Sept. 10-11: FREE film finance workshop, screenings + Cellspace workshops

[indyarts 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) = | CELLspace workshops

      * Two workshops at Cell tonight, 2050 Bryant St.: Turntablism 101,
         and Breakdancing Lessons. Come get it on!

      * Important -- the Pinhole Photography Adventure tomorrow
         and Puppetry workshop on Thursday have been canceled.


  = (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/


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