• The Film Business: Basic Legal and Business Aspects of Motion Picture Production and Distribution
  When: Sunday, July 16th - 12 Noon to 3:00 PM
  Where: New Jersey Media Arts Center at Rutgers New Brunswick
  
  
• How To Raise Money For Film & Video Projects
  When: Sunday, July 23rd - 12 Noon to 2:00 PM
  Where: New Jersey Media Arts Center at Rutgers New Brunswick
  
  
• Ethics in Filmmaking
  When: July 19, 2006 - 6:00 to 8:00 pm
  Where: The Atria Condominiums, 1419 Locust Street
  Call: 215-686-2668 or e-mail joanb@film.org for further information.

  In the second of a free summer networking series presented by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office and Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, area filmmakers and attorneys are invited to mix, mingle and discuss the common issues that arise when they match needs, creativity, stories and more. If you're coming straight from work with no time for noshing, keep in mind there will be a reception with light fare and cocktails provided by generous sponsors like Culinary Concepts and Jamaican Jerk Hut. No RSVP is necessary, but if possible, call or e-mail to let the Greater Philadelphia Film Office know if you're coming so they have an idea of how many attendees to expect.
  
  

• The Working Life: The 7th Annual Northeast Historic Film Summer Symposium
  When: July 20-22, 2006
  
  Northeast Historic Film invites students, teachers, researchers, museum, library and archives professionals, programmers, amateur film and video creators, and labor and union specialists to be part of a symposium dedicated to the topic of work and amateur film. The symposium is open to anyone interested in the relationship between the moving image and representations of work.

• Philly Film Society Picks Bernhard and Busch for Artsy Awards
  Film and theater hyphenates Sandra Bernhard (The King of Comedy, I'm Still Here...Dammit! and Charles Busch (Vampire Lesbians of Sodom, Die Mommie Die!) will be feted as the recipients of the 12th Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival's Artistic Achievement Award.
• The Man Who Dissed Disney
  Local and world-famous filmmaker and American Express pitchman M. Night Shyamalan doesn't hold back his side of the story of his messy professional divorce from The Mouse That Roared.
• Documentary Shot With Cell Phone Camera
  Italian filmmakers mix a Nokia N90, shaky camera work and lots and lots of close-ups....

Unfortunately, it's official.

Despite valiant and long-running efforts to sustain the New York-based, but national in scope Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers, AIVF's board of directors recently announced that their emergency fundraising appeal was only partially successful.

While management is still in talks with like-minded AIVF colleagues and supporters re: the possibility of others taking over hands-on management of The Independent while also reinventing and relaunching AIVF as a membership organization, AIVF is currently scheduled to close operations in just a few days, on Wednesday, June 28th.

In a challenging climate for media arts organizations of every size, the struggles of AIVF resonate with mediamakers across the country, including those here at PIFVA. As we strive to make PIFVA increasingly relevant -- and eventually indispensable - - to your work as independent mediamakers, we need your input and support more than ever.

One of the many benefits AIVF offered its members was access to affordable health insurance, something that can be challenging for artists. PIFVA hopes to soon offer a local alternative for AIVF members whose health insurance benefits will end at the close of 2006, as well as other interested PIFVA members. Keep an eye on your inbox this summer!

Let's see... the 5-County Arts Fund, the 2006 Slamdance Teleplay Competition, Current TV's Seeds of Tolerance Video Contest, Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, Philadelphia's Home Movie Day, P.O.V....they all have deadlines coming up in the next few weeks, so check June's previous E-Bulletins for details to make sure you don't miss out.

Did you miss the last few E-Bulletins? No problem. Now you can find them online at the PIFVA.org Web site, so bookmark us just in case.

PIFVA member Michelle Pollino is looking for archival video footage and stills from 1970s era Philadelphia for a project she's working on, particularly if it details nightlife culture. Rarely seen footage is ideal, but that's definitely not a requirement. If you can help, contact Michelle at pollinom@gmail.com or pollinom@mac.com .

More happy news from PIFVA member Tom Mattera! The 4th Dimension has been officially selected to make its Los Angeles Premiere in the Competition Category of the Dances With Films Film Festival in July 2006. The 4th Dimension has also been officially selected to make its International Premiere in the First Film World Competition Category of the World Film Festival in Montreal in August of 2006. And the film has also just received another strong review from Robert Koehler of Variety.

