1) Producer’s Assistant – PAID: We’re seeking a stellar multi-tasker for our production/personal assistant to aid the Producer. This 2-3 days a week job (with room for advancement) will include aiding in accounting, web & online presence and client relations. This is a great opportunity for up-and-comers.
Requirements: Candidates must be meticulous, diligent, highly organized, with strengths in: communication skills, multi-tasking, follow-through. With keen attention to detail. Candidates should be Mac and PC proficient, and personable attitude is an insurmountable minus. Must be eager to contribute on all levels of production from making coffee to handling VIP clients. Extra consideration for candidates with these skills: Data Management, QuickBooks, Final Cut Pro, Indie Film World, Bachelor’s degree with major in TV or Film Production and/or training equivalent of education preferred. Paid Position.

Email resumes to: info@flamingangelfilms.com and note “Assistant via CLIST” in the subject of your email.

2) PRODUCERS APPRENTICE / INTERNSHIP- Unpaid
Production Assistant Internships available for 2 interns. We will offer credits, networking opportunities and an awesome experience. We’re seeking teammates for hands-on-training in producing. Apprenticeship will include bi-weekly classes, and candidates must be available on Saturday mornings.
Requirements: Candidates must be willing to commit at least 15-20 hrs per week and MUST have a down-to-earth attitude, an excitement to learn, and a strong desire to WORK in the industry. Additionally, candidates must be highly motivated, organized, Mac proficient and be willing to work. Email your resumes with a brief cover letter to: info@flamingangelfilms.com. Please note “Producing Apprenticeships via CLIST” in subject of email.

3) APPRENTICE EDITOR: Unpaid
Are you an at home self-taught editor who wants to learn to become a professional? We’re also seeking an apprentice FinalCutPro editor. This is a very special opportunity to work on a feature documentary under the guidance of a highly experienced editor and mentor. Your mentor will guide you in all aspects of editing on films, shorts, and podcasts. This is a minimum 4-month commitment. In exchange for your work, the mentor will train you in an intensive course designed to teach you the ins and outs of editing and the industry. Candidate MUST be serious about becoming an editor and must be willing to shed non-compliant habits. Candidate will be joining the Apprenticeship program midway, hence they must be highly Mac proficient, technically curious & have the basic knowledge of Final Cut Pro to be on par with the other teammates.
Other musts: Self-starting independent thinker, able to adapt without fuss and able to deal with tight deadlines under pressure. A display of prior interest in editing, and a minimum of 20 hours a week are critical. Although this is an unpaid position, the amount you’ll learn will far out weigh any dollar figure. Submit your resume, brief biography, a list of software mastered, and a cover letter describing why you should be our next apprentice editor. Send to: office@flamingangelfilms.com. Please note “Editing Apprenticeships via CLIST” in subject of email

4) BOOKKEEPER
For a paid position of Bookkeeper for Flaming Angel Films & The Edit Studio.  You must be PC proficient with QuickBooks Bookkeeping experience to help get our production company’s books in shape for filing.

JOB REQUIREMENTS: You must be meticulous, diligent, highly organized, good with numbers, and have good problem solving skills. Seeking someone who is available several hours a week (flexible but preferably Saturday) Pay is based on experience

Please email resumes to: info@flamingangelfilms.com and put “Bookkeeper” in the subject. No calls please. Visit www.flamingangelfilms.com & 1245Vine.com Please include at least 3 References Required.

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The Hurt Locker Press Reviews New York Times “The Hurt Locker,” directed by Kathryn Bigelow from a script by Mark Boal, is the best non-documentary American feature made yet about the war in Iraq. – A.O. Scott

Roger Ebert “The Hurt Locker” is a spellbinding war film by Kathryn Bigelow, a master of stories about men and women who choose to be in physical danger. She cares first about the people, then about the danger.

The Hollywood Reporter The definitive film about the U.S. involvement in Iraq has yet to be made, and “The Hurt Locker” doesn’t aspire to compete in the category. Tensely action-packed and muscularly directed by Kathryn Bigelow, this tale of an elite U.S. army bomb disposal unit in Baghdad is a familiar story in new clothes, targeted at the young male demographic. – Deborah Young

Variety War may be hell, but watching war movies can also be hell, especially when they don’t get to the point. Often gripping at a straight thriller level, but increasingly weakened by its fuzzy (and hardly original) psychology, Kathryn Bigelow’s “The Hurt Locker,” centered on an elite U.S. bomb squad in Baghdad, doesn’t bring anything new to the table of grunts-in-the-firing-line movies. – Derek Elley

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>> PREMIERING week of November 20, 2009

Buy opening weekend tickets for films directed by women.

++ William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe directed by
Emily and Sarah Kunstler
Opens in L.A.

\===================================/

>> SPONSORSHIP

If you’re interested in placing an ad for sponsorship, please
email us for rates. If you have a newsworthy event that you’d
like to be considered for an upcoming blog listing, podcast, or
FWGroup event, simply reply to this email.

