Category Archives: Community Affairs

Anime Weekend Atlanta 2013

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This is genuinely an amazing resource, Just click the image above. This isn’t new, this resource (and many others like it) has been available for a long time. People just don’t know about it! So check it out, and TELL YOUR FRIENDS. Spread the knowledge.

Special Thanks to our friends at IF Love Science

The Legends of Heroes Indiegogo Campaign

The Legends of Heroes Indiegogo Campaign
By: Stephanae Turner
Edited By: J.A.Montemoiño
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What it is:
The prestigious Children’s Hospital of Denver,CO, will take part in this special event hosted by a giving spirit of comic-buff fandom who comes to the less fortunate in the name of community outreach.  Stephanae Turner and many others will be hands-on to bring a ray of sunlight to the patients, and faculty.

150+ patients of the Children’s Hospital will enjoy this festive gala celebrating the arts, games, laughter, and youth which will have special mystery guests in attendance. The organizer has only the community as her source of motivation.  Lend us a hand and together we can support this sure-to-be memorable event that will certainly entertain these young patients in trying times.

During the event
• I Stephanae, will personally get to know each and every child’s name and favorite hero.
• Each and every pediatric patient will receive a custom 10×12 painting of their favorite hero as well as receive an authentic and collectible boxed figure of their hero.
• Attendees will enjoy a 4-5 hour guest visit from the Heroes Alliance of Colorado so all of our favorite caped and masked super heroes will be available live and in costume to enliven the affair.

• A professional photographer will be on hand to capture families and friends attending this charitable occasion.
• Beverages, Catering, Photo’s will all covered by charitable donations. The Cost to cover this extravaganza is approx.. $4,000.00 and we need to raise that in 60 days.


We hope you can and will donate but even if you can’t, have no worries that’s perfectly ok because just you taking the time to acknowledge this project and getting the word of mouth out there is worth so much. But if you DO what to donate =) … (Yay!)… any amount is welcomed but there are other bonus perks for donating specific amounts ($10, $25, $50, $100). So let’s get to it and make this thing happen! Once again thank you for all of time and effort!!

Stephanae Turner *MaidenAmerica


The Legends of Heroes Indiegogo Page

Edited by: Jacques A. Montemoiño

Games for Health 2013

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The 9th Annual Games for Health Conference is June 26-28, 2013, in Boston, MA at the Back Bay Events Center.


Gobierno busca atraer producción de comerciales, películas y vídeo juegos

Puerto Rico News

Via:  http://www.noticel.com/noticia/142935/gobierno-busca-atraer-produccion-de-comerciales-peliculas-y-video-juegos.html —————————————————————————————————————-

Demetrio Fernández, nuevo director de la Corporación de Cine. (Josian Bruno/NotiCel)


Por: Sincomillas.com
Publicado: 06/06/2013 08:30 am

La Corporación de Cine participará por primera vez en el Festival de Cannes Lions, que será del próximo 17 a 22 de junio, con el objetivo de restablecer el mercado de producción de comerciales como fuente de actividad económica y creación de empleos. Así lo informaron el secretario del Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Comercio, Alberto Bacó Bagué, y el director ejecutivo de la Corporación de Cine, Demetrio Fernández Manzano. El evento forma parte del Festival Cannes de cine, celebrado del 15 al 26 de mayo pasado, donde la Corporación también tuvo la oportunidad de presentar la oferta de incentivos de Puerto Rico para la producción de películas.

Fernández Manzano destacó que la participación en el Festival de Cine de Cannes ha levantado el interés por parte de dos productores estadounidenses y uno europeo, así como una compañía de vídeo juegos, gracias a los beneficios que otorga la Ley de Incentivos para la Industria Fílmica de Puerto Rico.

Los funcionarios resaltaron la producción de la serie de televisión Homeland, cuya filmación será del 11 al 20 de junio en una localidad en Hato Rey. La serie es una producción de Fox para la cadena Showtime y reclutará 75 técnicos locales y 100 personas como extras.

Para más detalles, vea Sincomillas.com.

Origen del sitio:   http://www.noticel.com/noticia/142935/gobierno-busca-atraer-produccion-de-comerciales-peliculas-y-video-juegos.html

 

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