The Chicago International Film Festival, which will be staged October
6-20, is now in its 47th year. The Festival was started in 1964 by
filmmaker and graphic artist Michael Kutza to provide an alternative to
the commercial Hollywood movies that dominated the city's theaters. The
Festival opened in 1965 at the Carnegie Theater, where King Vidor, Bette
Davis, and Stanley Kramer were honored for their contributions to
American cinema. Since then, the Festival has grown to become an  annual
event. The Festival is dedicated to fostering better understanding
between cultures and to making a positive contribution to the art form
of the moving image.

New York City based Black and Latino Filmmaker's Coalition, a career resource for filmmakers and actors, hosts a series of one-day
workshops structured to challenge, empower and motivate. There will be
two more sessions left in this month: the "Mastering On Camera
Performances Workshop" on October 9, and "Making A Living As Actor
Workshop" on October 16, which will close out the current workshop
cycle. The workshop cycle which will start again is structured to guide
individuals to perform complex scenes by demanding exercises in efforts
to master five crucial disciplines: Rehearsal, Audition, Live
Performance, Recorded Performance and Making a Living. BLFC also
operates a: Film Assist Grant Program, an Indepedent Film Theater in
Brooklyn, the BLFC Institute which hosts the classrooms and workshops.
The website also lists upcoming castings and auditions.

Poetry in Film Festival, or PIFF 2011, is based primarily in Melbourne, but
will conduct screenings in other districts of Australia as well. The
festival is Australia wide, running October 9 through November 9,
accepting entrants from every state and territory in the country, and
around the world. Entrants in the festival are given a piece of modern
poetry. From there they are free to interpret the poem in the form of a
4-7 min short film as they envision it. The best films will be screened
at the PIFF Awards Night, where the awards ceremony will take place,
with an after party to follow. The best films will also be shown as a
part of the festival circuit in other locations, after the awards
ceremony throughout Victoria and Australia.

Sports Video Group (SVG) will hold TranSPORT 2011 in New York on October 11, a sport
industry event focused upon the needs of the sports professional whose
job duties include transport and distribution of video and audio content
via TV, the Internet, and other electronic distribution means. The
half-day event that starts past noon will provide an overview of the
most recent developments as industry experts and service providers
discuss the current and future state of this market segment. The Sports
Video Group was formed in 2006 to support the professional community
that relies on video, audio, and broadband technologies to produce and
distribute sports content. The day ends with a networking cocktail
reception.

With its origins as a student festival, and its present focus on film music, the Ghent Film Festival occupies a certain
niche among international festivals. Every year the festival organizes
film music concerts giving composers of film scores a platform to
present their works. Since 2001, the Ghent Film Festival has also
organized the World Soundtrack Awards. Each year, the best soundtrack
composers are honored and receiving recognition for their work. In
addition to the screenings, the Ghent Film Festival also organizes
film-related exhibitions. To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of U2's
classic album "Achtung Baby", the Ghent Film Festival treats its guests
to the European premiere of "From the Sky Down", an in-depth
documentary about the Irish super band. The 11th edition of the World
Soundtrack Awards & Concert will be held October 22, at which Oscar
winners Elliot Goldenthal, Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer will be the
distinguished guests for the closing ceremony of the 38th Ghent Film
Festival at the Kuipke in Ghent, October 11-22.

Americana is music that honors and is derived from the traditions of American roots
music. In 2007, the Grammys added Americana to their Contemporary Folk
Award. The Americana Music Festival & Conference goes up October
12-15 in Nashville. In a planned conference session, "Working the
Festival Circuit: Making a Living Touring Festivals," a panel will
explore the positives and negatives of sharing a weekend with multiple
acts and detail the business side of how to set up such a tour. Many
other panels are slated. Evening showcases are held at five notable
downtown music venues including historic Ryman Auditorium, home of the
Americana Honors & Awards, Lower Broad honkytonks, and the Country
Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Dedicated to film education and exploration, the Bel-Air Film Festival offers its filmmakers access to a
series of film panels, music performances, and networking opportunities
with industry professionals when it launches October 12 to run through
October 17. As a community centered event, screenings are held
throughout the Bel-Air community as well as the greater Los Angeles
area. Film screenings include Documentaries, Animation, Short Films,
Student Film and Comedy. There will be opening and closing night galas,
an education series of film panels, a special red carpet event night
recognizing British film hosted by Brits in LA, special red carpet film
and comedy night, screenings in private estates, music performances, and
a good deal of networking taking place.

