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Los Angeles Film School to Host Seminar in Mexico City

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The informational seminar, which includes a morning and an afternoon
session, will be hosted by television star Cristina Perez, who is most
known for her work on Fox Television’s Emmy Award winning program Cristina’s Court. It will also feature appearances by prominent
Mexican LA Film School faculty and+ alumni.

During each session, attendees will learn about careers in
entertainment and become familiar with educational opportunities the
school has to offer to international students.  In addition, they will
preview graduate work and have an opportunity to ask questions about
education and entertainment to a panel of industry professionals.

Mexican filmmaker Salvador Carrasco, who is also Course Director of the
advanced directing program at The Los Angeles Film School, will serve
as a panelist. Carrasco’s first feature, The Other Conquest, was the
highest-grossing Mexican film ever at the time of its release.

A&R and Online Strategies executive of Warner Music Mexico Joaquin
Fernandez, who is a graduate of The Los Angeles Recording School, a
branch campus of The Los Angeles Film School, will also appear on the
panel. Fernandez has worked with a number of successful Mexican
artists, including El Tri, Ximena Sariñana, Motel, Maná and Café
Tacvba.

“This is an amazing opportunity for prospective international students
to get a better understanding of what it is like to study film, music
and games in Hollywood, the world’s entertainment capital,” said Chief
Executive Officer Diana Derycz-Kessler, who will also be on hand for
the event. “Not only will they get familiar with what educational
opportunities are out there, but they will also get insight from
industry professionals about what it is like to work in México’s
entertainment world.”

The seminar will take place at the Four Seasons Hotel in Mexico City
located at Paseo De La Reforma 500, 06600 México, D.F. The first
session will start at 10 a.m. and the second will start at 2 p.m.

The Los Angeles Film School (LAFS) is an accredited college with a
campus located in the heart of Hollywood that includes the historic RCA
Building at 6363 Sunset Boulevard. The private post-secondary
educational degree-granting college, which has quickly become a leading
academic center for aspiring filmmakers, offers degrees in film,
computer animation, game production and audio with an exceptional
curriculum in state-of-the-art facilities.

Its campus comprises of over 250,000 square feet dedicated to labs,
studios and theaters equipped with the latest technology including
Avid, ProTools and Digidesign. Its production facilities have
previously been used by legendary artists such as Elvis Presley, The
Rolling Stones, Henry Mancini and John Williams, who recorded the
orchestral score to Star Wars: Return of the Jedi there in 1983. A
highlight of its recent expansion is a new Hollywood set, which is a
two-story 3,000 square foot Victorian house in the main stage that
utilizes age-old industry techniques such as green screen, painted
backgrounds and a back-lit illuminated trans-light. The campus also
includes the 8,000 square foot Ivar Theater, which has held many
significant performances, including Lord Buckley, The Grateful Dead and
The Doors.

Their faculty of industry professionals has earned credits on a number
of major motion pictures, video games and albums. Graduates have also
been honored as winners in numerous Independent Film Festivals
throughout the world and some of their credits include GRAMMY awards
and nominations, engineering multi-platinum albums and placing the
final touches on theatrical releases. In addition, The Hollywood
Reporter named LAFS "One of the best-equipped private learning centers
in the country."

For more information about LAFS, please visit www.lafilm.edu or call (323) 860-0789.