IFNY Monologue Slam 2011 US vs UK

IFNY Monologue Slam: 

US vs. UK

The latest in the series of Independent Film New York Monologue Slams features three contestants from the United States versus three from the United Kingdom in a fun-filled international acting competition. Contestants will show off their skills and talent in front of a panel of industry judges and a cheering audience for the IFNY Monologue Slam International Championship title and prizes -hosted by Malik Yoba, Syfy Channel’s ALPHAS and The Working Actor course at LIU.

Guest judges are: 

Cassandra Freeman (Inside Man, I Think I Love My Wife, Kinyarwanda)

Ephraim Fetti Benton (Precious, Baby Boy, Inside A Change)

Grizz Chapman (30 Rock)

Contestants Representing the US:

Jehrime Chadwick

Krystal Farris

Ara Morton

Contestants Representing the UK:

Sarah Hannah

Cleo Felstead

Tyler Fayose

Saturday December 17th, 2011 

7:30pm

Kumble Theater, LIU Brooklyn

Tickets – $20

RELATED:

IFNY Monologue: Grand Slam 2011 review here.

TURN YOUR LIGHTS DOWN LOW: The Story of Lovers Rock Review

by Jasmin Tiggett

For Cinematiq Magazine

December 2011

Menelik Shabazz’s The Story of Lover’s Rock explains the origins of a music made specifically for dancing in the dark. Developed in London in the late 1970s, the soulful genre of reggae called “lover’s rock” earned its popularity at house parties where young people would slow dance close together, developing a style known as “rubbing” or “scrubbing.” Every artist and fan that lived through this time seems to have escaped with a story, and Shabazz takes care to share many of them with us.

Through a blend of interviews, concert footage, archival material, and improvised sketches, the documentary becomes a crash course in the genre and its origins, as well as the hostile racial climate in which it was born. The voices of popular producers and artists including Janet Kay, Maxi Priest, and members of UB40 guide our story, separated by comedy sketches where players chat with each other or the camera, schooling us in the proper way to dance to the music.

Above all, the film is a trip down memory lane for fans of lover’s rock, and those unfamiliar with the genre or its star performers may get lost in the shuffle. Still, it’s a story worth telling, particularly as its artists were largely shut out of the mainstream music industry and received relatively little radio airplay. Shabazz revives the tale of how they created an original sound and an independent industry, and his enthusiasm for the subject is both undeniable and admirable.

The Story of Lover’s Rock enjoys a brief run at the Quad Cinema as part of the New York African Diaspora International Film Festival, which continues through December 13th. www.nyadff.org

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Jasmin Tiggett is a writer, filmmaker, and film curator based in New York.

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Check out Cinematiq Magazine International Issue of  later this month featuring Cassandra Freeman (cover story), co-lead of Kinyarwanda.  Kinyarwanda is currently playing in theaters distributed by www.affrm.com.

Also, an interview with Reinaldo Barroso-Spech, Co-Founder of the African Diaspora International Film Festival.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Warmly,

Angel L. Brown
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 Join us! Moikgantsi Kgama, founder of ImageNation

will moderate the director Q & A after the

Sunday, Sept. 25, screening at 12 noon

Presented by Jamie Foxx and directed by Mark Landsman, THUNDER SOUL follows the extraordinary alumni from Houston’s storied Kashmere High School Stage Band, who return home after 35 years to play a tribute concert for the 92-year-old “Prof,” their beloved band leader who broke the color barrier and transformed the school’s struggling jazz band into an acclaimed, world-class funk powerhouse in the early 1970s.

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Cassandra Freeman lead in Kinyarwanda, directed by Alrick Brown | (c) 2011 BROWN-ROSS Photography

NEW YORK, NY – September 14 – 18th marked the 15th Annual Urban World Film Festival presented by BET Networks. The festival founded by Stacey Spikes took place on 34th street AMC theater in New York City. Guest blogger, Parris Alethea give us her perspective on one of the biggest African-American film festivals in New York City.

Urbanworld Film Festival – Friday & Saturday, a bloggers perspective

By Parris Alethea

Full of energy from the previous evening’s open event’s, the UrbanWorld Film Festival, was buzzing with celebrities, excited actors, producers, and crew.  The Stars were all smiles as they spoke passionately about their films.  Lynn Whitfield and Mario Van Peoples lit up the red carpet with their interviews for “All Things Fall Apart.”  In theatre number nine, the room was in awe of Sonia Sanchez and her documentary for “Shake Loose My Memories.”  I started my evening with a picture with Khalil Kane, which made me very happy since I am an avid fan of his work (circa Love Jones, Girlfriends, Juice, and Living Single to name a few.)

