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Women In Film & Media Opal Awards

Saturday, September 6, 2008
One Oxford Centre, 4th & Grant Street
 
VIP Reception ~ 6:00 pm
Patron Reception - 7:00 pm
 
Special Guest
Margaret Loesch
Executive Producer - R.L. Stines Goosebumps - The Haunting Hour
Filmed in Pittsburgh
 
Melissa Martin - Director/Producer
Anita Harnish - Director/Producer
Donna Belajac - Television and Film Casting Director
 
Yvonne Zanos
Winner of The Patti Burns Award for Excellence in Television
 
VIP Reception:  $125.00
Patron Reception:  $85.00
Students and Members:  $50.00
 
For Tickets:  Call ProArts Tickets:  412-394-3353
Or go to the website:  www.proartstickets.org


2008 Actor's Expo

The Actors' Center presents
2008 ACTORS' EXPO
Saturday, September 20, 2008
 
Attend the Premiere Conference for Actors in the Washington-Baltimore
region…Sign up today for the 3rd Annual Actors’ Expo in Washington, D.C.!
 
Meet the pro’s - Expand your network - Learn new skills - Get more work
 
Choose from 30 different workshops and panels presented by more than 60 of the
region’s top stage, film and television directors, actors, casting directors and theatre
educators. This year’s Actors' Expo offers everything from panels on Marketing,
Casting, and Self-Producing, plus others – to workshops on Meisner, Voice Over,
Auditioning for Shakespeare, On Camera technique, and many, many more.
 
It is a great opportunity to:
          Learn how to succeed as an actor from leading professionals
          Network with industry professionals & connect with your peers
          See the latest actor products & services
          Improve your performance skills
 
Registration is open to all.
Save money by registering before August 31, 2008.
 
It’s all on one day, under one roof, at The Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet
University, in the heart of Washington, DC. There’s ample parking and it is
metro-accessible. Sign up today to reserve your place on September 20th
Seating is limited so sign up early.
 
Registration is just $35 for Actors’ Center members and only $45 for non-members
if you sign up by August 31, 2008. (Prices go up on 9/1/08.)
 
To register for the 2008 Actors’ Expo visit http://www.actorscenter.org/expo.
 
The Actors’ Center is a volunteer membership organization and a nonprofit corporation
created by and for actors in the Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia.


Three Rivers Film Festival Short Film Competition

2008 SHORT FILM COMPETITION

Every year, the Festival sets aside time for a Competitive Shorts Program. The 2008 submission guidelines are available online. Also new this year, 3RFF accepted submissions through www.withoutabox.com.

The Three Rivers Film Festival is a program of Pittsburgh Filmmakers. Pittsburgh Filmmakers offers membership, access, education and exhibition programs in media arts.  Three Rivers Film Festival is a Pennsylvania Festival.

SHORTS PROGRAM

The submission deadline for consideration in this year's shorts program is August 29, 2008. There are 2 easy ways to enter your submission to the Three Rivers Film Festival Shorts Program:

1. Download the 2008 entry form and send it along with your submission tape/DVD and entry fee to:

Pittsburgh Filmmakers / 3RFF Shorts Program, attn: Richard Engel, 477 Melwood Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

2. Enter online through www.withoutabox.com

Shorts Submission Guidelines:
- All works must be 25 minutes or less
- Maximum 3 entries per applicant
- A fee of $25 per application applies. If you have exhibited at the Three Rivers Film Festival in the past 4 years, this fee is waived.



"Remember When" Local Radio Show to Premiere August 1st

"Remember When", a live, web-based radio talk show on the BlogTalkRadio Network will premiere on Friday, August 1, 2008.  Listeners will be able to listen to the program live over the computer.  The show will have an all-nostalgia theme.  Each week listeners will have the opportunity to talk about old movies, television shows, collectibles…the sky's the limit!  And, listeners can call into the program to join the conversation.  The premiere show will be about the 3 Stooges from 11:00 - 11:30 p.m.  The show can be heard each and every Friday night from 11:00-11:30 p.m. To listen please visit: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Stoogeboomer