A Word From the President
Gudrun Giddings
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Hej Alla,
This Sunday we celebrate everyone running the 30th edition of the LA Marathon. It will be a record warm March weekend so much respect to all the runners bracing both the heat and the streets of LA.
We know that there are many talented Scandinavian actors reading Finally Friday so if you are the one who gets cast as Dr. Lindstrom, in the new ABC TV pilot “The King of 7Bâ€, please let SACC-LA know as we would like to follow up with you. Have Fun!
And please remember to save the date for another inspiring networking event at SACC-LA member restaurant Gravlax. Everyone attending will be treated to some Scandinavian and Turkish specialties including an extended happy hour, courtesy of Gravlax. More information to come about this event and also do note that the event takes place on Thursday March 26th , even though it goes under the name, Finally Friday Live ;-)
I am ending with a quote by American author and poet, Maya Angelou, as we will start presenting some different and though provoking quotes every week. If you have a favorite quote you would like us to share, please send it to info@sacc-la.org and we hope to use in future newsletter.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel†- Maya Angelou
Happy Friday !!
Gudrun Giddings
President of SACC-LA
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Finally Friday LIVE at Gravlax
SAVE THE DATE
For a night with a Swedish touch!
We are happy to host our second Finally Friday LIVE, Thursday March 26th.
This time we would like to invite you to the fantastic Swedish restaurant, and SACC-LA member, Gravlax for extended happy hour from 5 pm - 8 pm. Gravlax will also be serving complimentary specialties to the guests. There is no cover, all you need to do is RSVP to info@sacc-la.org. There will be a limited amount of spots so please sign up today. Non-members are also welcome!
Please note that even though it is a Finally Friday LIVE event, it will take place on a Thursday. We understand that it can be confusing...
Date and time: Thursday March 26th at 5 pm
Location: Gravlax, 12400 West Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90066
Parking available in connection to the restaurant & street parking.
Complimentary Scandinavian and Turkish appetizers
Extended happy hour between 5 pm- 8pm
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Casting Call
The new ABC TV-series "The King of 7B" is looking for a Scandinavian actor for their pilot. The character description can be found below:
DR. LINDSTROM (44-60s) This Swedish art curator who speaks with an accent chats with Prentiss via Skype. Please submit Scandinavian actors... 1 speech & 1 line, 1 scene (13)
Go onto Cast it Talent via the link below and submit your audition for the role of Dr. Lindstrom. If you by any chance have difficulties uploading it through the site, you can e-mail your audition tape to angelademoasst@gmail.com as a downloadable attachment.
http://www.castittalent.com/The_King_of_7B
Sides to be found here
Preferable if the actor is a local hire in Los Angeles including hold
a U.S. work permit/visa.
Information about the Production:
The King of 7B
Pilot
ABC Studios for ABC
SAG-AFTRA
Draft: March 3rd, 2015
Start Date: March 24th, 2015
Location: Los Angeles |
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EP: Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Ben Karlin
Director: David Frankel
Writer/EP: Howard Franklin
Casting Director: Angela Demo
Casting Associate: Alice Merlin
Casting Assistant: Clair Kaplan
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Cast:
Craig Ferguson (as Prentiss Porter)
Kirby Howell-Baptiste (as Greta Milgrim)
Carla Jimenez (as Juana de la Cruz)
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Scandinavian Locations in Los Angeles
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Last week the 40th anniversary of the AFCI Locations Show was held at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The event makes for a great platform for organizations around the world who want to showcase their different regions to filmmakers and producers in the industry. SACC-LA's Jens Lundén joined our member Film Festival Flix's President/CEO Benjamin Oberman at the event and visited one particular organization, Scandinavian Locations.
Jens Lundén (SACC-LA) together with Julie Linn Melling (Scandinavian Locations), Mikael Svensson (Vice President, Scandinavian Locations), Berit Tilly (General Secretary, Scandinavian Locations) and Benjamin Oberman (President/CEO, Film Festival Flix).
They are a collaboration between Swedish, Finnish, Danish and Norwegian film commissions who together work with promoting the amazing venues and sceneries to be found in Scandinavia towards the film industry. "We hope to meet American producers and tell them about what Scandinavia has to offer" says Teija Raninen from the West Finland Film Commission. The entire crew, at least one representative from each country, attending the event at the Hyatt all described how truly great and diverse the scenery in Scandinavia can be. Berit Tilly from Swedish Lapland Film Commission spoke about the "freshness" and how very "exotic in a different way" really defines Scandinavia. "And don't forget about the fantastic summers in Lappland" (the northern parts of Scandinavia, editor's note) she adds.
Even though a lot of work is put into showing off eye-opening nature such as mountains, winter
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landscape, fjords and coasts, a big part of the work Scandinavian Locations assists with is presenting talent, services and stories from the Nordic countries. "It is very informal and customized to the project. We qualify the project and hook people up with potential co-producers and most of us are able to offer paid location tours. It's always informal and customized I would say" says Julie Linn Melling from Danish Film Commission Fyn. "In Denmark we are riding on this huge wave of success right now, which makes our jobs very easy as Danish production companies, directors and script writers are doing really well internationally at the moment." And there are surely other success'. Sigmund Elias Holm from Western Norway Film Commission tells about the Hotel Juvet in his region where they recently have filmed celebrated screenplay writer Alex Garland's directorial debut Ex Machina, starring Sweden's Alicia Viklander. "It just looks so, so cool. It opened earlier in the U.K. and has received raved reviews. Wallpaper (magazine, editor's note) did a feature on the location and called it the best film set they had ever seen." says Holm.
