WHOSE BARRIO? is an emotionally charged look at the changes in Manhattan’s Spanish Harlem as real estate speculation pushes rents and property values past the point of affordability for most area residents. By interviewing long-time East Harlemites and new arrivals, and digging deep into the flavor of a neighborhood long regarded as a cultural homeland for Latinos and other ethnic groups, the film reveals a complex web of individual and community interests. Directed and produced by Ed Morales and Laura Rivera, WHOSE BARRIO? is having its world premiere at the New York International Latino Film Festival on August 2, 2009.

They producers are seeking: Salsa – Fania style songs; Mambo – Palladium years style songs; Danzon; Danza and Puerto Rican Folk Conjunto.

For more info or to submit your music contact: Ed Morales, 347-271-4615, 646-342-2100, emorale@optonline.net

Limité Magazine is an academic journal dedicated to capturing the echelon of modern world culture - elevating the unique and inspiring in fashion, design, travel, the arts, and pure expression. Fueled by a desire to serve as the voice uniting cultures from around the globe, Limité celebrates diversity, creativity, and the modern lifestyle of today’s man and woman.

Whether derived from the styled catwalks of Milan or the graffitied streets of Brooklyn, it is the select works that alter the way we see our world that become Limité features. The men and women who are the tastemakers, entrepreneurs, visionaries, and determined underdogs all contribute to the living trans-world culture that is Limité.

Ideal Candidates:
We feel this position is ideal for college students (but not limited to) looking to gain valuable REAL experience with a fast-paced, up & coming online media company that focuses on dissecting pop culture in a relevant and intelligent manner.

Contributor Duties:
You will be responsible for various cultural and product reviews, conduct interviews and manage press release submissions for the online magazine. Experience is not necessary for the position, although we do recommend a writing background (literature, communication or any other liberal arts majors).  Most importantly, we need those with a lot of fire and enthusiasm and the ability to learn and contribute great editorial ideas. 

Incentives:
The position/internship is currently unpaid, but affords lots of networking opportunities at exciting industry events, school credit, work reference and valuable editorial experience. We also give you the opportunity to bolster your writing portfolio and provide an expansive PR platform to build on your own creative projects.

Contact:
If you are interested in this position, please drop an email inquiry to the Limité Staff at: limite@freshmediainc.com

Manny Perez and the Crook Brothers breathe life into Manny's latest script and creative endeavor in this City Of God and Amorres Perros'esqe film about the personal journey of a brave man who risks everything to find justice. La Soga is a visceral and gripping story of redemption that lays bare brutality and corruption. The film is set in the neighborhoods of the Dominican Republic and Washington Heights, New York. Peep the trailer below.

For more info visit the official movie site at: www.lasogamovie.com

In this scene, Leonardo DiCaprio wears República Eyewear's Habana frame in black.

Tyler Perry Studios "Extras Casting Department" is looking for Extras for the next feature film "Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself." Filming will begin in Atlanta Monday, March 16, 2009 - April 20, 2009.

If you are interested in working as an Extra send a photo and resume to tpsmovies1@yahoo.com. If you do not have a resume please include your contact information (PHONE NUMBER), height, weight, and date of birth with the email. You may also mail your photo to the address below no later than March 13, 2009.

The following talent is requested: Ages 20 and up ONLY!
African American Females and Males
Caucasian Females and Males
Hispanic Females and Males
Must have set etiquette
Must have professional work attitude
Must be available for a 12-14 hour day if booked

Extra Compensation: $90.00/12 hr day

Also looking for Stand Ins*:
If you are interested in working as a Stand In send a photo and resume to brit_grooms@yahoo.com. Please put "STAND IN" in the subject line of the email. If you do not have a resume please include your contact information (PHONE NUMBER), height, weight, and date of birth with the email. Please email your information no later than Monday, March 9, 2009.

The following talent is requested for Stand Ins:
Ages 20 and up ONLY!
African American male or female -4'9", 140lbs
African American male or female-5'5", 160lbs
African American female- 5'2", 110lbs

Requirements:
Must be available for a 12-14 hour day if booked
Must have set etiquette
Must have a professional work attitude
Must have a flexible schedule
Must be available to work 3-16-09 through 4-25-09

*Previous stand-in experience is a plus but not necessary.

Stand In Compensation: $125.00/12 hr day

No phone calls will be accepted.

TPS / Extras Casting
Attn: Heather
541 10th Street # 172
Atlanta, GA 30318
tpsmovies1@yahoo.com

The 5th Annual Connecticut Film, Writers, Music & Interactive Festival and Conference is accepting film and script submissions for the June 2-7, 2009 festival being held in downtown Danbury and on the campuses of Western Connecticut State University, the Northeast's gateway to the film, music and digital media industry. The festival and conference will feature the exhibition and competition of more than 130 independent films, 100 music performances and 100 workshops, panels and keynotes as well as dozens of parties, industry VIP events and network opportunities. The last day for submissions is April 15th, 2009.

Connecticut has become a hotbed of filmmaking activity in the last 2 years generating more than $600 M dollars of business as a result of the most competitive film, music and digital media state tax credits in the nation.  The festival is part of the marketing push to create new jobs and businesses in the state, which in turn is now attracting top talent who are relocating to the state and creating new talent through the abundance of educational opportunities and immersive courses offered by public and private universities and the state film office. 

