Women In Film and Television, Florida, conduct a Board Meeting
August 1 in Orlando addressing skills development, networking
events and industry resources particularly as it regards
Florida’s global entertainment industry. The New York premiere
and party for Marcos Siega’s ‘Pretty Persuasion’ is on August 2
at the Clearview Chelsea West in New York City. The 2005
University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference at
Columbia College in Chicago offers a selection of screenings,
readings, discussions, installations, demonstrations and the
Thursday night boat cruise picnic, among its special events,
from August 2 to 6. Billboard Magazine’s R & B Hip Hop
Conference and Awards, now in its sixth year, positions itself
as the primary function for music professionals involved with
Hip Hop, and happens this year from August 3 to 5 in Atlanta.
The Sixth Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference will be in
New York City from August 3 to 6 and features industry panels
and artist showcases at venues throughout the city. “How to
Negotiate” is a workshop lead by author of “Negotiating For
Dummies,” Michael Donaldson, taking place August 4 in Chicago.
At the Independent Producers Conference, running August 4 to 7
in Provo, join other independent producers, directors, and
writers for an intensive weekend dedicated to exploring issues
unique to producing independent films. The Anime Festival
Orlando celebrates Japanese animation and pop culture with over
250 hours of screening and over 40 panels, events and contests
during its run from August 5 to 7. Comedy Expert Steve Kaplan,
who created the HBO Workspace, the HBO New Writers Program,
speaks at the free Alameda Writers Group Meeting on August 6 in
Glendale. Leslie Berger leads an August 7 session titled “Actors
and Comics Targeted Marketing and Networking Workshop” in Los
Angeles.
“Hollywood Inside and Out” is a dialogue with Robert J. Dowling,
editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, and Los
Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein, to be held August 9 in Los
Angeles. For three non-consecutive evenings, August 9, 16, 23,
Women In Film and Television, Toronto, lead the class through an
in-depth study of the lifecycle of an animated writing project.
During an August 9 session at Ripley-Grier Studios in New York
City, the Associate Director of “One Life To Live” reviews
audition skills, monologue selection, effective cold reading
using many of the attending actors in the audience. For August 9
and 10 Music 2.0 assembles industry leaders to analyze trends
and developments affecting the business of digital music,
including music’s growing portability, digital distribution,
piracy and other contemporary issues affected by new technology
at its summit in Foster City. The 47th annual NARM opening
August 10 will bestow the Harry Chapin Memorial Humanitarian
Award to singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt during the Opening
Session and Annual Meeting in San Diego. Story elements most
important to the five groups of people writers pitch to will be
presented in August 15 AFI session, “The Movie Pitch: How to
Sell to Hollywood,” in Hollywood. Multimedia extravaganza
Ignite! features new talents in art, film, performance art and
fashion for an August 17 event in Hollywood, “A Night of Monte
Carlo Carnivale Decadence From IGNITE!” The Sacramento Film and
Music Festival has a special screening for music videos called
the “Sac Music Seen” in addition to its programmed film and
musical showcases, taking place August 17 to 21.
Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival screening at various Lake
Tahoe screening locations from August 24 to 28, focuses on
independent features and shorts as well as animation. Maui
Writers Retreat in Wailea Alanui Beach Resort is a 6-day
intensive on how to shape and present a saleable manuscript
starting August 26. MIFED, The International Film and Multimedia
Market, takes place this year in Milan starting August 28, and
will be connected to IBTS-Crossmedia Marketplace. International
Recording Media Association 8th Annual DVD Entertainment
Conference and Showcase is a Conference, exhibition and awards
program serving the needs of entertainment media professionals
for 2 days in Hollywood, opening August 30. IndieGate.com Third
Independent Music Conference focuses on legal issues, digital
rights, digital distribution, hearing and voice protection,
performance and rehearsal education, business planning, and many
other modern day music industry concerns for a week of meetings
beginning August 31 in Philadelphia.
The above events are only a sampling of what is listed. Many of
the events above have a submission process for indie and/or
performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the
“Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and
Events” page at http://www.actors
checklist.com/news.html.
The above events are only a sampling of what is listed. Many of
the events above have a submission process for indie and/or
performing artists to take part in. Complete details are on the
“Media, Entertainment and Performing Arts Industry News and
Events” page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html
Actorschecklist.com
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