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Film and TV industry is hiring in the Washington, DC area

Jane — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:41:16 +0000

(Disclosure: I’m a member of Women in Film and Video. WIFV is a chapter of Women in Film & Television International (WIFTI), a network of nearly 40 chapters around the world. Our members are new to the industry and media moguls. Men are eligible for membership.) While Hollywood and New York lead the way in production [...]

eFax.com: cancel means cancel

Jane — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:58:30 +0000

During this economic recession companies are trying very hard to hold on to customers. I get that. But when I make up my mind that I no longer wish to purchase a company’s service, and state it very clearly, the company gets zero points from me for repeatedly trying to talk me to into continue paying for something I’ve [...]

Volunteering at the Lincoln Memorial Inaugural Opening Ceremony

Jane — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 17:43:56 +0000

Now that I’m thawed out and fully recovered from the excitement of last weekend, I can share my first-person account of being a part of the historic inauguration of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. At volunteer training, held in the Washington, DC convention center, I and about 6,000 other volunteers learned about [...]

The Inauguration – my first-person account

Jane — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:50:48 +0000

Volunteering on the Obama-Biden campaign was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. When the Presidential Inauguration Committee asked for volunteers to help out with the inauguration, I jumped at the chance and applied right away. I’m happy to report I was accepted! This afternoon, I head downtown to attend mandatory volunteer training and receive my assignment. [...]

Coelho puts MySpace on hold for Festival gamble

Jane — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:19:18 +0000

After first signaling that he was ushering in a new era of filmmaking and distribution, Paul Coelho is apparently re-thinking the distribution plans for Experimental Witch. When I first heard about it, I looked forward to following Coelho’s crowd-source filmmaking experiment for Experimental Witch, when he announced his plans to solicit MySpace friends to help make the film, and then distribute the film [...]