LIIFE Commercial by Dentsu – Casting now


The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is thrilled to have the award-winning commercial firm of Dentsu doing their film festival commercials. And they are doing this for free!!

They pitched a few ideas to us, one funnier than the next – and we are looking for a female 40+ to play a fortune teller for a few spots. No pay on this one but great exposure as they will be shown on Fios/Hamptons TV, our youtube channel, possibly Dentsu’s youtube channel, possibly Channel 12 and 55.

Hey, it may even be submitted for some awards, and you may end up on our poster!

Auditions will be this coming Tuesday (5/29) in Roslyn Heights, with the commercial happening shortly after.

If you are interested, please send your resume and headshot to kmd236@aol.com.

Best of luck to you, and thank you!

Best,
Debbie

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs and Locations Needed

Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and locations needed!!

Low Budget film (+-$100,000 budget), with great cast, seeking DP, AD, LM for 4 weeks June/July. Email me resumes:Ged Dickerson - grd007@gmail.com. Greenpoint/Bushwick Brooklyn, NY

In need of a Part-Time Accountant (20-30 hours per week) for office in Bellmore. Must have experience in corporate write-up, and corporate and individual tax return preparation. They should be an organized and detail oriented team player. Quickbooks experience a plus. If you or any of your colleagues know of an experienced Accountant, please e-mail their resume to Chris Murphy at cmurphy@sgjcpa.com.
FYI all my dance friends
JOB OP. Dance Instructor.
Salary Range: $34,000 - $42,000
Responsible to: Creative Arts Director
Contact:Pablo Fernandez at: Pablo.Fernandez@use.salvationarmy.org
FAX: 212-337-7211

Hello All, (These must be in Nassau County)

1) For feature film, Winter's Tale (October) - we're looking for:
a) Stables
b) An interesting greenhouse
c)An estate from 1916
d)An estate from 2014
They should look like Rockefeller homes. Adirondack style or Gold Coast. If you have any suggestions, please send to debfilm@aol.com and refer to "Winter's Tale"

2)Locations Specs for still shoot for Schonbek for Alsiona
The main rooms of an elegant residence, including the living room, dining room, hallway, bedroom, bathroom, and workplace.
Keywords: modern classicism elegant european light authentic flooded with light daylight cozy white shadows looking through doors perspective
Shoot: Thursday, May 25th (daylight hours)
Prep: Wednesday, May 24th (daylight hours)
Tech: Tuesday, May 23rd (early evening, between 3p-7p)
Please send suggestions to debfim@aol.com and reference Fuerer.

3) For independent feature, Beach Pillows - needs an apartment for one day. Probably has $500 - $1000 per day for all. Probably not for entire day. Also needs a fair (with rides etc). And a courthouse - a smaller one. If you have suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Beach Pillows.

Thank you!

Casting for TLC Series AND Locations needed for feature film


TLC is now casting for a new documentary series featuring extreme savers!

Are you extraordinarily thrifty? Do you take pride in your ability to spend as little money as possible? Have friends and family referred to you as cheap? Do you refuse or alter social situations based on your need to save? We are looking for those whose frugality is their way of life. If you or someone you know is extremely inventive in stretching a dollar, we would love to hear from you!

Please email us at TLCcastingshow@gmail.com detailing your most extraordinary money-saving techniques.

AND

Location needed for feature film (This must be in Nassau County)

1) Feature film, Wolf of Wall Street, again. Reference photos are attached. From scout:

These are some pics of the actual place in Anguilla that we are trying to recreate. It needs to be large enough to have a wedding of about 250 people. It could be a fabulous house or resort on the water. In a perfect world it would have some sort of open design to it so we could showcase the view of the water.

If you have suggestions, please e-mail debfilm@aol.com and reference Wolf of Wall Street.

Thank you.

Debbie

Filmmaker Panels to Celebrate LIIFE’s 15th Anniversary

Promotional events pave the way for the 15th Annual Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE)!

