Chantelle Casey of the American Model and Talent Agency in South Bend, Indiana is putting forth a casting call for a TV pilot to be filmed at WNIT studios in Elkhart, Indiana.  Interested parties are asked to forward their resume and headshots to Chantelle at ccasey@americanmodelandtalent.com for consideration for the auditions set to be scheduled at a later date.

These will be paying roles, and they are non-union.

The producers are looking for a variety of parts, as well as the lead roles of Lisa and Max Devereaux, who will need to have great chemistry, and should be comfortable performing in some “passionate” scenes (similar to those found in soap operas).

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The Chicago Screenwriters Network, a non-profit organization devoted to furthering the careers of Midwestern screenwriters, launches its first-ever screenwriting contest today.

“We’re very excited,” said Sonny Wareham, the group’s president.
“Since 1995, we’ve tried – through our monthly meetings, workshops and speakers – to get writers from the Midwest noticed by Hollywood. This contest is the natural evolution of things.”

Like other contests, The 2008 CSN Contest will offer cash prizes to the grand prize- winner and runners-up. “But that’s not the real gem,”
explained Wareham. “Through the various connections we have made, we are able to get the winning scripts in the hands of real Hollywood production companies and agents.”

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University of Notre Dame FTT Talks presents -The Storytellers: Documenting Reality

Featuring -Tom Bettag, Executive Producer of Nightline, The Koppel Group, and Discovery Networks – ND Class of 1965;

Gita Pullapilly, Documentary Film Producer, Dungby Productions – ND Class of 1999

Friday, October 31, 2008, at 7:30 pm
Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

This presentation is an inside look of how expert storytelling shapes reality for TV and film. Tom Bettag shares behind the scenes insight from his longtime, award-winning partnership with Ted Koppel at ABC and Discovery. Gita Pullapilly presents a rough-cut screening of the documentary The Way We Get By. Inside a small airport in central Maine, a group of senior citizens are using handshakes and hugs to play a critical role in the Iraq war. The Way We Get By is an inspirational story about how these handshakes can change a person’s life.

This is a FREE but ticketed event. Call the Ticket Office at 574.631.2800 to reserve tickets.

Sponsored by – iNDustry Alliance: Presented by Notre Dame’s Media and Entertainment Alumni, Department of Film, Television, and Theatre and DeBartolo Performing Arts Center performingarts.nd.edu ftt.nd.edu

FTT Talks presents Gary Cosay, Consultant, Founding Partner, and Board

Member of United Talent Agency

“The Business of Show Business”

5:00 P.M., Thursday, October 9, 2008

Browning Cinema, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center

This is a free but ticketed event

Call the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center Ticket Office at (574)

631-2800 to reserve tickets

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