http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ A place for arts professionals to communicate, elaborate and create new avenues to thrive. en Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:54:02 +0000 http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=13#post-15 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:02:25 +0000 artBridge 15@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>Artbridge™ is an organization created by artists for artists, whose purpose is to develop,<br /> curate and showcase works of large format art for public display and enjoyment.<br /> Through Artbridge, artists have the opportunity to exhibit their work to a wider public<br /> audience including the casual observer and art enthusiast alike. All projects are large scale,<br /> sometimes taking the artists into unfamiliar territories and bringing new and interesting<br /> influences to communities. </p> <p>Artbridge takes the experience of art beyond gallery walls and moves it onto the street<br /> where it can be fully experienced. In a city under constant construction and redevelopment,<br /> Artbridge installations attempt to interact with pedestrians in a new way, bringing light, color,<br /> form and beauty to our daily outdoor world. </p> <p>Visit <a href="http://www.art-bridge.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.art-bridge.org</a> for details and to download entry form </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=12#post-14 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:22:36 +0000 newport 14@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>The Newport Beach Film Festival will be celebrating its 10th anniversary with an action-packed line up of independent and studio films from around the globe. From premieres of contemporary cinema, to live fashion shows, and tastes of Newport Beach’s finest culinary creations, we offer filmmakers the ultimate Festival experience. </p> <p>The Festival will feature nightly special events including: red carpet galas, filmmaker receptions, compelling filmmaker Q &#38; A sessions, international spotlights, industry seminars and retrospectives. In addition, the Festival hosts numerous opportunities to connect with enthusiastic new audiences, fellow filmmakers, film industry professionals and the media in a beautiful seaside location in Orange County, California (only 55 miles south of Hollywood). </p> <p>Scheduled to take place from April 23-30, 2009, the Festival will screen over 350 films, including feature-length narrative, documentary, short, animated and student films. Films will screen at the historic Regency Lido Theater, the Big Newport and Edwards Island Cinemas in Fashion Island. </p> <p> The Newport Beach Film Festival is currently accepting film submissions in all genres and categories from professional and student filmmakers from around the world. </p> <p>Please submit your film, through the following link <a href="http://www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com." rel="nofollow">www.NewportBeachFilmFest.com.</a> </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=11#post-13 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:49:29 +0000 culture unplugged 13@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>Culture Unplugged Studio will be launching 'Green Unplugged' - the festival where we unite to share our voices, not only as film-makers but culture-makers. The festival will facilitate contemplation, connection &#38; celebration of life, culture &#38; nature through cinema. We invite your green &#38; socially conscious films that bring to light nature's demand to wake us to our future - an integrated individual and the human society. Share stories that reveal where we come from, our collective journey leading to our present and contemplating the path beyond. </p> <p>With this, Culture Unplugged wishes to create a global community of conscious creatives and their audiences, to reflect on issues and life experiences in contemporary world – creatives/storytellers wishing to express and exchange primarily through language of film (visual/aural communication), framing the spirit in motion.</p> <p>FESTIVAL DATE : 2008-2009</p> <p>FESTIVAL PARTNERS :<br /> Barrie Osborne (Producer, New Zealand, 7 times - Oscar winner)<br /> Michael Pyser (Producer, USA, Several Oscar Nomination)<br /> Shekhar Kapoor (Film-maker/Director, India, Oscar Nominated 2007)</p> <p>If you participate in the festival, you will be contacted shortly prior to the launch of this festival. Post festival, we will be launching a permanent venue with the film archive with intention to promote transformative films and its film-makers on global level. With this venue we intend to create an open &#38; transparent system for film-makers and facilitate dialogue among them, their audiences and other professionals to fertilize social consciousness.</p> <p>For participation kindly fill the online form and send us the film/DVD . Multiple entries are welcome. Fill the individual form for each film.</p> <p>To submit the form, please visit: <a href="http://www.cultureunplugged.com/submit/call.html" rel="nofollow">www.cultureunplugged.com/submit/call.html</a></p> <p>Current Festival: <a href="http://www.cultureunplugged.com/index3.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.cultureunplugged.com/index3.php</a></p> <p>For sending us the film our Asian office address is</p> <p>Culture Unplugged Studio<br /> Clover Centrum, 2nd Floor,<br /> Galaxy Society, Plot No.5,<br /> Boat Club Road, Pune 411001,<br /> Maharashtra, India</p> <p>We hope to hear from you soon. Thank you.</p> <p>With Regards,</p> <p>nilankur </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=10#post-12 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:38:27 +0000 culture unplugged 12@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>office venues: India, USA, UK, New Zealand</p> <p>about us :<br /> <a href="http://www.cultureunplugged.com/landing.