Benjamin Oberman (President/CEO, Film Festival Flix) interviewing Mikael Svensson (Vice President, Scandinavian Locations) at the AFCI Locations Show 2015.
At the event, Film Festival Flix also did a video recorded interviews with the crew which will be put online on their website shortly for a closer look at Scandinavian Locations. You can also check out Scandinavian Locations own website to learn more about them.
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SACC-LA are looking for new Marketing Managers
The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of Los Angeles (SACC-LA) is looking for four self-motivated and driven interns focused on different key areas. This is a 6-12 month internship beginning in July 2015.
SACC-LA is the #1 preferred network in Los Angeles, “The Entertainment Capital of the Worldâ€, for people seeking Swedish-American co-operation within creative and innovative industries. For us it is equally important to build strong relations with our members as it is to actively search for new members that can expand and add value to our network. There will be plenty of events, both our own and external, that you will visit to connect with people of your and the Chamber’s interest.
Marketing Managers Spring 2015: Jacob Neckmar, Hanna Hedin, Madeleine Gustâv and Jens Lundén.
As a Marketing Manager at SACC-LA you will work closely with the Board of Directors, who all are established within creative and innovative industries and know how to navigate in LA. This internship gives a unique opportunity to build a strong network at a high level, while learning how to step into a managing role with big responsibilities combined with effective teamwork.
To read more about the specific positions, please see the ads here.
If you have any questions you can contact us at info@sacc-la.org and we will assist you as soon as possible.
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70 % of all jobs are found through Networking
Photo from SACC-LA's Networking event at The London, LA in August 2013.
The above statement is according to the Bureau Of Labor Statistics and mentioned in an article originally written by Ashley Stahl and recently re-published in Forbes via contributor The Muse. It goes on to mention that; “Successful people will tell you that they treat every conversation as a job interview. They understand that every coffee, every casual encounter with strangers, and every family dinner is planting a seed for the vacancies of tomorrow.†You can read the entire article by clicking the link below and we hope you find success at all of our events and fun opportunities to network.
Read article
Original article written by: Ashley Stahl
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Swedes at SXSW
The big festival South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas is about to kick off today, and if you have the opportunity, make sure to catch some of the Swedish acts going. There will be all of 20 different music acts from Sweden present at the SXSW this year, including Seinabo Sey, Laleh, Urban Cone and Tove Styrke.
SXSW is actually not just a music festival, but a combination of three different festivals; interactive, film and music. The music festival is the largest of its kind in the world with over 2,200 official performers at over 100 stages around Austin. The interactive part as grown rapidly during the last decade being able to present keynote speakers such as Mark Zuckerberg and Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. This year's festival starts today, March 13th, and goes on to March 22nd.
To read more about the Swedish bands on location, check out Try Swedish who will be on site promoting Sweden contributions.
Swedish line up:
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Elliphant
Laleh
Beldina
Seinabo Sey
AMASON
CIKATRIS
Frida Sundemo
Indevotion
Good Harvest
Kate Boy
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Kill! Kill! Pussycat!
The Magnettes
Moon City Boys
Ninsun Poli
Roshambo
Summer Heart
Tove Styrke
Urban Cone
Ãœni Foreman
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L.A. Marathon - The pinnacle for runners!
This Sunday, March 15 th it is time for the 30 th edition of Los Angeles Marathon. The race, that gathers runners from 55 countries and all of the 50 states, starts at the Dodger Stadium before the participants cross the finish line in Santa Monica. To be able to receive an official time you need to cross the finish line under the time of 6 hours and 30 minutes. The course record for men and women is the amazing 2:06:35 respective 2:25:10.
Photo credits: Homeboyindustries.com
For some people this is a once in a lifetime experience and a dream come true but some of the participants have been running every year since the first race. This group is known under the name Los Angeles Marathon Legacy Runners and on Saturday they will run their 30 th race.
If you want to avoid traffic jams and drive smoothly, here's a map of the streets closed during the event.
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SWEA Professional Event next week
SWEA invites you to come and listen to former North American IKEA Manager, Pernille Spiers Lopez, talk about female leadership and her book "Design Your Life".
Date and time: Tuesday, March 17th at 9 am - 11 am
Location: Cecconi's West Hollywood, 8764 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles 90069
For more information, please go onto SWEA's page and check the event here. |
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Are you planning on flying to Sweden anytime soon from L.A.? Check out the availability of traveling this Spring.
Nonstop LAX ARN
From one way incl. taxes
Travel period: April – May
Price: $ 369*
*Restrictions and baggage fees may apply. Subject to availability.
Check calender here!
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Are you a talented professional seeking career opportunities in the entertainment capital of the world?
Please visit SACC-LA’s exciting career site to find a job that suits you!
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Are you a high-demanding company looking for new brilliant colleagues to your organization?
Please contact SACC-LA to put a work placement ad on our career site!
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Will Ferrell explaining Swedish tradition
If you are from another country, being married with a Swede can surely be difficult at times, especially when it comes to tradtions. The actor Will Ferrell knows this as he is married with a Swede and has had the joy of celebrating holidays in Sweden. Here he is at the Jonathan Ross Show explaining what christmas is like back in Sweden.
View clip here
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Swedish fashion doesn't look back
Sweden is seen internationally as embodying all that is best about Scandinavian design. As with so many aspects of life, Swedes tend to take a practical approach to what they wear, but this doesn’t mean there is any lack of creativity.
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Not a member yet?
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- Visibility through different marketing efforts
- Matchmaking opportunities
- Discounted deals for members
- Consulting service(s) and market research
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Looking for talented Swedish trainees to join your company?
As a Member of SACC-LA your company has access to students and recent graduates of Sweden's top Universities through our Trainee Program.
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