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NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS
FOR LOS ANGELES DIVERSITY TALENT SHOWCASE
Upcoming Pilots and Casting project
Deadline for Submissions is Friday, July 10


As part of our ongoing effort to expand job opportunities for AFTRA members of color, people with disabilities, women and seniors, we team up with network television casting offices to produce showcases featuring promising actors.

The Disney ABC Television Group’s Casting Project will hold auditions for their upcoming ABC Talent Showcase, in an ongoing effort to discover and develop culturally and ethnically diverse talent and actors with disabilities. ABC’s Casting Project has established an industry standard in creating opportunities for talent that might otherwise go unnoticed, with the majority of participants being given the chance to audition for a variety of ABC (and other networks’) pilots and ongoing programming. All are welcome to submit.
WHERE: Los Angeles
WHO: Participants must be at least 18 years old. Previous acting experience/training is required of all, but professional representation is not necessary.
HOW: ABC will contact selected actors to schedule an audition.
NO PHONE CALLS TO ABC.
WHEN: DEADLINE IS FRIDAY, JULY 10, 2009 (Please note the correct day)

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING:
1. SUBMIT ONE PICTURE AND RESUME. NO TAPES.
2. DO NOT DOUBLE SUBMIT IF ALREADY SUBMITTED THROUGH SAG OR OTHER ENTITIES.
3. NO ELECTRONIC/E-MAIL SUBMISSIONS, ONLY HARD COPIES.
4. NO PHONE CALLS TO ABC.
5. PLEASE NOTE DEADLINES. NO SUBMISSION WILL BE ACCEPTED PAST CUT-OFF DATE.

SUBMIT YOUR PHOTO AND RESUME TO:

ABC TALENT SHOWCASE - LA
500 S. BUENA VISTA STREET
BURBANK, CA 91521-4656

For more information, please contact:

Ray Bradford, National Director, Equal Employment Opportunities, AFTRA
323.634.8298 or rbradfor@aftra.com

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Kurt Kelly Comment by Kurt Kelly on August 1, 2009 at 2:50am


The legendary, TGMD Agency [Tisherman, Gilbert, Motley, Drozdoski] has recently signed Voice Artist - Actor, Kurt Kelly for representation in Los Angeles. TGMD, known for being the exclusive agents for the late Don LaFontaine: The Voice; "was the right choice," according to Kelly. "When I made the decision to find an agent, TGMD was my first choice, they get it!" Kurt is represented collectively by Vanessa Gilbert, Kevin Motley, and Ilko Drozdoski.



Kurt Kelly, is known for his many contributions to the radio, television, film, multimedia, music and the recording industry, some his many credits are listed at http://kurtkellytalent.com/ and related links.
Kurt Kelly may also be booked by contacting TGMD Talent Agency
323-850-6767
Vanessa Gilbert, Kevin Motley, Ilko Drozdoski
Kurt Kelly Comment by Kurt Kelly on August 1, 2009 at 2:31am

Congratulations From The HollyShorts Film Festival!, Black Gloves was selected from 700 entries. Voice Artist - Actor Kurt Kelly appears in Black Gloves which has been officially selected to participate in the 5th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF), which takes place August 6-13 in Hollywood, CA!




Black Gloves has been officially selected to participate in the 5th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival (HSFF), which takes place August 6-13 in Hollywood, CA!



We had over 700 submissions this year, a festival record, from 25 countries. As you can imagine, the competition was very tight.



We have a wonderful program of screenings, networking events, cocktail parties, superpanels, and awards, making the 5th annual installment of our fest the biggest yet!

Black Gloves (2009)

Director:
Gilchrist Macquarrie (co-director)
Writers:
Gilchrist Macquarrie (co-writer) Markiece Palmer (creator)
Genre:
Short | Drama
Tagline:
The Greatest Fight of Your Life is Against Yourself!

Cast

(Credited cast)
Remington Avent ... Drug Dealer
De'marco Bowlens ... Street Thug #2
Ruben Cardona ... Police Officer
William Catlett ... Trey
Michael Foster ... Henchman
Malcolm Goodwin ... James
Chris Guzzi ... Tommy
Zedric Harris ... Truck 'The Tank' Jones
Leon Holston ... Street Thug #1
James James ... Buddy #1
Kurt Kelly ... Father
Deron Martin ... Rapper #2
Anthony Martins ... Beat Boxer / Boxer #1
Jessica Meza ... Tia
Anthony Molinari ... Lou
Marco Morales ... Boxer #2
Markiece Palmer ... Tony
Tarina Pouncy ... Lara
Gary Private ... Mr. Visconti
Nikki Randolph ... Young Trey's Mom
Scott Rosendall ... Buddy #2
Glocc Sinatra ... Rapper #1
Michael Anthony Spady ... Cleo
Corey Summons ... Young Tony
Larry VanBuren Jr. ... Young Trey
Reggie Watkins ... Remi
Craig Zucchero ... Joey
Produced by
Gilchrist Macquarrie .... co-producer
Mickalean McCormick .... co-producer (as Mick McCormick)
Robert L. Miller .... executive producer
Anthony Molinari .... co-executive producer
Dennis Molinari .... co-executive producer
Mick Minh Nguyen .... co-executive producer
Markiece Palmer .... executive producer
Original Music by
Tyler Emerson (main composer)
Jorma Starrat (supervising composer)
Cinematography by
Matt Wise (director of photography)
Film Editing by
Andres Barahona (co - editor)
Brian Burkhardt (co - editor)
Walker Haynes (supervising film editor)
Gilchrist Macquarrie (co - editor)
Bret Winterson (co-editor)
Sound Department
Kurt Kelly .... sound recordist
Warrick Marais .... sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects by
Chris Guzzi .... special effects
Details on tickets and the complete festival schedule will be announced shortly. Please let us know if you plan on attending.



We invite all of our filmmakers to attend the special opening night celebration at the DGA Theatre on August 6. Details on that event will follow as well. In the meantime, should you have any questions, either call the Holly hotline at 818-760-9897 or email us at staff@hollyshorts.com.



• Opening Night Celebration: Thursday August 6, 2009 at the DGA Theatre in Hollywood, 7920 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California.



• In competition HollyShorts Short Film Screenings, Industry Panels, Q&A’s and special receptions: August 7-9, 2009 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in Hollywood, 8000 Sunset Blvd. West Hollywood, 90046.



• HollyShorts and Haydenfilms Showcase: Friday, August 7, 2009 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in Hollywood.



• HollyShorts and Actor Jimmy Jean Louis’s (Heroes) Hollywood Unites for Haiti Charity VIP Celebration: Saturday, August 8, 2009 at The Kress in Hollywood Presented by Royalty Rope Events.



• HollyShorts Awards: Sunday, August 9, 2009 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5 in Hollywood.



• HollyShorts Back lot: Festival winners and feature film screenings: August 10-13 at Laemmle’s Sunset 5.



We look forward to meeting you in person!



Best regards,



Theo and Daniel

HollyShorts co-founders and festival directors

www.hollyshorts.com

Thank you for supporting us.


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