Dream Phone Call From Chayanne Will Go To Lucky Bidder

(PRWEB) March 21, 2001

DATE: March 16, 2001

FROM: Chayanne Fans For Nancy Committee

TITLE: “Dream Phone Call From Chayanne Will Go To Lucky Bidder”

When the auction is over and the bids are all in, some very lucky fan will be getting a phone call most fans only dream about. It will come from one of the brightest stars in the entertainment universe…Latin heart throb Chayanne.

Chayanne will donate the “fan call” to a benefit Internet auction that he really cares about, the Chayanne Fans For Nancy charity auction on eBay. The call will go to the highest bidder during the auction to benefit Nancy Ramos Esquivel which now through Sunday, March 21st (extended to this date due to overwhelming response). She is a 10 month old baby girl who desperately needs a liver transplant at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, FL. Included in the auction will also be more than 200 Chayanne collectible items sent in by his fans everywhere and even the star’s own management company.

The exciting auction is being sponsored and coordinated by a committee, Chayanne Fans For Nancy, made up from three major fan clubs who support the career of the Puerto Rican entertainer on the Internet, Cafe Chayanne, Chayfans.org and La Isla Chayanne.

Chayanne discovered the Mexican girl when his own child, three year old Lorenzo, was hospitalized briefly with the flu. This caring, sympathetic superstar was so moved by her condition and the fact that her mother is very poor and cannot afford the whopping big $ 200,000 surgery bill, that he publicly asked his millions of fans around the world to help. As a result, the auction was born to kick off a fund raising campaign.

In addition to his recent appearances on two episodes of Fox’s TV hit Ally McBeal, and his 1998 US film debut in Dance With Me starring opposite Vanessa L. Williams, Chayanne’s colorful career spans some 21 years. He has sold over 5 million albums worldwide, and earned at least 20 platinum records and more than 50 gold. This past year, he won the Ritmo Latino Artist Of The Year Award and also for Best Video for his song Atado A Tu Amor. He was just recently nominated for the 2001 Billboard Latin Music Awards Hot Latin Tracks, for The Best Pop Album – “Simplemente” (his latest), and for Pop Track Of The Year. In addition, he has been nominated for Best Latin Artist in the prestigious Premios Gardel Awards in Argentina to be announced on April 18th.

Among the many items to be auctioned off will be autographed tour books, photographs, rare magazines, articles and clippings, concert T-shirts, albums, videos (including Linda Sara, the first film he made), and possibly a nice contribution from the Miami Marlin’s baseball team.

The auction can be found at

http://www.eBay.com or a charitable contribution can be made directly to:

Jackson Memorial Foundation

c/o Nancy Ramos Esquivel

901 NW 17th Street, Suite G

Miami, FL 331236

Credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) may be used for donations by calling (305) 585-7260.

Written By Carol Saunders

Publicity Director

Chayfans.org and Chayanne Fans For Nancy

Chayfanspublicty@aol.com

(561) 744-2534/ Fax (561) 744-2780

Dream Phone Call From Chayanne Will Go To Lucky Bidder

DMF2001: Borderless Art

(PRWEB) October 19, 2001

DMF2001: Borderless Art

By Fatima Lasay

http://digitalmedia.upd.edu.ph

MANILA, Philippines – As the United States launched the air attacks October 7 in Afghanistan, I had just welcomed three foreign guests at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for the Digital Media Festival 2001 (DMF2001). I greeted Japanese film and video artist Takahiko Iimura and his art coordinator Kazuyo Yasuda at the Philippine Airlines Centennial Airport Terminal and fineArt forum’s (fAf) editor-in-chief Nisar Keshvani from Singapore at the NAIA Terminal 1. As I saw their faces for the first time, I affirmed that art (and not war) is borderless.

Our first stop was my mother’s home to meet with members of my family, then a quick visit to the Festival venue, the Corredor Gallery of the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts (UPCFA). As Kazuyo handed me prints of Taka’s installation video and CD-ROM works to be mounted in the gallery, and as Taka sat before the iMac and started clicking on the mouse, I grew to believe more in the calming and unifying power of being passionate of a gift that bridges cultures.

