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By Actorschecklist.com, Sat Dec 10th

Women In Film and Television, Florida, conduct a Board MeetingAugust 1 in Orlando addressing skills development, networkingevents and industry resources particularly as it regardsFlorida's global entertainment industry. The New York premiereand party for Marcos Siega's 'Pretty Persuasion' is on August 2at the Clearview Chelsea West in New York City. The 2005University Film and Video Association (UFVA) Conference atColumbia College in Chicago offers a selection of screenings,readings, discussions, installations, demonstrations and theThursday night boat cruise picnic, among its special events,from August 2 to 6. Billboard Magazine's R & B Hip HopConference and Awards, now in its sixth year, positions itselfas the primary function for music professionals involved withHip Hop, and happens this year from August 3 to 5 in Atlanta.

The Sixth Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference will be inNew York City from August 3 to 6 and features industry panelsand artist showcases at venues throughout the city. "How toNegotiate" is a workshop lead by author of "Negotiating ForDummies," Michael Donaldson, taking place August 4 in Chicago.At the Independent Producers Conference, running August 4 to 7in Provo, join other independent producers, directors, andwriters for an intensive weekend dedicated to exploring issuesunique to producing independent films. The FestivalOrlando celebrates Japanese animation and pop culture with over250 hours of screening and over 40 panels, events and contestsduring 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 inGlendale. Leslie Berger leads an August 7 session titled "Actorsand Comics Targeted Marketing and Networking Workshop" in LosAngeles.

"Hollywood Inside and Out" is a dialogue with Robert J. Dowling,editor-in-chief and publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, and LosAngeles Times columnist Joel Stein, to be held August 9 in LosAngeles. For three non-consecutive evenings, August 9, 16, 23,Women In Film and Television, Toronto, lead the class through anin-depth study of the lifecycle of an animated writing project.During an August 9 session at Ripley-Grier Studios in New YorkCity, the Associate Director of "One Life To Live" reviewsaudition skills, monologue selection, effective cold readingusing many of the attending actors in the audience. For August 9and 10 Music 2.0 assembles industry leaders to analyze trendsand developments affecting the business of digital music,including music’s growing portability, digital distribution,piracy and other contemporary issues affected by new technologyat its summit in Foster City. The 47th annual NARM openingAugust 10 will bestow the Harry Chapin Memorial HumanitarianAward to singer-songwriter

Bonnie Raitt during the OpeningSession and Annual Meeting in San Diego. Story elements mostimportant to the five groups of people writers pitch to will bepresented in August 15 AFI session, "The Movie Pitch: How toSell to Hollywood," in Hollywood. Multimedia extravaganzaIgnite! features new talents in art, film, performance art andfashion for an August 17 event in Hollywood, "A Night of MonteCarlo Carnivale Decadence From IGNITE!" The Sacramento Film andMusic Festival has a special screening for music videos calledthe "Sac Music Seen" in addition to its programmed film andmusical showcases, taking place August 17 to 21.

Tahoe/Reno International Film Festival screening at various LakeTahoe screening locations from August 24 to 28, focuses onindependent features and shorts as well as animation. MauiWriters Retreat in Wailea Alanui Beach Resort is a 6-dayintensive on how to shape and present a saleable manuscriptstarting August 26. MIFED, The International Film and MultimediaMarket, takes place this year in Milan starting August 28, andwill be connected to IBTS-Crossmedia Marketplace. InternationalRecording Media Association 8th Annual DVD EntertainmentConference and Showcase is a Conference, exhibition and awardsprogram serving the needs of entertainment media professionalsfor 2 days in Hollywood, opening August 30. IndieGate.com ThirdIndependent Music Conference focuses on legal issues, digitalrights, digital distribution, hearing and voice protection,performance and rehearsal education, business planning, and manyother modern day music industry concerns for a week of meetingsbeginning August 31 in Philadelphia.

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 News andEvents" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html.

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 News andEvents" page at http://www.actorschecklist.com/news.html.

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