Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010
It’s time for another IFASA social and networking get-together, so the March IFASA meeting will be a Filmmaker Mixer.
Location: Maloney’s Tavern (pool table area), the NW corner of 4th Ave and 9th St (213 N 4th Ave.)
Date: Monday, 1 March
Time: 6:00 to 8:00 PM
As with all of our mixers, this is an opportunity to meet fellow filmmakers, make beneficial connections, and have fun! Anyone who works in film, television or theater is invited to come and meet others in their respective fields. Bring your headshots, resumes, business cards, and flyers.
Drinks and appetizers are 2 for 1 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. All food and drink costs are each individual’s responsibility. Otherwise, there is no cost to attend the mixer.
We hope to see many of you there. And, bring your friends. Everyone is welcome.
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Friday, January 15th, 2010
The February IFASA meeting is Monday, 1 February, at 6:00 PM at the Main Library, Catalina Meeting Room (2nd floor and go left), 101 N. Stone. Parking in the underground garage is free after 5:00 PM. Our speaker will be Taylor Davidson, who will speak on film insurance, payroll, and financial services. It will be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Taylor Davidson is a licensed broker and manager with The Ruboyianes (?Ruby-ahness?) Company here in Tucson. He has over 13 years total in financial services. The first 8 years in branch and business banking with Wells Fargo and BBVA Compass and the last 5 years managing the property and casualty insurance division of The Ruboyianes Company and a number of niche industry programs particularly the Entertainment Division covering all areas of film, special event and television production. He is currently a member of IFASA and the APA, and the 2010 president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Tucson. Taylor and The Ruboyianes Company have experience covering all levels of entertainment insurance and financial services from small independent ?guerilla? filmmaking all the way up to multi-million dollar studio productions. The Tucson Film Office has recognized Taylor as the only Southern Arizona broker specializing in film and production coverages and The Ruboyianes Company under his management has provided insurance services to directors and producers, not only locally in Tucson and Arizona, but also nationally and internationally, from California to New York, Indonesia to France.
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Tuesday, December 29th, 2009
The January IFASA meeting will be held on Monday, January 4, at 6:00 PM. The location is the Main Library, 2nd Floor Meeting Room, 101 N. Stone. Parking in the underground garage is free after 5:00 PM.
The meeting will feature our annual open forum on what our members want from IFASA in the next year. This is a chance for all filmmakers to give their input on how IFASA can best serve the local film community. Everyone is invited to share their opinions and suggestions and help guide YOUR organization in the upcoming year. See you there.
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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
The December IFASA meeting will be Monday, 7 December, at 6:00 PM at Access Tucson, 124 E. Broadway. Our speaker will be career professional 1st Assistant Director Craig Huston.
Our speaker will be career professional 1st Assistant Director Craig Huston. Craig has been 1st AD on over 25 major films including First Blood, The Beautician and the Beast, and Uncommon Valor, as well as on over 40 television series and movies including Charmed, Love Boat: The Next Wave, and Under Siege. He was also 2nd AD on 14 major films including Heaven Can Wait, The Eiger Sanction, and Lipstick. It will be a very interesting and informative meeting. Everyone is welcome.
Also, the December meeting is the time for our annual IFASA board elections. Please, everyone attend to either run for a position or vote for your new board members. Only those who have paid your $10 annual dues can vote or run. To run, you must also have attended three IFASA events in the last six months, which may include the December meeting and any workshops, screenings, and mixers.
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