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http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2012/05/11/entertainment/arts/doc4fad94c416ee1830699261.txt By Register Staff HAMDEN — Actors John Ratzenberger and Frank Converse will star in a short film produced by trainees in the fifth and final Connecticut Film Industry Training Program. Applications are being accepted through May 31 for the course at Quinnipiac University. The FITP is a comprehensive course for students who want to [...]

http://www.13abc.com/story/18253201/jobs-in-film-coming-available-in-ohio 13abc.com Zachary Pitts TOLEDO, Ohio – Have you ever wanted to work on the set of a feature film? The University of Toledo is unveiling a new program that could help make that Hollywood dream a reality. More and more films are being made in Ohio and setting the stage for more jobs. ” [...]

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Seattle-has-become-a-go-to-place-for-film-scoring-3538291.php CELINA KAREIVA, The Seattle Times SEATTLE (AP) — It’s midafternoon at Studio X in Belltown and students of Seattle Film Institute‘s film-scoring program are crafting their own compositions in a recording session. On one side of a glass partition, the instructor, Emmy Award-winning composer Hummie Mann, leads a room of orchestral artists through pages of sheet music. [...]

http://www.ncnn.com/business/7884-gov-perdue-wants-1-million-for-film-production-workforce-training Written by David Horn (WILMINGTON) — Gov. Bev Perdue said her 2012-2013 budget proposal will include $1 million to launch a community college based workforce development initiative that would train those interested in working the in film production. The funding will go to community colleges in Wilmington and Winston-Salem. The initiative would help develop [...]

http://www.cleveland.com/employment/plaindealer/index.ssf/2012/04/lights_camera_action_working_in_the_film_industry.html By Terri Mrosko For those in Northeast Ohio who are interested in a career in the film industry, there are available opportunities to work at or learn more about the craft through the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. Some of the workers employed right here in Cleveland include cameramen, grips, electricians, construction workers, caterers, hair [...]