ScreenplayLab Calendar - Past Events

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Thursday, Feb. 11th, 2010, 7pm to 10pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly film and television industry mixer.
It's been called the most fun and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, producers, actors, managers, cinematographers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most positive outgoing group in Hollywood.
The Sidebar adjacent to Wolfgang Puck's CUT at the Regency Beverly Wilshire A sophisticated, modern lounge adjacent to the CUT restaurant, Sidebar is the ultimate Beverly Hills bar experience. Only steps away from Rodeo Drive, the Sidebar is located in the elegant Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel that was featured in the film Pretty Woman. A wide selection of wines and cocktails, plus a small menu of select appetizers and scrumptious deserts. Try the dark chocolate souffle. Wines start at $10, beers $6, deserts $14. Happy hour until 7pm features $7 well drinks and $7 appetizers. Limited bar and couch seating. Room capacity 80.
The Sidebar Regency Beverly Wilshire [map] 9500 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212 PARKING: Parking meters on Beverly Drive south of Wilshire are free after 7pm. Inexpensive garage parking at the Beverly Hills city garage on Beverly south of Charleville. Valet parking at the Regency Beverly Wilshire is $12. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event.

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Thursday, Jan. 21st, 2010, 7pm to 10pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly film and television industry mixer.
It's been called the most fun and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, producers, actors, managers, cinematographers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most positive outgoing group in Hollywood.
The Sidebar adjacent to Wolfgang Puck's CUT at the Regency Beverly Wilshire A sophisticated, modern lounge adjacent to the CUT restaurant, Sidebar is the ultimate Beverly Hills bar experience. Only steps away from Rodeo Drive, the Sidebar is located in the elegant Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel that was featured in the film Pretty Woman. A wide selection of wines and cocktails, plus a small menu of select appetizers and scrumptious deserts. Try the dark chocolate souffle. Wines start at $10, beers $6, deserts $14. Happy hour until 7pm features $7 well drinks and $7 appetizers. Limited bar and couch seating. Room capacity 80.
The Sidebar Regency Beverly Wilshire [map] 9500 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212 PARKING: Parking meters on Beverly Drive south of Wilshire are free after 7pm. Inexpensive garage parking at the Beverly Hills city garage on Beverly south of Charleville. Valet parking at the Regency Beverly Wilshire is $12. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event.

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Thursday, Dec. 17th, 2009, 7pm to 10pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly film and television industry mixer.
It's been called the most fun and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, producers, actors, managers, cinematographers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most positive outgoing group in Hollywood.
The Sidebar adjacent to Wolfgang Puck's CUT at the Regency Beverly Wilshire A sophisticated, modern lounge adjacent to the CUT restaurant, Sidebar is the ultimate Beverly Hills bar experience. Only steps away from Rodeo Drive, the Sidebar is located in the elegant Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel that was featured in the film Pretty Woman. A wide selection of wines and cocktails, plus a small menu of select appetizers and scrumptious deserts. Try the dark chocolate souffle. Wines start at $10, beers $6, deserts $14. Happy hour until 7pm features $7 well drinks and $7 appetizers. Limited bar and couch seating. Room capacity 80.
The Sidebar Regency Beverly Wilshire [map] 9500 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212 PARKING: Parking meters on Beverly Drive south of Wilshire are free after 7pm. Inexpensive garage parking at the Beverly Hills city garage on Beverly south of Charleville. Valet parking at the Regency Beverly Wilshire is $12. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event.

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Thursday, Nov. 12th, 2009, 7pm to 10pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly film and television industry mixer.
It's been called the most fun and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, producers, actors, managers, cinematographers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most positive outgoing group in Hollywood.
The Sidebar adjacent to Wolfgang Puck's CUT at the Regency Beverly Wilshire A sophisticated, modern lounge adjacent to the CUT restaurant, Sidebar is the ultimate Beverly Hills bar experience. Only steps away from Rodeo Drive, the Sidebar is located in the elegant Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel that was featured in the film Pretty Woman. A wide selection of wines and cocktails, plus a small menu of select appetizers and scrumptious deserts. Try the dark chocolate souffle. Wines start at $10, beers $6, deserts $14. Happy hour until 7pm features $7 well drinks and $7 appetizers. Limited bar and couch seating. Room capacity 80.
The Sidebar Regency Beverly Wilshire [map] 9500 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212 PARKING: Parking meters on Beverly Drive south of Wilshire are free after 7pm. Inexpensive garage parking at the Beverly Hills city garage on Beverly south of Charleville. Valet parking at the Regency Beverly Wilshire is $12. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event.

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Thursday, Oct. 15th, 2009, 6pm to 9pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly film and television industry mixer.
It's been called the most fun and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, producers, actors, managers, cinematographers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most positive outgoing group in Hollywood.
The Sidebar adjacent to Wolfgang Puck's CUT at the Regency Beverly Wilshire A sophisticated, modern lounge adjacent to the CUT restaurant, Sidebar is the ultimate Beverly Hills bar experience. Only steps away from Rodeo Drive, the Sidebar is located in the elegant Regency Beverly Wilshire hotel that was featured in the film Pretty Woman. A wide selection of wines and cocktails, plus a small menu of select appetizers and scrumptious deserts. Try the dark chocolate souffle. Wines start at $10, beers $6, deserts $14. Happy hour until 7pm features $7 well drinks and $7 appetizers. Limited bar and couch seating. Room capacity 80.
The Sidebar Regency Beverly Wilshire [map] 9500 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills, California 90212 PARKING: Parking meters on Beverly Drive south of Wilshire are free after 7pm. Inexpensive garage parking at the Beverly Hills city garage on Beverly south of Charleville. Valet parking at the Regency Beverly Wilshire is $12. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event.

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Monday, Sept. 14th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly industry mixer. Last month's mixer had 60 guests. Robin and Gabrielle's projects.
It's been called the most fun, positive and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, producers, managers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most helpful group in Hollywood. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica, Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $3 after 6pmSmoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Thursday, Aug. 20th, 2008, 7pm to 10pm GET YOUR FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK Join us for COMEDY WALK, the biggest free comedy show in the world. Format is a 3-hour live event with 18 performers, a different comedian every ten minutes.
As seen in The Onion, a Los Angeles Times "Best Bet"... COMEDY WALK performers have appeared in Carpoolers, Pushing Daisies, Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Comedy Central Comic Groove, Comedy Central Live at Gotham, Comedy Central Premium Blend, Comic's Unleashed, BET Comic View, HBO Def Jam, National Lampoon Radio, The Playboy Morning Show, and live on stage at the Comedy Central Stage, the Comedy Store, the HA HA Club, The Ice House, The Improv, and the Laugh Factory.
Broadway Arcade, between 5th and Broadway, and Spring and Main, in downtown Los Angeles. Free street parking and many neighborhood garages and lots for about $6.

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Monday, Aug. 10th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly industry mixer. Last month's mixer had over 90 guests.
It's been called the most fun, positive and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, producers, managers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most helpful group in Hollywood. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica, Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $3 after 6pmSmoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Monday, July 13th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly industry mixer. Last month's mixer had 90 guests.
It's been called the most fun, positive and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, producers, managers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most helpful group in Hollywood. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica, Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $3 after 6pmSmoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Monday, June 15th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	It's Gabrielle's Birthday! Come join the fun at ScreenPlayLab's monthly industry mixer.
It's been called the most fun, positive and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, producers, managers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most helpful group in Hollywood. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica, Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $3 after 6pmSmoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

ABC Disney Fellowships and Jobs Q&A Sunday, May 17th, 2009, 2pm to 5pm FREE! Click here to RSVP

Frank Gonzalez speaking to a packed house at ScreenPlayLab.

ABC Disney Writing Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez. ScreenPlayLab's most popular annual event. Don't miss it! Presentation and Q&A. Opportunity to ask questions about how to get a job at ABC Disney and what it's like to work there. ABC Disney Writing Fellowship winners become paid staff writers for a year at Disney. There are ABC Disney fellowships for actors, directors and other roles. Many past winners have become studio executives.

Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking in Flynt Building $2 with validation Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills Monday, May 11th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	It's where everyone asks, what can I do for you?
It's been called the most fun, positive and engaging of all the Hollywood industry networking events. Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, producers, managers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most helpful group in Hollywood. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica, Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $3 after 6pmSmoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

FREE! Click here to RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills
Mingle with industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, producers, managers, composers, more. ScreenPlayLab is the most upbeat positive group in Hollywood. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Monday, April 20th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. and Santa Monica, Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $3 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Monday, March 16th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm Click here to RSVP, FREE!
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer in Beverly Hills
Mingle with upbeat industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, filmmakers, managers, more. Dozens have signed agent representation or made studio and network connections on ScreenPlayLab referrals. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Monday, Feb. 23rd, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer
Mingle with upbeat industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, filmmakers, managers, more. Dozens have signed agent representation or made studio and network connections on ScreenPlayLab referrals. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Monday, Jan. 26th, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer
Mingle with upbeat industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, filmmakers, managers, more. Dozens have signed agent representation or made studio and network connections on ScreenPlayLab referrals. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Free Linux Laptops for Artists
Robin Rowe		A request from Robin Rowe... Give us your old surplus Windows Me or Windows 2000 laptop so we can install the latest Linux software and give it to an artist who desperately needs it.
Many struggling Hollywood artists need a basic laptop to go online to check email and access casting notices or job boards. It's difficult to get by using a free computer at the library. If you have an obsolete surplus Windows laptop please give it to ScreenPlayLab so we can install the latest Linux software on it and give it to an actor, writer or musician who desperately needs it. Don't have an old laptop, yet want to help artists? ScreenPlayLab accepts donations in increments of $25 to buy new Wi-Fi PCM cards to install in old laptops. Contact me at Robin@ScreenPlayLab.com.

Happy Holidays from ScreenPlayLab!
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	A message from Robin and Gabrielle...
Our next planned event is a mixer sometime in January in Beverly Hills. You can read our articles every week at Hollywood Today. Robin is the film editor and Gabrielle is the book and DVD features editor. Robin also writes for the Motion Picture Editors Guild Magazine and Linux Journal.

Tuesday, Dec. 16th, 2008, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab Industry Mixer and Robin's Birthday
Mingle with upbeat industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, filmmakers, managers, more. Dozens have signed agent representation or made studio and network connections on ScreenPlayLab referrals. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, December 14th, 2008, 4:30pm to 6pm Networking at 4pm FREE with RSVP
David Twohy	Featured Speaker 4:30pm-6pm Writer-director David Twohy [IMDB].
Named "one of the 100 most creative people in Hollywood" by Entertainment Weekly magazine, David Twohy is a writer and director of feature films. A member of the Directors' Guild, the Writers' Guild, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, his is the creative mind behind such notable films as THE FUGITIVE, G. I. JANE, PITCH BLACK, and THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. David Twohy with Judi Dench and Thandie Newton
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, December 14th, 2008, 3pm to 4pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Mark Stasiuk	Featured Speaker 3-4pm Visual effects expert Mark Stasiuk on the visual effects of NATIONAL TREASURE 2 and other films with digital water.
ScreenPlayLab and the Linux Movies Group present RealFlow expert Mark Stasiuk. In January 2008, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences granted a Technical Achievement Award to the creators of RealFlow software in recognition of its contribution to feature film effects. Most big budget feature films today are produced using free operating system software called Linux.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Thursday, Nov. 20th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm GET PROGRAM AND FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK A free show with comedians from clubs, television, movies and radio.
Special Screening at 8pm of WEST BANK STORY, the Oscar-winning short that explores peace in the Middle East from the perspective of competing falafel stands. A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest free comedy event in the world.  This month's theme: "Comedy for Peace". Comedians take a look at the Middle East and other opportunities for world peace. Don't miss the nearby Downtown Culture Walk with art and music earlier in the day.
Palace Theatre 630 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90013 1,100-seat theater Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Monday, Nov. 3rd, 2008, 6:30pm to 9:30pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab and COMEDY WALK present an Industry Mixer
In Hollywood it's not really who you know, it's who knows you. Come mingle with upbeat industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, comedians, producers, directors, managers, and more. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, Oct 26th, 2008, 7:30pm FREE SCREENING AT THE DGA! RSVP LINE: 424-204-4102
	The Visitor Drama Overture Films
From director Tom McCarthy of 'The Station Agent', a drama starring Richard Jenkins ('Six Feet Under') as a disillusioned economics professor who discovers a young couple has moved into his New York City apartment. Victims of a real estate scam, a Syrian musician (Haaz Sleiman from '24') and his Senegalese girlfriend (Danai Gurira), have nowhere else to go. In return for being allowed to stay, Sleiman teaches the professor to play the African drum and takes him into the New York jazz scene. ARRIVE EARLY! VALID PHOTO ID REQUIRED. Theater is overbooked to ensure a full house. Overture Films reserves the right to refuse access to anyone. No recording devices allowed.
THE VISITOR, Sunday, October 26, 7:30pm, DGA #2 Theater, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Free with RSVP by phone only, no online or emails. Leave your full name, contact phone number, and whether you are bringing a guest. 424-204-4102

Thursday, Oct 16th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm GET PROGRAM AND FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK 25 comedy acts 6 simultaneous shows Comedians from clubs, television, movies and radio.
A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest free comedy event in the world.  This month's theme: "Mom Comedy". It's Momedy! Don't miss the nearby DLANC Mixer and Culture Walk with art and music earlier in the day.
Six downtown Los Angeles stages near: The Tower Theater 802 S. Broadway St. Los Angeles, California Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Thursday, Oct. 16th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm GET YOUR FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK 25 comedy acts 6 simultaneous shows L.A.'s best comedians
A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest comedy walk event in the world and the largest monthly comedy show in Los Angeles. Second Thursday of each month.
Six Los Angeles venues near: The New Los Angeles Theatre Complex 504 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Friday, Oct. 10th, 2008, 8pm to 10:30pm FREE with RSVP
	Special Screening with the Cast Star Trek: Of Gods and Men   Cast present to be announced...
Striving to go where no fan film has gone before, 'Star Trek: Of Gods and Men' is an 87-minute film featuring a cast that spans all five Star Trek TV series, as well as eight of the Star Trek feature films. Star Trek: Of Gods and Men stars Walter Koenig (Chekov), Nichelle Nichols (Uhura) and Alan Ruck (Captain John Harriman of the 7th Trek feature film, Star Trek Generations) along with Grace Lee Whitney (Janice Rand of the original series). Joining them are Garrett Wang (Star Trek: Voyager) and Ethan Phillips (Star Trek: Voyager as well as Star Trek: The Next Generation); Cirroc Lofton, Chase Masterson and JG Hertzler (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), Gary Graham and Crystal Allen (Star Trek: Enterprise), and Herb Jefferson (Battlestar Galactica). Directed by Tim Russ (reprising his role as Tuvok from Star Trek: Voyager). Star Trek: Of Gods and Men was produced in association with Star Trek: New Voyages and was filmed in part on the “New Voyages” sets in New York. In addition, numerous location scenes were filmed in and around the Los Angeles area, including the famous Vasquez Rocks, a familiar location seen in many episodes of the original series.
Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking in Flynt Building $2 with validation Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, Sept. 21st, 2008, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Blake Snyder	Audience Participation Workshop 3-4pm Workshop Reading - 'Puck' Screenplay reading by working actors of the first 30 pages of the romantic comedy 'Puck' by Pamela Newlands about a psychologist writing a book about how to make women happy. Inspired by Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'. Reading follwed by Q&A with audience. Moderated by Robin Rowe. Casting director Gabrielle Pantera.
Featured Speaker 4:15-5:45 Writer-producer Blake Snyder has sold dozens of scripts, including co-writing 'Blank Check' for Disney and 'Nuclear Family' for Steven Spielberg...both million-dollar sales. His book, 'Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need', was first published in May, 2005. Now in its twelfth printing, it's sold more than 40,000 copies.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Thursday, Sept 18th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm GET YOUR FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK Two dozen comedians 6 simultaneous shows L.A.'s best comedians
A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest comedy walk in the world and the largest monthly comedy event in Los Angeles.
Six Los Angeles venues near: The New Los Angeles Theatre Complex 504 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Sunday, August 10th, 2008, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Ross Grossman	Audience Participation Workshop 3-4pm Pitch Clinic with Robin Rowe Open forum to practice pitching projects in front of a live audience. Selected participants test their pitch in front of our industry audience. Feedback of what everyone likes about the pitch and suggestions for improvement. To be considered to pitch in front of our live audience, submit your logline. Comedy and upbeat drama preferred. There's no cost to pitch. (If you submit a pitch, don't forget to also sign up as audience so you're on the gate list.)
Featured Speaker 4:15-5:45 Ross Grossman [IMDB] has been a talent agent for more than ten years and a psychotherapist for fifteen years. Affinity Artists Agency is a licensed, SAG-franchised  agency located in Los Angeles. Affinity Artists is seeking artists for Film, Television, Commercials, Literary, Comedy, Music, Fashion, and Live Events. Affinity Artists has openings for freelance readers, literary representatives and comedy representatives.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, July 21st, 2008, 6pm to 9:30pm FREE Event with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	ScreenPlayLab Mixer   Party with the founders!
Meet with upbeat industry players who are writers, actors, directors, producers, managers, entertainment attorneys, composers, more. In the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Order inexpensive Mexican food at the counter and bring with you into backroom. $3 margaritas in the backroom only.
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event. Gabrielle Pantera's father died of lung cancer. Please don't smoke.

