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Locations for Feature Film!!

2012-02-13T17:52:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone, (This must be in Nassau County)

For feature film, Bitter Pill, a Steven Soderberg film, they're looking for a home on the water to simulate Greenwich, CT, but they want to stay in Nassau County. They also may have to hover a helicopter at the home. This film stars Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Channing Tateum and Catherine Zeta-Jones. They have a "decent" budget, but not a huge budget. Village fees will have to be taken into account. They also have 60 person cast and crew as opposed to a usual 150 +, so it's more manageable.
I've attached a representative photo.
They are looking for one day of exterior filming between April 10 and the end of May. They may need to be able to hover a helicopter, which would ideally base nearby, and bring in only for the shots, perhaps for a total of about 4 hours throughout the day.
Please let me know if your area has this and would welcome this, based on the aesthetic and the helicopter requirement.
Also, they want the house to be ON the water. Their producer specifically asked about Oyster Bay. How about your area? Please send suggestions to debfilm@aol.com and reference Bitter Pill.
Thank you.
Debbie

Locations Needed for Film/TV Production

2012-02-13T11:33:00.001-08:00

Locations Needed for Film/TV Production

Hello all, (These must be in Nassau County)
I am looking for the following locations:

1) Now this is different. For Columbia Pictures feature film, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller), they're looking for ground that they can dig under to make a tunnel that they can run horses through and then green screen it to look like a subway. I have to think they'll end up doing this in a studio, but right now I'm looking for what they want. If you have any large areas of land where they can do this, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty). This is for May/June for three weeks.

2) For television pilot, The Carrie Diaries, they're looking for a barn. I recommended Old Bethpage Village Restoration, but do you have any other suggestions? If so, please reference The Carrie Diaries and e-mail to debfilm@aol.com

3) A short film is looking to rent a Lamborghini. If you have suggestions for some place he can rent one, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Steiger film.

Thank you for your attention.
Best,
Debbie

Locations Needed for Feature Film and Television

2012-01-25T09:02:00.000-08:00

Locations Needed for Feature Film and Television!!

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)
I'm looking for the following locations:

1) For CBS television series, Person of Interest, they're looking for a gated, secure grand mansion. They want to film one day, and have one day of prep and one day of wrap. Not a huge budget, but decent. This is set for second or third week in February. They cannot pay huge village fees with this, or it will eat away at what they can offer the homeowner.
If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Person of Interest.

2)From the Location Manager: I am working on a new feature film for 20th Century Fox entitled "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", directed by and starring Ben Stiller. We will begin production on the film later this spring in the New York area.
We are currently scouting for a modern archive / storage facility to film scenes for our movie. In the film, one of the main characters works as a photo archivist for a major magazine company and his office is described as an expansive modern archive facility. Our production team has responds favorably to a number of different looks for this location but we haven't been able to find the right place yet. Some of the features for this location include: high ceilings, file storage or shelving, no windows or very few windows. Mostly likely we will find a space that has some of those elements that we are looking for and dress in the rest.
The filming would take a couple of days to perform with some prep time in advance and time to restore after completion of filming. We would schedule this work for some time between April and July of this year."
If you have any suggestions, please e-mail them to debfilm@aol.com and reference "Secret Life of Walter Mitty"
Thank you.
Best,
Debbie

Locations for Television, Commercial, Print

2012-01-24T09:54:00.000-08:00

(Photo: Teddy Sears of Masters & Johnson)

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)

It's going to be one busy year! I'm looking for the following locations.

1) For Lion's Gate TV Series, Orange is the New Black, they're looking for a campus style setting, minimum security women's prison ala Danbury Women's Correctional Center (where Martha Stewart stayed). They're looking for empty so they can take it over and shoot as needed. Maybe a closed County Club or Closed school. THEY ARE NOT FILMING TILL SUMMER - THIS IS PRELIMINARY SCOUTING. If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference "Orange is the New Black"

2) For HBO tv pilot, Masters & Johnson, they're looking for a mid-century home, mid 50's modern home. For mid-February. They have a healthy budget for this. (The manager may send me some representative photos at a later time, and if so, I will forward them to you). Village MUST be film friendly. Please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference "Masters & Johnson)

3)For a "Got Milk" commercial, they need an olympic sized swimming pool for February 2. They most likely need it closed or maybe can shoot at night. They're already looking at Hofstra and the Nassau Aquatic Center. 50 person cast/crew. Please reference McGrail/Got Milk.

4) For a big Aetna print job, they need a modern hospital with the following: Drs. office and examining room, CAT Scan, MRI, reception area, waiting room, hopefully a pharmacy. 3rd week in February for 2 days. Cast/crew only about 25. Decent budget. If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Hutch/Aetna.
Thank you for your help.
Best,
Debbie

Location Needed for Feature Film

2012-01-11T11:20:00.000-08:00

Location Needed for Feature Film
(This must be in Nassau County)

A feature film is searching for a location for April/May -- attached cast already includes Katie Holmes, Dianne Wiest, Michael Gambon, Mark Rylance, with another 4-5 name actors in stages of offer right now, to be secured in the next couple weeks.

While they did find a perfect setting on Lake Waramaug in Connecticut, they are very much hoping to keep the film in New York!

Per the script, here is some useful information about the property requirements from the producer:

"- Our film is set in 1984. It is the weekend LAKESIDE home of celebrated actress, who travels there for Memorial Day weekend.
- The estate is managed by a caretaker and his wife, who live in a smaller house on the property.
- There is a barn and an outhouse.
- The house needs to have at least 4 bedrooms, preferably more.
- There is a veranda.
- One of the upstairs bathrooms oversees the lake.
Might you have any ideas? I would also love to find a house with character. The type I refer to is in the living room you can view by clicking "interiors" of this house, http://www.comfort-island.com - as it would fit the artistic character of the owner.
We are beginning to look at locations next week, so anything you can think of sending that is ready to view in person, please send on!"

If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Gluadini lakehouse.
The photos are snapshots from the lakehouse on Lake Waramaug.

Thank you.
Best,
Debbie

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Locations Needed for Feature Film AND Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE)

2012-01-04T10:31:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone,

I don’t know about you, but I am SO psyched for 2012. Working on manifesting great things in all areas of my life.

It will be the 15th year of the Long Island International Film Expo from July 13 – 19, 2012 –and if you’re a filmmaker – this is the place to be! We’re in early bird submission phase until February 18 (then the prices start going up), so take advantage of the deep discounts. Also, if you’re a student or a filmmakers connection member (heck even if you’re a LIIFE alumni), take a further discount and submit, submit, submit. We’ll also be holding a music video, trailer and scriptwriting competition to go along with all the film competitions (animation, student, feature, short, director, documentary, foreign film, Long Island Film, etc, etc, etc). Enter at www.LongIslandFilm.com.

Now for the locations needed:

Hello everyone, (These must be in Nassau County, NY)
Happy 2012!
We are looking for the following locations.
1) For feature film, Untitled David Gray Project (he also did The Yards), from Jewel Box Productions (it stars Joaquin Phoenix, Marion Cotilliard and Jeremy Renner), they are looking for: a) a 1920's bath house, preferably with white tiles for 1920 period piece. This is for one day.
b) They also need a pier at which to dock a 1920's ferry.
If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Sage/Gray.
Thank you.
Warm regards,
Debbie

Filmmakers Connection Holiday Gathering AND Finishing Fund Grants

2011-12-09T12:20:00.000-08:00

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

The Long Island International Film Expo 2012 is open for submissions! Take advantage of early bird submissions prices (until Feb 17), AND to help celebrate our 15th anniversary of LIIFE, we’re offering student discounts and Filmmakers Connection Member discounts!! Can’t go wrong there! Enter now at www.LongIslandFilm.com

AND did you know that besides short films, feature films, student films, animated, Long Island films and foreign films, LIIFE also now has a Music Video and a Trailer Competition? We’ll we do, so be sure to enter!!

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be our Filmmakers Connection Holiday Gathering!! And it will be held on Monday, December 12 at 7:15 pm in the faculty lounge at Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, 11746).
Please bring non-perishable canned goods for donation to the Veterans’ Shelter in Suffolk, and please check the dates, they will not accept expired donations.
There will also be a 50/50 $5 raffle.

The Finishing Fund Grants Applications and now available (and will be available on-line soon at www.LongIslandFilm.com) If you’ve filmed in Nassau County or Suffolk County, and are a Filmmakers Connection Member, you could be eligible for a $500 for $1,000 grant. Applications will be available at the meetings. Cut-off date is February 27, 2012. Good luck!
Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!
Last April’s panel discussion at Adelphi University was such a success that we have decided to have another one next year! Our event will take place at Adelphi’s Alumni House on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm! The details of the panel discussion have yet to be determined. The date, however, has been locked in so be sure to mark it on your calendars!
In addition to the Filmmaker panel next April at Adelphi University, we will also have a Film Financing panel at Molloy College on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Legal Counsel for the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, Marc Jacobson, will lead the discussion. This is a free event that will cover in detail the complex world of raising money to make your film. More details to follow.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Filmmakers Connection Holiday Gathering - Mon, Dec 12!

2011-11-29T11:47:00.001-08:00

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

The Long Island International Film Expo 2012 is open for submissions! Take advantage of early bird submissions prices (until Feb 17), AND to help celebrate our 15th anniversary of LIIFE, we’re offering student discounts and Filmmakers Connection Member discounts!! Can’t go wrong there! Enter now at www.LongIslandFilm.com

AND did you know that besides short films, feature films, student films, animated, Long Island films and foreign films, LIIFE also now has a Music Video and a Trailer Competition? We’ll we do, so be sure to enter!!

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be our Filmmakers Connection Holiday Gathering!! And it will be held on Monday, December 12 at 7:15 pm in the faculty lounge at Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, 11746). Please bring non-perishable canned goods for donation to the Veterans’ Shelter in Suffolk, and please check the dates, they will not accept expired donations.
There will also be a 50/50 $5 raffle.

Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!Last April’s panel discussion at Adelphi University was such a success that we have decided to have another one next year! Our event will take place at Adelphi’s Alumni House on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm! The details of the panel discussion have yet to be determined. The date, however, has been locked in so be sure to mark it on your calendars!
In addition to the Filmmaker panel next April at Adelphi University, we will also have a Film Financing panel at Molloy College on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Legal Counsel for the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, Marc Jacobson, will lead the discussion. This is a free event that will cover in detail the complex world of raising money to make your film. More details to follow.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Filmmakers Connection Meeting AND Request for Entries for the Long Island International Film Expo 2012!!

2011-10-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

The Long Island International Film Expo 2012 is open for submissions! Take advantage of early bird submissions prices, AND to help celebrate our 15th anniversary of LIIFE, we’re offering student discounts and Filmmakers Connection Member discounts!! Can’t go wrong there! Enter now at www.LongIslandFilm.com

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 pm in room 303 at Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, 11746).
Speaker Joe Pomarico - 3 time Award Winning Director/Writer of GUS. Recently completed his new short film MY BUTTERFLY. He will be showing both .
Joe Pomarico, is a young filmmaker best known for his intense films that capture and magnify the little moments in life that many of us would take for granted or pass without notice. Expanding on these moments draw out the hidden connections between Mr. Pomarico's characters and expose his audience to subtle emotions of a world that otherwise would end up on the cutting room floor in the hands of another filmmaker. Whether it's a pair of eyes bordering on seduction or an awkward handshake, Mr. Pomarico has an appreciation for all levels of human interactions, and his appreciation resounds loudly in his films. He is able to manipulate the tiny gray lines of emotions to such a wonderful extent that the natural conversation and action between characters lead to great thrills for his audience.
AND Speaker Ken Wilkinson -
Ken Wilkinson co-founded the Plaza Media Arts Center in 2010 and is proud to announce its new location in Patchogue, New York. The Plaza Media Arts Center will open on October 13th and begin screening the best independent films from around the world. They will offer training in the latest media arts including filmmaking, photography and web design. For more information and for tickets visit their website, http://www.plazamac.org
Ken is a motion picture sound editor and re-recording mixer. He has contributed to soundtracks for shorts and feature length independent films and for television networks like VH1, Disney Channel and USA Networks.

Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!
Last April’s panel discussion at Adelphi University was such a success that we have decided to have another one next year! Our event will take place at Adelphi’s Alumni House on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm! The details of the panel discussion have yet to be determined. The date, however, has been locked in so be sure to mark it on your calendars!

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Locations Needed for Film/TV and Acting Jobs!

2011-10-07T13:40:00.000-07:00

Locations Needed for Film and Television AND Acting Jobs

These locations must be in Nassau County.
1) For feature film, The Longest Week, they are looking for is a really high-end classy bar: think mad-men, old dark wood or classy french, jacket required, but still uber -hip and bohemian. They have a healthy budget for this one.
2) For television program, The Good Wife, they are looking to film in a Beaux Arts type building that they can PREP, SHOOT and WRAP from 10/17 to 10/21 of this month. Please refer to “Good Wife”
Please refer all suggestions to debfilm@aol.com.

For Scott Goldberg Movies –
1) Casting NYC or Queens or Long Island Based Talent for Occupy Wall Street Slow Motion Sequences - need emotional types to protest with passion, some even crying, will slow down the motion and do a very sad and emotional and powerful section for The Three. This is an actors dream - to act in front of thousands of people on Wall Street - looking for homeless types, protestor types and businessmen types.
2) Child actors age 12-14 who can be on camera for a few minutes watching television - it's a split screen shot of a reality tv show woman talking about being famous and the girl is watching mindlessly staring at the tv watching with makeup on. It would take ten minutes tops can you ask around - the parents can e-mail me at scottgoldbergmovies@gmail.com. Do let me know of any responses, thanks!
These are non-paying acting jobs – please contact Scott Goldberg at scottgoldbergmovies@gmail.com.
Thank you!
Best,
Debbie

Acting Job on 30 Rock! Assistant Job! Filmmakers Connection Meeting and News!

2011-09-28T12:06:00.000-07:00

Acting Job (30 Rock), Assistant Job and Filmmakers Connection Meetings

Principal Role!! Real Important: Needed 16-18 months but small - need to say "mommy" - CUTE GIRLS. This is Alec Baldwin's baby on 30 Rock, so please only send those that would fit the part. (blue eyes preferred) Submits needed ASAP ASAP! Could work next Monday, 10/3. This is a principal role Email me Angela Gulizio of G & G Talent Management asap at angela@ggtalent.com

Locations People (particularly those from NJ): I need an assistant on the ground in Staten Island for November 1-8 for the Marathon. Decent rate, easy gig. Please message, text or email me if you are interested. Please contact Graham Goetz at graham.goetz@gmail.com and ggoetz@facebook.com.

Filmmakers Connection Meetings and Newsletter

Updating the site and getting ready to accept films for 2012!! We will start accepting submissions again in mid October for the July 13 – 19, 2012, 15th year anniversary of LIIFE! – and we’ll let you know when we do.

SAVE THE DATE: The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:00 pm in room 303 at Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, 11746). Speaker tba.

Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!
Last April’s panel discussion at Adelphi University was such a success that we have decided to have another one next year! Our event will take place at Adelphi’s Alumni House on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm! The details of the panel discussion have yet to be determined. The date, however, has been locked in so be sure to mark it on your calendars!

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

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More jobs!!

2011-08-22T04:41:00.000-07:00

Not a film job, but jobs regardless!!

http://www.licares.org/LICpages/Career_Opportunities.htm

2011-08-19T07:39:00.000-07:00

Location Needed: (Must be in Nassau County)
1)For Amazon Kindle commercial shoot – need two family houses – also most Levitt Houses. Scouting today (Fri, Aug 19) for a one-day shoot at the end of the month. (Please send suggestions to debfilm@aol.com and please reference Karp Kindle Scout)

2) Location needed for a documentary/reality show, Shahs of Sunset, (Ryan Seacrest Project) they’re looking for art galleries, restaurants where young professionals would frequent. (Please send suggestions to debfilm@aol.com and please reference Shah’s)

3)For short film, Brain Child, we're looking for private beaches. Any suggestions? Please send to debfilm@aol.com and reference Brain Child. 1 day shoot

4) For television series, Modern Love, they're looking for a guest house or servants' quarters which are over a garage or stables. Somethng along those lines. This is for a 1 day shoot the second or third week of Sept. 15 people cast/crew. (please refer suggestions to Modern Love).

From: Joey MHz - EXTRAS NEEDED THIS WEEKEND!VIDEO SHOOT IS GOING DOWN THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 21ST AT 2 PM ! 248 FRONT STREET / HEMPSTEAD, NY (AREA 516 NIGHTCLUB). EVERYONES INVITED AND PLEASE BRING 2-3 OUTFITS FOR THE DIFFERENT SCENES. BE ON TIME AND BE READY TO HAVE FUN. ! ANYONE CAN COME AND YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO BRING FRIENDS TO CELEBRATE THIS SPECIAL OCCASION! VIDEO RELEASE AFTERPARTY IS GOING DOWN THAT SAME NIGHT AT 12AM AT THE CLUB! SO BE READY TO HAVE A GOOD TIME! FEEL FREE TO COPY AND PASTE THIS TO YOUR WALL For more information, contact Joey MHz at joeymhz@hotmail.com.

Thank you!

Debbie
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Cast and Crew Job Opportunites AND Locations Needed for commercials/movies

2011-08-05T11:43:00.000-07:00

Cast and Crew Job Opportunities and Locations Needed

Steady Cam Operator needed for short film - Seeking a steady cam operator with own equipment for a silent short film on Sunday, August 28th, in New York City. The pay is $700 for the day.
All interested parties contact me with info and reel at Edouardmartin@yahoo.com – Alain

Royal Pains needs extras!! They need “young and attractive” bar patrons, real-housewife types, models and model-types, yachtsmen, financial brokers, surfers and beachgoers. Send an email including “recent, clear snapshots that best represent you as the role you are submitting for, your basic stats (height & weight), and contact information to Longisland@gwcnyc.com.” put “Bayshore LOCAL” in the subject line.

(These locations must be in Nassau County)
We are currently looking for the following locations:
1)For a NY Lottery commercial - an office park building where someone can ride a horse through the lobby, they will also need to put a golf cart in the elevator. It needs elevators, should have an atrium, though atrium does not have to be ground level. Should have cubicles. An empty building would be great, or a very film friendly one! Possibly a two date shoot week of 8/22/11. Please reference: Lotto Broz

2) For television series, Person of Interest, they're looking for a police evidence lock-up area. Please reference: Person of Interest

3) For a lingerie catalog, one day shoot, interior of an old world mansion with paint chipped off walls, wood floors. Kind of falling apart - please reference "Fellows"

3) Hockey Rink - We have had a call from a production company that is looking for an ice hockey rink with an older design, that can hold approximately 3,000 people, and would include locker rooms, equipment room, office, etc. The film is set in 1950s in a small town in Ontario. This project is in the very early development stages. They are based in California, but would like to film in NYS, if possible (we like that and definitely don’t want them to go to Ontario). The ice hockey rink is the key location, so everything will revolve around finding the rink with the perfect look for them. They plan to start filming in late winter and go into spring of 2012. They have identified a few places that were older, but they had been redone inside so they lost the 1950’s feel and weren’t acceptable.I am reaching out to all regional offices and hope that someone can help identify the perfect location for this project. Once the rink is confirmed, they would like to bundle the rest of their wish list (see below) in the same area.
Ext. Blue-collar residential neighborhood in Detroit with interiors of two houses
Ext. Blue-collar commercial street with a neighborhood bank and bank interior
Int./ext.Train or bus station (exactly which is to be determined-- going to Canada by train as opposed to other means of transportation greatly limits us in terms of locations, and we already have a significant challenge by needing a period hockey arena)
Ext. Commercial street with small businesses in small town Ontario
Int./ext. Barbershop in small town Ontario
Int./ext. Minor league hockey arena (ideally seating +/- 3000 spectators), including locker rooms, equipment room, office, etc. in small town Ontario
Ext. Blue-collar residential area in small town Ontario
Int./ext. Diner in small-town Ontario
Int./ext. Elementary school in small-town Ontario
Int./ext. Modest Apartment (interior could be a set) in small-town Ontario
Int./ext. Police station in small-town Ontario
Int. Hospital waiting room in small-town Ontario

Thank you, and please refer any suggestions to debfilm@aol.com, referencing the job.

