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