NAB 2011, Coachella, Tribeca Film Festival, San Francisco International

Film Festival, London Sci-Fi & Fatastic Film, are some Highlights in April's
Global Media and Entertainment Industry

A one of a kind arts festival is underway at the New School for Social Research in New York
City through April 8. The theme of the festival is "Noir", a cinematic style of shadowy
expressiveness that had its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, and how its influence has
penetrated areas ranging from fashion design to fine art, graphic art to fiction. An exploration
of the genre and its present day adaptations is done through a presentation of iconic films,
hard-boiled storytelling, graphic art, and illustration.

Celebrating its 10th Anniversary April 6-9, the 2011

Florida Music Festival & Conference showcases live
music, film and visual arts within the cultural community
of downtown Orlando, The keynote interview for this
year's conference features Melvin Benn of Festival
Republic on creating a successful live music event or
festival. In an April 9 panel, Aaron Ford, Grooveshark,
Alex Ewen, Media/Label, David McKenna, Bonded
Records/Film, Jeffrey Hanson, Silent Majority Group, and
David Beame, Beame & Mencher, LLP, discuss "The
Business of Music." All conference speakers will be
available to all performing artists and registered music
companies or aspiring music industry students to network
with, post conference and throughout the weekend.

Now in its 28th year, the 2011 French Quarter Festival highlights New Orleans’ signature
music, food, and culture within the historic neighborhood. French Quarter Festival was first
produced in 1984 as a way to bring residents back to the Quarter. Today, 18 stages
throughout the festival celebrate local music and represent every genre from traditional and
contemporary jazz to R & B, New Orleans funk, brass bands, folk, gospel, latin, zydeco,
classical and international. In other festival attractions, New Orleans' restaurants, create the
“World’s Largest Jazz Brunch” in Jackson Square, the Old U.S. Mint and Woldenberg
Riverfront Park during festival weekend; Satchmo SummerFest hosts ‘Red Bean Alley’ with
Satchmo inspired dishes and local cuisine. Only local restaurants are invited to participate in
these festivals. French Quarter Festival runs April 7-10.

Palm Beach Women's International Film Festival, April 7-10, premieres as a new women’s
film event in Florida, attracting women filmmakers and visitors from around the world. A
festival highlight includes the US Premiere of "Finding Kind", a documentary about the “mean
girl” phenomenon, which has been covered extensively in national media lately. The film will
screen on Sunday, April 10 at Muvico in Cityplace, followed by a panel on school bullying from
leading area experts including the School District of Palm Beach County and the Girl Scouts
of Southeast Florida.

Hollywood based FirstGlance Film Fest accepts all genres and screens feature length, feature
documentaries, short narratives, shorts too (under 10 minutes), mini-docs, student shorts,
graduate student shorts, music videos, animation and webisode pilots. Filmmakers of both
short and feature films taking part in the festival are offered theatrical distribution through the
festival's new relationship with a Las Vegas theatre chain and distributor offering PPV and
VOD after the theatrical run. During the festival's run of April 8-10, After Parties will allow
filmmakers to mix and mingle and hold informal Q & A with fellow filmmakers and audience
members.
Over 85 years ago, Thomas Meighan was a famous hollywood silent movie star of the
twenties. In 1919, he hit stardom in one of his best known films at the time, "The Miracle
Man", but unfortunately due to film deterioration it has disintegrated into small fragments over
time. Thomas Meighan dreamed of making New Port Richey the Hollywood of the South. The
Thomas Meighan Project will premiere the first film festival in the New Port Richey area, April
9-17, by showcasing film, video and animation shorts as a tribute to Meighan’s vision. Today,
Meighan’s most recognizable role is in the film, "Male and Female", directed by one of
Hollywood’s legendary directors, Cecile B. Demille. The Thomas Meighan Project in
association with the Richey Suncoast Theater will present the return of the "2011 Black Maria
Film Festival."

The Delray Beach Film Festival has become the Downtown Boca Film Festival (DBFF) based
in Boca Raton, yet remains a non-profit 501 (c-3) organization dedicated to providing the local
community and international visitors with a diverse presentation of films from around the
world. This year festival screenings are from April 9-17 and include a program of student
shorts and Xtreme sports video. In addition to offering films that might not otherwise be
released theatrically in the USA, DBFF provides a unique cultural experience with events like
Casino Night in Old Hollywood, benefitting Planet Hope, set for opening night, the Reel to
Runway fashion show on April 11, as well as educational programs and forums for exploring
the future of cinema.

NAB 2011, the annual digital media industry event held in Las Vegas, this year from April 9-
14, is typically attended by media, entertainment and communications professionals focused
on the next generation of video and audio content across multiple platforms — television,
radios and computers to phones, the big screen. In sessions planned for April 12, Gordon H.
Smith, President and CEO, National Association of Broadcasters, presents the "State of the
Broadcast Industry Address", and Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS, sits down with
Gordon Smith to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing broadcasters and the
broadcast medium today. The NAB Education Foundation in partnership with the Broadcast
Education Association and Pinkslipmixers.com hosts its annual spring Career Day during the
NAB Show. Academy Award-Winning film director James Cameron will keynote the NAB
Show.