Ed Burns at LIIFE! - Release of "A Little Help" with Jenna Fisher - and Locations Needed for Film/TV/commercials

2011-07-21T12:03:00.000-07:00

Hello All, (Locations needed follow below- they must be in Nassau County)
First, we're very happy to announce that Michael J. Weithorn, last year's Jury Prize for Best Feature Film winner at LIIFE for his indie film, A Little Help, has secured a theatrical release which will begin tomorrow. Michael, the writer and creator of The King Of Queens, brought this great film to the Long Island International Film Expo last year, and we're very happy with his success. You can see A Little Help and hear Michael speak tomorrow, after the 7:45 pm screening of A Little Help at the Port Washington Cinemas. http://alittlehelpthemovie.com/theatres/

And we had great success at the Long Island International Film Expo again this year. We're very excited for our 15th year anniversary in 2012, but in the meanwhile, please look at some of the excitement in the links below.
http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/video-actor-ed-burns-helps-wrap-up-film-expo#video-7024422
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyLfAuiEXmE http://gardencity.patch.com/articles/former-garden-city-resident-wins-best-short-film-at-liife#video-7038482urhttp://farmingdale.patch.com/articles/video-film-with-farmingdale-scenes-wins-big-at-festival
Now -for the locations needed:
1) For televison series, Pan Am:"Seeking a location that could pass for a hotel in the tropics (specifically Indonesia) set in the late 1950's / early 1960's. Location needs to be colonial looking (in the style of the Merchant Marine Academy.) Looking for Dutch/colonial, white/stucco, pillars, arches, terra cotta roofs. NO BRICK, NO NEW YORK COLONIAL.
Also: Seeking exteriors which can pass for late 1950's / early 1960's office building, hotel, old people's home, hospital. Looking for grand locations. Perhaps any interior locations which can pass for airport/customs area.” Please reference "Pan Am"
2) For SyFy Channels show, Ghost Hunters: They need is a very large venue for their annual live Halloween episode. This is the biggest episode of Ghost Hunters that they produce. The venue needs to be large (large in property size, multiple large structures, etc.) and have a history of paranormal reports. Please let me know if you have any additional venue suggestions for the live show. Please reference Ghost Hunters.
3)For a family drama, "Surviving Family" to shoot between July 24 and 29 (5 days), they need a 1980's Irish or Italian style family house, ideally furnished. Scenes take place in dining room and kitchen mostly. They only have about $1,000 for the week (maybe a little more). If interested, please reference "Surviving Family."
4) For a Lord and Taylor Christmas Catalog (week of August 15) need an old fashioned movie house - should have stage with red curtains, seats and a marquee (which will spell out "What is Christmas Made Of." (Yes, I already gave them both the Malverne Cinema and the Bellmore Movies. Please reference "L & T Buske"
5) For a Microsoft Print Ad - 1 day between August 4 - 11 - they need an office park. (no specifications. Please reference "Microsoft Lavin"
Thank you!
Best,
Debbie

Locations Needed for Movies/TV!!

2011-07-02T11:56:00.000-07:00

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)
1) For a Chapstick, commercial - July 19, 20 or 21. From the scout: They're loving the south shore beaches, but they don't like the large scale fishing piers I'm showing them. They're asking for a smaller, more rustic, dock, like in the layout I've attached. Do you know any people who might have a small dock behind their house, who would entertain a photo shoot for 6 hours? Or maybe a private boat club with a little dock?
If you have any referrals, please refer to "Chaptick Hutch"
2) Looking for abandoned buildings for a short film, "5th & Lexington." Mid August. Please refer to "Fifth & Lexington"
3) For small audio visual project for an artist, needs a body of water with no waves, and where you cannot see land when you look up from it. Probably North Shore, but can't be terribly expensive. Please refer to "Spence." 2nd week in August
4) TV series Pam Am is looking for an Italian Villa. July 21 - 22. Please refer to "Pan Am."
5) For a TJ Max Commercial - needs a store that would point to a street or to a courtyard. Could be an empty car dealership. Needs natural light. Needs to be big enough to be a TJ Max store. Please refer to "TJ Maxx Staudt" Juuly 20 - 22.
6)for TV Pilot "Promo Discover" they need a 1950 working class house - one level with a garage and a big backyard. Please refer to "Discover" July 13 - 15.
Thank you, and have a wonderful and safe holiday!
Best,
Debbie

Actors/Actresses Needed!! AND LIIFE

2011-06-30T13:40:00.000-07:00

Casting Notices and LIIFE!

From Dan Brennan:

• CASTING!!!!!Spinal Tap Productions is producing the TV Pilot “Guitar Girl”
• Glen Udell Producer
• Director Dan Brennan
• Casting the Role of Joy “The Guitar Girl” 25-35 year old girl who dreams of writing the perfect love song. Singing and playing the guitar a plus but NOT necessary. Actors will be paid.
Roles:
• Joy- Joy is fun and sexy and enthusiastic, comic timing very important.
• Katie – sexy girlfriend of Joy. 25 – 35. Katie likes to party. She is not a romatic.
• Zac – 25 -35. Mr. Right. Strikingly handsome. Joy’s dream guy.
• Mr. Potter. Joy’s boss. 35 – 55. Comic timing a must.
• Josh – 25 – 35. Very handsome. Joy loves him, but he does not notice her.
• Gladys – Joy’s coworker. 40 – 50. Does not believe in love.
• Actors to be paid. Shoots in NYC and Long Island – end of July – August
• Please e-mail headshots and resume to guitargirlthemovie@gmail.com
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And from director/producer Scott Goldberg for movie, The Three:
Casting Long Island actress or anyone who can pull of a stuck up materialistic female. We have two lines and can record in Glen Cove. Message me if interested. Scott@mrmullenfilm.com

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AND, please pass along. Only one week till the Long Island International Film Expo!!

Hello All,
I'm hoping you can spread the word about the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) to your e-mail lists/sites/etc.

The 14th annual Long Island International Film Expo will screen 116 short and feature-length independent films from around the world. This important festival will take place from July 7 - 14, 2011. We will begin with a festival warm-up on Thursday, July 7, and our official opening night movie block begins at 7:00 pm on Friday, July 8 with the award winning feature film, As If I Am Not There. This is a film not to be missed. http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/films11/0006_As_If_I_Am_Not_There.html

LIIFE features film blocks of all types, free panels on scriptwritng (with two award winning writers) and film distribution. There's also a wine and cheese reception, an entertaining and informative filmmakers breakfast panel and our star-studded closing night party on Thursday, July 14 at the Bellmore Movies.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=UI7TVWBhUOw

This is not a festival that costs millions to run, but brings in great independent films to a sophisticated movie going audience, brings the distributors to the filmmakers and sprinkles in celebrity appearances for the excitement of all. Ed Burns and Federico Castelluccio will be appearing at our closing part as well as many others.

For film blocks that begin 5:00 pm or earlier, Monday - Friday, seniors and students can bring a friend for free!

116 films, 28 countries, 1 location - LIIFE 2011 - Check www.longislandfilm.com for schedule, synopses list and ticket information.

Thank you for your help.

Locations Needed for TV/Indie Film annnddd LIIFE!

2011-06-21T08:35:00.000-07:00

Hello All, (Must be in Nassau County)
We are in need of the following locations:
1) For television series, Pan Am, probably July 21 and 22.
They have a location that is meant to play as the exterior of an Italian Villa Hotel set in Rome. The scene depicts our leading man, captain of the new Pan Am intercontinental jet liner, pulling up on his Vespa in front of the hotel in mid-morning. He has a conversation with the head stewardess, who is also his love interest, and then drives off as she continues on to her luncheon appointment. Does anyone know where Villa Carola is? Reference Pan Am with suggestions
2) Location needed for a new pilot TV show for Comedy Central called Time Trumpet - and they would like to shoot a day's worth of work in Nassau County early next week. Very small show, crew, camera, etc.
Needs a Nassau County suburb - that is quick/easy to clear/cheap/close to NYC - and has that quintessential "small town USA" look/feel. Sidewalks, porches, street lamps and a quaint Main Street type look. Like Hicksville but "cuter." Please reference "Time Trumpet"
3) The 14th Annual Long Island Internation Film Expo (LIIFE) will be held from July 7 - 14 - July 7th is our festival warm up - kicking into high gear with our official opening night feature on Friday, July 8 at 7:00 pm. Ticket holders are invited to a complimentary wine and cheese reception from 5 pm - 6:30 pm. Seniors and students - bring a friend for free for any film block Monday - Friday that begins at 5 pm or earlier. For more information - see www.LongIslandFilm.com. Please pass the word along in your e-mail blasts, newsletters, websites and e-mail lists - thank you!! LIRR ticket holders, Town of Hempstead Employees and County of Nassau Employees get $2 off per general admission ticket (not to be combined with other offers. Thank you!
4)For indie filmmaker, Keith Black: We need a small furnished, middle class looking 2 bedroom house or condo or apartment with walk-in kitchen - NYC LOCAL as the sole location for a small indie film. We will need access for two to three weeks in August and of course have an insurance policy. But if an apartment, the landlord must approve. Scenarios that would be good - if it were a vacant guest house or maybe if it's a two family and one of the apartment are vacant or a vacation house, etc. (But must be furnished)
We hardly have anything to pay but this is a project by an underground actor-writer and will feature big name actors who are working for the passion and karma and no money. What I can promise is an Associate Producer credit and the bragging rights that go with it. I'm an inner-city math teacher on his summer break and these projects are always a major inspiration to my students.You can learn more about me here www.drivingmecrazymovie.com. www.getthescripttowoodyallen.com. You can contact him at KeithBlack1996@aol.com

Thank you for your help.
Best,
Debbie

Long Island International Film Expo films and celebrities

2011-06-20T07:57:00.000-07:00

(Actor Ed Burns who will attend our closing night party to accept a Creative Achievement Award - Thursday, July 14, 2011 - for more info see www.LongIslandFilm.com)

The 14th annual Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) will be held from July 7 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members! Please e-mail debfilm@aol.com for closing party tickets, or find them on-line at www.longislandfilm.com
Check the site for the schedule (http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/schedule.html ), panels and parties – hope to see you there!

And don’t forget – seniors and students can bring a friend for free for film blocks held on Monday – Friday that begin at 5 pm or earlier!!

Celebrities are always booked schedule permitting, which means they could have a reshoot on the day they were planning to attend – but here are the celebrities booked (schedule permitting) so far:
Closing Night:
Ed Burns – Creative Achievement Award
Federico Castelluccio – Closing Night Presenter and screening of Lily of the Feast
Brian O’Halloran – Closing night presenter (depending on play schedule)
Brandon Hannan – The Sopranos – Closing Night presenter
Anthony Mangano – NYPD Blue, Rescue Me – Closing Night presenter
Lou Martini Jr – Law & Order, The Sopranos – Closing night presenter
Len Venito – Knights of Prosperity, The Sopranos – Closing night presenter
Kevin Brown – The Office – Closing night presenter
Cady Huffman – The Good Wife, Curb Your Enthusiasm – Closing night presenter
Butch Patrick – Screening of Eat Me. Possibly closing night.
Tom Pelphrey – Guiding Light – Closing night presenter
More signing up every day!

And, the Friday, July 8, 9:30 pm block is already sold out. If there are other movies on your must see list – you can now buy your tickets online at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/cal/32055 (a service charge will be added for the convenience).

Save the date!
Sunday, September 25, 2011 – 2:00 pm – Movies & Music event at Five Towns College. Seven indie filmmakers and seven indie musicians will discuss how they use music to enhance their movies, and how their music is created. Stay tuned for more information, but save the date!

Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!
Last April’s panel discussion at Adelphi University was such a success that we have decided to have another one next year! Our event will take place at Adelphi’s Alumni House on Saturday, April 14th, 2012 from 1:00pm to 2:30pm! The details of the panel discussion have yet to be determined. The date, however, has been locked in so be sure to mark it on your calendars!

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

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Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Casting (Non-Union)

2011-05-11T03:35:00.000-07:00

Casting Three Boys for Shoot this Saturday at Hugh Daly's Studio in Deer Park.

Filmmaker Scott Goldberg is casting for three boys for a shoot this Saturday at noon for a shoot at JHD studio in Deer Park. Scott: I'm shooting a scene where three kids (or two) are strapped and tied down into a chair as they are mind controlled through physical force (grabbing of their face and having a light shined in their eyes) as well as shots of them staring into the camera, etc. The kids must have an ability to have fear in their eyes for the scenes.

And need a business / politician type age 60-70 very well toned male to play a character. Any help is appreciated. You can send me pictures and info to scottgoldbergmovies@gmail.com

Good luck!

Acting Job and Researching Available for Documentaries

2011-05-10T11:19:00.000-07:00

Hello All,
I'm so sorry it's taken so long for new postings. This year's Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is keeping me busier than ever!! Not to mention the surge in filming in Nassau County. All good!! LIIFE this year will be held July 7 - 14. The schedule will be up soon at www.LongIslandFilm.com

Very excited that our Creative Achievement Award honoree at this year's closing party and awards ceremony on Thursday, July 14 is going to be Ed Burns!! Mr. Indie himself. If you want tickets for the party, contact me at debfilm@aol.com, and I will e-mail you a form.

Meanwhile, here are the jobs/opportunities!!
Best,
Debbie

Acting Job

Casting the role of a New World Order businessman who talks on camera about controlling the world and population through mind control and mainstream media. Must have a look of an older looking politician, like Joe Biden or George W. Bush (gray or white hair, wrinkles in the face). Non-Union Short Film entitled "The Three". Clips of the film can be seen at http://www.facebook.com/l/56bf0ZSqFr6ZZ6dwdYJGQT5ga5A/www.TheThreeFilm.com. No pay but credit and copy and reimbursement. Local NY talent only. Please contact the filmmaker at
scott@mrmullenfilm.com

AND Researcher Available for Documentaries!

Award-winning journalist and non-fiction author with an intense interest in learning about documentary film-making is offering her research/writing skills pro bono to a local production company. If you're working on a documentary, please contact Claudia Gryvatz Copquin at cgc@ClaudiaCopquin.com to discuss your needs.

Casting AND Want Your Kitchen Remodeled for Free?

2011-04-07T08:23:00.000-07:00

Kate Winslet stars in Mildred Pierce, which shot in Nassau County!

Casting:

I'm working with a producer who is currently producing a project that has been commissioned by Lincoln Center: Portraits in Dramatic Time. The project is being directed by David Michalek. The work will feature hyper-slow-motion video performance-portraits by an international array of well- and lesser-known, international film and theater actors displayed on a screen measuring 85 ft. wide by 45 ft. high hung on the front facade of the David H. Koch Theater. The installation will be on view July 5-31st from 8:45 p.m. to 11:45 p.m.

This weekend he'll be shooting with Holly Hunter, Liev Schrieber, Allison Pill, Patti LuPone, and Sarita Choudhury.

For one of the "scenes" I'm looking for 4 Middle Eastern Woman (or at least can look the part) in their 50's-70's, the older the better. This is really a tremendous project and when is anyone ever gonna get to see themselves in the middle of Lincoln Center on an 85 foot screen?! If you fit the bill, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com with resume and picture. This is part of an art exhibit and does not pay.

Want your kitchen remodeled?

DALLAS or OKLAHOMA CITY or NYC (or within 50 mile radius) homeowners:
Got an UGLY KITCHEN? Get it remodeled it for FREE! If you live in:
- Dallas, TX (or within a 50 mile radius).
- Oklahoma City, OK (or within a 50 mile radius).
- NYC (Or within 50 mile radius of NYC, including Long Island, Jersey cities, Westchester, etc).
We want to hear from YOU! A MAJOR CABLE NETWORK is on a mission to beautify kitchens across America! If your kitchen qualifies, they may come & give it a complete makeover - FOR FREE! LOOKING FOR: Fun, energetic, talkative homeowners who really HATE THEIR KITCHEN! If you are open to "out-of-the-box" ideas & are willing to give design team creative control, you could get a complete kitchen remodel! IF YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL PERSONALITY BUT YOUR KITCHEN DOESN'T, WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! INTERESTED? EMAIL 3CLCASTING@GMAIL.COM In the SUBJECT LINE put your region (Dallas, Oklahoma City or NYC), actual city & first/last name. EXAMPLE: NYC - Long Island - Jane & John Doe. Deadline is April 9 - don't delay! We may extend deadline, no guarantees! In the body email YOU MUST INCLUDE:
• What you hate about your ugly kitchen!
• Photos of your kitchen, plus a photo of yourself & anyone who lives with you.
• Photos of any rooms attached to the kitchen (mud room, dining room, living room, etc).
• Your contact info: Name(s), phone, email AND home address (incl zip code).
• Anything else we should know about YOU & your kitchen!

Have you been watching “Mildred Pierce” on HBO? It was shot mostly in Nassau County (Merrick, Lido Beach, etc)! I’m recording it until after we finish scheduling the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE). Can’t wait to see it!

Warmly,

Debbie

Sounds Recordist Needed - and DVD Dup Facility

2011-03-23T07:02:00.000-07:00

Hello All,
Please see the below jobs and dup facility request:

Needed: a location SOUND RECORDIST for a live shoot this Friday March 25.
Their guy had made a scheduling error, forgot he was booked on this date and is out of town.

This is an important shoot for a documentary. There will be many dignitaries present.
It's a 12 hour day, in Manhattan. Exteriors and Interiors.

They need someone really good. Fully paid position. Wonderful project. Nice friendly people. Major event.

Please e-mail your resume or bio to debfilm@aol.com

Also needed:

A filmmaker is looking for a company to duplicate DVDS, full color and shrink wrap about 20 of them. Any place local in Nassau? If so, please refer to debfilm@aol.com.

Thank you.
Debbie

Job!! Filmmakers Connection Minifest!! Free Script Writing Panel!! Ralph Macchio on DWTS!! Etc

2011-03-18T07:00:00.000-07:00

Job Opportunity for a Jr. Level PR/Outreach person for a web based video company, fluent online and personal skills required, preferably with a Dance or Theater Competency. Email Rose.Viggiano@danceon.com and please pass on.

