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US in Progress Celebrates Its Second Year at the Champs Elysees Film Festival

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • June 7, 2013 3:30 PM
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US in Progress is a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland, the Champs-Elysées Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit Film. It is the first and only professional event dedicated to the independent American cinema which happens twice a year – during each festival.

U.S. Distrib Q1 2013 is Posted!

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • May 25, 2013 1:30 PM
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The U.S. Distributors Report for the First Quarter 2013 from SydneysBuzz is up! Check it out here!

The Creative Coalition's CEO Robin Bronk Testifies on Capitol Hill

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • April 29, 2013 5:30 PM
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Arts Funding Essential to STEAM Nation’s Economy
More: U.S., Education

US in Progress Paris' Call for Entries Open - US Films in Post, Apply Now!

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • March 29, 2013 5:30 PM
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US in Progress Paris 2013 launches its call for entries: US films in post, apply now! Deadline: April 1st 2013, no entry fee

LatinoBuzz: Programming for the Latin Americans in No. America

  • By Sydney Levine
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  • March 13, 2013 5:30 PM
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In Guadalajara at FICG (Festival Internacional de Cine Guadalajara) I was looking for Latin American buyers for a film I am representing and I met up with an acquaintance, Arturo Chavez, whom I knew from his days at Lionsgate where he was responsible for Lionsgate's Latino Division’s product development, product management and release schedule planning. He played an instrumental role in Lionsgate’s assessment, qualification, and acquisition of all product lines and a significant role in the development of the company’s overall Latino category

LatinoBuzz: Would you like hot sauce with your popcorn? Courting Latino Moviegoers

  • By Vanessa Erazo
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  • June 27, 2012 7:30 AM
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As the U.S. Latino population continues to grow, industries are eager to acquire their market whose purchasing power exceeds $1 trillion. And so the film industry is hungry to capitalize on the leading ethnic group driving theater sales, Latinos.

Oye! First Peep at New Film, "Love, Concord"

  • By Christine Davila
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  • May 17, 2012 6:08 AM
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Oye means listen up! I’ll be profiling brand spanking new US Latino films, in various stages and different genres so our community can promote their trajectory online and by word of mouth, and yes hopefully so distribution outfits and festivals take note! Case in point this week: Love Concord.

Roskino Celebrates U.S. Office Opening of The Russian Film Commission at a Beverly Hills Luncheon

  • By Sydney Levine, Peter Belsito
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  • May 7, 2012 7:22 PM
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Major Hollywood and international film players turned out to welcome Serge Rakhlin, Russian member of HFPA and Director of the Russian Film Commission, and Commissioner Eleonora Granata Jenkinson as they announced today the office opening in the USA of The RUSSIAN FILM COMMISSION created by ROSKINO/SEF, Russia’s only state enterprise responsible for the image of the Russian film industry and represents Russia’s film interests internationally.

LiveSciFi is a Runaway Hit!

  • By Peter Belsito
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  • April 19, 2012 10:30 AM
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Billed as "Big Brother meets Ghostbusters" online reality show LiveSciFi scored a hit this weekend as the relaunch of their cult streaming ghost hunting show got over 5 million views, going into their final nights on location at the haunted "Sallie House" of Atchison, KS. Originally to last 72 hours, the response to the show has been so great the team decided to extend it to 96 hours to give the viewers just a bit more paranormal investigation to ponder until the next live show scheduled for late May on livescifi.tv

BAFTA Los Angeles Inaugurates An Enhanced 3-Year Scholarship Program

  • April 18, 2012 10:30 AM
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To celebrate it's 25th anniversary, The British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles® (BAFTA Los Angeles) has announced a new three-year scholarship program for graduate students studying in the U.S. The annual program will grant a scholarship of $15,000, with a runner-up receiving $5,000, and two honorable mention scholarships of $1,500 each.

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