Thursday, July 10th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm GET YOUR FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK 25 comedy acts 6 simultaneous shows L.A.'s best comedians
A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest comedy walk event in the world and the largest monthly comedy show in Los Angeles. 2nd Thursday of each month.
Six Los Angeles venues near: The New Los Angeles Theatre Complex 504 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Monday, June 16th, 2008, 7pm to 9pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Come celebrate with ScreenPlayLab's founders
Celebrate ScreenPlayLab co-founder Gabrielle Pantera's birthday! Present not required. Contact Robin Rowe with questions.
Sinigual Mexican Restaurant NOTE NEW LOCATION! 9595 Wilshire Blvd. (at Camden) Beverly Hills PARKING: DO NOT PARK in the nearby city garage because it closes at 9pm. DO NOT PARK in the underground garage below the restaurant because valet is cheaper. There is limited free street parking. Valet parking costs $5. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Thursday, June 12th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm PRINT YOUR FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK 25 comedy acts 6 simultaneous shows L.A.'s best comedians
A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest comedy walk event in the world and the largest monthly comedy show in Los Angeles. 2nd Thursday of each month.
Six Los Angeles venues near: The New Los Angeles Theatre Complex 504 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Monday, June 2, 2008 - No Mixer Today Sign up for our mixer on May 16th instead. See below...

Sunday, June 1st, 2008, 3pm to 5:30pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Craig Mazin	Featured Speaker 4:15-5:30pm Screenwriter and blogger Craig Mazin [IMDB]. Craig is best known as a screenwriter for 'Scary Movie 3' and 'Scary Movie 4'. He's currently writing an action comedy for Jerry Bruckheimer and collaborating on a book adaptation with screenwriter Scott Frank. His Artful Writer blog on screenwriting and the workings of the WGA is a must-read for all screenwriters
Audience Participation Workshop 3-4pm Workshop Reading - 'Full On' Screenplay reading by working actors of the first 30 pages of the rock drama 'Full On' by Anzu Lawson, about a Japanese-American pop star. Based on a true story. Reading follwed by Q&A with audience. Moderated by Robin Rowe. Casting director Gabrielle Pantera.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Monday, May 26th, 5pm Memorial Day TICKETS AT COMEDYWALK.COM

Screening of the comedy THE FOOT FIST WAY with special guest Will Ferrell.

Paramount on the Lot

Monday, May 12, 9pm Tuesday, May 13, 9pm Thursday, May 15, 9pm FREE with RSVP

Screening of the SCI FI channel movie WARBIRDS with cast and filmmakers Q&A.

Wilshire Screening Room 8670 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Thursday, May 8th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm PRINT YOUR FREE TICKET!
	Robin Rowe Presents COMEDY WALK 25 comedy acts 6 simultaneous shows L.A.'s best comedians
A Los Angeles Times "Best Bet". A Hollywood Today selection. COMEDY WALK is the biggest comedy walk event in the world and the largest monthly comedy show in Los Angeles. 2nd Thursday of each month.
Six Los Angeles venues near: The New Los Angeles Theatre Complex 504 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking $6 at neighborhood garages or free on street

Sunday, May 4th, 2008, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL! Sorry, you're too late...
Chris Charalambous	Featured Speaker 3-4:20pm Irish DreamTime Executive Chris Charalambous. Irish DreamTime is currently in production with "The Thomas Crown Affair 2" starring Pierce Brosnan and has many films in development. IDT is known for such movies as "The Matador" and "Laws of Attraction".
Audience Participation Workshop 4:30-5:15pm Scene Cards with Robin Rowe Scene cards are a great way to write down your story beats quickly and to keep on track when writing on a deadline. Learn how many scene cards to make and what goes on them. We'll scene card suggested story ideas from the audience.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, April 27th, 2008, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Angela Hutchinson	Audience Participation Workshop 3-4pm Pitch Clinic with Robin Rowe Open forum to practice pitching projects in front of a live audience. Selected participants test their pitch in front of our industry audience. Feedback of what they like about the pitch and suggestions for improvement. To be considered to pitch, email your logline to Robin@ScreenPlayLab.com. Comedy and upbeat drama preferred.
Featured Speaker 4:15-5:45 RPM Talent Agent Angela Hutchinson. Angela is an agent at RPM. When she spoke at ScreenPlayLab last year she had just joined the agency. She was seeking talent and one of the actors for theatrical representation was from ScreenPlayLab. Angela is not seeking actors at this time. (Due to the potential SAG strike in June, no agent is.) 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Thursday, April 10th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm FREE TICKETS!
	Downtown Los Angeles COMEDY WALK Executive Producer Robin Rowe 20+ comedy acts 6 simultaneous shows!
Great comedy performers present sneak peaks of their shows in an evening of comedy downtown. Taking comedy to the streets of Los Angeles!
Six Los Angeles venues near: Downtown Comedy Club 501 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking available for $5 at Los Angeles Garage

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, 7:30pm to 9pm Networking at 7pm FREE with RSVP

Frank Gonzalez speaking to a packed 200-seat theater at ScreenPlayLab a year ago in 2007.

ABC Disney Writing Fellowship director Frank Gonzalez. This event was packed last year. Don't miss it! ABC Fellowship winners become paid staff writers for a year at Disney and many have gone on to become studio executives.

Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking in Flynt Building $2 with validation Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Thursday, Mar. 13th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm FREE TICKETS!
	Downtown Los Angeles COMEDY WALK Executive Producer Robin Rowe 30+ comedy acts 6 simultaneous venues!
Great comedy performers present sneak peaks of their shows in an evening of comedy downtown. Taking comedy to the streets of Los Angeles!
Six Los Angeles venues near: Downtown Comedy Club 501 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking available for $5 at Los Angeles Garage

Sunday, February 24th, 3pm FREE with RSVP

FREE Screening of the Oscars on the big screen on Feb. 24th. SSG presents an OSCARS Viewing Party on the BIG SCREEN in HI-DEF with D-Cinema.

Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, CA 90211

Thursday, Feb. 14th, 2008, 8:30pm to 10pm FREE TICKETS!
	Downtown Los Angeles COMEDY WALK Executive Producer Robin Rowe 30+ comedy acts 6 simultaneous venues!
Great comedy performers present sneak peaks of their shows in an evening of comedy downtown. Taking comedy to the streets of Los Angeles!
Various Los Angeles venues near: Downtown Comedy Club 501 S. Spring St. Los Angeles, California Parking available for $5 at Los Angeles Garage 530 S. Main St. (open 24 hours, others may close 9pm)

Saturday, Feb. 2nd 2008, 11pm The Serial Killers Show $5
	New Comedy Series What Color Is Your Underwear? Writer-director Robin Rowe at Sacred Fools Theater's Serial Killers show!
"It's telemarketing, Mom, not phone sex!" A group of telemarketers struggle to find joy in life at the office. In this episode, earnest part-time actress Kim takes an unusual call on her first day at the office.
The Sacred Fools Theater 660 N. Heliotrope Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90004 310-281-8337 Five stories. Five cliffhangers. Only three can continue. You decide.

