WIF.D Teams With Industry Giants 2008 (9:30AM)
Join Women In Film.Dallas this Friday from 9:30 AM to 12 Noon at CCCC as WIF.D presents, “Pitching and Producing Your Animation Concept” by LA Producer Rita Street!

This presentation is ideal for anyone who wants to sell an animated TV series or wants to understand the changing global aspects of the current television animation landscape and it's one of the many cool sessions at Industry Giants 2008.

The event starts June 6th and the sessions continue through 7th -- to learn more visit
www.industrygiants.org.

Industry Giants 2008
Spring Creek Campus
Collin County Community College
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy
Plano, TX

Times vary for all of these Industry Giants - Mike B. Anderson, Alan Chan, Johny Gibson, Farhez Rayani and David Schaub.

WIF.D Teams With Industry Giants 2008 (9:30AM)
Join Women In Film.Dallas this Friday from 9:30 AM to 12 Noon at CCCC as WIF.D presents, “Pitching and Producing Your Animation Concept” by LA Producer Rita Street!

This presentation is ideal for anyone who wants to sell an animated TV series or wants to understand the changing global aspects of the current television animation landscape and it's one of the many cool sessions at Industry Giants 2008.

The event starts June 6th and the sessions continue through 7th -- to learn more visit
www.industrygiants.org.

Industry Giants 2008
Spring Creek Campus
Collin County Community College
2800 E. Spring Creek Pkwy
Plano, TX

Times vary for all of these Industry Giants - Mike B. Anderson, Alan Chan, Johny Gibson, Farhez Rayani and David Schaub.

Martini Madness (6:00PM - 9:00PM)
Mixing, mingling and making connections!

Our next evening of networking is set for Tuesday June 10, 2008 at Hector's on Henderson.

Many of you know Hector - our 2008 Advocacy Award winner from this year's Topaz Awards.

To make this evening even more special, WIF.D invites and wishes to recognize all of our great sponsors! So please join us in saying "Thank You Sponsors - we couldn't do all this without you!"

There will be some great raffles too! A gift certificate for dinner from Hector's, Ranger Tickets from Tape Online and Sony Media, Gift Certificate from Bettye Zoller Seitz for a Dallas Voiceover Workshop, and a Filmworkers Gift Basket!

Members are FREE and non-members are $10.

Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Where: Hector's on Henderson
2929 N. Henderson Ave.
Dallas, TX 214-821-0432

Email : martinimadness@wifdallas.org Url: http://www.hectorsonhenderson.com

UNT MFA Thesis Film Screening (7:00PM - 8:30PM)
Two Master of Fine Arts documentary thesis films from the University of North Texas -  Department of Radio, Television and Film will be screened in room 184 of the RTFP Building on Friday, June 13, 2008 at 7 p.m.

The screening is open to the public. Danny Greer’s documentary, “Snakes Alive!” (15 mins) tells the story of the annual Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup in Sweetwater, Texas. Jennifer L. Horst’s documentary, “Women in Red” (19 mins) delves into the past and present of stereotypes surrounding redheaded women. Horst is a current member of WIF.Dallas. Both Greer and Horst will graduate with their Master of Fine Arts degree from the Department of Radio, Television and Film in August, 2008.

For more information, please call (940) 565-2537. The RTFP Building is located at 1179 Union Circle Denton, TX 76203. For directions to campus, please go here: http://www.unt.edu/pais/map/M_directions.htm

Contact Info : Please contact the Department of Radio, Television and Film at the University of North Texas for more information at (940) 565-2537. Email : rtvf@unt.edu Url: http://www.rtvf.unt.edu/

48 Hour Meet And Greet (6:00PM - 7:00PM)
The Dallas 48 Hour Film Project will host a meet and greet at the La Madeleine located at 3906 Lemmon Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219 on Wednesday, June 18 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Want to know more information, please come by. I, Libby Mitchell, will be there the whole time so if you want to stop in from work, have a bowl of soup, and ask questions, I am excited to be there for you!

Also, our time line has been extended to June 20th to take advantage of the early bird sign up of $135 for Dallas Teams.

If you have any questions, please call me, Libby Mitchell, at 214-732-0065 or to register, go to http:/www.48hourfilm.com/dallas


Contact Info : Libby Mitchell dallas@48hourfilm.com 214-732-0065 Email : dallas@48hourfilm.com Url: http://www.48hourfilm.com

Dallas Screenwriters Association (6:30PM - 8:30PM)
Join the Dallas Screenwriters Association Friday, June 20, at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at KD Studios in welcoming local filmmaker Russ Pond as he shares his journey from script to screen in the making of "Fissure." He will also discuss screenwriting for the low-budget feature. Following his presentation and a Q&A, Russ will screen "Fissure," his 90-minute sci-fi/crime thriller.

