Santa Fe Film Festival Continues to Grow

Santa Fe Film Festival Continues
to Grow in Diversity and Quality
Eighth Season Takes Place November 28 to December 2, 2007

Santa Fe, NM, October 30, 2007: For 2007 the eighth annual Santa Fe Film Festival (ISFFF) will feature more than 85 programs encompassing over 230 films, shorts, and features of all genres, themes, and topics. The five-day festival has grown in scope and stature each year and is a high point of Santa Fe’s fall calendar with a long list of events, activities, and social functions.

The festival is divided into seven series: Independent Spirits, Making it Reel, Eye on the World, Art Matters, Southwest Showcase and Gala films from the major distributors as well as retrospective titles drawn from the careers of the festival’s annual Luminaria tributees. Indicative of the festival’s reputation is National Geographic’s role as a major programming partner, bringing its All Roads Film Project to the festival for the third consecutive year.

This season the All Roads project will present more than 20 films made by indigenous artists from around the globe, more than fifteen of whom will be in attendance at the festival. All Roads will also host a photography exhibit featuring works by four artists, who will also be in attendance, at the Center for Contemporary Arts (CCA) during an opening on Wednesday the 18th at 5:00pm. National Geographic and the SFFF will stage a concert with the world-famous Toureg group, Tiniwaren at the Lensic Performing Arts Center on Friday, November 30th, at 7pm.

“In support of the All Roads Film Project, we travel all over the world to seek out compelling new artists and films, but coming to Santa Fe is always one of the highlights of our year,” said Francene Blythe, Director of the All Roads Film Project.

New this year is a series in partnership with the New York Jewish Film Festival, part of the Jewish Museum of New York. A quartet of features and documentaries, which were unveiled earlier this year at the New York Jewish Film Festival’s presentation at Lincoln Center in New York, will be shown on Tuesday the 27th and Wednesday the 28th at the Film Center and then again later in the week.

The SFFF will return to the beautiful Lensic Performing Arts Center with programming Wednesday through Sunday, including films, music, and the Milagro Awards Ceremony. Events will also be held at the CCA, The Film Center, The Jean Cocteau Film Museum, De Vargas theaters, plus The Screen and Tipton Hall at the College of Santa Fe. New for this year will be events at the Armory for the Arts and the Kathryn O’Keeffe Theater at the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture. Downtown Santa Fe restaurants will provide venues for nightly parties sponsored by the Santa Fe Film Festival featuring music and entertainment from an impressive group of filmmakers, artists, and musicians.

The educational component of the festival continues to expand as Industry professionals from Pixar, Lucasfilms, Panavision, Kodak, UNM, and Albuquerque Studios among others take part in panels and labs throughout the event.

The festival will bestow its Luminaria Award for lifetime achievement to Alanis Obomsawin, a documentary filmmaker whose powerful and uncompromising works address the many conflicts faced by contemporary Native peoples and to Marina Goldovskaya, who made the first Russian documentary to expose the horrors of Stalin’s concentration camps. Also, Actor Rutger Hauer of BLADERUNNER and LADYHAWKE has been named one of this year’s Luminaria Tributees along with husband and wife filmmakers John Bailey, Director of Photography and Carol Littleton, editor.

Even as one of the fastest growing film festivals in the country, the SFFF remains accessible and intimate with a well-deserved reputation for diverse events and thoughtful programming. Tickets go on sale November 9 in the box office at 519 Cerrillos Road: $10 for individual admission, $75 for a ten-pack of tickets. Festival passes are on sale now for $300 for an All Films pass and $450 for the All Festival pass which includes access to the daily Heineken / CBS Happy Hour at Hotel Santa Fe, all Nightly Parties, and the reception for the Milagro Awards Ceremony. Any and all additional information is available at www.santafefilmfestival.com

NMITSA 2007 IT Excellence Awards

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2007

 

 

 

NMITSA Announces 2007 New Mexico IT Excellence Awards Finalists

 

[Albuquerque, NM, OCT 26, 2007] – The New Mexico Information Technology and Software Association (NMITSA), the state's largest advocacy group for IT & software related business, announced today the finalists for this year's IT Excellence Awards.  Companies from across New Mexico took part in this year's competition, which seeks the best and most successful implementation of an IT or software solution, across several categories, produced by a New Mexico-based company or organization.  Solution Awards will be presented in eight categories:  Commercial Software, Custom Software, Innovative Research, Integrated Systems, IT Infrastructure, IT Support, Hardware and Embedded Systems, and Internet Solutions. In addition, four achievement awards will be presented to individuals and organizations that have made extraordinary contributions to industry leadership, support, and promotion of IT in education throughout the state.

 

Sponsored in part by the New Mexico Business Weekly, News Radio 770 KKOB AM, and Sandia National Laboratories, the third annual IT Excellence Awards will be held in Albuquerque on November 15^th, 2007 at the Embassy Suites, from 6 to 10 PM.

 

The leaders of New Mexico's information technology community will join for a gala evening to recognize and celebrate excellence and technical achievement in the New Mexico IT industry.  Jim Villanucci, comedian and host of the most listened to radio show in New Mexico will host the evening. Jeff Barr, web services evangelist from Amazon.com will keynote the event.  NMITSA has made tickets available on its website at nmitsa.org.

 

NMITSA – 2007 IT Excellence Solution Awards Finalists:

 

Commercial Software

·        ABC Coding Solutions – eClaim.biz

·        Avistar – Wireless Substation Monitoring

·        Ultramain Systems – efbFlightLogs

 

Custom Software

·        Infotech Support – Wesstcorp Microenterprise Support Tool

·        New Mexico State University – UNO Project: Changing the Culture of a University in Three Years with an ERP Project

·        POD – Public Education Automated Budget Management System (ABMS)

 

Innovative Research

·        ABC Coding Solutions – eClaim.biz

·        Sandia National Laboratories – Adaptive Thinking and Leadership Simulation

·        WESST Corp – ezSEO

 

Integrated Systems

·        Game Production Services, LLC dba Abalone Studios – Future Combat Systems Mobile Demonstration Trailer (FCS MDT)

·        Lumidigm – Unified Development Platform for Multi-Sensor Integration

·        POD – Public Education Automated Budget Management System (ABMS)

 

IT Infrastructure

·        Blue Jay Enterprises – Santa Fe Public Schools QMOE Project

·        Sandia National Laboratories – Collaborative Conference Rooms

·        Technology Integration Group – SNL Razor Cluster

 

IT Support

·        First Community Bank – Virtualization of the Corporate Desktop Using Softgrid and Citrix

·        Pat Campbell Insurance – A Business Ready Network

·        Sandia National Laboratories – Internal Web Redesign

 

Hardware and Embedded Systems

·        Avistar – Wireless Substation Monitoring

·        Lumidigm – Venus Series Embedded Processing for Performance and Security

·        Novint Technologies – The Novint Falcon

 

Internet Solutions

·        ABC Coding Solutions – eClaim.biz

·        New Mexico State University – UNO Project: Changing the Culture of a University in Three Years with an ERP Project

·        Ultramain Systems – efbFlightLogs

 

 

NMITSA – 2007 IT Excellence Achievement Award Nominees:

 

Industry Leadership

·        Andrew L. Baca, President and CEO, Abba Technologies, Inc.