————————————————

Edit Studio Sale!! Get a New Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (great
for a Final Cut Pro edit bay!!) with phat-monitors and studio
quality speakers, an Apple G5 dual-processor, Multi-format VCR/DVD,
Samsung SyncMaster monitors, Unused Adobe software, and LOTS
more tech equipment! Also available: an awesome office leather
chair set, antique lamps, perfect-condition Ikea desks, tables
and so much more! Amazing prices – will negotiate.
Contact info@flamingangelfilms.com for our full list w/photos
or call (323) 463-1996 for more information.

————————————————

++ Check out our new IN PRODUCTION section (below)!

To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

\===================================/

This e-mail compiled and edited by: Elizabeth Barker &
Katie Lanegran. If you have information on new releases, please
email us (simply hit reply).

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, NEW YORK

\===================================/

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, LOS ANGELES

\===================================/

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, AROUND THE WORLD

\===================================/

++ Because opening-weekend box office numbers in N.Y. and L.A.
can make or break whether a film will travel to the rest of the U.S.,
it’s crucial for us to boost ticket sales for women-directed movies
in those cities. If you live outside of N.Y. or L.A., please consider
buying tickets online to help support female directors.

++ Do you know of a special screening or film event in your city?
Tell us about it – we strive to make the First Weekenders Group an
international news blast. For listings, email news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>CO-SPONSORSHIP

-Get your ad placed here to reach over 3,000 readers!
Great for film publicity! Email: news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>IN THEATERS NOW week of November 20, 2009

\===================================/

We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.
—————————————————

++ 35 Shots of Rum directed by Claire Denis

++ Act of God directed by Jennifer Baichwal

++ After the Storm directed by Hilla Medalia

++ Amelia directed by Mira Nair

++ American Casino directed by Leslie & Andrew Cockburn

++ Amreeka directed by Cherien Dabis

++ An Education directed by Lone Scherfig

++ Araya directed by Margot Benacerraf

++ As Seen Through These Eyes directed by Hilary Helstein

++ Bright Star directed by Jane Campion

++ Coco Before Chanel directed by Anne Fontaine

++ Died Young, Stayed Pretty directed by Eileen Yaghoobian

++ Fatal Promises directed by Kat Rohrer

++ Gogol Bordello Non-Stop directed by Margarita Jimeno

++ The Good Soldier directed by Lexy Lovell & Michael Uys

++ The Hand of Fatima directed by Augusta Palmer

++ The Heretics directed by Joan Braderman

++ Jennifer’s Body directed by Karyn Kusama

++ Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis
directed by Gaylen Ross

++ The Little Traitor directed by Lynn Roth

++ Love Hurts directed by Barra Grant

++ The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the Pentagon Papers directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

++ Motherhood directed by Katherine Dieckmann

++ No Impact Man directed by Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein

++ Ten9Eight directed by Mary Mazzio

++ The Wedding Song directed by Karin Albou

++ We Live in Public directed by Ondi Timoner

++ Where is Where? Directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila

++ Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore

++ William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe directed by
Emily and Sarah Kunstler

\===================================/

>> REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU

\===================================/
Written by you – simply reply to this email.
(Please be brief when responding)
Anonymous if not otherwise requested.
————————————————

The Secret Life of Bees (directed by Gina Prince Bythewood) is magnificent.
I rarely cry at movies, but this film is touching on many levels:
the gratitude we owe the African-American women who helped
raise us, the importance of bees in this time of danger (The Colony
Collapse Disorder) although most of us are unaware of how much life they
give us, the foreshadowing of the young African-American male who bears
a past president’s name, the young sister who is an empath and bears and
grieves all the pain that others don’t have time to feel, and the lack of extra
money so the story could rule over special effects. I have Twittered,
Facebooked and emailed everyone I know to see it.

-Melinda Augustina

————————————————

Make your voice heard by sending us your reviews
of new women-directed films – simply hit reply to this email!

\===================================/

>> COOL SITES/ARTICLES/HAPPENINGS

\===================================/

MoviesByWomen.com has added a message board!
To start sounding off about all that’s happening in
the world of female filmmakers, check it out now:

http://forum.moviesbywomen.com/

————————————————

>> Get inspired: Organize a home screening party!
We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group. Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.

Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!
news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>COMING SOON

\===================================/

++ Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Opens January 15 in New York and L.A.

\===================================/

>>DVD RELEASES

\===================================/

++ Humpday directed by Lynn Shelton

\===================================/

>>TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.

\===================================/

++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
We do accept sponsorship listings.
Email us for inquiries – news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.

\===================================/

\===================================/

>> IN PRODUCTION

\===================================/

++ To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

++ RISK: At-Risk Girls Behind the Camera / Feature Documentary
Directed by Tara Veneruso (also the founder of moviesbywomen.com)
Shooting in: Kansas City, Texas, and Los Angeles. 2007-2009.
Info: WWW.RISKTHEMOVIE.COM
Needs: Seeking PAs and volunteers to work on this special documentary. Or
help an at-risk teen girl by becoming a sponsor (see site for details).