Later on, I sat in the theatre for Van Peoples’ Film and was blown away by not only the cast performance, but the Q&A session did not leave a thing to be desired as Ms Whitfield candidly answered questions that were offered to her, with raw honesty.  I will not give away the movie, yet I will say, 50 Cent – who would have thought?

I ended my evening with the Legendary Sugarhill Gang, and I felt the roots of my Hip Hop culture come to life as I learned their story during their documentary “I Want My Name Back.”  It was an honor to sit in the theatre with the pioneers of hip – hop, while getting to understand their emotions, and turmoil during their rise to fame.

I will call Saturday, my CINEMATIQ day of culture (pun intended).  While the shorts took their places telling short stories in the most graceful way, I took a seat mid day at the “Restless City” Premier.

The movie was visually stimulating.  Every shot that the camera took had meaning, giving life to the story.  The story had a feel of the late 70’s yet had today’s urban flavor.  Watching true African Americans, those who migrated to this country from Kenya, Nigeria, and maybe even some parts of the Caribbean made the cinema that much more real.

I ended my evening watching the powerful “Kinyarwanda” directed by Alrick Brown.  Although the movie is taken during the civil war in Africa, the film was able to cover some serious issues that we even find here in the United States.  Cassandra Freeman glowed on the screen and  the red carpet as she spoke about her powerful role in the movie.

It was a great way to end my evening. I  wish I could have cloned myself to see more films than the limited amount I did see.  I left UrbanWorld this weekend in positive spirits, proud to call these actors, actresses, produces, and directors, by brothers and sisters.

ABOUT PARRIS ALETHEA: Parris Alethea is a lifestyle writer living in New York City.  Visit her on, LaNovelistaa.com

Dorcas Evelene Davis performing a monologue from Classic Film, "The Last Dragon" as Sho-nuff

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Film and Theater history teaches us, some of the best black Hollywood actors like, Ruby Dee and Ossie Davis to Phylicia Rashid have begun their successful, long-standing careers, before they hit the big screen as stage actors. Most recently, Sanaa Lathan took her talent to the stage with “By the Way, Meet Vera Stark.” Chris Rock did the same with “The Motherfucker with the Hat”.  With the lack of challenging roles on the big screen or limited roles on television, the stage has proven to be the place to exercise one’s talent as an actor.

Independent Film New York (IFNY) is successfully taking their place in the entertainment industry. The company is helping to mold the next generation of actors through the.    On Saturday, May 21, 2011. IFNY presented the IFNY Monologue GRAND Slam aka Battle of the Champions. CINEMATIQ Magazine was there to capture the moment.

Returning winners from previous IFNY Monologue Slams took to the stage to battle against the best of the best.  Industry Judges included Tracey Moore (acting coach to music artist such as Missy Elliott, Common,  Musiq Soulchild and countless others), Jackie Alexander (critically acclaimed stage director) and Rosalyn Coleman Williams (accomplished actress in film and television, has been seen in films such as “Frankie And Alice,” “Brooklyn’s Finest” and recurring roles on hit television series, “Nurse Jackie” and “Mercy.”) Also, the returning champions consisting of Dorcas Evelene Davis, Josh Hyman, Toni Seawright and Vladimi Versailes.

The event was originally host by Malik Yoba, along with Osas Ighodaro, (Miss Black USA, 2010, Model, and Actress.)  However, Yoba was unable to host this year, due to shooting his new Syfy series, “Alphas.” Attika J. Torrence, IFNY founder took his place.

The competition consisted of four rounds:

ROUNDS 1: The Monologue. Actors had an opportunity to showcase their strongest monologue.  One by one, each actor, lit up the stage with their outstanding performance, followed by, the judges critiquing their work.

ROUND 2:  Change The Emotion. Using the same monologue from the previous round, actors were given an entirely different sentiment, location and circumstance. The audience was challenged to throw out their ideas; the host, decided the final scenarios for the actors. This round played out to be challenging for contestant, Dorcas Evelene Davis, who, was a homeless person in the first round and became a pregnant women stuck on an elevator in the second.  It was reverse for Josh Hyman; he did not leave his mark on the first round, but overcame it in the second with a strong performance.