Monday October 8, DMF2001 opened with ribbon-cutting ceremonies headed by UP Diliman Chancellor Emerlinda Roman with UPCFA Dean Virginia B. Dandan, Taka, Nisar and myself. Artists’ Talks with Jim Ayson, Ben Razon, Al Manrique and Lionel Valdellon followed, covering topics from digital photography, digital art to electronic music. Tuesday’s highlights were fineArt forum’s Travelling Screening Program, Nisar’s lecture, Taka’s video, film and work on CD-ROM, lunch with the college executive board, a workshop-demo on non-linear video editing, and a night at the UP Film Center to see “The Harp of Burma” and meet with the Japanese ambassador to the Philippines.

Wednesday, Ronnie Millevo conducted the DMF2001 Flash workshop, and we moved on to Manila for the Metropolitan Museum, the Cultural Center of the Philippines and the GSIS Museum. We passed by the US Embassy and saw the protest rally, experienced heavy traffic, saw the slum areas, the street children, the high rise buildings, the shopping malls; we had Starbucks coffee, Chinese food, local buffet dinner, Lebanese lunch; while in the morning papers it’s always the war offshore, the conflict down south, anthrax, the political and economic crisis. It is easy to feel how swiftly and mindlessly the world moves around us and it is even easier to become trapped into its roundabout journey, to sit hypnotized as if in front of the screen watching a (very bad) movie. Then some of us snap out of that trance and live in a borderless world that respects and actively bridges cultures with the purpose of making life better through art.

Thursday and Friday of DMF2001 were devoted to videos – outstanding videos by mostly young artists from all across the globe. We screened Multimedia Art Asia Pacific’s “Oil Friction” and “Excess” videos from China and Australia; a second look at fAf’s one-hour program from Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Philippines, France, Taiwan and USA; we also looked at artists’ videos sent in from Romania, Greece, USA, and Australia. Throughout the Thursday screenings in the dimmed Corredor Gallery, the movement and scenes in Margaret Roberts’ “Cook East Cook West” installation video seemed constantly to serve as our window to the fast moving outside world.

The screenings, especially the fAf Screening Program which focused on rich cultural digital content, reinvigorated enthusiasm in video art at the University and encouraged many young video artists to pursue excellence in their work. With technical assistance from Computer Devices Corporation, I am currently working on a modernization plan for the video art elective course with Prof. Benjie Cabangis, aiming to acquire funding for new and better equipment for digital video editing in UPCFA. We all have our fingers crossed.

Also throughout the event, computers served artists’ CD-ROMs and websites from Brazil, Argentina, Germany, USA, Estonia, Australia, Hong Kong, Philippines, Romania, Slovenia, Thailand, Canada and Japan. Experimental and electronic music from Japan and Gavin Prior’s Lachrymal of Ireland played in the background.

Audience favorites include Australian Michelle Glaser, Andrew Hutchison and Marie-Louise Xavier’s CD-ROM-based interactive narrative “Juvenate” which transformed the hand’s movement on the mouse into a healing touch on the screen images. German Wilfried Agricola de Cologne’s “Moving Picture Collection” also sparked special interest particularly the piece”Divisionistic Approach”; and Brazilian Wilton Azevedo’s “Interpoesia” (with Philadelpho Menezes) introduced the new reading and authorship involved in interpoetry while Palm Poetry Reading, the UPCFA students’ entry to the 2nd Interpoetry Exhibition in Brazil, also presented in DMF2001, actively participated in the exchange of new ideas in the digital poetry genre. The portrait and the music in French Gustavo Kortsarz’s “Vanarsky / Toporgraphie” digital video also brought eyes and ears to attention.

