What Is in the Public Domain:

I was trying to figure out if some of the very old 78 records I have can be used legally in soundtracks, and my friend Laura, a great broad, sent me to the Cornell Law School website where there's a great chart explaining how and when copyright works pass into the public domain here.  Figured I'd share it.

The Godmother comes to Santa Monica!

Well, actually, she also lives there! Georja Umano, one of our favorite Broads! In the past few years, Georja has been part of the Broad Humor Film Festival, as a filmmaker and screenwriter. Wonderful work she has showcased at the festival!

Georja now stars in The Godmother, a short comedy action film by Lior Chefetz.

The hilarious romantic film is on a very successful roller coaster. It won Best Short Film at the Soho International Film Festival in New York City and also won Best Short Film at the Festivus Festival in Denver.

Now The Godmother is coming to Santa Monica !!!

It will be screened at the Edgemar Film Festival at the beautiful Edgemar Center on Main Street in Santa Monica, on Saturday March 27. It will be with three other short films, in "Block 3" (from 1 pm to 2pm).

If you can't make it to the Edgemar, there are a few more Los Angeles screenings coming up. On Sunday evening, March 28, there is a screening at the Method Fest in Calabases.

There will also be three more screenings in Hollywood in April and May.

Congratulations, Georja!

Stay tuned on The Godmother’s adventures via its website: http://thegodmothermovie.com/support.html

More details on the screenings and ticket information here.

http://www.edgemarcenter.org/events/filmfestival

The admission ticket is $10.

http://www.methodfest.com/10pages/films.htm

Lionsgate Seeks Comedy Film Projects

Massify and Lionsgate Films have partnered to create an original, high-concept comedy developed entirely through Massify's production network. A writer, director, cast, and crew will be attached through Massify - with Lionsgate's feature film development team providing input throughout the process. This is an opportunity to work with the leading next generation studio on a breakthrough project.

Program Details:

- You will be attached as the writer if your concept is greenlit

- Credit, Compensation, and Backend Participation in the produced film.

- Work closely with the Lionsgate team to develop your script.

NOTE: DEADLINE to submit your concept is March 8, 2010.

Learn more about the program, including Director's and Cast & Crew Phases, or pitch your concept:

http://massify. com/partnerships /lionsgate/ makingcomedy/ overview

Screening of Never Odd or Even and free tickets to the opening night party of the NY Film Festival in Los Angeles.

Hey Broads,

Remember Julia Camara’s invitational short film Never Odd or Even at the 2009 Broad Humor Film Festival?

The free invitationals are a way to encourage the Broads to keep producing new work and develop their craft with a guarantee that the finished film would get at least one festival screening. That many of the films have gone on to have a life after Broad Humor is now a proven testament. Julia Camara’s Never Odd or Even can count as one. To quote Julia: “I´m very excited to see the film has gone to more festivals than Broad Humor and I´m still very thankful I got off my butt and made this little film.”

Her film will have its third festival screening this coming Saturday at the NY International Film Festival in Culver City!

And in April the film is also going to be screening at the Los Angeles Brazilian Film Festival.

Julia still has some complimentary tickets to the NYIFF opening night networking party this Thursday. If interested, email her directly at juliamcamara at yahoo dot com.

For more information on the screening and the party, read further.

Never Odd or Even Screening:

http://neveroddorevenfilm.com/

Saturday, February 27th at 2PM

Culver Plaza Theater

9919 Washington Blvd

Culver City, CA 90232

Phone: (310) 836-5511

You can buy tickets here:

http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=1188685

OPENING NIGHT: NYIFF kicks off with a film market and networking party

Thursday, February 25th from 6pm-10pm.

Cabana Club

1429 Ivar Ave Hollywood, CA 90028

21 and over only. Dress Code: Nightlife attire or business casual. NO T-SHIRTS, SNEAKERS, JERSEYS, BASEBALL HATS, BAGGY JEANS, SWEATS, etc

The Broad Humor Film Festival in Wikipedia

We are now officially listed in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Very exciting! Another positive sign that the Festival is widely recognized.

Check out the Broad Humor Film Festival Wikipedia entry. Forward to other filmmakers and writers. Edit and add links as appropriate to Wiki rules and NPOV (neutral point of view) standards.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broad_Humor_Film_Festival

Workshop on Self-Distribution (and more)

Tamar Halpern, (BH '07, '08, '09) is an alumna of Hedgebrook, a women's writers' retreat in Washington State.  She's helping organize a fundraiser for the beloved place at St. Mary's College in Brentwood with workshops on 2 Saturdays -  March 6 and March 13.  The workshops are $40 each and will support Hedgebrook.

For example, Judith Dancoff, who had great success with self-distribution of her documentary, will pass on an easy, how-to-self-distribute method to filmmakers on March 13.   More info and sign-up here.

Web Series Anyone?

Here's an article from Patrick Bardwell of Slebisodes offering some web series guidelines. I talked with Patrick today, and he's taking an idea - a sort of TV Guide for web series - and making it happen for himself.  Kinda like we do. So read his article, and if you have web content, go to his website, slebisodes.com, and click through to submit to him to be included. 


I know, I know you want somebody else to give you the green light.  But in the meantime, why not green light yourself on the web?  Yes, it will be a lot of work and who knows if anyone will watch.   Yet you may find if you keep at it that you connect with your core audience, and that is bankable.   Meanwhile, you get lots and lots of practice, which will make your work better, guaranteed.  

I'm going to be saying a lot more here about women using the web to produce their work instead of sitting and waiting for Prince Charming a green light. For now, check out