Happening This Week
SoMA
Showcase - Thursday, May 22, 7-9 pm, Garvin Theatre, SBCC West
Campus
Annual School of Media Arts awards presentation of juried student work.
soma.sbcc.edu/content
BABY! International Film Festival – Friday &
Saturday, May 23 & 24, SB
Addresses the subjects of pregnancy, birth, infancy, and parenting. www.babyff.com
I Madonnari – Saturday-Monday, May 24-26, SB Old
Mission
The 22nd annual Italian street painting festival benefits Children's Creative
Project. Free. www.imadonnarifestival.com
3 Cities: 3 Choreographers - Sunday, May 25, 7:30 pm,
Center Stage
Louie Cornejo of LA, Kerstin Stuart of Monterey, and Misa Kelly of SonneBlauma
Danscz Theatre in SB, present an evocative contemporary dance exchange.
Contact: 569-0389, sonneblauma@hotmail.com.
SB Human Rights Film Fest – Tuesday-Thursday, May 27-29, UCSB Campbell Hall artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1123
The Violin - Tuesday, May 27, 9pm, Campbell
Hall, UCSB
A humble Mexican farmer and musician executes a plan to recover weapons
hidden on behalf of the peasant guerilla movement he secretly supports.
Tickets: $8-10. artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1116
Taxi to the Dark Side - Wednesday, May 28,
7 pm, Campbell Hall, UCSB
The Oscar winning documentary from Alex Gibney is an inquiry into the
suspicious death of an Afghani taxi driver at Bagram Air Base in 2002.
Tickets: $8-10. artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1117
Hot House - Wednesday, May 28, 9 pm, UCSB Campbell
Hall
Exposes how Israel's high security prisons have become incubators for
political education and influence Palestinian society at large. Tickets:
$8-10. www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Tuesday, May
27, 7pm, UCSB Campbell Hall
The top prizewinner at Cannes, Cristian Mungiu's film chronicles two college
roommates in Romania arranging for an illegal abortion during the final
days of communism. Tickets: $8-10. artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1116
Local Spotlight & Production Update
Moorpark May Become Little Hollywood
Commonwealth Studios, a proposed $125 million independent studio facility,
is slated to break ground in Moorpark in April 2009. Led by Bernard Weitzman
and John Marshall, the project plans to offer 14 sound stages equipped
for film, digital movies, TV, and commercials. www.pacbiztimes.com/index.cfm?go2=articles/wk_051908d
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Crew/Casting Calls
Lizard Boy Auditions - Saturday, May 31, 4-8
pm & Sunday, June 1, 11am-3pm, Echo Art Space, Grover Beach
Non-union feature film, a modern genetics twist on the classic sci-fi
monster movie, starts shooting July 1 in San Luis Obispo. Needed: males
ages 25-65, and females ages 23-35 and 50-75. Helpful skills include east
coast Italian accent and stage combat. Pays travel and meal expenses.
Contact: 549-0935, info@picturestable.com.
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Jobs & Job Hunters
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Interns & Internships
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Mixers, Seminars & Conferences
Conduct
Business with the Navy - Friday, May 30, 9 am-4 pm, Camarillo
Learn about Naval Base Ventura County's economic impact on business, civic
leaders and the community. www.wevonline.org/media/events/NavyExpo_BrochureREVISED.PDF
Black Cat Ball - Friday, June 6, 7-10 pm, Wildcat Lounge,
15 W. Ortega
Summer Solstice Celebration fundraiser with dancing and a costume contest.
Theme: “Solar Flair.” Cost: $20, $15 in costume. Contact:
965-3396, solstice@solsticeparade.com.
www.solsticeparade.com
SB Young Professionals Club Mixer - Wednesday, June
18, 5:30-7: 30 pm, Carr Winery
www.sbypc.org
Nights at SBMA - Thursday, June 19, 5:30-8 pm, SB Museum
of Art
Kick off the fifth season of art, music, martinis and outrageous one night
only interactive happenings. Contact 884.6414. sbma.net/nights
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Film Festivals & Competitions
Community of Voices Writing Contest – Deadline:
Saturday, June 7
Submit 1,200 words of your best screenwriting, fiction, creative nonfiction,
poetry, or experimental writing. Win a scholarship to the SB Writers Conference,
June 21-26 at Fess Parker’s DoubleTree. Contact: 682-6943, grachow@aol.com.
communityofvoices.blogspot.com
Win a Pass to TED2009 – Deadline: Friday, October
31
Participate in the lives of public school students, then tell about your
work. The Technology, Entertainment, Design conference takes place in
Long Beach, February 2009. onceuponaschool.org/?page_id=191
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Screenings, Theatre, & Music
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - Tuesday, May
27, 7pm, UCSB Campbell Hall
The top prizewinner at Cannes, Cristian Mungiu's film chronicles two college
roommates in Romania arranging for an illegal abortion during the final
days of communism. Tickets: $8-10. artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1116
Persepolis - Thursday, May 29, 7pm, UCSB Campbell
Hall
An Oscar nominee for Best Animated Feature, this is the poignant story
of a young girl in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Tickets: $8-10.
artsandlectures.sa.ucsb.edu/Details.aspx?PerfNum=1118
Sex and the City Premiere & Party - Friday,
May 30, 6:30 pm, Downtown Ventura
Cost: $125, proceeds benefit Women's Economic Ventures. www.socialgoodmarketing.com/womenandthecity.html
POPCORN! – Saturday, July 26, 9-11 pm, Samy’s
Camera, 614 Chapala
Bring a lawn chair for an outdoor screening of short films and videos
ranging from animation and drama to comedy and documentaries. Tickets:
$10, $5 CAF members. Contact: 966.5373 x104, lmermel@sbcaf.org.
www.sbcaf.org/programs
Claymation Nation – Thursday, August
7, 7 pm, CAF
Nathalie Djurberg presents a animated film with musical accompaniment
produced by homemade instruments and readymade objects. Free. Contact:
966.5373 x104, lmermel@sbcaf.org.
www.sbcaf.org/programs
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Exhibits
I Madonnari – Saturday-Monday, May 24-26, SB Old
Mission
The 22nd annual Italian street painting festival benefits Children's Creative
Project. Free. www.imadonnarifestival.com
Full Spectrum - June 12-July 6, ARTAMO Gallery
Opening Reception - Friday, June 13, 5-8 pm
Patrick Dintino rides the wave of avant-garde by combining post-modern
abstraction with contemporary themes of environmental and cultural impact.
Contact: 568-1400, info@artamogallery.com.
www.artamo.com/artamogallery
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Office & Stage Space, Rentals, Equipment
Want It Or Don’t Want It?
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to lisa@ninetydegreesmedia.com.
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Associations
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Bookshelf & Trends
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Resources & Links
2008
Festival de Cannes News
www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awards_festivals/cannes/index.jsp
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