Monday, Jan. 28th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate with ScreenPlayLab's founders!
Mingle with upbeat industry players in all aspects of the business...writers, actors, filmmakers, managers, more. Dozens have signed agent representation or made studio and network connections on ScreenPlayLab referrals. Meet us at the secret backroom at Sharky's Mexican Grill. Inexpensive Mexican food. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Funny Is Money Of the 50 top-grossing movies of 2005, 22 are comedies, 13 are dramas, 9 are action, 5 are horror and one is a documentary. Of the ten top-grossing movies of 2005, four are comedies (Wedding Crashers, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Madagascar, Hitch), five are action movies, and one is action-comedy (Mr. & Mrs. Smith). Academy Award winner Crash did less box office than Bewitched or Herbie Fully Loaded and barely out-grossed Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Sunday, Jan. 13th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Floyd Byars	Featured Speaker (4:15-5:45) Writer-Producer Floyd Byars [IMDB]. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A. Floyd Byars (Desperately Seeking Susan, Mindwalk and Making Mr. Right) was preparing There Goes the Neighborhood when director Bob Clark (A Christmas Story) was tragically killed by a drunk driver on Pacific Highway in April. There Goes the Neighborhood was placed on hold but has since attached director Scott Marshall and executive producer Garry Marshall.
Writers Strike Workshop (3-4pm) WGA Strike Captain Erich Hoeber [IMDB] discusses strike status and much more. Whether you're a writer, actor or filmmaker, the writers strike effects you. Find out what you can do!
Erich Hoeber	Talking Points What types of projects or companies that people can work with without crossing (e.g., animation, reality, Worldwide Pants) What projects to avoid What SAG and AFTRA members can do How those who aren't WGA members can participate in the picket lines Q&A
McCadden Place Theatre 1157 N. McCadden Place Hollywood, California 66-seat theater NE of Santa Monica Blvd. and Highland Free Parking Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Thursday, Jan. 10th, 2008, 8pm to 9:30pm FREE!
	Downtown Los Angeles Comedy Walk Executive Producer Robin Rowe 30+ comedy acts at 6 simultaneous venues!
Great comedy performers present sneak peaks of their shows in an evening of comedy downtown. Taking comedy to the streets of Los Angeles!
Various Los Angeles venues near: Main & 5th Streets in Downtown Restoration District Los Angeles, California Parking available in city garages

Saturday, Dec. 22nd, 2007, 8am to 10am in the morning FREE RSVP Now!
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Meet Up at The Coffee & The Writer Coffeehouse
Time to network! If we sit at home we might as well be back in Kansas, right? Chat with ScreenPlayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera. Mingle with writers, actors, directors, producers, managers, artists, composers and executives.
Don't forget to say hi to Argenis Pirela, ScreenPlayLab member and owner of The Coffee & The Writer coffeehouse.
The Coffee & The Writer 6767 West Sunset Blvd. at Highland Hollywood (In the 2-story shopping center across the street from the high school where John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John shot GREASE) PARKING: Free parking underneath the building Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Monday, Dec. 17th, 2007, 7pm to 9pm RSVP Now!
Robin Rowe	It's ScreenPlayLab Co-founder Robin Rowe's Birthday Party and Mixer! Another year older already? Come join in the spanking or at least pizza. Mingle with other writers, actors and filmmakers. Starts at 7pm or as soon as you can get there. Presents optional.
Robin is a writer-producer, a journalist writing for 16 publications, a film technology expert, and a former DreamWorks Animation renderfarm technologist.
Pitfire Pizza (Next to The Writers Store) 2018 Westwood Blvd. Westwood, California Free parking available on the street (check signs) Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, Dec. 9th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Brian Herskowitz	Featured Speaker (4:30-5:45pm) Artists/Media Co-op Writer-Producer Brian Herskowitz [IMDB]. Brian has many projects in development through his NY production company. Brian heads Boston University's Hollywood Internship program for Screenwriters. Brian teaches screenwriting online for UCLA Extension and was the sitcom instructor for Writer's Boot Camp. Brian was a writer on Hercules and Blossom and was associate producer for Tour of Duty.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4:15pm) Peggy in Stitches animated sitcom script by Lucy Fazely. Peggy decides to make a fancy quilt. Hank and Bobby suffer the consequences. We'll be reading two versions of the same script, followed by actors and audience feedback that answers two vital questions. What did you like? How would you make it better?
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Thursday, Nov. 29th, 2007, 7pm FREE with RSVP
Bob Barker	7:30pm Presented by SSG, join AFTRA in celebrating its 70th birthday, with special guests including TOM BERGERON (Dancing with the Stars), BOB BARKER (The Price is Right), a panel discussion on the importance of member involvement, and a special screening of the documentary AFTRA: Commitment to Action.
7:10 7:20pm SSG Screening Series Talent Showcase: Minister of Comedy TJ MCGEE and Ten Commandments - What if another actor did the voice of God? Participate in the new SSG Screening Series Talent Showcase! Present your material of 30 seconds up to 2 minutes. Make your own break: Stand-up comedy, Monologue, Scene, Singing, Dance, etc. Series producer Bob Nuchow.
Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking in Flynt Building $2 with validation

Wednesday, Nov. 7th, 2007, 8pm to 9:30pm Networking at 7:30pm FREE with RSVP
Chris Aronson	Featured Speaker (8-9:30pm) Twentieth Century Fox SVP of domestic distribution Chris Aronson. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A. Chris creates company distribution policy for the U.S. and Canadian sales divisions for movies such as THE SIMPSONS MOVIE. This is a must-see event for producers and filmmakers ready to learn the art of domestic distribution and how to work with major studio distribution.
No workshop tonight. Featured speaker only.
Los Angeles Theatre 615 S. Broadway Los Angeles (downtown historic district) Pershing Square Parking Garage is around the corner Several smaller lots within a block of the theatre Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, Nov. 4th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Karen Kirkland	Featured Speaker (4:15-5:45) Nickelodeon Writing Fellowship Director Karen Kirkand [IMDB]. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A. Karen Kirkland was the producer of the Los Angeles Film Festival from 1995 to 2001. She's produced over 100 commercials and music videos.
Pitch Clinic with Robin Rowe (3-4pm) Open forum to practice pitching your projects in front of a live audience. and hear suggestions for improvement.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Wednesday, Nov. 2nd, 2007, 2pm FREE screening with RSVP
Ernest Borgnine	Presented by SSG, premiere of Hallmark Channel's feature "A Grandpa for Christmas". A retired movie star is about to move into a retirement home when he finds himself caring for his nine-year-old granddaughter following the hospitalization of his estranged daughter. Q&A with Academy-Award winning actor Ernest Borgnine will follow the screening.
Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking in Flynt Building $2 with validation

Sunday, Oct. 28th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Brent Emery	Featured Speaker (4:15-5:45) Producer and Maverick Films Executive Brent Emery [IMDB]. Brent currently has in production Buried (2008) and Shoot (2008). 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A. Maverick is Madonna's production company.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenPlayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Monday, Oct. 22nd, 2007, 6pm to 9pm This event had 28 guests
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate with ScreenPlayLab's founders!
Time to network! Mingle 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? You buy your own drinks and food, inexpensive. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenPlayLab event

Sunday, Oct. 14th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm FREE with RSVP
Paul Guay	Featured Speaker (4:15-5:45) Liar Liar screenwriter Paul Guay [IMDB]. Paul Guay co-wrote the screenplay for Liar Liar, The Little Rascals and Heartbreakers. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week's reading is the martial arts comedy feature BOOK OF Z by Robin Rowe.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, Oct. 8th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm FREE - This event had about 30 people
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate with ScreenplayLab's founders!
Time to network! Mingle 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? You buy your own drinks and food, inexpensive. $3 margaritas!
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, 2007, 7:30pm FREE screening with RSVP
	Limon: A Life Beyond Words Screening and Q&A with the films director MALACHI ROTH, producer CASSANDRA HESSELTINE & dancer AMARA HURWITZ. Moderated by award-winning actor, director, producer HECTOR ELIZONDO (The Princess Diaries, Runaway Bride, Pretty Woman and dancer with Limon Dance Company).
Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking in Flynt Building $2 with validation

Starting October 1st... Robin Rowe's Trick or Treat-ment October intensive writers group. Enroll now!

