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RochesterTalent.com, Inc.
"News"
2008,
March 12th - RTC Again Working the High Falls Film Festival!
This year's HFFF has been scheduled
for April 30th through May 5th. As a part of the festival, RTC will be
working with not one, but two of the finalists from the 2007 Bluecat
Screenplay Competition, donating actors and services to bring their
screenplays to life in the 4th annual ScreenPlay Live! series. For more
information, please visit
www.bluecatscreenplay.com, and
www.rochestersmoviefest.com.
2008,
February 7th - RochesterTalent.com is
Moving!
That's
right, we're moving! As of March 1st, RTC will officially open their new
doors at 315 Gregory St, on the third floor of the German House. The
space is perfectly suited to our purposes, and will be more centrally
located for our clients and talent. As soon as we have settled in, an
open house will be scheduled for everyone to stop in.
2008,
February 5th - "Alphabet Killer" heads to Germany.
This
just in! The Alphabet Killer, shot last year right here in
Rochester, and whose editing has just been completed, is heading to
Berlin, Germany to be screened as an entry in the
Berlin International Film Festival. The film is also in negotiation
with two major film studios for distribution deals in the US.
2007,
July 1st - Gordy Hofmann Brings his Expertise to Rochester.
Acclaimed screenwriter, Gordy Hofmann, will be visiting Rochester in
early August to conduct a series of screenwriting workshops for local
filmmakers and screenwriters. For more information, please contact our
office at 585.271.4327, or visit the
Bluecat Screenplay Competition website.
2005,
May 6th - Indie Filmmaker Selected by RIFF
The short film Donna's Room, produced by local filmmakers Stephen
Lindsay and Michael Bartolotta (Independent
Horizon Films) and cast by
RochesterTalent.com,
Inc.,
was selected for viewing by the Rochester International Film Festival.
Donna's Room was screened on the opening evening of the festival
on Thursday May 5th 2005 at the Dryden Theatre,
located off of the Eastman House on East Ave.
For more information regarding
Donna's Room, as well as other works from Independent Horizon Films,
click here.
For more information regarding the
Rochester International Film Festival, click
here.
2004,
June 29th - RochesterTalent.com,
Inc. Receives NYS Certification
On
June 29, 2004, RochesterTalent.com, Inc. received certification from the
NYS Department of Labor to act as an Employer of Child Performers. The
requirement for certification was effected on March 28, 2004 when NYS
placed into effect the Child Performer Education and Trust Act of
2003.
These new laws are designed to protect the welfare of child performers,
and require that each child maintain a current, approved work permit.
These laws further require that employers must meet certain requirements
in order to become certified to employ child performers.
As
Rochester
’s first certified employer of child performers, RochesterTalent.com,
Inc. is now responsible for making sure the children they manage are
provided with a certified teacher when necessary, and to transfer 15% of
all talent fees directly into the performer’s trust fund when making
payment for fees earned. Recertification for the employer is required
every three (3) years.
More information regarding these new laws may be obtained by visiting the
NYS Department of Labor web site (www.labor.state.ny.us).
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