AFFT mixer Wednesday

The Association for the Future of Film and Television Memphis Chapter Membership Event

If you are interested in increasing work opportunities in our area, come and find out what you as an individual and we as a group can do for the future of the entertainment industry.
Refreshments provided by Just Catering, Blue Moon, and MGD! Music provided by Brian Sharpe.
Wednesday, August 26th, 2009, 5:30-7:30pm
Opera Memphis 6745 Wolf River Pkwy Memphis, TN 38120

Members and non-members welcome. Members (existing and new) will be entered into the raffle for some great prizes.
Join at the door for only $25 or become a member online at:
http://www.affttennessee.org/joinafft.htm

Some raffles include: Malco Movie Tickets, Playhouse on the Square tickets, Itta Bena Restaurant gift certificate, BB Kings Blues Club gift certificate, Indie Memphis subscription, Indie Memphis Movie passes, Be a pyrotechnician for a day from High-Tech Special Effects, Inc.

We look forward to seeing everyone there! Bring a friend!

Thanks to our sponsors: Running Pony Productions, Elzemeyer Talent Agency, Eliza Tate Event Design, River City Sound, Chad Mellon Photography, Memphis Cool Movies and High Tech Special Events.

Wednesday: Help boost filmmaking in Memphis

AFFT Memphis Chapter Membership Event

If you are interested in increasing work opportunities in our area, come and find out what you as an individual and we as a group can do for the future of this industry.

Wednesday August 26th, 2009
5:30-7:30

Opera Memphis
6745 Wolf River Pkwy
Memphis, TN 38120



Members and non-members welcome. Members will be automatically entered into the raffle for some great prizes. Refreshments will be served. To become a member click the link below.

http://www.affttennessee.org/joinafft.htm

More event details to come.

On Location: Memphis call for entries

The Call For Entries for the 11th Annual On Location: MEMPHIS int'l film fest is underway! The festival will be held April 22-25, 2010 at Malco's Ridgeway Four.

Screen your film in the birthplace of Rock N Roll, the home of the blues and land of great BBQ!

In addition to all the great things Memphis has to offer, the one thing that filmmakers have told us that sets our festival apart is our rich southern hospitality.

From the moment your film is accepted into our festival we will work to make it easy for you to come to Memphis to share your experiences with us and our audiences.

We host a filmmaker's reception where you will have the opportunity to meet OLM staff, sponsors, jurors, vendors, and even an occasional celebrity. Opening night ceremonies are held at Morgan Freeman's own blues club, Ground Zero, just a block from historical Beale Street. One of our traditions is to take attending filmmakers out to a Memphis-style BBQ lunch (vegetarian dishes available too!). Then there is the Saturday Night Bash to live Blues and Rock&Roll. There will be plenty of opportunity to network with other filmmakers and industry professionals throughout the festival. We do the best that we can to help you arrange for accommodations (cheap to beau coup) transportation and tours of famous Memphis landmarks.

Past festival attendees include: Richard Gladstein, Morgan Freeman, Holly Hunter, Isaac Hayes, Caldecott "Cotty" Chubb, Cybill Shepherd, Alan Bloomquist, Leo Fitzpatrick, Robert Mugge, Don Hertzfeldt, Marilyn Atlas, Craig Brewer, Ira Sachs, Andrew Deane, Jon Glascoe, Joseph Pierson, Del Shores, and Leslie Jordan.

You've worked hard on your film (Music Video, Documentary, Shot Film, Feature Film, etc). Now come and have some fun with us and other filmmakers in one of the most continuously growing and musical of cities. You may even spot a certain elusive fellow last seen in a white rhinestone-studded jumpsuit.

Visit our website at www.onlocationmemphis.org or Click here for our Call For Entries submission form

Local film 'Glass' premieres online

"Glass," a 20-minute film in competition in The Doorpost Project is on view today at thedoorpost.com.

