Monday, October 13, 8 pm, Chomco Studios, 1009 15th Avenue South
Presented by The African American Playwrights Exchange
Limited Seating
Reservations by phone only
615-837-8777
Film makers encouraged to attend the reading of this comedy for a new age

IBFF will take place October 15th-18th, 2008. For more information, contact IBFF by email at info@ibffnashville.com or visit www.ibffnashville.com for schedule information. Some of the workshops include: An Easy Guide to Music Publishing/An Overview of the Music Industry, Deal or No Deal: How to Play the Hollywood Game, WGA West Writers Workshop, WGA Writers Workshop, The World of Film: The International Film Market, Is Your Project Ready for Distribution?, The IBFFN Actors Bootcamp presented by Tasha Smith, Soundtrack Basics. How to Get Your Music into Film and Television, and Fast Pitch! (A chance to pitch your project!). There will be more seminars, plenty of great films to see, and plenty of networking! Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity! This is the one time you'll be able to get up close and personal with the very executives you want to meet!

The Race to BE is looking for young creative artists in the fields of film, music and fashion who want to become entrepreneurs. If you are between the ages of 18- 29 and want to BE a contestant in the Los Angeles (film competition), Austin (music competition), or New York (fashion competition) as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week 2008, we want to hear from you! For more information visit http://www.racetobeusa.com/. To find out more about Global Entrepreneurship Week visit http://unleashingideas.org/welcome.

Hip-hop pioneer and entrepreneur Russell Simmons will serve as the host of the Race to BE., the signature event of Global Entrepreneurship Week/USA.

Reality series looking for talent! "The It Factor" will showcase singers, dancers, actors and comedians. All ages are welcome to apply, just make sure to include your contact info, a photo and video link of footage to theitfactor@hotmail.com.

The Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau is running an online video contest, The Flip Side of Nashville. We're collecting video submissions showing the flip side of Nashville 's music scene. Prizes include $2,500, a trip to Nashville (hotel & airfare included), VIP tickets to Next Big Nashville, $100, Gabe Dixon's new CD, and more. Entry is completely free. Details can be found at www.visitmusiccity.com/flipsideofnashville .

MTV is about to launch a new global media network, and its' looking for writers, bloggers and photographers for telecommuting work. The content will cover pop, political and social culture as it relates specifically to the Asian community. Candidates must be technologically savvy, globally aware and interested in Chinese music and youth culture. Paid position. For more info, send writing and/or photography samples to: margot.ila@gmail.com

The Gatlinburg Screenfest is an independent film festival coming to Gatlinburg, TN in March 2009. The focus will be on competition and building relationships in the film industry. For more information visit www.gatlinburgscreenfest.com

Pellissippi State Technologies Programs offers training in basic and advanced Sound Production, Game Design and Development. Located in the new Bagwell Center for media and Art, Pellissippi's placement rate is better tahn 90% and has been for more than 12 years consecutively. Graduates have been employed by RIVR, HGTV (Scripps), Five Man Productions, WBIR, WATE, WVLT, PBS, Comcast, Charter Communications, UT Sports, UT Dept. of Agriculture, Jewelry TV, and virtually every other production entit in East Tennessee. Many have worked on feature films. The faculty and staff include more than 10 film and video professionals, most of whom work in the business everyday. You will be able to see from their curriculum that the offere courses in a wide range of contemporary disciplines related to production. Visit Pellissippi State Technologies Program for more information.

Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (TNVLA) opened its offices at the Fall School in Nashville. Since opening, they have been fulfilling their mission of providing pro bono legal services to low-income artists and emerging arts organizations in the greater Nashville area. Artists and arts organizations can also become TNVLA members. TNVLA offers a variety of services including: Referrals to volunteer lawyers for artists and arts organizations who meet our income guidelines; walk-in clinics where artists and arts organizations can meet with a lawyer to discuss various issues and questions in an informal environment; seminars, workshops and other educational programming on numerous legal and business matters; paying referrals to experienced lawyers for artists who can afford to pay for services; and a library of legal and business resources for artists and arts organizations to use with the guidance of TNVLA staff. Annual fee of $30 or $50 (respectively). TNVLA relies on donations to fund their operation. Contributions may be sent to TNVLA at PO Box 121192, Nashville, TN 37212. To find out more about supporting TNVLA, please contact them at (615) 312-7224.