\===================================/

>> FILM FESTIVALS

\===================================/

* For festival listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com the festival
name, dates, city, and URL. No other info can be printed. A $35 donation
is required for fest listings. Please consider a $75 sponsorship 2 week
listing for best placement.

\===================================/

>>MOVIES BY WOMEN NEWS

\===================================/

Join in the conversation! Visit blog.moviesbywomen.com
for news from the front lines on women working in Hollywood.

\===================================/

>>SUBLETS IN N.Y. & L.A.

\===================================/

\===================================/

>>MISC.

\===================================/

>> If you’re a journalist interested in publishing your articles
on MoviesByWomen.com, please e-mail us at news@moviesbywomen.com

————————————————

Editorial & Technical Office:
Director: Tara Veneruso
419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

To advertise, contact:
Tara Veneruso
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

————————————————

Donations Needed For First Weekenders Group.

————————————————

Please consider dropping something ($50, $25, even $10)
in the mail. To donate with
PAYPAL: www.moviesbywomen.com/member.html

Please note: The only way we are currently able to
offer a tax-deductible contribution is via check or
credit card, through the generosity of New York Women
in Film & Television. Write checks out to: NYWIFT
(New York Women In Film and Television).
Mail to: Tara Veneruso, 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004.

————————————————

WHO WE ARE

————————————————

The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
can make a direct impact on the industry.

We attend features directed by women the first weekend
they arrive at the box office. To accomplish this we buy
tickets and go to the movies. Please purchase a ticket
even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
list focuses on New York and Los Angeles.

We are not an organization, but rather a loose collective
seeking to attain equality for women in film and television,
and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide,
in perpetuity.

To recommend events reply to this email by Thursday
afternoons otherwise it cannot be listed until the
following week.

\===================================/

CO-SPONSORS OF THE FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP

\===================================/

www.nywift.org

New York Women in Film & Television is a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to helping women reach the highest
levels of achievement in the film, television and new media
industries, and to promoting equity for women in these industries.
In addition to providing services to members, NYWIFT plays an
important role in recognizing and encouraging the contributions
of women to the field. NYWIFT was founded in 1978 and now
numbers more than 1,200 professional members working in all
areas of the film, television and new media. Part of an
international network of Women in Film and Television
chapters representing 10,000 members worldwide, NYWIFT
produces more than fifty innovative educational programs
And special events each year, in which many highly distinguished
producers, directors, writers, craftspeople and industry leaders
participate as guest speakers and panelists.

\===================================/

You are subscribed to the First Weekenders Group, a
MoviesByWomen.com email list.

To unsubscribe, click here:
http://moviesbywomen.com/mailman/options/firstweekendersgroup

Enter your email address in the box and then click the
“Unsubscribe” button.

(c) 2007 MoviesByWomen.com | 419 N. Larchmont
Blvd #90, Los Angeles, CA 90004 | news@moviesbywomen.com

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>> PREMIERING week of November 13, 2009

Buy opening weekend tickets for films directed by women.

++ The Hand of Fatima directed by Augusta Palmer
Opens in New York

++ William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe
directed by Emily and Sarah Kunstler
Opens in New York

++ Ten9Eight directed by Mary Mazzio
Opens in New York

++ The Good Soldier directed by Lexy Lovell & Michael Uys

++ The Little Traitor directed by Lynn Roth

++ Love Hurts directed by Barra Grant

\===================================/

>> SPONSORSHIP

If you’re interested in placing an ad for sponsorship, please
email us for rates. If you have a newsworthy event that you’d
like to be considered for an upcoming blog listing, podcast, or
FWGroup event, simply reply to this email.

————————————————

Edit Studio Sale!! Get a New Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (great
for a Final Cut Pro edit bay!!) with phat-monitors and studio
quality speakers, an Apple G5 dual-processor, Multi-format VCR/DVD,
Samsung SyncMaster monitors, Unused Adobe software, and LOTS
more tech equipment! Also available: an awesome office leather
chair set, antique lamps, perfect-condition Ikea desks, tables
and so much more! Amazing prices – will negotiate.
Contact info@flamingangelfilms.com for our full list w/photos
or call (323) 463-1996 for more information.

————————————————

++ Check out our new IN PRODUCTION section (below)!

To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

\===================================/

This e-mail compiled and edited by: Elizabeth Barker &
Katie Lanegran. If you have information on new releases, please
email us (simply hit reply).

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, NEW YORK

\===================================/

++ Beijing Taxi directed by Miao Wang
When: November 18 at 7 p.m.
Where: DocuClub at the Tribeca Cinemas
Info: http://www.mediarights.org/docuclub

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, LOS ANGELES

\===================================/

++ Matter of Heart directed by Francesca Archibugi
When: November 13 at 7:30 p.m. (playing after David’s Birthday
directed by Marco Filiberti in a double-feature screening)
++ 15 Seconds directed by Gianluca Petrazzi; The Big Dream
directed by Michele Placido
When: November 14 at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Cinema Italian Style at Aero Theatre in Santa Monica
Info: http://www.cinemaitalianstyle.org/

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, AROUND THE WORLD

\===================================/

++ Because opening-weekend box office numbers in N.Y. and L.A.
can make or break whether a film will travel to the rest of the U.S.,
it’s crucial for us to boost ticket sales for women-directed movies
in those cities. If you live outside of N.Y. or L.A., please consider
buying tickets online to help support female directors.

