ASCAP and MySpace.com, Fantasy International Film Festival, Script Consultant Pilar Alessandra Talks, Hip-Hop Flmmaking, Country Music Awards, Head November Media Dates

The Sixth Annual Latin Grammy Awards featuresCinemaTech Directors Workshop a monthly
43 categories and is set for November 3 atforum in which local filmmakers will have the
Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Latin Grammyopportunity to see their feature-length narrative
Viewing Parties, set up by the Recordingfilms screened before an appreciative audience,
Academy that hosts the award, take place ingets underway November 7. At the "Daytime
Miami and New York City November 3. AFI FestDrama Forum," you can audition live and meet
2005 features international competitions of newone-on-one with some of the industry players in
films from emerging filmmakers, global showcasesdaytime soap during a session in New York City
of the latest work from film masters, in additionon November 8. The California Lawyers for the
to a November 11 tribute to Johnny Depp. ASCAPArts hold a media business seminar sponsored by
and host a new showcase series (visit the site toASCAP, November 12 in Los Angeles. BHERC
enter your band), and has featured performersAfrican American Film Marketplace and Short Film
on hand for a November 4 showcase at LocalShowcase, an annual event presenting African
506 in Chapel Hill. World Mythology, Fantasy,American filmmakers showcasing and networking
Mysticism, Magical Realism, Science Fiction,opportunities, is held this year in Los Angeles,
Historical Fiction, Legend and Archetype, areNovember 12 to 13.
essential elements covered by the FantasyThe businesss of Hip-Hop filmmaking and the
Worldwide International Film Festival throughevolution of Hip-Hop in the film industry will be
feature films, shorts, documentaries, animation,captured at H2O IFF - Hip-Hop Odyssey
etc., running November 4-6 in Toronto. AnInternational Film Festival - being held November
educational seminar for aspiring filmmakers,13-19 at various venues within New York City
actors, writers and producers takes shape in "Aboroughs, and opening with a VIP gala at
Conversation with Filmmaker Jean Claude LaMarreBrooklyn's BAM. Performers already announced
and Actor Gabriel Casseus" held in the Rosenthalfor the 2005 Country Music Association Awards
Pavilion at Kimmel Center of NYU, November 5 ininclude Dierks Bentley, Big and Rich, Bon Jovi with
New York.Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, CMA hosts Brooks
Tools and exercises which deal with writer's blockand Dunn, Kenny Chesney, Sara Evans, Faith Hill,
in such areas as plot point, characters and scenesAlan Jackson, Alison Krauss + Union Station
will be discussed by script consultant PilarFeaturing Jerry Douglas, and many more coming
Alessandra in a talk she gives at the monthlyto the Garden, November 15. The Hollywood
Alameda Writers Group Meeting, November 5, inReporter/Billboard Film and TV Music Conference
Glendale. The Irish Film and Television Awards,is a two-day seminar on the role of music in film
hosted at the Royal Dublin Society in Dublin,and television with sessions and panels on music
November 5, honors and celebrates all thefor film, TV, Internet, gaming, commercials and
talented people in Ireland and also open to Irishother industry related topics, for two day,
craftspeople who working in the internationalNovember 15-16 in Beverly Hills. For the 33rd
arena. In a "Sing For Cash" contest, theInternational Emmy Awards, Oprah Winfrey to
November 6 start of a new showcase inreceive Special International Emmy Founders
Lakeland, start with top studio performers andAward from Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, when
local groups, then moving onto an open vocalthe awards take place November 21 in New York
contest with amateurs welcome and KaraokeCity.
available. At the Tivoli Theater in St. Louis, The