·        Eclipse Aviation

·        Gigablast

·        Eric Whitmore, Program Coordinator, UNM ARTS (Art, Research, Technology & Science) Lab

 

Nominees for Achievement in Industry Support

·        New Mexico State Investment Council

·        Jane Pelz, Webmaster, Sandia Laboratory Federal Credit Union

·        Technology Ventures Corporation

·        Eric Witt, Director of Media Industries Development, NM Governor Richardson's Office

 

Nominees for Achievement in Information Technology in Education – Organization

·        The Ibero-American Science and Technology Education Consortium

·        Sequoia Solutions

·        The Uptime Institute

 

Nominees for Achievement in Information Technology in Education – Individual

·        Michael Hites, Vice President and CIO, New Mexico State University

·        John Phaklides, Technology Director, Santa Fe Public Schools

·        Tom Ryan, Executive Director of Technology, Albuquerque Public Schools

·        Jonathan Wolfe, President, Fractal Foundation

 

 

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CONTACT INFORMATION:

 

New Mexico Information Technology & Software Association

Post Office Box 4125

Albuquerque, NM  87106

(505) 615-0250

nmitsa.org

Email: phil@nmitsa.org

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Maratini: Ecotone Marathon Performance today | tonight

WHAT: Maratini: A Twelve Hour Improvisation Marathon
with Ecotone Physical Theatre
WHEN: Friday, October 26, 2007, noon to midnight

WHERE: 516 Central Avenue SW, between 5th & 6th Streets, Downtown Albuquerque

IMAGES: Please contact Suzanne Sbarge, 505-242-1445

PUBLIC INFO: 516 ARTS: tel. 505-242-1445, www.516arts.org

HOW MUCH: Free

516 ARTS is pleased to host a twleve hour Improvisation Marathon with
Ecotone Physical Theatre. The pubilc is invited to view the
performance for any amount of time through the front windows of 516
ARTS on Central Avenue in Downtown Albuquerque. The group will perform
continuous improvised materials for twelve hours straight. Ecotone
merges dance, music, technology, video and drama into a style of
theatre all its own.

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Edward Tufte Course in Albuquerque (12/4)

Hey everyone...

I don't think Edward Tufte hit New Mexico on his last trip through the US -- but this is a great opportunity.

Edward Tufte is Professor Emeritus at Yale University, where he taught courses in statistical evidence, information design, and interface design. He has written eight books, including Beautiful Evidence, Visual Explanations, Envisioning Information, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information, and Data Analysis for Politics and Policy. He wrote, designed, and self-published four books on information design, which have won 40 awards for content and design. The New York Times described ET as "The Leonardo da Vinci of data." Martin Kemp in Nature described ET as "the world's leading analyst of graphic information."

UNM's Information Architecture group is teaming up to get some group rates -- I think groups of ten or more can get the price down to $285 per person (otherwise it is $380). But this is... really valuable, and also a great opportunity to link up with some of the cooler people in our neighborhood.

More on the Tufte course here ( http://www.edwardtufte.com/tufte/courses).  The one day course that cover the following topics:

fundamental strategies of information design
color and information
statistical data: tables, graphics, and semi-graphics
business, scientific, research, and financial presentations
complexity and clarity
effective presentations: on paper and in person
use of video, overheads, computers, and handouts
multi-media, internet, and websites
courtroom exhibits
design of information displays in public spaces
animation and scientific visualizations
design of computer interfaces and manuals

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NALIP Documentary Workshops @ NHCC, Nov 16-18

This looks like another solid opportunity for NM Filmmakers, especially those planning or working on documentary projects...

NALIP (the National Association of Latino Independent Producers), the National Hispanic Cultural Center, LPB, IAIA, the New Mexico Film Office, KNME, New Mexico Office of African-American Affairs, the NMFI and Albuquerque Hispano Chamber, in association with ITVS, NBPC, PIC, CAAM and NAT Present

Doing Your Doc: DIVERSE VISIONS, REGIONAL VOICES

A Weekend Seminar to Kick-Start Your Documentary
DOING YOUR DOC: DIVERSE VISIONS, REGIONAL VOICES

Don't miss this unique chance to work with story consultant Fernanda Rossi, the Documentary Doctor, author of the book "Trailer Mechanics", plus receive project mentoring on your proposal, trailer or documentary idea. This intensive 3-day workshop is right for you, whether you are just beginning, have already shot footage, or are seeking finishing funds.

"Doing your Doc" is designed especially for media makers in the diverse communities of New Mexico, preparing you to receive production funding and apply to national professional programs while developing your unique stories and views.
Do you have a personal documentary idea, or social change community project that needs development?

Are you considering public television funding sources or need R&D $$??

Join us in Albuquerque – November 16 - 18 – Friday night through Sunday at 5 pm

REGISTER at www.nalip.org

Questions? Call 310.395.8880

Doing Your Doc: 3-day Workshop Fee
Early Registration by November 15 - $100; Student w/ Valid ID -- $50
Includes lunches, workshop materials, books & private project mentoring
At the door Registration -- $125; Students -- $75
Venue Address: 1701 4th St. S.W., Albuquerque, New Mexico
SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE FOR NEW MEXICO RESIDENT FILMMAKERS
See Registration Page Online for Details!

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ARTS Lab Related Events This Week (10/22-26)

There's a whole bunch -- so apologies for cross-posting.

First, ARTS Lab is a long-time organizational sponsor of High Desert Venture Camp which produces workshops for students and 'emerging' entrepreneurs and helps start tech-oriented business here in New Mexico.

Our latest event with HDVC is the Advance Invention to Venture Workshop from the National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance -- it runs November 28th through December 1st at UNM. Interested? Want more information?
Visit our website at: http://www.highdesertventurecamp.com
or come by during our information session this Wednesday (10/24) from 5:00 - 6:30 PM at the UNM Student Union (Mirage / Thunder Room)

On Thursday (10/25), we're part of the Albuquerque IGDA Chapter's Membership Kick-Off event from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Sauce/Raw downtown with special guest, Radical Entertainment CEO Kelly Zmak. For more info, visit the chapter site at: http://www.igda.org/albuquerque or sign up at: http://artslab.unm.edu/igda

Interested in working with green screens? Our ARTS Lab Fridays kick off this Friday (10/26) with a session for indie filmmakers and others interested in doing green screen work for film, events and... can you come up with other interesting possibilities?
For more info, visit our events page at: http://artslab.unm.edu/newsevents (and please sign up if you're coming!