Tuesday, Oct. 2nd, 2007, 7:30pm FULL! You're too late...
	Lars ant the Real Girl Starring: Ryan Gosling, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Mortimer Written by Six Feet Under scribe Nancy Oliver, Lars and the Real Girl is a heartfelt comedy starring Academy-Award nominated Ryan Gosling as a loveable introvert who just needs to find a real girl.
Arclight Cinemas 6360 Sunset Blvd. Hollywood

Sunday, Sept. 30th, 2007, 3pm FREE workshop with RSVP

SCREENPLAYLAB AT THE WEHO BOOK FAIR FREE WORKSHOP IMPROV SCREENWRITING Sept. 30th, 3-4:30pm Fun! Exciting! Amazing! Free screenwriting workshop taught by Robin Rowe, ScreenplayLab co-founder, screenwriter, journalist and host This event was packed last year This year will be even better with more new techniques for writing and performing a screenplay on the spot

West Hollywood Book Fair Sept. 30th, 2007 West Hollywood Park 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. The Writers Room (classroom) 40 seats. FREE! No RSVP. First come, first serve. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

SCREENPLAYLAB AT THE WEHO BOOK FAIR AUTHOR BOOK SIGNINGS Sept. 30th, 10-6pm More than a dozen authors signing books in the ScreenplayLab booth. Come chat with them and with ScreenplayLab founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera.

WeHo Book Fair Sept. 30th, 2007 West Hollywood Park 647 N. San Vicente Blvd. The Writers Room (classroom) 40 seats. FREE! No RSVP. First come, first serve. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Tuesday, Sept. 25th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm FREE with RSVP (This event had 52 guests)
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate with ScreenplayLab's founders!
Time to network! Mingle 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? From between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. You buy your own drinks and food, inexpensive. $3 margaritas! Please note in the RSVP if you need to come late.
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park across the street in the city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, Sept. 17th, 2007, 8pm to 9:30pm EVENT FULL! You're too late...
Julie Kane-Ritsch	Featured Speaker with Q&A (8-9:30pm) Gotham Group Producer Julie Kane-Ritsch [IMDB] Since joining Gotham in 1999, Julie Kane-Ritsch has been developing animated and family entertainment projects for television, feature films and publishing. She is currently a co-producer on the upcoming film THE SPRIDERWICK CHRONICLES to be released by Paramount Pictures. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A.
No workshop tonight, speaker only.
Comedy Central Stage Hudson Theatres Backstage Hudson Backstage 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. (between Highland and Vine) Los Angeles Free residential street parking nearby (check signs or park in lot on Hudson for $5). Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, Sept. 9th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL! You're too late...
Krista Vernoff	Featured Speaker (4:15-5:45) Grey's Anatomy executive producer Krista Vernoff [IMDB]. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week's reading is the martial arts comedy feature BOOK OF Z by Robin Rowe.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm FREE with RSVP
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate with ScreenplayLab's founders!
Time to network! Mingle 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? From between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. You buy your own drinks and food, inexpensive. $3 margaritas! Please note in the RSVP if you need to come late.
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park in city garage for $2 after 6pm Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, Aug 26th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL. You're too late...
Angela Hutchinson	Featured Speaker (4:15-5:45) RPM Talent Agent Angela Hutchinson. Angela is a new agent at RPM. She's seeking talented actors to sign to the agency's roster for theatrical representation. Considering SAG, SAG eligible and working non-union actors. 30-minute talk followed by an hour of audience Q&A.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week's reading is the girl comedy PARTY GIRL by Gabrielle Pantera.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, Aug 19th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm Event full (42 people)
Buddy Bregman	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Director Buddy Bregman [IMDB]. Buddy is a writer, director, composer and producer. He's signed a 12-picture deal with a new studio in Spain. The first movie he's shooting there is GARBO, the story of Greta Garbo. Buddy has the smash musical ALL THAT SWING running in Berlin. Buddy is an expert at pitching, having sold over 30 sitcoms to networks. Buddy's daughter Tracey Bregman is Lauren on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS.
Pitch Clinic with Robin Rowe (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab holds a workshop in front of a live audience. Back by popular demand, this week is Pitch Clinic, an open forum for practicing pitching your projects or yourself. Participants get to practice their pitch in front of a live audience and hear suggestions for improvement.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Wednesday, Aug 15th, 2007, 8pm to 9:30pm FREE with RSVP
Jon Brown	Featured Speaker with Q&A (8-9:30pm) Ensemble Entertainment manager-producer Jon Brown [IMDB]. Jon Brown has been at Ensemble Entertainment managing writers and directors for fifteen years and before that was an agent at APA for five years.
No workshop tonight, speaker only.
Comedy Central Stage Hudson Theatres Backstage Hudson Backstage 6539 Santa Monica Blvd. (between Highland and Vine) Los Angeles Free residential street parking nearby (check signs) or valet $5. Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, Aug 12th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL! You're too late...
Jeanne Thompson	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Sunrise Entertainment Creative Executive Jeanne Thompson[IMDB]. Sunrise Entertainment has a deal with Peter Guber's Mandelay Entertainment. Jeanne is developing comic properties such as REX MUNDI with Johnny Depp's company Infinitum Nihil and 40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE set up at Rogue. Also in development, BRIDE WARS starring Kate Hudson.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week's reading is the martial arts comedy feature BOOK OF Z by Robin Rowe.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, July 30th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm THIS EVENT HAD 60 PEOPLE
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate with ScreenplayLab's founders!
Time to network! Mingle 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? From between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. You buy your own drinks and food, inexpensive. $3 margaritas! Please note in the RSVP if you have to come late.
Sharky's Mexican Grill The Backroom 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park in city garage for $2 after 6pm

Sunday, July 22th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL! Sorry, you're too late.
Neely Swanson	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) David E. Kelley Productions SVP Development Neely Swanson[IMDB]. Neely Swanson has worked on BOSTON LEGAL, THE PRACTICE, BOSTON PUBLIC and ALLY McBEAL. Neely got her start in entertainment as an assistant in Business Affairs at 20th Century Fox Television. She made the move to David E. Kelley Productions when her boss, Pamela Wisne, became its Executive Vice President. After rising to VP of Business Affairs, Neely made the transition to development where she targets writers for their shows and projects, both feature and television.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week's reading is the martial arts comedy feature BOOK OF Z by Robin Rowe.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, July 15th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL! This event had 40 people
Barry Layne	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) National Lampoon EVP and president of Red Rock Pictures Barry Layne [IMDB]. National Lampoon produces comedy motion pictures and broadcasts a college television network. Red Rock Pictures is co-producing and financing NATIONAL LAMPOON'S RATKO: THE DICTATOR'S SON. (The CEO of Red Rock Pictures is WEDDING CRASHERS producer Robert L. Levy.) Barry Layne is currently producing Ratko. He's a former New York bureau chief of the Hollywood Reporter.
Pitch Clinic with Robin Rowe (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab holds a workshop in front of a live audience. On the third Sunday of the month is Pitch Clinic, an open forum for practicing pitching projects or yourself. Participants get to practice their pitch in front of a live audience and hear suggestions for improvement.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, July 9th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm This event had 30 people
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate Independence Day with ScreenplayLab's founders!
Time to network! Mingle 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? From between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. You buy your own drinks and food (inexpensive). Please note in the RSVP if you have to come late.
Sharky's Mexican Grill 435 N. Beverly Dr. (South of Little Santa Monica) Beverly Hills PARKING: Park in city garage for $2