The CD-ROM based works and Taka’s migration from film and video to CD-ROM (spanning over 35 years of dedicated work from analog to digital media) also served as challenge and inspiration to a number of video and filmmakers here. The possibilities of creating interactive work from film and video content provided the catalyst for getting more artists involved in interactive and digital technologies.

In DMF2001, we had also worked closely with the UP Computer Center through their director Prof. Roel Ocampo and the Diliman Network (DilNet) which provided fast and uninterrupted internet connection and live streaming video.

I am currently “de-stressing” myself, writing emails and postcards to all who helped in DMF2001, preparing to send out catalogs to all the artists involved in the event, putting the event aftermath little by little into the DMF2001 website. All the stress and hard work has been worth it and art has proven again to be a weapon for peace never comparable nor to be traded for bombs or a lackadaisical weekend watching CNN. And we move on to DMF2002 …

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Bern, Switzerland, and Delft, Holland Offer INTERHOSTEL Travelers a Splendid Look at Art, Architecture, History and Natural Beauty

(PRWEB) April 12, 2002

DURHAM–Beautiful Bern, the capital of Switzerland and World Cultural Landmark of UNESCO, retains the ambiance of the 16th and 17th centuries with incredible fountains, flowers and arcaded streets. This historic city also provides an excellent site from which to explore the towering Alps, secluded valleys, and charming villages of majestic Switzerland.

Bern, Switzerland, and Delft, Holland Offer INTERHOSTEL Travelers a Splendid Look at Art, Architecture, History and Natural Beauty

Bern, Switzerland, and Delft, Holland Offer INTERHOSTEL Travelers a Splendid Look at Art, Architecture, History and Natural Beauty

(PRWEB) April 12, 2002

DURHAM–Beautiful Bern, the capital of Switzerland and World Cultural Landmark of UNESCO, retains the ambiance of the 16th and 17th centuries with incredible fountains, flowers and arcaded streets. This historic city also provides an excellent site from which to explore the towering Alps, secluded valleys, and charming villages of majestic Switzerland.

Bern, Switzerland, and Delft, Holland Offer INTERHOSTEL Travelers a Splendid Look at Art, Architecture, History and Natural Beauty

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4TH ANNUAL WEST COAST SALSA CONGRESS UNITE DANCERS AND SALSA AFFICIANDOS FROM AROUND THE WORLD

(PRWEB) May 9, 2002

Los Angeles, CA – Albert Torres Productions will present The 4th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress at the Hollywood Park Casino May 24th through 26th, 2002, during the Memorial day weekend, attracting people from around the world. Including Salsa spectators from countries as far away as Antarctica to controversial countries Israel and Lebanon. Participants from some of the other countries include France, United Kingdom, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Canada, Mexico, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, China and Australia.

The 4th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress is dedicated to “Creating Unity through Salsa.” Presenting an annual event for people of all ages and all walks of life and cultures to unite and enjoy through the common ground of Salsa. This year’s event is expected to bring over three-thousand (3000) dancers and participants from over thirty countries to Los Angeles to dance and celebrate Latin Culture with over a thousand locals. Annually The West Coast Salsa Congress has in the past attracted many Southland local celebrities and politicians including Andy Garcia, Nate Holden, Jimmy Smitts, Elliot Gould, Nicholas Gonzales and Eva Longoria.

“Considering recent world events it is truly spectacular to see people from all over the world continue to come together through the art of Salsa music and dance,” said Albert Torres. “It has always been my company’s fundamental philosophy to produce events that anyone can enjoy and appreciate each other no matter what outside differences may exist.”

The 4th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress will feature dancing from 8:00pm to 4:00am nightly to notable performances by such Latin music legends as Oscar D’Leon Y Su Orquesta, Jose Alberto “El Canario” Y Su Orquesta, Sonora Carruseles, Ray De La Paz, Johnny Polanco Y Su Conjunto Amistad, Freddie Crespo Y Su Mambo Revue, Orquesta Son Mayor and 15-year-old timbale sensation and his young group Manolo Y Su Revolucion Juvenil.

