Foreign Films Screening - Retrospective of Slovenian Movies

CINEMA GEMS FROM SLOVENIA

Friday, September 9 – Monday, September 26

 

Billy Wilder Theatre at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles

(http://hammer.ucla.edu/about/index.html)

 

In partnership with UCLA Film and Television
Archive (http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/ ) and Slovenian Film Center (http://www.film-center.si/ ), the South East European Film
Festival, SEE FEST (www.seefilmla.org)
will present “Slovenia Begs to Differ”, a retrospective of the best Slovenian
films from the past 60 years from September 9 through 26 at the Billy
Wilder Theatre at the Hammer Museum in Westwood, 10899
Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90024.

 

Screenings
schedule:

Sept 9,   7:30pm:            “Valley
of Peace”, 1956, and “Kekec”, 1951

Sept 10, 7:30pm:            “Vesna”, 1953, and “100% Slovenian”, 2005

Sept 16, 7:30pm:            “Dance
in the Rain”, 1961; and “A Sand Castle”, 1962

Sept 18, 7:00pm:            “Stronghold
of Thugs”, 1967; and “Paper Planes”, 1967

Sept 25, 7:00pm:            “Raft
of the Medusa”, 1980

Sept 26, 7:30pm:            “Gravehopping”, 2005; and “9:06”, 2009

 

Program link: http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/events/2011-09-09/slovenia-begs-differ

 

 

About UCLA Film & Television Archive  (http://www.cinema.ucla.edu/)

The UCLA Film
& Television Archive is the second largest moving image archive in the
United States after the Library of Congress, and the world’s largest
university-based media archive. Containing over 220,000 films and television
programs, and 27 million feet of newsreel footage, the UCLA Film and Television
Archive contains materials dating back to the 1890s.

 

About SEE FEST (www.seefilmla.org)

Founded
in 2002, the South East European Film Festival, SEE FEST is the leading
voice in the U.S. for the presentation of cinematic and cultural diversity of
South East Europe. Annual Festival and year-round programming bring to American
audiences films that tell a larger story about South East Europe, and unlock the delicate doors into human
existence in this troubled region. SEE FEST also serves as the hub for
cultural exchange, and resource for scholars and filmmakers on cinema and
cultures of the region.

 

Special Invitation to Google on Vimeo by Igor Korosec

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Via Flickr:
No doubt you’ve heard about the new kid on the block. It’s Google Plus and everyone is buzzing about it. Are you worried that you need to catch the G+ wave? Fear not! Here’s what you need to know about G+, how to get started, what to look out for and a few other tips and hints.

Let’s start with what G+ is, and some of the more important features. You can click on the title of each topic for a quick video from Google.

Google Plus Overview:
Hey, it’s a social network. A totally new social network. It’s kind of like Twitter, kind of like Facebook, and then again it’s completely different from both. In the end, it’s a place to share with others, meet new people, and enhance the relationships you presently have in an online environment.

Circles:
In Facebook you might have organized your friends into Lists. That allows you to better adjust the privacy settings and control who sees what you post and filter what you want to see. Circles operate pretty much the same way in G+. I can create circles, add people to various circles and then distribute content to that circle of friends. I can also view the content from a particular circle of friends.

Circles are all drag and drop. Your friends appear on the top and you can drag them down into any circle that might be applicable. Naturally, some people might be in more than one circle. That’s just fine with G+! You start with a simple set of circles but can add, modify or rename any of them to fit your needs.

Hangouts:
This might be one of the better features of G+. Hangouts allow people to video chat in a group setting. The video streams nicely no matter how many people are in on the chat. All you need is a webcam (most laptops now come with cameras built in) and with the click of a button you’re video chatting! When you start a Hangout, it could be open to the Public or you can limit who sees that hangout by simply inviting just a circle.


Settings:
This will be a key part for many people. The settings tab allows you to better control the notifications you receive either by email or sms (text). Want to know when someone comments on your post or adds you to a circle? Just check the box. Conversely, if your inbox is easily overloaded – you can uncheck away!

Seems pretty simple right? Now that you have a basic understanding of what G+ is, let’s dive in!

It all starts with your Google Profile. These have been around for a while and you may have forgotten you even have one. Start by going to www.google.com/accounts/Login?service=profiles and entering your Google account username and password. This is probably going to be the Gmail address you use. Do you have a Google Profile? Good! Now if you have a Google + Invite you can start playing with G+ at plus.google.com/. Don’t have an invite? Just visit www.BestHollywoodHomes.tv and type your Email in a Subscribe box on the left. I'll be happy to send you VIP invitation to Google +.