++ Do you know of a special screening or film event in your city?
Tell us about it – we strive to make the First Weekenders Group an
international news blast. For listings, email news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>CO-SPONSORSHIP

-Get your ad placed here to reach over 3,000 readers!
Great for film publicity! Email: news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>IN THEATERS NOW week of November 13, 2009

\===================================/

We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.
—————————————————

++ 35 Shots of Rum directed by Claire Denis

++ Act of God directed by Jennifer Baichwal

++ After the Storm directed by Hilla Medalia

++ Amelia directed by Mira Nair

++ American Casino directed by Leslie & Andrew Cockburn

++ Amreeka directed by Cherien Dabis

++ An Education directed by Lone Scherfig

++ Araya directed by Margot Benacerraf

++ As Seen Through These Eyes directed by Hilary Helstein

++ Bright Star directed by Jane Campion

++ Coco Before Chanel directed by Anne Fontaine

++ Died Young, Stayed Pretty directed by Eileen Yaghoobian

++ Fatal Promises directed by Kat Rohrer

++ Gogol Bordello Non-Stop directed by Margarita Jimeno

++ The Heretics directed by Joan Braderman

++ Jennifer’s Body directed by Karyn Kusama

++ Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis
directed by Gaylen Ross

++ The Little Traitor directed by Lynn Roth

++ The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the Pentagon Papers directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

++ Motherhood directed by Katherine Dieckmann

++ No Impact Man directed by Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein

++ The Wedding Song directed by Karin Albou

++ We Live in Public directed by Ondi Timoner

++ Where is Where? Directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila

++ Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore

\===================================/

>> REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU

\===================================/
Written by you – simply reply to this email.
(Please be brief when responding)
Anonymous if not otherwise requested.
————————————————

The Secret Life of Bees (directed by Gina Prince Bythewood) is magnificent.
I rarely cry at movies, but this film is touching on many levels:
the gratitude we owe the African-American women who helped
raise us, the importance of bees in this time of danger (The Colony
Collapse Disorder) although most of us are unaware of how much life they
give us, the foreshadowing of the young African-American male who bears
a past president’s name, the young sister who is an empath and bears and
grieves all the pain that others don’t have time to feel, and the lack of extra
money so the story could rule over special effects. I have Twittered,
Facebooked and emailed everyone I know to see it.

-Melinda Augustina

————————————————

Make your voice heard by sending us your reviews
of new women-directed films – simply hit reply to this email!

\===================================/

>> COOL SITES/ARTICLES/HAPPENINGS

\===================================/

MoviesByWomen.com has added a message board!
To start sounding off about all that’s happening in
the world of female filmmakers, check it out now:

http://forum.moviesbywomen.com/

————————————————

>> Get inspired: Organize a home screening party!
We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group. Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.

Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!
news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>COMING SOON

\===================================/

++ Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Opens January 15 in New York and L.A.

\===================================/

>>DVD RELEASES

\===================================/

++ Casi Divas directed by Issa Lopez

\===================================/

>>TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.

\===================================/

++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
We do accept sponsorship listings.
Email us for inquiries – news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.

\===================================/

\===================================/

>> IN PRODUCTION

\===================================/

++ To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

++ RISK: At-Risk Girls Behind the Camera / Feature Documentary
Directed by Tara Veneruso (also the founder of moviesbywomen.com)
Shooting in: Kansas City, Texas, and Los Angeles. 2007-2009.
Info: WWW.RISKTHEMOVIE.COM
Needs: Seeking PAs and volunteers to work on this special documentary. Or
help an at-risk teen girl by becoming a sponsor (see site for details).

\===================================/

>> FILM FESTIVALS

\===================================/

* For festival listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com the festival
name, dates, city, and URL. No other info can be printed. A $35 donation
is required for fest listings. Please consider a $75 sponsorship 2 week
listing for best placement.

\===================================/

>>MOVIES BY WOMEN NEWS

\===================================/

Join in the conversation! Visit blog.moviesbywomen.com
for news from the front lines on women working in Hollywood.

\===================================/

>>SUBLETS IN N.Y. & L.A.

\===================================/

\===================================/

>>MISC.

\===================================/

>> If you’re a journalist interested in publishing your articles
on MoviesByWomen.com, please e-mail us at news@moviesbywomen.com

————————————————

Editorial & Technical Office:
Director: Tara Veneruso
419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

To advertise, contact:
Tara Veneruso
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

————————————————

Donations Needed For First Weekenders Group.

————————————————

Please consider dropping something ($50, $25, even $10)
in the mail. To donate with
PAYPAL: www.moviesbywomen.com/member.html

Please note: The only way we are currently able to
offer a tax-deductible contribution is via check or
credit card, through the generosity of New York Women
in Film & Television. Write checks out to: NYWIFT
(New York Women In Film and Television).
Mail to: Tara Veneruso, 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004.