With over one-hundred (100) dance teams presenting their cultural interpretation of Salsa dancing, nightly dance performances will feature many of Salsa superstars from around the world, including unique Salsa dance groups such as Jazzy& Bente (Norway), Salsa With Attitude (Singapore), Salsa Locos (Japan), Salsa Dreamers (South Korea), Salsa Con Clave (Mexico), Mas Salsa (Germany), Club Latino (Sweden), Salsa N’Jazz (France), New Latin Ballet (Italy), Mambo Swingers (Spain), Salsa Dance Squad (Holland), Swing Rumbero (Argentina), Dance Dynamics (Australia) Salsamanos (Canada), Felipe Polanco Dancers (Puerto Rico), among many others. In addition to the adult dance teams being presented, a large contingency of youth dance teams will be performing such as L.A. Salsa Kids, and from New York Young Ambition, Hearbreak Boyz, The Jr, Hearbreak Boyz and The Sweethearts.

Professional instructors will host over thirty (30) beginner, intermediate, and advanced dance workshops all day Saturday and Sunday, beginning with a Cardio-Salsa workout, and including a special Cuban style workshop presented by Cuban-born Ramon Ramos Alayo. The 4th Annual West Coast Salsa Congress has earned the global distinction among salsa lovers and dancers as the leading Salsa Congress to attend.

Having garnered a reputation as one of the premier promoters of Salsa internationally, Torres continues to present in Los Angeles and around the world top Latin entertainment. Torres and his company were recently profiled on PBS’ new national documentary series Realidades. For further information and registration, visit http://www.alberttorresevents.com, or contact Albert Torres Productions, 310-450-8770.

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Guinness World Record film distributed to World Wide Audience

(PRWEB) June 22, 2002

MONTREAL, Canada—June21, 2002—Die Alive, a 2001 digital feature shot for a few hundred dollars, has signed a exclusive online distribution deal with HOLLYWOOD.COM, a website aimed at distributing movies online.

Die Alive (http://www.diealivethemovie.com) caught the media’s attention back in January when it was awarded the Guinness World Record for “Least Expensive Feature of all time”. The 100-minute film premiered last year at the FantAsia film festival in Montreal where it was enthusiastically acclaimed by critics and audience members alike.

“Die Alive is a comedy about filmmaking, shot documentary style” said JF Leduc, Die Alive’s director. “With its fantasy touches, CGI special effects and original score, Die Alive is vastly entertaining.”

Set to be projected again in both Montreal at FantAsia 2002 (which has just been postponed due to location problems) and in Argentina at CINENCUADRE 2002, Die Alive’s online distribution through HOLLYWOOD.COM will make it possible for a feature film produced with very little means and completed on a home computer to reach a worldwide audience. “The internet is the perfect medium for a digital feature to be broadcast, we’re happy to share Die Alive with the what is literally a worldwide audience” concluded Leduc.

Die Alive is set to premiere on Hollywood.com’s Indie Films Channel during their 3rd Hollywood.com Indie Film Festival (HIFF 2002) to be held online July 8 through July 28, 2002.

Hollywood.com is one of the leading movie-related sites on the Internet, featuring over one million pages of in-depth movie information, including movie descriptions and reviews, showtime listings, entertainment news, and an extensive multimedia library. Hollywood.com also features an extensive collection of independent films that can be viewed online for a monthly subscription fee. Hollywood.com benefits from a well-established visitor base, with approximately one billion annual impressions.

Die Alive is JF Leduc’s first digital feature, his previous work including short to medium length 16mm and 35mm films. Leduc is also an accomplished musician and composed orchestral music for some of his projects. Samples of his work can be heard at http://www.jfleduc.ca.tc

Press Contacts:

JF Leduc

Producer and Director of Die Alive

(514) 885-FILM(3456)

jf.leduc@diealivethemovie.com

NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Die Alive’s website (http://www.diealivethemovie.com).

Guinness World Record film distributed to World Wide Audience