Do you know a “Hoarder”?

TELEVISION PRODUCTION COMPANY SEEKING HOME OR PROPERTY FILLED WITH CLUTTER TO CLEAN AND FEATURE ON A NEW SHOW FOR A MAJOR NETWORK!

The creators of the program “HOARDERS” are searching the entire country for a home or property packed with anything and everything and a recipient who does not have the resources to clean it up on their own for a new television program that will assist someone overwhelmed by a big mess and help them dig out, clean up, and salvage some of the valuable items and have them appraised for you!

No job is too big or too filthy—and we’ll do it for free!!!

We’ll send a team of extreme cleaners to tackle the clean-up and help the recipient of our help dig out from a mess that has become too overwhelming.

People who might be perfect for this show:

• Someone who collects things or has a shopping addiction and it’s taken over their life

• Children of the aging parents or deceased who need to clean out their loved ones home or relocate them, but can’t afford to

• A divorced couple who needs to divide their possessions

• Someone who’s house or property has become inhabitable due to clutter and lack of maintenance and is about to be condemned by the health department

• Someone who’s business, house, or property has been severely damaged by a fire, storm or flood, and there is a high volume of soiled debris to remove

Please pass this message onto someone who you feel could benefit from a television program like this.

TIMELINE: We would like to tape this program right away and need to locate a recipient for the clean up before Christmas

Please contact:

Producer, Christina Kindwall

Telephone (206) 763-3383 x212

tv@cluttercleaner.biz

 

Louisiana Introduces Independent Filmmakers Grant Program

Download the Program guidelines here.

New John Kennedy Toole Doc screening in Lafayette

John Kennedy Toole: The Omega Point

A documentary film by Joe Sanford

 

The story of a New Orleans writer,
his mother and his masterpiece -
A Confederacy of Dunces

 

Friday, November 19, 2010
7:00 pm
Griffin Hall Auditorium (HLG 147), Rex Street
University of Louisiana at Lafayette

30^th Anniversary of A Confederacy of Dunces

 

John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, A Confederacy of Dunces, was published in 1980, eleven years after the author’s suicide at age 32. Ignatius Reilly, Toole’s “slob extraordinary,” is considered one of the most original and hilarious characters in American literature.

UL & Ken Toole

Toole was an Instructor in English at UL (SLI) from 1959 to 1960. His Ignatius Reilly is based on another UL English professor–the late Bobby Byrne. The film is dedicated to the memory of Patricia Rickels, a friend and colleague of Ken Toole, and she is featured in the film. UL faculty members Charles Richard, Marcia Gaudet, and Maurice DuQuesnay worked with Sanford on the film. Joel Fletcher—son of a UL President and a friend of Toole—is featured in the film.

To see the opening of the film, go to: http://www.jktoole.com

 

This event is sponsored by the UL Lafayette English Department, Flora Levy Lecture Series, and

Cinematic Arts Workshop. It is free and open to the public.

 

Free 3hr Final Cut Pro Seminar Thurs, Nov. 11!

Presented by Ben Balser:

Thursday, November 11, 2010
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Free admission, open to the public
LITE
537 Cajundome Boulevard
Lafayette, LA

Final Cut Pro: Workflows For Independent Filmmakers
* Lead by nationally recognized trainer and consultant, Ben Baler, Apple Certified Master Trainer

This 3 hour seminar for beginners to intermediate level users will be packed full of information that can help you develop fast, efficient workflows for large projects, as well as give you tips and tricks to make your post-production work easier and more creative.  From hardware/software configuration tips, to ingest, media organization, edit workflow, color basics, working with sound, and export formats, we’ll cover the basics of a full, professional, project workflow.  Ben has been doing this Acadiana Film Festival kickoff seminar for three years now, it is not to be missed!

* And stick around for the Lagniappe Raffle at the end of the seminar, as everyone who signs in gets a complimentary ticket.  Ben will be giving away a Noise Industry FX Factory plugin set, 2 copies of the full suite of Edit Mule’s FCP utilities, and a $1500 gift certificate from ArtBeats towards their top quality stock footage library.

New Local Film Incentive For Lafayette

Movie companies are now eligible to recoup sales tax on money spent in Lafayette — an incentive that aims to lure more films to the area.

The City-Parish Council this week approved sales tax rebates of up to $150,000 for first-time movie projects and up to $165,000 for subsequent productions.

Full story by Richard Burgess for The Advocate

 

UL Adding Cinematic Major

“The Lafayette Entertainment Initiative has worked to bring movie productions like Secretariat to the Acadiana area. Now, UL Lafayette is taking some initiative of its own.

On Thursday, Oct. 28, the Board of Regents gave the university permission to add a new degree program: Moving Image Arts.”

For the full story, visit…

[The Independent]

Written by Hope Rurik for The Independent
Friday, 29 October 2010

Proposal for New Lafayette Film Incentives

“Lafayette officials hope to offer more financial incentives to those who bring movie or television productions to the city.

A proposal from the city-parish administration would make new productions eligible for a rebate of Lafayette’s 2 percent sales tax paid on expenses such as lodging for cast and crew, lease or rental expenses in the city and the purchases of supplies and materials related to the project’s production.”

Get the full story at…

[The Daily Advertiser]

Story by Amanda McElfresh for The Daily Advertiser
amcelfresh@theadvertiser.com

Extras needed in Acadiana!

The fine folks at Lafayette’s Cinek Films are in search of extras.  Grab the letter below for the full details.  This is a great opportunity to  support some of our immensely talented LOCAL film professionals.

Invite for Extras Scenes (1)

[www.cinekfilms.com]

Casting Call this weekend!

This casting call is in New Orleans, but the project also shoots in Lafayette.

Scene Magazine Featured on Delta Airlines as an In-Flight Publication

Baton Rouge, LA – August 9, 2010 – Scene Magazine, Louisiana’s premier entertainment publication, will soon be featured as a free, in-flight publication on all Delta Airline flights direct to Los Angeles (LAX) out of New Orleans International Airport (MSY).

“As any frequent flier will attest, very few magazines are offered in-flight. It is such a privilege to be selected by Delta as one of them,” says Kevin Barraco, editor-in-chief. “I can’t think of a more powerful way to connect with an affluent and influential readership. We are very honored to be working with Delta Airlines.”

Currently, Delta Airlines has one daily direct to Los Angeles, but will be adding another direct flight this Fall. The duration of the nonstop flights average approximately three and a half hours.

Delta Airlines is the world’s largest commercial carrier. Delta and its subsidiaries fly to 247 destinations in 66 countries worldwide. Delta was founded in Monroe, Louisiana in 1924, and is now headquartered in Atlanta, GA. It is now the world’s largest airline by fleet size, destination and passenger revenue, and employs approximately 75,000 people. For more information or to book a flight, visit www.delta.com.

Scene Magazine focuses on Louisiana pop culture, current events, fashion, the business and technology of film and music production, and includes interviews with both established stars and emerging entertainment personalities. Each issue features profiles of celebrities, actors, musicians, fashion designers, producers and directors, and timely coverage of major events in the entertainment industry. Readers also find fun, consumer-friendly content such as Louisiana gossip, photos of celebrity sightings and guest columnists writing from Hollywood and around the entertainment world. Scene Magazine is a locally owned and produced subsidiary of Louisiana Entertainment Publishers, LLC. For more information, visit www.scenelouisiana.com.