DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon April 27th to 29th, 2012 at the Bijou Art Cinemas in Eugene, Oregon
11 month ago
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in Festivals/Competitions
The DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon is a social justice film festival dedicated to deconstructing the media stereotypes of Asian and Pacific Islander Americans as “Orientals.” We believe in the power of film-as-art to educate, heal and improve the lives of people by giving voice to their experiences. DisOrient is a non-profit organization staffed by generations of committed community volunteers.
The 7th Annual Festival is set for April 27-29, 2012 at the Bijou Art Cinemas in Eugene, Oregon. Generous sponsors keep ticket prices low. The VIP Pass for the entire festival, including receptions, is just $50.00. For program updates, go to http://disorientfilm.wordpress.com or contact Anselmo Villanueva at 541.870.1575 (anselmo@disorientfilm.org).
What people are saying about DisOrient:
“DisOrient is a great film festival in terms of its art and in terms of its mission. We are fortunate to have this as one of Eugene’s great film festivals and I am grateful to those who go into making it such a great experience in our community. DisOrient is for all of us. “ Mayor Kitty Piercy, Eugene OR
“On the breezy Friday evening in April I came to see the Annual DisOrient Asian American Film Festival. I ended up being blown away.” Charmaine Ng, Ethos Magazine, Eugene OR
“DisOrient takes bold risks that larger festivals sometimes can’t or won’t.” Patrick Mendoza Epino, Filmmaker, Los Angeles CA
“DisOrient is all about breaking barriers and building bridges. Its focus on community collaboration is uplifting and inspiring – definitely a film festival that thrives on the healing power of love.” Melissa “MiMi” Nolledo, President Eugene-Springfield Asian Council.
Don Ross Productions Workshop April 7 cancelled.
0The April 7th workshop has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date. Information will be posted here on the blog when it is available. Thank you!
Are you an experienced writer who wants to write for television? Do you want to meet top executives from top television networks? Do you want to enhance the image of Latinos in television shows?
01 month ago
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If you answered yes to all of the above then the NLMC/NHMC Television Writers Program is for you!
The NLMC/NHMC Television Writers Program is an intensive scriptwriters workshop to prepare and place Latinos in writing jobs for the major television networks. The television scriptwriters workshop is designed to familiarize participants with the format, characters and storyline structure of specific shows that are currently on the air. This five-week, total immersion workshop is mentored and guided by former NBC V.P of Script Development, Geoff Harris. The workshop is conducted in Burbank, CA and a total of 10 writers are recruited nationwide from an established network of NHMC chapters, other non-profit agencies, schools, universities, guilds and media organizations. The goal is that the writers garner the skills necessary to obtain employment in the industry. The NLMC/NHMC Writers Program was created in accordance to NHMC’s mission to improve the image of American Latinos as portrayed by the media and increase the number of American Latinos employed in all facets of the media industry. The program directly responds to the lack of diverse writers in primetime network TV with the idea that if there are more diverse writers present at the writer’s table, more diversity will be reflected on TV.
And just in case you were having doubts about applying….
Here are just a few of those shows:
GRIMM – GCB – HAPPY ENDINGS
Please take note that:
- This program is not for beginners.
- Only 10 writers will be selected for the program which will take place in Burbank, CA from October 13th to November 16th.
- Program is intended for writers who can write at least one half-hour comedy or one-hour dramatic television script in English within a five-week period of time.
- By the end of the program, scripts will be read by network executives.
- Promising writers will be interviewed and mentored by the network executives with the idea of placing them on a show.
- A stipend of $250 per week will be given to each participant.
- Flight and housing will be provided to out-of-town participants, and meals will be provided to all participants.
Please visit our website at http://nhmc.org/writersprogram for more information and to download the application.
About NHMC
The National Hispanic Media Coalition is a non-partisan, non-profit, media advocacy and civil rights organization established in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Its mission is to educate and influence media corporations on the importance of including U.S. Latinos at all levels of employment; challenge media that carelessly exploit negative Latino stereotypes; and scrutinize and opine on media and telecommunications policy issues before the Federal Communications Commission and in Congress. Learn more at http://www.nhmc.org. Receive real-time updates on twitter @NHMC.