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Last updated - December 30, 2008 This update includes the following information:

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Happy Holidays Everybody!
Let's say hello to 2009 with the coolest group of people on the planet! TheHampton Roads Chapter of the VPA!

Here's the 411 ~
DATE: Wednesday December 31st, 2008..the LAST day of the year!
PLACE: Enricos Ristorante 4012 Colley Ave(corner of Colley and 41st)
Norfolk, VA 23508
(757) 423-2700
www.enricosristorante.com
TIME:Enrico's opens at 5pm on Wed so you may either start your evening earlier and enjoy a delicious dinner from the menu or come later and dance in the new year!
Enricos has a delicious menu with all price ranges and a full bar and canaccommodate separate checks.

We will have some light hors'd'oeuvres for late night and a midnight toast!

Also, being VPA members we are all creative people at heart so we are going tohave a small PA system for anyone who wants to sing a song...so bring youracoustic guitars, kazoos and shakey eggs...you know you want to! and last but not least...please remember to be safe and responsible.

2009 is gonna be great!

Please let me know via email, ASAP if you will be able to attend so I can give a head count to the restaurant.I hope you can make it!!

huntert11@gmail.com
Hunter Thomas
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Submissions are now open for the 2009 edition of the famed DC Shorts Film Festival! Visit the updated web site at http://dcshorts.com

DC Shorts turns the spotlight on truly independent short films, created by new and established filmmakers in an era when the art of filmmaking is opening to all.

We select films from every genre for our competition screenings - with a special focus on films created by metropolitan Washington, DC-based directors and writers. After each screening, filmmakers have the opportunity to speak to the audience as part of a moderated panel.

In 2008, DC Shorts reviewed more than 750 entries from around the globe. We selected 103 short films for screenings at 8 showcases during the competition weekend of September 11-14, 2008, with each show featuring an average of ten short films.

Since a major focus of the event is the inclusion of filmmakers, many of the films were represented by the more than 108 filmmakers in attendance from 8 countries.

More than 2,600 people attended the screenings.

DC Shorts gives ALL ENTIRES feedback -- a point which impressed MovieMaker Magazine to name us as "one of 20 festivals worth an entry fee," AND as "one of the leading film festivals" in the country.

THE EARLYBIRD DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 15, 2009. Submission fees go up after that date -- so enter now and save! I look forward to seeing your new works!

- Jon GannFestival Director


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Attention filmmakers! Looking for funding for your next project? INDEPENDENT
TELEVISION SERVICE (ITVS) seeks proposals for public TV programs which take
creative risks, serve underrepresented audiences and express points of view
seldom seen on commercial or public TV.

OPEN CALL provides completion funding for single non-fiction programs (not
series) that are already in production. It is our largest funding initiative
with two funding rounds per year. There is no minimum or maximum funding
amount, though ITVS funds must be the last money in to the project. Please
note that the deadline for Open Call 2009 Round 1 is JANUARY 16, 2009.

**Please note that Open Call no longer accepts submissions for fiction
(i.e., narrative, drama, etc.) projects.

The online application and guidelines are posted on our website at
http://www.itvs.org/producers/opencall_guidelines.html

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INTERN WITH THE VIRGINIA FILM OFFICE !

The Virginia Film Office is accepting applications for
unpaid internships for January thru May 2009.

Please fill out an online application from our home page:
See"For Virginians", then choose "Film Office Internship."

We look forward to hearing from you!

Many thanks for your interest in the Virginia Film Office
and in film production in Virginia!


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