————————————————

WHO WE ARE

————————————————

The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
can make a direct impact on the industry.

We attend features directed by women the first weekend
they arrive at the box office. To accomplish this we buy
tickets and go to the movies. Please purchase a ticket
even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
list focuses on New York and Los Angeles.

We are not an organization, but rather a loose collective
seeking to attain equality for women in film and television,
and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide,
in perpetuity.

To recommend events reply to this email by Thursday
afternoons otherwise it cannot be listed until the
following week.

\===================================/

CO-SPONSORS OF THE FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP

\===================================/

www.nywift.org

New York Women in Film & Television is a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to helping women reach the highest
levels of achievement in the film, television and new media
industries, and to promoting equity for women in these industries.
In addition to providing services to members, NYWIFT plays an
important role in recognizing and encouraging the contributions
of women to the field. NYWIFT was founded in 1978 and now
numbers more than 1,200 professional members working in all
areas of the film, television and new media. Part of an
international network of Women in Film and Television
chapters representing 10,000 members worldwide, NYWIFT
produces more than fifty innovative educational programs
And special events each year, in which many highly distinguished
producers, directors, writers, craftspeople and industry leaders
participate as guest speakers and panelists.

\===================================/

You are subscribed to the First Weekenders Group, a
MoviesByWomen.com email list.

To unsubscribe, click here:
http://moviesbywomen.com/mailman/options/firstweekendersgroup

Enter your email address in the box and then click the
“Unsubscribe” button.

(c) 2007 MoviesByWomen.com | 419 N. Larchmont
Blvd #90, Los Angeles, CA 90004 | news@moviesbywomen.com

ShareThis

————————————————
>> PREMIERING week of November 6, 2009

Buy opening weekend tickets for films directed by women.

++ Act of God directed by Jennifer Baichwal
Opens in N.Y.

++ Died Young, Stayed Pretty directed by Eileen Yaghoobian
Opens in L.A.

++ The Wedding Song directed by Karin Albou
Opens in L.A.

Current but check your local listings.

\===================================/

>> SPONSORSHIP

If you’re interested in placing an ad for sponsorship, please
email us for rates. If you have a newsworthy event that you’d
like to be considered for an upcoming blog listing, podcast, or
FWGroup event, simply reply to this email.

————————————————

Edit Studio Sale!! Get a New Apple MacBook Pro Laptop (great
for a Final Cut Pro edit bay!!) with phat-monitors and studio
quality speakers, an Apple G5 dual-processor, Multi-format VCR/DVD,
Samsung SyncMaster monitors, Unused Adobe software, and LOTS
more tech equipment! Also available: an awesome office leather
chair set, antique lamps, perfect-condition Ikea desks, tables
and so much more! Amazing prices – will negotiate.
Contact info@flamingangelfilms.com for our full list w/photos
or call (323) 463-1996 for more information.

————————————————

++ Check out our new IN PRODUCTION section (below)!

To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

\===================================/

This e-mail compiled and edited by: Elizabeth Barker &
Katie Lanegran. If you have information on new releases, please
email us (simply hit reply).

\===================================/

>>MOVIE OF THE MONTH

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, NEW YORK

\===================================/

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, LOS ANGELES

\===================================/

\===================================/

>>Special Event Screenings, AROUND THE WORLD

\===================================/

++ Because opening-weekend box office numbers in N.Y. and L.A.
can make or break whether a film will travel to the rest of the U.S.,
it’s crucial for us to boost ticket sales for women-directed movies
in those cities. If you live outside of N.Y. or L.A., please consider
buying tickets online to help support female directors.

++ Do you know of a special screening or film event in your city?
Tell us about it – we strive to make the First Weekenders Group an
international news blast. For listings, email news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>CO-SPONSORSHIP

-Get your ad placed here to reach over 3,000 readers!
Great for film publicity! Email: news@moviesbywomen.com

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>>IN THEATERS NOW week of November 6, 2009

\===================================/

We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.
—————————————————

++ 35 Shots of Rum directed by Claire Denis

++ After the Storm directed by Hilla Medalia

++ Amelia directed by Mira Nair

++ American Casino directed by Leslie & Andrew Cockburn

++ Amreeka directed by Cherien Dabis

++ An Education directed by Lone Scherfig

++ Araya directed by Margot Benacerraf

++ As Seen Through These Eyes directed by Hilary Helstein

++ Bright Star directed by Jane Campion

++ Coco Before Chanel directed by Anne Fontaine

++ Fatal Promises directed by Kat Rohrer

++ Gogol Bordello Non-Stop directed by Margarita Jimeno

++ The Heretics directed by Joan Braderman

++ Jennifer’s Body directed by Karyn Kusama

++ Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis
directed by Gaylen Ross

++ The Little Traitor directed by Lynn Roth

++ The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the Pentagon Papers directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

++ Motherhood directed by Katherine Dieckmann

++ No Impact Man directed by Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein

++ The Wedding Song directed by Karin Albou

++ We Live in Public directed by Ondi Timoner

++ Where is Where? Directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila

++ Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore

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>> REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU

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The Secret Life of Bees (directed by Gina Prince Bythewood) is magnificent.
I rarely cry at movies, but this film is touching on many levels:
the gratitude we owe the African-American women who helped
raise us, the importance of bees in this time of danger (The Colony
Collapse Disorder) although most of us are unaware of how much life they
give us, the foreshadowing of the young African-American male who bears
a past president’s name, the young sister who is an empath and bears and
grieves all the pain that others don’t have time to feel, and the lack of extra
money so the story could rule over special effects. I have Twittered,
Facebooked and emailed everyone I know to see it.