Interested in other ARTS Lab and local events? Visit our news and events page, this blog, or sign up for our events listserv by emailing us at artslab@unm.edu (or do all three, several times a day).

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Creative Media Movie Night @ NMSU-Grants

From Doug Bocaz-Larson...

I would like to invite everyone to our next Creative Media Movie Night,
Friday, Oct. 26 at 7pm at the NMSU-Grants theatre.   We will feature
projects by students including Ryle Yazzie's Bow Making Documentary and
Lynsey Bohannon's Wolf Documentary.    We also have special guests
including documentary filmmaker Erin Hudson and Hannah
Macpherson who will share her short movie "Birthday" which is our official
selection of the evening.

Thank you to everyone who submitted movies.   We enjoyed seeing your
movies and hope to give more opportunities for New Mexico filmmakers to
show their work.

Sincerely,
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Doug Bocaz-Larson
Program Manager: Computer Science and Creative Media
New Mexico State University - Grants
1500 3rd St.
Grants, NM 87020
505-287-6656 office
505-290-1331 cell

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Fwd: [Gfx-cafe] GFX Cafe Seminar Friday Oct 5, 2007

GFX Café Seminar Friday October 19, 2007
12noon, MECH 208

* NOTE THE CHANGE OF ROOM *

Food will be served


TITLE:
Immersive Experiential Content: Hologram to Holodeck
by Pete Rogina, WorldScape


ABSTRACT:
The Star Trek Holodeck is often heralded as the holy grail of
immersive media.  Join Peter Rogina, President of WorldScape, for an
interactive discussion on the driving vision and technical challenges
of enabling real world-based immersive imaging.  This talk will cover
topics ranging from fundamental enabling technical concepts to
practical considerations for the proliferation of experiences to the
in-home masses.


BIO:
Peter Rogina received a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Stevens
Institute of Technology in 1984.  He is an accomplished holographer,
stereo photographer, and has spoken at and/or chaired numerous
industry events related to Virtual Reality as a catalyst for human
comprehension.  During the early days of his transition from being a
holographic artist to developing a medium based upon real-world
experiences, Mr. Rogina realized the importance of both burgeoning
compression technologies and advanced computing technologies and
architectures.  In January 2000, he began full-time efforts with
WorldScape, a company he formed in 1994 to pursue real world-based
immersive imaging.

Prior to WorldScape, Mr. Rogina was with Hewlett Packard where he
was, among other things, responsible for starting and managing a
telecommunications systems business in the U.S. that grew to over
$100M.  Upon leaving HP in the late 90's, he ran a publicly trading
wavelet compression company and then was President of Cambridge
Parallel Processing, a SIMD computing company.

WorldScape has gone on to secure numerous government contracts
totaling over $6 Million for the development and demonstration of
advanced image, signal, and sensor processing hardware and
software.  Complemented by private investment and other commercial
business, WorldScape has been developing a real-world capture system
based on large arrays of high-resolution imagers and a real-time
scene reconstruction engine based on scaled-SIMD technology.  The
goal is to capture and deliver photorealistic immersive
experiences.  With an initial focus on the enabling technologies for
practical hardware implementations, the Company established it's
logo, "If a picture's worth a thousand words, what's reality worth?"

WorldScape is expanding into New Mexico and expects to continue its
leadership in the areas of capture and processing hardware systems
for government and commercial applications.  One of Mr. Rogina's
goals is to travel around the world and produce meaningful
experiences that leverage the power of the new medium to educate,
entertain, and catalyze social change.





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Pradeep Sen
Assistant Professor
Advanced Graphics Lab
Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering
University of New Mexico
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2 More Really Cool Events!

I feel bad about not doing more to promote local theatre...
(but there is another post about the Elaine Avila reading this Sunday from Tricklock here)

And there's also Pixel Vision with Bryan Konefsky (which I'm pretty sure is full), but...

One of the cool people and groups that Tricklock helped make me aware of is John Sandlin and Le Chat Lunatique. They're probably my favorite live band at the moment, and they're also the driving force behind this weekend's 2nd Annual Django Fest, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday at various locations in Albuquerque. Le Chat plays Friday at the St. Clair Winery and Saturday night at Puccini's Golden West, but there look to be lots of good gigs, some of them free. Check Le Chat's site for more info, or visit http://www.mantouchenorthamerica.com to register.

Also this weekend, and featured heavily in the current Alibi are the 24 HOUR COMICS events at the Harwood Art Center in Albuquerque and at True Believers Comics and Gallery in Santa Fe. For more info, read the Alibi article, or visit http://www.7000bc.org or http://24hourcomics.com

Requiem for Billy the Kid Premieres @ the Spencer Theater

From the New Mexico Business Weekly...

A French film about the legendary outlaw Billy the Kid will premier in New Mexico on Nov. 3.

"Requiem for Billy the Kid" was filmed primarily in Lincoln County in 2004 and meshes the narrative form with traditional documentary filmmaking to explore the Kid's career and death in 1881 by Sheriff Pat Garrett. Actor Kris Kristofferson voices Billy the Kid, who gives his own account of the evening he was killed while the audience follows the sheriff on the screen.

The premier will be at the Spencer Theater for the Performing Arts in Alto near Ruidoso. The production is a presentation of Jean-Jacques Beineix and Cargo Films in association with Western Films. The producer is Carine Leblanc and the director is Anne Feinsilber. It was written by Feinsilber and Jean-Christophe Cavallin. The film also is an entry in this year's Cannes Film Festival.

The show time is 2 p.m. on Nov. 3. For more information, go to www.spencertheater.com or call toll free, (888) 818-7872.

Tricklock Performs Works by Elaine Avila

It's been a busy season for the Tricklock Theatre Company -- check them out in this dramatic reading of recent works from the UNM Department of Theatre and Dance' new Dramatic Writing Chair, Elaine Avila...

UNM Department of Theatre and Dance Presents
A reading of selections from recent plays by Elaine Avila
The Robert Hartung Endowed Chair of Dramatic Writing
Performed by Tricklock Theatre Company
Sunday, October 21 in Rodey Theatre

WHAT: A reading of selections from recent plays by Elaine Avila, The
Robert Hartung Endowed Chair of Dramatic Writing, performed by the
Tricklock Theatre Company, directed by Joe Perrachio.

WHEN: Sunday, October 21, 2007 at 12 to 1pm

WHERE: Rodey Theatre, UNM Center for the Arts.