ROUND 3:  Freeze Tag.  Actors were given a chance to strengthen their ability to stay in the moment.  It was all about improvisation.  In pairs, actors continued to work off of each other. Once the host shouted,  “freeze”, both actors stopped, one player leaves and is replaced with another actor, until contestant’s had their chance. Every actor was strong in this perspective rounds. It was evident that the actors were serious and on-point with their craft, evident by their outstanding performance.

ROUND 4: Famous Monologue.  The final round was impressive, each actor, were to perform a famous monologue.   Vladimi performed a piece by Tupac Shakur, Josh, a piece from “Pulp Fiction,” and Toni, a piece from “Precious.” The crowed raved when Davis entered, from the audience dressed as Sho-nuff from classic films, “The Last Dragon.“ Making her grand entrance from the audience, Davis was dressed in an all red karate suite, outlined with leopard design, black shades with red sneakers to match,

In the end, Josh Hyman took home the IFNY Monologue GRAND Slam Championship and Dorcas Evelene Davis took home the Audience Choice Award.  It was no doubt that Hyman won for his consistency throughout the competition.  Each round he was able to progressively stay on top.  Managing Director, Rodney K. Hurley of the Kumble Theater of LIU, (spell out what is LIU) honored Josh with a check for $500.

In addition, to Battle of the Champions, special guest, Liza Jessie Peterson, treated the audience with a performance. Peterson is pure talent.  Her use of language was funny and made a lasting impact about women in prison. Peterson’s performance put the overall event into perspective regarding social awareness and how Art can be used to inspire.

The event was fantastic and a great success, including the after-party.  Some Industry folks in attendance were Reggie Scott, (Producer of the American Black Film Festival), Roxanne Jones, (Author and Founding Editor of ESPN The Magazine), and Okema T. Moore, (Managing Editor of XI Magazine.)   Kudos to IFNY Founder Attika J. Torrence for an event well produced.   Torrence is definitely, a key player in the game, providing a platform for actors to show-off their skills.  For more information on IFNY and how one can assist with their mission, contact: Torrence at attikajtorrence@gmail.com.

Torrence currently teamed up with Long Island University, to begin an intensive Workshop and Lecture Series, offered by industry professionals, trained in various studies. Award-Winning Actor, Malik Yoba will be the first to teach a class this fall entitled The Working Actor.  For more information, call 718.488.1364 or visit www.liu.edu/brooklyn/scs.

Also, check your local listings this summer, for Malik Yoba in the Premiere of new Syfy series “Alphas.”

Take a moment to view the Photo Journal, for this event taken by CINEMATIQ Magazine’s BROWN-ROSS.com Photography & Graphics. Additional photos will be published in the summer issue of CINEMATIQ magazine. Spring Issue, 2011 Featuring, Ava DuVernay is available for purchase at: www.cinematiqmag.com

Please join the IFNY Monologue GRAND Slam aka The Battle of the Champions, Saturday, May 21, 2011 at The Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts, 1 University Plaza Brooklyn, NY. The event will take place from 7:30 PM – 10:30 PM. Tickets are available for purchase at www.kumbletheater.org.  The event is hosted by the star of the SyFy Channel’s new series coming out this fall… “ALPHAS”, Mr. Malik Yoba, co-hosted by Miss Black USA, Osas Ighodaro.

Special performance by the incomparable Liza Jessie Peterson.  Ms Peterson is a poet, actress, writer, renaissance woman. She recently performed a theater piece, “Down The Rabbit Hole“at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM).

Previous winners return to perform on one stage for the title of the first ever IFNY Monologue GRAND Slam Champion!

Live performing  by:

Dorcase Evelene Davis
Josh Hyman
Toni Seawright
Vladimi Versailles

The judges for this evening includes:

Tracey Moore – famed acting coach and teacher

Rosalyn Coleman Williams – Actor – It’s Kind of a Funny Story, Frankie and Alice, INDELIBLE (release 2012).

Jackie Alexander – writer and director – The Legend of Buster Neal, Brothers from the Bottom, The High Priestess of Dark Alley, Birthright, and The Desire

Doors will open at 7:30 pm and showtime is 8pm. COMPLIMENTARY COCKTAIL RECEPTION FROM 6 – 7PM FOR THE EARLY BIRDS

Please tell a friend and come out for one of the best acting showcases you will ever see!!! GUARANTEED!!!!!

