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Miami Intl Film Fest, SXSW Festival, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Induction,Hong Kong Film Fest, Edgemar Film Fest, are some Highlights in March'sGlobal Media and Entertainment Industry

In Melbourne, the MuVifest International Music Video Festival, open now through March 30, is a

competitive festival originally inspired by independent artists and filmmakers. There are twocompetition categories, the Global Poverty Project MuVments, and the main festival itself. The festival

is an outdoor event that is free to attend and will feature live music, DJ's and entertainment on the Kiss

FM Stage, and will have an after party.

The Miami International Film Festival, presented by Miami Dade College, is programmed to introduce

a representative selection of Ibero-centric films and filmmakers to South Floridas residents and

visitors. The Festival encompasses international film screenings, gala premieres, REEL seminars andthe Miami Film Society, which offers Members an inclusive range of year-round activities that

investigate and celebrate the artistry and innovation of the showcased cinematic visionaries. Festival

seminars to be presented, include, but are not limited to: Cinematography Master Class, Futurescape of

Multi-Platform Distribution in Latin America, Ready-Steady-Pitch! The Craft of Creating andDelivering a Pitch, WMC & MIFF Present Soundtracking for TV & Film, more, all running through

March 13.

Berlin's Delphic Art Movie Award comes from a

prior contest for documentary short films about

artistic achievements, the maximum durationallowed of which is 10 minutes. The contest and

showcase for the Delphic Art Movie Award,

from March 9-13, shows short documentariesabout the fascination of arts and culture. The

award framework is set by six categories andtheir disciplines, which represent contemporaryor traditional aspects: Acoustic Arts, Performing

Arts, Lingual Arts, Visual Arts, Social Arts and

Ecological Arts. Selected films are intended to

document, to inform, to inspire and to encouragethe enthusiasm and understanding of art.

Filmapalooza 2011, the finale festival for the 48Hour Film Project, conducts its showcase of

screenings at the Miami International Film

Festival, March 10-13. Through itsfestival/competition, the Project encourages

filmmakers and would-be filmmakers to go out

and make movies. The tight deadline of 48 hours

puts the focus squarely on the filmmakersemphasizing creativity and teamwork skills.

Opening for a run from March 10-16, the AthensInternational Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival is

Illustration 1: Slap bass guitarist of Cochin-Kerala,

Jayen Varrma, joins drummer Jean Davoisne to tour

Toulouse and other parts of France to give MasterClasses and performances


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organized and run by the Science Fiction Club of Athens, Greece (or ALEF for short). It started outas a retrospective of Greek genre short films, but then quickly evolved into an international event,

always in the SFF-rated domain of moving images. A featured premier screening for the Festival will

be H.P. Lovercraft's "The Whisperer in Darkness".

Innovative slap bass guitarist of Cochin-Kerala, Jayen Varrma, joins drummerJean Davoisne, a native

of Toulouse and owner of two drumschools sponsored by Tama drums and Zildjian cymbals, and an Art

Center in southern France, to tour Toulouse and other parts of France presenting Master Classes andholding recitals and jam session performances. After their March 4 engagement at Salle des Ftes, the

session then moves to Guitars N' Stuff for the March 11 engagement. Then there is a March 13

appearances at Studio Expriences in Toulouse, and on March 14 at Cri' Art, a cinema and concertevent where the musical performance will accompany the screening of film, "The Sound of Noise."

More dates in March could be planned so check the accompanying websites orFacebook pages for the

artists.

An Acting for TV and Film Intensive taking place March 11-13 in Dallas, is structured to give each

actor opportunity to practice and develop tools of character and script exploration. The workshop's

acting exercises and scene work makes it a goal to take the craft to a new level of awareness andexpression. The workshop also features original scene material written with the participants in mind.

Steven Anderson has been coaching actors privately and conducting workshops for the last 20 years.

His directorial projects include the short film, "Only In Miami" which screened at the CineFestival inSan Antonio, in October 2006, and "Good Things" which screened at the 5 Second Film Festival, in

Claremount, in May 2010.

