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georgialatinofilmfestival.org Each year on Hispanic Heritage Month the Georgia Latino Film Festival will bring together inspiring days filled with premieres, classes, panels, exclusive parties, and awards showcasing the top storytellers and film makers. As an added feature, GALFF will host our Celebrity Golf Tournament at Stone Mountain! The mission of the Georgia Latino Film Festival is to build awareness of independent films and film as an art form; provide educational opportunities for students and Georgia Latino filmmakers; and create opportunities for the Georgia communities to experience high-quality Latino films. We hope that in years to come the Georgia Latino Film Festivals continues to grow and is the place where careers are born, where we leverage our collective voice and resources to empower our community. TICKETS Schedule of Events Rick Najera Najera, an award-winning writer, actor, and director will perform at the GLFF. He is the aut...

The African Leadership Magazine held it's annual "African Investment & Development Awards" in New York  at the 5 star St Regis Hotel   in Manhattan on the heels of the General Assembly's High Level meetings this year.  The 2013 award recipients and honoree's were; Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles, Danny Faure, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Seychelles, His Excellency James Michel Director General of NAFDAC Dr. Paul Orhii, Ibikunle Amosun, Governor of Ogun state,  Dr. Margee M. Ensign, President - American University of Nigeria Yola Adamawa, Nigeria,  Mr. Charles Nwankwo, CEO of NRG Drilling  and a Post-Humus award to the late Nigeria social crusader KEN SARO WIWA of Ogoniland. My Publicist is proud to present internationally, with our clients and honored to be the director of these award infused events across the world!  Falling on the sword of the mission of the ALM, we are striving to  buil...

Watch this exclusive new Last Vegas promo... what happens in Vegas comes to theaters November 1st! LAST VEGAS tells the story of four best friends who decide to escape retirement and throw the ultimate Las Vegas bachelor party for the last single member of their group. Release Date November 1, 2013 Genre Comedy Studio CBS Films Starring Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman & Kevin Kline Directed By Jon Turteltaub Written By Dan Fogelman Screenplay By Dan Fogelman Produced By Laurence Mark & Amy Baer

Some people quit their job with a mic drop. This woman left with a full-on dance party. Marina Schifrin made her video in office at 4.30am to Kanye West's Gone. Since posting it online last week she has had more than 7 million views Her old boss should be proud. 25-year-old writer  Marina Shifrin   works  worked for  Next Media Animation—the folks who make  funny viral-y videos  out of our silly little news happenings—quitting her job in a highly public fashion while dancing to Kanye West. The video went viral, as videos and left viewers with the impression that NMA is a sweatshop where traffic is valued over the  art  as she explains, "For almost two years I've sacrificed my relationships, time and energy for this job."  Though she claims that the company is "awesome," she continues, "My boss only cares about quantity and how many views each video gets...I believe it's more important to focus on the quality of the content....

Quvenzhané Wallis is the lead role of the film adaptation of Annie.    This is our first look at the new  Annie.  Pint-sized Oscar nominee Quvenzhané Wallis was in  New York  on Wednesday for the first  official  day of filming the Will Smith and Jay Z-produced modernized musical reboot.   we saw her last week riding a bike, presumably in character  — but for the record, those shots were taken during pre-production of the film. Wallis brings all sorts of adorable to the role of everybody's favorite little orphan. Jamie Foxx tries to catch Quvenzhane Wallis as she falls down while filming a scene for their movie musical remake of Annie And, based on her remarkable turn in "Beasts of the Southern Wild," we're sure she'll be able to provide the requisite spunk to "Annie." Jamie Foxx and  Quvenzhane Wallis  made a perfect pair when they filmed the modern day version of the 1982 musi...

It's in the mail: Ray Charles on a 'Forever' stamp! The late great entertainer extraordinaire Ray Charles will be honored with a Ray Charles Forever postage stamp on Monday September 23rd which would have been his 83rd birthday. As part of its Music Icons Forever series, the U.S. Postal Service will be unveiling the stamp hosted by the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles. Charles’ daughter Raenee Robinson-McClellan says, “I think I speak for all of our family that we are very grateful for the U.S. Postal service honoring Dad in such a way.” The limited-edition stamp will be made available for purchase the same day. Concord Records will toast the occasion with the release of Ray Charles Forever, a CD/DVD collection due Sept. 24.  The CD will feature 12 tracks, including covers of such memorable tunes as “A Song for You,” “Come Rain or Come Shine,” “Imagine” and “America the Beautiful.” The DVD will offer 20 minutes’ worth of footage, including rare concert performanc...

New York New York New York New York ! African Leadership Magazine Presents The African Investment & Development Awards September. 18, 2013 - MANHATTAN, N.Y. --United Kingdom based, African Leadership Magazine  will present in New York City USA, a conceptual forum entitled- “ The African Investment & Development Awards " Our Key Note for the evening is Senator Steen Miles! As Africa's attractiveness as an investment destination continues to soar, the African Leadership Magazine looks forward to welcoming participants, to join the Vice President of the Republic of Seychelles, Danny Faure, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Seychelles, His Excellency, Colonel James Alix Michel, as one of our confirmed guest speakers for the 2nd  African Investment & Development Awards holding on 25 September 2013, at the  St. Regis Hotel , New York city, on the margins of the  High-level meeting  at the Unit...

Kenneth Howard Norton Sr.,   an American former heavyweight boxer and former WBC world Heavyweight Champion  who fought three memorable fights with Muhammad Ali, breaking his jaw in winning their first bout, then losing twice, and went on to become the World Boxing Council heavyweight champion, died Wednesday in the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson. He was 70.   His death was confirmed by his son Ken Jr., an assistant coach with the N.F.L.’s Seattle Seahawks and a pro linebacker for 13 seasons, The Associated Press said. Norton had been in poor health for several years after sustaining a series of strokes. Norton had led a checkered and unusual life. Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, Norton grew up in the central Illinois town wanting to get out. Boxing was no where on the horizon for him. Football and track were if he could make it to adulthood. He was kind of a wild kid, not delinquent wild but wild in a way that made it seem he would never live to grow up. One day when h...