Tejano Music 2010, Asian American International Film Festival, Casual

Connect Seattle, LA Shorts Fest, ITVFest, Highlight July Media and

Entertainment Industry Networking Events

Now in its 11th Anniversary, Latin Alternative Music Conference which will be held in New York this
year, July 6-10, is geared towards the marketing of Spanish-language alternative music, addressing
topics such as: Marketing to Urban Latino Culture, Approaches to Retail, Print
Media/Television/Radio, Advertising and Sponsorship, Non-Traditional Revenue, Technology,
International Markets, Music in Film, and others. Galway Film Fair, based in Galway and running July
6-11, co-ordinates pre-scheduled meetings between filmmakers with projects in development and
invited Film Financiers, Distributors and Producers. Among slated workshops this year, the Actors
Masterclass 2010 will provide an intensive interactive environment in the skills, methodology and
aesthetics of film acting whilst dealing with all the common fears and questions actors have regarding
work in front of the camera. The Long Island International Film Festival, happening this year, July 8-18
in Bellmore, shows approximately 120 short and feature-length independent films from the world over,
but also includes panels, parties, publicity and networking opportunities. The LIIFF’s week is started
with an complementary opening night party. Opening July 9-11 in San Antonio, this year's Tejano
Music 2010 unites the 7th Annual Tejano Music National Convention with the 30th Annual Tejano
Music Awards and the 6th Annual Tejano Academy Awards for the first time. Aside from the music
masterclasses, Tejano Dance Instruction is one of the more popular Convention programs, an
opportunity to learn basic technique of Tejano dancing, or to add new techniques to what you already
know.

Future Media Concepts conducts a session on Introduction to Sound Editing in Final Cut Studio on the
Apple Macintosh, in Washington, D.C. The course focuses on practical, professional techniques used to
add professional music and sound effects to video and multimedia projects. Kids First! Film Festival, a
showcase for children's films, TV shows and DVDs from major studios and independent filmmakers,
builds on its kid-interactive program by partnering with more
than 150 venues worldwide who host more than 10,000
screenings of Kids First! films year-round to an audience of
more than one million, with youth given a true voice - as
curators, as audience members, as film critics, as volunteer
staff and as filmmakers showing their work in the July 15 Santa
Fe event. Asian CineVision, Inc. is a not-for-profit national
media arts organization dedicated to the development,
promotion and preservation of film and video arts by and about
people of Asian descent, stages the Asian American
International Film Festival in Manhattan’s Chelsea district, July
15-24, presenting 23 features and 71 shorts from international
and national filmmakers, in addition to presenting Asian and Asian American films, the festival will
host workshops, panels and after parties featuring live music. The final installment of a three-part series
examining the business of music, songwriters, and music publishing, will be conducted from a New
York venue on July 17, and explores the interplay between songwriting, publishing deals, and recording
contracts - examining the differences in copyright protection between musical compositions (songs)
and sound recordings (masters).

The annual Casual Connect Seattle, from July 20-22, brings together knowledgeable experts in the
casual gaming field to further the casual games industry through networking and learning. For instance,
a Pre-Funk Party sponsored by ChaYoWo Games happens at Triple Door on July 19; the Games For
Gamers mingle happens July 20 in the Founders Room for people interested in console, indie, and
game studio start-ups; the Official Casual Connect Party sponsored by Samsung will be held at the
Seattle Art Museum, July 20; the July 21 Mobile Mingle in the Founders Room is for people interested
in the Mobile space; and the Official Casual Connect Speaker Dinner sponsored By Plimus will be July
21 at a local restaurant. An Opening Gala for the Okanagan International Film Festival will be held in
Kelowna Community Theatre, and a separate VIP Party will be July 24 in the Mon Reposa Luxury
Penthouse. The force behind the festival, which runs July 21-25, the Okanagan Film Festival Society,
founded in 1998, is a not for profit charitable organization, whose mission is to educate and promote
the Canadian and International film industry through film screenings, competitions and professional
industry workshops and forums. Hollywood’s LA Shorts Fest is accredited by the Academy of Motion
Pictures Arts & Sciences, and reportedly, in past years, 33 participants have earned Academy Award
nominations, with 11 filmmakers taking home the Oscar. This year, the NXT Stage Conference will be
held in conjunction with LA Shorts Fest on July 27. LA Shorts Fest will run July 22-30. NXT STAGE
is where content producers, media executives and digital entrepreneurs meet to develop key business
relationships.

Expresión en Corto is a state-sponsored, non-profit, cultural event that does not charge admission to its
viewing audience and is made possible in large part thanks to: the State Government of Guanajuato,
and other institutions. From July 23 through August 1, more than 300 films are screened from 10 am
until 4 am each day in 18 venues, which include such unusual locations as: the Jardín Principal (main
square) of San Miguel de Allende; the classical open-air staircase of the University of Guanajuato; the
subterranean streets and tunnels beneath Guanajuato Capital (where gay, lesbian, erotic and
underground films are projected); as well as horror films that are screened in the municipal graveyards
(panteónes). The festival hosts an annual International Pitching Market as well. BMI is a sponsor of the
Kauai Music Festival, a four-day immersion into the art of songwriting taking place on the island of
Kauai. At the Conference, participants can consult, one-on-one, with award winning songwriters,
Grammy-winning producers, A&R, and other music industry professionals. In addition, any music
submitted can be heard in small group seminars by established songwriters, as well as be placed in the
songwriting competition. The Independent Television Festival (ITVFest) is a Los Angeles festival for
independently produced, original and innovative television pilots and web-series. The focus is on TV
pilots at this festival happening July 30 through August 5. Now in its fifth year, the festival maintains
support from institutions like Comcast, Current TV, Brightcove and FX, and the talent of pilotmakers
from all over the world.

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and film producers, Padded Cell Productions with ‘Little Noise’, Indian Slap Bass master out of Kerala,
India, Jayen Varma, Parisian film director Vince Bosco with latest work, ‘Beyond Love’, Pop Rock
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