New Look, New Features

editor — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:22:00 GMT

As you may be able to tell, we've revamped the entire website and added some new features.

Some of the new (or just improved) areas include:

Industry Blogs: Regular updates from working industry folks. Inside scoop from the insiders themselves.
Casting Calls: Our most popular feature received an upgrade. Members can browse current calls or see what they just missed.
Actors: Featuring the largest listing of professional actors for the South Asian/Middle Eastern genre.
Forums: Sound off and voice your opinion in our public forums.

As always, if you have any comments or suggestions, please email:
editor @ hollywoodmasala . com.

Call for Submission: New Jersey Independant South Asian Cine Fest

editor — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:43:00 GMT

Dates:         August 22, 23 & 24, 2008
Time:          10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Location:    George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest (NJISACF), now in its second year, produced by the Asian American Film and Theater Project, showcases independent films by or about South Asians. The annual fest promotes and recognizes the talents of the new, the established, the best and the brightest independent filmmakers from across the globe.

NJISACF 2008 will take place on August 22 through 24, 2008, at the George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey. The three-day festival will screen feature, short, documentary and animated films of all genres by and about South Asians from across the globe, with accompanying filmmaker Q & As, and panel discussions on various topics related to the craft and business of filmmaking. Jury and Audience Choice Prizes will be awarded for excellence in various categories.

NJISACF 2007 screened 38 films from 9 different countries, and was an overwhelming success and received rave reviews and wide coverage in the media. Filmmakers are invited to submit films of all genres (including animation), formats and length. Films should have been completed no earlier than 2006.

Submissions for NJISACF 2007 will be accepted only through May 30, 2008. Films postmarked after May 30, 2008 will not be considered for the festival.

For further information and detailed Submission Guidelines and Submission form, logon to www.njisacf.org.
For questions about submission, please send an e-mail to: submissions@njisacf.org.

Kiran Rao

New Look, New Features

Call for Submission: New Jersey Independant South Asian Cine Fest