HOW MUCH: Free

UNM's Department of Theatre and Dance celebrates the appointment of
award-winning playwright, Elaine Avila as the Robert Hartung Endowed
Chair of Dramatic Writing with a reading of selections from her recent
plays on Sunday, October 21, 2007 from noon until 1pm in Rodey Theatre.
The reading features UNM's resident company, the Tricklock Theatre
Company directed by Joe Perrachio and is free of charge. The public is
invited to join in this celebration and enjoy selections from premieres
of Elaine Avila's award winning work. More info at 277-4332 or
http://theatre.unm.edu.

WRITING APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITY ON ABC NETWORK MINISERIES: Deadline to submit a resume is October 22, 2007

WRITING APPRENTICE OPPORTUNITY ON ABC NETWORK MINISERIES

Deadline to submit a resume is October 22, 2007

As part of NM Filmmaker's Cultural Outreach Program, the New Mexico State Film Office is pleased to offer an apprenticeship opportunity to aspiring New Mexico writers.

Barbara Martinez-Jitner is the first Latina ever to be nominated for both a Golden Globe and an Emmy as an Executive Producer/Writer/Director of a television miniseries: AMERICAN FAMILY- JOURNEY OF DREAMS. This fall, Ms. Martinez-Jitner will provide mentorship and training in writing and research to a selected apprentice.

The project is a miniseries for ABC Network television on the theme of immigration along the U.S./Mexico border. The selected apprentice will work with Ms. Martinez-Jitner for three months as a research and script assistant. Applicants must know Final Draft software, have good typing skills and some knowledge of the Spanish language. A weekly stipend is available for this full-time position.

If you would like Ms. Martinez-Jitner to review your resume and consult with you about the apprenticeship, please email nm.filmmakers@nmfilm.com .

Biz-Plan Development Workshop (AI2V)

I've mentioned this to several people I know in the wider community -- but after a good talk at lunch I'm wondering if there are others out there in the Media Industries community who'd like to get in on an intensive Business Plan Development workshop that runs November 28-December 1st in Albuquerque.

As part of our economic development mission at UNM, ARTS Lab has been supporting the NCIIA's Invention to Venture workshops through our work with High Desert Venture Camp (HDVC).  This year, the folks at NCIIA proposed that HDVC host a new intensive advanced B-Plan workshop that they're working with school on nationally. HDVC and UNM was chosen as the site for the Southwest region.

From our perspective at ARTS Lab and at HDVC, this is a solid opportunity to take a business plan to the next level -- to win the UNM Business Plan Competition, get a slot in TVC's Capital Equity Symposium, and, hopefully get a big venture the funding to become a successful business.

As we've talked about -- and focused on during more than one Coronado Ventures Forum -- getting more media start-ups going throughout New Mexico is a big priority.  If you have a team -- or know of one -- with a media or technology-related business plan, please take a look at the attached -- or visit HDVC on the web ( Http://www.highdesertventuirecamp.com) -- and email us at hdvc@unm.edu

Best wishes

Eric

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Fwd: Inaugural Global Green Indigenous Film Festival to be Launched in NM

From: Charmaine Jackson-John <hurricanecharmaine@yahoo.com>
Date: Oct 15, 2007 11:29 PM
Subject: Inaugural Global Green Indigenous Film Festival to be Launched in NM
To: hurricanecharmaine@yahoo.com

National Tribal Environmental Council

October 14, 2007 Contact: Stephine Poston
For Immediate Release 505/379-6172, stephposton@msn.com

Inaugural Global Green Indigenous Film Festival
To Be Launched in New Mexico

Call For Film Submissions

Albuquerque, NM - The National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) and
the New Mexico Tourism Department, will take the global stage, April
18-20, 2008, launching its inaugural Global Green Indigenous Film
Festival. The film festival will be held in conjunction with NTEC's
15th Environmental Conference April 15-18, 2008.

The Global Green Indigenous Film Festival and the conference will be
held at the El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
"For nearly 20 years NTEC has been working with and assisting tribes
throughout the country to protect, regulate and manage their
environmental resources. An international film festival of this
caliber adds a new dimension that will bring innovative ideas together
as a means for protecting the environment that the global community
can benefit from. We extend an invitation to people around the world
to come see the powerful work being done by Indigenous communities to
protect mother earth," stated Jerry Pardilla, NTEC Executive Director.

Founded in 1991, NTEC a national non-profit organization based in
Albuquerque, New Mexico has a membership of 184 tribes working to
protect and preserve tribal environments. "NTEC can lend its strong
presence in Indian Country to provide a forum that gives Indigenous
people a voice about environmental concerns that lead to global
solutions. I believe this international film festival will let the
world know that Indigenous communities around the world are doing
their part to protect mother earth for generations to come," said Joe
Garcia, President of the National Congress of American Indians.

Award winning actor, director and musician Gary Farmer (Dead Man/Smoke
Signals), is a member of the film festival team. Charmaine
Jackson-John, film festival director is accepting submissions for
films and videos that address indigenous environmental concerns and
issues from all countries. Formats accepted: DVD, VHS, Beta SP. Film
entries should be mailed to: 2501 Rio Grande Boulevard, NW,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104, ATTN: Global Green Indigenous Film
Festival. Deadline for entries is January 18, 2008.

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One World, One Environment
NTEC's mission is to support Indian tribes and Alaska Native villages
in protecting, regulating and managing their environmental resources
according to their own priorities and values.

Visit www.ntec.org for more information.

Charmaine Jackson-John
Film and Media Specialist
216 Villeros St.
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87501
Cell: 505-231-0383
Email: hurricanecharmaine@yahoo.com

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AIGA today, AdFed tomorrow

Two events this week from the Design and Advertising communities, one in Santa Fe and the other in Albuquerque.  It's difficult to overestimate the importance of design these days, particularly if it's 'good' design that helps capture the meaning of your enterprise.  Meanwhile, understanding how to maximize results from your presence on the web... (I wasn't going to write 'priceless' but...)

Meeting the people in the Design and Advertising communities (respectively) is always both fun and valuable.

AIGA New Mexico presents:
Ken Carbone

October 15, 2007 at 6:00pm
Inspiration is everywhere, every minute, everyday.
 
Highlighting excerpts from his personal journals, Ken Carbone provides a visual guide to drawing ideas from art, science, architecture, film, technology, music and life.
 
This presentation offers ways to ignite a designer's natural curiosity and translate it into inspired design.

Ken Carbone is co-founder and chief creative director of the Carbone Smolan Agency in New York City. Ken is among America's most respected graphic designers, whose designs are renowned for their clarity, intelligence and longevity. He and his partner, Leslie Smolan, have built an international reputation creating outstanding programs for world-class clients, including Morgan Stanley, Tiffany & Co., Herman Miller, PBS, Christie's, the W Hotel Group and the Clinton Administration.
 