The London Independent Film Festival will be held this year from April 14-25. It is committed
to the independent filmmaker by giving special attention to films by first and second time
directors, film produced with budgets under £100,000, and quality films that, for whatever
reason, are unlikely to receive distribution through other channels.

Coachella, the anticipated annual music festival, April 15-17, set in the California Desert
features many genres of music including alternative rock, indie, and electronic music. The
event has several stages/tents set-up throughout the (camping) grounds, each playing live
music continuously. From April 16–18 of the 2010 festival, Coachella drew a reported over
75,000 spectators each day. The festival also features interesting installation art and
sculptures. Most of the pieces are interactive, and provide entertainment and eye candy for
attendees walking throughout the Polo grounds. 2011 will introduce a new high security
wristband that must always be worn and will be scanned at various checkpoints and upon
entry to camping and festival grounds.

The Tribeca Film Festival in New York happens April 20 through May 1. As in past years, the
Festival incorporates into its format the ESPN Sports Film Festival. Also in years past, the
2011 Family Festival Street Fair repeats again, this year on April 30 from 10 am to 6 pm. "The
Union," Cameron Crowe's new documentary, chronicling the musical collaboration between
Elton John and Leon Russell, opens the 2011 Tribeca Film Festival. And in the Tribeca Talks
series, "After the Movie" post-screening dialogue with filmmakers, will be mixed with free
events like "Industry", that reviews issues that matter to today's filmmakers such as the future
of film distribution, stretching a production budget, how visual style affects genre, the
challenges of documentary, and more. Established in 2003 by Robert De Niro, Jane
Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff, Tribeca Enterprises currently operates a network of branded
entertainment businesses including the Tribeca Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival
International, Tribeca Cinemas and Tribeca Film, a distribution initiative.

The 54th San Francisco International Film Festival opens at the Castro Theatre April 21 for a
screening of "Beginners", and then shifts to the after party to enjoy culinary delights from local
restaurants, sophisticated cocktails as well as dancing. The Festival’s Midnight Awards on
April 23 have been created to honor a dynamic young American actor and actress entering
the prime of their careers — the ceremony is crafted as a late night awards ceremony and
cocktail reception featuring food and drinks, DJ entertainment, film clips and remarks by
special guests. The April 28 Film Society Awards Night is an anticipated black-tie gala event
benefitting SFFS Youth Education fund. The evening honors this year’s directing, acting and
screenwriting award recipients with peer tributes and career highlights, and features a special
tribute to George Gund III. The "Centerpiece" of this year’s Festival is an event that features
an edgy new film by an emerging director, followed by a chic lounge party at the CLIFT’s
Velvet Room, featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the latest beats. On closing night, May
5, mix and mingle with a movie-loving crowd at The Factory. Dance to music inspired by the
Closing Night film and feast on hors d’oeuvres and cocktails.

At London's ninth International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantastic Film, there is the
regular film programming of shorts, features, documentaries and world premieres, then there
will be a featured series of talks, such as special-effects masterclasses, and debates on
genre literature, film and TV. The festival, running April 23 - May 2, will also expand their
‘Science Fact’ stream with demonstrations, lectures and debate - under the banner SCI-FI-
LONDON: LAB. A regular fixture at the Festival, the all-nighters offer three very different
programmes of movies that run from around midnight until sunrise: an anime programme
taking releases right to the big screen rather than DVD; the Mystery Science Theatre 3000
program; a themed programme of either sci-fi or horror classics. All attendees are given
goody bags, ice-cream, a ample supply of caffeine (Red Bull, coffee and tea) throughout the
night and breakfast at daybreak.

At ASCAP's "I Create Music" Expo, there will be panels for all three days and live musical
events each evening. To kick things off, there will be a pre-EXPO Networking event on
Wednesday night, April 27. Lindsey Buckingham will be presented with the ASCAP Golden
Note Award. Immediately following the presentation, Buckingham will be interviewed by Sara
Bareilles focusing on his career as a songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, member of
Fleetwood Mac and a solo artist. Marco Beltrami and Wes Craven, Scream 4, will discuss
their collaboration in influencing the modern horror genre experience. And new this year,
panelists in the film and TV industry lead a "Film & TV Scoring Feedback" session in which
pre-submitted attendees' composition and/or scores are played and analyzed constructively.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the
"Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events" page at
http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html which now has a language translation button to
convert page contents into most widely used languages. A look ahead into April event dates
will help you prepare for: the Florida Music Festival and Conference, in Orlando, Tribeca Film
Festival, in New York; National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2011, in Las Vegas,
London Independent Film Festival, in London, the San Francisco International Film Festival,
in San Francisco, to list only a few upcoming events in advance. Past videos from the monthly
video news summary are archived on the Free Home Video Showcase at
http://www.actorschecklist.com/video.