Sunday, June 24th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm EVENT FULL! This event had 40 people
Zoe Friedman	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Comedy Central vice president of current programming Zoe Friedman [IMDB].As creative executive on all Comedy Central series, Zoe oversees creative aspects, production schedules and budgets. Zoe joined the network after eight years at David Letterman's production company, Worldwide Pants, where she was senior talent coordinator. Comedy Central series returning this fall include South Park, Futurama, and Reno 911.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, June 18th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm This Event had 60 people
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Celebrate Gabrielle's birthday! Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera.
Time to network! Mingle 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. From between 6pm to 9pm, and maybe later. You buy your own drinks and food. Please note in the RSVP if you have to come late.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Sunday, June 10th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm THIS EVENT IS FULL! Sorry, you're too late...
Nick Phillips	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Screen Gems producer Nick Phillips [IMDB] is a development executive at Sony Picture's indie division. He was a producer for Miramax on the TV series Project Greenlight for the Weinsteins where he produced the horror movie Feast. He was executive producer for The Good Mother, Hellraiser: Hellworld, The Prophecy: Forsaken, Dracula III: Legacy, and Hellraiser: Deader. He's executive producer for First Sunday and This Christmas currently in production.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, June 3rd, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Networking at 2:30pm THIS EVENT IS FULL! Sorry, you're too late...
Sander Schwartz	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) President of Warner Bros. Animation Sander Schwartz [IMDB] oversees the adaptation of characters from DC Comics, Looney Tunes, and Hanna-Barbera. He's responsible for the production of theatrical, television and made-for-video animation. He's executive producer on Superman Doomsday and Justice League: The New Frontier currently in production.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Friday, June 1st, 2007, 7:30pm to 9:30pm Mingle starting at 7pm THIS EVENT IS FULL! Sorry, you're too late...
Frank Gonzalez	Featured Speaker with Q&A (7pm-8:30pm) Disney ABC Television Group Director of Talent Development Frank Gonzalez oversees the day to day operations of The Disney ABC Writing Fellowship Program, The IAIA Summer Television & Film workshop for American Indians, the Directors Guild of America/ABC Directing Fellowship Program, talent hiring initiatives, talent tracking, grants, scholarships, and internships.
Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event
Hollywood Playhouse 1445 N. Las Palmas Ave. Hollywood, California PARKING: There is no theater parking. Free parking at meters on Sunset starting at 7pm and other metered spaces and loading zones in the neighborhood per signs posted. The Sunset/Highland area has a shortage of parking and free spots go fast. Grant Parking at 1618 N Las Palmas Avenue costs $12.

Monday, May 28th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm Click Here to RSVP !
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera for a fun get-together.
It's a party! Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. No cover charge. We order food at about 7pm. You're encouraged to mingle. We usually have about forty guests. No speaker or workshop, just relaxing and making connections.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Cabo Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Sunday, May 20th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Phil Brock Kathryn Boole	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Literary manager-agent Phil Brock [IMDB] and Talent Representative Kathy Boole [IMDB] of Studio Talent Group, blending the services of a licensed California Talent Agent with the personal touch of management. Phil Brock is a Director Emeritus of the Talent Managers Association. Kathryn Boole heads the Literary Department at Studio Talent Group.Half hour presentation followed by an hour of audience Q&A. Note that the speakers will not be accepting pitches or headshots at this time.
Pitch and Story Clinic (3-4pm) Build your confidence pitching. Bring in your pitch to practice in front of a live audience. Opportunity to test your story pitch, get feedback how to focus your story idea, and practice pitching yourself as a writer, actor or filmmaker. With help from the audience, Robin Rowe will give suggestions how to build on the best part of your pitch. Due to time constraints, not everyone gets to pitch. Robin Rowe is a screenwriter with experience pitching to studios and networks.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, May 14th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm Click Here to RSVP !
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera for a fun get-together.
It's a party! Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. No cover charge. We order food at about 7pm. You're encouraged to mingle...so meet as many people as you can. We usually have about forty guests. No speaker or workshop, just relaxing and making connections.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Cabo Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007, 6:30pm to 9:30pm With Los Angeles SIGGRAPH $15 at the door, no RSVP system

Featured Panel VFX Supervisors of the Movie '300' A panel of visual effects supervisors from the hit movie '300'. I've invited my friend Chris Watts and a distinguished panel of visual effects supervisors from many post-production houses that built sequences for '300'. To screen clips from the movie and explain how the visual effects and unique look of the film were created. '300' Visual Effects Supervisor Chris Watts Pixel Magic Tyler Foell Screaming Death Monkey Jeremy Hunt Scanline Stephan Trojansky Hydraulx Chris Wells Buzz Images Derek Wentworth

Outdoor reception 6:30-7:30pm Presentation 7:30-9:30pm Barnsdall Gallery Theatre 4800 Hollywood Blvd. Hollywood

Sunday, May 6th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Colin O'Reilly	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Literary 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. Colin says he's interested by all genres except musicals.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. The Book of Z by Robin Rowe. In this chop-socky action-adventure feature, a young man joins a Korean family defending a mysterious relic from power-mad ninjas. Pages 28+.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, April 29th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Marsh McCall	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) Writer-Producer Marsh McCall [IMDB]. Marsh was executive producer of the NBC-TV series Twenty Good Years, a writer and producer for Just Shoot Me and got his start as a writer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week, The Book of Z by Robin Rowe. In this chop-socky action-adventure feature, a young man joins a Korean family defending a mysterious relic from power-mad ninjas. Pages 1-28.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Luke Ryan	Featured Speaker with Q&A (4:15-5:45) MTV Films VP Luke Ryan [IMDB] will describe development at MTV Films and Nickelodeon. MTV Films is a division of Paramount Pictures. His producing credits include the cult comedy hit Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and the forthcoming New Line Cinema release Martian Child, starring John Cusack. Luke began his career in Hollywood as a screenwriter. His script Humbuggin is currently in development at New Line. He teaches Understanding Genre and Introduction to Producing at UCLA Extension.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors (3-4pm) ScreenplayLab workshops fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience with moderated feedback. This week, The Book of Z by Robin Rowe. In this chop-socky action-adventure feature, a young man joins a Korean family defending a mysterious relic from power-mad ninjas. Pages 1-18.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, April 15th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
William Vu	Featured Speaker with Q&A Entertainment attorney William Vu was the director of Business and Legal Affairs at the G4/TechTV television network for four years. He conducted M&A due diligence for Comcast's acquisition of TechTV and Universal's acquisition of PolyGram.
Pitch Clinic - Workshop with Robin Rowe Bring in your pitch to practice in front of a live audience. You can pitch a story idea or yourself as a writer, actor, or filmmaker. With help from the audience, Robin will give suggestions how to build on the best part of your pitch. Due to time constraints, not everyone gets to pitch. Robin Rowe is a screenwriter with experience pitching to studios and networks.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, April 9th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm Click Here to RSVP !
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera for a fun get-together.
It's a party! Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. No cover charge. We order food at about 7pm. Guests are encouraged to mingle...so meet as many people as you can. We usually have about 35 guests. No speaker or workshop, just relaxing. Robin and Gabrielle can answer questions about what it's like having their first script being read at production companies with studio deals and by the managers of A-list stars.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Cabo Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Sunday, April 8, 2007 - No Event Today Easter