In addition, Ken is the author of The Virtuoso: Face to Face with 40 Extraordinary Talents, published by Stewart Tabori & Chang. The book's emphasis on human achievement in all walks of life reflects his wide-ranging curiosity.
 
Ken's book will be available at the event for the cost of a small donation to AIGA New Mexico.

The Forum at the
College of Santa Fe
1600 St. Michael's Drive
 
$15 for AIGA members
$25 for non-members
$5 discount for students
 
Reservations by email to
events@santafe.aiga.org
Questions? Call Mandy Otter
at 505.822.5516

Secrets of a Web Mistress

Guest Speaker: Chantal Foster, Bioneers

Tuesday, October 16

11:30am - 1pm

Embassy Suites Hotel

Members FREE / Guest $30 / Students $15

RSVP Today!

 

The era of web voodoo is over. Chantal Foster, a longtime webmaster (that's "mistress" to you) shares the secrets she's learned in using web data to understand and predict how people best use websites. Even better, you'll get tips on what to request when advertising online.

Chantal is the founder of DukeCityFix.com . Her professional experience includes running the website for the City of Albuquerque ( cabq.gov ), in addition to years as a technical writer for an international statistical software company.  She is a guest lecturer at UNM on technical writing and frequent speaker on blogs and new media.

Please RSVP by October 12 by calling 265-1286 or emailing rsvp@nmadfed.org.

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Santa Fe Film Festival Volunteer Meeting 10/21

Santa Fe Film Festival Announces Its Volunteer Meeting
Sunday, October 21 at 11am at the Film Center
Contact: Stephen Rubin, Deputy Director Santa Fe Film Festival(505)-310-9997; press@santafefilmfestival.com

(Santa Fe, New Mexico, October 8, 2007) People interested in volunteering for the Santa Fe Film Festival are invited to attend an orientation session at 11 am on Sunday, October 21 at the Film Center at 1616 St. Michael’s Drive.

The meeting is for past and new volunteers. All festival coordinators will be present to invite volunteers to help out with the different departments. For more information on volunteering, please contact Volunteer Coordinator Lexie Shabel at lexie@santafefilmfestival.com

The festival, now in its eighth season, will take place Wednesday, November 28 – Sunday December 2, 2007. The five-day extravaganza showcases more than 80 programs encompassing roughly 200 films, shorts and features of all genres, themes and topics.

Deputy Director Stephen Rubin says, “We count on our volunteers from the community to make this event a success as we continue to grow each year. We rely on up to 300 or more volunteers to make our event truly community based.”

Executive Director Jon Bowman says,”Since its inception, the volunteers have been an invaluable asset to the festival. We count on returning volunteers as well as look forward to meeting the new ones.”

Tickets for the festival go on sale in early November and are $10 for individual admission, $75 for a ten-pack. Festival passes are on sale now for $300 for All-Films Passes and $450 for All-Festival Passes. Call 505-988-5225.

Re: IGDA Kick-off two weeks from tonight!

Thanks Eric,

Bill and I should be able to make it. Would you like us to bring a
Falcon demo system, or anything else we should do?

thanks
Tom

Eric Whitmore wrote:
>
> Two weeks from tonight we're hoping to kick off a new chapter for game
> development in New Mexico, and we hope you and the aspiring game
> developers you know will join us to learn more about IGDA, the local
> chapter, and get some new insights from Radical entertainment CEO
> Kelly Zmak.
>
> The event is free, but please register at the site below so we'll know
> that you're coming.
>
> RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT CEO TO SPEAK AT IGDA KICK-OFF
>
> Radical Entertainment CEO Kelly Zmak will speak at the Albuquerque
> International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapter kick-off
> event on Thursday, October 25th. Founded in 1991, and headquartered in
> Vancouver, British Columbia, Radical Entertainment has grown to become
> one of North America's largest developers of interactive
> entertainment. Radical is dedicated to bringing creativity and
> innovation to every aspect of its business from technology to
> philanthropy, gaining press recently for the highly anticipated game,
> "Prototype".
>
> Reflecting New Mexico's small but growing game development community,
> IGDA organizers include more traditional game companies, but also
> educators and people working in training, modeling and simulation
> development at the national labs. The kick-off event will help connect
> local game developers; it's scheduled to run from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at
> Raw/Sauce in downtown Albuquerque.
>
> The event is free, but attendees are asked to register at
> http://artslab.unm.edu/igda
>
> To learn more about IGDA and the local chapter, attend the membership
> kickoff event or visit http://www.igda.org/albuquerque/
> People interested in being part of the organizing team can visit us at
> http://groups.google.com/group/riogrande-igda?hl=en

> <http://groups.google.com/group/riogrande-igda?hl=en>
>
> For more information about Radical Entertainment, visit
> http://www.radical.ca/index.cfm
>
> WHAT: IGDA Membership Meeting & Kick-Off Event
> WHERE: SAUCE/RAW Nightclub, 405 Central Ave., NW
> WHEN: Thursday, October 25th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
> WHO: Professional and Aspiring Game Developers from age 18 and up
> HOW: Visit http://artslab.unm.edu/igda

> <http://artslab.unm.edu/igda> to sign up
>
> This event made possible by support from Abalone Studios & Global
> Haptics <http://globalhaptics.com/>.
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> http://nm-media.blogspot.com/
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>
> Eric Renz-Whitmore, Program Coordinator
> ARTS Lab
> 505-277-2253
> http://artslab.unm.edu

Santa Fe Film Festival Announcement

Plenty of good things going on at this year's Santa Fe Film Festival.
For more info, visit: http://www.santafefilmfestival.com/


Santa Fe Film Festival Announces the Homecoming
Of our newest star, actress Aviva

(Santa Fe) Coming home to her native Santa Fe with independent film FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS is one of Hollywood’s hottest young actresses, Aviva, star of SUPERBAD, the Judd Apatow-produced comedy that spent weeks as the No.1 movie at the box office.

Aviva was born in Santa Fe and raised in the “city different” by her parents Aram Farber and Laurie Farber-Condon. While she is enjoying success in Los Angeles, Aviva stays connected to her New Mexican roots, in her own words, “505 por vida!”

Her first film, DOWN IN THE VALLEY, was shot in Los Angeles with Edward Norton and Evan Rachel Wood. Next came FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS, which screened at the Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Outfest and will now make its New Mexico premiere in Santa Fe, with writer/director Jay Floyd also in attendance.

Aviva is one the female leads in SUPERBAD, still in theaters. Her other recent acting work includes a short film made by Ridley Scott’s production company entitled WAFFLES FOR BREAKFAST. Aviva also completed filming two other projects, an indie film in Berlin called GUIDES and in New Orleans, the 80’s spoof ZEROES.