-Melinda Augustina

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We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group. Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.

Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!
news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

>>COMING SOON

\===================================/

++ Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Opens January 15 in New York and L.A.

\===================================/

>>DVD RELEASES

\===================================/

++ Casi Divas directed by Issa Lopez

++ Filth and Wisdom directed by Madonna

++ The Proposal directed by Anne Fletcher

\===================================/

>>TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.

\===================================/

++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
We do accept sponsorship listings.
Email us for inquiries – news@moviesbywomen.com

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>>Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.

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Directed by Tara Veneruso (also the founder of moviesbywomen.com)
Shooting in: Kansas City, Texas, and Los Angeles. 2007-2009.
Info: WWW.RISKTHEMOVIE.COM
Needs: Seeking PAs and volunteers to work on this special documentary. Or
help an at-risk teen girl by becoming a sponsor (see site for details).

\===================================/

>> FILM FESTIVALS

\===================================/

* For festival listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com the festival
name, dates, city, and URL. No other info can be printed. A $35 donation
is required for fest listings. Please consider a $75 sponsorship 2 week
listing for best placement.

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>>MOVIES BY WOMEN NEWS

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Join in the conversation! Visit blog.moviesbywomen.com
for news from the front lines on women working in Hollywood.

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\===================================/

>>MISC.

\===================================/

>> If you’re a journalist interested in publishing your articles
on MoviesByWomen.com, please e-mail us at news@moviesbywomen.com

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Director: Tara Veneruso
419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

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Please note: The only way we are currently able to
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credit card, through the generosity of New York Women
in Film & Television. Write checks out to: NYWIFT
(New York Women In Film and Television).
Mail to: Tara Veneruso, 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004.

————————————————

WHO WE ARE

————————————————

The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
can make a direct impact on the industry.

We attend features directed by women the first weekend
they arrive at the box office. To accomplish this we buy
tickets and go to the movies. Please purchase a ticket
even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
list focuses on New York and Los Angeles.

We are not an organization, but rather a loose collective
seeking to attain equality for women in film and television,
and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide,
in perpetuity.

To recommend events reply to this email by Thursday
afternoons otherwise it cannot be listed until the
following week.

\===================================/

CO-SPONSORS OF THE FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP

\===================================/

www.nywift.org

New York Women in Film & Television is a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to helping women reach the highest
levels of achievement in the film, television and new media
industries, and to promoting equity for women in these industries.
In addition to providing services to members, NYWIFT plays an
important role in recognizing and encouraging the contributions
of women to the field. NYWIFT was founded in 1978 and now
numbers more than 1,200 professional members working in all
areas of the film, television and new media. Part of an
international network of Women in Film and Television
chapters representing 10,000 members worldwide, NYWIFT
produces more than fifty innovative educational programs
And special events each year, in which many highly distinguished
producers, directors, writers, craftspeople and industry leaders
participate as guest speakers and panelists.

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Last night I had the opportunity to see PRECIOUS with a Q&A after with director Lee Daniels by John Singleton at the Director’s Guild of America in Los Angeles, CA.  PRECIOUS is based on a novel called PUSH, but I prefer the name PRECIOUS for the film.  Daniels produced MONSTER’S BALL, THE WOODSMEN, and SHADOWBOXER.  He’s a very talented filmmaker in many ways, but PRECIOUS left me with the most incredible unsettled feeling that has lingered throughout this entire day.

PRECIOUS is a 355-pound teenage girl living in the most horrendous circumstances.  As the film unravels, we see the horrors she has faced in her life.  The film is amazing and awful all at once not due to poor filmmaking, but because the content is so disturbing.  I think it is a MUST WATCH film and don’t want to make my words “awful” make it seem like the filmmaking is awful – far from it.  I do have issues with several aspects of the film’s plot, but all of this is insignificant compared to the outrageously outstanding performances from the lead unknown actress playing Precious (Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe).  Additionally, Mariah Carey shocked me with her moving portrayal of a New York City social worker.  Without makeup for the role, I often questioned myself about whether it was really Mariah since I did not know she was such an excellent actress.  Finally, the uber-talented Mo’Nique delivers a tour-de-force show as her abusive mother.  These are all Oscar-winning performances and each actress should be able to be awarded one of her own.

