Meet A Talent Agent, "what Teens Want", Tv Producers' Boot Camp,
By Actorschecklist.com, Sat Dec 10th
Essence Magazine's annual music festival is in New Orleansthrough July 3 and has slated performers, speakers and seminarsas part of its 35th anniversary celebration. The Thirty-ninthannual Montreux Jazz Festival takes place at the foot of theSwiss Alps this year in Montreux from July 1-16 and spans a widemusical spectrum. Screenwriter Steve Kaire has sold or optionedeight projects to the major studios including Warners, Columbia,United Artists and Interscope. On July 2 he discusses "HighConcept: Creating and Selling to Hollywood" at Alameda WritersGroup Meeting in Glendale. Writing the One-Hour DramaticTeleplay is the focus of a one-day workshop meeting on UCLAcampus July 6 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominationscovering Broadcast and Cable Previews are set to be announcedJuly 7 in Los Angeles. Meet Margaret Emory, talent agent forDulcina Eisen Associates and the columnist for "Ask an Agent" inBack Stage newspaper, in an evening that includes interactiveon-camera demonstrations, on July 7 in New York. "Battle for theHeArt Creative Roadshow," making stops in several cities,examines the role the Web is playing as both a change andtransformation agent during a stop in Chicago on July 7.
Professional and commercial media produced in Florida ispreviewed in "Best of Florida, Made in Florida" running July8-10 in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. At the July 9 "No Budget FilmWorkshop" in Los Angeles, attendees can learn how filmmakerslike Christopher Nolan, Joe Carnahan, Darren Aronofsky, MarcForster, and Tim Story launched careers with no-budget films.Youth culture experts and thought leaders from apparel andentertainment to music, gaming and publishing tackle marketingand selling to teenagers in a July 12 session titled "What TeensWant" taking place July 12 in New York City. This year theAmerican Black Film Festival is introducing a new networkingevent - ABFF Soap Box, a two-day event
designed to highlightfestival participants careers and projects - when it opens up afour day session, July 13-17 in Miami. After a welcomingcocktail party, classes, panels, chat sessions, and pitchsessions form "How to Beat the Odds in Hollywood - 12 Steps toan Independent Film" with sessions running July 14-17 in LasVegas. At the Songwriters Guild of America Week, opening July 17in Nashville, needs of both the songwriter and performingsongwriter are addressed through educational workshops andnetworking opportunities for both. At the Diversity Film TVMarket happening in Washington DC, attend business andindustry-related seminars, meet and discuss potential sales andacquisitions from July 21-24. Henry Mancini Summer MusicFestival showcases the works of new, competing artists takingplace July 23 to August 12 in Culver City. National Associationof Broadcasters Management Development Seminar for TV Executiveswill be held July 24-29 in Evanston. KidFest opens July 25 inWinter Park and includes a Young Filmmakers’ Academy andscreenings of unusual and classic children’s films until July29. Songwriters in the round can discuss and perform their songsin a casual setting at a BMI Acoustic Series on July 27 in NewYork City.
Dealmaking, through personal contact, dinners, programs, as wellas online networking leading up to the event, is what the MobileEntertainment Summit is seeking to achieve for its guests duringits two day session starting July 27 in Universal City. TheWriter's Road Map: Directions For Getting Your Book in Print,happens on July 28 in Tampa. "The Pitch Pit" is a featured eventat the NATPE Third Annual TV Producers' Boot Camp, July 28 and29 in West Hollywood. HypeFest is dedicated to showcasingcompelling and entertaining short films, commercials, musicvideos and promos and includes a screenplay competition amidstfestivities with an awards show and nightly networking parties,July 29-31 in Hollywood. Fade In: Magazine sponsors its 9thAnnual Hollywood Pitch Festival running July 30-31 in WestHollywood. NashCamp Songwriting Week is a Songwriting campstaffed by Nashville songwriters and Music Row professionalstaking place on Cumberland Furnace Plantation from July 31 toAugust 5.
The above events are only a sampling of what is listed. Many ofthe events above have a submission process for indie and/orperforming artists to take part in. Complete details are on the"Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry andEvents" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html.
About the author:The events mentioned here are only a sampling of what is listed.Many of the items in the article have a submission process forindie and/or performing artists to take part in. Completedetails are on the "Media, Entertainment and Performing ArtsIndustry and Events" page athttp://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html.