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Morgan Stiff, Producer/Editor of Mississippi Damned - CINEMATIQ Magazine's TEN TALENTED PRODUCERS to follow of 2011

NEWS FROM CINEMATIQ@2011 TRIBECA FILM FEST…

Congratulations goes out to Morgan Stiff, one of CINEMATIQ Magazine’s TEN TALENTED PRODUCERS to follow of 2011 for winning the Tribeca All Access Creative Promise Award for Narrative, County Line. Morgan is the screenwriter  of Country Line and will also produce the film.  Lee Stiff returns as Executive Producer and Tina Mabry as Director/Producer. The award -winning team is best known for critically acclaim feature film, Mississippi Damned.  The film received rave reviews on the film festival circuit in 2009/2010 and most recently aired on Showtime. See Official press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE via TRIBECA FILM FEST/INSTITUTE

TRIBECA FILM INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES 2011 AWARD WINNERS

AND GRANTEES FOR TRIBECA ALL ACCESS PROGRAM,

LATIN AMERICA MEDIA ARTS FUND AND THE TFI DOCUMENTARY FUND

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Overall TFI Funds for Filmmakers Reach $1,000,000

[New York, NY – April 28, 2011] – The Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) today announced several program award winners and grantees at the TFI Awards Luncheon at Riverpark NYC during the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. Two winners of the Tribeca All Access (TAA) Creative Promise Awards presented by Time Warner; seven new TAA alumni grants and fellowships; four winners of the Latin America Media Arts Fund; and four grantees supported by Insurgent Media for the inaugural TFI Documentary Fund were all presented today, totaling $125,000 in funds.

“This year’s winners and grantees are true examples of the incredible strength of films and talent resulting from the support of the Tribeca Film Institute,” said Beth Janson, Executive Director of the Tribeca Film Institute. “Our main hope is that these films go on to completion and build strong relationships with audiences.”

During the TFI Awards Ceremony at Riverpark NYC in Manhattan, the following Tribeca All Access Creative Promise winners were announced:

• TAA Creative Promise Award for Documentary

Gideon’s Army

Every day, more and more people are arrested, handcuffed, shoved into a

squad car, and booked. Weeks turn into months and their only line of defense is in the hands of a public defender. “Gideon’s Army” asks, are public defenders up to the fight?

Dawn Porter (Director)

• TAA Creative Promise Award for Narrative

County Line

A Southern town’s underbelly exposed when its sheriff tries to rid himself of a drug alliance with a family friend and investigate the deaths of his female informants. In the process, he must confront his son’s addiction to the drugs he’s allowed in his county.

Tina Mabry (Director, Producer)

Morgan R. Stiff (Producer, Screenwriter, Editor)

Lee V. Stiff, (Producer, Executive Producer)

The winners were selected from 12 projects based on the strength of their vision and filmmaking promise.  The 2011 TAA Creative Promise Awards, presented by Time Warner, comes with a total prize of $20,000: $10,000 for narrative and $10,000 for documentary, as well as an original piece of art from a contemporary artist. The 2011 Narrative jurors were Hiam Abbass, Ajay Naidu and F. Gary Gray. The 2011 Documentary jurors were Elvis Mitchell, Suroosh Alvi, and John Quinones. Now in its eighth year, TAA was created to help foster and nurture relationships between film industry executives and filmmakers from traditionally underrepresented communities.

TAA also extended its programming and support for alumni this year including $25,000 in grants and fellowships for past TAA projects in development or new works by program alumni. The following grants were announced today:

• Tribeca All Access Ontrack Grant Narrative
  When I Saw You
  Jordan, 1960s. An eccentric and unbounded boy runs away from home knowing full well his young mother will follow in this search for freedom.
  Annemarie Jacir (Director, Producer, Screenwriter)
• Tribeca All Access Ontrack Grant Documentary
  Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary
  Set against the backdrop of various LGBTQ-friendly communities, Untitled Gay Retiree Documentary captures the experiences of several LGBTQ seniors as they navigate the adventures, challenges and surprises of their “golden years.”
  PJ Raval (Director, Producer)
  Sara Giustini (Producer)
  Kyle Henry (Editor)
• Tribeca All Access Trans Media Award Narrative
  Chinafornia
  America, 2018. Unable to pay the ten trillion dollars it owes to China, the U.S. comes up with a plan: it gives China the  state of California. ANIMATION
  Ellie Lee (Director, Screenwriter)
  Peter Dowd (Screenwriter)

• Tribeca All Access Trans Media Award Documentary
  Untitled Mu Xin Project (Working Title)
  In the sweep of China’s turbulent history, Mu Xin sacrificed everything for his art. Starting while he was illegally imprisoned, he transformed his experiences into a body of work merging East, West, classicism, modernism, terror and transcendence.
  He has avoided speaking of the horrors he has seen – until now.

