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The Long Island International Film Expo 2009 is open for submissions.  Submit early for discounted prices at www.LongIslandFilm.com.

Finishing Fund Grants, Finishing Fund Grants, Finishing Fund Grants!!  Three Finishing Fund Grants will be provided by the Long Island Film/TV Foundation.  There will be a $1,000 Feature Film Finishing Fund Grant, a $500 Short Film Finishing Fund Grant AND a $500 Student Finishing Fund Grant.  The Student Finishing Fund Grant is sponsored by Debbie Regan Locations.  Please go to www.LongIslandFilm.com for an application.

The November Filmmakers Connection will be held on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 7:00 pm at Five Towns College (305 North Service Road, Room 303), Dix Hills, NY. The speaker will be member and Executive Producer, Ron Bova. 
Ron entered the movie business after he retired from Wall Street in 1998. He became associated with Snowfall Films as an Associate Producer.  He then became an Executive Producer with Windchill Films, a subsidiary of Snow Fall films.  In the past few years,  they have produced three low budget horror films.  Candy Stripers, Seance, and Portal. Both Candy Stripers and Seance are currently in Blockbuster and Portal is still looking for a distributor.
Ron’s presentation will consist of the various ways to finance movies and the best ways to make it happen. He will also go over what not to do. Ron will point out the pitfalls that can confront a filmmaker trying to finance their projects.

Also at this meeting, three connection members can “show and tell” five minutes of their work before the group.  The five minutes must be on VHS or DVD.

*****Best of the Long Island International Film Expo -- There will be a screening at Five Towns College on Thursday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm. This program will feature a short and feature-length film from LIIFE:

Short Film:

Paper Angels - Winner of Jury Prize for Best Short Film at the Long Island International Film Expo 2008 – 24 Minutes

Brooklyn-born Frank Rice is harboring a secret. Marie Quintero of Long Island is desperate for answers. In the aftermath of September 11, they will meet and begin a journey of remembrance, self-discovery and quiet heroism. A journey of revelations. For those lost, for those missing, and for those who continue to suffer... Paper Angels. Shot on Long Island in: Northport and East-Northport.
Writer: Charles Hall
Director/Producer: AJ Ingoglia, Bob O'Reilly

Feature film:
Sarbanes Oxley - Winner - Best Feature Film - Long Island International Film Expo 2007 – 90 Minutes

Robert (Shane Taylor) is an ambitious attorney who is on top of the world. He is the star at his office, on the fast track and engaged to his soul mate, the captivating Christian. Life could not be better. That is until Robert's company is abruptly acquired by a larger firm run by the powerful and controlling Arthur. What follows is a sordid web of lies, greed and betrayal that threatens to destroy Robert's professional life and the world around him. Loosely titled after the law put in place to prevent the hidden corruption that has destroyed corporations like Enron in recent years, Sarbane's Oxley shows what truly happens in the shadowy world of corporate non-disclosure and sexual deception: people get hurt. Sexual situations, language.
Writer: Bennitta Jean-Louis
Director/Producer: Ramcess Jean-Louis

Price of both films - $10 general admission, or $5 for Filmmakers Connection Members – please show your support!   These films are free for Five Towns College Students. 

The 12th annual Long Island International Film Expo will be held in July 13 – 19, 2008.  We will be open to submissions beginning mid to late October 2008 at www.LongIslandFilm.com.

Our holiday gathering will be at Five Towns College on Wednesday, December 17 in the cafeteria at 7:00 pm.

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.

More reasons to become a paid member of the Filmmakers Connection:  We are now able to offer low cost health insurance to paid members.  This is a new feature and the more members that join, the cheaper the insurance becomes and the more features we can offer (such as dental and optical).  For more information, call Jeff Bader at Mutual of Omaha – 212 490-7979 x139.

You can now pay for your membership to the Filmmakers Connection through PayPal on the www.LongIslandFilm.com website.  Please be sure to include your name, address, phone #, e-mail address, which area of the film industry you are involved in (ex. Writer/director/producer) and whether or not you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail.  Cost is $30 per year fee.  If you are a student with current ID, it is $15 to join.)

If you would like to become a member (or renew your membership) of the Filmmakers Connection, please send $30, made out to the LIFTF to the Long Island Film/TV Foundation, c/o Bellmore Movies, 222 Pettit Avenue, Side Entrance, Bellmore, NY  11710.  You may also pay at the meetings.  The $30 membership fee entitles you to attend the Filmmakers Connection meetings for free.  It also entitles you to discounts on Foundation functions such as the Long Island International Film Expo, the Awards Ceremony party, all mailings and newsletters, and (if all other criteria is met) a chance at winning the $1,000 Finishing Fund Grant. (When you send in your $30, please be sure to include your name, address, phone number, e-mail address and how you are involved with the film industry, i.e. director, producer, voice overs, etc.) and whether you are already getting this newsletter by e-mail.  If you are a student with appropriate college/high school ID, the cost is $15 to join for the year.  If you do not join, you can still attend meetings for free.

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.

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