The film, produced by Paul Skidmore and directed by Dan Baker and Christopher Pollock, is the team's second effort for Doorpost. Earlier this year, the short "John Gray" was selected as one of 10 finalists among 600 entries. With that selection came an award of $30,000 to create "Glass." The 10 finalist films are being screened one-a-day on the Doorpost site. Anyone can vote but you must register and you must see all 10 films for your vote to count. The winner, to be announced in Nashville next month, will be determined partly by the online vote and partly by a panel of judges.

For more infomation, go to thedoorpost.com and parabolos.com

Bearden's 'One Came Home' wraps shooting

John Beifuss writes in The Commercial Appeal about the Willie Bearden-directed film "One Came Home" that just finished shooting in the Mid-South. Here's an excerpt:

Scripted by Bearden and Memphis writer David Tankersley, “One Came Home” is the story of a con artist who takes advantage of a proper Mississippi family by pretending to be the wartime buddy of the family’s son, who was killed in combat in Europe.

“One Came Home” was produced with what Bearden called a “core” crew of about 25 people. Some scenes — including a church service and a traditional Southern outdoor party — required 30 to 40 extras.

A longtime filmmaker and event producer, Bearden makes a living creating commercials, corporate and educational films (for the Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum in Tupelo and the Cotton Museum in Downtown Memphis, among other clients), and by staging such productions as the annual Blues Music Awards.

“I’ve always said my job is to make sure I have a balance between art and technology. The craft of filmmaking is leading your viewers to exactly what you want them to see, and, hopefully, to what you want them to feel.”

Actors Scene Study Tuesday

FREE ACTORS SCENE STUDY

The Actors Community

Join the Actors Community where producer/director, Jay Jackson ("Lucky", "Empty") will be critiquing each actors work. Come out to participate this Tuesday, 6:30pm-8:30pm at Caritas Village. Directions to Caritas are listed below.

The Actors Community helps adult actors who want training the chance to train without wondering about a lot of fees. It also helps in keeping the acting muscles warm so that when an opportunity for an audition approaches; the actor has been working on their craft that can be applied to the audition and possibly get them the job.

For more information, send inquiries to jenneanfarmer@gmail.com.

Directions to Caritas Village
Take Poplar Avenue westbound
Turn right on Merton Street
Turn left on Harvard Avenue
Caritas Village is to the left
2509 Harvard Avenue, 38112

Indie Memphis meets the challenge

Indie Memphis, the force behind an event one national magazine recently named one of the world’s “25 Coolest Film Festivals,” has successfully met a $20,000 challenge from ArtsMemphis – an accomplishment that has allowed the non-profit organization to reach more than half its goal of raising $80,000 by December.

The challenge grant from ArtsMemphis, made in May through an anonymous donor, stipulated that Indie Memphis raise $20,000 in new funding by the end of June to receive the $20,000 grant. Indie Memphis not only met the challenge, it exceeded it. Thanks in part to the launch of its individual membership program, the non-profit organization surpassed its June 30th goal by $16,000 and, with that amount plus the $20,000 challenge grant from ArtsMemphis and $10,000 in additional funds raised in July, is now only $14,000 short of its December goal.

“The generosity of ArtsMemphis and its anonymous donor served as an inspiration to the community at large, who stepped up to support Indie Memphis with donations as small as one dollar,” said Erik Jambor, executive director of Indie Memphis, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. “Meeting our December goal will leave our organization well-positioned for the future and help ensure its long-term financial stability.”

Jambor said the accomplishment is even more gratifying because it comes during today’s difficult economic period and goes against the recent trend that has negatively impacted established film festivals and area arts organizations.

“We are extremely happy to have a part in strengthening one of the most powerful artistic forces in our city: the Memphis independent film industry,” said Susan Schadt, president and CEO of ArtsMemphis. “Indie Memphis masters the art of film by capturing the Memphis vibe in a very unique way.”

