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For media inquiries, please contact Steven Andersen at team@reelact.com.
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ReelACT sponsors Dance Parade 2007.
ReelACT joins the corporate sponsors of Dance Parade - a
non-profit festival uniting more than 122 dance organizations and 5,839 dancers and performing artists.
The first New York City Dance Festival of its kind will take place on Saturday, May 19th 2007 with colorful floats,
live bands and dj's to dance in the streets to Salsa, Contra, Disco, Clogging, Ballroom, Irish Step, Hip Hop, Swing,
Tango, Ballet, Break dance, Japanese, Sufi, Samba and more - over 38 forms demonstrating that Dance is a vibrant,
expressive form of art.
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ReelACT announces free online voiceover services.
This exciting new feature offers even more multi-media capabilities to actors hosting their
websites on reelact.com. Starting in March 2007, both union and non-union
voice professionals can upload any number of mp3 demos onto their ReelACT websites, including
unlimited updates and free lifetime hosting.
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ReelACT announces free online video services for SAG members.
In recognition of the level of quality of SAG talent, ReelACT offers free online video,
including demo reels and videoslates, to all union members.
In addition to the ReelACT website, SAG actors will be able to use their new online video on the Guild's
soon-to-be-launched iActor website.
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ReelACT joins the New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting
Made In NY
Program.
"The Made in NY discount card gives producers even more reason to make it in New York," said
Katherine Oliver, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting.
"New York City has always offered producers the finest crews, richest talent pool and unparalleled
locations, and now, with a tax credit, free advertising on City-owned media and the "Made in NY"
discount card, we are attracting production in large volumes to the City."
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ReelACT sponsors the casting of Positively Negative, the National HIV/AIDS Story-Writing Competition for At-Risk Youth
ReelACT is proud to provide the casting of Positively Negative: Close Encounters and Other Tales
of HIV/AIDS, the first annual HIV/AIDS prevention story-writing contest for at-risk youth judged by a panel
of celebrities, filmmakers, actors, and playwrights including
Spike Lee,
writer-director Robert Rodriguez,
Jesse L. Martin,
producer Elizabeth Avellan,
Jasmine Guy, and
Morgan Freeman.
The annual contest was created by
Select Media
in collaboration with the HEAR ME Project. The organization is using the
ReelACT Talent Video Directory
to cast the 3 winning shorts: "The Hard Way", "The Club", and "The Gift"
(dir. Joie Lee/Rod Gailes).
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School of Visual Arts joins NYU and Columbia To Cast through ReelACT
Beginning in January 2005, School of Visual Arts
Film & Video students will cast their projects through ReelACT.com. The winning films
of the SVA Dusty Film Festival & Awards will be shown on the big screen at one of New York's most
prestigious theaters before spring graduation.
School of Visual Arts
is one of the best-equipped film schools in the country with Oscar-winning staff and digital
facilities that rival many professional studios. ReelACT.com is proud to add SVA as the latest of
the top filmmaking schools to cast from its
Talent Video Directory.
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Columbia University Signs On To Cast Through ReelACT
In December 2004, through a partnership with
Columbia University
over a hundred of Columbia graduate filmmakers began to cast their projects through ReelACT.com.
According to June Stein of Columbia University,
most of these filmmakers are getting ready to shoot big films over the winter break and are in prime need of great actors.
"This is an amazing resource. There is nothing else like it! It's great to be able to watch actors on
video. I've already got a list of actors I'd like to contact immediately," - said Osato Dixon,
a Columbia University filmmaker.
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ReelACT Becomes an Official Casting Resource for NYU Filmmakers
Starting in November 2004, hundreds of NYU Filmmakers (including
Tisch School Of The Arts and
Kanbar Institute of Film & Television)
have registered to use the ReelACT Talent Video Directory through a partnership with the New York University.
Over a thousand of filmmakers enrolled in the NYU Film Program will access ReelACT.com to find talent
for both graduate and undergraduate film projects. The ReelACT.com online casting tool makes an ideal fit for
the program whose students are known for producing serious film work that is conceptually original,
technically competent, and artistically experimental.
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ReelACT Featured on ActorsLife.com
“...ReelACT.com, an online video library of talent with offices in New York and Los Angeles,
is providing an incredibly valuable service for actors at a very reasonable price.
For example, how would you like a professionally designed personal website for free?
Does that sound reasonable enough?”
(read more)
Actor's Life is the
foremost online resource for aspiring and professional actors.
It helps thousands of actors become and stay competitive in the entertainment business
as well as contributes 10% of its profits to
The Actors' Fund.
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ReelACT presents to the National Conference of Personal Managers
On September 28, ReelACT was invited to make a presentation at the famous New York Friars Club
for the northeast division of the NCOPM
(National Conference of Personal Managers).
ReelACT's presentation of its online Talent Video Directory and the related talent management services
was warmly received by the Conference members and attendees. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session
and a reception.
The National Conference of Personal Managers,
established in 1942, includes members whose vast client roster ranges from motion pictures, theater & television to radio & recordings to concert performers.
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ReelACT sponsors The Fall Collection Film & Theater Festival
Last week, ReelACT has become a proud sponsor of The Fall Collection, New York City's
biggest, baddest multi-media festival. The one-month program is tailor-made, seamlessly weaving one act plays
with short films and videos.
ReelACT's sponsorship was mentioned in the "Best of Manhattan" issue of the New York Press.
Other sponsors include The New York Press, Madison Towers Hotels and Kodak.
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ReelACT.com Launches Industry's Largest Video-Based Online Casting Directory
New York, August 13, 2004 -- Headshots are history - thanks to ReelACT.com, a New York-based Talent Video
Directory where hundreds of actors can be instantly auditioned online for free.
"Headshots lie", says ReelACT managing partner Deena Varshavskya. "You receive hundreds of seemingly suitable
submissions only to discover that most look nothing like their headshots, or they don't have the acting skills
you need. Ninety-five percent of auditions today are videotaped. So why not start with video and avoid the
disappointment altogether?"
Producers and directors start by searching the directory and viewing actors' auditions and demo reels.
Shortlisted talent is saved in a convenient online folder where it can be easily shared with the entire production
team or the client.
"This is the first useful casting website!", said casting director Robin Bobbe. "I searched the directory and within
minutes was watching talent videos. ReelACT cuts out so much wasted time! Why aren't you guys everywhere?"
ReelACT.com is especially suited for bi-coastal and international productions that involve multiple decision makers
in far-flung locations. One recent casting involved a banking client in Taiwan, a casting director in L.A. and a
director in New York. With ReelACT, the production team was able to quickly complete the casting process with none
of the traditional hassles.
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