Just a note: Ralph Macchio is going to be on Dancing with the Stars. Ralph has attended the Long Island International Film Expo many times, and is a great supporter of our LIIFE and our independent filmmakers - so let's support him on DWTS!!

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION
www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

MINIFEST, MINIFEST, MINIFEST!!! See below. Weds, March 30.

Cut-off date for submitting your film to the Long Island International Film Expo is April 1, 2011 – don’t miss out! Submit at www.LongIslandFilm.com

Also, check out the new look on our site – www.LongIslandFilm.com

We ask you to please support the LIFTF and the LIIFE by purchasing journal ads to advertise your businesses, or even place your headshots. If you take a full page ad, paid Filmmakers Connection members will receive $5 off!! But again, cut off is May 15 for this – so please move quickly if you’re interested. A full page is only $100, and you’ll reach a large amount of filmmakers/directors/producers/writers and film goers. Forms can be found at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/advertise.html or e-mail to have one sent to you (debfilm@aol.com).

Congratulations to 2010 LIIFE winner, Stevan Mena, on the distribution of his film, “Bereavement.” The theatrical release will begin here on Long Island at select markets on March 4 with two locations including the National Amusements Island 16 in Holtsville and the National Amusements Farmingdale 14 in Farmingdale. Come support one of our own!!

The next meeting of the Filmmakers Connection will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 7:00 pm in room 303 of Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746) and will feature our Filmmakers Connection Minifest. Everyone in attendance is eligible to submit a five-minute piece (or less) in DVD format (NTSC), which the audience will vote on that night. If you are a Filmmakers Connection member, there will be no fee. The $5 fee (nonrefundable) will also cover your meeting fee for this meeting. Nominal prizes will be awarded. These films are not screened beforehand, so anything goes. The winner will have their film eligible for inclusion in the Long Island International Film Expo. Please note, if the five-minute piece is part of a larger movie, we are only obligated to show the five minutes that was shown at the Minifest, with the “possibility” of showing the entire film. Please be sure, if your film wins, to submit through longislandfilm.com before April 1 and for code use: Minifest winner.

Donna McKenna will again be collecting canned goods for the food pantry.

Free Screenwriting Panel:
The Long Island International Film Expo will hold a FREE screenwriting panel at Adelphi University (Blodget Hall - Room 108) on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Panelists will include Adelphi Communications Faculty, Terrence Ross and Joan Stein Schimke. Additional panelists will include: award winning filmmaker, Stephan Mena (Bereavement), and video game screenwriters, JT Petty (of Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell) and WGA nominee, Sande Chen. Topics covered will be writing for short and feature films (with an emphasis on the horror genre), website storytelling, and writing for video games. To register for the event please click on the following link: http://events.adelphi.edu/LIIFE/. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Cook at jim.cook2006@gmail.com.

Save the date!
Sunday, September 25, 2011 – 2:00 pm – Movies & Music event at Five Towns College. Seven indie filmmakers and seven indie musicians will discuss how they use music to enhance their movies, and how their music is created. Stay tuned for more information, but save the date!

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members!

LONG ISLAND FILM/TV FONDATION FINISHING FUND GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN!! Cut-off date for grants has been extended to March 28, 2011. Forms are online at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/grants.html or e-mail debfilm@aol.com for an application. Grants are given out at the LIIFE closing party and awards ceremony.

The Roy Dean NYC grant is for docs and indie features and the grant closes 4/30/11. We are currently taking applications. Can you please post this short announcement for us on your web site or include it in your next newsletter? We know the filmmakers will appreciate learning about our grants. The winner for 2010 NYC Grant is Cathryne Czubek for her film A Girl and A Gun now being edited. The Roy W. Dean Grants are taking applications for the April 30, 2011 NYC and 6/30 LA Grant. Donations are goods and services that are close to $30,000.00 on each grant. We want docs and features budgeted under $500K. Please see www.fromtheheartproductions.com for application, guidelines and prior winners. Any questions email caroleedean@att.net

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Filmmakers Connection Meeting 2/16 - 2010 LIIFE Winner Hits the Theaters! - Early Bird Deadline Approaching etc

2011-02-14T07:11:00.000-08:00

(Stevan Mena, of the soon to be released horror feature, Bereavement. This 2011 LIIFE winner will also be part of our screenwriting panel - info below)

Early bird submissions for the Long Island International Film Expo are Feb 18, 2011 – so if you’re going to submit, this will be the least expensive time. Drop dead extended deadline is April 1, 2011.

Congratulations to 2010 LIIFE winner, Stevan Mena, on the distribution of his film, “Bereavement.” The theatrical release will begin here on Long Island at select markets on March 4 with two locations including the National Amusements Island 16 in Holtsville and the National Amusements Farmingdale 14 in Farmingdale. Come support one of our own!!

The next meeting of the Filmmakers Connection will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm in room 303 of Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746).
The speaker will be Steven Taub, an Emmy Nominated Documentary filmmaker (“Laugh A Day”), who has worked in Television & Video Production since 1986. He will guide you and teach you how to succeed and get your work seen. Steven has an extensive background in marketing, public relations, and writing. Steven Taub is a member of the Suffolk County Film Commission.
He will be collecting head shots and resumes as will Donna McKenna for two films she is currently casting. (If it snows and it sticks, this meeting will be postponed. We will alert you through my (Debra Markowitz) and Donna’s (McKenna) facebook pages – be sure to check them if it’s snowing!).
Also at this meeting:
Mr. Mullen, a 12 minute short horror film, directed, written and produced by
Scott Goldberg will be showcased at this months meeting. The film was inspired
by the collapse of the economy in 2008 and comments on society as well as the
horrors of one losing their life savings, home and sanity. Inspired by real life
horror, Mr. Mullen offers a realistic look on humanity, greed, power, corruption
and a man who loses it all.
The film features Friday the 13th Part III veteran actor Paul Kratka, as well as
Long Island talent, Robert Youngren, Chris Margaritis, Keith McMahon and Peter
Longshanks. The film can be viewed at http://www.facebook.com/l/00f79CuO_SZFBw6TcwcGBY1llMg;www.mrmullenfilm.com.

Donna McKenna will again be collecting canned goods for the food pantry.

Because of showing Scott’s movie as well as speaker Steven Taub, we will not be doing “show and tell” screenings at this month’s meeting.

Free Screenwriting Panel:
The Long Island International Film Expo will have a screenwriting panel held at Adelphi University (Blodget Hall – Room 108) on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Panelists will include Adelphi Communications Faculty, Terrence Ross and Joan Stein Schimke. Additional panelists will include: award winning filmmaker, Stephan Mena (Bereavement), and video game screenwriters, JT Petty (of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell) and WGA nominee, Sande Chen. Topics covered will be writing for short films, website storytelling, writing within the horror genre, and writing for video games. More details of the event will unfold within the weeks to come. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Cook at jim.cook2006@gmail.com.

Save the date!
Sunday, September 25, 2011 – 2:00 pm – Movies & Music event at Five Towns College. Seven indie filmmakers and seven indie musicians will discuss how they use music to enhance their movies, and how their music is created. Stay tuned for more information, but save the date!

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members!

LONG ISLAND FILM/TV FONDATION FINISHING FUND GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN!! Cut-off date for grants is February 28, 2011. Forms will be online shortly at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/grants.html or e-mail debfilm@aol.com for an application. Grants are given out at the LIIFE closing party and awards ceremony.

The Roy Dean NYC grant is for docs and indie features and the grant closes 4/30/11. We are currently taking applications. Can you please post this short announcement for us on your web site or include it in your next newsletter? We know the filmmakers will appreciate learning about our grants. The winner for 2010 NYC Grant is Cathryne Czubek for her film A Girl and A Gun now being edited. The Roy W. Dean Grants are taking applications for the April 30, 2011 NYC and 6/30 LA Grant. Donations are goods and services that are close to $30,000.00 on each grant. We want docs and features budgeted under $500K. Please see www.fromtheheartproductions.com for application, guidelines and prior winners. Any questions email caroleedean@att.net

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

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Filmmakers Connection Newsletter 1-26-11

2011-01-14T12:11:00.000-08:00

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

THE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 FILMMAKERS CONNECTION MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO SNOW CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011.

Early bird submissions for the Long Island International Film Expo are Feb 18, 2011 – so if you’re going to submit, this will be the least expensive time. Drop dead extended deadline is April 1, 2011.

(Still confirming February date – so this day is tentative)
The next meeting of the Filmmakers Connection will be held on Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 7:00 pm in room 303 of Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, NY 11746).
The speaker will be Steven Taub, an Emmy Nominated Documentary filmmaker (“Laugh A Day”), who has worked in Television & Video Production since 1986. He will guide you and teach you how to succeed and get your work seen. Steven has an extensive background in marketing, public relations, and writing. Steven Taub is a member of the Suffolk County Film Commission.
He will be collecting head shots and resumes as will Donna McKenna for two films she is currently casting. (If it snows and it sticks, this meeting will be postponed. We will alert you through my (Debra Markowitz) and Donna’s (McKenna) facebook pages – be sure to check them if it’s snowing!).
Also at this meeting:
Mr. Mullen, a 12 minute short horror film, directed, written and produced by
Scott Goldberg will be showcased at this months meeting. The film was inspired
by the collapse of the economy in 2008 and comments on society as well as the
horrors of one losing their life savings, home and sanity. Inspired by real life
horror, Mr. Mullen offers a realistic look on humanity, greed, power, corruption
and a man who loses it all.
The film features Friday the 13th Part III veteran actor Paul Kratka, as well as
Long Island talent, Robert Youngren, Chris Margaritis, Keith McMahon and Peter
Longshanks. The film can be viewed at http://www.facebook.com/l/00f79CuO_SZFBw6TcwcGBY1llMg;www.mrmullenfilm.com.

Donna McKenna will again be collecting canned goods for the food pantry.

Because of showing Scott’s movie as well as speaker Steven Taub, we will not be doing “show and tell” screenings at this month’s meeting.

Free Screenwriting Panel:The Long Island International Film Expo will have a screenwriting panel held at Adelphi University on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. The tentative time will be from 7pm – 8:30pm. Panelists will include Adelphi Communications Faculty, Terrence Ross and Joan Stein Schimke. Additional panelists will include: award winning filmmaker, Stephan Mena (Bereavement), and video game screenwriters, JT Petty (of Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell) and WGA nominee, Sande Chen. Topics covered will be writing for short films, website storytelling, writing within the horror genre, and writing for video games. More details of the event will unfold within the weeks to come. If you have any questions, please contact Jim Cook at jim.cook2006@gmail.com.

Save the date!Sunday, September 25, 2011 – 2:00 pm – Movies & Music event at Five Towns College. Seven indie filmmakers and seven indie musicians will discuss how they use music to enhance their movies, and how their music is created. Stay tuned for more information, but save the date!

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members!

LONG ISLAND FILM/TV FONDATION FINISHING FUND GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN!! Cut-off date for grants is February 28, 2011. Forms will be online shortly at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/grants.html or e-mail debfilm@aol.com for an application. Grants are given out at the LIIFE closing party and awards ceremony.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Filmmakers Connection Newsletter, Grants, Contests, Jobs, LIIFE Discounts!

2011-01-07T10:07:00.000-08:00

Filmmakers Connection Newsletter 1-7-11

Jobs, Contests, Finishing Fund Grants, LIIFE Festival discounts, etc!

Video Contest and Job Opportunity with Entertainment Law Firm:

Seeking : MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN ACTORS/COMEDIANS,
Are you one of the many who make your own fun videos and post them on youtube. If so I invite you to create a 20- 60 second video,
that has something to do with pasta/ healthy eating
If your video is selected you will receive $500. For more information, contact Donna McKenna at dmmcasting@aol.com. Deadline – January 30, 2011.

Job Opportunity!!
Have immediate need for an experienced legal assistant for busy transactional law office and entertainment industry consulting firm. Salary is about $40,000, + we pay 50% of health insurance premiums. Very unique position. Send resume to marc@marcjacobson.com, please. Thanks!

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members!

LONG ISLAND FILM/TV FONDATION FINISHING FUND GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN!! Cut-off date for grants is February 28, 2011. Forms will be online shortly at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/grants.html or e-mail debfilm@aol.com for an application. Grants are given out at the LIIFE closing party and awards ceremony.

Free Screenwriting Panel!!
The Long Island International Film Expo will have a screenwriting panel held at Adelphi University April 13, 2011. Panelists will include Adelphi Faculty, Terrence Ross and Joan Stein Schimke. Additional panelists will include award winning filmmaker, Stephan Mena, and video game screenwriters, JT Petty and Sande Chen. Topics covered will be writing for short films, website storytelling, writing within the horror genre, and writing for video games. For more information, please contact Jim Cook at jim.cook2006@gmail.com

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

For questions or more information, please contact me at debfilm@aol.com.
Thank you.

Film Contest - Win $500 AND Job Opportunity

2011-01-06T09:01:00.000-08:00

CONTEST!! WIN $500!!!
Seeking : MEN, WOMEN, CHILDREN ACTORS/COMEDIANS,
Are you one of the many who make your own fun videos and post them on youtube. If so I invite you to create a 20- 60 second video,
that has something to do with pasta/ healthy eating
If your video is selected you will receive $500. For more information, contact Donna McKenna at dmmcasting@aol.com. Deadline – January 30, 2011.

Job Opportunity!!
Have immediate need for an experienced legal assistant for busy transactional law office and entertainment industry consulting firm. Salary is about $40,000, + we pay 50% of health insurance premiums. Very unique position. Send resume to marc@marcjacobson.com, please. Thanks!

List your home/business/service for FREE for Movies/TV/Commercials!

2011-01-03T08:34:00.000-08:00

Hello All,
I hope that you've had wonderful holidays. I also wish for a brand new, prosperous and healthy year for us all. And in keeping with this - if you have a home or business in Nassau County - please list, for free, with the Nassau County Film Office.
We have private homes on our site (listed by code and village/town only). We take no fee for this - you work out whatever arrangement you want with the location manager or producer (and we call you about any inquiries for approval before we give out your contact information).
2011 should be our busiest year yet, don't miss out! All you need to do is complete a home/business listing form and return to me with pictures of your home or business (interior and exterior) on cd or dvd. Forms can be obtained by e-mailing debfilm@aol.com or calling 516 571-3168 and requesting one.
If you don't want your business listed as a possible filming location but would like it listed free in our film/video guide - please call for film/video guide business listing form, complete, and return to me asap. Once udpated, our fim/video guide will be listed on both the LongIslandFilm.com site and the nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/filmcom/ site.
Thank you, and I look foward to working with you in 2011!
Sincerely,
Debra Markowitz
Categories for Film/Video Guide:
Accounting
Advertising
Aerial Photography
Air Conditioners/Heaters
Airports
Animals
Animal Transportation
Animation
Aquariums
Audio-Visual Production
Beauty/Barber/Make Up Chairs
Blank Disc Dealers
Cable TV Companies/Satellite Systems
Camera Rental Canopies/Awnings/Tents
Cars for Films
Carpets
Casting/Talent and Theatrical Agencies
Catering Services…
Costumes/Costumers/Stylists/Wardrobe
Dance Companies
Distributors-Feature and TV Films
Editing ServicesEquipment
Fitness
Hotel Information
Hotel/Motel
Ice Skating Rinks (Portable)
Insurance
Laboratories
Libraries
Lighting Equipment
Location Equipment and Facilities
Location Scouts
Make Up
Mobile Units
Modeling Agencies
Motion Picture Equipment and Supplies Repairing
Music Arrangers/Composers and Scoring
Musical Libraries
Nursing Supervision/Medical Consultation
Photographers
Producers/Production Companies and Services
Projectionists
Props and Antiques
Recording Service/Tape Duplications…
Restaurants
Scenic Artist/Set Design and Construction
Script Writers
Security…
Silk Screen Printing and T-Shirts/Team Uniforms
Slides and Film Strips
Solar Installation Services
Sound Rental
Special Effects-Fireworks
Special Effects-General
Special Effects-Models/Miniatures
Special Effects-Sound
Stadiums/Arenas/Large Theaters
Stages/Studios
Stunts
Tape Transcriptions
Television Production
Theatrical Equipment and Supplies
Tool Rental
Transfers
Translators and Interpreters
Transportation
Underwater Photography…
Unions and Guilds
Video Production Services
Voice Over Talent
Walkie Talkies
Weather Forecasts and Consultants

Filmmakers Connection Holiday Party AND Finishing Fund Grants for Films

2010-12-10T07:07:00.000-08:00

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be our Holiday Gathering held on Monday (Yes, that’s a Monday), December 13, 2010 at 7:30 pm in Room 312 of Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY 11746. Come network and celebrate the holiday/new year coming with refreshments. Donna McKenna will be collecting canned (please check expiration dates) and paper goods once again, and we will have a $5, 50/50 raffle at the party, For each item a person brings they will be given a raffle ticket to win a Holiday gift pack.

Every year, the LIFTF holds a Nursing Home Show put together by Donna McKenna. It will be held Saturday, Dec 11 at 2:15 pm at Our Lady of Constellations in West Islip. This will be our 4th year and the residents are very excited about us returning. Anyone that is interested can email Donna McKenna at dmmcasting@aol.com. If you can dance, sing, do a skit, play an instrument or just hold a residents hand – you could be a good fit. Donna can also use an intern to help her and her husband to set up. Please let Donna know if you can entertain, help, or just want to attend and keep the seniors company.

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members!

LONG ISLAND FILM/TV FONDATION FINISHING FUND GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN!! Cut-off date for grants is February 28, 2011. Forms will be online shortly at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/grants.html or e-mail debfilm@aol.com for an application. Grants are given out at the LIIFE closing party and awards ceremony.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

To Unsubscribe – please reply via this e-mail with “Unsubscribe” in the body of the e-mail. Also please note which list # you are on (if you know). Thank you.

2010-12-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

Nassau County Film Office Director Debra Markowitz and Steve Buscemi of Boardwalk Empire at the first awards ceremony of the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) circa 1998

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)
I hope you are enjoying this holiday season and that all is well.
I am working on Boardwalk Empire, and they are scouting for 1920's locations or ones that can be dressed as such. They are interested in seeing warehouses, homes (in period neighborhoods or stand alone), restaurants/bars, ballrooms, etc.
Please let me know whatever you may have available in the Nassau County area. Photos would be helpful. If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference this job.
Also, we are having our location and studio tour from December 14 - 15 and bringing location managers and producers to many of our sites here in Nassau County. We're looking for items for the goodie bags. I'm thinking usuable items from businesses/locations in Nassau County. We'd need 25 - 30 of them. If you have anything good, please let me know.
Thank you for your attention.
Best,
Debbie

2010-11-29T10:28:00.000-08:00

Locations Needed for Two Low-Budget, Indie Features

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)
1)Looking for locations for two indie films. One does have a budget, though a low one. They are looking for a closed, fast-food restaurant. Film name is "Compliance." This is for the last week of January or early to mid-February. 2 - 3 days prep, 3 days of shooting and 2-3 days of wrap. Must be in Nassau County - should be near Mineola.
2)Locations for "The Three," a Scott Goldberg Film.
a)From Scott: Just need an outside shot for a film that I'm shooting. I'm using a DSLR HD Still Camera and tripod only and hoping to either get permission or do it guerrilla style. Any location or towns with an institution type of building where Scientists would be or base their headquarters out of would be appreciated. It doesn't have to be an actual place where scientists work, but something that can pass for it.Just need an exterior shot of a building that can pass for where a scientist headquarters would be.
b) looking to shoot for an hour in a room of a quiet house - from the 50s, meaning nothing modern in it - for some reason I'm thinking an old building that may be on a reservation or not being used anymore. We're setting up a table and three characters as the scene is of a man talking to the other two men about doing a sale - hell, we can even do this scene as they all stand, doesn't need to be at a table - looking to make this quick and simple.... It's for an HD project and it's $50 pay for the hour. Think of "The William Cullen Bryant House" type feel with the interior walls, etc. A place with windows would be great. It's all natural lighting and is me and a camera, no other crew.
If you have any suggestions for "Compliance," please note the name of the movie and send it to me at debfilm@aol.com. If you have any suggestions for Scott Goldberg, you can e-mail him directly at scott@mrmullenfilm.com
Thank you.
Best,
Debbie

Locations Needed for Sam Worthington Movie and Still Shoot

2010-11-23T13:01:00.001-08:00

Nassau County Film Office Director Debra Markowitz and actor Sam Worthington.

