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ShowBiz Expo - LA
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- Published on Wednesday, 21 April 2010 19:16
- Written by Lynne Shannon
This year’s Los Angeles edition of the ShowBiz Expo, the largest networking event for the entertainment
industry, is taking place April 24-25, 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Events include a wide range of networking opportunities besides the exhibit hall: workshops and seminars, designers' showcase, focus groups, roundtable discussions, film festival, headshot displays for casting, live auditions for performers, movie reel showcase, original music showcase and much more.
Free keynotes include:
"Can You Talk Your Way to an Oscar™? Meet the Stars Behind the Voices,"
presented by Voicebank.net, which explores the exploding voiceover field. 
"Low Budget Film Production"
Moderator: Al Satterwhite (director/cameraman/photographer) with
Kimberley Browning (festival director, Hollywood Shorts/filmmaker/producer),
Greg Crowder (founder, 6 Reel Pictures/writer) and
Robert Mann (director)
Some of the Panels are:
“Get Carded” (SAG, AFTRA, Equity, etc) with
Ivan Rivas (outside business representative, Actors' Equity Association)
William F. Thomas (AFTRA Los Angeles executive director)
Nayla Wren (director of organizing, Screen Actors Guild)
“Show Me the Money” -- Moderated by: Alan Brody (Founder, iBreakfast) 
(who also moderates "Fast Pitch - Pitch your Idea to Investors") with
Adam Chapnick (IndieGoGo)
Anne Marie Gillen (Gillen Group LLC)
Larry Langs (iBusinessPartners)
Gene Massey (CinemaShares.com)
“View from Behind the Camera” -- moderated by Stephanie Argy (filmmaker & contributing writer, American Cinematographer Magazine) with
Fred Goodich, ASC (Dangerous Ideas)
Francis Kenny, ASC (Justified)
Geary McLeod, ASC (The Mentalist)
George Mooradian, ASC (According to Jim)
“The Biggest Thing to Hit Acting in the Last 50 Years Comes to LA”
with Helen Kogan (The Science of Acting)
“Seeing Red”
Everything you wanted to know about using the RED Camera and the Equipment that goes with it. Presented by Hollywood Shorts.
Throughout each day, the ShowBiz Expo Los Angeles Film Festival hosts free screenings of short films from emerging filmmakers.
For more information, visit www.theshowbizexpo.com and select “ShowBiz Expo Los Angeles”.
ShowBiz Expo - LA
April 24-25, 2010
LA Convention Center
1201 S. Figueroa Street, West Hall B
Los Angeles, CA
Anaheim Comic Con 2010
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- Published on Friday, 16 April 2010 09:31
- Written by L E Shannon
Anaheim Convention Center, 800 West Katella Avenue, Anaheim, California. This major pop-culture convention brings together fans of comics, toys, collectibles and offers a chance to see actors, writers, artists that each industry has to offer. Leading the impressive guest list is Special Guest Stan Lee, world famous comic book & motion picture icon. “...I’m a big fan of Wizard magazine and...I’m really looking forward to the Wizard Con and to meeting all the fans—plus, there’s something else!” said Stan. “I’m also eager to hear everyone’s reaction when I tell them my two breaking news announcements!”
Fans will have the opportunity to question Stan about those mysterious announcements and a lot more, and an exclusive Stan Lee interview will take place at Anaheim Comic Con. And naturally, the pundit of POW! will also take part in the 100% Cotton Q&A session hosted by Wizard Editor Mike Cotton.
Also thrilling fans is the appearance of Star Trek’s own, original William Shatner and Nichelle Nichols, as well as Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, among others.
Many stars of classic TV are expected, including Lee Meriwether, Lindsay Wagner, Julie Newmar, Yvonne Craig, Erin Gray, Richard Hatch, Gil Gerard, Herb Jefferson, Butch Patrick, and Adam West and Burt Ward. Also coming are stars from Battlestar Galactica, the Batman, Star Wars and Pirates of the Caribbean films, and numerous others.
Newer shows’ stars include Lance Reddick (Fringe, Lost), Scott Porter (Caprica). Jewel Staite (Warehouse 13, Stargate: Atlantis, Firefly), Miracle Laurie (Dollhouse), Juliet Landau (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel), Cliff Simon (Stargate: SG-1), and Melinda Clarke (The Vampire Diaries).
The guest roster of artists and toy makers is equally impressive. Special Guests include Tony deZuniga (Jonah Hex), Glenn Fabry (2000AD, The Preacher), Phil Jimenez and Todd Nauck (Amazing Spider-Man), Ale Garza (Fathom, Cable, Batgirl), Drew Johnson (Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Fantastic Four), Rob Liefeld and Mike Mayhew, among many more.
Sessions that are not to be missed:
"FX-Make-up with Academy Award© Winner Barney Burnham"
"Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary Q&A"
"Comedic Writing"
Also being held:
Sanctioned Gaming Tournaments
Voice Actors Pavilion
The Largest Magic: The Gathering Pre-Release
Plus more than 400 Exhibitor, Celebrity and Creator Booths
For more information, go to www.wizardworld.com.