Aviva began her acting career at a young age by appearing in commercials for Burger King, Toyota and Pringles. At age 6, she landed a spot for a Downey infomercial on the importance of recycling. Aviva’s first TV movie was THE FIRE NEXT TIME directed by Tom McLoughlin, followed by THE FIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS directed by Terrance Hill. Her other television work includes OUT OF JIMMY’S HEAD for the Cartoon Network (half animation/half stop action), COLD CASE on CBS- as a killer, MALCOM IN THE MIDDLE on FOX and GENE SIMMONS FAMILY JEWELS on A&E.

A dancer as well, Aviva worked with the Charisma Dance Ensemble, Aspen/Santa Fe Ballet, Something in the Air and Moving People Dance Theatre for teachers including Audrey Derrel, Gisela Genschow, Cathy Roe, Ronn Stewart and Elise Gent. Aviva graduated from Santa Fe High School in three years and moved onto the Oakland Ballet.

Aviva co-founded WOMEN WHO ACT, a volunteer group in LA and is involved with lightsoutsf.org (encouraging energy conservation). While working on her career in Hollywood, her “dream is to be a working actress who can live back at home in New Mexico in my Earthship ... yes, Earthship - look it up if you aren't familiar, they're awesome! Then I wouldn't have to make my Mom ship me chile to LA.”

Aviva will be with Jay Floyd to present FORGIVING THE FRANKLINS, a hysterical comedy about a conservative, God fearing Southern family that is spiritually changed by an auto accident, but who they become puts them at odds with the highly conservative values surrounding them. Aviva will also be the youngest person to present an award in the history of the Milagro Awards Ceremony, which this year lands on December 1, 2007 at 4 pm at the Lensic Performing Arts Center.

For a nice photo of Aviva and information on the film, go to: www.forgivingthefranklinsthemovie.com

For interviews with Aviva, contact Stephen Rubin at press@santafefilmfestival.com

IGDA Kick-off two weeks from tonight!

Two weeks from tonight we're hoping to kick off a new chapter for game development in New Mexico, and we hope you and the aspiring game developers you know will join us to learn more about IGDA, the local chapter, and get some new insights from Radical entertainment CEO Kelly Zmak.

The event is free, but please register at the site below so we'll know that you're coming.

RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT CEO TO SPEAK AT IGDA KICK-OFF

Radical Entertainment CEO Kelly Zmak will speak at the Albuquerque International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapter kick-off event on Thursday, October 25th. Founded in 1991, and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Radical Entertainment has grown to become one of North America's largest developers of interactive entertainment. Radical is dedicated to bringing creativity and innovation to every aspect of its business from technology to philanthropy, gaining press recently for the highly anticipated game, "Prototype".

Reflecting New Mexico's small but growing game development community, IGDA organizers include more traditional game companies, but also educators and people working in training, modeling and simulation development at the national labs. The kick-off event will help connect local game developers; it's scheduled to run from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Raw/Sauce in downtown Albuquerque.

The event is free, but attendees are asked to register at http://artslab.unm.edu/igda

To learn more about IGDA and the local chapter, attend the membership kickoff event or visit http://www.igda.org/albuquerque/
People interested in being part of the organizing team can visit us at http://groups.google.com/group/riogrande-igda?hl=en

For more information about Radical Entertainment, visit http://www.radical.ca/index.cfm

WHAT:        IGDA Membership Meeting & Kick-Off Event
WHERE:      SAUCE/RAW Nightclub, 405 Central Ave., NW
WHEN:        Thursday, October 25th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
WHO:          Professional and Aspiring Game Developers from age 18 and up
HOW:          Visit http://artslab.unm.edu/igda to sign up

This event made possible by support from Abalone Studios & Global Haptics.
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ARTS Lab
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu

NM First PED public hearings

Forwarded from the MISP list and Dioniso Tafoya.  As you know, career-technical education programs are an integral part of growing our media community...

Greetings!



On behalf of the State of New Mexico Public Education Department and New
Mexico First, you are invited to participate hearings to comment on the
draft of New Mexico's State Plan for the Carl D. Perkins Career and
Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.   Your input will assist
the State in developing its plan to support career-technical education
within the State.  These hearings are all day events which are free and
open to the public.


In an attempt to encourage citizen participation from multiple interest
and sector areas we would like to extend an invitation to you to attend.
Please see the attached invitation for location and event information.

Your input is valuable to the State and you do not need to be an expert
on the Carl D. Perkins Act to attend.  Your input will be duly recorded.
For more information or register, please visit our website:
www.nmfirst.org <http://www.nmfirst.org>


The dates and locations for the hearings is below:



Monday, October 15, 2007 Farmington

San Juan College, Henderson Fine Arts Bldg, Room 9012

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.



Tuesday, October 16, 2007 Alamogordo

Tays Recreational Center/Enter main door and follow the signs

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.



Wednesday, October 17, 2007 Albuquerque

CNM Workforce Training Center

8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.



We hope to see you soon!

With respect,

Krista Koppinger
Director of Events and Administration
New Mexico First
320 Gold Avenue SW  Suite 300
Albuquerque, NM  87102
505.241.4813 office
505.241.4819 fax
www.nmfirst.org < http://www.nmfirst.org/>


Dionisio Tafoya-Creative Director
Dionysus Creative of Albuquerque, N.M.

Website link:
www.dionysuscreative.net

Video reel link:
http://www.veoh.com/videos/v399436TraNsae6


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ARTS Lab
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu

NM AdFed: October 16 Luncheon: Secrets of a Web Mistress

This is a treat...

Chantal Foster is a real pro in this area -- and it's well worth
eating with the good people of AdFed to get her tips and perspectives
on the web.

Secrets of a Web Mistress
Guest Speaker: Chantal Foster, Bioneers
Tuesday, October 16
11:30am - 1pm
Embassy Suites Hotel
Members FREE / Guest $30 / Students $15
RSVP Today!

The era of web voodoo is over. Chantal Foster, a longtime webmaster
(that's "mistress" to you) shares the secrets she's learned in using
web data to understand and predict how people best use websites. Even
better, you'll get tips on what to request when advertising online.

Chantal is the founder of DukeCityFix.com . Her professional
experience includes running the website for the City of Albuquerque (
cabq.gov ), in addition to years as a technical writer for an
international statistical software company. She is a guest lecturer
at UNM on technical writing and frequent speaker on blogs and new
media.

Please RSVP by October 12 by calling 265-1286 or emailing rsvp@nmadfed.org.

