ABC Disney Director Gonzalez April 9th

ScreenPlayLab presents ABC Disney Fellowship Director Frank Gonzalez speaking on Wednesday, April 9th, at the Fine Arts Theatre in Hollywood. Frank was one of ScreenPlayLab's most popular speakers last year. Don't miss it! FREE TICKETS

www.screenplaylab.com

COMEDY WALK on April 10th...

I'm presenting COMEDY WALK on April 10th. We have a great show lined up with Latino comedian Ernie G, Obama look-a-likes the Mooney Twins, gay comedian Mikey Scott, and many more! FREE TICKETS:

www.comedywalk.com

Screenplay-in-a-Month Starting Now...

I'm leading a program that helps writers complete a screenplay in one month. Each writer decides what to write, who's the audience, creates good writing plan with a logline, synopsis, scene cards, and step outline, then writes one hour a day to complete a screenplay in a month. All individual sessions. We're making fantastic progress on screenplays. How are you doing? Enroll now! $299.

http://www.screenplaylab.com/siam.html

ScreenPlayLab Newsletter Format Change...

AOL and GoDaddy (secureserver.net) have recently implemented an email filter that tends to block newsletters that list lots of links (such as all the event URLs I usually include). They say it's to prevent spam. A more cynical view is it's a way for them to extract "premium" email fees from those who run mailing lists. Rather than try to pass on such costs to you, I'm changing the format of the newsletter to not include third-party URLs.

You can still get the full version of this newsletter with all the links by going to my blog:

http://screenplaylab.blogspot.com/

Gabrielle and Robin in Webisode...

Gabrielle Pantera and I talking about COMEDY WALK in Steve Tatham's THE OINTMENT show:

http://shorl.com/frydojugrojyhu

Robin's Articles at Post Magazine on STOP-LOSS...

Picture Editing STOP-LOSS:
http://shorl.com/drudapretestobo

Sound Editing STOP-LOSS:
http://shorl.com/senostodadrumy

Free Screenings at the Fine Arts Theatre...

MICHAEL LEVINE Live! April 5, 2:30 PM.
GHOST WHISPERER season return on CBS, April 5, 7:30 PM,
 Hi-Def Screening/Q&A moderated by DAVID CONRAD.
TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE (91 min) April 7, 7:30 PM.

http://screenitfirst.com/ssg/events/list

PaleyFest Video Highlights Online...

http://www.paleycenter.org/festivals/paleyfest2008/index.htm

IRON MAN screenwriter Mark Fergus on April 12th...

Scriptwriters Network presents IRON MAN screenwriter Mark Fergus. During the Q & A session, Mark will also talk about his directorial debut on FIRST SNOW, staring Guy Pearce, which he co-wrote with writing partner Hawk Ostby. Charlie Chaplin Theater at Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose Ave. 1 pm. Free to SWN members and employees of Raleigh Studios. $15 general admission. $10 for members of ScreenPlayLab who print and bring this invitation. RSVP by April 10th at info@scriptwritersnetwork.org.

http://www.scriptwritersnetwork.org/

BBC College of Comedy Deadline April 14th...

The BBC invites comedy writers to apply for a place in its new College of Comedy. Six successful applicants will be attached to an existing production and mentored in the creation of original work. Includes first-look deal. Open to writers of half hour narrative comedy and to sketch writers. Some of Britain's top comedy writers involved include Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Robert Webb and Simon Nye. Micheal Jacob, formerly the BBC's creative head of mainstream comedy and executive producer of sitcoms My Family, Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps and The Smoking Room, is running the program. Submit the first ten pages of a narrative comedy script, or a portfolio of six sketches, together with a CV.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/opportunity/comedy_college.shtml

SoftImage|XSI 3D animation seminar on April 17th...

Gnomon School of Visual Effects presents Softimage 3D Evangelist Mark Schoennagel with an overview of the key tools in SOFTIMAGE|XSI. See how XSI’s non-destructive workflows allows artists to make changes and quickly add details to fully rigged and animated characters. Softimage client Ron Frankel of Proof will talk about how his studio uses SOFTIMAGE|XSI for pre-viz and final shots. Thursday, April 17th, 2008, 6pm mixer, 7pm-9pm presentation. Gnomon School of Visual Effects, Stage 15, 1015 N. Cahuenga Blvd. Hollywood, CA 90038. FREE with RSVP:

http://shorl.com/brygrovotistajo

Filmmaker Bill Boyle on April 19th...

Scriptwriters Network presents filmmaker Bill Boyle discussing "The Visual Mindscape of the Screenplay" on Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at CBS Radford. Multipurpose Room 8, 4024 Radford Ave. Studio City. Noon. $15 general admission. $10 for members of ScreenPlayLab who print and bring this invitation. RSVP by April 17th at info@scriptwritersnetwork.org.

Director Rod Lurie April 23rd...

Women in Film resents writer-director Rod Lurie. Monthly Mixer, Wednesday evening, April 23, 6pm to 8pm at McCormick & Schmick's, Two Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills. $35 general admission. RSVP at (310)657-5144.

Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Deadline May 1st...

The Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting program is an international competition open to screenwriters who have not earned more than $5,000 writing for film or television. Entry scripts must be the original work of a sole author or of exactly two collaborative authors. Up to five $30,000 fellowships are awarded each year. $30.

http://www.oscars.org/nicholl/

Sundance Screenwriters Lab Deadline May 1st...

Applications are being accepted for the January 2009 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. All applications are reviewed by Institute staff. Filmmakers selected for the second stage of the review process are asked to submit full screenplays of their projects. In addition to the extensive creative and practical support provided throughout a project's development, Sundance Institute supplies airline travel, accommodations, and meals at Sundance Resort in Utah for one writer/filmmaker per project for the duration of the Lab. Application deadline for U.S.  filmmakers: May 1, 2008. $30.

www.sundance.org/ffp

Cannes May 14th-25th...

The Cannes Film Festival is coming up:

http://www.festival-cannes.fr

Letter from GoDaddy Support...

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