| Following the Opening Night screening of 'Soundtrack | | | | manufacturing industry and focusing on current optical |
| for a Revolution', the Ninth Santa Cruz Film Festival | | | | disc formats and future growth markets such as |
| continues the celebration with a "Southern-style" | | | | electronic games, flash memory, and Blu-ray Disc. On |
| culinary offering prepared by a soul food guru, along | | | | May 20 in New York, The Jazz Foundation presents |
| with a no-host bar, music by a live DJ and gallery | | | | its annual gala concert to benefit the Jazz Musicians |
| viewing in the Museum of Art & History @ the | | | | Emergency Fund — "A Great Night in Harlem". |
| McPherson Center where festivities take place and | | | | With hosts Michael Imperioli, Chevy Chase, Danny |
| continue through May 15. After-Film Parties are held | | | | Glover, and David Johansen, the evening will raise |
| practically every night of the Santa Cruz Film Festival. | | | | money to assist jazz and blues musicians in time of |
| The Future of Cinema Festival is for high school | | | | need, feature an intimate private dinner for the |
| filmmakers looking to become part of a global | | | | major sponsors, patrons and celebrity guests before |
| community of other passionate, driven high school | | | | the concert, and the VIP after-party where |
| students in cinema, while screening national and | | | | performers, celebrities and participating audience |
| international works of high school students, from May | | | | gather, drink, dance, and get treated to rare |
| 7-9 in Interlochen. The Second Annual Buddhist Film | | | | after-hour performances with stellar musicians. The |
| Festival, Colombo, May 9-16, is in celebration of the | | | | 36th Seattle International Film Festival, a large film |
| birth, enlightenment and the Parinibbana of Siddhartha | | | | festival generally screening more than 400 features, |
| Gautama, The Buddha. The Film Festival provides an | | | | documentaries and short films to an audience of over |
| opportunity to all filmmakers from around the globe | | | | 140,000, gets started this year with an opening night |
| to showcase their creations on Buddhist themes. The | | | | reception screening the comedy, The Extra Man, |
| Festival will be brought to a climax in 2011, in | | | | starring Paul Dano, Kevin Kline, John C. Reilly and Katie |
| celebrating 2600 years of Buddhism, where "VESAK | | | | Holmes, with both the film and gala party taking place |
| 2011" will be the home to all filmmakers on Buddhist | | | | at Benaroya Hall with complimentary cocktails and |
| themes. On May 10 in Seattle, popular music | | | | hors d'oeuvres. Urban Individualists, Helene Ruiz, |
| innovation group, Experience Music Project, will | | | | curator, opens a gallery reception for |
| organize and host the GameSoundCon 2010 | | | | "MASQUERADE": A Multi-Media Arts Event and |
| Conferences and Seminars for composers, sound | | | | Masquerade Ball! on May 22 in Fort Lauderdale, an |
| designers, audio engineers and others who want to | | | | exhibition that will include masks and other art works |
| learn what it takes to work in the video game music | | | | by artists responding to symbolic and concrete uses |
| and sound industry with a focus on craft, technology | | | | of masks related to carnival, ceremonial, spiritual, and |
| and tools for composing game music and creating | | | | other societal appearances of "masking". The |
| game sound effects. "My Production Workshop in | | | | evening's presentation also includes |
| Commercial Advertising" will be held May 12-16 in | | | | performance-poetry reading by Mia |
| North Hollywood, as an accelerated creative | | | | Roman-Hernandez and "Masked" performance by |
| production workshop on how to create, develop, | | | | Jean Minuchin, wine and refreshments. |
| pre-produce, produce, post produce and deliver a 30 | | | | London's Audio Engineering Society Convention is a |
| second commercial, with participants emerging from | | | | known gathering point — of learning, networking |
| the five-day workshop with a completed reel to be | | | | and business opportunities — for audio |
| able to submit in future job searches. | | | | professionals and enthusiasts for over 60 years. A |
| Evolving as a business hub for the low-budget indie | | | | slated workshop "Life in the Old Dogs Yet—Part |
| film industry, now in its third year — and for this | | | | One: Keeping Studios Alive", gives an analysis of the |
| year taking place May 12-23 — Cannes | | | | trends in the professional recording business in recent |