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ARTS Lab
505-277-2253
http://artslab.unm.edu

AIGA Presents Ken Carbone (10/15 in Santa Fe)

AIGA New Mexico presents:
Ken Carbone
October 15, 2007 at 6:00pm

Inspiration is everywhere, every minute, everyday. Highlighting excerpts from his personal journals, Ken Carbone provides a visual guide to drawing ideas from art, science, architecture, film, technology, music and life.

This presentation offers ways to ignite a designer's natural curiosity and translate it into inspired design.

Ken Carbone is co-founder and chief creative director of the Carbone Smolan Agency in New York City. Ken is among America's most respected graphic designers, whose designs are renowned for their clarity, intelligence and longevity. He and his partner, Leslie Smolan, have built an international reputation creating outstanding programs for world-class clients, including Morgan Stanley, Tiffany & Co., Herman Miller, PBS, Christie's, the W Hotel Group and the Clinton Administration.

In addition, Ken is the author of The Virtuoso: Face to Face with 40 Extraordinary Talents, published by Stewart Tabori & Chang. The book's emphasis on human achievement in all walks of life reflects his wide-ranging curiosity.

Ken's book will be available at the event for the cost of a small donation to AIGA New Mexico.

Location:
The Forum at the
College of Santa Fe
1600 St. Michael's Drive

Cost:
$15 for AIGA members
$25 for non-members
$5 discount for students

Reservations by email to events@santafe.aiga.org

IGDA Chapter Membership Meeting 10/25

Hello everyone... We're please to announce the membership kick-off meeting for New Mexico's first International Game Developers Association (IGDA) on October 25th. With the success of film and digital media in New Mexico, we're seeing more and more interest in building a local game development cluster, and we believe this new IGDA chapter can help make that happen. We hope you'll join us on the 25th.

More info to follow, but big thanks meanwhile to Abalone Studios' Glyn Anderson for lining up our speaker and to Global Haptics' Mike Wallace for securing the venue...

Please pass this along as widely as possible!

RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT CEO TO SPEAK AT IGDA KICK-OFF

Radical Entertainment CEO Kelly Zmak will speak at the Albuquerque International Game Developers Association (IGDA) chapter kick-off event on Thursday, October 25th. Founded in 1991, and headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Radical Entertainment has grown to become one of North America's largest developers of interactive entertainment. Radical is dedicated to bringing creativity and innovation to every aspect of its business from technology to philanthropy, gaining press recently for the highly anticipated game, "Prototype".

Reflecting New Mexico's small but growing game development community, IGDA organizers include more traditional game companies, but also educators and people working in training, modeling and simulation development at the national labs. The kick-off event will help connect local game developers; it's scheduled to run from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at Sauce in downtown Albuquerque.

To learn more about IGDA and the local chapter, attend the membership kickoff event or visit http://www.igda.org/albuquerque/
People interested in being part of the organizing team can visit us at http://groups.google.com/group/riogrande-igda?hl=en

For more information about Radical Entertainment, visit http://www.radical.ca/index.cfm

WHAT: IGDA Membership Meeting & Kick-Off Event
WHERE: SAUCE/RAW Nightclub, 405 Central Ave., NW
WHEN: Thursday, October 25th, 6:00 - 8:00 PM
WHO: Professional and Aspiring Game Developers from age 18 and up
HOW: The event is free, but sign up at http://artslab.unm.edu/igda

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505-277-2253
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Fwd: art:21 Screening of Protest TONIGHT!

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Fwd: art:21 Screening of Protest TONIGHT!

I'm sure some of you have seen the art:21 series -- it's really good. I think the opportunity to check it out at SFAI/CSF with some of our local creative community is even better.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: SFAI <info@sfai.org>
Date: Oct 8, 2007 1:44 PM
Subject: art:21 Screening of Protest TONIGHT!
To: whitmore@unm.edu

[Photo]
The Santa Fe Art Institute explores the intersections of contemporary art and society through artist and writer residencies, public lectures and workshops, exhibitions, and educational outreach.

SITE Santa Fe
The College of Santa Fe
& The Santa Fe Art Institute present:

Screening of Protest - TONIGHT!
from the PBS Award Winning Documentary Series
art:21 - Art in the 21st Century
>COMFORTZONE<
Visiting Artists
Siah Armajani
Mel Chin
Juan Manuel Echavarria
Harrell Fletcher Coco Fusco
Hans Haacke
Barbara Hammer
Edgar Heap of Birds
Jonathan Hollingsworth
David Maisel
Trebor Scholz
Dyanna Taylor

Quick Links SFAI Website Apply for SFAI Residency Become an SFAI Member PROTEST
SITE Santa Fe, The College of Santa Fe, and SFAI will screen Protest,
from season 4 of the
Emmy-Nominated,
Award-Winning Series on PBS
art:21 Art in the 21st Century
[Photo] Monday, October 8th - TONIGHT!
6pm Tipton Hall
Admission is FREE

Protest features artists:
Nancy Spero
An-My Le
Alfredo Jaar
Jenny Holzer



art:21-Art in the Twenty-First Century is the only series on television to focus exclusively on contemporary visual art and artists in the United States, and it uses the medium of television to provide an experience of the visual arts that goes far beyond a gallery visit. Fascinating and intimate footage allows the viewer to observe the artists at work, watch their process as they transform inspiration into art, and hear their thoughts as they grapple with the physical and visual challenges of achieving their artistic v isions. The second installment of Season 4 examines the ways in which four artists use their work to picture war, express outrage, and
empathize with the suffering of others.

For more info on the art:21 series, visit www.pbs.org/art21.

For more information on this or other SFAI programming, contact us at 505.424.5050 or info@sfai.org .

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2007 Wirefly X PRIZE Cup Continues to Expand

Wirefly X PRIZE CUP '07
Holloman Air & Space Expo

October 26-28, 2007
Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico

A celebration of forward-looking technology, space exploration and education.

A true "rocket festival" held in beautiful New Mexico, the Wirefly X Prize Cup brings together science, technology, space exploration and interactive education: the general public experiences how dreams about new frontiers come true through real-time competition for new aerospace technologies.

2007 Wirefly X PRIZE Cup Continues to Expand

Prompted by the success of its annual spaceflight showcase events in the past two years, the X PRIZE Foundation, Holloman Air Force Base and the State of New Mexico announced a significant expansion of this year's Wirefly X PRIZE Cup, which will be held at Holloman Air Force Base and Las Cruces, N.M.

The event will commence with a two-day symposium at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces followed by a first-ever combined Air and Space show at Holloman Air Force Base in the city of Alamogordo. The combined Air and Space Show marks a significant program expansion from the previous year, as well as an additional venue for Wirefly X Prize Cup activities. The event will feature more performances, presentations and displays than ever before in taking advantage of existing launch pads, staging areas, facilities, transportation, parking and other amenities at the base.

