Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers
Ezine Number 57, December 1,
2003
Next Salon Meeting Dec
9
The next meeting for the AIVF Jefferson County Salon will
be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Dec. 9 at the Irondale Public Library (meeting room
around in back). Details and map at http://www.reelscene.com/jeffcosalon.html
. We will be continuing our discussion from the Nov.18 meeting as to
what the filmmaking community wants. The Production Announcement page http://www.reelscene.com/announce.html
has been set up so let's see what else we can do. Also coming out of
'hiatus' will be our planned programs for the month. We used to have them
on a regular basis and we plan to start back again. The AIVF is always
encouraging educational programs for filmmaking. There's a few topics
we're dusting off but if you have an idea for something come let us
know.
The meeting is free to the public.
News of the web
site
The Production Announcement page is up http://www.reelscene.com/announce.html
Just one of the plan servicies we've discuss in our previous meetings. The
other work on the web site has again been more behind the scenes technical work.
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Script Development
Workshop
The next meeting of the Script Development Workshop will
be 7:00 p.m. Thursday, December 18 at Books & Co. in Brookwood
Village. Bring a script you are working on and share it with like minded peers.
At the last meeting someone brought their own feature length script. The meeting
generally last to 9:00 p.m. although you are free to stay and talk till store
closing. For more information contact Angela at angela@boang.com .
Special note; this will the week before
Christmas.
Production Announcements/Casting
Calls
From the Alabama Film Office web site, casting for
"The Invisible Friend" on Dec.6, and a notice from Actors
Outlet.
AIVF Rochester
meeting
The next meeting of the AIVF Rochester Salon will be 7:00
p.m. Weednseday Dec 3rd at the VSW upstairs library. On the prgram is a
screening of "Submarine" produced by Charles Boyd for
the NOVA series on PBS.
Roy Disney
Resigns
Roy Disney, nephew to Walt Disney and one of the last
remaining family members at the Disney corporation, has resigned from his
position as Vice President. A few months ago he sold a large portion of his
stock and reportedly has been unhappy with the management of the company
for some time. His letter of resignation calls upon Michael Eisner to resign.
For more information go to
To read Mr.Disney's letter go to
Late Breaking News Roy Disney and Stanley Gold were
on CNBC Business Center 5 p.m. ET. Monday Dec.1 discussing these afore
mentioned recent events.
More Disney
news
Not exactly good news for the holidays
but it appears that Disney Corp. is trying to get out of paying royalities to
the Great Ormond Street Hospital, legal owner of "Peter Pan",
on the upcoming release and merchandising of the live -action "Peter
Pan". This follows after the estate of A.A. Milne took Disney Corp. to
court over years of non-payment of royalities for Winnie the
Pooh.
For more information go to
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