Anaheim Comic Con 2010
April 16-18, 2010
Anaheim Convention Center
800 West Katella Avenue
Anaheim, CA 92802
4th Annual Kids Comic Con Flies in The Bronx
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- Published on Saturday, 10 April 2010 13:32
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With the support of the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art, the
4th Annual Kids Comic Con takes place at
Bronx Community College on Saturday April 10, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
A family-centered art and literacy comic-book convention, the Kids’ Comic Con provides a free, colorful and art-filled day for children and their parents to engage writers and illustrators from the comic-book and graphic-novel industry.
Last year's convention was attended by almost 800 participants. All the children and teenagers attending the free KCC event receive books, participate in art and writing workshops, and meet top volunteer professionals from the world of comics.
Created by writer and educator Alex Simmons and by Gene Adams, the director of Collaborative Education at BCC, the KCC is the first comic-book convention themed literacy project in The Bronx. "Since 2006 BCC and KCC have provided workshops throughout New York and New Jersey for children and educators on the use of comic books and graphic novels in literacy improvement," said Adams. "And we've not only been supported by the publishing industry, but also by Canson Paper, and Sakura Color Products of America ... all coming together for the kids."
Professional artists volunteering at KCC have worked with the biggest and most successful industry giants such as Marvel Comics, Archie Comics, Random House Books, Tokyopop, Viz Media, and D.C. Comics.
Among this year’s list of industry artists will be
Jamal Igle
Amy Ignatow
Ray Felix
Rich Terdoslavich
James Barry
Anne Sibley O'Brien
Jamal Peppers
James Sherman
Free workshops at KCC include subjects such as how to drawing scenery, how to develop storylines, science and superheroes, careers in comics, and more.
For info go to: http://www.kidscomiccon.com
The
4th Annual Kids Comic Con
Saturday April 10, 2010
Bronx Community College
Butler Hall, Rm 304
West 181st Street & University Avenue,
Bronx, NY 10453
Alex Simmons
718-601-0371
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Collaborative Education Program
Int'l FF Summit Europe - Calling All Festivals
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- Published on Thursday, 08 April 2010 13:49
- Written by Laura Blum
What do you get when you convene a roomful of film-festival impresarios and entertainment honchos for two days? As participants at the International Film Festival Summit Europe will tell you, anything but films.
Held April 8 to 9, 2010, in Amsterdam, the fourth annual IFFS conference and symposium offers up workshops, keynotes and panels dissecting the latest trends in festivals and independent film. Beyond educational sessions, the largely European assembly also hosts informal networking events designed to spark partnerships.
The IFFS brochure says it's the place to "recharge your batteries." To be sure, anyone who has ever produced one of the world's 4,000 film festivals knows the energy demands of drawing audience, revenue and programming in today's increasingly competitive festival universe. At the Summit, fest magisters can compare notes, and hear about problems and solutions their counterparts their counterparts may be entertaining.
The opening panel invites a critique of the current festival model, and looks ahead to the next five years. Speakers 
are Thessaloniki International Film Festival director Despina Mouzaki; Rutger Wolfson, director of International Film Festival Rotterdam; Copenhagen Film Festivals CEO Jørgen Ramskov; and Corona Cork Film Festival director & CEO Mick Hannigan, who is also a keynoter on April 9.
Bookended by keynotes — including about music events — another morning activity introduces conference-goers to their "Living Group." This small breakout session is intended as a turbo kit for building bonds among industry colleagues.
At a "How To" panel about navigating such fraught issues as premieres, release windows, distribution and the media, Dublin International Film Festival director Grainne Humphreys joins Moscow International Film Festival program director Kirill Razlogov and Milano International Film Festival director and founder Andrea Galante.
Economic worries hover over the Amsterdam confab, making a panel called "Festival Funding Sources" especially compelling. Its brain trust includes Arnaud Pasquali, head of media at Promotion MEDIA; William Fenton, director of Sponsorship Consulting Limited; Astrid Hallenstvedt, sponsorship manager of Stockholm International Film Festival and Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival director Tina Lokk.
No less topical is a dissection of the production and distribution role festivals are increasingly called on to play. Weighing in on the industry functions of even the most intimate fests is a panel moderated by European Independent Film Festival director Scott Hillier who will lob questions to:
IDFA industry office head Adriek van Nieuwenhuyzen
Angeliki Vergou, coordinator of "Crossroads" at Thessaloniki International Film Festival
German Film Export Union managing director Christian Dorsch
Katrine Kiilgaard, head of Nordisk Panorama Industry at Filmkontakt Nord
London Independent Film Festival director Erich Schultz
Seville European Film Festival artistic director Javier Martín-Domínguez.
A presentation that's gold-starred as a "must-attend" is Alex Fischer's "Conceptualizing Festival Operation." The educator, festival organizer and consultant from Queensland, Australia's Bond University will analyze methods for operational competitiveness and share ideas for managing conflicting pressures.
The closing panel, about digital technology and other media issues, includes speakers James Fabricant, who handles business development and strategy at MySpace.com, and Richard Caelius, European general manager of Xomo Mobile, among others.
The full program of curated and free-wheeling chat — and parties — is posted at www.filmfestivalsummit.com
International Film Festival Summit
Apr. 8- 9, 2010
Hotel Novotel Amsterdam City
Europaboulevard 10
1083 AD Amsterdam
Netherlands
+31 20 54 11123
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