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Hi Tek / Talib - In This World
The In This World music video drops THIS SUNDAY, March 7, 2010 only on MySpace Music. The single In This World




Deranged Fan, feat. Alex Fitts of The Kickdrums - "Same Difference" Episode 2
Episode 2 in the Derranged Fan series. Directed by Rik Cordero.




Desierto Sur (Trailer)
Sofia is a young Spanish girl who loses her mother to an illness. An enigmatic, returned letter falls into her hands, that her mother attempted sending to Chile while she was alive. This letter raises stirring questions in Sofia, who decides to embark on an adventure-filled journey south of the world. The destination: An unknown and remote town called "Desierto Sur". www.desiertosur.com

Whoopi, Esther, Aneudy, Franc

Check it out! Whoopi Goldberg mentioned the NYILFF yet again on The View! Check it out @ around 9:48 in this full episode... Whoopie on The View

An agency friend of mine, Esther, called me yesterday with potential interest from her auto client. Awww yeah. Soooo, this afternoon, I wrote and sent in a customized proposal. Fingers crossed! I'm still waiting on a ton of answers. Ugh - so painful.

On another note, Tanya, Yartiza, Aneudy (creative services mngr) and I had a great AM meeting to review the new creative services process, Aneudy's responsibilities and next steps (quotes from our agencies and vendors; finalizing the timeline).

Random side note: waiting for a meeting @ Starbuck's today, I ran into my friend, the filmmaker Franc Reyes (The Ministers, Empire). We had a great convo about this year's fest, the state of Latino filmmaking and his new film (a horror!). Good stuff!

Liz.
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Let the Busy Begin...

Wow - busy day! We moved back into the downtown NYILFF offices today. To save money in the 'off season', we contract our office space and work from home; right around this time (early spring), we expand to full functioning size. It's exciting to be back in the swing of things, but, seriously, how fast does time fly? It's somewhat surreal to be deep in festival planning... again. Can you say Groundhog Day?!

On another NYILFF note, today Tanya (mng. dir.), April (events), Kristy (ops), Yaritza (Tanya's asst/office mngr) and I had a coupla theater walk-throughs. Specifically, we strolled through Clearview Chelsea Cinemas and the SVA Theater. The team is all new so I wanted to familiarize them with the key venues. Everyone's psyched about the spaces, but I'm the most psyched of all because this team is rock solid.

I also managed to send out two key sponsor proposals (FINGERS CROSSED!!), chat with the agency for another potential sponsor and mail out taxes for both companies (NYILFF and Cinedulce). I told you it was a busy day!

Liz.
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NYILFF: Sponsorship; LotMan: Gettin' It Done

First off, I do believe we just secured the NYILFF water partner... yay! The contract isn't yet signed so I don't want to put the cart before the horse (so to speak), but things are looking good!

Today, Sonia and I met with an agency that wants to represent the NYILFF for sponsorship sales. Because it'd be on a non-exclusive basis and the main dude seems to have a clue, I think we're going to move forward. Honestly, this late in the game, I'd be shocked if he/they brought anything to the table for the 2010 NYILFF, but it's a good opportunity to see how he/the agency works. If we vibe well this year, we can start early for the 2011 NYILFF. So, really, I have nothing to lose and only sponsorship monies to gain.

On a similar tip, KTU, our English-language radio station, may have a health care sponsor for us. I just sent the proposal this evening... fingers crossed!!

LotMan: I finished the cast pages, revised the synopsis (SO much tighter...phew!) and wrote the summary page for the investor package. Now, we just need to complete the temp logo and preliminary story boards and we're ready to hit the road and start seeking funding. Exciting!

Liz.
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Daily News, LotMan Update, Film Contest!!

NYILFF: This afternoon, Sonia and I met with the team at the Daily News, which confirmed the pub's return as the NYILFF's official English-language newspaper. Yay!

"Lottery Man": I spoke to my good friend(s) at Somos Arte, who are on board to help us with some art/creative needs. Love it!

Don't forget the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition is a-go! DEADLINE IS MAY 7!! For more info and to submit your script for the original 5-minute short, please visit www.NYLatinoFilm.com!

Liz.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: NYILFF Trailer Contest Winner!!

GlobalHue and the NYILFF are SO proud to announce the winner of our 2010 festival trailer competition:

"FILM SOUP"
by Margarita Jimeno

The concept is edgy, fresh, creative, rich and a total departure from anything we've done in the past - EXACTLY what I was hoping to receive!

Margarita is an emerging, award-winning director and writer who's worked on a broad range of projects, including documentaries, shorts, music videos and feature films. The Brooklyn-based talent was born and raised in Bogota, Colombia and is also an accomplished videographer, photographer, editor, producer and creative director. Her work reflects her passion for music and the peculiarities of life, which tend to be absurd and surrealistic.

To the many filmmakers who submitted concepts for this competish: thank you so much for committing your time, energy and creativity! Your abundant talent and positive response to this opportunity inspires us to conduct more contests in the future, so keep an eye out!

Thank you friends at GlobalHue for coordinating the contest. Now onto the really fun part -- developing a full campaign!

Congratulations Margarita!!

Liz.
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HBO/NYILFF SHORT FILM COMPETISH IS ON!!

HBO and the NYILFF are teaming once again to host the HBO/NYILFF Short Film Competition!

Entry deadline is MAY 07 so get crackin', filmmakers! You DON'T want to miss the incredible opportunity to make your 5-minute short film with the support and guidance of the HBO development team plus the $15,000 budget provided by HBO. The final film will premiere at the 2010 NYILFF Opening Night and screen before ALL films in the festival.

To learn more and apply, click HERE!


Liz.
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