This just in from IFP:

“I am pleased to inform you that your project has been selected for the 2006 IFP Documentary Rough Cut Lab.

Scheduled to take place in New York from November 15 th - 17th, 2006. IFP Documentary Rough Cuts Lab will consist of three days of intensive seminars dealing with all aspects of finishing a film. The program is based on the assumption that your film is still considered a “work in progress” and, accordingly, will provide you with advisors and feedback intended to help you achieve the strongest possible version of your film.

While much of the content of the lab will be devoted to general information of use to documentary filmmakers completing a film and getting it out into the world, the sessions will be tailored as specifically as possible to your individual projects. As part of the program your cut will be confidentially shown to our advisors prior to the seminar so that their comments will be relevant to you. Additionally, you will receive feedback and mentor support both before and after the seminar as your film progresses towards completion.

We look forward to working with you!”

See more info about the program here:
http://market.ifp.org/newyork/market/labs/index_02.html

A big brother telescreen installation will be but together by the People’s Television crew.

That We Do This Together

October 6th-9th

http://www.thatwedothistogether.info

That We Do This Together is an event consisting of over forty New York area artists who have created work specifically for exhibition in the Red Barn in Ellenville, NY. All of the works are the product of each artist’s individual perspective. The result is a wide variety of mediums and expressions that create a unique and diverse experience for the viewer. The exhibition, opening on October 6th, includes printmaking, painting, video, sculpture, sound design and installation. There will be a reception with the artists on Sunday, October 8th featuring poetry, music, film and spoken word from 4pm through 9pm. The show will remain open through Monday, October 9th (Columbus Day).

The Red Barn is situated on the western corner of Ulster Heights Road and Canal Street in scenic Ellenville, NY. The space has been graciously donated by Irena Elbaum and Richard Parzoch exclusively for the event which was arranged by artist and curator Gregory MacAvoy. For complete information on the event please visit our web site listed above.

Our small, new media production company is looking for a video and/or web design intern.

People’s Television has two feature-length documentary films in post-production, is preparing to go live with vodcasts, and constructing a collaborative internet TV channel.

We are building an aggressively progressive participatory media network, don’t miss your chance to be a part of it!

Video Intern - Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
-Logging and capturing video footage.
-Organizing video libraries and hard drives.
-Editing feature and web documentaries.
-Researching trends in online video and internet TV
Requirements: Strong Proficiency with Final Cut Pro/Studio. Able to work at our office in Upper Manhattan.

Web Design Intern - Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
-Designing Flash Interfaces
-Updating News/blogs
-Integrating streaming/flash video onto site
-Graphic Design
Requirements:: Proficiency with Flash, previous web design experience.

We are looking for an energetic, talented, industrious, creative, politically-minded, socially-conscious, media revolutionary.
Spanish a big plus.

Hours are flexible (but schedule is firm.) Compensation is based on experience.

Students and young people encouraged to apply!

Send resume/cover letter to info@peoplestelevision.com
^^ More importantly: please send link to video/web portfolio.

http://www.peoplestelevision.com/bolivia

Trailer will be released soon.

October 2000, Cochabamba, Bolivia. Carmen Tapia, a young single mother, faces a life-changing tragedy when her nine-year-old daughter Carla is struck and run over by a bus, leaving Carla in a wheel chair, and Carmen with insurmountable medical expenses. Unable to pay for Carla’s hospital bills and specialized care, Carmen borrows money from friends and family to keep her daughter alive. With no opportunities to earn a sufficient living to support her daughter, Carmen tries in vain to get a visa to go to the United States. As her desperation grows, Carmen decides to leave Carla behind and make the dangerous journey to the U.S. After nearly suffocating in the trunk of a sedan crossing the Mexican border, Carmen heads to New York where she can give her daughter the chance to live a life with opportunity, despite her disability.
June 2006, New York City, U.S.A. Living and working illegally cleaning houses and stores in the U.S, Carmen earns enough to support Carla from afar. Though Carmen is able to provide for her daughter’s medical needs, Carla does not understand why she must grow up without her mother. Carmen cannot visit Carla in Bolivia, as she knows she may not be able to cross back into the United States, on which their lives would depend. Unable to get any working papers, Carmen watches in frustration as congress defeats a bill granting amnesty to long-term undocumented immigrants. But as six years of separation approaches, so does the date at which Carmen promised her daughter they would be together again: Carla’s quiceañera. After risking her life to come to the United States, Carmen must sacrifice everything once again to keep her word and be at her daughter’s side.
La Americana is Carmen’s story, and the story of thousands of illegal immigrants forced to leave their families behind in order to provide them a better life.