Sunday, April 1st, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Rosa and Bill Graham	Ask the Experts Q&A! Rosa and Bill Graham of the Find the Funny, a screenwriting contest dedicated to discovering, rewarding and promoting new comedy talent. Rosa and Bill will talk about how to how to create a winning screenplay, what projects they have in development, and how they promote the winners of the Find the Funny screenwriting contest.
Talent Workshop with Actors and Writers Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, March 25th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30, Workshop 3pm, Speaker 4:15pm Free with RSVP! Change of plans! Manager Peter Iannucci will not be appearing today due to circumstances beyond our control. We hope to reschedule him to speak next month.
Robin Rowe	Featured Speaker Screenwriter Robin Rowe [IMDB] will reveal how he's done what sounds impossible, get a major studio to ask for a treatment from him as an unknown writer, sign with an agent before he'd finished writing his first feature screenplay, and then get that script read at major production companies by cold-calling execs (and with vital but limited assistance from his agent). How to nurture and motivate your agent. How to write screenplays that agents, studios and networks want to read. Robin Rowe writes as a journalist for the Motion Picture Editors Guild Magazine and for High Definition magazine in the UK. He's an executive producer at the fledgling Comic Strip Network. He was a studio technologist at DreamWorks Animation and a technical director of news at a mid-market NBC-TV station.
Pitch and Story Clinic - Workshop with Robin Rowe Bring in your pitch or story idea to practice pitching in front of a live audience. Robin will find something to like and give suggestions for improvement. Robin's approach of Teaser, Genre, Archetypes not Stereotypes, Hero, Inciting Incident, and Quest can help you develop your story ideas into cinematic pitches faster and better. Due to time constraints, not everyone will get to pitch. There will be writers, actors and filmmakers in the audience. If you volunteer to pitch it's your responsibility to have whatever safeguards you need (e.g., copyright or WGA registration) to feel comfortable discussing your ideas in public. Robin Rowe is a screenwriter with experience pitching to studios and networks.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, March 18th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Karen Spiegel	Featured Speaker Producer Karen Spiegel [IMDB] on producing. Karen produced The Initiation of Sarah and Hello Sister, Goodbye Life for ABC Family. She produced Absolute Power starring Clint Eastwood [article]. Karen will describe her experiences and thoughts on producing, then we'll open the dialog to questions from the audience.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. Final act of Fire Bear by Robin Rowe.
The First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills 9025 Cynthia Street (south of Sunset on Doheny) West Hollywood Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, March 4th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Lew Hunter	Featured Speaker Screenwriting 434 author Lew Hunter [Wikipedia] on screenwriting. Despite living in a small town in Nebraska, Lew is Chairman Emeritus of the screenwriting department at UCLA. Steven Spielberg has described Lew as "the best screenwriting teacher going". Lew will describe his background and thoughts on screenwriting, then we'll open the dialog to questions from the audience.
Fresh Pages Workshop Reading with Actors Each week ScreenplayLab workshops up to thirty fresh pages from a new comedy or upbeat drama with actors in front of a live audience. This week: Fire Bear by Robin Rowe. In this animated talking animals feature screenplay, an outcast delinquent bear learns to be a fireman, think of Smokey the Bear meets West Side Story.
The First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills 9025 Cynthia Street (south of Sunset on Doheny) West Hollywood Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Monday, February 19th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm Click Here to RSVP !
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera for a fun get-together.
It's a party! Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Cheap margaritas and inexpensive Mexican food. No cover charge. We order food at about 7pm. Guests are encouraged to mingle...so meet as many people as you can. At our last mixer we had 35 guests. No speaker or reading, just relaxing.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Cabo Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Due to the many Hollywood awards shows in February, ScreenplayLab doesn't have any Sunday events planned for February. We'll be back to our usual format of workshops and speakers in March.

Monday, February 5th, 2007, 6pm to 9pm Click Here to RSVP !
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera for a fun get-together.
ScreenplayLab Mixer. Mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Eat inexpensive Mexican food. Cheap margaritas. No cover charge.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Cabo Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Sunday, January 28th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free to Industry and Guests! Free with RSVP!
Sabrina Plisco Patrick Gallagher	Meet and Learn from: Charlotte's Web film editor Sabrina Plisco [IMDB] and additional editor Patrick Gallagher [IMDB]. Charlotte's Web had two editors: Susan Littenberg and Sabrina Plisco. Producer Jordan Kerner brought in editor Sabrina Plisco for her experience editing with visual effects for Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. Also additional editor Patrick Gallagher helped with the initial editing set-up and the overall visual effects workload on Charlotte's Web. He was first assistant editor on Spider-Man.
Actors and Writers Reading Workshop The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera. In this upbeat drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets. (Rewritten pages 69-end.)
Fine Arts Theatre 8556 Wilshire Blvd. (one block West of La Cienega Blvd.) Beverly Hills, CA 90211 Parking on the street or at the Flynt Communications Building, one block east at 8484 Wilshire Blvd., for $2 with validation.

Sunday, January 21st, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Dan Decker	Industry Dialog: Anatomy of a Screenplay author and story analyst Dan Decker on scene writing. Discover how to wrestle your screenplay scenes into place, to separate story and juxtaposition.
Actors and Writers Reading Workshop The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera. In this upbeat drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets. (Rewritten pages 38-68.)
ACMT Paul G. Gleason Theater 6520 Hollywood Blvd. (at Wilcox Ave.), Hollywood Parking free on the street or in lot south for $6 Parking lot entrance is on Wilcox next to post office Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, January 14th, 2007, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free with RSVP!
Donna Michelle Anderson, DMA	Industry Dialog: Author Donna Michelle Anderson [IMDB] on her book "1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System". Feeling uncertain about screenplay structure? In less than 100 pages DMA covers the essentials of screenplay story structure based on what industry readers look for in recommending a screenplay. DMA's website: 1-2-3 Movie in a Box.
Actors and Writers Reading Workshop Fire Bear by Robin Rowe. In this talking animals feature screenplay, an outcast delinquent bear learns to be a fireman.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5

Monday, January 1st, 2007, noon to 2pm Click Here to RSVP Now!
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Join ScreenplayLab co-founders Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera for a fun get-together.
ScreenplayLab New Year's Day Mixer. Come mingle with working screenwriters, actors and filmmakers. Eat inexpensive Mexican food. No cover charge.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048

Monday, December 18, 2006, 6pm to 9pm Free to Industry and Guests!
Robin Rowe	ScreenplayLab Holiday Mixer and Birthday Party for ScreenplayLab co-founder Robin Rowe. Come mingle. Drink $3 margaritas and eat inexpensive Mexican food. No cover charge.
Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (In the Backroom ) 385 N La Cienega Blvd (north of Beverly Center) West Hollywood, CA 90048 310-659-6831

Sunday, December 17, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Free to Industry and Guests!
Robin Rowe	Gabrielle Pantera	Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera on "Writing as Partners".
How to work together with another writer without going crazy. Gabrielle and Robin recently completed writing the adaptation of a bestselling novel. They also polish each other's scripts. Writing Workshop with Robin Rowe Writing exercise to get your creative juices flowing. Fun whether you're an experienced writer or just starting. We'll write some funny holiday stories and read some aloud.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5

In cooperation with LinuxMovies.org Thursday, December 14, 2006, 7pm to 9pm Free to Industry and Guests! Click Here to RSVP!
Daniel James	Writer and technologist Daniel James on "64 Studio Linux Software". Daniel James, based in the Isle of Wight, UK, is the editor of LinuxUser & Developer Magazine. The free 64 Studio Linux operating system distro is based on Debian and includes applications that cover audio and music, video, 2D and 3D graphics, publishing for the web or print, Internet and office tools.
A must-see for studio computer users interested in high performance Linux desktops and media apps! Linux is more popular than Windows or Macintosh for creating feature animation and visual effects at major studios including Disney, DreamWorks Animation, ILM, and Sony Imageworks. Linux XGL Desktop Video (no sound) Linux XGL Desktop Video (PG-13 Version)
Tom Bradley Youth & Family Center 5213 West Pico Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90019 Smoking is not permitted at any LinuxMovies.org event

