The Orlando Film Commission has a great seminar booked at Enzian Theater next Thursday, June 24 called The Art of the Deal: Protecting and Financing Creative Content. Divided into two distinct panels, the first part of the morning covers intellectual property rights with a panel of lawyers and experts. The second panel focuses on financing creative content and the line-up is very good:

Marion Spiegelman, Sr. Vice President, Business Affairs, Film Finances, Inc.
Art Stribley, Executive Vice President, Mercantile National Bank
Elizabeth Untiedt, Vice President, City National Bank, Entertainment Division
Vicki Cherkes, Head of Business Affairs, GreeneStreet Films
Producer Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Kirk Sullivan, Senior Counsel, Foley and Lardner, LLP

The panel will focus on how to go about putting together financing for your project. I've been asked to moderate this panel, so I thought I would put out the call for questions -- what would you like to know from this group? Post your questions and I'll report back after the panel.

Click here for more information about the panel, including how to register and attend. Download the PDF file there for all the details.

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Responding to the MPAA's decision to give Fahrenheit 9/11 an "R" rating, Lion's Gate Films President Tom Ortenberg had this to say:

"We are adamant about overturning this decision in an expeditious manner to ensure that as many people as possible, including young adults who represent the future of our nation, are able to see one of the most important and thought-provoking films of our time in theaters on June 25."

What, no show times or theater locations?

born like this
into this
as the chalk faces smile
as Mrs. Death laughs
as the elevators break
as political landscapes dissolve
as the supermarket bag boy holds a college degree
as the oily fish spit out their oily prey
as the sun is masked