Lee Daniels took a risk making this film and he should be applauded for making such a moving and disturbing movie.  This is real-life and it’s incredible that this is not a documentary.  In the Q&A, John Singleton mentioned that te film reminded him of the Italian neo-realist style.  I agree that it is along those lines, but it takes life much deeper and more frightening than any Italian neo-realist film I’ve ever seen.

I do want to warn anyone that has had an abusive past since this movie could easily shake up many memories and emotions for anyone with PTSD.  I also want to say that the type of horrors that Precious faced are not just experienced in the African-American community – this is a universal story which is likely why its success confounded the director who had originally only planned it to play well with black audiences.  I do have some fundamental issues with the film, but if I allow myself to be lost in the story and characters then the great debates in my mind are quieted.

The one nagging question I have about this project is this – would the film be equally accepted and successful if a female filmmaker had made it?  Sadly, I don’t think it would.  I believe that it would not have received as much press or accolades.  But that said, I am glad that someone told this story.

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++ Because opening-weekend box office numbers in N.Y. and L.A.
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it’s crucial for us to boost ticket sales for women-directed movies
in those cities. If you live outside of N.Y. or L.A., please consider
buying tickets online to help support female directors.

++ Do you know of a special screening or film event in your city?
Tell us about it – we strive to make the First Weekenders Group an
international news blast. For listings, email news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

++ CO-SPONSORSHIP

-Get your ad placed here to reach over 3,000 readers!
Great for film publicity! Email: news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

++ IN THEATERS NOW week of October 29, 2009

\===================================/

We can only make a change if we affect box
office sales! YOU can buy a ticket over the
phone in NYC or LA without actually being there.

—————————————————

++ 35 Shots of Rum directed by Claire Denis

++ After the Storm directed by Hilla Medalia

++ American Casino directed by Leslie & Andrew Cockburn

++ Amreeka directed by Cherien Dabis

++ An Education directed by Lone Scherfig

++ Araya directed by Margot Benacerraf

++ As Seen Through These Eyes directed by Hilary Helstein

++ Bright Star directed by Jane Campion

++ Coco Before Chanel directed by Anne Fontaine

++ Fatal Promises directed by Kat Rohrer

++ Gogol Bordello Non-Stop directed by Margarita Jimeno

++ The Heretics directed by Joan Braderman

++ Jennifer’s Body directed by Karyn Kusama

++ Killing Kasztner: The Jew Who Dealt With Nazis
directed by Gaylen Ross

++ The Little Traitor directed by Lynn Roth

++ The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg
and the Pentagon Papers directed by Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith

++ Motherhood directed by Katherine Dieckmann

++ No Impact Man directed by Laura Gabbert & Justin Schein

++ The Wedding Song directed by Karin Albou

++ We Live in Public directed by Ondi Timoner

++ Where is Where? Directed by Eija-Liisa Ahtila

++ Whip It directed by Drew Barrymore

\===================================/

++ REVIEWS OF THE WEEK: WRITTEN BY YOU

\===================================/

Written by you – simply reply to this email.
(Please be brief when responding)
Anonymous if not otherwise requested.

————————————————

The Secret Life of Bees (directed by Gina Prince Bythewood) is magnificent.
I rarely cry at movies, but this film is touching on many levels:
the gratitude we owe the African-American women who helped
raise us, the importance of bees in this time of danger (The Colony
Collapse Disorder) although most of us are unaware of how much life they
give us, the foreshadowing of the young African-American male who bears
a past president’s name, the young sister who is an empath and bears and
grieves all the pain that others don’t have time to feel, and the lack of extra
money so the story could rule over special effects. I have Twittered,
Facebooked and emailed everyone I know to see it.

-Melinda Augustina

————————————————

Make your voice heard by sending us your reviews
of new women-directed films – simply hit reply to this email!

\===================================/

++ COOL SITES/ARTICLES/HAPPENINGS

\===================================/

MoviesByWomen.com has added a message board!
To start sounding off about all that’s happening in
the world of female filmmakers, check it out now:

http://forum.moviesbywomen.com/

————————————————

++ Get inspired: Organize a home screening party!

We love the website www.filmstoseebeforeyouvote.com
so much that we’ve decided to start up our own home-screening
series. To throw your own home screening, invite over your
friends and colleagues to watch a film directed by a woman
(check our weekly DVD release section for ideas). Hold a
lively discussion or debate afterwards, just like you would
with a book group.  Each month we’ll recommend a
DVD to view at your screening party.
Send us your feedback and let’s get rocking!

news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

++ COMING SOON

\===================================/

++ Fish Tank directed by Andrea Arnold
Opens January 15 in New York and L.A.

\===================================/

++ DVD RELEASES

\===================================/

++ Casi Divas directed by Issa Lopez

++ Filth and Wisdom directed by Madonna

++ The Proposal directed by Anne Fletcher

\===================================/

++ TELEVISION/CABLE/MISC.

\===================================/

++ Editor’s Note: Please visit www.withoutabox.com
for extended festival listings.
We do accept sponsorship listings.
Email us for inquiries – news@moviesbywomen.com

\===================================/

++ Hey, directors! Send us your TV or cable releases.