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)
I hope all is well, and you're getting ready to have a wonderful holiday.
First, I need two locations.
1) For feature film, "Man on a Ledge," starring Sam Worthington (Avatar), they need a building with two doors that open to a hallway that would appear to be in a court building. It must be large. This is for as early as next week. Although this is a feature, the budget is not huge, but adequate. They'd like this as near to Bethpage as possible.

2)For Gant Rugger men's clothing, they need an artists living/work space. About 6,000 - 7,000 square feet. This is for a still shoot with video for the web. This is for Dec 11 or 13.

And lastly, from December 14 - 15, we will be holding a Film Friendly Nassau County Location and Studio Tour and take approximately 25 location managers, producers, directors and a couple of celebrities to various filming locations in Nassau County as well as touring our NYS approved studios. We want to give out goodie bags to attendees, and if you have anything that is appropriate to give to the attendees that would highlight your area (if you're film friendly) and company, we would be open to it. We're thinking usuable items, not literature. Please contact me asap if you have anything.

If you have any suggestions for the above, please e-mail me at debfilm@aol.com and reference the job name.
Thank you, and have a wonderful holiday.
Best,
Debbie

2010-11-23T08:23:00.000-08:00

Filmmakers Connection Holiday Party, Come Share Your Talent/Love at the 4th Annual LIFTF Nursing Home Event, Long Island International Film Expo earlybird submission pricing AND Finishing Fund Grants Available!

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be our Holiday Gathering held on Monday (Yes, that’s a Monday), December 13, 2010 at 7:30 pm in Room 312 of Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY 11746. Come network and celebrate the holiday/new year coming with refreshments. Donna McKenna will be collecting canned (please check expiration dates) and paper goods once again, and we will have a $5, 50/50 raffle at the party,

Every year, the LIFTF holds a Nursing Home Show put together by Donna McKenna. It will be held Saturday, Dec 11 at 2:15 pm at Our Lady of Constellations in West Islip. This will be our 4th year and the residents are very excited about us returning. Anyone that is interested can email Donna McKenna at dmmcasting@aol.com. If you can dance, sing, do a skit, play an instrument or just hold a residents hand – you could be a good fit. Donna can also use an intern to help her and her husband to set up. Please let Donna know if you can entertain, help, or just want to attend and keep the seniors company.

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14 – Buffet 5:00 – 6:30 in Filmmakers Lounge, with awards ceremony beginning next door in the Bellmore Movies at 6:45 pm. General admission is $55, or $45 for Filmmakers Connection Members!

LONG ISLAND FILM/TV FONDATION FINISHING FUND GRANTS ARE NOW OPEN!! Cut-off date for grants is February 28, 2011. Forms will be online shortly at: http://longislandfilm.com/sections/grants.html or e-mail debfilm@aol.com for an application. Grants are given out at the LIIFE closing party and awards ceremony.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

To Unsubscribe – please reply via this e-mail with “Unsubscribe” in the body of the e-mail. Also please note which list # you are on (if you know). Thank you.

Child Actor Needed for Horror Comedy

2010-11-18T18:42:00.000-08:00

Sean King is one our talented up and coming filmmakers. Here's a posting for a project he's working on:

Sean King:
Now CASTING for a young actor, boy, ages 9-12 for a part in an upcoming horror-comedy project. Must be able to travel to Suffolk County, Long
Island for a shoot in early Dec. For more info, please e-mail Sean King at
theghouligans@gmail.com, or message me here on FB. Thanks!

Good luck!

Location Needed for a Print Job THIS Monday!

2010-11-12T13:35:00.000-08:00

LOCATION NEEDED FOR A STILL SHOOT THIS MONDAY!!

Hello All, (This must be in Nassau County)
Hoping you can help out a scout for this Monday. His request: I have a still photo scout job for Monday, and I'm trying to find a 60's style beauty salon like in the Warren Beatty movie Shampoo.
If you have any suggestions or referrals, please e-mail me asap at debfilm@aol.com and reference Hutch still job.
Thank you, and have a good weekend.
Best,
Debbie

Acting Job - Filmmakers Connection Meeting - Asbury Shorts Film Festival

2010-11-12T10:32:00.000-08:00

Nassau County Film Office Director Debra Markowitz with Henry "The Fonz" Winkler at Royal Pains set in Nassau.

Short film needs to find a comedienne who can look fortyish. Must be willing to wear a mudpack? Will be shot in one day(probably Baldwin) - no pay, on HD video. We have the male lead, DP and cameraman. Youtube clips or head shots would be helpful. Please send resume and/or youtube link to Bob at bob@luminescecity.com.

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be held on Monday (Yes, that’s a Monday), November 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Room 303 of Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY 11746. The speaker is Elias Plagianos. Born in Brooklyn, Elias grew up in Rockland County, New York where he got his start in showbiz starring in and producing "Fried Cheese", a quirky public access TV series, when he was only 15 years old. Elias has since produced, written and directed several multimedia projects ranging from "The Iceland Experience", a DVD documentary on the icelandic indie music scene, to "Redskins Revenge", an award-winning horror short film and comic book.
Determined to bring his unique style of filmmaking to the big screen, Elias spent 6 years developing his feature film debut "The Crimson Mask", which had it's International premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and has won over 35 awards around the world including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Bring your headshots!!

Donna McKenna will be collecting canned foods for the local foods banks – so please bring in some canned food for the needy. Please check the expiration dates – no expired food can be accepted. Thank you for understanding.

AND from Doug LeClaire of the Asbury Shorts Film Concert
ANNOUNCING
Discount for Filmmakers Connection Members when they show their cards!!!!
Asbury Shorts NY 30th Anniversary
"SHORT FILM CONCERT" Guest Host: Debra Markowitz of the Nassau County Film Office and the Long Island International Film Expo
Saturday November 13, 2010
Glenwood School--Glenwood Landing, Nassau County, LI
7:30pm
$12 general admission $10 for seniors and Filmmakers Connection Member when they present their cards!!!
An Evening of the best short films in the world!!
www.glenwood-arts.org
718-510-6929
Hope to see you there! Doug LeClaire

Thehe Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14. Details tba.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

To Unsubscribe – please reply via this e-mail with “Unsubscribe” in the body of the e-mail. Also please note which list # you are on (if you know). Thank you.

Locations Needed for Film and Commercials

2010-10-28T13:07:00.000-07:00

These must be in Nassau County

For a David Chase project - set in suburban New Jersey in the 1960's. They want towns and villages that haven't been overly modernized. The houses would play as homes to middle to upper-middle class families. Town/Village must be film-friendly and not have very high permit fees.
The film is currently entitled "The Twylight Zones" and is about a group of kids looking for fame and fortune in the 1960s New York City rock and roll scene. Nice script, lots of great music. They're planning to shoot January into early April. The biggest star attached so far is Steve Van Zandt who played Silvio in the Sopranos (and lead guitar in the E-Street band of course). The kids cast so far are largely unkown actors.
Any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the job name.

Working on a very big Lotto job for late November, Early December. They need a main street with small streets - now here's the catch. They need to blow the store windows out of about 10 stores! This is a big job, and very well funded. They will pay the store owners very well, and hire the necessary pyrotechnic people, fire people, police, etc. They can do this at night.
If your town has the look, and the store ownes could use the income - please e-mail suggestions to debfilm@aol.com and reference the job.

Movie Extras Needed Today!!

2010-10-28T12:17:00.001-07:00

Hello All,
Short notice - but here it is. Extras needed for today 4:30/5:00 - at a house in Huntington. Need 10 people - 5 male, 5 female. Ages 18 - 25 years old for national cable network film - "Unfaithful."
Company: True Entertainment - come already dressed for this 80's re-enactment scene - clothing (no stripes, no logos) and bathing suit with towel (yep, there's a hot tub scene). This is non-paying and non-union. No pay, but lots of fun. Contact asap: Rosalind Cook - 917 541-7454 rosalind1@yahoo.com.

Thank you.
Debbie

Elias Plagianos speaks at Filmmakers Connection Meeting - Extras Needed - Discount for Asbury Shorts Film Festival for Connection Members

2010-10-27T08:50:00.000-07:00

Extras needed for Patient 001 – Shooting in Suffolk tomorrow: 20-somethings to play nomadic/bohemian friends of our main lead. Two scenes slated on the beach and another rave party in the woods. Patient 001 is an independent SAG modified feature film. This position would be an un-paid, non-union position. Catering and craft and a great time included! Tentative dates are October 28th and November 3rd.Ruth Du at ruthdu655@gmail.com.

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be held on Monday (Yes, that’s a Monday), November 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Room 303 of Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY 11746. The speaker is Elias Plagianos. Born in Brooklyn, Elias grew up in Rockland County, New York where he got his start in showbiz starring in and producing "Fried Cheese", a quirky public access TV series, when he was only 15 years old. Elias has since produced, written and directed several multimedia projects ranging from "The Iceland Experience", a DVD documentary on the icelandic indie music scene, to "Redskins Revenge", an award-winning horror short film and comic book.

Determined to bring his unique style of filmmaking to the big screen, Elias spent 6 years developing his feature film debut "The Crimson Mask", which had it's International premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and has won over 35 awards around the world including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor. Bring your headshots!!

Donna McKenna will be collecting canned foods for the local foods banks – so please bring in some canned food for the needy. Please check the expiration dates – no expired food can be accepted. Thank you for understanding.

AND from Doug LeClaire of the Asbury Shorts Film Concert
ANNOUNCING
Discount for Filmmakers Connection Members when they show their cards!!!!
Asbury Shorts NY 30th Anniversary
"SHORT FILM CONCERT"
Saturday November 13, 2010
Glenwood School--Glenwood Landing, Nassau County, LI
7:30pm
$12 general admission $10 for seniors and Filmmakers Connection Member when they present their cards!!!
An Evening of the best short films in the world!!
www.glenwood-arts.org
718-510-6929
Hope to see you there! Doug LeClaire

Thehe Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14. Details tba.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

Elias Plagianos at Filmmakers Connection Meeting and Submissions Open for 2011 Long Island International Film Expo

2010-10-26T13:27:00.000-07:00

First up – the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is now accepting films for consideration for the 2011 festival. Get in on the deeply discounted early bird submissions until February 18 at http://liifilmexpo.org/ or www.longislandfilm.com The 14th annual LIIFE will be held from July 8 – 14, 2011, with the closing party on Thursday, July 14. Details tba.

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be held on Monday (Yes, that’s a Monday), November 15, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Room 303 of Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY 11746. The speaker is Elias Plagianos. Born in Brooklyn, Elias grew up in Rockland County, New York where he got his start in showbiz starring in and producing "Fried Cheese", a quirky public access TV series, when he was only 15 years old. Elias has since produced, written and directed several multimedia projects ranging from "The Iceland Experience", a DVD documentary on the icelandic indie music scene, to "Redskins Revenge", an award-winning horror short film and comic book.

Determined to bring his unique style of filmmaking to the big screen, Elias spent 6 years developing his feature film debut "The Crimson Mask", which had it's International premiere at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival and has won over 35 awards around the world including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor.

Donna McKenna will be collecting canned foods for the local foods banks – so please bring in some canned food for the needy. Please check the expiration dates – no expired food can be accepted. Thank you for understanding.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!! If you are a filmmaker/casting person who knows of any positions, I can post those for you as well. Please e-mail me details: Union or nonUnion, personnel needed, whether it’s a paid position, when, where and what. Thank you.

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

To Unsubscribe – please reply via this e-mail with “Unsubscribe” in the body of the e-mail. Also please note which list # you are on (if you know). Thank you.

Acting Jobs! Interviews tomorrow!

2010-10-23T16:13:00.000-07:00

PAYING job! Interviews tomorrow 3-7pm---2 Day Shoot-October 26th & November 9th- Filming in Farmingdale-Lead Male needed for Music Video- Requirements-between age 33-40, Wide Build, 5'11-6'5, longish-dark hair, light beard (scruffy-earthtone look) Email Full Body Photos, Headshots and contact information to MaryAnnGiannino@yahoo.com Call For Interview ASAP 631-708-4705-------

Extras Needed for a Music Video-Tuesday, Oct 26th 11:30am to 8pm-(possible release at 5pm)filmed on Long Island- - Ages 30-50 years old for a club scene. Attire should be upscale casual with rock n roll edge, girls should be dressed in jeans / club attire. Everyone will be fed, but no additional compensation- Please call LynnAnne at 631-327-4826

Extras Need for Music Video

2010-10-16T20:32:00.000-07:00

Extra's needed for music video: As per LynnAnne Daly Berbenick

Extras Needed for a Music Video-Oct 26th 11:30am to 8pm-(possible release at 5pm)filmed on Long Island- - Ages 30-50 years old for a club scene. Attire should be upscale casual with rock n roll edge, girls should be dressed in jeans / club attire. Everyone will be fed, but no additional compensation- Please call me at 631-327-4826 and message a photo also- Serious prospects only.

Filmmakers Connection Meeting for October - Bring Headshots!

2010-10-14T13:38:00.000-07:00

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be held on Monday (Yes, that’s a Monday), October 18, 2010 at 7:00 pm in Room 303 of Five Towns College in Dix Hills, NY 11746. The speakers are:
Producer/Actress Helen Promos will show her award wining short film, Taught To Hate, which is directed by James Garcia Sotomayor. This story is inspired by hate crimes on Long Island. Helen plays the role of Mary, a mother trying to counteract the negative influences of a prejudiced brother on her son (played by real life son, teen actor Brandon Hannan-The Sopranos). This film has won many awards and continues to breeze around the world in festivals in hopes of helping to stop hate crimes. Tagline is "Compassion starts at home..so does hate". Helen will guide you on how to make a successfully SAG short film with a shoe string budget, she answer questions regarding how to submit your film to the top film festivals , she will share her stories on what it is like to screen a film at some of the critical acclaimed film festivals.
This film is a must see .....

Jerry Parisi Owner of AdCount Marketing and Executive Producer of the new TV Series Here’s To Us™
Introducing Here’s To Us™. will be speaking and showing ad clips from the show Here’s To Us™a unique product placement drama series, which offers you the opportunity to enhance your brands recognition, and identity through a dramatic TV series at fraction of the cost you would normally pay
He will also be speaking about the ship The Bounty which will be used in the pilot episode, filming will take place at Port Jefferson.
The shows producers are looking for actors to play pirates and any other interesting people to work with the show. The producers will be collecting headshots.

Donna McKenna will be collecting canned foods for the local foods banks – so please bring in some canned food for the needy.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!!

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

Name:______________________________________Webpage:________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Phone:__________________ Fax:__________________ E-Mail:_______________
Talent (optional: producer, writer, director, lighting, sound, acting,
Make-up, music, computers, etc) ___________________________________________________________________
How did you hear about these meetings:_______________________________

Are you already receiving this newsletter by e-mail?_____________________

To Unsubscribe – please reply via this e-mail with “Unsubscribe” in the body of the e-mail. Also please note which list # you are on (if you know). Thank you.

Location Needed for Jim Carrey film (and still shoot)

2010-10-04T13:31:00.001-07:00

Locations Needed for Feature Film (and Still Shoot) – (Must be in Nassau County)

For feature film, “Mr. Popper’s Penguins” (starring Jim Carrey), they need a very old style classroom to shoot for one day in November. Think young Indiana Jones style classroom. Wood trim. Interesting decor. No white boxes. We need to shoot it during the day. The character is supposed to be around 10 years old. Any place you can think of would be very helpful.

For a still photography shoot for Joseph Liebman Photography they need an exterior nature preserve. This is a very small shoot- only 6 people, still camera equipment and not a lot of money. Do you have any places in your areas that do not charge a large permit, administrative or use fee?

If you have any suggestions for these areas, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the job name.

Thank you!
Best,
Debbie

Location Needed AND Filmmakers Connection Meeting

2010-10-01T10:05:00.000-07:00

Location Needed (Must be in Nassau County)

For a Honda commercial – they’re looking for a countryside road (which they may be able to do at a local college) that leads to a working class area. Upper middle class – must be able to see other houses around it. The catch here – this is a late night shoot – but it has a healthy budget. In other words, they don’t have a problem working with the neighbors, but would rather not have to pay them all as they feel they can probably do this easier in other areas – but I’d really like to see the money spent in Nassau County. They will need to park some trucks on the street – but this is only a 40 person shoot – not a huge one. Any villages/cities/towns up for the challenge?

If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com. Please reference: Honda commercial.

Also – anyone interested in attending the Filmmakers Connection networking meetings, there will be one on Monday (YES – MONDAY), October 18 at 7:00 pm in room 303 at Five Towns College in Dix Hills. The speaker it tba.

Thank you!

Debbie

2010-09-24T10:26:00.000-07:00

Actor Eric Roberts with Nassau County Film Office Director, Debra Markowitz.

First – the Fringe is this Weekend AND Locations Needed for Major Feature Films

Anthony Tarsitano’s award winning film, “Calling It Quits,” is now available for sale. If anyone is interested, you can find info at: http://www.callingitquitsmovie.com/cmd.php?af=1225762

LIIFE will be part of the Long Island Fringe Festival at the Tilles Center (CW Post Campus in Greenvale) on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26. The screenings will be held in the Humanities Bldg (there will be people there to direct you where to go). Come and meet the filmmakers – almost all, if not all, will be there! Many of them have spoken at our filmmakers connection meetings before (I’ve included their name if they have/will be). Bring your LIFTF membership card for discount.
Sat, Sept 25
12:00 Noon
This Mortal Coil (Sean King!)
Night for Day (Russ Camarda!)
3 pm
Hindsight (John Lazzaro)
Just Like Joe (Fred Carpenter)
Sun, Sept 26
12:00 noon
Bathtub Gin
The One That I Want
Purgatory Comics (Ralph Suarez)
3:00 pm
Mildred Richards
Video Guys (Dan and Jeanne Brennan)

Screenings are $5 for members, $7 for the general public. You pay for one admission, and can go to any one film block (unless you buy the bundle and can see more than one film block). Link: http://www.tillescenter.org/event.cfm?id=549

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!!