| Independent Film Festival (separate from, but | | | | years and invites a new generation of recording |
| organized in conjunction to Cannes Film Festival) is | | | | entrepreneurs to share ideas. In addition, Professor |
| the first major addition to the Festival de Cannes | | | | Andrew Leyshon from Nottingham University |
| since the Director's Fortnight in 1968 started with a | | | | presents his analysis of the changing worldwide |
| mission to provide independent films an opportunity | | | | recording climate followed by a distinguished panel of |
| to be screened at the world's most prestigious film | | | | recording stakeholders discussing current and possible |
| festival and the biggest International Film Market | | | | future recording business models. Competitive film |
| — the Festival de Cannes. Villa Off the Croisette, | | | | festival, DocMiami International Film Festival, opens |
| the designated CIFF venue during the Festival de | | | | May 27-30 in Miami, and in addition to the special |
| Cannes, combines a chilled social space with pool, | | | | youth screenings, expert panels, and awards gala, are |
| garden, and is also the location of networking | | | | three evening benefit concerts hosted by Tito |
| poolside cocktail soirees, meet-and-greet breakfasts, | | | | Puente, Jr. who will be joined by Music Concert |
| and other launch events. The Festival de Cannes has | | | | Director, Ivan Van Hernandez of Radio Caracol, and |
| celebrated cinema for more than 60 years, and this | | | | others. The Mexico International Film Festival is held in |
| year holds its festivities May 12-24, in Cannes. Festival | | | | the town of Rosarito, situated on the Baja coast, |
| de Cannes offers programmes and events which | | | | with the crystal azure of the Pacific as a backdrop. |
| enable festival goers to discover its offerings | | | | There are awards given in several categories, |
| differently, including: Cannes Classics, Cinema | | | | round-table discussions, and seminars that explore the |
| Masterclass, tributes, Cinéma de la Plage held | | | | craft, creative and business process of cinema, and |
| outdoors. Services such as the Film Market, allow | | | | there are also nightly live events and parties including |
| professionals to meet and exchange ideas: the | | | | a widely anticipated beach party and closing night |
| International Village, Producers' Network and | | | | awards ceremony. |
| cinando.com, and the Village international, a place | | | | The above events are only a sample of what is fully |
| where all motion picture-producing countries have the | | | | listed. Complete details are on the "Media, |
| chance to showcase their cinematography within a | | | | Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News |
| pavilion. The Ravel Orchestral Study Group Los | | | | and Events" page. Video and podcast versions of this |
| Angeles holds an open study session at a Studio City | | | | news summary are also available at popular video |
| restaurant, May 14, followed by lunch. The session | | | | sites around the Web like MySpace, YouTube, Daily |
| — led and organized by ASCAP Film/TV composer | | | | Motion, as well as on The Actor's Checklist podcast |
| Ron Jones — will be an in-depth examination of | | | | blog. Follow the posting of the news summary on |
| Ravel's art and the technique of his orchestrations | | | | Twitter. Last month on the video news summary |
| and music, includes a special performance by an | | | | you saw new video from newly released single on |
| instrumental guitarist, and is open to anyone wishing | | | | iTunes - Make Your Move - from UK's soulful, |
| to attend. | | | | R&B songstress, Bukola. Music producing Padded |
| Peter Pappas who has been with Valko/Miller Casting | | | | Cell Productions of Toronto with a newly released art |
| doing such series as Malcolm in the Middle, Two | | | | film, Jane Doe. And there was the "spiritual fusion of |
| & a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, Center of | | | | acoustic sitar experimental chanting spoken word |
| the Universe, Side Order of Life, and upcoming Fox | | | | improvisation" of Scot Aaron and Govinda Schlegel |
| midseason comedy, Sons of Tucson, conducts a May | | | | who form Shaman Strings. These videos are now |
| 15 workshop in Costa Mesa. The Media-Tech 2010 | | | | available on the Free Home Video Showcase which |
| Global Expo and Summit in Frankfurt, May 19-21, is an | | | | now serves as an archive for all past video |
| equipment show combined with a conference | | | | presentations but without the audio news narration. |
| highlighting emerging trends in the media | | | | |