Zoe Saldana Directs Kaylien

9. March, 2012|blog-sliders, business of entertainment, celebrity news, featured, movies|Comments Off

Kaylien.

by TotalAXIS: just.be.Cause

Rarely do we ever comment on an actual film here, we just usually like to tell you what is playing and where you can see it. However, we felt it important to break this unspoken rule in this case.

Not because one of our favorite stars is directing this short and not because there are so many celebrities involved in this project.

Simply this: Kaylien delivers a powerful message that needs to be shared with everyone you know. So after you watch it, share it with your friends, your children and their friends.

Kaylien. Directed by Zoe Saldana

Kaylien is the new kid at school. The one the other kids like to bully—maybe it’s because she’s different or special or…..an alien life form forced to live in the human society? See the world through her eyes, as she takes on the 4th grade in this heartwarming tale from director Zoe Saldana.

Starring: Malin Akerman, Bradley Cooper, Judy Reyes, Isabella Acres, Kelli Barksdale

Inspired by Glamour Reader Jana Banin

View this short at Glamour, Click here: Kalien.

via Glamour Reel Moments.

NALIP 2012: Diverse Voices, Universal Content

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NALIP 2012: Diverse Voices, Universal Content National Conference!

NALIP 2012, NALIP’s 13^th national conference, is proud to announce filmmaker Robert Rodriguez as Friday Keynote Lunch speaker and entertainment legend Rita Moreno as NALIP Lifetime Achievement Award recipient! Don’t miss the chance to see these entertainment icons in person!

Want another reason to register? How about Universal Studios President and COO Ron Meyer as Saturday Keynote Lunch speaker!

NALIP 2012 will include panels and workshops for documentary and narrative filmmakers, feature film directors and aspiring reality TV writer/producers. You’ll be able to network with top executives during our “At The Table With…” sessions and catch a Friday night screening of Sundance hit Filly Brown at the AMC Theatre on Universal CityWalk. Filly Brown screening to be followed by filmmaker and cast Q&A!

Also on Friday NALIP will host a Welcome Reception at Infusion Lounge on CityWalk and on Saturday join us for our Achievement and Estela Awards Gala Ceremony! Are you an actor? Don’t miss our special NALIP 2012 ActorSummit on Thursday, April 12! This all-day event at the Wizards Theater on CityWalk will include workshops like “Breaking Into Hosting,” “Demystifying the Audition Process” and “How to Create, Produce and Star in Your Own Webisodes.”

The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP) is a national membership organization that addresses the professional needs of Latino/Latina independent film, television, documentary and media makers. We seek to increase the quality and quantity of images by and about Latino/as through professional development, advocacy efforts, community building and enduring mentoring.

We have over 1000 members in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic. We provide 6 annual national initiatives for professional development and community support. These include an annual conference; a concurrent Latino Media Market™ that matches specific projects with funders, distributors and broadcasters; the Latino Media Resource Guide, an online resource guide designed to connect filmmakers to funders, employers, and one another (www.lmrg.nalip.org); an annual Latino Writers Lab™, that provides mentoring and skills development to screenwriters over a five-month period, and an annual Latino Producers Academy™. We also award two annual filmmakers grants, called the Estela: $7,500 to a rising star in documentary and independent narrative fields. We do a 3-day program in partnership with the NEA and CPB called “Doing your Doc: Diverse Visions, Regional Voices.” It brings mentoring and instruction to filmmakers of color, helping to develop documentaries that have potential national relevance.

To view the NALIP 2012 program and register visit www.nalip.org/nalip2012!

 
READ MORE AND REGISTER HERE.

Watch Zoe Saldana’s Directorial Debut “Kaylien” | Shadow and Act

9. March, 2012|business of entertainment, celebrity news, movies|Comments Off

Watch Zoe Saldana’s Directorial Debut “Kaylien”

by Tambay

It shouldn’t be news that Zoe Saldana wants to get behind the camera and direct. We’ve told you that a few times – most recently in May, when it was announced that she would be directing episodes of Vin Diesel’s new web series with Fox, titled The Ropes – an original web series about the lives of bouncers. She also mentioned that she was in the running to direct a film in Montreal, though she was greedy with the details.

But before she hits the big time with feature films, Ms Saldana makes her directorial debut helming one of the films that make up the Glamour Reel Moments short film series, which is aimed at increasing the number of women directors in Hollywood.

Zoe joins Olivia Wilde and Eva Longoria, also be making their directorial debuts, working with established industry actors.

Stories? The films are based on 3 of the many thousands of stories submitted by Glamour magazine’s readers, with themes of empowerment, wisdom and beauty standards. .

Zoe’s short is titled Kaylien.

Synopsis:

Kaylien is the new kid at school. The one the other kids like to bully – maybe it’s because she’s different or special or… an alien life form forced to live in the human society? See the world through her eyes, as she takes on the 4th grade in this heartwarming tale from director Zoe Saldana.

The film stars Bradley Cooper, Malin Ackermann, Judy Reyes, Isabella Acres, and Kelli Barksdale.

You’ll have to head over to Glamour to watch it; no embedding allowed. I could just extract the file and upload elsewhere, but I’m sure I’ll get one of those threatening “cease and desist” emails fro Glamour attorneys, so I won’t

Click HERE to watch Zoe’s directorial debut, Kaylien.

via Watch Zoe Saldana’s Directorial Debut “Kaylien” | Shadow and Act.

Tony Dieste Returns as Chairman to Hispanic Shop He Founded | Hispanic Marketing – Advertising Age

2. March, 2012|business of entertainment|Comments Off

Tony Dieste, founder of the biggest U.S. Hispanic ad agency, is back. Starting today, he is chairman of Dieste, the Omnicom Group-owned shop he left more than four years ago, at the peak of his career.

The Dallas-based agency has had ups and downs since Mr. Dieste left the

industry after his wife became gravely ill (she later recovered). For the past few years, he has been in the private-equity business, investing and working on turnarounds, especially mobile and technology companies.

“I’ve always been a techie,” Mr. Dieste said.

Mr. Dieste, now 46, opened Dieste Harmel & Partners with Warren Harmel in 1995 with the goal of raising the bar in the U.S. Hispanic ad market. The shop won Ad Age’s first Multicultural Agency of the Year award in 2002, and won again two years later.

via Tony Dieste Returns as Chairman to Hispanic Shop He Founded | Hispanic Marketing – Advertising Age.