reported by Rudy Carn, CyberScreenwriter.com

Central Casting is holding an open call for 16 & 17 year olds and 18-23 year olds that look like High School students for the new Michael Bay feature film, "Transformers." We need SAG Members and Non-Union. The scheduled work dates are July 10-12, 2006. Dates are subject to change. The open call will be held at Central Casting in Burbank, CA. Anyone interested in attending should call 818-503-3329 for more information.

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reported by Rudy Carn, CyberScreenwriter.com

If you have ever heard of "Super Size Me," the junk food documentary, then get ready for a stunning look at the other side of the dinner table. Scheduled for release this summer is "Supercharge Me ... 30 Days Raw."

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reported by Tristen McGill, CyberScreenwriter.com

Among the many companies presenting at the recent Smart Start Venture Forum one stood out from the rest. Amidst the high tech, medical equipment and software companies who came to Albany, New York to pitch their business plans was filmmaker Mike Camoin seeking funds to produce a feature-length movie that is set in Albany.

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reported by John Goldstein, CyberScreenwriter.com

Image Entertainment, Inc. and Graymark Productions announced that production has been completed on "Fingerprints," which was filmed in Oklahoma City.

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reported by Jason Miller, CyberScreenwriter.com

Warner Bros. Pictures has commissioned Boaz Yakin ("The Rookie," "Remember the Titans") to write the script for a motion picture based on the character Conan the Barbarian created by Robert E. Howard. The studio intends to ready the script for an early 2007 start.

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reported by Donna Abrams, CyberScreenwriter.com

Legendary martial arts action director, Lau Kar-Leung (a.k.a. Liu Chia-Liang) is preparing for his latest martial arts masterpiece. ?Heroes of Shaolin? will be the culmination of over 50 years of experience and over 300 movies for the 69 year old director. The film is currently in pre-production and is being produced by Burning Shaolin Production, out of New York. It is targeted for production early mid 2007 in Mainland China.

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reported by Kaela Corning, CyberScreenwriter.com

Sean C. Covel and Chris Wyatt, producers of the international hit Napoleon Dynamite, will discuss the pleasures and pitfalls of independent film production next month at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with "Making Your Own Dynamite: Producing Independent Film."

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reported by Sam Kirkman, CyberScreenwriter.com

Clint Eastwood, two-time Academy Award? winning producer and director, will receive the prestigious Founders Award from the Motion Picture & Television Fund Golden Boot Committee. The award will be presented to Eastwood at the 24th annual Golden Boot Awards to be held August 12 at The Beverly Hilton Hotel.

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reported by Tanner Shorer, CyberScreenwriter.com

Cooper and Hemingway: A 20 Year Friendship, an article by John Mulholland which appeared on May 13, 2000 in the Idaho Press-Tribune newspaper, has spawned development of a major film documentary, website and companion book, all scheduled for marketing later this year by MODA Entertainment, New York City.

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reported by John Goldstein, CyberScreenwriter.com

While the U.S. seeks to target Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's successor, terrorism indoctrination within the U.S. continues to flourish at an alarming rate. On Tuesday, June 20, three former terrorists will present never before seen film footage, which provides evidence of long standing extremist operations that are festering here in the U.S. One of the former terrorists will discuss the training he received by his mentor, who is featured in the film.

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reported by Cal Gervais, CyberScreenwriter.com

Dimension Films will make a new "Halloween" movie with Rob Zombie ("The Devil's Rejects," "House of 1000 Corpses") writing, directing and serving as a producer. Malek Akkad of Trancas International Films ("Halloween H20: 20 Years Later") will produce the feature along with Andy Gould of Vision Entertainment Group ("The Devil's Rejects," "House of 1000 Corpses"). Zombie will also serve as music supervisor on the film. Miramax Films will co-finance the development with Dimension Films. The announcement was made today by The Weinstein Company co- chairman, Bob Weinstein.

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reported by Edward Strong, CyberScreenwriter.com

Glynn Beard, Film and Video Production program director for Brooks Institute of Photography, announced today that he and independent film director and former Brooks student Arno Kuhlein, along with Brooks graduate and film cinematographer Yvette Basta, have been selected to screen their recent projects at the international ReelHeart Film Festival to be held June 16-24, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The festival?s stated goal is to put emerging filmmakers alongside master filmmakers ? the ideal showcase for aspiring director Kuhlein and his partner Basta to be showcased along with Brooks mentor and seasoned media craftsman Beard.

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reported by Tanner Shorer, CyberScreenwriter.com

The Barn, LLC, an Arizona production company whose managing member is Bradley Gregg, is currently in the funding process for production of the independent film, "Cedars of Lebanon." The Company hopes to start shooting in the summer of 2007 and has already started communications with notable talent.

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reported by Sam Kirkman, CyberScreenwriter.com

Netflix has acquired all North American rights to "Sherrybaby," a buzz-maker at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The film, written and directed by Laurie Collyer, features a critically-acclaimed lead performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

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