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S.T.A.R.S. MISSION INTERNATIONAL SUMMER WORKSHOPS LED BY CELEBRITIES AND INDUSTRY PROS

7/16/2010

S.T.A.R.S. Mission International (Spirit-led Teen Artists Reaching for Success) is holding two outstanding events: July 21-23, Orlando area and August 5-7, Palm Beach County. This summer the teen arts program will introduce aspiring young actors, musicians, filmmakers, and visual artists to some of Florida’s and Los Angeles’ top industry professionals. Students attending the event will learn tools of the trade from experts who want to help them “keep their feet on the ground while reaching for the stars”.

Pros teaching workshops at the Orlando event include Disney Legend, Ron Logan, whose impressive career includes executive vice president, and executive producer, for Walt Disney Entertainment responsible for creating, casting, and producing all live entertainment products for the Walt Disney Company. Cameron “Kim” Dawson, Producer of films including “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” and “Letters to God”, Paul Sirmons, Producer/Director (“The First of May”, “Letters to God”) and Former Florida Film Commissioner, Maddy Curley, Florida native/L.A. actress (“Stick it”, “Cold Case”) and Ronnie Rodriguez, Sound Engineer John DeMatteo, Actress/Director Lee Marlow, various casting directors, agents, videographers, musicians and photographers will all offer outstanding lectures and workshops. Workshops include “Creating a Music CD”, “How to Video Audition”, “Power Auditioning”, “Independent Film Production”, “Runway”, “Acting Improve”, headshot/resume evaluations, and much more.

The outstanding program continues August 5-7 at S.T.A.R.S. Palm Beach event with actress/Author/Speaker Nancy Stafford whose credits include the Miss Florida title, Ford Model, television star of “Matlock” and “St. Elseware”, film actress and co-star of the upcoming film “Christmas with a Capital C”. Producer Mark Koch, (“Lost in Space”, “The Perfect Game”), Leo Partible, Los Angeles Storyboard Artist, Comic Book and Graphic Novelist and John David Ware, Writer/Director and Founder/President of the 168 Hour Film Festival in L.A., will join writers and filmmakers to create an event that will empower attendees to begin creating their own films, music, plays and other creative works.

Real Life Christian Academy, 1501 Steve’s Road, Clermont is hosting the Orlando event and Community United Church of Christ, 501 Park Avenue, Lake Park, FL is hosting the Palm Beach event. Tickets are only $200.00. SAVE $50 by pre-registering before July 16, 2010. For more information or to reserve a ticket visit www.stars4him.com or email kim@stars4him.com. S.T.A.R.S. Mission International is a non-profit organization and donations are greatly appreciated to bring affordable programs like these to aspiring teen artists.

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