The Hamptons International Film Festival was founded to celebrate Independent film --
long, short, fiction and documentary -- and to introduce a varied
spectrum of international films and filmmakers to its audiences. The
Festival, which this year runs October 13-17 from East Hampton, is
committed to exhibiting films that express fresh voices and differing
global perspectives, with the hope that these programs enlighten
audiences and provide invaluable exposure to the filmmakers. In addition
to short films (for which they are an Academy-qualifying festival),
documentaries and narratives, the Festival offers special events such
as: a Breakthrough Performers program, which showcases up-and-coming
acting talent (past participants include Rooney Mara, Emmy Rossum, Emily
Blunt, and Blake Lively).

The 31st Annual Hawaii International Film Festival (HIFF) in Honolulu, October 13-20, marks the festival's
30th anniversary with presentations of contemporary Asian cinema, beach
screenings, a sixth Student Showcase for filmmakers under 18. HIFF is
focused on discovering features, documentaries and shorts from Asia made
by Asians, films about the Pacific made by Pacific Islanders, and films
made by Hawaiian filmmakers that present Hawaii in a culturally
accurate way. Film selection places an emphasis on feature films,
documentaries, short films, Hawaiian-themed films and music videos. One
of the scheduled roundtables titled, "Search Party", brings together
composers, music supervisors and studio execs to discuss what goes into
taking an idea into a full-fledged score. HIFF is an official partner
with Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) for Oscar Night
America, and is the sister festival of Shanghai International Film
Festival (SIFF) and Shanghai Media and Entertainment Group (SMEG).

The Ninth Annual Giants of Broadcasting Awards Ceremony and Luncheon in New
York City on October 14, honors those individuals who have played a
pivotal role in creating and advancing the electronic arts. This year's
honorees include Brian Williams, Christiane Amanpour, C-SPAN's Brian
Lamb, Fred Pierce, BMI's Frances Preston, John Dille -- the architect
behind CBS Sunday Morning (Charles Osgood, Rand Morrison, Charles Kuralt
and Robert "Shad" Northshield), posthumously Gunsmoke's James Arness,
Dawson B. "Tack" Nail. Bill Baker will serve as Master of Ceremonies.
The luncheon is the Library of American Broadcasting's largest
fundraising event, providing the resources to maintain an extensive
broadcasting archive and collection of oral histories. A preceding
cocktail reception begins at 11:30 am and the awards ceremony begins at
noon.

The two day Sexy International Paris Film Festival, opening October 14, looks to discover, promote and screen the best films from
around the world that explore the themes of "Sexy" -- sexuality, sex and
the erotic -- from a filmmaker's cultural, personal, life and/or
cinematographic perspective. The Paris based festival aims to enlighten,
educate, create discussion and debate, as well as allow audience
interaction in relation to various projects within SIPFF. Festival goals
are to discover, promote and screen the best films from around the
world. Though international in scope emphasis will be placed on
Francophone content with a competition programme to determine the best
Francophone short and international short film of the festival. The
Festival has announced it will premiere for the first time in France the
Berlinale International Film Festival's German Perspective 2010 Closing
night Film, "Bedways" by RP Kahl who will be in attendance.

CMJ Film Festival presents a cross section of major studio premieres
alongside independent productions from emerging filmmakers. Held
annually in New York City, this year from October 18-22, the festival's
goal is to present an audience of 18-34 year old, media and culturally
savvy, globally-minded tastemakers with sophisticated film programming
and opportunities for direct engagement with filmmakers and film
industry. A partial list of some panels planned for the festival
include: A&R Philosophy, Alternative Film Marketing and
Distribution, Connecting Bands with Fans: Mobile Social Discovery,
Producing Killer Videos on a YouTube Budget. CMJ Events produces the CMJ
Music Marathon in addition to live events and tours across the USA.
Parent company, CMJ Network connects music fans and music industry
professionals with new music through interactive media, live events and
print, and CMJ.com offers a digital music discovery service, information
resources and community to new music fans, professionals and artists.