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

Locations needed for Feature Films etc

(These locations must be in Nassau County)
For HBO Movie, “Too Big to Fail”, they’re seeking a cavernous, tall ceiling, old bank-like building for a financial institution, along the lines of a Cipriani in NYC

For feature film, “The Great Gatsby.” The movie will probably be filmed next spring/ summer. Baz Luhrmann is directing. They are looking for a red brick/ Greek revival type mansion rather than the castle look. The second house is what Beacon Tower looked like - almost chateau with point. Not cast yet.

Marvel Studios feature film, “The Avengers,” is looking for a large lab like building with an atrium. Must be modern, grand and circular. Big shoot.

Paradox, Inc. needs a spacious Turkish bath for a Chromeo music video for one day during the last week of September. This is for a 40 person shoot.

Travel Channel needs a 1900's style cobblestone road surrounded by grass, trees, a brick building, possibly old-fashioned lamp posts and arches for one day the end of next week for a program, "Mysteries at the Museum."
If you have any suggestions for these locations, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the project name – thank you!
Best,
Debbie

Televsion program - Paid gig!

2010-09-15T16:30:00.000-07:00

Photo: Kerri Russell and Will Arnett of "Running Wilde"

Running Wilde / Fox Television - Central Casting NY

Sept. 15th 2010

Central Casting is seeking men & women who have costumes for a Renaissance fair & are free for possible work on or between Sept 20th & Sept 24th, 2010. The possible work dates are Tues 9/21 or Wed 9/22. The dates are subject to change. We are also looking for jugglers (please indicate how well and what you can juggle), buglers (indicate if you have a bugle and if you can really play), sword swallower, people who know how to ride horses and joust, a jousting coordinator, men & women under 5 ft tall with their own costumes and any other unique people who would be at a renaissance faire. You should indicate what type of costume you have and if you would be available for the possible work. Please include a photo of you in your costume and a picture of you juggling or with your instrument. We provide transportation. This is a paid job. We are looking for adults who can portray 18-80yrs of age and all ethnicities are welcome. If you are available please contact Ali immediately with picture and contact information to RunningWildeBG@gmail.com.
NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE
ATTN: ALI
875 6th Ave.
24th Floor
New York, NY 10001
RunningWildeBG@gmail.com

My Imperfect Life and Remembering 9/11

2010-09-11T11:31:00.000-07:00

My Imperfect Life and Remembering 9/11/01

I’d like to say that my life is perfect right now, at this very minute, and at most moments, it feels as if it is. John and his daughter are at the Sands Point Preserve dressed up in period garb and becoming medieval folk. My daughter is at work, where she can drive to because she has a license and her car. My rescue mutt, Trippy, is lounging in the back yard, sunbathing, which she likes to do quite often. I feel such pride that I’ve been able to have and run my own home.
And I’m here, in my home, after shopping and doing errands and providing for my family, writing this blog and feeling so thankful. And what’s not perfect? I have a job I love, true, it’s now where I’d imagined I’d end up 30 years ago, but it’s still great. I have my health, my happiness, both of my parents are still alive, I’m close to my brother and his wife. I have a partner who is a true equal who challenges and/or supports me every day to be who I was meant to be – to fulfill whatever journey I was sent here to follow, or create. I can move my body in all sorts of ways which brings me joy – whether it be dancing, walking, running, yoga, weight lifting or just stretching, and it all feels so good. And I can’t forget my amazing friends who I’ve been fortunate to meet.
We’re not here on this earth for too long. We’re a basic blip in the time continuum that is infinity. And we’re actually not here to just exist and get by. We’re all here to learn something – but I don’t think there’s anything wrong with having an incredible time while we’re here! While I can’t say I’m happy every moment of my life, I am most. Like the Aerosmith song says, “I don’t want to miss a thing.” I don’t. I want to do it all, have it all. I don’t mean material things, though those are fun – but a true spiritual and happy path. The ability to truly help others along their way is a luxury, and something I’m very thankful for as well.
John said to me yesterday, he wonders sometimes what it would be like if we’d met each other 30 years ago. But in truth, while it must be an amazing experience to have children with someone who actually would stick around and be part of their lives, and while I can’t even imagine what wonderful children we could have created, would we have been ready for each other? Maybe we would have been happy and stayed together all this time, but would we have become who we were meant to be? Would I have known enough to demand from him everything that I needed? Would I even have known what I needed if I didn’t go through everything I did? I think not.
I think I had to go through a couple of bad marriages to realize that security was not the answer. Growth, expansion is the answer – but maybe I wouldn’t have known that. How on earth could I have created my first two books, “Naked in the Rain,” and “Sarah and Caleb,” if I didn’t know pain, and loss, and hope and survival? They’re not biographies, but the messages are there. When people e-mail me to tell me what those stories have meant to them, I know I’ve hit upon a universal condition – one many of us have gone through. And though I don’t have the entire thing figured out, I do know that we are all basically different parts of one being. If I really dislike someone, is there something about me that is similar to them that I don’t like? How can I change it?
Hearing sirens outside as I write this, it’s a terrible reminder of 9/11. Of all that was lost, and it can never be properly counted. Lives, innocence, health, security, freedoms…so much. But life did go on, it does every day. Babies are born (welcome, Isaac Henry Bard), people have looked inside themselves to see what really matters. Hopefully some of us have learned to not take a day for granted, to love as much as we can. To be able to, for a short while, see each other without the veil of ego. To feel each other’s pain…and hope. To know what it is to be one, and to want to give of yourself.

This was my 9/11 post on Facebook:

I was at my computer when a friend IM'd me that a plane had hit the first tower. "What an idiot," I thought. When he told me the second tower was hit, I froze, and knew it was so much more. I went in to my friend, Debbie Damone (still alive then), and we went up the hall to watch TV in the Real Estate department, in... shock as they fell. My exhusband (still my husband then) called (which he never did), and I decided to go home. The buses took the children home early that day, and we watched the events unfold on TV together. It was terrible for everyone, some obviously more than others. But we stood together, we put our flags out, some gave their lives, or lost loved ones, but we all lost something. But we stood together, all of us. We met on the street corners and lit candles and said prayers. Some of us tried to go in, or gave food and water, and it was turned away because of the outpouring of volunteers and donations. But for a while, we all looked at, and treated each other differently...with love, and with the understanding that it was felt by all. Don't you see - if you rally against something without the true facts, if you hate for no other reason than the color of someone's skin or their religion - we all lose. They win. Of course there are bad people everywhere, but most are not. Maybe it's idealistic, but if we can love in return - we win. We all win.
This is not a holiday to be celebrated, but one to be remembered. And if you choose to celebrate, celebrate love.

2010-09-10T11:23:00.000-07:00

(Actor Nick Stahl in "Boarding House")

CP Cre8tive Media Casting Looking for Sag and NON Sag men and women all ethnicities who are over 18 with their own costume. YOU MUST HAVE YOUR OWN COSTUME TO SUBMIT. You must also be fully available Wednesday September 15th 2010 with no day or night conflicts and legal to work in the United States.
Please email submit a picture of you in your costume along with your contact information (name, phone #, etc)* please also note any props to RunningWildeBG@gmail.com, This is a paid job that adheres to the standard SAG and nonunion BG rates. Long Island residents are encouraged to apply as well.

Casting locations for an editorial for Florida International Magazine. It is Florida's most relevant Fashion, Art, and Culture Magazine. While based in Florida, the magazine is distributed throughout the biggest Cities in the United States. We are looking for estates and homes with ellaborate decor for our December issue. I am eliciting help from real estate agents and homeowners looking for the right press and exposure of their home, as it will cater to our subscribers. All those participating will receive credit and maximum exposure to the intended clients. Contact: DeAndre DaCosta at ddacosta2000@gmail.com.

Low budget feature film, Boarding House, starring Nick Stahl (Carnavale) needs a Midwest, industrial truck stop feel of a diner (for 5 days). They also need a home to simulate a boarding house - single room occupancy in an industrial type area. This is for a 4 - 5day shoot around October 6.
A unit production manager and 1st AD are needed for a short, low-budget (non-union) film. These are paid gigs. Shooting is from Sept 27th through October 11th. This is for a short, student, thesis project. Locations will be:
Studio (Easthampton Studio in Wainscott)
Highway (Sunrise highway east end)
Westhampton Beach (Restaurant, Cafe)
Medford (Office Building)
NYC (Lower West Side, Meatpacking district)
He is a student working on my thesis project.
Please send your resume and expressed interest to: neil@duneroadproductions.com

Winning Films, Fringe Festival, Filmmaker Networking

2010-09-08T07:09:00.000-07:00

Nikki Reed ("Twilight" and "13") and DJ Qualls (Memphis Beat) in "Last Day of Summer."

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

Happy to see that one of our LIIFE 2010 winners, “The Last Day of Summer,” is playing in NYC. If you didn't catch it at LIIFE, come to NYC! “Last Day of Summer” is playing at the AMC on 42ns St. NYC starting Sept. 17th. Congratulations to Kevin Arbouet and Larry Strong.

Also pleased to see that a winner from the year before, Anthony Tarsitano’s film, “Calling It Quits,” is now available for sale. If anyone is interested, you can find info at: http://www.callingitquitsmovie.com/cmd.php?af=1225762

LIIFE will be part of the Long Island Fringe Festival at the Tilles Center (CW Post Campus in Greenvale) on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26. The screenings will be held in the Humanities Bldg (there will be people there to direct you where to go). Come and meet the filmmakers – almost all, if not all, will be there! Many of them have spoken at our filmmakers connection meetings before (I’ve included their name if they have/will be). Bring your LIFTF membership card for discount.
Sat, Sept 25
12:00 Noon
This Mortal Coil (Sean King!)
Night for Day (Russ Camarda!)
3 pm
Hindsight (John Lazzaro)
Just Like Joe (Fred Carpenter)
Sun, Sept 26
12:00 noon
Bathtub Gin
The One That I Want
Purgatory Comics (Ralph Suarez)
3:00 pm
Mildred Richards
Video Guys (Dan and Jeanne Brennan)

Screenings are $5 for members, $7 for the general public. You pay for one admission, and can go to any one film block (unless you buy the bundle and can see more than one film block). Link: http://www.tillescenter.org/event.cfm?id=549

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!!

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

Acting Gigs/UPM/1st AD/Models/Locations needed/Internship

2010-09-07T11:28:00.000-07:00

HBO’s television movie, “Too Big to Fail,” needs a Dutch colonial home for approximately a week in November.

For a children’s book, which will be turned into a film, a local filmmaker/writer needs to find some actors with good facial expressions. He needs three men and women early 30s to 40s and four boys, 8 to 12. Kids with parents always welcome and a plus. Please send resumes to JREDEN4261@aol.com. There is no payment for the still work, but here may be for the movie (if you are chosen for both).

A unit production manager and 1st AD are needed for a short, low-budget (non-union) film. These are paid gigs. Shooting is from Sept 27th through October 11th. This is for a short, student, thesis project. Locations will be:
Studio (Easthampton Studio in Wainscott)
Highway (Sunrise highway east end)
Westhampton Beach (Restaurant, Cafe)
Medford (Office Building)
NYC (Lower West Side, Meatpacking district)
He is a student working on my thesis project.
Please send your resume and expressed interest to: neil@duneroadproductions.com

Local internship/volunteer positions open:
Internships/Volunteer Positions Available at the Nassau County Film Office

The Nassau County Film Office has nonpaying, part-time internships and volunteer positions available in our Mineola office. The Nassau County Film Office helps production companies find locations and services when they are filming in the Nassau County area. We work with major studio films, independent films, commercials, industrial videos and fashion photography.

We work very closely with the Long Island Film/TV Foundation on producing the Filmmakers Connection Meetings and the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE).

Some of our past interns have gone on to become Promotions Managers of local radio stations, lawyers at the State Attorney’s Office, Location Scouts, Placement Managers in the entertainment field, and other varied positions in the film and commercial industries.

You must be good on the phone and computer literate. The Nassau County Film Office is open from Monday – Friday, 9 am – 4:45 pm. We ask that you work 2 – 3 days within those days/hours.

A successful internship can earn you a highly respected letter of recommendation, contacts in the film industry and possible job referrals.

Please e-mail your resume and the days/hours you are available to dmarkowitz@nassaucountyny.gov.

For further information, please contact Director Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168 or e-mail to DMarkowitz@NassauCountyNY.gov.

Thank you for your attention.

If you have any suggestions for the other positions/locations, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the project.

Thank you!
Debbie

Location Needed for Jim Carrey Film

2010-09-01T12:08:00.000-07:00

Location Needed for Jim Carrey Film

20th Century Fox's feature film, "Mr. Popper's Penguins" starring Jim Carrey needs a restaurant akin to a Tavern on the Green. (This must be in Nassau County). It should have a fancy, round dining room and you should be able to see greenery through the window. Though the shoot is interior, you have to be able to see outside. This is for a November shoot - will most likely be one day of prep and one shooting day.

If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the project name.

Thank you!
Best,
Debbie

2010-08-31T13:05:00.000-07:00

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)

A modern courthouse/room is needed for a pilot for a new USA television series - "A Legal Mind." (Not yet cast) They will need more courtrooms over the year, but one for one day for the pilot around mid-September.

For a foreign, independent feature, "Mamarosh," they're looking for government looking offices to look like customs and immigration offices. Also, an upscale loft with a filmable kitchen. Only a couple of days each mid-September.

This is a fun one, for feature film, "Man on a Ledge," they need to have a car drive parallel to a string of freight trains. The car then turns into the train and gets hit by it. So clearly, we need enough room next to a train for the car to drive, and a very friendly rail line.

If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the job name.
Thank you.
Debbie

Locations Needed for Film/TV and Internships Available

2010-08-30T13:49:00.001-07:00

LI Newstonight NYIT’s LI News Tonight is signing up interns for the Fall 2010 semester. If you or someone you know is interested in breaking into the television news industry, contact NYIT’s LI News Tonight at linewstonight@nyit.edu or 516 686-7952 to learn how we can put you on the air.

Interns/volunteers needed for the Nassau County Film Office. Hours of operation – Monday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:45 pm. Non-paying. Must be good on phone, computer literate, able to put in 2 – 3 days per week in Mineola office.

HBO's television movie, "Too Big Too Fail," needs two very large center hall colonials - one for three days and one for approximately a week. Still casting. Dates unspecified.

Feature film, "Arthur," needs a very large, green field over which to film two helicopters - one helicopter is filming the other. They will not be landing, and the only thing on the ground will be work lights, perhaps half a dozen, to light the ground.

Low-budget feature film, "Silent House," needs an isolated home they can board up for two months and take over. They prefer it vacant and by woods. They only have about $25,000 for the two months, but if you know of anyone at a bank that handle foreclosures, that could work. Or a family that is facing foreclosure and can stay somewhere for a couple of months - this could help them save their home. This is only a 30 person cast/crew situation, with a professional location manager who will respect the property.

For an Audi commercial - they need roads in Nassau County to show the scenic route. They will be doing area shots of the car driving. Must be in a film-friendly area.

If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference the name of the job.

Thank you.
Debbie

2010-08-30T11:51:00.000-07:00

Filmmaker Actor Russ Camarda

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

We will let you know as soon as the next Filmmakers Connection Meeting is scheduled – in the meanwhile – here are some other events you may be interested in for networking and meeting filmmakers.

Here are a couple of events we hope you’ll join us for:

Tuesday, August 31 at 7:00 pm at Five Towns College, Room 215 – be our guest at the Nashville Songwriters Association meeting where the guest will be Russ Camarda – this is a free meeting!! Their blurb: “The Long Island NSAI Workshop is having a special meeting held jointly with the Long Island Film/TV Foundation's Filmmakers Connection. Our guest will be filmmaker and media producer Russ Camarda who will discuss his feature films “'Night For Day'” and '“Lower Than the Angels'” as well as the logistics of writing music for film. We really want to encourage all of you to attend because, besides being incredibly informative, this meeting will hopefully be the beginning of a connection for our members with Long Island Filmmakers Connection. We are inviting members of the Filmmaker’s Connection to attend, so come out and network.”

LIIFE will be part of the Long Island Fringe Festival at the Tilles Center (CW Post Campus in Greenvale) on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26. Come and meet the filmmakers – almost all, if not all, will be there! Many of them have spoken at our filmmakers connection meetings before (I’ve included their name if they have/will be).
Sat, Sept 25
12:00 Noon
This Mortal Coil (Sean King!)
Night for Day (Russ Camarda!)
3 pm
Hindsight (John Lazzaro)
Just Like Joe (Fred Carpenter)
Sun, Sept 26
12:00 noon
Bathtub Gin
The One That I Want
Purgatory Comics (Ralph Suarez)
3:00 pm
Mildred Richards
Video Guys (Dan and Jeanne Brennan)

Screenings are $5 for members, $7 for the general public. You pay for one admission, and can go to any one film block (unless you buy the bundle and can see more than one film block). Link: http://www.tillescenter.org/event.cfm?id=549

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!!

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

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Casting Notice - Student Film

2010-08-11T16:03:00.000-07:00

Documentaries Wanted

2010-08-08T17:15:00.000-07:00

Documentaries Wanted

Nonfiction film ideas are being accepted through August 17 for the Paleydocfest2010 Documentary Pitch Workshop, taking place October 16 at Manhattan's Paley Center. Five up-and-coming filmmakers will be chosen to have their concepts or works-in-progress evaluated as part of the workshop, with one winner receiving a completion grant. Details at paleycenter.org/pitch2010.

(Via Newsday)

Filmmakers Connection Newsletter

2010-08-05T08:01:00.000-07:00

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION

www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM

Hello All, It was great seeing you over the summer at LIIFE. Hope you had as great a time as we did.

We will let you know as soon as the next Filmmakers Connection Meeting is scheduled – in the meanwhile – here are some other events you may be interested in.

Here are a couple of events we hope you’ll join us for:

Tuesday, August 31 at Five Towns College, Room 215 – be our guest at the Nashville Songwriters Association meeting where the guest will be Russ Camarda – this is a free meeting!! Their blurb: “The Long Island NSAI Workshop is having a special meeting held jointly with the Long Island Film/TV Foundation's Filmmakers Connection. Our guest will be filmmaker and media producer Russ Camarda who will discuss his feature films “'Night For Day'” and '“Lower Than the Angels'” as well as the logistics of writing music for film. We really want to encourage all of you to attend because, besides being incredibly informative, this meeting will hopefully be the beginning of a connection for our members with Long Island Filmmakers Connection. We are inviting members of the Filmmaker’s Connection to attend, so come out and network.”

LIIFE will be part of the Long Island Fringe Festival at the Tilles Center (CW Post Campus in Greenvale) on Saturday and Sunday, September 25 and 26. Screening times will be noon – 3 pm, and 3 pm – 6 pm both days. Films to be screened include Sean King’s “This Mortal Coil,” Russ Camarda’s “Night for Day,” the Brennan’s “Video Guys,” John Lazzaro’s, “Hindsight,” Fred Carpenter’s, “Just Like Joe,” and Ralph Suarez’s, “Purgatory Comics.” There are a few more films we’re waiting approval on, and will send you the link when we have it. Screenings are $5 for members, $7 for the general public.

