Energized Films

This month is more of a list than narrative as I strive to return from vacation mentality, but I hope you find the links useful nonetheless…and please remember I love to receive information as well!

The biggest public news, perhaps, is the recent announcement from the Library of Congress: Rulemaking on Exemptions from Prohibition on Circumvention of Technological Measures that Control Access to Copyrighted Works (long-winded, right? Still need to know…)

http://www.copyright.gov/1201/

Here is a good article/speech abstract that every filmmaker should read. Admittedly some of the links and information are slightly outdated but the point is to appreciate and research your options:

http://www.indiewire.com/article/tom_bernard_empowerment/?sms_ss=bitly#

With a penchant for initiating political discussions and debates, I am starting to work with this new film, based on the best-selling book What’s the Matter With Kansas? and you should all check it out:

http://whatsthematterwithkansas.com/

I’m in the process of collecting a variety of films to represent at the National Media Market – October 24-28 – in Kansas City. Stay tuned for next time when I announce what some of them will be! To find out more about the event please visit www.nmm.net

Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy is screening in Melbourne, Australia on August 26 with The Other Film Festival!

Update on my own films:

Things are progressing for my homeopathy documentary Full Body Centric. I recently taped every part of the process of remedy production at Hahnemann Laboratories in San Rafael, CA. You can read more about them by going to www.hahnemannlabs.com. I’m also in talks with the National Center for Homeopathy for them to be my “fiscal sponsor” so that people can contribute donations to the project as a tax write-off.

Finally my last film, Loose Ends, has been programmed as part of the Film Directing 4 Women Film Festival in London, England September 9-12, and I will be attending! I will be in London Sept 8-13 so if you have suggestions of great media people to connect with please do forward…

Body & Soul: Diana & Kathy will be screening in India in September as part of the 10th Edition of Open Frame sponsored by the Public Service Broadcasting Trust. Visit www.welcomechange.org for more details.

Gillian Fink of The Gillian Film will be participating in the U.S. National Special Olympics competition in July in Nebraska! She is one of 50 North Carolina athletes selected to attend and will be competing in track and field! www.TheGillianFilm.com

The Asian American Journalists Association highlighted AsiaPacificFilms.com’s work in their latest newsletter. Karin Chien – from dGenerate Films (www.dgeneratefilms.com) will be representing both dGenerate and AsiaPacificFilms.com as a panel participant for AAJA on August 7.

American Library Association Annual Conference:

I am attending American Library Association’s Annual Convention to represent AsiaPacificFilms, dGenerate Films, Welcome Change Productions and M.Y.R.A. Entertainment. I am also volunteering at the Video Round Table booth Saturday morning June 26, from 11am – noon. If you wish to discuss these organizations, or independent film in general, I would love to connect!

The ALA and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) presents a new cultural programming opportunity for libraries, the Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women Library Outreach Program. Thirty $2,500 grants will support five reading, viewing and discussion programs about Louisa May Alcott’s life and times. Even if your library does not seek a grant, you can access the program notebook on the ALA website. The collaboration between NEH, the ALA Public Programs Office and producers Nancy Porter and Harriet Reisen is part of NEH’s We the People initiative.” Director Nancy Porter and Writer Harriet Reisen will be speaking about the new NEH/ALA program at the at the Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street, NW in the Constitution Room C/D, Saturday, June 26, 10:30am-12:00pm. Reisen will be signing books at the Macmillan table beginning at 2:00pm. Online applications for the grants will be accepted at www.grants.gov through July 30.

Personally speaking:

For the documentary I’m working on, Full Body Centric, I’ll be taping at Homeopathy Works – a homeopathy remedy manufacturing plant – on June 29! If you, or anyone you know is interested in, or supportive of, homeopathy and other alternative medicines please pass my information on. You can also donate to the film via PayPal from any page of this website.

You can also now purchase my previous films by visiting: http://www.energizedfilms.com/?page_id=133

And finally, a project I think worthy of checking out…

To use media in an effort to provide youth a voice about important issues is an extraordinary venture and Global Girl Network is a new wonderful initiative. Check out the National Program Director’s blog entry for the Huffington Post at:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kamala-lopez/thinking-globally-contend_b_612002.html

and check out the organization while you’re at it: http://www.globalgirlmedia.org/