Francisco Bello (Director, Producer, Director of Photography)
Tim Sternberg (Director, Producer, Editor)

·         The TAA Adrienne Shelly Foundation Filmmaker Grant

El Jardin

El Jardin is a portrait of a cemetery in the drug heartland of México. Since the war on drugs began in 2007 it has claimed over 35,000 lives. The cemetery has doubled in size and the mausoleums have doubled in height.

Natalia Almada (Director/Producer)

• The Games for Change Fellowship for TAA Alumni

The Undocumented

The Undocumented is a feature length documentary which chronicles Arizona’s deadly summer months, following Border Patrol agents who fight to prevent migrant deaths, medical investigators and the Mexican Consulate who work to identify migrants who die crossing the border, and Mexican families who struggle to accept the loss of loved ones.

Marco Williams (Director)

• Audience Activation Grant

The Ipo Boys (aka They Are All My Brothers)
Several boys at a home for abandoned youth in Mexico rebuild their lives while contributing to the social enterprise that sustains them: world-renowned French artisan goat cheese. DOCUMENTARY
Nicole Opper (Director, Producer)

“I’m incredibly proud of the Creative Promise Award winners but also can’t wait to see just how far this week’s meetings and networking will take each of the 12 filmmakers,” said Tamir Muhammad, Director of Feature Programming, TFI. “It’s also very exciting to see alumni come back and receive additional support through our newer grants – I’m looking forward to the successes of everyone here today.”

The Latin America Media Arts Fund also announced four winners to support innovative film and video artists who are living or working in Mexico, Central and South America. The awards announced today included:

• The Battle for Land (Columbia), Directed by Juan Mejia– The Battle for Land delves deep into the complexities of mass displacement pushing us past prevailing ideas where displacement is seen as an aberration of war, and progressively revealing a more intricate and terrifying picture. It is above all a journey deep into the heart of uprooting and the dark side of progress.

• Cocaine Prison  (Bolivia), Directed by Violeta Ayala– Trying to establish a cocaine business inside Bolivia’s craziest prison an unlikely friendship develops, between two ‘little fish’, a young ambitious trafficker and a middle-aged cocaine worker fighting for release, personifying the country’s love affair with cocaine.

• Toys (Mexico), Directed by Alba Mora-Roca– Toys explores how a family’s peculiar love for toys helps children overcome the effects of violence in Mexico. It follows a Mexican-Japanese family who, having gathered the largest toy collection in Latin America, travels north to do workshops with victims of the violence generated by fighting drug cartels.

• When Two Worlds Collide (Peru), Directed by Taira Akbar and Heidi Brandenburg– An indigenous leader forced into exile and facing 20 years in prison for resisting the environmental ruin of Amazonian lands by big business. Refusing to surrender he continues his quest, shedding light on conflicting visions shaping the fate of the Amazon and the climate future of our world.

The four selected films will each receive $10,000 in grants and guidance by TFI and were selected by a jury consisting of Benicio Del Toro, Paola Mendoza and Mónica Lozano.

Four additional grantees of the TFI Documentary Fund were also announced through the backing of NY-based Insurgent Media. Insurgent Media was founded by Andrew Karsch, Erik Gordon and Fisher Stevens and is a central innovator in the production and distribution of thought-provoking filmed content. The recipients announced today include:

• Teenage, Directed by Matt Wolf and written by Jon Savage– Teenage is an unconventional historical film about youth culture based on an acclaimed book by the punk author Jon Savage. The film examines the invention of modern teenagers in wartime America with profiles of extraordinary adolescents.

• Of Monsters and Men, Directed by Morgan Matthews– Of Monsters and Men is a fascinating and touching portrait of men who are obsessed with monsters and their adventures to find them.

• Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers, Directed by Havana Marking and Producer by Mike Lerner– Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers, in their own words, the most successful jewel thieves of all time take you into their world: the post-Milosovic Balkans, the modern diamond trade and a 21st Century crime gang.

• Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey, Directed by Ramona Diaz – Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey follows the real life rock-n-roll fairy tale story of Filipino Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from You Tube to become the front man for iconic American rock band, Journey, thereby becoming the latest performer to go from the Internet to real life celebrity. 

The TFI Documentary Fund grantees will receive $10,000 each in grants as well as guidance and consultation from TFI on the film’s production. Benefits include: festival and distribution planning and strategizing sessions; fundraising; and industry and/or crew match-making and introductions. The Fund was created to further the development of character-driven documentaries.