Complete Your Profile:
On G+, your profile is now the About Tab. Step One of any social network you join should always be to complete your profile. That starts with a picture of you. Additionally, Google allows you to also post 5 different pictures along the top. Below the five pictures you’ll see “Posts, About, Photos, Videos, +1’s and Buzz”. We can show or hide some of these.

The main section is called “Introduction” and can be used for a bio. You can include anchor text and hyperlinks. On the right sidebar you can show the icons to your other social networks. The left sidebar shows the people you’ve placed into circles and the people who have placed you into circles.

Up on the top right of your profile you’ll see a blue button to “edit profile”. One click and you can make any change you like. As you edit sections you’ll also see the ability to show that section to anyone (Public) or narrow it down to your individual circles. The choice for each section is up to you! Don’t like the idea of showing the world who has added you to a circle or who you have added? You can control that too.

Circles:
Now that you have a complete profile, let’s start adding people to circles. plus.google.com/circles/find will get you started finding the people you know. You can search for people by name or even upload an address book and search en mass that way.

Your friends will appear in the upper section and your circles below. To add someone to a circle just drag them to it. People in full color are on G+ and those that have silhouettes are not (yet). You can rename any circle you like, or create new ones as you see fit.


Circle Hints
While a person might get a notification that you have added them to a circle they do not know what circle you have added the to. You can have a circle called “Dirt Bags” and nobody would ever know.
If you hover over a friend you’ll be able to see what circles you’ve added them to. You can also click multiple friends and drag the selected group to a circle. Clicking on a circle will give you a pop up showing you the members of that circle. Anyone can add you to their circles, you don’t have to reciprocate and you can control what they can see. The person who has been added to the most circles is Mark Zuckerberg – yet he’s not posted a single thing!

The Home Stream:
We’ve covered your Profile and Circles, let’s go to your Home Stream next. Click the left button and you’ll see your home stream. The default setting is set for “Public” and it can get pretty busy. On the left sidebar you’ll see your circles. By clicking on a particular circle you’ll see only those posts that come from that stream. At the top is a box for your input. Where Facebook asks “What’s on your mind?” and Twitter asks, “What’s happening?” I found it funny that G+ emulated them by asking “Share what’s new…” in a very similar way.

Start writing something in the box and you’ll see you can share a photo, a video, even a link to a blog post (like this)! You’ll see a box below showing you who exactly you are sharing this post with. Once you’ve shared the post you can click on the time stamp and get just the permalink to that post. Here’s a sample post I made public: Click here

On the top right you’ll see a small drop down arrow. That allows you to edit, delete, disable comments or disable resharing. People can also +1 your post. That’s a good thing. That’s akin to a LIKE in Facebook.

Go leave a comment on someone’s post. It easy to do and you can always edit your comment later. That’s something you can’t do with Facebook or Twitter.

If you comment on a post and then don’t want to the notifications of everyone after you who posts, you can “mute” that post. This may come in handy if you happen to leave a comment on a post that goes viral.

Here’s another cool tidbit… in a post or comment you can mention a friend by typing a + followed by their name much in the same way you can @ in Facebook and Twitter. That will get their attention and is especially useful if you are sharing a post or comment and want to alert a particular friend.

Moral of the Story:
Google Plus is a new network. It’s a new tool to add to your toolbox. It’s not the Facebook Killer or the network that Twitter should have been. It has it’s good points and it’s bad. It’s a work in progress and changes daily. Personally, I think it’s still missing 4 very big things, “Search, Sort, Sift and Filter. 4 things I want out of Google Plus”

Should you be on Google Plus?
Absolutely! But do so when you have free time. Complete your profile first and then start poking around.

Is it a great place for your listings? Will you find your next client there? What if the Agent from across town adds you to his circles? Should you invite all your clients to add you to circles?

All great questions! At pro.truliablog.com/tools-trends/what-to-do-about-google-p... you can register for a free Google+webinar to get strategic hints and tips. For now… bookmark this post, take a deep breath and just go explore!

About the author of the written part of this post:
Mike Mueller is a former Mortgage Banker, Mortgage Broker turned “Tech Geek” who specializes in Social Media. He is a builder of engaging Custom Facebook Business Pages and WordPress blogs. Mike writes areweconnected.com, a blog dealing with social media and technology as it pertains towards real estate.

Watch this video on Vimeo. Video created by Igor Korosec.

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