Want to get into good shape at a great discount? PIFVA's membership in the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance enables all current PIFVA members to get discounts on their fitness club membership of up to 60%. Convenient monthly billing is set up through each individual PIFVA member's checking, savings or credit card accounts. Club memberships are on a month-to-month basis, and if you want to cancel, GlobalFit requires only 30 days notice.

To learn more about clubs near you or to enroll, please visit www.globalfit.com and select Philadelphia Independent Film and Video Association as your group or call GlobalFit at 800- 294-1500, and tell the representative that you wish to join through PIFVA. You must enroll through GlobalFit to receive the special discounted rates, not at the club. And the program is only available to new members at participating clubs -- sorry, you can't convert your current membership at a club to GlobalFit's preferred pricing.

Many thanks to everyone who raced to get their PIFVA Cash Subsidy materials in by today's deadline. The subsidy program is one of the best kept secrets in town, and we're thrilled that so many of you applied!

And finally a warm welcome to new and renewing members Naima Lowe and Rini Yun Keagy!

• Bilingual Editor Needed
  Producer of training videos is seeking a video editor who is fluent in both Japanese and English to edit a mental health educational video. Editor must be proficient in Final Cut Pro, and must be available to edit onsite at offices in Wayne, PA. Editor will need to collaborate and communicate with an English/Japanese speaking clinical expert in the mental health field throughout the editing process. This is contract work that will begin in early-mid July.
  
  If interested, please contact Kerry Hustwit by phone at 610.225.5977 or by email at kerry.hus twit@unitedbiosource.com. Please provide contact information and resume.
  
  
• Bilingual Actor Needed
  Producer of training videos is seeking an adult male or female Japanese actor, fluent in both Japanese and English, to participate in a mental health educational video. The actor will be interviewed by a psychologist, and will be asked to improv scenes in both English and Japanese. We will see actors between the ages of 25-65. The interview will be taped at our office in Wayne, PA.
  
  If interested, please contact Kerry Hustwit by phone at 610.225.5977 or by email at kerry.hus twit@unitedbiosource.com. Please provide contact information and a headshot.
  
  
• The School District of Philadelphia
  ...has two positions available for teachers of Trade and Industry/Audio Visual Communications Technology who can expertly guide students through entry level classroom and laboratory experiences in audio-visual communications.

  The teacher instructs in the operation of, and should have knowledge of, the repair of overhead projectors, slide projectors, silent and sound projectors, video cameras, video recorders, sound- reproduction equipment and sound-production equipment. Instruction includes experiences in video taping, editing, and reproduction of tapes; producing or developing slides, filmstrips, micro-film and silent and sound motion pictures, film-video making, and cinematography production.

  Qualified applicants are invited to file applications -- to be received or postmarked by July 7th -- with the Office of Human Resources-Teacher Welcome Center, First Floor, 440 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130. Visit Web site or call 215-400-6313/14 for further information.
  
  

• Independence Media/WYBE-TV ...seeks a production assistant.
  
  
• University of the Arts Seeks...
  FT Multimedia Faculty and FT Communication and Writing for Film/TV Department Administrative Assistant
  
  
• About.com Seeks Camcorder Expert About.com seeks a seaoned writer with an engaging voice and deep knowledge of camcorders to write and maintain a Web site offering camcorder-specific advice and tutorials. (And it's a telecommuting position, so if you're hired, you can do it from home in your pj's.)
  
  You should know all about the newest models, what features people do and don't need, the different applications people use their camcorders for, and which camcorders fit their needs. You should also be able to instruct a beginner how to start filming movies with their camcorder and know a bit about basic video editing as well.
  
  
• NBC Weekend/Night Hubber
  Internet Broadcasting seeks media-savvy candidates for a full-time, hands-on Philadelphia- based position gathering, compiling and publishing news from a variety of outlets, including television news partners, the Internet, wire services as well as traditional news sources.

Remember, we're big fans of e-mail, but feel free to give the PIFVA office a call Mondays through Fridays between 12pm and 4pm.

Thanks for reading!