Adobe and Technology & Learning sponsor digital photo contest for kids

Another contest here for K-12 students...

Students, Get Published! Teachers, Showcase Your Lesson Plans!
Portraits of Learning 2007

Technology & Learning's Digital Photo Contest for Kids
Sponsored by Adobe Digital Kids Club

What: Technology & Learning invites K-12 students to participate in the sixth annual digital photography contest. The competition, open to all K-12 students, challenges you to capture—and share—your unique vision of the world in a "Digital Diary—Through My Lens." If you have an artistic side, you also have the option to digitally enhance your photos with your favorite imaging software. The best digitally enhanced photo wins a special prize from Adobe. Other prizes include a digital camera, Adobe Photoshop Elements, and more!

How: Enter the best possible photo. Your photo may be submitted "as is" or you can manipulate it using photo editing software. If you do choose to manipulate your photo digitally, submit both the original and the manipulated photo so we can compare. .

Write:

* A short description of no more than fifty words about how your photograph reflects your point of view.
* (For manipulated photos only) A description of what kind of software you used and how you manipulated your photo. For tips and help on photo manipulation - see "Photo Tips and Guidelines".

Examples: To see last year's winners, visit our online gallery.

Who Can Submit:
The contest is open to all K-12 students who may submit digital photos taken between January 1, 2007 and October 19, 2007. Fill out an entry form for each photo and be sure to include descriptions on the entry form. Photographs must be received by midnight, October 19, 2007.

Teachers may submit classroom and/or individual photos OR students may submit their own individual photos. If photos are being submitted over the summer, either parents (for young students) or students may submit referencing their grade level and teacher from the recently completed year.

How to Submit:
All Portraits of Learning materials must be submitted electronically — Submit your digital photo as either a tiff, eps, or jpeg at:
http://www.techlearning.com/content/contest/photos/forms.html.

The Disappeared Collaborative Inaugural Event

On Thu, 04 Oct 2007 11:01:36 -0600
Michelle Laflamme-Childs <mchilds@sfai.org> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> On Friday October 12th, Laurel Reuter and Lawrence
>Weschler will speak at
> the Lensic to kick off the Disappeared Collaborative
>series of events. The
> conversation will begin at 7pm, and tickets are
>available through the Lensic
> Box Office at 505.988.1234. Attached is a PDF with
>further info regarding
> the Reuter/Weschler talk.
>
> Also, for those of you who are members of any of the
>nine participating
> organizations (see the attached PDF for a listing), SITE
>Santa Fe will be
> hosting a members opening of The Disappeared Exhibition.
> This special
> opening will be on October 11th from 5-7pm.
>
>
> Thank so much for your continued support of the Santa Fe
>Art Institute!
>
> Michelle Laflamme-Childs
> --
> Administrative Director
> Santa Fe Art Institute
> 1600 St. Michael's Dr.
> Santa Fe, NM 87505
> (505) 424-5050
> http://www.sfai.org/
>
> The Santa Fe Art Institute explores the intersections of
>contemporary art
> and society through artist and writer residencies,
>public lectures and
> workshops, exhibitions, and educational outreach.

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Best in the SW Update

You probably know that we at ARTS Lab are helping support the Best in the SW event next week. Building connections and bridges with animation and effects professionals locally and nationally seems like a good idea.

We do have a limited number of passes for a few of the related events which we're glad to provide to some of our list members. Just visit this story on the Media Industry Events blog at: http://nm-media.blogspot.com

Want that pass? It won't admit you to the hands on training or sessions, but there are lots of great things going on. Email us at artslab@unm.edu w/ Best in the SW in the subject line and we'll fix you up (for a limited time).

To register for the conference event itself, visit http://www.bestinthesw.com

2007 Best in the SW: Flash Animation & Motion Graphics Conference
October 8 - October 11, 2007 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Embassy Suites Hotel & Spa

Meet the artists who created animations and visual effects for The Bourne Ultimatum, Star Wars, Harry Potter, Disney, The Simpsons and Nickelodeon.

Top Hollywood animators, motion graphics artists and VFX artists are coming to the Best in the SW: Flash Animation and Motion Graphics Festival to share their skills, work, and professional insights in panel discussions and workshop sessions. See how screen graphics were created for The Bourne Ultimatum. Learn about the VFX pipeline used in Star Wars. Discover how Disney and Nickelodeon animators are using Flash in their workflow. Experience some of the hottest broadcast design in the industry. Learn new skills and techniques to apply to your own work in motion graphics, title design, broadcast design and animation.

This is the first time such a wealth of industry talent has come to Albuquerque—at the same time and in one location, ready to take you beyond technique to the art of Flash animation, motion graphics and broadcast design. Zoa Martinez, Mark Coleran, Trish & Chris Meyer, Chris Georgenes, Stanton Cruse—and the list goes on. Best in the SW covers it all: concepts, design and execution, in keynotes, panels and sessions.

Learn. Network. Celebrate the best.
Join the 2007 Best in the SW speakers, industry leaders and Adobe pros for a casual kickoff party in the Atrium at the Embassy Suites Hotel on October 8th. The conference opens on the 9th with Adobe favorite Michael Coleman giving a tour of the hottest motion graphics, broadcast design, and animation studios in the country using Flash and After Effects, followed by our annual Best in the SW: Flash Animation & Motion Graphics Awards program.

Best in the SW will be held at the Embassy Suites hotel in Albuquerque from October 8-11, 2007. For more information on conference events, or to register, visit www.bestinthesw.com.

Apple's Insomnia Film Festival

You know we like a good competition around here. From the Duke City Shootout, 48 Hour Film Project, Intel's Mini-Cini and others, there are some great opportunities to have fun and get a good taste of some real world production principles.

(btw, this is open only to high school and college filmmakers)

From the Apple Education Site:

The Insomnia Film Festival is back—and while the world sleeps, you could be making film history.

Calling all high school and college filmmakers.

On Saturday, October 13 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern time), we’ll post a top-secret list of elements — special props, dialogue, settings — you get the idea. Choose any three to include in your movie. Then all you and your team have to do is write, cast, shoot, edit, score, and upload your 3-minute masterpiece within 24 hours. No problem, right?

Once the films are in, your friends, family, and adoring fans will be able to watch them online and rate their favorites. The 25 entries with the highest rating on November 9 at 12:00 a.m. EST will be screened by industry professionals, including Barry Sonnenfeld, James Mangold, and Nora Ephron.

If your film is the biggest hit with either the public or the pros, each member of your team will receive a MacBook Pro, Final Cut Studio 2, Logic Studio, and Shake so you can get started on that first sequel. How’s that for a Hollywood ending?

More info at the Apple Education Site