Sept. 10-11: FREE film screenings + finance workshop & mixer

[expo at lists.artsandmedia.net]

Here are some updates on the Eighth Annual Expo for the Artist & Musician, coming up Sept. 10-15 in San Francisco. 

 = (1) = | Local Arts on KUSF-FM tonight, Sept. 6, 10:30p.m.

     Tune in to 90.3 FM tonight at 10:30pm to learn about
     the remarkable creative and cultural innovations percolating
     here in San Francisco. With: 
     
     -- John Bela of REBAR on (PARK)ing Day
     -- Kwisp on the Holographic Funkalizer
     -- Alan So of Me-Di-Ate Networks on Project Soundwave
     -- John Wilner of the upcoming 2nd CounterCorp Film Fest              
 
 
 = (2) = | Expo Film Programs! Sept. 10 & 11
 
    Seating for all programs is limited. RSVP at 415/861-5302 to 
    ensure you have a seat in case of a full house. 
 
    MONDAY, SEPT. 10
 
    * Film Financing Workshop & Mixer *
      @ The Variety Preview Room 6-8:00 pm, 582 Market Street

      Come find out about the ins and out of starting your project 
      and securing the cash that you need to get your film produced. 
      With: Henry Rosenthal (producer, "The Devil & Daniel Johnston"), 
      George Rush (lawyer; advisor, Film Arts Foundation), more.

    * No-host bar and networking session. *
      @ Variety from 7:30-8:00 p.m.

    * Urban Cinema Showcase *
      @ The Variety Preview Room, 8-9:30 p.m.

      An evening of urban cinema rising from indy media centers, 
      local film festivals and young imagemakers. Our program will 
      feature shorts produced by the BAVC Next Generation Youth Video 
      Works and Conscious Youth Media Crew focusing on identity, race, 
      music and gritty love.

      PLUS: See highlights from the SF Women's Film Festival and the 
      CounterCorp Anti-Corporate Film Festival, as well as independent
      imagemakers including Bill Basquin, Veronica Majano, Sabrina 
      Alonso and more. Shorts include "Grizzly Road," Two/Four," "A 
      Short Tale of Xuan," "Why I Ride: From Low to Slow," "Change 
      the Nation" and many more. A rare opportunity to see handmade, 
      grassroots video made in San Francisco!


     TUESDAY, SEPT. 11

    * Cinemania: San Francisco in 35mm *
      Dolby Laboratories Screening Room, 100 Potrero Ave., SF

      Join us for this unique screening of 35mm Films by San Francisco
      filmmakers, and their cinematic exploration into the roots and 
      tools of cinema.
 
      This program of seldom-seen 35mm shorts includes Kerry Laitala's
      flashlight-exposed, handmade "Muse of Cinema," Konrad Steiners's 
      multiple-imaged "Scenes Relating to a Trip to Japan," Ben 
      Russell's slo-mo punk/trance implosion "BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS 
      #3," Stephen Parr's frenetic single-framed "Body" and more.
 
      Full program:

      - Kerry Litala -- "The Muse of Cinema" and "Terra Firma"
      - Melinda Stone -- "Audience Analysis #4" and "Parting Advice For 
        The  Amateur Adventurer"
      - Konrad Steiner -- "19 Scenes Relating to a Trip to Japan"
      - Stephen Parr -- "Body"
      - John Kiffmeyer -- "Solo Dolo" and "Flibbergibbet"
      - Ben Russell -- "BLACK AND WHITE TRYPPS #3"
      - "Sing-Along San Francisco" -- Director: George Corzine; 
         producers: Scott Noble & Jenni Olson

      Plus! Rare 35mm trailers and shorts from the SF Media Archive, 
      Oddball Films and Jenni Olson.


     RSVP @ 415/336-3418 to ensure seating!
      
     Learn more about the Expo: http://artsandmedia.net/expo/