If you’re interested in finding out up-to-the-minute information on film jobs that I hear about (both cast and crew) or locations needed for film/tv/commercials, plus other film related information (or my own personal musings), check www.debramarkowitz.blogspot.com You can also sign up for our twitter account below, and I will tweet whenever I have anything film-related of interest. Let’s keep the work here!!

We’re now on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo.

If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site.

If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168.

If you have a business, service, or headshot you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website. Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. Cost is $30 per year fee. If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY 11710. You may also pay at the meetings. The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free. It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000/$500 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail. If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year. If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker.

For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.

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Locations Needed for Film and TV

2010-08-04T12:38:00.000-07:00

Film Office Director Debra Markowitz with Tim DeKay and Matthew Bomer of "White Collar" and Kathy Pasquale on set.

Hello All, (These locations must be in Nassau County)
1)Television show, "White Collar," is looking for a modern, glass building with an atrium.
2)Feature film "Detached," needs institutional, yet peaceful building - should have "green" surroundings. Tree and a bench in front. This is for a small, feature shoot (but stars Adrian Brody).
If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com, and please reference which job this is for.
Thank you!
Best,
Debbie

Casting notice - Women

2010-08-04T06:21:00.000-07:00

Casting Notice

Looking for a real people for a web video - A Nurse in her 50's, a Mom in her 30's and a Beauty "Junkie" in her 40's. Paid one day shoot. Pls message me suggestions and repost. Contact Rose Viggiano at rose.viggiano@gmail.com.

Home Needed for Horror Film

2010-08-03T13:11:00.000-07:00

Hello All, (This location must be in Nassau County)
For an independent horror film, "Silent House," they need a home for two months (to prep and wrap and for an actual 10 days of filming). This is an 80 person cast/crew situation. They're looking for a large summer home in a rural town. Home should not be delapidated, but not newly rennovated either. Should be near woods and have at least four bedrooms. It should not have too many homes around it.
I know this is a tall order, but if you can't think of anything, please contact me at debfilm@aol.com.

Movie Locations Needed and Casting for Actors/Actresses

2010-08-03T07:08:00.000-07:00

Casting for Actors/Actresses and Locations Needed for Movie Shoot

Firstly, that casting job for children that I posted yesterday has been filled - please don't send any more resumes/e-mails - thank you.

Via Michelle Rouhani: CASTING: Indy feature film needs bg actors Sept-Nov 2010. Shooting in and around NY, LI & NJ. Men-women ages 18-75 yrs old, all ethnicities encouraged to apply. Pays $85/day for non union and SAG scale for SAG actors. Will post for special ability and stand ins info when needed. Pls submit hs/resume to cpcre8tivemedia@aol.com. In subject line put: Blackmail BG (and if you're not on CP Cre8tive Media Casting page,please do so for up to date castings. Not all posts get put on her page).

Locations needed for a large movie shoot. If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com. These must be in Nassau County, NY.

Thank you.

1) Villain's Lair
a factory or industrial space for the interior lair of our master villain - architecturally dynamic, enormous, the more hi-tech the better but could be something old we convert into hi-tech with manufacturing component. a sprawling space, that could feel temporary, like he just set up shop in there recently, and is on the move/in hiding. still looking to feel remote, not NYC, would be nice if it had an interior/exterior aspect. someplace we can build into, with some character that is dissonant with the tech enterprise that is going on inside.

examples: closed down museums, old train stations or bus terminals, water treatment plants or other industrial spaces, massive nightclub or converted church, military bunker, in iron man they shot in a a factory that builds commercial aircraft, quarries, crypts

2) Hi-tech Research-Facility
a hi-tech "campus" (or cluster of buildings) - like a Google or Cupertino facility with modern exteriors (especially glass) with great interior spaces that could be used as labs, etc (we like Brookhaven National Labs, but would love to see more options)

3) Stark Tower lobby
lobby of a glass, ultra-modern skyscraper, featuring atrium with multiple levels
they love the hearst tower for this but no filming allowed. If there are any brand new high end glass buildings in Nassau County, we'd love to take a look.

Thank you,
Debbie

Locations Needed

2010-08-02T13:37:00.000-07:00

Locations are Needed for Television and Movies

Hello All, These must be in Nassau County.
Locations are needed for the following projects. If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com. Thank you.
1) For television program, "The Good Wife," they need an exterior of a mall or mall-like location. Know of any centers that are empty? I do have all the regular malls in Nassau County, but don't know of any that are empty.
2) For television program, "White Collar," looking for modern looking building with a lot of glass and atrium, similar to RXR Plaza in Uniondale.
3)For feature film, "Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You," starring Marcia Gay Harden and Ellen Burstyn. Looking for a house next to a junkyard for a three day shoot in September. Any areas or homes ring a bell?
4)Large feature film (can't say what it is) looking to shoot January 2011 - July 2011 - needs a large research facility - glass buildings - likes RxR bldg in Uniondale - so it should be like that - very modern and glass.
Thank you for your help. Again, please send suggestions to debfilm@aol.com.

Jobs Available - Casting and More

2010-07-29T13:37:00.000-07:00

Jobs Available

Nassau County Film Office Director Debra Markowitz and the wonderful Armand Assante

Casting via CP Cre8tive Media Casting: We
are looking for a male model 18-30 yrs of age any ethnicity with tats
and loads of piercings! This is for a photo shoot. Go see is in NYC
around the 2nd week of August. Model will be flown to Dallas Texas for
shoot mid Sept. Pay: $1500. Includes airfare/hotel/transporation.
Submit photos and contact info to:cpcre8tivemedia@aol.com. Thank you and
good luck!! From Michelle Rouhani

Street Festival Coordinator
The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores is seeking a dedicated, professional, individual with strong work ethic who must be able to organize all related activities, delegate to coordinate all committees and handle all local compliance issues in conjunction with running a full scale festival. Individual must possess the ability to fund raise, market in print and through social media. Team building and communication skills are essential. This is a part time position that becomes full time during peak season. Immediate start possible. Exp required in fundraising and/or Event Planning. Sent resume to bcc11710@yahoo.com.

Long Island International Film Expo Closing Party Celebrities!

2010-07-19T15:29:00.000-07:00

Cathy Moriarty and Debra Markowitz at the closing party of the Long Island International Film Expo 2010!

Amazing night at the closing party of the Long Island International Film Expo! So many great celebrities helping us celebrate - Cathy Moriarty, Peter Greene, Brian O'Halloran, Anthony Mangano, Robert Clohessy, Brandon Hannan, Sharon Angela, Cristina Fontanelli, Lou Martini Jr, Lenny Venito and Jackie Martling. And so many talented filmmakers.

More info and pictures to follow - but here is yet some more press on LIIFE 2010!

More Press LIIFE 2010 (list 4)
http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/bellmore-theater-brings-the-movies-to-liife
Bellmore Patch – LIIFE Kick-off

http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/li-international-film-expo-2010-kicks-off-in-bellmore
Massapequa Patch – “The 5th Quarter”

http://massapequa.patch.com/articles/local-filmmaker-launches-the-long-island-international-film-expo
Patchogue Patch – “Taught to Hate” at LIIFE

http://patchogue.patch.com/articles/film-taught-to-hate

Long Island Herald – “Farewell to Arm” at LIIFE
http://www.liherald.com/detail/26285.html?content_source&category_id=26&search_filter&event_mode&event_ts_from&list_type&order_by&order_sort&content_class&sub_type&town_id

Production Hub – Distribution Panel at LIIFE

http://www.productionhub.com/events/view.aspx?item=23082

Bellmore Patch – “The 5th Quarter”

http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/video-weekend-buzz-at-long-island-international-film-expo#video-687345

Production Hub – Women in Film Panel at LIIFE

http://www.productionhub.com/events/view.aspx?item=23024

Armand Assante, More LIIFE Press/Media and Closing Party

2010-07-13T09:35:00.000-07:00

First of all - Armand freakin Assante!! What a wonderful, articulate, intelligent and gracious man. I had the pleasure of interviewing him with Dan Brennan of Dan Brennan Media and John Marean. We spent an hour and a half in his lovely home and got to find out all about his acting career and the mega stars he has worked with.
The piece is being edited and will be on the Long Island International Film Expo youtube channel soon!

You can also meet him (schedule permitting of course) at the closing party of the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) this coming Sunday, July 18 from 2:30 pm - 10:00 pm. Buffet, musical act "Gathering Time," comedy by Jackie "The Jokeman" Martling, the awards ceremony along with winners clips and then the AfterLIIFE party. Check www.LongIslandFilm.com for details.

And here is more press/media on the Long Island International Film Expo - come join us - we're having a blast seeing some great films and meeting some talented filmmakers and actors!!

Long Island International Film Expo 2010 – More Press & Media

Hairhut Radio – 90.3FM WHPC Miracle Ball Intro July 10, 2010

http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&send_id=907184885&email=84573f146b8e873688666c6096610308

Merrick Life – “Nothing Happened”

http://merricklife.com/issue/july-8-2010/article/calhoun-grad-gets-play-at-liife-fest

Bellmore Native Returns for LI Film Festival Debut

http://patch.com/A-v4p

Curtain to Open in Bellmore for LI International Film Expo

http://patch.com/A-vjG

LI International Film Expo Hosts Launch Party

http://patch.com/A-wrW

Merrick Patch – It’s Time

http://merrick.patch.com/articles/from-on-tour-to-on-the-big-screen#c

Bereavement -

http://alexandradaddariobrasil.com/

Bereavement

http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=23000

Bereavement

http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/38399/bereavement-world-premiere-long-island-international-film-expo

Bereavement – Icons of Fright

http://www.iconsoffright.com/

Make Film Connections at These Great Free Panels at LIIFE!

2010-07-10T06:59:00.000-07:00

Don't miss these great free panels at LIIFE - we bring the "connections" to you!

Saturday, July 10 - Noon - 1:30 pm Filmmakers Lounge - Free
Directors 'n' Actors (DnA) is a diverse group of directors working in film, television, and theater who meet weekly to explore the craft of directing actors. The directors focus on effective communication with actors, while using Judith Weston's "Directing Actors" as a guide.

On Saturday, July 10th at 12:00pm, members of DnA will present the group's round robin workshop model. Directors will trade off working with two actors on a scene from a produced movie. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A with the audience.

DnA workshops take place Monday nights in lower Manhattan. To learn more please visit directorsnactors.com.
DN

Sunday, July 11 - 12 noon - 1 pm - WOMEN IN CHARGE: Kicking Open The Doors To The Film Industry - free - Filmmakers Lounge
NYWIFT, CAVU Pictures & Long Island Film/ TV Foundation presents:

WOMEN IN CHARGE: Kicking Open The Doors To The Film Industry a panel discussion at The Long Island International Film Expo
Join us on Sunday, July 11th, 2010 at 12 noon, at the 13th annual Long Island International Film Expo, as we hear leading women filmmakers, producers, executives and journalists discuss their experiences working in the business, the steps they took to get to where they are today, and offer their guidance and recommendations for emerging female filmmakers, and entertainment professionals. This panel will give insight on issues impacting women in film and television, and identify strategies on how to enter, take charge and excel in the business. THIS IS A FREE PANEL!
Sponsored by: New York Women in Film & Television (NYWIFT), CAVU Pictures & Long Island Film/TV Foundation

Moderated by: Producer/ Distributor Isil Bagdadi, Co-Founder & President of Distribution at CAVU Pictures
About the Panelists:
GRACE BLAKE: renowned film producer of such ground breaking films as School Daze, and Associate Producer of Silence of the Lambs, and Production Supervisor of The Wiz. Ms. Blake is the past president and board member of New York Women In Film and Television and continues to serve in an advisory capacity at the organization and as a mentor to young people seeking careers in the film industry. She also served as the Executive Director of the Famed Apollo Theatre Foundation and produced several live performances (including A Harlem Tribute to Lionel Hampton), and hosted Tony Bennett when he gave his first solo concert performance on the Apollo stage. During her tenure she lead a restoration and revitalization campaign that raised more than $2 million to aid in the great work of the Apollo Theatre to promote the musical heritage of African-Americans. She has received a number of awards including the Leaders In Action Award for Business from the New Women In Leadership Symposium, Long Island’s 50 Top Women Award and most recently, the 2009 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award from the Hollywood Baptist Cathedral, and the 2009 NAACP Freeport Roosevelt Award acknowledging her excellent service in the film industry and business during their 100 years celebration. She was also an honoree of the NYWIFT Muse Awards along with Lauren Bacall, Jane Pauley, Sally Field and Penny Marshall. Ms. Blake is the President Emeritus (2004-2008) of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Long Island Chapter Inc. She is currently managing the NCBW 100 LI scholarship program as Community Education Chair. Ms. Blake is also the President of Partners of the Americas, a government-to-government program launched by President Kennedy in 1962, partnering with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean building cultural awareness, respect and camaraderie.

ELIZABETH LUCAS: Filmmaker Elizabeth Lucas recently made her feature directing debut with three genre movies about New York City past, present and future: her indie rock musical drama, CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY (which is opening in theatres September 3rd), her slasher flick, RED HOOK (distributed by Phase Four Entertainment), and her sci-fi FADE TO WHITE. She’s also made three shorts, including the multi-award-winning ISABELLA RICO, which screened in 33 festivals worldwide, where she won Best Director and Special Achievement awards. Elizabeth is one of the founders of the New York Music Theatre Festival, for which she spearheaded the Movie Musical Screening Series. She has developed new musicals for the theatre at every stage, including several New York Musical Theatre Festival premieres: THE CURE, WILD ABOUT HARRY, THE LAST STARFIGHTER, THE VIEW FROM HERE and CAPTAIN GRAVY’S WAVY NAVY. Her Midwest premiere of HELLO AGAIN won two After Dark Awards and was recommended for a Jefferson Award. Her productions of FOOTLOOSE and JEKYLL & HYDE garnered rave reviews at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. She directs regionally and has directed countless readings and workshops. Favorite stage directing credits include NINE, KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN and RAPUNZEL. She has also assistant directed over 30 musicals, plays and operas with Tony-Winning director Walter Bobbie, international opera director Rhoda Levine, multi-award winning author, actor and director Simon Callow, Paper Mill Playhouse Artistic Director Mark Hoebee and many others. She has been a featured writer for SPUNK Magazine, GREAT LAKES STAGES and STAGE DIRECTIONS magazines. Elizabeth is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women, NYWIFT, 2004 Berlin Film Festival Talent Campus, the 2004 Commercial Theatre Institute 14-Week Program, the League of American Theatres Producer Development Program and the 1998 Lincoln Center Theatre Directors Lab.
ABBY PECK: Abby Peck is the Marketing Manager at WOMEN MAKE MOVIES (WMM), a multicultural, multiracial, non-profit media arts organization, which facilitates the production, promotion, distribution and exhibition of independent films and videotapes by and about women. WMM was founded more than 30 years ago to address the under-representation and misrepresentation of women in media, and has more than 500 films in its collection, representing more than 400 filmmakers from nearly 30 countries around the globe. Additionally, WMM's well-established Production Assistance (PA) Program helps American women directors get their stories to the screen. Projects that WMM has supported and distributed have won all of the most prestigious media awards including the Academy Award, Emmy Award and the Peabody Award, among others. WMM has also worked with dozens of local women's organizations in Asia, Latin America and in the Middle East to support new International Women's Film Festivals. Prior to joining WMM, Ms. Peck was the Events Manager for Jewish Funds for Justice, a progressive social justice organization. She also served as the Events, PR and Communications Manager for The Hetrick-Martin Institute, the oldest and largest LGBTQ youth agency in the nation. She received her BA in English from Kenyon College, and an MA in Comparative Literature from the University of London, Birkbeck College.
MELISSA SILVERSTEIN: Melissa Silverstein is a writer, blogger and marketing consultant. She is an expert in the area of social media regarding women and Hollywood. She is the founder and editor of Women & Hollywood, one of the most respected sites for issues related to women and film as well as other areas of pop culture. She has been featured on CNN as well as in Newsweek, Salon, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, NY Times, and many other publications. In 2010, Melissa was named one of 10 film critics to follow on twitter by Flavorwire. In 2008, it was named by More Magazine as one of the “blogs to watch,” and in 2009, it was named “Best Hollywood blog” bytotalfilm.com. Over the last several years, Melissa has created social media marketing campaigns and events for a variety of films including:Dancing Across Borders, Bright Star, The Boys are Back, Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg, Cheri, Sunshine Cleaning, Last Chance Harvey, Revolutionary Road, Hounddog, The Duchess, A Previous Engagement, Then She Found Me, The Business of Being Born, Becoming Jane, Bend it Like Beckham, and The Hours. She has also worked on several high profile public education campaigns including Take Our Daughters to Work Day and the Pro Choice Public Education Project. She was the founding project director for The White House Project and prior to that was the chief of Staff at the Ms. Foundation for Women. She is on the advisory boards of the Women’s Media Center and Women, Action & Media (WAM!) and is a member of NYWIFT. Melissa is currently producing and creating the Athena Film Festival at Barnard College in NYC, which will celebrate women’s leadership and will launch in February 2011. She is also expanding the work of her blog into a full-length book on Women & Hollywood.

About the Moderator:
ISIL BAGDADI: Isil Bagdadi has worked in the film industry as a producer, publicist, marketing and distribution executive. In 2001, Isil and her business partner Michael Sergio started CAVU Pictures in order to finance, develop, produce, acquire and distribute cutting-edge, critically acclaimed and award-winning independent films. CAVU Pictures specializes in theatrical releases and service deals for filmmakers, and recently launched a PR & Consulting division, CAVU PR, to help DIY filmmakers with release publicity and assist them as they navigate thru the maze of self-distribution options. Some of the films CAVU has produced and/or released over the years include the indie gem TAKE OUT (which was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award), the environmental documentary THE REAL DIRT ON FARMER JOHN (winner of over 40 film festivals, including the Reel Current Al Gore Award), the controversial Israeli coming-of-age love story THE HOLY LAND (Slamdance film festival winner, Independent Spirit award nominee), the doo-wop heist comedy THE DUKES (starring Chazz Palminteri, Peter Bogdanovich & Robert Davi), the Canadian cult comedy TRAILER PARK BOYS:THE MOVIE (produced by legendary Hollywood producer Ivan Reitman), and UNDER HELLGATE BRIDGE (Winner of the first Regal Cinemas Dreammaker Award, Prism Award nominee), which was Isil’s first film as a producer, and starred Sopranos regulars Frank Vincent, Dominic Chianese & Vincent Pastore. Ms. Bagdadi oversees all of CAVU’s acquisitions and theatrical releases. She also consults and does PR for the QUAD Cinema in NY, where she recently helped launch the QUAD Cinema Four-Wall Select program. She is currently doing publicity and consulting on the theatrical campaign for the indie rock musical drama CLEAR BLUE TUESDAY, which is set to open in theatres on September 3rd. Isil frequently serves as a panelist, moderator, mentor and juror at film festivals, and has taught film producing classes at the Digital Film Academy, and lectured at the CUNY Graduate Center. Isil has a graduate degree in Film from the New York Institute of Technology and her undergraduate degree in Communication Arts from St. John's University. She is a long-standing member of NYWIFT, and IFP, and serves on the Committee for the Future at the New York Women’s Foundation. She is also an Honorary Board Member & Advisor at the Long Island Film/ TV Foundation.