For more info visit: www.ctfilmfest.com

Dir. Alex Rivera. (2008, MEXICO-U.S., 90 MIN, SPANISH WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES)
In the near future, the world's borders are completely sealed…except for a giant digital network linking people around the world. In Mexico, workers plug their bodies into computers to labor from afar for huge first-world companies. Some even sell their memories online. But not everyone is happy to become a virtual robot. Three strangers in Tijuana eventually risk their lives to connect with each other--and break the chains of technology.

Event will feature:
• Recent shorts by director Alex Rivera
• SLEEP DEALER—a new sci-fi film set in the dystopian Tijuana of the future
• Q and A with Rivera, hosted by film critic, Jason Silverman
• Afterparty follows at Fontana's, featuring Nacotheque and Colombian electro-rockers Monareta

Screening info
El Museo's Teatro Heckscher
1230 Fifth Avenue
bet 104th and 105th St.
New York, NY
Admission: Free

Sleep Dealer after party
Featuring Colombian electro-rock band Monareta, fresh from the release of their new album Picotero. Plus, DJs Marcelo Cunning and Amylulita throw down rock en español, electronica, cumbia, baile-funk y más.

Nacotheque at Fontana's
135 Eldridge Street
New York, NY

Some of you may know her from her most recent 2008 film “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay,” but like many actors, this young lady has been doing it since ‘91 when she made her small screen debut on “Law & Order.” Since then she’s has gone on to appear in more than twenty-five film and TV projects including: The Sopranos; Guiding Light; CSI: Miami and The Shield for which she is currently nominated for an Alma Award in the Best Supporting Actress category. In 2007, she got her EP on in the animated film “Red Princess Blues Animated: The Book of Violence.”Here is Medellin fly-girl, Paula Garcés.
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STATS:
Name: Paula Garcés, www.paula-garces.net
Job title:  Actress
In the field(s) of: Film & Television
Originally from: Medellin, Colombia
Motto to live by: No matter what family and friends come first…everything else is secondary.

THE 5Q'S:
How did a girl from Medellin, Colombia wind up being one of Hollywood’s most employed Latina actors? I have been very lucky and blessed with my acting career. I think my success is due to a combination of persistence, dedication and a lot of luck.

Since you’ve done all three, talk about main differences between working on a TV project versus working on a Film project versus working behind the scenes as an Executive Producer? Which do you prefer and why? I love working on TV projects the pace is fast and you get to see the results a lot faster than in film. I also love working on film its a lot more relaxed usually I'm on location somewhere cool that I have not been before and since the pace is a lot slower you can really work out the scenes. Producing is a lot of fun because you get to create an idea from the ground up. Its a lot of hard work but when you see the finished product and you see an audience enjoy it, its a lot like watching your baby grow up. Its extremely rewarding to create something from beginning to end. I really enjoy working in both TV and films I have been really fortunate to work with some of the most talented actors, producers, writers, and directors in the business but I have to say producing Red Princess Blues has been the most difficult and the most fun I have had in my career yet.

What motivates Paula Garcés? I've always had an incredible need to express myself creatively and acting has provided a great platform for me to do that. I have been motivated by that need to express myself since I was a little girl and as time went on I have been motivated by my friends and my family. I have been really lucky to have a close knit family and group of friends who believe in me more than I believe in myself at times and never let me give up on my dreams.

Where do you see yourself in ten years?
I see myself having my own production company that produces many TV projects and films that include giving work to so many of my talented friends who deserve a break and deserve to be working on really great productions.

In November of 2008, McCain or Obama?
I'm an Obama girl!!!!!!!!!!

Screenings will take place in Houston & Miami on 08.18.08, NYC on 08.19.08 and Chicago & Los Angeles on 08.21.08.

Capadocia is set in a fictional women's prison in Mexico City. Corruption runs rampant as prison rights attorney Teresa Lagos (Dolores Heredia) fights for a humane rehabilitation program, while corporate shill Federico Marquez (Juan Manuel Bernal) schemes to privatize the prison and use the women as cheap manual labor.

To receive a pass for you and a guest RSVP to a city near you:

Houston | capadociahou@hbo.com

Miami | capadociamia@hbo.com

New York | capadociany@hbo.com

Chicago | capadociachi@hbo.com

Los Angeles | capadociala@hbo.com

[ via: www.casanaranjablog.blogspot.com ]

This is the story of an aspiring rap artist and her streetwise husband who are trapped in New Orleans by deadly floodwaters. Armed only with a video camera, they show what survival is all about.

Kimberly Rivers Roberts and her husband Scott had just gotten a video camera a few weeks before Hurricane Katrina hit their neighborhood, New Orleans' 9th Ward. Trouble the Water, directed by Rooftop's neighbors and friends Tia Lessin and Carl Deal, includes Kim and Scott's astonishing footage documenting the experience. With overwhelming compassion and honesty, it tells the story of so many people in America today—those whose lives were ruined (or lost) to Katrina, and those across the country who are being left behind by an uncaring government. Trouble the Water was the winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.

Venue: On the Lawn adjacent to the Charles A. Dana Discovery Center, 110th St. between 5th and Lenox Aves. MAP
Directions: 2/3 to 110th Street
Rain: the event of rain the show will be held indoors at the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue--check rooftopfilms.com or call 718-417-7362 for updates)
8:00PM:Live music
8:30PM: The film
Admission: FREE

[ via: www.rooftopfilms.bside.com ]