Indie Memphis, which connects and inspires though year-round programs of independent feature films, documentaries, short films, animation and student work, will hold its 12th annual Indie Memphis Film Festival this year from October 8 to 15.

The current issue of MovieMaker, a bimonthly magazine that covers “the art and business of making movies,” named the Indie Memphis Film Festival as one of the world’s “25 Coolest Film Festivals.” The New York-based publication, which has a circulation of 165,000, cites Indie Memphis’ “unique creative landscape that is the home of the blues and the birthplace of rock ‘n roll.”

Earlier this year, film director Craig Brewer kicked off the fundraising campaign with the World Premiere of his made-for-MTV film “$5 Cover” at the Malco Paradiso. This benefit screening raised over $12,000 for Indie Memphis.

Jambor points out that Memphians can support the organization and help it reach its December fundraising goal by becoming an Indie Memphis member for $50 per year ($30 for full-time students; $40 for filmmakers with at least two production credits). Memberships provide year-round benefits including special discounts at the annual Indie Memphis Film Festival. Corporate sponsorship opportunities for the October film festival are still available as well.

Those wanting more information about Indie Memphis can visit its Web site at www.indiememphis.com.

Promote film in Memphis

AFFT Memphis Chapter Membership Event

If you are interested in increasing work opportunities in our area, come and find out what you as an individual and we as a group can do for the future of this industry.

Wednesday August 26th, 2009

5:30-7:30

Opera Memphis

6745 Wolf River Pkwy

Memphis, TN 38120

Members and non-members welcome. Members will be automatically entered into the raffle for some great prizes. Refreshments will be served. To become a member click the link below.

http://www.affttennessee.org/joinafft.htm

More event details to come.

Local film blogsite

Memphis Film Works -- a nice blog about local film with a useful listing of crew resources.

On Location: entries being taken

The Call For Entries for the 11th Annual On Location: MEMPHIS international film fest is underway! - Monday, July 27, 2009

The Call For Entries for the 11th Annual On Location: MEMPHIS international film fest is underway! Screen your film in the birthplace of Rock N Roll, the home of the blues and land of great BBQ!

In addition to all the great things Memphis has to offer, the one thing that filmmakers have told us that sets our festival apart is our rich southern hospitality. From the moment your film is accepted into our festival we will work to make it easy for you to come to Memphis to share your experiences with us and our audiences.

We host a filmmaker's reception where you will have the opportunity to meet OLM staff, sponsors, jurors, vendors, and even an occasional celebrity. Opening night ceremonies are held at Morgan Freeman's own blues club, Ground Zero, just a block from historical Beale Street. One of our traditions is to take attending filmmakers out to a Memphis-style BBQ lunch (vegetarian dishes available too!). Then there is the Saturday Night Bash to live Blues and Rock&Roll. There will be plenty of opportunity to network with other filmmakers throughout the festival.
We do the best that we can to help you arrange for accommodations (cheap to beau coup) transportation and tours of famous Memphis landmarks.

You've worked hard on your film. Now come and have some fun with us and other filmmakers in one of the most magical and musical of cities. You may even spot a certain elusive fellow last seen in a white rhinestone-studded jumpsuit.

Click here for our Call For Entries submission form

Scene study

Looking to do scene study work amongst other actors once a week?

Come join The Actors Community where you will have the opportunity to work on your craft with a partner for free for two weeks and be critiqued by a professional for two weeks.

This is an adult actors group work that you can participate in every Tuesday. The first class will be Tuesday, August 4th from 6:30p-8:30p at Caritas Village located at 2509 Harvard Avenue.

The group helps those who want training the chance to train without wondering about a lot of fees. It also helps in keeping the acting muscles warm so that when an opportunity for an audition approaches; the actor has been working on their craft that can be applied to the audition and possibly get them the job.

Feel free to pass this evite along to other actors who might be interested.

For more information, contact Jennean Farmer at jenneanfarmer@gmail.com.