Webby Awards, Banff World Television Festival, Music 2.0 Summit, Human Rights Watch' Festival, Los Angeles Film Festival, Beyond Broadcast Conference

Join fellow activists, media makers, educators,of media in informing and mobilizing publics, and
journalists, policymakers and concerned citizens inthe rise of both citizen and data-driven news. The
calling for real and lasting changes to the nation''sLos Angeles Film Festival / LA Film Festival
media system at the National Conference forSubmissions Orientation, conceived as a platform
Media Reform, June 6-8 in Minneapolis. Bill Moyersfor launching a film, will include the free annual
will deliver the keynote address. On June 7, theDiversity EXPO that offers filmmakers access to
Alameda Writers Group in Glendale interviewsmore than 40 film companies and media arts
humorous author, screenwriter, and producer Ericorganizations, during its run from June 19-29.
Garcia, best known for his novels, AnonymousCinema Expo International 2008, in Amsterdam,
Rex, Casual Rex, Hot & Sweaty Rex, MatchstickJune 23-26, guides its participants to competing in
Men, and Cassandra French's Finishing School forthe European movie theater industry by displaying
Boys. Eric Garcia's Matchstick Men which wasproducts 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 Awardrevealing what the movie studios and distributors
Competition, open to all organizations andhave 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 forseeks to give its attendants an explanation of
business, consumer of general audiences, takesmusic rights, ownership vs. licensing issues, and
place this year in New York, June 8-10. BANFFeven nuts and bolts on how a movie soundtrack
World Television Festival 2008 combining anis put together. Intro to Studio Production will
international program competition, the Banff Worldcover basic use of all television studio equipment,
Television Awards, with a comprehensiveincluding camera operations, lighting theory, color,
conference agenda, will be conducted June 8-11and audio mixing, as well as control-room
from its always scenic location of Banff in theequipment 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 beenfree open air screenings parties and concerts, The
combined with the Sixth Annual Digital MediaBrussels European Film Festival is hosting Film
Summit, in New York on June 9, to create oneWorkshop 2008 to give fledgling directors an
conference designed to put you at the center ofopportunity to make a film with professionals
the oncoming battles over digital content. Theduring that week of the festival, which runs June
annual Maui Film Festival, kicks off June 11-15 in28 to July 6.
Wallea, Maui, and among the venues forThe above events are only a sample of what is
screenings, Celestial Cinema has seating on thefully listed. Complete details are on the "Media,
grass. This year's North By Northeast Music andEntertainment 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 atthis 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 aYouTube, 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 resortiPhone, ipod or Apple TV download from. The
village of Saugatuck, the Waterfront festivalFree Home Video Showcase serves as an archive
showcases many award-winning and criticallyfor all past video presentations. This month on
acclaimed films. This year, June 12-15, they add avideo you will see trailers and sample clips of Indie
NewMedia Television Festival as a sidebar of themystery feature, The Collective, entered in the
10th annual Waterfront Film Festival, providing aBrooklyn 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 couldLyceum 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, aACTORSandCREW, a networking and
venue for fiction, documentary and animated filmsemployment service for entertainment
and videos with a human rights theme,professionals in all categories. coldwave, industrial
showcasing the heroic stories of activists andand hard rock band Mankind Is Obsolete (MKIO)
survivors from all over the world, has a June 13with 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 17latest musical artists song releases on Apple's
in Washington, DC, the panelists examine the roleiTunes, updated on an hourly basis.