Meet a Talent Agent, "What Teens Want", TV Producers' Boot Camp,
NashCamp Songwriting Week Top July
Essence Magazine's annual music festival is in New Orleans
through July 3 and has slated performers, speakers and seminars
as part of its 35th anniversary celebration. The Thirty-ninth
annual Montreux Jazz Festival takes place at the foot of the
Swiss Alps this year in Montreux from July 1-16 and spans a wide
musical spectrum. Screenwriter Steve Kaire has sold or optioned
eight projects to the major studios including Warners, Columbia,
United Artists and Interscope. On July 2 he discusses "High
Concept: Creating and Selling to Hollywood" at Alameda Writers
Group Meeting in Glendale. Writing the One-Hour Dramatic
Teleplay is the focus of a one-day workshop meeting on UCLA
campus July 6 in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominations
covering Broadcast and Cable Previews are set to be announced
July 7 in Los Angeles. Meet Margaret Emory, talent agent for
Dulcina Eisen Associates and the columnist for "Ask an Agent" in
Back Stage newspaper, in an evening that includes interactive
on-camera demonstrations, on July 7 in New York. "Battle for the
HeArt Creative Roadshow," making stops in several cities,
examines the role the Web is playing as both a change and
transformation agent during a stop in Chicago on July 7.
Professional and commercial media produced in Florida is
previewed in "Best of Florida, Made in Florida" running July
8-10 in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. At the July 9 "No Budget Film
Workshop" in Los Angeles, attendees can learn how filmmakers
like Christopher Nolan, Joe Carnahan, Darren Aronofsky, Marc
Forster, and Tim Story launched careers with no-budget films.
Youth culture experts and thought leaders from apparel and
entertainment to music, gaming and publishing tackle marketing
and selling to teenagers in a July 12 session titled "What Teens
Want" taking place July 12 in New York City. This year the
American Black Film Festival is introducing a new networking
event - ABFF Soap Box, a two-day event designed to highlight
festival participants careers and projects - when it opens up a
four day session, July 13-17 in Miami. After a welcoming
cocktail party, classes, panels, chat sessions, and pitch
sessions form "How to Beat the Odds in Hollywood - 12 Steps to
an Independent Film" with sessions running July 14-17 in Las
Vegas. At the Songwriters Guild of America Week, opening July 17
in Nashville, needs of both the songwriter and performing
songwriter are addressed through educational workshops and
networking opportunities for both. At the Diversity Film TV
Market happening in Washington DC, attend business and
industry-related seminars, meet and discuss potential sales and
acquisitions from July 21-24. Henry Mancini Summer Music
Festival showcases the works of new, competing artists taking
place July 23 to August 12 in Culver City. National Association
of Broadcasters Management Development Seminar for TV Executives
will be held July 24-29 in Evanston. KidFest opens July 25 in
Winter Park and includes a Young Filmmakers