Toronto After Dark Film Festival is a showcases of new horror, sci-fi, fantasy,
action, animation and cult cinema. Last year's festival was attended by
9,000 film fans and over 100 members of press and industry. The initial
lineup includes a number of unique genre movies including the Opening
Gala Film, Monster Brawl, a horror action comedy about an outrageous
sporting event that sees fan favorites dueling it out to see who is the
greatest monster of all. Audiences and fans will also be delighted to
hear that horror industry stalwart Troma Entertainment's Father's Day, a
cult exploitation film about a group of misfits trying to hunt down a
twisted serial killer, will hold its World Premiere at the festival
which will be running October 20-27 in Toronto.

Every year the Celluloid Screams: Sheffield Horror Film Festival showcases contemporary
and classic horror cinema, from new horror features and genre
discoveries to short films from the "fearmakers" of the future. Founded
in 2009, the festival has premiered such notable films as: Paranormal
Activity, Neighbor, I Sell The Dead, Subconscious, Grace and The
Revenant (just to name but a few), and has an ongoing commitment to
showcase emerging genre talent. Celluloid Screams has negotiated a
special festival rate that includes breakfast at their recommended
hotel, Jurys Inn Sheffield, during the festival run from October 21-23.

Hollywood Reporter and Billboard join forces to deliver a two-day seminar on the
role of music in film and television, taking place in Hollywood, October
24 and 25. Now in its tenth year, this Conference offers attendees an
opportunity to learn from, network with, and get the ear of attending
music supervisors, composers, directors, music editors, songwriters and
producers active in the business. Topic areas slated for exploration
include: Songwriters and Musicians Working in Film & TV, Music
Supervisors Provide Real Time Critiques, Composers Dissect How a Score
Evolves, Writing for Teens, 'Tweens and Tots, Roundtables, Speed
Networking, more.There will be a Closing Network Happy Hour on the Pool
Terrace, then following will be the Official Closing Night Party at The
Highlands Hollywood.

The Annual Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame October 26 New York City ceremony is regarded as an industry event
honoring the pioneers, innovators and stars of the electronic arts. The
evening's formal dinner ceremonies will be hosted by Piers Morgan of
CNN, and Nancy O'Dell of Entertainment Tonight. Event organizer and
producer NewBay Media's market brands are directed toward five vertical
markets -- Pro Audio, Broadcast and Video, Musical Instruments, AV /
Consumer Electronics and K-12 Education. NewBay publishes and produces
over 40 publications and show dailies, 50 websites, 30 daily and weekly
E-Newsletters, 3 expos and over 50 custom publishing efforts annually.

At an October 27 Media and Entertainment Investing Conference in Miami's
Coral Gables district, panels for the day include: Early-Stage Media
Investing and how to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really
takes to get them to write you a check, and Growing Your Media
Entertainment Business: Protecting and Selling Your Intellectual
Property. The conference, sponsored by The Launch Pad at the University
of Miami, will appeal to Media and Entertainment entrepreneurs raising
capital, as well as Media Investors (VCs, Angels & Corporate).
Additionally, all companies can attend the Pitching Workshop Breakfast
from 8-10 am, as well as the Networking Lunch, and Cocktail Party.

The above events are only a sample of what is fully listed. Complete details are on the "Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and Events" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html which now has a
language translation button to convert page contents into most widely
used languages. In a look ahead into November event dates, there is the
anticipated American Film Market set oceanside in Santa Monica, the 12th
Annual Latin Grammy Awards in  Las Vegas, Billboard Touring Conference
in New York, the Government Video Expo in Washington, DC, and AFI Fest
in Hollywood, to give a small sample of the upcoming events in the month
ahead. Also to alert viewers, a site revamp and redesign of The Actor's Checklist is close at hand, with new interactive features, tools and resources to aid members, so please stay tuned.