The 15th Annual Long Island International Film Expo will be held from July 13–19, 2012 at the Bellmore Movies. Warm-up film blocks and events may be added in the coming months. In continuing the mission of LIIFE to assist filmmakers who have made films or those that hope to make films, the Long Island Film/TV Foundation has produced two panels to help you become successful in this field.

On Saturday, April 14 from 11:00am–12:30pm, LIIFE will host a Filmmaker Panel at Adelphi University’s Alumni House in Garden City. Past winners of LIIFE will share the journey they took with their films and what life has been like after they screened at the Long Island International Film Expo. This is a chance to meet and learn from successful, award winning filmmakers Stevan Mena (Bereavement), Elias Plagianos (Crimson Mask), Pierre Stefanos (Bedfellows), Alexander Etseyatse (Mikel’s Faith) and Ralph Suarez (Purgantory Comics). This LIFE after LIIFE panel is a must for those who love filmmaking, would like to make a film or have a curiosity for it. To learn more, go to: http://events.adelphi.edu/LIIFE. This panel is free, but you do need to register at that link.

LIIFE also understands the challenges filmmakers have trying to fund their films. Therefore, on Saturday, May 19 from 10:30am–12:30 pm at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, renowned entertainment attorney Marc Jacobson will moderate a panel discussion about film financing. The panel will be located on campus inside the Wilbur Arts Center at the Hays Theatre. Professionals from the movie business will help you learn how to find the cash you need to make your own film. Even if you’ve made films before, you may find a new avenue to raise those difficult-to-find funds.

Both panels are free and all are welcomed! These events represent some of the alluring elements of what makes LIIFE the festival of choice for filmmakers and moviegoers. We want you informed, connected, and entertained! Experience LIIFE!

For more information on these panels or on the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE), please check www.longislandfilm.com, contact longislandfilm@aol.com or call (516) 571-3168.

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Only five more days to enter the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) - don't miss out!!! www.longislandfilm.com

Casting Notice! Discounts to NY Short Film Concert AND the Long Island International Film Expo!!

The dropdead deadline for entering the Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) is April 1, 2012. www.longislandfilm.com Long Island, foreign, shorts, features, animations, students, documentaries, scriptwriting, trailers, music videos and more!! (Don’t forget to take your student and filmmakers connection discount!)

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) will be held from July 13 – 19, 2012. Come celebrate the 15th year of LIIFE!

Casting notice!!

SoLuna Studio in Hauppauge is seeking actors for a showcase of 5 one-act plays written by Steve Strangio, called "Love, Sex, & Zombies" to be performed May 19th and 26th. The showcase will feature a mix of comedic and dramatic plays featuring actors of all ages. All performers should prepare a 1 minute comedic monologue and be ready to do some cold readings. Auditions will be held April 4th and 5th from 7:30pm-9:30pm. Please call SoLuna Studio at 631-708-9681 in advance to schedule your audition time. Any questions should be addressed to Megan at SoLunaStudioNY@gmail.com These are nonpaying jobs.

Discounts for Filmmakers Connection Members to the NY Short Film Concert!

Where: Madison Theatre at Molloy College

What: Asbury Short Film Concert

We would like to extend a discount to your members, friends and family of a $5 discount for the NY Short Film Concert on March 22, 2012. The discount code is: FILM101

you can either purchase tickets on www.madisontheatreny.org or by calling our box office at 516-678-5000 ext 7715.

From Producer Doug LeClaire: We are bringing a version of the show to Molloy College in Rockville Centre next Thursday night.

Laura Savini of Ch. 21 WLIW TV is our guest host and there will be free samples of MacCallan Scotch given out during the evening. We are essentially bringing our show line up from this past November in Manhattan to this theater at Molloy next Thursday night. If you are available and not too far away come on down and check us out.

Here's what we're showing:

- AUTOBANK - the quickie with the bank teller at the drive in window practicing greeting his customers

- The Tailor- very cute piece from editor Gordon Grinberg. A couple of orthodox Jewish talamud students think they have been given the wrong suits by their tailor and they have a humorous way of confirming it.

- The Lost Thing - The absolutely amazing 2011 Oscar Winner for Animation from Australia. Just brilliant.

