Business of Film - NOLA.comThis blog is South Louisiana's one stop shop for entertainment business news as well as a portal to state and nationwide cast and crew calls, production listings and more. It is your opportunity to interface with members of our growing community. It is authored by Roberta Carrow-Jackson, Milena Merrill with contributions from entertainment journalists throughout the United States.World Premiere of 'We Shall Not Be Moved' Music Video at NOMA Friday- August 27, 2008 This Friday, August 29th, on the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle in City Park) will host the world premiere of the music video "We Shall Not Be Moved". The event...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/world_premiere_of_we_shall_not.html "King of Oak Street" Premieres at Maple Leaf This Friday- August 27, 2008 The premiere of the recently completed documentary "King of Oak Street" will screen at The Maple Leaf this Friday night at 7 pm. The film explores the life and work of the performance painter known as Frenchy and features narration...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/king_of_oak_street_premieres_a.html UNO Film commemorates 3rd anniversary of Katrina with student film screening- August 25, 2008 This Wednesday, Aug. 27th, 2008, the University of New Orleans' Film Department is commemorating the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina with a screening of students' documentary and narrative films. The collection of films tells the stories of New Orleanians living...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/uno_film_commemorates_3rd_anni.html Movies & Music on the Lawn resurrects Alfred Hitchcock on August 30- August 25, 2008 Baton Rouge Gallery's most successful program, Movies & Music on the Lawn began in the late Eighties, but never before has it focused so closely on two of the biggest names in American cinematic history. This year's theme, Giants of...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/movies_music_on_the_lawn_resur.html Southwest Theatre and Film Association Announces 1st Annual cineSouthwest Short Film Festival- August 20, 2008 The Southwest Theatre and Film Association is seeking entries for the first cineSouthwest Short Film Festival, to be held in conjunction with the 61st Annual Conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dates for the conference and short film festival are November...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/southwest_theatre_and_film_ass.html La. Economic Development, Electronic Arts and LSU to Launch Video Game Testing Center in Baton Rouge, Bring 220 New Jobs to State- August 20, 2008 Baton Rouge-based Global Quality Assurance Center to be first in United States Gov. Bobby Jindal and Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced a partnership including Electronic Arts (EA), Louisiana State University (LSU) and Louisiana Economic Development (LED) that will...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/la_economic_development_electr.html Crossroads Film Society Presents Global Lens 2008- August 18, 2008 This fall, the Crossroads Film Society presents Global Lens 2008, a film series promoting cross-cultural understanding through the medium of cinema. Films from around the world will be screened at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson, Miss. beginning August...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/crossroads_film_society_presen.html Slidell Little Theatre Announces Auditions for Brighton Beach Memoirs- August 15, 2008 Slidell Little Theatre will hold auditions for a stage production of Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs at 5:30 pm on Sunday, August 24 and 6:30 pm on Monday, August 25. The production features parts for two women, one man, and...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/slidell_little_theatre_announc.html Filmmakers Chin and Shearer to Discuss Artistic Creativity in the Wake of Disaster- August 15, 2008 A pair of thoughtful short films made in the wake of disaster, 9-119-11 by Mel Chin and Last Things by Ivor Shearer, will be screened at the New Orleans Museum of Art on Wednesday, August 27, at 7 p.m., followed...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/filmmakers_chin_and_shearer_to.html Local crew jobs tight in August, to pick up in September, IATSE Local 478 says- August 14, 2008 In a recent letter to local film crews working for IATSE Local 478, Business Manager Mike McHugh told local film techncians that he's packing up and going fishing while pickings are slim in New Orleans, but to expect a flurry...http://blog.nola.com/business_of_film/2008/08/local_crew_jobs_tight_in_augus.html |