Durango Songwriter's Expo, Society of Singers Honors, MIFED
Multimedia Market, Fresh Faces in Fashio
At the October 1 Alameda Writers Group Meeting in Glendale,
Denise Hamilton presents "From Fact To Fiction, a Best-selling
Writer's Journey From Rough Draft to Publication". Admission is
always free and AWG members may attend special interest groups
offering support and feedback for works-in-progress. In the
midst of the Woodstock Film Festival, BMI holds their Music
Showcase on October 1, all taking place in Woodstock. At a Los
Angeles "POWER UP Movie Making Seminar" sponsored by the
Hollywood Reporter from October 1-2, you can learn how to sell,
set up, and produce films. The BMI Round Table agenda for this
month examines performing rights, BMI's history, how the
Nashville music industry operates, and tips to help you become
the songwriter you want to be, when it meets October 3 in the
Nashville office. The Second Annual Hatch Audiovisual Arts
Festival from October 4-9 in Bozeman, presents film premieres,
panels, workshops and artist showcases in all disciplines.
GARTAL - An Armenian Literary Reading Series, features the works
of poet and novelist Karen Karslyan
(http://www.karenkarslyan.com/enbio.htm); book artist Emily
Artinian; solo performer; Arpie Dadoyan; and a musical
performance featuring singer Ayda Erbal at the Cornelia Street
Cafe in NYC's Greenwich Village. The 10th Annual Durango
Songwriter's Expo, an Expo limited to 200 attendees to preserve
the "expert to songwriter" ratio, runs October 6-8 in the
mountains of Durango.
T.J. Martell Foundation, which raises funds for cancer and AIDS
research, honors Katie Couric, Matt Lauer and Al Roker, and
featuring performances by Norah Jones and Antigone Rising for an
October 7 engagement in New York. The Society of Singers honors
Elton John with cocktails, dinner, and show for its 14th Annual
Ella Awards, October 10 in Beverly Hills. For a "Breaking Bands
and Placing Music in Film, TV and Games" Panel, guest speakers
include Julia Michels, Jonathan Palmer, Dominic Griffin, Elena
Byington, over dinner and cocktails on October 11 in Studio
City. This year's MIFED International Film and Multimedia Market
happens at Fiera Milano - Piazzale Giulio Cesare, in Milan,
October 13-17. The runway debut of six womenswear, one menswear
and one swimwear designer on the catwalk, and four accessory
designers will be captured in Gen Art LA's 8th Annual Fresh
Faces in Fashion Show - with pre-reception and after-party -
October 14 in Santa Monica. Established indie filmmakers share
their secrets and past mistakes at the FIND Filmmaker Forum:
Sell Your Film Without Getting Screwed, happening October 15 in
Los Angeles. A CLA Music Business Seminar Sponsored By ASCAP, is
a daylong seminar aimed to educate emerging songwriters and
entertainment attorneys about relevant legal issues affecting
artists and entertainers, happening on the USC campus in Los
Angeles. Writers Guild of America West presents a multi-panel
seminar on diversity in the entertainment industry titled "The
Write Influence: Valuing Diversity" on October 15 in Los
Angeles. Competition and festivity for European television,
radio and Internet productions is what you will find at Prix
Europa in Berlin, opening October 15-22.
Author and actress Marguerite Ashton, whose latest novel
"Taylini: A Family Saga,"
(http://www.publishedauthors.net/margueriteashton) was published
earlier this year, is interviewed on the ArtistFirst World Radio
Network, October 17 at 8 pm EST. The Broadcast India Exhibition
and Symposium, opening at the World Trade Centre in Mumbai from
October 18-22, covers the content creation of television, film
and multimedia, from management to delivery. At "The Next Big
Idea: The Future of Branded Entertainment," media professional
to entertainment-as-marketing events s discuss how to move
beyond licensing agreements and product placement, October 19 in
New York. A Worship Facilities Conference and Expo focuses on
church construction, A/V production and lighting, and facilities
management at its conference and exposition in Nashville,
October 20-21. The Norwich International Animation Festival has
changed its focus to the art of animation, and presents
seminars, debates, retrospectives and specially-curated film
programmes when it opens for a three day run on October 20 in
Norwich. State of the industry review of legal and business
aspects of music, motion pictures and digital entertainment will
be reviewed in the 15th Annual Entertainment Institute, October
21 & 22 in Austin. International Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Induction Ceremony with inductees Luther Barnes, The Sunset
Jubilaires, Aretha Franklin and others, happens on October 22 in
Detroit. The gathering for the motion picture industry in the
United States, Latin America and the Caribbean, ShowEast 2005
Convention, includes "Casino Night" this year as one of its
added networking features, opening October 24-27 in Orlando.
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.
Experience the newly relaunched picture and ecard gallery on The
Actor's Checklist which you can find at
http://actorschecklist.com/coppermine/