\===================================/

\===================================/

++ IN PRODUCTION

\===================================/

++ To add your own listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com
the film title, director name, stage of production, genre, and URL.
No other info can be printed. A $10 donation is requested for listing.

++ RISK: At-Risk Girls Behind the Camera / Feature Documentary
Directed by Tara Veneruso  (also the founder of moviesbywomen.com)
Shooting in: Kansas City, Texas, and Los Angeles. 2007-2009.
Info: WWW.RISKTHEMOVIE.COM

Needs: Seeking PAs and volunteers to work on this special documentary. Or
help an at-risk teen girl by becoming a sponsor (see site for details).

\===================================/

++ FILM FESTIVALS

\===================================/

* For festival listings, please email info@moviesbywomen.com the festival
name, dates, city, and URL. No other info can be printed. A $35 donation
is required for fest listings. Please consider a $75 sponsorship 2 week
listing for best placement.

\===================================/

++ MOVIES BY WOMEN NEWS

\===================================/

Join in the conversation! Visit blog.moviesbywomen.com
for news from the front lines on women working in Hollywood.

\===================================/

++ SUBLETS IN N.Y. & L.A.

\===================================/

\===================================/

++ MISC.

\===================================/

++ If you’re a journalist interested in publishing your articles
on MoviesByWomen.com, please e-mail us at news@moviesbywomen.com

————————————————

Editorial and Technical Office:
Director: Tara Veneruso
419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

To advertise, contact:

Tara Veneruso
EMAIL: movies@moviesbywomen.com

————————————————

Donations Needed For First Weekenders Group.

————————————————

Please consider dropping something ($50, $25, even $10)
in the mail. To donate with
PAYPAL: www.moviesbywomen.com/member.html
Please note:  The only way we are currently able to
offer a tax-deductible contribution is via check or
credit card, through the generosity of New York Women
in Film and Television. Write checks out to: NYWIFT
(New York Women In Film and Television).

Mail to: Tara Veneruso, 419 N. Larchmont Blvd. #90
Los Angeles, CA 90004.

————————————————

WHO WE ARE

————————————————

The First Weekenders Group supports features directed
by women the first weekend they arrive at the box office.
The service goes to over 3,000 people who are helping
raise the box office numbers for women directed features.
Buying tickets to women directed features is how we
can make a direct impact on the industry.
We attend features directed by women the first weekend
they arrive at the box office. To accomplish this we buy
tickets and go to the movies. Please purchase a ticket
even if you cannot attend the movie that week. The
list focuses on New York and Los Angeles.
We are not an organization, but rather a loose collective
seeking to attain equality for women in film and television,
and all media now known or hereafter devised, worldwide,
in perpetuity.

To recommend events reply to this email by Thursday
afternoons otherwise it cannot be listed until the
following week.

\===================================/

CO-SPONSORS OF THE FIRST WEEKENDERS GROUP

\===================================/

www.nywift.org

New York Women in Film and Television is a nonprofit membership
organization dedicated to helping women reach the highest
levels of achievement in the film, television and new media
industries, and to promoting equity for women in these industries.
In addition to providing services to members, NYWIFT plays an
important role in recognizing and encouraging the contributions
of women to the field.  NYWIFT was founded in 1978 and now
numbers more than 1,200 professional members working in all
areas of the film, television and new media. Part of an
international network of Women in Film and Television
chapters representing 10,000 members worldwide, NYWIFT
produces more than fifty innovative educational programs
And special events each year, in which many highly distinguished
producers, directors, writers, craftspeople and industry leaders
participate as guest speakers and panelists.

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Read the full review here:

Bright Star Review – Variety Magazine

BRIGHT STAR (2009)

A Pathe, Screen Australia, BBC Films and the UK Film Council presentation in association with the New South Wales Film and Television Office and Hopscotch International of a Jan Chapman production in association with Carole Hewitt. (Internationa sales: Pathe International, London.) Produced by Chapman, Hewitt. Executive producers, Francois Ivernel, Cameron McCracken, Christine Langan, David M. Thompson. Directed, written by Jane Campion, with research from the biography “Keats” by Andrew Motion.

“Fanny Brawne” – Abbie Cornish
“John Keats” – Ben Whishaw
“Mr. Brown” – Paul Schneider
“Mrs. Brawne” – Kerry Fox
“Toots” – Edie Martin
“Samuel” – Thomas Brodie-Sangster
“Maria Dilke” – Claudie Blakley
“Charles Dilke” – Gerard Monaco
“Abigail” – Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Camera (Technicolor), Greig Fraser; editor, Alexandre de Franceschi; music, Mark Bradshaw; production, costume designer, Janet Patterson; supervising art director, David Hindle; art director, Christian Huband; set decorator, Charlotte Watts; sound (Dolby Digital), John Midgley; make-up and hair designer, Konnie Daniel; line producer, Emma Mager; assistant director, Mike Elliott; casting, Nina Gold.

Reviewed at Cannes Film Festival (competing), May 15, 2009.

Running time: 119 MIN.

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