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Mark your calendars for these CFAA's Monthly Gatherings:

  • ACTORS WORKSHOP 

  • CFAA FILM MEETING

  • SCREEN WRITERS LAB

ACTORS WORKSHOP:
Every 2nd Tuesday @ 7pm- 

Offering a variety of workshops, special guests and industry leaders to share tools, tips and exercises with the acting community of all experience levels. 

CFAA FILM MEETING: 
Every 3rd Tuesday @ 7pm

The general CFAA membership and all production folks come out to this monthly gathering of the creative community.  Topics for meetings are varied each month, offered as part of the 'Filmmaking from A-Z' series. 

SCREENWRITERS LAB
Every 4th Tuesday @ 6:30pm- 

For those seasoned writers seeking to improve their scripts through workshopping.  This is a great place to improve, share and connect with other writers. 
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CFAA Meetings are held at the Art Institute of Sacramento, 2850 Gateway Oaks Dr., Sacramento CA 95833 (unless otherwise noted).

All meetings are free to CFAA members, or only $5 at the door for non-members and guests.
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Welcome to the
Capital Film Arts Alliance (CFAA)

Connecting the film and digital production communities in
Northern California and surrounding regions since 2004.

Monthly Film Meetings, Acting Workshops, Screenwriters Lab

​Coming Up: 

Meet Leslie and James Simmons
of Simz Productions
​at the Sept. 20th CFAA Film Meeting.  
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Producers of the feature film
'For What It's Worth',
which recently premiered at the
Sacramento Film & Music Festival. 

SIMZ Productions is an award winning Sacramento high-definition video and television production company dedicated to providing high quality and cost effective services. Whether it is a television commercial, web video or a broadcast reality series, SIMZ has experience and equipment to take on a wide array of projects. We provide both high definition production and post production services to ensure you the best quality product.

Business web pages:
www.simzproductions.com and www.shootblueproductions.com 

Bios -
James Simmons has been in the Film and Television business for over 20 years. James dropped out of college at the age of 19, delivered pizzas by day and worked nights in Television. He started out tearing script for the teleprompter at a local news station, and eventually worked his way through the ranks, learning everything he could. Years later, James has worked almost every position on set possible on thousands of projects for his companies SIMZ Productions and Shoot Blue Productions. This film is his directorial debut.

Leslie Simmons is a full-time producer for Simz Productions and Shoot Blue Productions and works with clients, casting agencies, talent and crew on a daily basis to produce corporate films, documentaries, narratives and educational films. She worked as Unit Production Manager on a short film titled “Shattered” in 2012 and also produced “Angst” in 2013. “For What It’s Worth” is her first feature-length film and she enjoyed the process of producing from start to finish. In particular, she loved collaborating with the writers to develop the screenplay and the camaraderie with cast and crew for the two months of filming.​

​Join us!
Tues., Sept. 20th @ 7pm
at the Art Institute of Sacramento
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr.
Sacrametno, CA 95833

Free to CFAA members and $5 for non-members or guests. All are welcome.

CFAA Monthly Events:

Join us at any or all of these monthly events that allow you to connect, engage and learn - while you make new friends and gain valuable contacts. 


Every 2nd Tuesday @ 7pm
Actors Workshop
Tues., Sept. 13th @ 7pm
Charlie Holiday's Improv Is Back!

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Every 3rd Tuesday @ 7pm
 CFAA Film Meeting: 
Tues., Sept. 20th @ 7pm
Simz Productions

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Every 4th Tuesday @ 6:30pm
CFAA Screenwriters Lab  
Tues., Sept. 27th @ 6:30pm

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All CFAA events (unless otherwise noted) take place at
the Art Institute of Sacramento
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr., Sacramento CA 95833

All meetings and workshops are free to CFAA members
or only $5 for non-members and guests. 

Here's a clip from one of our Speed Networking events.  
Tons's of fun with the CFAA! 

Our annual After-Holiday Party on Jan. 9th was a total blast!  
​Thanks to everyone who contributed to the Creative Interpretations Film contest and attended this event, and for being a part of the CFAA throughout the year! 


Misc. pics from the 2015 Sac Film & Music Festival​
Congrats to all who were part of the festivities!
(photo credit to Elizabeth Anne Springett - who instigated 
the 'Laurie Pederson Selfies' campaign!)

Misc. CFAA pics - click on each to see details.

CFAA MEETING INFO:
Meetings are free to CFAA members and only $5 for non-members and guests.  
All are welcome!

Location: Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are held at 
The Art Institute of Sacramento, 
2850 Gateway Oaks Dr., Sacramento, CA 95833

We appreciate our sponsors and members.