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<DIV>I have recently started my own <SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1218472154_0 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">production company</SPAN> in the area. In an attempt to bring up the quality of film in the DC area we are putting this event on. If you would please consider helping us get the word out, we would appreciate anything you might do.</DIV>
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<DIV><EM>Ron Newcomb</EM><BR><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1218472154_1 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">703.895.3681</SPAN><BR><STRONG><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1218472154_2 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none">Opening Act Productions</SPAN><BR></STRONG><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1218472154_3 style="BACKGROUND: none transparent scroll repeat 0% 0%; CURSOR: hand; BORDER-BOTTOM: #0066cc 1px dashed">4201 Wilson Blvd., Ste 110-137<BR>Arlington, VA. 22203-1859</SPAN><BR><A href="mailto:openingactproductions@yahoo.com" target=_blank rel=nofollow ymailto="mailto:openingactproductions@yahoo.com"><FONT color=#0000ff><SPAN class=yshortcuts id=lw_1218472154_4>openingactproductions@yahoo.com</SPAN></FONT></A> </DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT face=Calibri>OPENING ACT FILM FORUM PRESENTS<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></FONT></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>A seminar by Jerome Courshon<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%"><FONT face=Calibri>“FILM DISTRIBUTION: <o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><FONT face=Calibri><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">UNLESS YOU HAVE IT, YOU’RE JUST MAKING MOVIES FOR YOUR FRIENDS</SPAN></I><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 115%">”</SPAN></I></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT face=Calibri><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There are an estimated 4000+ independent movies being made every single year. Here’s the unfortunate truth: Less than 5% of all these movies end up with distribution.<o:p></o:p></FONT></I></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">WHEN</B>:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">September 20</B>, 2008 from 10am – 6pm (1 hour break for lunch).</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; TEXT-INDENT: -1in"><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">WHERE</B>: <SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 1"> </SPAN></FONT><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Calibri>NRECA (National Rural Electric Cooperative Association) <BR>4301 Wilson Blvd.<BR>Arlington, VA 22203<BR>Phone: (703)907-5939</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in"><SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT face=Calibri>Room: CC1 (Conference Center 1)</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 0.5in; TEXT-INDENT: -0.5in"><FONT face=Calibri><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">COST</B>:<SPAN style="mso-tab-count: 2"> </SPAN>$155 Early Bird special (Until Aug. 15<SUP>th</SUP>)</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1in"><FONT face=Calibri>$155 Discount for Students, Active Military, and Groups (WIFV, FCF) <BR>$175 Normal price, after Early Bird<BR>$190 At the door. Cash or Check.</FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt 1in"><FONT face=Calibri>To Register go to: </FONT><A href="http://www.distribution.la/Seminars.html"><FONT face=Calibri color=#0000ff>www.distribution.la/Seminars.html</FONT></A><FONT face=Calibri> <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“Without Jerome’s information and help, I’d never have gotten a studio distribution deal for my small-budgeted no ‘name’ feature. Not in a million years.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal"><I><SPAN style="COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">“I’ve been a working actor for over twenty-five years and have working relationships with many mainstream Distributors. When it was time to distribute my first feature film, I thought I knew it all. Jerome not only opened my eyes, but opened doors and on February 19th, 2008, my vampire movie “Revamped” got released on DVD nationwide. Is Jerome’s Seminar worth it? You can’t even put a price tag on the knowledge and connections that you’ll get from his Seminar.”<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt"><FONT face=Calibri><B><SPAN style="COLOR: navy">Jerome Courshon</SPAN></B><SPAN style="COLOR: navy"> is an award-winning Producer/Writer, whose critically acclaimed first movie, <I>God, Sex & Apple Pie,</I> was released by Warner Bros. He has been profiled in numerous publications including a feature story in the <I>Los Angeles Times,</I> has been interviewed on <I>iFilm.com</I> and <I>Film Threat,</I> and has written articles on film distribution for <I>MovieMaker Magazine, Indie Slate Magazine,</I> and <I>Film Festival Today</I> among others. He began teaching this distribution seminar with the Learning Annex in 2006.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></DIV></div><br>
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