Do You Want to Meet an Agent?

Someone wrote me to ask, "Will there be any agents at Gabrielle's birthday party/mixer on Monday?". I answered, "Probably, but do you really want to meet an agent cold?"

When meeting with an agent or a producer, you want that meeting to be at his or her office where the focus will be on you. Pitching yourself at a noisy party isn't ideal. The best way to get that office meeting is through a referral from the friend or client of the agent or producer. That person with an existing relationship is who you want to connect with at a mixer. Meeting the agent or producer at a party is fine, but finding the person who can make a phone call to recommend you is gold.

LAST CALL for ScreenplayLab Mixer on June 18th...

Come celebrate Gabrielle Pantera's birthday and network with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Need help on your next project? Need an agent? Need a mentor? Need a job? In Hollywood it all comes down to networking. If we sit at home we might as well be back in Kansas, right? [Ok, that would be Chicago for me.] Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. Acapulco Mexican Restaurant, 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center), West Hollywood. Monday, June 18th, 2007, from between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. FREE. You buy your own drinks and food. RSVP online at www.ScreenplayLab.com so we have a headcount for the restaurant. Please note in the RSVP if you have to come late.

Women in Animation Voice Acting Group on June 15th...

Warm-ups, a little improv, and booth time. Bring copy or voice copy provided, including original animation sides from screenwriter Robin Rowe that you can use for your voice reel. Meets the third Friday of the month. 7pm-9pm. RBC Studio, 5723 Melrose Ave., Hollywood (between Gower and Vine). RSVP to Wendell Washer at wendell@wendellwasher.com. $15. http://wia.animationblogspot.com

Hollywood Connect Christian Filmmakers on June 16th...

Hollywood Connect presents casting director Chuck McCollum, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Rik Swartzwelder, voice-over actor James Arnold Taylor, and musician Michele Suh (director of Hollywood Connect). Saturday, June 16th, 9:45 registration, 10am-12:30pm. Hollywood Presbyterian Church (Middle Terrace), 1760 N. Gower St., Hollywood, Continental breakfast provided. FREE. RSVP to info@hollywoodconnect.com

Rom-Com Screenwriter Nancy Meyers on June 21st...

The Writers Guild Foundation presents screenwriter Nancy Meyers. From Private Benjamin through Baby Boom, The Parent Trap, Father of the Bride, Something’s Gotta Give, and The Holiday, Meyers has established herself as one of the top writer-directors of romantic comedy today. Thursday, June 21, 2007, 7:30pm. Writers Guild Theater, 135 S. Doheny Dr., Beverly Hills. $20. www.wgfoundation.org.

Comedy Central VP Zoe Friedman on Sunday, June 24th...

ScreenplayLab presents Comedy Central vice president of current programming Zoe Friedman [IMDB]. Comedy Central series returning this fall include South Park, Futurama, and Reno 911. Sunday, June 24th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm. Networking at 2:30pm. Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose, Hollywood. FREE with RSVP on web at www.ScreenplayLab.com (not email).

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. Tell him Robin sent you.

What's ScreenplayLab?

ScreenplayLab is more than 1,600 screenwriters, actors, and filmmakers. Our mission is to nurture artists on a studio or network track creating upbeat commercial films and television. Each week we have fabulous industry speakers, actor/writer workshops, and networking. It costs nothing to join and our events are usually free. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script in our workshop series or get notes for it costs $39.