Screen Actors Guild Adds Gordon Parks Awards To IFFM Support.NEW YORK--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 9, 1999-- National President, Board Members Participate in Market Screen Actors Guild, a sponsor of the annual Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM IFFM Interlinking Free Format Message ) in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of for the past 3 years, will sponsor the Third Annual Gordon Parks Independent Film Awards, for achievement by African-American independent filmmakers, on Saturday evening, September 18 at the DGA DGA Directors Guild of America (movie directors union) DGA Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (France) DGA Directeur-Grootaandeelhouder (Dutch: Managing Director and Major Shareholder) Theater. Additional support for this event comes from the Directors Guild of America, Essence Entertainment and HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy . Richard Masur, SAG National President, will present the finalists of the Gordon Parks Film Awards which honor Gordon Parks, Sr., to a screenwriter and director from among eligible participants, each of whom will receive a $10,000 prize. Judges look for projects by African-American writers This is a list of African American authors and writers, all of whom are considered part of African American literature. Note: Consult Who is African American? to gain a better sense as to who can be listed as an African American writer. and directors that demonstrate promise, outstanding filmmaking talent, and a creative and unique vision. This year, SAG New York First Vice President Kim Sykes, who also serves as SAG's 4th National Vice President, and SAG National Board Member Anne-Marie Johnson, join a distinguished panel of jurors including director Haile Gerima, Harvard professor Dr. Orlando Patterson Orlando Patterson is a preeminent Jamaican sociologist at Harvard University who is recognized for his many scholarly contributions to his study on ethnicity primarily of those people of African descent and is one of the most cited modern writers in his field. and actor Delroy Lindo Delroy Lindo (born November 18, 1952, Eltham, London, England, UK) is a British actor. The son of Jamaican immigrant parents, Lindo was born and raised in Lewisham, England. At five years of age he appeared in a few nativity plays. . "We are delighted to be a part of this important program that celebrates black filmmakers and honors Hollywood's first black director of major film," said Masur. "SAG continues to take an aggressive stance in encouraging more diversity both on screen and behind the scenes in entertainment." SAG National Board Member Tom Bower, chairman of the Guild's Film Festival Committee and himself a well-known face in independent films (Malevolence, A Slipping Down Life, Shadrach), will take part in IFFM's Conference panel, "Casting and Development," focusing on all aspects of securing talent for independent film, on September 21 at The Public Theater. IFFM, now in its 21st year, is presented by Independent Feature Project and is a leading forum for filmmakers to present their work to more than 2500 distributors, television and home video buyers, agents, development executives and festival programmers. Gordon Parks, best known for his second feature, Shaft (1971), has a long list of accomplishments within the arts, and first gained acclaim as a preeminent photojournalist at LIFE Magazine from 1948-68. His first film was The Learning Tree (1969) -- based on his autobiographical novel An autobiographical novel is a novel based on the life of the author. The literary technique is distinguished from an autobiography or memoir by the stipulation of being fiction. about growing up black in 1920s Kansas -- which he produced, wrote, directed and scored. This year's event will include a special screening of a new print of Shaft as well as a feature on the making of the movie. "SAG is also pleased to join the entire industry in congratulating our distinguished member Meryl Streep Noun 1. Meryl Streep - United States film actress (born in 1949) Streep on receiving IFFM's Lifetime Achievement Award," added Masur. The Screen Actors Guild's sponsorship of IFFM is part of the union's dynamic Indie Outreach Campaign to independent filmmakers around the world, familiarizing them with the Guild's aggressive range of Low Budget Agreements. |
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