 4 playwright/producers, has created an opportunity for some NYC playwrights.

The rules are easy-peasy:
Plays should be 1 – 10 pp. in standard playscript format.*
Submit scripts in MS-Word.
You produce the play; the SPL provides the theatre (the 65-seat Studio Blackbird at Where Eagles Dare).
Productions must be non-union: no showcases please! (Solo shows may get an Equity waiver, if Equity approves.)
Keep production values to a minimum: costumes and hand props are okay. We provide rehearsal cubes, chairs, a table or two, and a couch.
We provide a board op, box office, and venue management.
There are no fees. The SPL keeps the door.
Tickets are $15. Each playwright and director gets 1 comp each. Comps are non-transferable. If you’re involved in more than 1 play, you still get only 1 comp. There are no industry comps.
There is a tech rehearsal. Plays get either 15 mins of tech (1 – 5 pp.) or 30 mins. of tech (6 – 10 pp.).
Where Eagles Dare rehearsal studios offer 10% off on rates.
Every play gets 2 performances.
*12 pt Times Roman; character names in the middle on their own line; line spaces between speeches and stage directions; indented stage directions

Many of last season’s SPL veterans ended up in the Midtown International Theatre Festival’s Short Subjects series, not surprising since I produce both events. We are also seeking longer one-act plays for the ongoing Short Subjects (cont.) series. Regardless of your plans for your play, the SPL is a lot of fun and a good way to see your work on its feet in a supportive environment. It’s also a great way to see actors and directors at work.

To submit a script, send it as an attachment to john.chatterton@gmail.com.

Thanks,
John Chatterton
Where Eagles Dare rehearsal studio and theatre

If you’ve always fancied your hand at making an ad then this is the competition for you. Click on one of the brand logos below to view the details of their competition and get your video uploaded by Feb 1 2010.

The five brand winners will be flown to Barcelona in February for 4 days all-expenses paid trip to enjoy the GSMA Mobile World Congress plus each brand has its own amazing prizes.

Our host at Barcelona will be Oscar and Golden Globe winning producer Jon Landau (producer of Titanic and Avatar). The overall winner will be invited to direct an ad with Jon Landau producing!

http://www.mofilm.com/competitions/barcelona2010

Royal Flush Festival is looking forward to accepting films for our 2010 season. Please download our Submissions form and send in your film for great rates that last until early 2010.

The Royal Flush Festival is a brand new force in the independent film, art and music scene. Initially founded in 2005 as the E. Vil City Film Fest in NYC’s East Village, this opportunity to enjoy movies and booze with like-minded people is expanding dramatically in its fifth year with a new partner.

E. Vil City is joining forces with Royal Flush Magazine, a nationally-distributed killer rag that celebrates underground music, art, video games, pop-culture and indie movies. With its strict, no-fluff stance and with what Media Post says “displays more creativity in its first 25 pages than most publications do in an entire year.”, The Royal Flush is a logical pairing.

We are excited to announce that these allied organizations, equally impassioned in their commitment to awesome content, have formed a collaborative relationship based on a shared obsession for the media and culture that they support.

The Royal Flush Festival will work extensively to bring you the best in art, film and music and will offer attendees better bang for their buck, while giving our filmmakers greater exposure.

2010 NEW JERSEY EMERALDS, SEMI-PROFESSIONAL DANCE TEAM AUDITIONS
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Host: NEW JERSEY EMERALDS

Date: Saturday, February 6, 2010
Time: 4:30pm – 8:00pm
Location: Essex Dance Academy
Street: 260 Route 46 East, Fairfield New Jersey

Description 2010 EMERALD DANCER AUDITIONS:
All potential members will get the chance to meet the Director/Head Coach as well other New Jersey Irish Management. Potential dancers will learn various combinations that will prepare them for judging which will take place at the end of the day. In order to participate, the dancer must be at least 18 years of age and no longer be in high school.

All candidates must bring proof of identification with them.
You MUST bring either:
1.) a U.S. Passport or 2.) a valid Drivers license

We will give you all other paperwork at tryouts to fill out.
Please be sure to bring proper footwear (jazz sneakers or or jazz shoes would be most efficient) Please also wear proper dance attire. Extremely baggy clothes are not acceptable. *Black pants/shorts with tights with our Irish colors for a top are preferred. Please wear your hair and make-up naturally and complimentary to you! No jewelery is permitted. Please also bring plenty of water and a snack to stay hydrated.

Once you e-mail us we will give you more detailed information about what to expect. (*Please do not contact Essex Dance Academy about information on the audtion.)
****In order to reserve your spot at auditions you MUST E-mail: NewJerseyEmeralds@gmail.com

The New Jersey IRISH are a Semi Professional/Minor League Football Organization. The IRISH will embark on the 2010 season with the highest of expectations. The Organization is currently on the verge of signing some of the area’s most prolific Semi Pro Football Stars. The Coaching Staff being assembled for the 2010 season is one of proven Championship Caliber and will be ready to lead the Irish into the season. Please check the website frequently as these current updates will be added daily.

New York Film Academy AT UNION SQUARE, NEW YORK CITY
Thursday, February 4, 2010 at 6:30 PM
Q&A With Mira Nair
Film and Television Director/Producer/Writer

Films: The Namesake, Monsoon Wedding, Vanity Fair, Hysterical Blindness, Mississippi Masala, Salaam Bombay!

First Come First Served – 100 East 17th Street, 4th Fl./ Screening Room – New York City 10003

Mira Nair (born 15 October 1957) is an Indian film director and producer based in New York. Her production company is Mirabai Films.

She was educated at Delhi University and Harvard University. Her debut feature film, Salaam Bombay! (1988), won the Golden Camera award at the Cannes Film Festival and also earned the nomination for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. She used the proceeds of the film, to establish an organization for street children, called the Salaam Baalak Trust in India. She often works with longtime creative collaborator, screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, whom she met at Harvard.

She has won a number of awards, including a National Film Award and various international film festival awards, and was a nominee at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA Awards and Filmfare Awards. She was also awarded the India Abroad Person of the Year-2007, which was presented by Indra Nooyi, Chairperson and CEO, PepsiCo, Inc, and India Abroad Person of the Year-2006.