On February 5, 2009 at Hostel New Orleans (http://www.hostelnola.com), filmmaker Jon Jackson will have a special "dinner and a movie", hosted by Chef Richard Richardson, Hostel New Orleans (http://www.hostelnola.com), and Timecode:NOLA (http://www.timecodenola.com). The night will begin promptly at 9pm, starting with dinner being served to patrons, followed by a test screening of "Digital Love of a Robot Soul" directed by Jon Jackson and produced by Tony Faia (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2546823/), with music by MOBY. Following the screening, Hostel New Orleans will transform into "Resurrection Thursday" featuring DJ Matic, who also contributed music to "Digital Love...". Admission is free; Ages are 21 and up.

Patrons are not forced to order dinner, but will be encouraged by Chef Richard Richardson's fabulous menu, with the featured dish of the night being:

Chef's Pasta
Penne pasta served in a smoked tomato basil cream with a pesto crusted grilled chicken breast.

"Digital Love of a Robot Soul"
"Digital Love of a Robot Soul" was shot in five days over the course of a two months, using HD cameras and other various formats. Renard Bridgerwater stepped in to play the real JP, while Shaun Grant portrayed the virtual JP, acting alongside Crystal Morgan, playing the virtual Sheila. Ashley Merheb rounds out the cast. The film was shot by local Director of Photography Randy Perez, and edited by Alphaville. The sound design was made by multi-platinum artist Moby and local music producers Mastermind Theater.

All are invited to come out, have a meal or a glass of wine, watch a local film, and enjoy a great night of food, music, and film.

This meeting is dedicated to disseminating information on the industry as a whole. What productions are in the state, who is hiring, what government is doing to protect our industry and incentives?

The first part of the meeting will be distribution of this information so bring your notepads and any info you may have.

The second part is pure networking...grab your resumes, headshots and join us! In addition, we break up into networking groups at the end of the meeting.

These networking groups consist of:

Cast Group - For actors and extras to share the inside scoop on who is hiring and how to improve your craft.

Crew Group - For crew to discuss the needs specific to crew, how to interface with unions and how to find the jobs on upcoming productions.

Screenwriters Group - For screenwriters to share ideas and discuss projects they are currently working on or are developing.

Filmmakers Group - For filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers to discuss ideas and ways to hone their craft and help nurture more indigenous projects.

We highly encourage you to attend these meetings and participate in the networking groups.

Remember to check out the message boards in between meetings as they not only contain vital industry information, but are also an excellent way to get important questions answered quickly by our best brightest!

Thanks for your interest in Louisiana Film!

Helping yoU Reach Dreams,

Wayne Douglas Morgan (www.imdb.com/name/nm1770183/)
President
WDMorgan@yahoo.com

NEW ORLEANS FILMMAKERS PARTY @ 9 PARK ISLAND @ 7:00 p.m.

Dear Filmmakers,

The Swider Brothers have given us a great location to do our meeting and invite you to this EXCLUSIVE event. This is NOT JUST for FILMMAKERS but any one who wants to collaborate with filmmakers - screenwriters, actors, producers, etc.

We will also be doing a POT LUCK - SO BRING POPCORN, BRING FOOD FOR THE GRILL, BRING DRINKS, BRING WHAT EVER YOU WANT to SHARE.

Please join all of us filmmakers and MORE IMPORTANTLY !!! BRING YOUR MOVIES TO SHOW!!!!! Bring swim trunks if you feel like going for a swim.

Structure:

7:00 - 7:30 p.m. - Meet and Greet
7:30 - 8:00 p.m. - Introductions - Who are you and What are you doing here?
8:00 - 8:30 p.m. - Topic Discussions and Set Goals and Brainstorm Potential Collaborations on Projects - Cross Promote
8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - SHOW YOUR MOVIES!!!! GET FEEDBACK! NETWORK!!!

Also, Topics we'll discuss:

- 48 Hour Film Project
- Local Filmmaker Projects - Talk about what projects you have going on
- Help promote each other, cross-promote, tape events, blow up your friends
- Exchange Numbers and Cards, Talk about your favorite films, BEG! BORROW! SHOOT!

Ok. We?ve met each other, now it?s time to see how we can make this a better film community. I will have a couple of friends at the meeting to sit in and gives us some ideas on how we can make more thing happen as far as the perception we need to get non-filmmakers, actors, and screenwriters involved. If you need detailed direction, or don?t understand how to get to Le Phare, e-mail me at americannewwave@gmail.com. See ya?ll on the 24th!

Please Join Us for the screening of BANISHED, by Marco Williams

From the 1860s to the 1920s, dozens of towns and counties across America violently expelled entire African American communities, forcing thousands of black families to flee their homes. A century later, these towns remain all white. BANISHED tells the story of three of these communities and their black descendants, who return to learn shocking histories. A short discussion will follow the screening. (90 minutes)

About the Filmmaker
Marco Williams is an award-winning documentary and fiction film director. Williams' directing credits include: Freedom Summer (2006); I Sit Where I Want: The Legacy of Brown V. Board of Education (2004); MLK Blvd: The Concrete Dream (2003); TWO TOWNS OF JASPER (2002); Making Peace: Rebuilding Our Communities (1995), part three of a four-hour series profiling people working to heal the conditions that create violence in their communities; The Pursuit of Happiness: With Arianna Huffington (1994), a video essay created for an ITVS project on the Declaration of Independence; In Search Of Our Fathers (1991), about Williams? seven-year effort to learn about and meet his father, broadcast on FRONTLINE; and From Harlem to Harvard (1982). Williams' groundbreaking film TWO TOWNS OF JASPER , broadcast on P.O.V., received the 2004 George Foster Peabody Award and the 2004 Alfred I duPont Silver Baton, among many other awards. Williams? dramatic short for Showtime, Without a Pass (1992), was nominated for three Cable ACE Awards including Best Director of a Theatrical Special and Best Theatrical Special.

Hosted by the CHARITABLE FILM NETWORK, Ashé Cultural Arts Center, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and Independent Television Service (ITVS).

For more information contact Jerald L. White at (504) 569-9070 or visit ashecac.org or http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/banished/