AIVF Jefferson County
Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers

Ezine Number 58, December 8, 2003

 
Salon Meeting Dec.9
 
The next meeting of the AIVF Jefferson County Salon will be 7:00 p.m. Tuesday Dec.9 at the Irondale Public Library. There is a forecast of bad, rainy weather for the evening so dress accordingly and drive careful. We will be starting our plans for a production directory and discussing what the filmmaking community needs. Come tell us of your project. For more information and a map to the library go to www.reelscene.com/jeffcosalon.html .
 
Audition for "The Invisible Friend"
 
There was a fairly good turnout in spite of the unexpected cold weather for "The Invisible Friend" audition. Production is planned to start in January. There will be more information later. 
 
Script Development Workshop
 
The Script Development Workshop will meet Thursday Dec.18th at Books & Co. in Brookwood Village. For more information go to http://www.reelscene.com/scriptdevelop.html
 
Screening of "Big Fish"
 
A special screening of "Big Fish" on Saturday Dec.13th at the Carmike Summit 16 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.com . For details call 715-6500.
 
More "Big Fish" news 
One of our Jefferson County Salon members  working with a principal actor of "Big Fish" can be seen in the 60 second TV spot just released. Expect this spot to air in various markets between now and the general opening of the movie in January.

To view an 8 meg Quicktime version go to

Yahoo now has some clips from "Big Fish" that you can view in streaming format. Go to

For some more production photos go to Latino Review at

and click on the picture for a larger size.

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Special effects in "Big Fish" were a mix of the newer CG process and the traditional method. 

To get the straight 'poop' go to

More news from the Rochester Salon

The AIVF Rochester Salon will be having a screening of their Lo-Films on Wednesday Dec. 10. There will also be a filmmakers seminar at R.I.T. partly sponsored by Kodak. For details go to http://www.reelscene.com/groups/rochsalon.html
 
Arts Grants
 
Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and Exhibitions Announces 2004 Performing Arts Deadlines
 
 Deadline: January 16, May 3, and September 7, 2004
 
 The Fund for U.S. Artists at International Festivals and
 Exhibitions is a public-private partnership of the Nation-
 al Endowment for the Arts ( http://www.nea.gov/ ), the
 U.S. Department of State, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and
 the Rockefeller Foundation, with additional support from
 the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. The fund is admin-
 istered by Arts International.
 
 In the performing arts, the fund makes grants to individ-
 ual artists and arts organizations that have been invited
 to present their work at international festivals outside
 the United States. Eligible expenses (up to $25,000)
 supported through the fund include travel, per diem,
 international communication costs, shipping, and artist
 and agent fees. The fund supports artists with U.S.
 citizenship or permanent resident status working at a
 professional level, and is particularly interested in
 supporting applicants invited to festivals in areas of
 the world where U.S. work is less frequently seen, includ-
 ing Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
 
 Complete guidelines and application forms are available at
 the Arts International Web site.
 
 
If you would like to respond with any comments, updates, announcements, blurbs, quips, jibs, exhortations or advice, you can contact,
 
Ezine Editor, aivfbham@bellsouth.net