Press and the Long Island International Film Expo!

2010-07-09T05:14:00.000-07:00

Nassau County Film Office Director Debra Markowitz and actor William Forsythe

Great local film block (plus) at 1:45 pm at the Bellmore Movies!! Wine and Cheese reception at the Bellmore Movies from 5 pm - 6:30 pm, then "official" opening feature "5th Quarter" starring Aiden Quinn and Andie McDowell, along with Triple Play Tech Award Winner "Mildred Richards" etc - then actor Peter Green will be here for his screening of "Poetry Man" (and other shorts) at 9:30 pm. C'mon out - having fun!!!

Don't forget Directors "n" Actors Panel (DnA) at 12:00 on Saturday, July 10 in the Filmmakers Lounge (directly West of the Bellmore Movies - 222 Pettit Avenue, Bellmore, NY 11710)

NYWIFT sponsored panel "Women in Film - On the Move!" on Sunday, July 11 at 12:00 in Filmmakers lounge - both panels free!
http://liifilmexpo.org/sections/panels_and_events.html

Bellmore Patch - Omie Wise

http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/bellmore-native-returns-for-li-film-festival-debut

Merrick Life - Mildred Richards

http://merricklife.com/issue/july-8-2010/article/local-talent-gets-play-at-film-fest

Long Island Press - Many

http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/07/08/long-island-international-film-expo-returns-to-bellmore/

Long Island Herald - Many

http://www.liherald.com/detail/26263.html?page=1&content_source

Bellmore Patch

http://bellmore.patch.com/articles/li-international-film-expo-2010-kicks-off-in-bellmore

New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/04/nyregion/04spotli.html

Newsday

http://www.exploreli.com/going-out/movies/li-film-festival-features-eclectic-lineup-1.2082503

Long Island News Tonight - LIIFE Launch Party

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=10150225448430029&ref=mf

New York Daily News - Miracle Ball

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/2010/07/03/2010-07-03_film_hunting_for_the_miracle_ball.html

Bellmore Patch - Maggie Marvel

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=434401808853&ref=mf

LI Herald - Farewell to Arm
http://www.liherald.com/detail/26285.html?content_source&category_id=26&search_filter&event_mode&event_ts_from&list_type&order_by&order_sort&content_class&sub_type&town_id

Job Available - Judge Alex Show for Fox TV - Court Researcher

2010-07-02T06:35:00.000-07:00

Job Available!! Court Researcher for the Judge Alex show for Fox TV!

Here is the letter from the Case Producer:

Hello. I’m the Case Producer for the Judge Alex show for Fox TV. I’m looking to hire a court researcher in your area.

Please see attached a copy of the notice for the part time job. It pays: $10 an hour, plus .50cents a mile, plus parking. I also attached a copy of the letter of introduction. If you or know of anyone interested, please let me know. I have over 50 researchers across the country and need a few more. Our show tapes until mid September.

Thanks..Look forward to further talking to you.

Sincerely,
Hedda Muskat
Case Producer
Judge Alex Show

1-877-881-5956
www.judgealex.com
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The Judge Alex Show, a nationally Syndicated Television Court Show on Fox TV, is now hiring part time Researchers to go to local court houses and gather small claims cases that are filed and have not yet been heard by a judge.
This is a great opportunity to be a part of a show that is going into it's 6th season!. Looking for smart, self-motivated, hardworking individuals to make runs to local courts a couple of days a week for several hours a day. The show pays the Judgment so it’s a win win for everyone!
You will be communicating with production staff on a regular basis. We are only interested in those who are reliable, friendly, and self motivated. Must have a car and Internet access.
What a fun way to earn extra money! If this is you, please respond to this post ASAP!
Tell me what court houses that process small claims cases are you closest too: e-mail: Hedda.muskat@judgealex.com Put in the subject line the city and state you living in.
Thank you. Hedda Muskat Case Producer
1-877-881-5956
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Small Claims Court

Dear Court Clerk:

This letter is to introduce you to ________________________ a member of the Fox television show “JUDGE ALEX” (Twentieth Century

Fox). The Case Researcher will be engaged in the research for the development and production of the show.

Judge Alex Ferrer is a former Police Officer and Florida Circuit Court judge. He is the host of "Judge Alex" a respected courtroom strip show now starting it's sixth season from Twentieth Television.

Judge Alex is the only television judge with extensive police, legal and judicial experience, presiding over a wide array of cases, resolving complicated issues with his straight forward approach and cogent rulings.
Judge Alex was voted the most trustworthy face in daytime television.

Specifically, we are requesting that we be allowed to see the public record filings (in accordance with the Open Records Act) of small claims and civil cases that have not yet been heard in court. It is our hope that we can do this research on a day appointed by your office. Please note that we will review the cases on the premises only.

We will try not to disrupt your routine or your files, and would appreciate your help in this matter.

Thank you very much for your assistance and please feel free to contact me anytime if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,
Hedda Muskat-Case Producer
1-877-881-5956
Judge Alex Show-20th Century Fox Television
10201 W. Pico Blvd.
Building #101, Suite 3200
Los Angeles, CA 90035

Casting Call - 5 - 7 yr old girl

2010-07-01T18:48:00.001-07:00

IMMEDIATE CASTING CALL! looking for a FRENCH GIRL VOICE OVER TALENT - must be a native French Girl (age between 5 and 7 years-old) who has clear voice. project is for a company's TV commercial (simple transcript, for about 10 seconds).
The recording is scheduled for early next week. If your child is available, please contact them AS...AP (tel: 646-541-8392)
Thank you!

More Than We Need

2010-05-22T17:17:00.001-07:00

More Than We Need

As I write this, countless gallons of oil are leaking out of a hole in the Gulf of Mexico due to BP’s practice of off-shore drilling for oil.

The leak is bigger than reported, and it’s reached the marshlands of the East Coast of the United States.

This is a disaster of monumental proportions. And why? Why do we as a nation, a really great and majestic nation, allow this to happen? Because we squander? Because we’re not careful enough? There’s one simple reason. We use, we take, we waste more than we need.

We have an attitude of entitlement in the USA. If we work hard enough, we can have as much as we want. If we don’t earn a lot, we can still go to the “all you can eat” buffet and take as much food as you desire. Even if we just taste it all and throw the rest out. Or if we eat it all so we don’t waste, then we’ve simply used our bodies as a disposal unit. I’m guilty of this too. It’s there, we’ve paid for it, we deserve it.

We have to redecorate, redress, replace, and own multiple homes and vehicles. Why? It’s fun. Shouldn’t we be able to update our wardrobe, keep a new car in the driveway, and replace our furniture every few years even if it’s still functional?

Why do we have this mindset? Why is there never enough? I’m no angel here, so I’m not holding myself above this. I have a big mortgage and a daughter in college. I drive a 16 year-old-car because I can have a new car or pay for my daughter’s school. I can have a new wardrobe and take vacations, or I can pay my mortgage. I can rescue a dog or go out to expensive restaurants. If I had the money that I don’t have now, I still don’t think I would get rid of my car. It still runs well. It’s been reliable for me, and I respect that. But if I had the money, I would take those vacations. I would buy those clothes. But for some people there is never enough. “There is never enough of that which does not satisfy.” “Things” and “food” can’t replace where there is a true deficiency. We, as individuals, need to internalize that.

Then there’s the corporate mindset where it becomes acceptable to treat our workers like dirt so we can enjoy greater profits. Where ROI is more important than humanity. We might still be making money, but we need more. We must have…more. Sell vaccines that are proven harmful or drugs that are dangerous because by the time they are taken off the market, fortunes have been amassed. Take away your employees healthcare, because even if the company is still profitable, you have to stay ahead, keep ahead, and accumulate more wealth.

I’m guilty of that too. Saving, growing, planning – but not at the expense of others.

It’s great that we’ve started to conserve and recycle more – but why do we still use so damn much? Why do IPODs have to be updated every year or so? Why do we still, in this day and age, plan obsolescence? Why do there have to be umpteen video game units? Sure, free enterprise. Technology advances. Understandable, but we are the ones who replace phones as if they were yesterday’s newspapers because the newer one has more bells and whistles.

I’m a believer in the law of attraction – to want more, to rise to your full potential and achieve your dreams. But something has gone awry. And I’m scared. This oil spill is contaminating our environment quicker than anyone thought possible; and we are powerless against it. Our president talks about all forms of energy availability and brings up the topic of nuclear power plants again. Have we not learned? Do we need a Three Mile Island or a Chernobyl reminder? I don’t care how safe you say those plants are – they’re created and run by humans, and we make mistakes. Lots of mistakes. And why even venture into this arena? Because we take more than we need. Because we have to have it all and then some. Maybe the time has come to scale back. I know that people want what they want, after all, they’ve worked for it. Does anyone need a home with thirty or more rooms? Or a television and computer in every room? And yes, I’m guilty of the computer thing, though not the televisions and certainly not the thirty rooms.

I’m sorry if this sounds like a downer – but I’m scared. I love the conveniences we have in modern day America. Heat, hot water, air conditioning, televisions, computers, cell phones are all amazing things! I love that I can drive anywhere in a 15-mile radius and buy anything I want. I’d have a screening room in my house if I could afford it. And one day, a new car. But when does it become excessive? And how do we stop it? Have we just grown too quickly to be able to handle it all? I don’t know the answer; I wish I did. But until we can figure out, maybe we just have to stop taking more than we need.

Extras Needed for "Royal Pains"

2010-04-29T11:41:00.000-07:00

Extras needed for Royal Pains - check out their facebook invite below, and good luck!

http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php#!/event.php?eid=116881498334459&ref=mf

Movie Jobs, Acting Jobs

2010-04-28T15:00:00.000-07:00

Job Posting Date: 04/19/10

Associate Producer:

Strong, experienced AP needed for independent documentary film (possible television) on the treatment/relationship with animals by humans. It will be a purely journalistic, non-activist and non-partisan exploration into the issues from all perspectives. Candidate must (must) have solid knowledge of the issues and current events surrounding this subject, with a reasonable understanding of the processes involved in animal agriculture, biomedical research, pets/companion animals, poaching, breeding, and animals in entertainment. Note: This job will require very, very extensive hours. Only candidates able to commit such time should apply. Other requirements include good researching skills; excellent (amazing) booking abilities; a solid foundation in journalism; working knowledge of on the ground production, general ENG; AVID/post (not FCP), archive, rights and clearances; valid drivers license; can do attitude. The job starts immediately, and is expected to last at least 6 months. Looking forward! Please send a current resume (not a bio) and a creative but not-too-long cover letter that addresses this job in particular to to Senior Producer Adam Smart.

Email to: Info@twocatstv.com

For more information www.twocatstv.com
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Another unusual casting request..looking for a female contortionist 25-40 years old any ethnicity for a pharmaceutical commercial. SAG (will waiver non union if we can't find union. If you or you know of anyone pls let me know asap. Thanks! (casting takes place in NYC. Shoot will take place in Las Vegas.)
Contact: Michelle Rouhani at cpcre8tivemedia@aol.com
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Also contact Michelle Rouhani at cpcre8tivemedia@aol.com for:
Anyone know a female harpist who owns her own harp? Looking for one (will waiver if can't find SAG) for a day of special ability BG for RUBICON. Let me know asap NYC casting director needs.
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Plandome Heights has a vacancy for the position of Clerk Treasurer.
If you know of a suitable candidate, especially in this economic environment, I’d be interested in your recommendation.
The salary for this combined spot is about $50k and there is a health plan. VPH does not participate in the retirement system.
Hours are 9 to 4 Monday through Thursday, 9 to 3 on Friday.
Candidates should send their resumes to mayor@plandomeheights-ny.gov
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My blog will be returning soon. Good luck!

Locations Needed for TV/Commercials

2010-04-27T07:21:00.001-07:00

Hello all, (These need to be in Nassau County).
Locations needed:
1) Scouting Tuesday and Wednesday for an empty house for a Loews commercial. The gag is that everything that can go wrong with a do it yourself.. (like water spraying from a pipe). Should be a home with character - probably older and tasteful, but a money pit or fixer upper. Know of any homes or a film friendly broker/developer? Shooting next Thrusday.
2) Need a large event space, but with character for television series, "Lights Out." They will stage a boxing event there - so it should be able to hold 200 extras and about 100 crew. Not looking for empty space, but something with character.
3) For a web commercial, I believe for a John Grisham book, they looking for a huge empty area. They already have Grumman Studios in the their file, and I sent them to the Freeport Armonry. Any suggestions.
If you have any suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com.
Thank you!
Debbie

Just a Job This Time

2010-04-23T07:46:00.000-07:00

A feature film I've been working with needs an accounting clerk to work from now till October if anyone has interest and experience - out of Silvercup East. Please send your resume to: andrew.saxe@gmail.com.

Losing Those We Love - The Passing of Janice

2010-02-06T17:05:00.000-08:00

Losing Those We Love - The Passing of Janice

On February 5, 2010, Janice Smestad passed away. She was way too young. Seems that happens with more frequency these days. I met Janice twice and exchanged Facebook messages a couple of times. Yet I am touched deeply by her loss. John says that I “feel the pain of the living.” That’s always been true. I’m an empath. I’ve been known to feel the pain and emotions of people near me, even if I don’t consciously know they’re having issues. I feel the closest connection with John, and I can tell when his leg or hip hurts, or whether it’s his back or shoulder. With Sarah, I feel her emotions, though I may not know the cause.

So with Janice, I feel the impact of her loss on Doug, and her friends and family. I also imagine what it would be like to be so in love and have your partner leave you behind. Even though, intellectually, you know that it’s all part of the journey and we will all be re-united one day, it doesn’t fill that void left where the love of your life used to be.

Sitting in a room with John and many of Doug and Janice’s friends and family, I learned a little about myself. These people loved her. They knew her. They knew what she felt good wearing, what jewelry was important to her, that her favorite color was purple and how she would have liked to end the last days of her life. Whether it was Doug bringing her Haagen-Daaz ice cream pops or a few friends sitting quietly around her as she rested. Janice didn’t like large groups of people, though she loved and touched many. Friends drove in and flew up from out of state to be with her. People who never met each other before bonded instantly over their love for her. It was truly touching to be around such wonderful people that loved this wonderful woman. Doug second guesses some decisions he made about her care which is standard for anyone who loses someone they love and multiple treatments were available. I told him that everything that was done was the right thing. What I didn’t tell him is that she simply completed this leg of her journey. She was done with what she came here to accomplish. You may be able to keep people around a little longer, but when the journey is over, the spirit goes back to where it came from. She will be waiting for him and all those that loved her, and I’m sure she will be watching over all those people who cared so deeply for her.

John and I walk Trippy at Mill Pond whenever possible. It’s peaceful and gives us time to talk and contemplate. I realized that when I die, although I do have friends, no one knows me the way people knew Janice, except for John. People don’t know the jewelry I like, or what I’d like to be cremated in. I don’t see people coming in from out of state (except perhaps my parents and brother if they outlive me) to spend the last of my days or weeks with me. It’s not that I’m not a good person or that I don’t care about or try to help people, but it’s always been that way. The same with John. No one knows me the way he does with that level of connection. I’ve stayed by the side of three people that I loved as they prepared for their own transition. They died of cancers (lung, brain, leukemia). My friend Kathy only woke out of a coma when I went to visit her, and remained conscious till the end. I went every day because it seemed to give her comfort and she enjoyed having me around. Her conversations weren’t always lucid, but she was always Kathy. Loving and loved. Allison I didn’t even know that well, but she clung to me and would confide in a whisper, “I’m really scared.” And Debbie D who never had a party until the faux retirement party we gave her when it was clear she wouldn’t be with us long. She played video tapes of that party repeatedly whenever someone came to visit. Though she was bedridden and hooked up to machines, she beamed when she clicked the play button. I’ll always be thankful to GerriAnn for coming up with that idea. To see Debbie surrounded by friends and family. She ate for the first time in weeks, and ate everything in sight. She enjoyed holding court as people would come to her table and spend time with her. She was in a wheelchair at that time, but she was the queen of the ball. I’m so thankful I got to spend that time with her. Debbie Damone, like Janice Smestad, was a truly loved person. Unlike Janice, Debbie’s partner was never there for her. Debbie made up for it by loving those around her, and they, in turn, adored her. She was a simple soul who just loved. She never had children, she never married, but she was with the same man from when she was 16 years-old until her death at age 50. Her picture still hangs in the Nassau County Planning Department, and the bench with her dedication plaque still sits in Eisenhower Park. I was blessed with the privilege of writing her dedication for that plaque.

So there are people like Janice Smestad and Deborah Ann Damone who really touched people. Lots of people. Almost every one they met. Because of Debbie, I slowed down. I started to see more of the people around me than just how to succeed in my career. Whether acknowledging the mail people at work or the guy who comes to empty my garbage pail every day. I tried to be kinder, to give more of myself.

By nature, it seems, I’m as much of a loner as John. We have our friends, but we are most open to each other. I wonder if the lesson I’m to learn from this all is to be open to more people. Truly open, truly compassionate. Is that my job here? I’ve also been touched by Janice, though I hardly knew her. I do believe we are just one being split into fragments to come here and learn lessons. And if that’s the case, Janice and Debbie were the good stuff in all of us. They both died so young, left us too early. Perhaps their job was to touch the rest of us. To teach us that love really is all there is. I do know that when we are blessed with having our paths crossed by such beautiful beings, we are given a gift. One that needs to be unwrapped, nurtured and held dear to our hearts. And most importantly, one that teaches us how to better live our lives, with love.

Finishing Fund Grant Available AND Coming Home Again

2010-02-02T04:32:00.000-08:00

(Photo - Debra Markowitz - from Way Back Week)

Finishing Fund Grants Available AND Going Home Again
LIFTF Finishing Fund Grants

If you have a short or feature-length film shot partially on Long Island, the Long Island Film-TV Foundation is offering two finishing fund grants for $500 (more if the sponsors come in!!). Check www.LongIslandFilm.com. Cut off is February 28, 2010.

Going Home Again

I was born, Debra Markowitz. No middle name, no fuss. It’s an interesting name to have when you’re not Jewish, but everyone assumes that you are. That’s fine; I accept any holiday greeting that is offered. It’s a basic, non-flowery label for who I am. When I was younger I thought about changing it, but I assumed that would be done for me when I married. And I did marry, and two times had names that I thought were way cooler. One time not. But I always used Debra Markowitz for my work and my writing.

When I divorced, I kept my uncool married name because it made it easier to travel with my minor daughter. Not that we traveled much, but even going to Florida to visit my parents was easier with the same name. When I almost got fired because there was confusion between my married name and the name everyone else knew me by, I figured that the time arrived to go back to who I am. My daughter was 18, I was unencumbered. I wasn’t looking forward to all the paperwork I’d have to do, but once I started, it was a breeze. Well, the first half anyway. My credit cards were changed with only a phone call. The Social Security office in Freeport told me I couldn’t change my name until I changed my license first. The wonderful clerk at the DMV changed two registrations, two titles, and my license in ten minutes. He scoffed when I told him what social security had said. “But you had the proof,” he remarked. I agreed. I went to Social Security in Mineola; 15 minute wait time, half the documentation and was done there. Go Mineola! My credit union changed my name easily.