- Our Time is Up - Very funny 2006 Oscar Nominee from LA ....stars Kevin Pollack as a pretentious therapist who finds out he has only weeks to live.

-"La Linea" 3 Mexican men try to smuggle themselves across the US border in the trunk of a car but with some unexpected conversations exchanged.

- The 2nd half of the show will have recent films from our past shows: "This is John" from the DuPlass Brothers, "Tangi Argentini," the office clerk who has to learn to tango in two weeks to meet a new woman, "Love Does Grow on Trees," the British coming of age film about a boy who discovers magazine pornography.

The Finishing Fund Grants Applications are now available 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 March 31, 2012. Good luck!

Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!

Our panel discussion last year at Adelphi University was such a success that we are having another one and in a bigger location on campus! On Saturday, April 14th from 11:00am to 12:30pm, at Adelphi’s Alumni House, we will have our LIFE after LIIFE panel. This will be a then and now discussion with past winners of the Long Island International Film Expo. Topics covered will be production stories, distribution, and what life has been like after screening at the Long Island International Film Expo. Adelphi’s Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sam L Grogg and Director of the Nassau County Film Office, Debra Markowitz, will kick-off the occasion. Refreshments will be served beforehand and Q&A will follow the panel discussion. This is a free event and all are welcome but you must register through the following link: http://events.adelphi.edu/LIIFE/.

In addition to the Filmmaker panel 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. 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?_____________________

Director Looking for Cast and Crew! And Filmmakers Connection Meeting

THE NEWSLETTER OF
THE FILMMAKERS CONNECTION
www.LONGISLANDFILM.COM
The regular deadline of the Long Island International Film Expo is March 3, 2012 – if you submit after, prices will continue go up – enter now!! www.longislandfilm.com Long Island, foreign, shorts, features, animations, students, documentaries, scriptwriting, trailers, music videos and more!! (Don’t forget to take your student and filmmakers connection discount!)

The Long Island International Film Expo (LIIFE) will be held from July 13 – 19, 2012. Come celebrate the 15th year of LIIFE!

The next Filmmakers Connection Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 7 at 7:00 pm at Five Towns College, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills NY room 303. The speaker will be director, Ari Taub. Ari is looking for crew and Union and Non Union actors for his new film. He will also be showing clips of the movie he is currently filming and casting - 79' Parts (2 years ago when he was a guest, he cast people in attendance for his movie). He will also show his award-winning documentary on filmmaking. Ari will also go over with filmmakers how to make a SAG film on a shoestring budget , get it distributed and pay your investors back. His previous movies have gotten theatrical release and made money. He has always paid his invertors back.

Ari Taub has made many award winning shorts and his work has been showcased around the world. He has directed off-off Broadway Theatre plays, and has worked on numerous independent commercials, features and short films in various crew positions. He has produced music videos and commercials for TV and is president of Hit and Run Productions, Inc., a production company that provides film equipment to emerging filmmakers. Recently, Ari finished his first feature film, The Fallen, which looks at World War II from three different points of view, for which he was awarded best new director at the Brooklyn International Film Festival.

And we have formed some cool associations with Molloy College and Westbury Music Fair (NYCB Theatre at Westbury) – so stay tuned for new/offers and events from there.

The Finishing Fund Grants Applications are now available 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 March 31, 2012. Good luck!

Filmmakers Panel Discussion!!
Our panel discussion last year at Adelphi University was such a success that we are having another one and in a bigger location on campus! On Saturday, April 14th from 11:00am to 12:30pm, at Adelphi’s Alumni House, we will have our LIFE after LIIFE panel. This will be a then and now discussion with past winners of the Long Island International Film Expo. Topics covered will be production stories, distribution, and what life has been like after screening at the Long Island International Film Expo. Adelphi’s Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Sam L Grogg and Director of the Nassau County Film Office, Debra Markowitz, will kick-off the occasion. Refreshments will be served beforehand and Q&A will follow the panel discussion. This is a free event and all are welcome but you must register through the following link: http://events.adelphi.edu/LIIFE/.

In addition to the Filmmaker panel 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. 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?_____________________