Exciting Events Coming Up

ScriptCopier Script Printing and Scanning...

Digital Printing of screenplays from Final Draft, Movie Magic, PDF or Script Ware at only 2 cents per page with free white covers and brads. Script submissions for only $10 per script including Priority Mail or FedEx Ground. Get your own private mailbox with a suite number on Wilshire Blvd. for $12 per month, includes email notification when mail or packages arrive for you. Visit www.ScriptCopier.com or email Maziar at 411@ScriptCopier.com.

Los Angeles Festival of Books on April 28-29th...

The Writers Guild Foundation will have a booth #507 at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. April 28th, 11am, Jason Reitman signing his screenplay, 'Thank You For Smoking'. 1pm, Phil Rosenthal, creator of 'Everybody Loves Raymond', signing his hot book, 'You're Lucky You're Funny'. Sunday, April 29th, 11am, Mel Shavelson, signing his new book, 'How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Trying, P. S. You Can't'.
1pm, Ian Gurvitz, signing his book, 'Hello, Lied the Agent'. UCLA campus. Free. www.wgfoundation.org

Cartoon Overlord on April 29th...

Live stage comedy improv with cartoons. Imagine 'South Park' crossed with 'Mystery Science Theater 3000', and you have a good idea what the Cartoon Overlord show is like. Stellar cast of actor-comedians who've appeared on 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno', 'Curb your Enthusiasm', 'That '70s Show' and 'Scrubs'. At the beautiful 99-seat ACME Comedy Theatre in Hollywood. 135 N. La Brea Ave. Sunday, April 29th, 8pm. Continuing through May 27th. Tickets $12. Or, $10 if you draw your own cartoon character. Info at www.comicstripnetwork.com. Box office 323-525-0202.

DGA President Michael Apted on May 4th...

British director Michael Apted is the speaker at Women in Film’s West Hollywood breakfast. He's directed such films and TV shows as Rome, Gorillas in the Mist, Coal Miner's Daughter, Gorky Park, and Class Action. Bel Age Hotel, San Vicente at Sunset, Friday, May 4th, 7:45am. $30. Mention www.infolist.com to get $5 off. RSVP required. WIF office at 310-657-5144.

Manager-Producer Colin O'Reilly on May 6th...

Manager-Producer Colin O'Reilly [IMDB] of newly launched Menlo Park Productions. While at Smart Entertainment Colin co-produced the comedies 'Blades of Glory' for DreamWorks and 'Tangled Up In Blue' for ABC Family. Raleigh Studios in Hollywood. Sunday, May 6th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

ScreenplayLab Party and Mixer on May 14th...

About 40 of us get together once a month to chat at a restaurant. Screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. No program. Gabrielle Pantera and I will be there and able to answer questions about how we're getting our screenplay read at production companies with studio deals and by the managers of A-list stars. No telling who you might meet. At our last event I met a co-finance guy who says he wants to fund some films for me. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, West Hollywood. Monday, May 14th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm. No cover. RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com.

WG Foundation Breaking into the Box on May 19th...

Panelists (subject to availability): Peter Casey (Cheers, Frasier), Joe Cohen (CAA agent), Damon Lindelof (Crossing Jordan, Lost), Brannon Braga (Star Trek, Threshold), Jan Oxenberg (Chicago Hope, Cold Case), Jay Kogen (Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle), Chris Brancato (X-Files, Boomtown), Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, Once and Again), Robin Schiff (Party of Five, The Bad Girl's Guide), Bill Chais (Family Law, Shark) and Alexa Junge (Friends, The West Wing, Big Love) with many more to come. WGAw headquarters, 7000 West Third Street (at Fairfax) Los Angeles. Saturday, May 19, 2007, 8:30–8pm. $150. www.wgfoundation.org

Blockbuster Writers Ted Elliot and Terry Rossio on May 24th...

The Writers Guild Foundation presents Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio who wrote 'Shrek' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean'. Presentation and reception. Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills. Thursday, May 24, 7:30pm. $20. www.wgfoundation.org

Romantic Comedy Writer Nancy Meyers on June 21st...

The Writers Guild Foundation presents romantic comedy writer Nancy Meyers who wrote 'Private Benjamin', 'Irreconcilable Differences', 'Baby Boom' (film and TV series), 'Father of the Bride' (and its sequel), 'The Parent Trap', 'Something’s Gotta Give' and 'The Holiday'. Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills. Thursday, June 21, 7:30pm. $20. www.wgfoundation.org

Gary Shusett Presents Top Producers on June 25-26th...

I'm a speaker and moderator at some of Gary's events. The event last week was sold out. Speakers, subject to availability, from the companies of Jack Black, Neil Labute, Dreamworks, Marc Platt Productions, Sci Fi Channel, Shutt-Jones Films, Thom Mount Productions, Gary Ross Company, Tom Shadyac, Robert Zemeckis, Focus Features, Nina Jacobs Productions (former Pres of Disney), Barry Mandel Productions, and more. Universal Studios. 10-6pm. June 25-26th. Discounted rate of $139 before May 5, 2007. www.sherwoodoakscollege.com

Gary Shusett Presents Studio Executives on July 18-20th...

Meet numerous heads of production and studio companies. The list of executives will include vice-presidents, presidents, CEOs, and major executives. Speakers, subject to availability, include Saturn Films, Arthur Sarkissian, George Litto, Martin Guigui, Deborah Del Prete, Henry Jaglom, Stone Village Entertainment, Gary Goldstein, Peter Rice, Jim Gianopoulos, Robert Harper, Anne Kopelson, Davis Entertainment, Scott Kroopf, David Madden, Radar Entertainment, Jerry Weintraub Productions, Hunt Lowry, Lionel Wigram, and more. Discounted rate $295 before April 30, 2007. www.sherwoodoakscollege.com