The hardest things to change were items like my mutual funds, my daughter’s college account and my cable account. Come on. My name is changing – I have proof. Call my phone number; I answer. E-mail me; I’ll answer that too. Send a letter; it comes to my address. We’re getting a little ridiculous here requiring signature guarantor (apparently notaries are no longer good enough), original divorce papers, and codes for my cable box, cable box cards and modem numbers. Doesn’t cablevision have these things on file? I didn’t switch my equipment, just my name!

Changing my name on my deed scares me. Legal papers, lawyers, money. My passport is just a matter of inconvenience, but probably not a huge deal. My library card…whenever.

What does feel really good? REALLY signing my real name. Me, Debra Markowitz, can sign a check and a legal document. I don’t have to decide which name to tell people when they ask. Business or writing business: Markowitz. Everything else: Markowitz.

I know it’s just a label. All names, after all, are just identifiers we call ourselves and the person we want to converse with. Perhaps it’s the symbolism of coming full circle that’s so appealing. Our experiences shape us all. My views have changed. I’m not waiting for that prince anymore (though my guy does actually have a suit of armor). I don’t have to wonder if I’m ever going to have children; been there, done that.
As far as what I’ll be when I grow up, I know what I am/was for a great deal of that time. The future is a mystery for us all. Where I always felt that great things were in store for me, now I know that they are IF I’m willing to do the work and not give up. Things are much less random…and much more random. The universe has more in store for us than we can even imagine, so it’s best not to dwell on the particulars more than we need to.

And here I am in the house I grew up in. Bought it twice; once with my ex, and once from my ex. It looks very different from when I was younger. It reflects me and my more streamlined style, my sense of design (or lack thereof) and preference for empty space and organization. Okay, it doesn’t always look that way, but a few times a year it actually does.

And with the new social media networking opportunities, I get to connect with new friends and business acquaintances, and find and touch base with old friends. The really great thing is that they now all know me as Debra Markowitz. Because that’s who I was, and that’s who I am.

As much as I know this lifetime is one continuous linear equation, we really are the people we were before, still. We’ve just added to our arsenal of skills, knowledge and experience. Who we are now is who we were then, just more evolved (hopefully). When all is said and done in this lifetime, I don’t know what the final result will be. I’m scared. I’m excited. But whoever/whatever I am in the end, I was Debra Markowitz, and I’ve come home again.

2010-01-18T18:07:00.001-08:00

(James Caan and Debra Markowitz from the set of "Henry's Crime." The Film also stars Keanu Reeves)

How to Become a Photographer on a Film Set AND She Was Then, I Am Now

I’d like to thank my location scout and production manager friends for this helpful information on how to become a photographer on a film set.

"I'm pretty sure you can just pay your initiation fee and get into 600 as a still photographer. Easy enough to call Chaim Cantor at local 600 and ask. The issue is, once you become a member, and pay the high fee to get in, it's very hard to get work. Even the best, struggle to work full time. Clearly, it's one of the best jobs to have on a movie." – Ged Dickerson

"From what I understand, people usually get in working some non-union jobs. Sooner or later, they'll work on a job that gets organized for one reason or another. The crew members of that job are then given the opportunity to join the appropriate IATSE union. In the case of a still photographer, that would be Local 600. It's also worth calling Local 600 directly to inquire about other ways to join. Also, to get started on non-union jobs it's probably best to call around to some low budget production offices an offer to work for free / very low pay. It's like anything else, you have to get your name out there any way you can."-Jason Farrar

She Was Then, I Am Now

Lots of interesting things come out of social networking. New people who want to know you, whether for personal or business reasons, old friends wanting to connect, and current friends who want an easier way to keep in touch. Lord knows in this busy world it’s easier to jot a comment about your well-being than it is to pick up a phone or meet for dinner. You also get to learn how multifaceted your business acquaintances are. That part I like a lot!

What I find most interesting is touching base with those old friends so that you can ask, “What the hell happened?” This has happened to me twice already. From the best friend who decided I was the anti-Christ decades ago and just never spoke to me again without explanation to the old boyfriend you finally get to ask, “so, why did you dump me anyway?” and getting the answer, “I didn’t dump you, you dumped me, but yes, I was a jerk.”

Sometimes you just want to know where people are and what’s happened to them along the way. Who ended up doing what they wanted to, who ended up where you thought they would, and who has totally re-invented themselves. It’s a way to remember the past by bringing it into the present. Of course there is some danger there if you get too caught up in it.

But I love it! Asking the things you couldn’t ask 10, 20, 30 plus years ago because you didn’t have the confidence to do so. Okay, so our skin might be slacker, the hips a bit wider, but the courage… WAY up on the scale. And don’t you just love it?

I guess it’s a trade off. You can be young and beautiful and feel like you can take over the world, or be strong and vital (oh okay, maybe still beautiful in a mature way) and know you really can do anything as long as you’re willing to do the work.

Someone recently said to me, “Oh, to be young again.” No way!! Sure, the physical stuff does has a certain allure – but I’d never want to give up what I know now, nor would I want to relive the painful experiences of the past or wait for them to happen again like a time bomb. And rest assured, if we could avert certain events, others would fall in our path that we’d have to navigate through.

I was so shy in junior high school that I had to acknowledge my agreement to date a guy and break up with him through a written note. I was the quiet one who felt like she never fit in. Heaven forbid I say the wrong thing and everyone think I was a jerk. Now you pretty much can’t shut me up. I think nothing of being interviewed by the media or speaking before groups of hundreds at a moments notice. Where did this come from? I guess you could go with the old adage, “I earned it.” I learned my stuff, learned to accept myself as I am, and surround myself with people who really like me. Reading helped. Whether self-help or just great writings; there’s so much to learn from everything that’s out there.

I am who I am, and I will make no apologies. Well, if I hurt you unintentionally I will apologize, but I make no apologies for who I am or how I got here. I am not necessarily proud of everything in my past, but I’m proud of who I am. And I am constantly evolving, because truly, with everything I know now, I still don’t know much.

So I guess I went from a shy outsider to a self-assured, cocky young person who thought I knew it all and could have everything at my fingertips to a more evolved person who knows I know hardly anything, yet have achieved much. There’s still so much more I want to do, and I will if I’m willing to do the work and take the time. It has always been me, but I’m not the same person. I know more who I am, and more who I want to be around. This “old” thing isn’t so bad if you know where you’ve been, and where you’re headed. So if you’re an “old” friend, look me up on Facebook, Twitter, or Myspace and drop me a line. That may be who I was then, but who I am now is pretty cool too.

Editing Job, Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet Movies and "The Secret" To Your Dream Job

2009-11-24T18:17:00.000-08:00

Editing Job, Locations for Angelina Jolie and Kate Winslet Movies and “The Secret” To Your Dream Job

Photo: Chris Noth (The Good Wife) and Debra Markowitz at the Nassau County Correctional Center.

Editing Job Available: Long Island area Huntington, E. Northport - they need someone with strong Final Cut Pro skills for ongoing projects. This is an assistant editing position at this time. Please drop an email including a resume to: john@digitalcut.com

Location Needed for “Salt” (Starring Angelina Jolie): Must be in Nassau County.
They are reshooting the end of feature film, "Salt," starring Angelina Jolie and Liev Shriber. They are looking for probably two days. They need a location that can look like the white house lawn (they will green screen in the White House) and then a lawn that looks like it's heading towards the woods. The catch - they need to land a black hawk helicopter. Know of any Nassau County locations with a large pristine expansive lawn (it does not have to be very green since it's winter) and then a lawn leading into the woods?

Location Needed for Kate Winslet film, “Mildred Pierce” Must be in Nassau County. They’re scouting for a neighborhood that has Spanish-style homes - stucco, clay-tiled roofs. Do you know of any other towns that might have whole streets of these homes? Here's a link to some of the homes/towns they’ve shot already. Click on "Mildred Pierce", then "Residential": http://spady.smugmug.com/MILDRED-PIERCE

“The Secret”To Your Dream Job

I’m a believer in a lot of the concepts other people would consider mumbo jumbo. I am a believer in “The Secret,” though I don’t think the book goes deep enough. Yes, you need to know your goals…pretty much anyway. Many of us know our goals, but we only know our goals of the moment. Sometimes where you end up is the best place for you to be, though it may not be where you planned to arrive originally.

I always had visions of myself as a writer since I was six years old. I loved to read and would narrate my life when I was alone. Yes, I actually did that and this was long before reality television. I also wanted to be an actress. I was preparing to do a monologue to audition for the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. I chickened out and went to Nassau Community College instead to study theatre/drama. I stayed one semester as a theatre major alongside novelist Ellen Meister who was in my tap and voice classes. We both transferred to other majors. I decided to pursue a career in business believing that I’d never make a living in the entertainment field.

Twenty-four years ago I happened upon a job in the County because it offered me a chance to do some writing. Maybe it wasn’t the novels I thought I’d write, but I got to write speeches, and articles, and literature for County programs. It was a start. Then something else happened. I discovered the Department of Commerce and Industry where, every once in a while, they did a permit for film, commercial or still photography. I jumped on it. Through the Department of C & I, the Nassau County Film Office was born. Maybe it wasn’t the way I thought I’d be part of the entertainment industry, but I was there. I was helping people make movies by facilitating the way for the locations. I started meeting creative people and counting some of them as my friends. In 1998 when I became one of the founders of the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE), I’d entered yet another realm of my career. I was getting to meet filmmakers from the world over and learning a lot about the technical process of making a film.

About eight years ago I began writing in earnest. I wrote three novels in a year and started writing commercial scripts and articles for a couple of magazines. So now I was a writer too.

This isn’t exactly the way I thought I’d be doing it, but I am doing it. I began my journey long before I read “The Secret.” I wonder now if I will progress much faster since I do know about the Law of Attraction. And I had another revelation today. While, yes, I’d love to make a very profitable living being a writer – I’d write even if I didn’t make a cent. It is rewarding to create and bring characters to life, but I feel most successful when someone wants to discuss my books and tells me what they mean to them. It really doesn’t get much better than that—to know that you’ve touched someone and made an impact on their lives.

So I guess I was always meant to be a writer and work in the entertainment field or perhaps I designed my life that way. I gave up at one point and never really believed that I could or would. Yet I guess once the goal is set, the vibrations take their course. Could it be “The Secret” is right? Set your goal and the rest follows? Or does destiny merely take you where you need to be? What do you think?

Location Needed for Kate Winslet Miniseries - and - What Pisses You Off?

2009-11-10T11:31:00.000-08:00

Location needed for Kate Winslet Miniseries – and – What Pisses You Off?

Locations Needed:

1) HBO miniseries, Mildred Pierce, starring Kate Winslet is looking for a large home or restaurant overlooking the water to look like a Laguna Beach restaurant in the 1930’s. Must be in Nassau County. To shoot spring of 2010.

2) For a Dunkin Donuts commercial – a large, older office needed, circa 60s or 70s. Needs a single office leading into a larger office for this one day shoot.

3) Need a large, modern office for a Fiber One commercial for a one day shoot.

If you have any suggestions in Nassau County, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com.

What Pisses You Off?

I’m not talking about your boyfriend leaving the toilet seat up, or your wife leaving the toothpaste cap off. I’m talking about things that are just…wrong. Actions taken by companies or governments that somehow have become acceptable. How to change them is another thing – but first, let’s get it all off our chests.

Being charged a fee if someone bounces a check on you. Whose bright idea was this? The person who bounces the check, yes. But the person who is the innocent depositer? How is this their fault? Charge the person who bounced the check twice as much, but not the person who is not at fault.

Being charged extra pool fees, laundry fees, conference room fees, etc. on top of what you pay for a hotel room, even if you never used any of those services/rooms. This is not okay. The flat rate should be the flat rate – end of story.

Unless you’re going to be a lawyer, accountant or go into any other specialized field, who decided that it was necessary to get a college degree? My degree did not help me in any of the jobs I’ve held. Did yours? Along with this one, standardized tests that show nothing other than that the person is a good test taker. Why torture students with this? And how do we change it?

Cigarette smokers throwing their cigarette butts out their car windows. What is that about? If you want to smoke it’s your business, but keep your butts in your car. If you don’t want to dirty your car, don’t smoke. I walk almost every day, and you can’t go a foot without seeing several cigarette butts on the ground. If you can get a ticket for littering – why isn’t this taken seriously? If you drive in New York for at least 15 minutes, I can pretty much guarantee you’ll see at least one person throw a butt out their window and onto the ground. Any advice to fix this?

Gum crackers. It may be fun, take stress off, or be unconscious, but it’s really annoying to the people around you. Please keep your slurping, cracking, popping and other annoying sounds to yourself. Thank you 

So, what pisses you off?

2009-11-03T15:55:00.000-08:00

Filmmakers Connection Networking Opportunity – and – Family? What Does it Mean to You?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 7:00 pm at Five Towns College, Dix Hills, Room 303 – meet award winning filmmaker Russ Camarda (Night for Day, Lower Than the Angels), DP Sean King (Lost Suburbia, The Ghouligans!), Fusion Effects special effects people Brian Schuly and Waldo Warshaw and casting agent Donna McKenna at the November Filmmakers Connection meeting. Bring headshots, resumes and business cards and be prepared to learn and network! $5 meeting fee for nonmembers, meeting free for members and student with appropriate ID. For more information, check www.LongIslandFilm.com.

Family? What Does It Mean To You?

I’m rethinking family. I was brought up in a very large Italian family. My mother always drilled into our brains, “friends are friends, but family is forever!” That from a woman who, rightly or wrongly, doesn’t speak to most of her living sisters now. But I believed that. Not that I liked everyone in my very large family. Although there’s just my brother and myself and our families, because my mother was one of 11 living sisters at one time, I have cousins up the wazoo.

When I got married, I had a blended family of my daughter and two stepchildren who lived with me. We were a family. I loved the family vacations, big Christmases and Christmas Eves over my house. I enjoyed the Halloween parades and the painful plays and recitals. When my stepson moved out in an unpleasant way – I was heartbroken. I saw the trunk of my family tree begin to show fractures. He and I kept in touch, though he didn’t speak to his father for several years. When my ex made it clear he had better things to do than be married to me, my relationship with my stepdaughter started crumbling as well. I guess part of that had something to do with her being a teenager too. Still, it felt good to include them in our family functions. I remember thinking quite profoundly that “family is what you make it.” When they stopping coming around, I was quite hurt till I decided it was probably for the best. I didn’t want to be around people who didn’t want to be around us. I still had my daughter, and our large family Christmases including my brother’s family, my parents and a myriad of cousins, elderly Aunt and friends, and most recently, John.

One of my cousins announced the other day that they just moved to a new home and since they have a young child, they’d like to start traditions of their own. I can’t really blame them. I will admit it was a bit tacky that they told me that without extending an invitation to my family – but that’s okay. It’s pretty clear where we stand. So after brooding for a day and a half, I tried to focus on all the money I’ll save and how much easier it will be. Then they asked if I wouldn’t mind if they came Christmas day instead. So much for saving money. My answer was, “of course you should come.” We were family, and I love them.

But the thought stream had begun. What will family holidays mean to me in the future? John had commented how the dining room was a wasted room. Except for the holidays, it’s just not used. One of the reasons I wanted to keep my house was for family gatherings. In the future, I do see them getting smaller and more…intimate. And what if, to be totally melodramatic, I am all alone one day. How will I celebrate? I have to think I still would. Maybe with some dynamite eggplant parmagiana and reliving an entire television series that I loved. If I were able bodied enough, I’d volunteer at a homeless shelter, or nursing home – somewhere, where people were alone as well.

So what is family anyway? Blood relations? Friends you love, whose lives change? Family that move on or away? An entire universe of like-minded and souled spirits who pass in the night but occasionally connect? Or are we it? Are we our own families? Celebrating who we are and occasionally bringing others with us? What do you think?

Keanu Reeves Movie Location AND To Write, Right.

2009-10-21T16:58:00.000-07:00

(Sarah and Caleb. Photo by Carl Timpone)

Keanu Reeves Movie Seeks a Modern Courtroom

Keanu Reeves is directing/producing his first movie, Henry's Crime. It's not a big budget film as he's doing it all out of pocket. They are looking for a modern (no paneling) courtroom for a brief scene. They'd like it preferably near East Meadow, but they may look elsewhere if necessary.

If you have something you think might work for them, please e-mail me at debfilm@aol.com.

To Write, Right

One of the things I love about Facebook and all the other social networking sites and blogs, is learning different point of views and sometimes getting valid advice.

I read a blog by an author who stated that you should always write for traditional publication. He stated that if you didn’t, you were most likely delusional.

I read the other writer’s comments and some were delusional, some were pompous and some were middle of the road. I’d like to believe I’m in the latter category.

Yes, of course; writers write to be read. I get thrilled when someone e-mails me and tells me how one of my books has touched them. I don’t write the happily-ever-after gooey kind of romances that seem to be so popular – but certainly romances they are. Romances with a lot of gut-wrenching I can’t believe that happened kind of moments...and plenty of sex. From the feedback I get, they’re well written. Even agents have told me that – but either the stories are not happy enough, too graphic, not graphic enough, or all that’s selling right now are vampires stories and regency romances.

So I started reading every vampire book I could get my hands on to see if this is something I might write in my own style. I came up with a supernatural love story – but not in the vampire vein (pardon the pun). But then I started getting crankier and more irritable. What was wrong? I wondered.

I read the blogs of writers who have several books published, and they still need to submit proposals for approval before they can write a story. Other successful writers have been made to change and rewrite what they done – only to have it still rejected by the agent/publisher.

So why do I write, and how do my stories come about? They just do. I don’t know why. I’ve known since I wrote my first book when I was six years old that I was supposed to write. I’ve written two novels which I published (Naked in the Rain, Sarah and Caleb), a third which I’m sending to agents (Karmic Wind), I’ve written two novellas and now have started my fourth novel.

I have notes for another half a dozen books at my disposal. But when I tried to write what I was told I “should” write – I seem to lose all inspiration. Now that doesn’t mean I can’t take an idea someone gives me and write for profit (example ghostwriting). That I can do easily. And if feedback makes sense, I have no problem changing something to make a better story. But my stories come from my heart. They’re deep and dark, and exhilarating and painful. And I feel that my characters deserve to come to life.

I want to create something wonderful. I’ve read decent books, good books, better books and then there are those that take you on a roller coaster. The page turners that transport you to another place; one where you actually feel you’re there. You think about those characters even when you’re not reading, and for several days after. Sometimes they stay with you – and you remember them intimately. THOSE are the kinds of characters and stories I want to write. Maybe they don’t fit the standard. I don’t want to criticize someone else’s “art.” It’s not my place to do so. I will read best-sellers from time to time to see what’s out there. Sometimes it seems that they are writing from a formula.

Anita Shreve, Alice Hoffman and Lisa Alther have written books that enthrall me. Nelson DeMille’s books will keep me glued to the pages, and there are various books that I’ve read along the way that remind me why I love reading so much.

I have to believe that if you write what is in your heart – the rest will follow. I want to write books that people can “feel.” We’re all connected – this is my way of reaching out, teaching, commiserating, touching another’s soul.

Should writing only be for the mainstream? Should writing what spirit moves you too make you delusional?

What do you think?