| Join fellow activists, media makers, educators, | | | | of media in informing and mobilizing publics, and |
| journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens in | | | | the rise of both citizen and data-driven news. The |
| calling for real and lasting changes to the nation''s | | | | Los Angeles Film Festival / LA Film Festival |
| media system at the National Conference for | | | | Submissions Orientation, conceived as a platform |
| Media Reform, June 6-8 in Minneapolis. Bill Moyers | | | | for launching a film, will include the free annual |
| will deliver the keynote address. On June 7, the | | | | Diversity EXPO that offers filmmakers access to |
| Alameda Writers Group in Glendale interviews | | | | more than 40 film companies and media arts |
| humorous author, screenwriter, and producer Eric | | | | organizations, during its run from June 19-29. |
| Garcia, best known for his novels, Anonymous | | | | Cinema Expo International 2008, in Amsterdam, |
| Rex, Casual Rex, Hot & Sweaty Rex, Matchstick | | | | June 23-26, guides its participants to competing in |
| Men, and Cassandra French's Finishing School for | | | | the European movie theater industry by displaying |
| Boys. Eric Garcia's Matchstick Men which was | | | | products and services, previewing upcoming |
| made into a 2003 film directed by Ridley Scott, | | | | cinema releases for the European market, and |
| starring Nicolas Cage. The annual Webby Award | | | | revealing what the movie studios and distributors |
| Competition, open to all organizations and | | | | have lined up, as well as many other activities. |
| individuals involved in designing, building, managing, | | | | "Music in Films" held June 23 in Santa Monica, |
| maintaining, marketing or promoting Web sites for | | | | seeks to give its attendants an explanation of |
| business, consumer of general audiences, takes | | | | music rights, ownership vs. licensing issues, and |
| place this year in New York, June 8-10. BANFF | | | | even nuts and bolts on how a movie soundtrack |
| World Television Festival 2008 combining an | | | | is put together. Intro to Studio Production will |
| international program competition, the Banff World | | | | cover basic use of all television studio equipment, |
| Television Awards, with a comprehensive | | | | including camera operations, lighting theory, color, |
| conference agenda, will be conducted June 8-11 | | | | and audio mixing, as well as control-room |
| from its always scenic location of Banff in the | | | | equipment and more, in a session conducted by |
| Canadian rockies. | | | | Denver Open Media, on June 28. In addition to |
| This year, the Music 2.0 Summit has been | | | | free open air screenings parties and concerts, The |
| combined with the Sixth Annual Digital Media | | | | Brussels European Film Festival is hosting Film |
| Summit, in New York on June 9, to create one | | | | Workshop 2008 to give fledgling directors an |
| conference designed to put you at the center of | | | | opportunity to make a film with professionals |
| the oncoming battles over digital content. The | | | | during that week of the festival, which runs June |
| annual Maui Film Festival, kicks off June 11-15 in | | | | 28 to July 6. |
| Wallea, Maui, and among the venues for | | | | The above events are only a sample of what is |
| screenings, Celestial Cinema has seating on the | | | | fully listed. Complete details are on the "Media, |
| grass. This year's North By Northeast Music and | | | | Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News |
| Film Festival covers three nights of performances, | | | | and Events" page. Video and podcast versions of |
| with about 400 showcasing bands performing at | | | | this news summary are also available at most |
| over 25 live music venues in downtown Toronto, | | | | popular video sites around the Web like MySpace, |
| from June 12-15. The NXNE Film Festival offers a | | | | YouTube, Bit Torrent, as well as on The Actor's |
| unique program of music related feature films, | | | | Checklist video blog, a great place to get your |
| documentaries and shorts. In the beachside resort | | | | iPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. The |
| village of Saugatuck, the Waterfront festival | | | | Free Home Video Showcase serves as an archive |
| showcases many award-winning and critically | | | | for all past video presentations. This month on |
| acclaimed films. This year, June 12-15, they add a | | | | video you will see trailers and sample clips of Indie |
| NewMedia Television Festival as a sidebar of the | | | | mystery feature, The Collective, entered in the |
| 10th annual Waterfront Film Festival, providing a | | | | Brooklyn International Film Festival, has a |
| platform for independent producers, directors, | | | | screening date set for June 5 at Brooklyn |
| writers, and actors to share their pilots that could | | | | Lyceum Theater. Experimental rock, electronica , |
| be aired via network and cable television, | | | | drum band, Sandbox -- "Everything Starts In The |
| webmedia and other future forms of broadcast. | | | | Sandbox." Comedic video entertainment from |
| Human Rights Watch's International Film Festival, a | | | | ACTORSandCREW, a networking and |
| venue for fiction, documentary and animated films | | | | employment service for entertainment |
| and videos with a human rights theme, | | | | professionals in all categories. coldwave, industrial |
| showcasing the heroic stories of activists and | | | | and hard rock band Mankind Is Obsolete (MKIO) |
| survivors from all over the world, has a June 13 | | | | with tracks from new album "Trapped Inside". |
| launch date at New York's Lincoln Center. | | | | The Actor's Checklist now lets you check the |
| At Beyond Broadcast Conference 08, on June 17 | | | | latest musical artists song releases on Apple's |
| in Washington, DC, the panelists examine the role | | | | iTunes, updated on an hourly basis. |