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.cultureunplugged.com/landing.php</a></p> <p>To you, is it a bliss to meditatively write and move spirit/consciousness of the audience? Do you love to focus on subjects such as films/media, consciousness, culture/society, identity ? Do you write in the style where profundity meets simplicity of expression? Our wish is to adopt a voice that is: Mature, Noble, Pragmatic, Frank, Fearless, Fresh; truth-seeking, expansive &#38; inclusive, sharp-focused, thoughtful &#38; sensitive – holding compassionate viewpoint of humanity and disparate cultures. </p> <p>We are launching an online venue with weekly blog catering to our primary audience - film-makers, film-lovers, conscious creatives/citizens. This venue is to be launched in October/November 2008. Through this effort, we are not just building a platform/structure that simply publishes content, but one that raises consciousness of film-makers as citizens and unites people through their spirit. </p> <p>We are looking for writers who wish to blog and engage with global audience in a dialogue through this online platform. These opportunities are for freelance contributions which can commence now. Compensation is based on expertise/experience and efforts required. </p> <p>If you have experience as film/media critic, social scientist, cultural anthropologist, or editorial journalist, we wish to know you. To learn about us, please visit <a href="http://studio.cultureunplugged.com" rel="nofollow">http://studio.cultureunplugged.com</a></p> <p>Please email us your profile/interest/samples at : <a href="mailto:apply@cultureunplugged.com">apply@cultureunplugged.com</a></p> <p>In respect of time, we will contact you if we find your profile/expectation a fit. We thank you for your attention. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=9#post-11 Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:09:36 +0000 significantceci 11@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>Join us for a very special fundraiser on October 25th to help fight breast cancer<br /> September 2008</p> <p>Are you IN yet?</p> <p>Insignificant Others will hold a special performance to raise money for the fight against breast cancer. Join us at "Pink at the Pier" on Saturday, October 25th for a rockin' show followed by a rockin' after-party at the Hard Rock Cafe. </p> <p>The evening features dinner, a pre-show mixer, a terrific performance, special prizes, guests DJs from 92.7 FM, free Go-Girl Energy Drinks, and the after-party at the Hard Rock. Package tickets are just $64, with twenty percent of each ticket going towards fighting breast cancer. We're also videotaping the show that night, so come be part of a great audience!</p> <p>This special show is dedicated to our beloved Alicia Vargas, our PR gal extraordinaire, who recently passed away due to complications from chemotherapy. We miss you, Alicia--this show's for you.</p> <p>Our New Erik<br /> Brett Hammon as Erik<br /> The role of Erik, the ambiguous love interest of Jordan, has always had some charisma behind it, but check out our newest addition to the cast, Brett Hammon! ISO is Brett's first professional experience since graduating from Stanford last year. He has appeared as Matt in the Fantasticks, Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and in Stanford's Gaieties 2007. Brett was a member of the Fleet Street Singers at Stanford and received his training at American Musical Theatre of San Jose. Welcome, Brett! </p> <p>Homeland Set for New York City</p> <p>Jay Kuo's next musical, Homeland, will receive a reading in New York City in February of 2009 after a pair of live orchestral workshops here in San Francisco. This will be Jay's big NYC debut!</p> <p>Visit the website for more details in the upcoming months on this exciting new work!<br /> Join Our Mailing List at <a href="http://www.isomusical.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.isomusical.com</a></p> <p>I am fortunate to have the love and support of many friends and fans, who have been terrific in their encouragement for my upcoming move to New York City. We all hope ISO is just the start of great things to come. Look out Bway, here we come! Stay tuned for some exciting news about all the shows now on stage or in development.</p> <p>Yours in significance,</p> <p>Jay Kuo<br /> Composer / Lyricist</p> <p>Get IN!<br /> Click for Tix <a href="http://www.isomusical.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.isomusical.com</a> or call our Box Office: 415-433-3939</p> <p>Erin Diamantides returns to ISO to play Kristen!<br /> Special Engagement<br /> The Cast of ISO<br /> For those who have been following ISO through its development, Erin Diamantides is a well known face! Erin played Jeannine in both the NCTC and the Zeum runs of ISO in 2006 and 2007, and she is back to play the part of Kristen for a limited time from September 27th through October 10! Come see Erin in ISO and use the code "ERIN" to take 25% off any of the shows she will perform! Welcome back, Erin!</p> <p>ISO 2.0!</p> <p>ISO now has a myspace page where fans of the show can hear about new developments with the show! Follow our backstage blog and stay tuned for some new music to be released in a special video!</p> <p>ISO also is building a fan page at facebook where you can post, share and follow our show. Join up at facebook and get IN!</p> <p>Ushers Needed!<br /> We need volunteer ushers at our performances! If you'd like to help (and see the show for free) please email Cindy at <a href="mailto:dinh.cindy@gmail.com">dinh.cindy@gmail.com</a><br /> Help us out and Get IN! </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=8#post-10 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:29:22 +0000 managing editor 10@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>Depending on your personal history and what your “achievements” have been, your emotional response to the question “what do you do?” will shape your answer. You might feel pride, and anxiously await the next question so that you can blast your latest career triumph to the world. Because if you are an arts professional and have a successful career, possibly you should be very proud of your accomplishment. Or maybe just grateful. You might feel like maybe you are not good enough, or just embarrassed, or remember you don’t have a pension fund like the person who just asked you that probably does. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=7#post-9 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:01:56 +0000 managing editor 9@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>I love the idea of a poetry festival. They fill stadiums for poetry at the international poetry festival in Medellin. </p> <p>It's my experience that in Vallejo, there seems to be a shortage of people willing to do the hard work consistently to pull something like that off. You would need a hard working committee to commit and work on a project like this a year ahead of time. The closest thing to a spoken word festival in Vallejo that happened that I know about was the Listen &#38; Be Heard Poetry Marathons, which pulled poets and listeners from around the bay area. Unfortunately we got little press coverage for these events. </p> <p>A Solano County spoken word festival? That might cast the net a bit wider for organizers as well as participants. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=7#post-8 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:29:55 +0000 maria vrobel 8@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>why not? We have so many talented poets of every age and nationality. DC hosted a huge festival, people come from all over the nation. Let's tap into what Vallejo has got. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=6#post-7 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:58 +0000 managing editor 7@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>This looks like a good one to me for indie filmmakers out there. There are many new media outlets for film to be found on the internet. I featured this one as an <a>editor's pick</a> a few weeks ago. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=6#post-6 Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:03:40 +0000 culture unplugged 6@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>You are invited to the Film Festival 08 : East Speaks, Here - Asia &#38; Middle East's first online film festival, now live at <a href="http://www.cultureunplugged.com/index3.php" rel="nofollow">www.cultureunplugged.com/index3.php</a></p> <p>The festival, wishing to focus on not just films, nor just film-makers, but the consciousness transplanted thru cinema.</p> <p>Be the jury and Enjoy! Film Festival 08 : East Speaks, Here - <a href="http://www.cultureunplugged.com/index3.php" rel="nofollow">www.cultureunplugged.com/index3.php</a></p> <p>Watch/comment, vote/register and spread the buzz in your community, on your social networks, in your blogs. </p> <p>To be precise, Culture Unplugged, by/for global community of conscious creatives and their audiences, to reflect on issues and life experiences in contemporary world – creatives/storytellers wishing to express and exchange primarily through language of film (visual/aural communication), framing the spirit in motion.</p> <p>Would like to ask if you can/wish to submit your films/documentaries/shorts for upcoming online Green Unplugged Festival. We are looking for selective content that fits/compliments Culture Unplugged vision and brand aspiration. In brief, the films that does not merely speak, but pulsates to energize, enchant, enlighten, engage or embrace in the name of humanity or humaneness.</p> <p>Promote films. Promote consciousness. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=5#post-5 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:07:54 +0000 managing editor 5@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>I have joined Vallejo Community Access Television because I want to create television programming. I want to create top quality programming however! I have not as yet seen much of that on VCAT, but I intend to provide some. The biggest problem with the shows I've seen so far has been the sound quality, followed by video quality. In order to get started, I need a production crew of about five or six people. </p> <p>My intention is to create a variety of arts programming, from poetry to storytelling to interviews and previews, similar to the arts programming that I used to do on Pacifica Radio. Would you like to join me behind the camera, at the board, doing admin?</p> <p>Do you have questions, comments, experience? Let's get the ball rolling! </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=4#post-4 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:55:29 +0000 managing editor 4@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>I have been writing poetry since I was a teenager, (about thirty or so years now...) and have yet to enter a poetry contest. For some reason the idea offends me especially when there is a fee to enter. Yet, there are many contests, so there must be people entering them.</p> <p>Are you one of those people? Have you ever won a contest? How much money have you spent entering contests? If you won, did any further good come of it for you? </p> <p>I am very interested to know the answers to these questions. Alternatively, I wonder if there is something different from a contest that poets might come up with themselves to promote poetry in general. Is the poetry slam the alternative to the poetry contest? </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=3#post-3 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:03:12 +0000 managing editor 3@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>a relevant post to this forum would be a legitimate opportunity, or a discussion about how to create opportunities. </p> http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/topic.php?id=2#post-2 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:50:18 +0000 managing editor 2@http://www.listenandbeheard.net/bbpress/ <p>Listen &#38; Be Heard Network Bulletin Board is for registered users to launch discussions and forums about what is of immediate concern to them. There is no strict criterion for posting. If you are an arts professional and want to discuss something, then it is appropriate. Slander, hate speech etc. is never acceptable.</p> <p>It is my intention to see conversation grow into a network for action that contributes to a thriving international arts community.</p> <p>If you are a registered user of Listen &#38; Be Heard Network Arts News, then you are already registered for the bulletin board. If you are a user of another Listen &#38; Be Heard Network site, you will have to register as a new user of this bulletin board. Thanks in advance for your unique participation and contribution.</p> <p>May the discussion begin! </p>