Contact Info : Carolyn Hodge, President Email : chodge@monarch-pr.com Url: http://www.dallasscreenwriters.com

IndieClub Gong Show! (6:30PM - 9:30PM)
IndieClub Gong Show at SMG-Dallas with Mary Jo Pehl (MST3K) as emcee!

IndieClub.com presents the Third (sort of) Annual Gong Show Sunday, June 22, 2008.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. at the Studio Movie Grill 11170 N Central Expressway at Royal Lane (NE corner)

The IndieClub Gong Show is a short-film showcase contest. Featuring: Emcee: Mary Jo Pehl (MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000) Celebrity Judges: · Gini Mascorro (KERA’s new Art&Seek) · Jack E. Jett (“QUEER EDGE”) · Drew Waters (MAD MONEY, “INSPECTOR MOM”) · Winston Edmonson (“Innovation@Work!” radio show)

Each film receives one minute of free play then the judges (with the audience’s help, of course) must decide the film’s fate. Play on through or GONG it!

DJ Modchap will provide interim music and keep the show lively as 18 films are screened!

Four cash prizes will be awarded at the end of the evening: · 1st Place - $1,000 · 2nd Place - $500 · 3rd Place - $250 · Audience’s Choice - $500

Purchase tickets online in advance at http://IndieClubGongShow.com or at the door.

General admission is $10.00

Selected films in alphabetical order: A/S/L, Airport, BBC Viral Videos, Bloom, Button Pusher, Drip Tease, Las Gafas, Gandhi At The Bat, Giant, Going Out In Style, L’Amie De Zoe, Little Snaps of Horror, A Little Strange, The Outhouse, Pop Up Killer, The Proposal, Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate, and Stoyanova Incident

Studio Movie Grill has a full dinner menu as well as adult beverages to enjoy during the show.

Special Thanks to our 2008 IndieClub sponsors: Liquid Logixx, Post Asylum, AFI Dallas, Westlake Entertainment, IFC, Duplium, DPA, Mentis Group, TM Television, and Elegant and Graceful

Contact Info : Studio Movie Grill 11170 N Central Expressway at Royal Lane (NE corner) Dallas, TX (214) 361-2966 Email : kelly@kellykitchenspr.com Url: http://indieclubgongshow.com

Special Screening Of Mondells' The Monster Among Us (6:00PM - 10:00PM)
“Today, more than sixty years after the Holocaust, anti-Semitismis not just a fact of history, it is a current event.”

U.S. StateDepartment’s 2008 Report to Congress: Contemporary Global Anti-Semitism

American Jewish Committee presents The Monster Among Us - a film by Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell

The new documentary from Media Projects that examines the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in Europe today.

Monday, June 23, 2008 at Angelika Film Center - Mockingbird Station, Dallas, Texas

RSVP by June 18th , 972-387-2943 or dallas@ajc.org

6:00 Light Refreshments
7:00 Screening $15 per person
8:15 Panel and Q& A

Generously underwritten by

M.B. & Edna Zale Foundation and Abe Zale Foundation

Dallas Jewish Historical Society and Harold A. Pollman Lecture Series

Texas Jewish Historical Society

In coorperation with

Dallas Holocaust Museum

3 Stars Cinema

AFI DALLAS International Film Festival

American Jewish Congress

Congregation Beth Shalom-Arlington

Congregation Beth Torah

Hadassah

Jewish Community Relations Council

National Council of Jewish Women

SMU Human Rights Education Program

Temple Emanu-El

US Holocaust Memorial Museum,

Southwest Region

World Affairs Council of Dallas/Ft. Worth

Contact Info : Purchase Tickets: 972-387-2943 Email : dallas@ajc.org Url: http://www.mediaprojects.org

TXMPA Annual Meeting And Elections (11:00AM - 3:30PM)
TXMPA Annual Membership Meeting and Elections -- Saturday, June 28, 2008

Check-in will begin at 9:30 AM, and the meeting will begin at 11:00 AM sharp. After the meeting adjourns at approximately 2:00, the new board will convene and choose its President and Officers.

Jones Auditorium
The Ragsdale Center at St. Edwards University
3001 South Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704
512.448.8400

11:00 AM until 2:00 PM (approximate)

For more information go to www.txmpa.org.

Contact Info : David Friedman Email : david.s.friedman@dallasaudiopost.com Url: http://www.txmpa.org