THE NEWSLETTER OF The Wednesday, February 3, 2010 Filmmakers Connection Meeting will be held at 7:00 pm at Five Towns College, 305 North Service Road, Dix Hills, 11746 in room 303. The speakers will be: Filmmaker - Scott Goldberg is an award-winning independent filmmaker from Long Island, New York. He is currently working on a film entitled "The Militia 15" which is about a local militia that is formed on Long Island in hopes to expose the lies of corrupt government and the lies of the mainstream media. His past film credits include "Mr. Mullen", "Loss of Hope" and various other independent films since 2003. He has worked with Friday the 13th Part III actor Paul Kratka on various film projects - after 23 years of not being in films Paul Kratka has decided to quit Chiropractic work to pursue an acting career again. His first film back was "The Day They Came Back", a 23-minute zombie film which was Scott Goldberg's first film out of college. Since then Scott has believed in moving more towards films that have something to say with a lot of deep texture and meaning: "I was making films the same way as everyone else and after noticing nothing was working for me as far as the advancement in my filmmaking - it was stale and boring. I met a few people down to road and we really talked about the heart and soul of filmmaking which was to create something to leave behind for the world rather than making a film that has the same generic storyline as many others films..." With this belief Scott has been working more on political and socially aware films in hopes to educate and entertain the audience. Scott is also working on a politically aware concept album which shows the power of the elite and how they pull the strings on majority of presidents with most of the general public being blinded to the truth. He will be fielding any questions you may have about the aspects of no-budget filmmaking. Not backed by a studio, Scott is making films with little to no budget, but with the ideals of creating something unique and different. He believes in not allowing oneself to fall into the trap of the Hollywood system and to not make films as they do but rather make films how you wish to while creating something new and different for the viewer to see and enjoy. Co-speaking with Scott with be Keith McMahon, an actor who has worked on two films with Scott. He plays the lead role of a father, Don Hendricks who has lost his young son to vaccinations in the film "The Militia 15". He also plays United States Patriot Dennis Jennings in the film "Mr. Mullen". Besides our speakers – three of our filmmakers can show 5 minutes or so of their work (depending on time available). First come, first serve – speak to Donna McKenna when you arrive. Come laugh with the Filmmakers!! Sunday, April 18, 2010 at 7:30 pm at Governor’s Comedy Club – a benefit for the 2010 Long Island International Film Expo Campaign!! Donna McKenna is sure to book some celebrities and surprise guests. Tickets are $20 (with two drink minimum per guest). Buy your tickets at the next Filmmakers Connection Meeting, contact Donna McKenna or Susan Gatti OR buy them at the Bellmore Movies. Come join the fun – we had a blast last time!! See you there. The 13th annual Long Island International Film Expo will be held in July 9 – 18, 2010 at the Bellmore Movies. The Closing party/awards ceremony will be held on SUNDAY, July 18. Apply at www.LongIslandFilm.com EARLY DEADLINES FOR FILMMAKERS ARE ONLY UNTIL FEBRUARY 18TH – DON’T MISS THE DISCOUNTS!! Long Island Film/TV Foundation (LIFTF) Finishing Fund grants are available at www.LongIslandFilm.com. Cut off is February 28, 2010. Don’t miss the opportunity. We’re now on Facebook, Myspace AND have our own Youtube channel! Come join us at: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/pages/Long-Island-International-Film-Expo/125921132847, youtube at: http://www.youtube.com/user/LongIslandFilmExpo, myspace at: myspace.com/liifilmexpo and Twitter at: www.twitter.com/liintlfilmexpo. If you had a film in the Long Island International Film Expo and have received a distribution deal (DVD, theatrical, and/or television), please send us a blurb and a link, and we’ll promote it for you on the Long Island International Film Expo facebook site. If you have a home in Nassau County and would like to list it as a possible location for film/tv/commercial production, please contact debfilm@aol.com or call 516 571-3168. If you have a business or service, or anything you would like to bring to the attention of the dedicated audience that visits LongIslandFilm.com – consider placing a banner ad. They are quite reasonable this year, and could easily double in price by next year. If you sign up shortly, you will have your ad shown in random rotation for an entire year. Small banner ads are $150 – (120 x 60 pixels). Large banner ads are $300 (468 x 60 pixels). If interested, please e-mail your banner ad in the appropriate amount of pixels to debfilm@aol.com. Please include the URL you would like your ad to be connected to. You can pay by check to LIFTF, or by PalPay under “The Foundation” and then “Donations.” Just let us know when you send in your banner ad.
Please be advised that the Foundation/Film Commissions/Film Offices are not responsible for speaker cancellations. Every effort will be taken to insure a speaker’s availability on the date mentioned. In case of a cancellation, every effort will be made to book an alternate speaker. For information on the Long Island Film/TV Foundation contact Robert Hansen at 516 707-2237. For information about the Long Island International Film Expo, please contact Debra Markowitz at 516 571-3168.
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