FREE Screening and Much More

MGM is inviting ScreenplayLab members to a special screening of a new comedy on July 21st.

There are two seats left for Gary Shusett's industry executives meeting event on July 18th-20th. I'm the moderator on the 18th.

With the help of TRANSFORMERS, Paramount has grossed $1 billion in domestic box office earlier in the calendar year than any studio in history. Paramount's acquisition of DreamWorks is looking very smart with every film opened by DreamWorks this year going to #1.

Executives Close Encounters Class on July 18th-20th...

Meet numerous heads of production and studio companies. Past guests include the presidents of Disney, Sony, Warners, Revolution, Daybreak, Frank Marshall, Mike Medavoy, Larry Mark, Doug Wick and Bill Mechanic. Last year, the heads of Sony (Amy Pascal, Pres, and Jeff Blake, VP of Mktg), Academy Award President (Sid Gannis) and many others. July 18 - 20, $495.

http://www.sherwoodoakscollege.com/upcoming_classes.htm

SURF'S UP co-producer Lydia Bottegoni on July 19th...

Gnomon School of Visual Effects and the VES Present Sony Pictures Animation co-producer Lydia Bottegoni and her team to discuss the making of SURF'S UP. Thursday, July 19th, 2007, 6pm – 9pm, Gnomon School of Visual Effects – Stage 15, 1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood. FREE. RSVP to reserve@gnomon3d.com.

WHO'S YOUR CADDY screening on Saturday on July 21...

MGM and Dimension Films present the hilarious, fish-out-of-water comedy about superstar rap mogul, C-Note (Big Boi), who runs into fierce opposition when he tries to join the super stuffy Carolina Pines Golf & Country Club. Starring Big Boi (ATL, Idlewild), Jeffrey Jones (Dead Wood, Ferris Bueller's Day Off), Susan Ward (Shallow Hal), Sherri Shepherd (Beauty Shop). Saturday, July 21, 7pm, Culver City. FREE. Follow this link for instructions:

http://screenplaylab.com/2007/rsvp.caddy.2007.html

Proud Mary's Mary Aloe on July 25th...

Women in Film presents Mary Aloe, head of Proud Mary Productions. In the last two years, the company has produced films starring Charlize Theron, Sharon Stone, Kim Basinger and Matthew Perry. Wednesday, July 25th, 6 to 8, at McCormick & Schmick's, 2 Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. $20. Call WIF at (310)657-5144

ScreenplayLab Events Coming Up...

This week's event with National Lampoon executives Barry Layne and Justin Kanew is full. Don't miss our future events.

* 2007.07.22 Sun - David E. Kelley Productions SVP of Development Neely Swanson
* 2007.07.30 Mon - Mixer @ Sharky's
* 2007.08.12 Sun - Sunrise Entertainment Creative Executive Jeanne Thompson
* 2007.08.15 Wed - Ensemble Entertainment Producer Jon Brown
* 2007.08.19 Sun - Director-Producer Buddy Bregman
* 2007.08.26 Sun - Paramount Vantage Mike Pruss and Ryan Andolina
* 2007.09.3 Mon - Mixer @ Sharky's(Labor Day)
* 2007.09.9 Sun - Grey's Anatomy executive producer Krista Vernoff
* 2007.09.17 Mon - Mixer @ Sharky's
* 2007.09.30 Sun - Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship Karen Kirkland

What's ScreenplayLab?

We're a group of upbeat working artists. ScreenplayLab is more than 1,700 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, workshops, and networking. It costs nothing to join and our events are mostly free. To join send an email to info@screenplaylab.com with the subject 'subscribe'. To enter a script for evaluation and possibly be read by actors in our workshop series costs $39.

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