“We are supporting nearly 30 documentary projects in 2011 representing a broad spectrum of ideas from around the globe and offering a good mix of artists’ experience,” said Ryan Harrington, TFI’s Director of Documentary Programming. “TFI is excited and proud to continue to grow and strengthen the resources that we provide to our filmmakers.”

Grants which were previously announced were also recognized at the annual awards ceremony including: TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund grantees, provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the TFI Documentary Fund HBO Fellowships.

During this year’s Tribeca Film Festival (April 20-May 1), TFI filmmakers from programs including Tribeca All Access and the TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund, participated in one-on-one industry meetings on Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27 to network with film industry executives, potential investors, development executives, producers and agents.

Tribeca All Access is made possible by Bloomberg, with major support from Time Warner and additional support from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, the Academy Foundation, the New York State Council on the Arts and the NYS Department Cultural Affairs. The TFI Latin America Media Arts Fund is made possible by Movie City, Canacine and Heineken.

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Media & Popular Culture: The State Of Race In The United State presented by C-span. This program was part of an Aspen Institute symposium on the state of race in the United States.

Panelist include: Richard Lui (Moderator), Donna Byrd, Mona Eltahawy, Will Griffin, Spike Lee

Let’s talk about it! What are your thoughts?

NEW YORK, NY – April 11, 2011 CINEMATIQ, a new quarterly resource magazine with a distinct perspective in Black Cinema presents inSHORT. inSHORT is a advanced platform for filmmakers of color to showcase their short film, trailer or web/TV series. Each week, CINEMATIQmag.com inSHORT page, will feature a short film.   The inSHORT time and day slot will be release April 25th, Tuesday, June 14th (New). People tuned in will be able to watch the video and tweet commentary at the same time. An open discussion will take place via twitter, aiming to attract more visibility to short films and their makers.

inSHORT is a new quarterly column in CINEMATIQ Magazine and will officially launch in print, in the Summer 2011 Issue. Currently, inSHORT seek Dramas, sci-fi, action and docs. Shorts cannot be longer than 20 minutes in length. Trailers are welcome but short films and or web/TV series get priority. inSHORT DO NOT accept comedy, music video’s, talk shows or video blogs. We are in search of well crafted quality short films with depth, substance in storytelling and execution.

” I simply wanted to create an online interactive forum for filmmakers with short dramas and documentaries to be seen and supported on CINEMATIQmag.com, followed by an open discussion.  Although I love comedy, their is an overwhelming lack of support for drama and more so with documentaries. I want to do my part in balancing out stories about the black experience in cinema” states Angel L. Brown-Ross, Editor-In-Chief of CINEMATIQ Magazine.

CINEMATIQ magazine will feature the top 5 shorts viewed on the website and include in the printed issue every quarter. “Youtube is the video source used for this project. Youtube is the #1 site people go to in search of video’s.  The opportunity for exposure using youtube is by far, the best according to google search engine,” stated Angel L. Brown- Ross. “Millions view youtube daily.  Many artists get their start and get discovered on youtube. I’m hoping this program will attract executive producer looking for the next great film.  The goal is to get as many people as possible to view great work by indie filmmakers of color telling their stories in truth,” explained Angel L. Brown-Ross.

The deadline for films to be submitted is May 1, 2011 extended to June 22 (New Date). Starting April 13, 2011 June 25th, films will be added to the inSHORT youtube channel. May 2nd July 1st (New Date) highlighted film will be announced.

HOW TO APPLY:

1. You must have a youtube account.

2. You must SUBSCRIBE to CINEMATIQ youtube account.

3. You must follow @cinematiqmag on twitter

4. Click  PERSONAL MESSAGE include SUBJECT: inSHORT include link to direct video you would like us to consider.

5. If video meet requirements, we will respond and add to our inSHORT playlist.

SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE: May 1 extended to June 22 (New Date)  for a chance to be included in our Summer 2011 Issue. For updates go to www.cinematiqmag.com/inshort.php

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About CINEMATIQ Magazine (www.cinematiqmag.com) Founded and created by Angel L. Brown-Ross, CINEMATIQ is a quarterly resource magazine with a distinct perspective on Black Cinema.  CINEMATIQ will cover the vast selection of films from independent films to mainstream.  In each issue, readers will find; interviews, film and equipment reviews, review focusing on topics ranging from development to distribution, resources and support for independent producers seeking funding for their projects.  The magazine is currently in print exclusively at www.cinematiqmag.com and will soon be available in stores. In the meantime, subscribe and your copy will be mailed to your door step for reading pleasure.