This year the SXSW Film Conference and Festival gets underway March 11-19 in Austin. The event

offers networking opportunities and immersion into the art and business of the world of independent

film. Speakers, creative minds, and notable mentors tackle the latest filmmaking trends. The nine-day

Festival spotlights innovation and emerging talent by with a program that includes documentaries,comedies, DIY narratives, genre standouts and more. Party and lounge spaces at the festival will

include: Film Hideout Lounge presented by YouSendIt; Filmmakers Lounge presented by the North

Carolina Film Office; The Interactive / Film Fusion Party presented by Meebo; SXSW FilmClosing/Music Opening Party Hosted by YouTube, just to name a few. BMI will conduct a panel,

"Sound Decisions: A Reality Check on Using Music in Film" on March 13 of the festival. The opening

film party will be at Buffalo Billiards.

The 26th Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be conducted in New York,

March 14, and taped for later broadcast exclusively on Fuse TV (www.fuse.tv/), Madison Square

Gardens national music television network, airing March 20, at 9 pm EST. The 2011 Inducteesinclude: Dr. John, Jac Holzman, Alice Cooper, Neil Diamond, Darlene Love, Tom Waits, Art Rupe and

Leon Russell. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum (in Cleveland) will screen the over 3-hour

ceremony starting at 8:30 pm, including the performances and presentations, which will be broadcaston a giant 12 foot screen on the Museums Main Stage and several large screens throughout the

Museum.

This year the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) starts up March 20 running through

April 5 in Wan Chai North. The Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) is a

charitable, non-profit and non-governmental organization dedicated to the discovery and promotion of

creativity in the art and culture of film, with a mission to strengthen global appreciation of Chinesefilm. The Society organizes three annual flagship events in March and April: The Hong Kong
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International Film Festival (HKIFF), the Hong Kong-Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF) and the AsianFilm Awards (AFA). Running concurrently and practically from the same convention center, from

March 21-24, the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (FILMART), is an annual film market

organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) promoting co-operation in areas

of film financing, distribution, production, post-production, TV, digital entertainment, film andbroadcasting equipment and shooting locations.

CTIA The Wireless Association, hosts two shows a year: one in the spring, this year taking placeMarch 21-24 in Orlando and representative of all things wireless, and another show in the fall that

focuses more on the usage and implementation of wireless in the enterprise. CTIA The Wireless

Association is an international nonprofit membership organization that has represented the wirelesscommunications industry since 1984. Membership in the association includes wireless carriers and

their suppliers, as well as providers and manufacturers of wireless data services and products.

The 2011 Edgemar Short Film Festival in Santa Monica, from March 23-27, will screen short works of30 minutes or under, in the narrative, animated and documentary genre categories. Edgemar Center for

the Arts (ECA), Michelle Danner, Artistic Director, serves as collaborative rehearsal and performance

space open to artists of all disciplines and experience levels, encouraging collaboration betweenwriters, directors, actors, musicians, dancers and visual artists. It is a space in which original and

classical theater productions, dance performances, visual arts and films works are performed.

Additionally, ECA serves all facets of the Westside community and beyond by offering public artsprograms, ticketed performances and educational outreach courses for children and senior citizens.

Canada's own Grammy's The JUNO Awards has evolved from an singular industry awardspresentation event to a week long festival that travels city to city across the country. The Awards are

presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical

achievements in all aspects of music. This year's ceremony will be conducted in Toronto on March 27.

New members of the Canadian Music Hall of Fame are also inducted as part of the awards ceremonies.Winners are currently chosen by either members of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and

Sciences or a panel of experts depending on the award.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the "Media,

Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events" page at

http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html which now has a language translation button to convertpage contents into most widely used languages. A look ahead into April event dates will help you

prepare for: the Florida Music Festival and Conference, in Orlando, Tribeca Film Festival, in New

York; National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2011, in Las Vegas, London Independent Film

Festival, in London, the San Francisco International Film Festival, in San Francisco, to list only a fewupcoming events in advance. Past videos from the monthly video news summary are archived on the

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