Wednesday, December 13, 2006, 6pm to 9pm Mingle starting at 5:30 Free to Industry and Guests!
Jack Enyart	Animation writer Jack Enyart on "How to Pitch Animation". Jack Enyart will describe the television and feature animation market and demonstrate some successful pitches including artwork. He has worked for Disney, Warner Brothers, Filmation, Marvel and Hanna Barbera and developed and written for such shows such as Looney Tunes, Scooby Doo, Duck Tales, and Alvin the the Chipmunks. His comic book credits include adaptations of Roger Rabbit, Aladdin, Toy Story, and Lion King for Disney.
Actors and Writers Reading Workshop Fire Bear by Robin Rowe. In this talking animals feature screenplay, an outcast delinquent bear learns to be a fireman.
ACME Comedy Theatre 135 N. La Brea Ave. (south of Beverly Blvd.), Los Angeles Parking free on the street or in lot next door for $6 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, December 10th, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free to Industry and Guests!
Raymond Ricord	ABC Director Raymond Ricord oversees television movies, mini-series and the Wonderful World of Disney at ABC Television. In a market where most made-for-TV movies have moved to cable, Raymond will talk about where the industry is generally and what ABC is looking for in broadcast television movies.
Pitch and Story Clinic - Workshop with Robin Rowe Bring in your pitch or story idea to practice pitching in front of a live audience. Robin will find something to like and give suggestions for improvement. Robin's approach of Teaser, Genre, Archetypes not Stereotypes, Hero, Inciting Incident, and Quest can help you develop your story ideas into cinematic pitches faster and better.
Raleigh Studios Enter at Van Ness Gate 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5

Sunday, December 3, 2006, 3pm to 5pm (not 6pm) Mingle starting at 2:30 Free to Industry and Guests! Click Here to RSVP
Jean Ann Wright	Jean Ann Wright, animation writer and author of "Animation Writing and Development" (Focal Press) [Review]. Jean Ann Wright has taught writing and development since 1996. Her animation career began as a trainee at Hanna-Barbera in 1978, working for eight years as an assistant animator on shows like The Flintstones, Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, and The Smurfs. She regularly judges for the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, ASIFA-Hollywood (animation awards), Writers Guild of America west (animation writing awards), and the State Thespian Conference (high school drama awards). Articles: Animation Dialog, Animation Outlines.
Workshop (none) Speaker only, no actors workshop this week
ACMT Paul G. Gleason Theater 6520 Hollywood Blvd. (at Wilcox Ave.), Hollywood Parking free on the street or in lot south for $6 Parking lot entrance is on Wilcox next to post office Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, November 26, 2006 - No Event Today Thanksgiving Holiday

POSTPONED! Sunday, November 19, 2006 (No Event This Date)
Raymond Ricord	ABC Director Raymond Ricord oversees television movies, mini-series and the Wonderful World of Disney at ABC Television. In a market where most made-for-TV movies have moved to cable, Raymond will talk about where the industry is generally and what ABC is looking for in broadcast television movies.
THIS EVENT RESCHEDULED FOR DECEMBER 10TH! Ray was called out of town to work on a production.

Sunday, November 12, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free to Industry and Guests! Click Here to RSVP
Fred Fox, Jr.	Writer-producer Fred Fox Jr. [IMDB] of Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi. Fred will talk about how sitcoms are evolving into episodic television comedy as multi-camera and single-camera shows, how a television show gets launched, producing reunion shows, and how writers and producers can create better comedies.
Pitch and Story Clinic - Workshop with Robin Rowe Bring in your pitch or story idea to practice pitching in front of a live audience. Robin will find something to like and give suggestions for improvement. Robin's approach of Teaser, Genre, Archetypes not Stereotypes, Hero, Inciting Incident, and Quest can help you develop your story ideas into motion picture pitches faster and better.Actors
ACME Comedy Theatre 135 N. La Brea Ave. (south of Beverly Blvd.), Los Angeles Parking free on the street or in nearby lot for $6 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Thursday, November 9, 2006, 6pm to 9pm Mingle starting at 5:30 Free to Industry and Guests! Click Here to RSVP
Jonathan Lynn	Writer-director Jonathan Lynn [IMDB] has more credits as an executive producer, a director, a writer, and an actor than we can list here. Jonathan directed The Whole Nine Yards, wrote and directed Clue, wrote and directed Nuns on the Run, directed The Distinguished Gentleman, directed My Cousin Vinny and created the television series Yes, Prime Minister. As executive producer he's in post-production with the comedy feature He's Such a Girl. Jonathan will talk about how comedy is different in television and films, and what the differences are when working as writer, director, or producer.
Actors Workshop Reading for Writers The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera (pages: the end). In this upbeat drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets.
ACMT Paul G. Gleason Theater 6520 Hollywood Blvd. (at Wilcox Ave.), Hollywood Parking in nearby lot for $6 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, November 5, 2006 - No Event Today (Robin at Landmark Education Advanced Course)

Sunday, October 22, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Mingle starting at 2:30 Free to Industry and Guests! Click Here to RSVP
Industry Speaker
J. Sikura	Creative Executive J. Sikura, The Robert Evans Company. Robert Evans was the kid in The Kid Stays in the Picture.The Robert Evans Company produced How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. They have four pictures in development: How to Lose It All, Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office, Triggerfish, and Wedding Season. The Robert Evans Company has a first-look deal with Paramount.
Pitch and Story Clinic - Workshop with Robin Rowe Bring in your pitch or story idea. Rough or polished, Robin will find something to like about it and give suggestions for improvement. Even if you don't use the story suggestions from Robin or the audience, Robin's approach can help you develop your story ideas into motion picture pitches faster and better.
ACMT Paul G. Gleason Theater 6520 Hollywood Blvd. (at Wilcox Ave.), Hollywood Parking free on the street or in nearby lot for $6 Smoking is not permitted at any ScreenplayLab event

Sunday, October 15, 2006, 3pm to 6pm (2:30 arrival) Tickets Available at the Gate for $25
	ScreenplayLab Second Annual Pitch Contest "The Inside Pitch" hosted by ICM Executive Story Editor Christopher Lockhart. Christopher Lockhart Chris is back! Our most popular event last year. Check out the prizes this year! Whether you're coming with a determined intention to win or out of curiosity ready to be educated and entertained, this is a must-see event and could be the turning point in your career. ICM Executive Story Editor Christopher Lockhart is generally considered the best pitch coach in the world. The Inside Pitch with Christopher Lockhart touches people's lives. By raising the stakes to include invitations from Hollywood agents for each of our three winners to meet to discuss how to move their careers forward, this particular Inside Pitch session can touch more lives in a bigger way than ever. Some pitches are great, some are unintentionally hilarious. Either way, hear positive coaching from an expert on what worked and how to improve the pitch. Volunteer to pitch or just watch. Prizes Getting an agent is the best ticket to success in Hollywood. Finalists in the contest are invited by agents to meet with them at their offices. Each finalist will get a meeting with at least one agent. Agents choose which of the three finalists each agent will see. Agents from multiple talent agencies are participating. The winner also receives a copy of Final Draft. Christopher will offer the winner industry coverage on the project Each finalist will also get a DVD of the Emmy-nominated documentary The Inside Pitch. Rules If you want to pitch you will get opportunities to volunteer during the event. During the event Lockhart picks who from the audience pitches. It helps if you stand out in some way. He may pick at random from everyone who has their hands up, or he may ask to hear pitches for a particular genre next, or even beg for anyone who is sure he can pitch better than the last person did! Lockhart decides the winners with the help of audience applause. His decisions are final. Tips Having a story with mass market appeal and being confident and to the point help, but nobody knows who will get picked to pitch. Try to stand out from the crowd in a positive way. Bring your cheering section. Who the audience wants to hear influences Chris too.
Writers/Actors Workshop Reading No Reading - Special Event - Pitch Contest Only
Raleigh Studios Van Ness Gate Chaplin Theatre 5300 Melrose Avenue (across from Paramount) Hollywood, California Free parking available on the street Parking on the lot, if available, costs $5

Sunday, October 8, 2006 Holiday - Columbus Day

Sunday, October 1, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Dee Wallace-Stone	"Creating the Career You Want" with Actress Dee Wallace-Stone [IMDB] of Sons & Daughters and E.T. Techniques for moving forward in your life and your career whether that's acting, producing or directing. Beginning a career, ready to take the next step, or making a comeback, deal with your business side and balance your career with the rest of your life.
Writers/Actors Workshop Reading The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera (pages75-83). In this light drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets. The Corset Diaries by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe (pages 110-116 the end). In this comedy feature based on the best-selling novel by Katie MacAlister, an American divorcee is a last-minute replacement in a British reality TV show.
Write Act - The Sanctuary at St. Stephen's Church 6128 Yucca Street, Hollywood (Gower and 101 Fwy.) Park in the lot free

Sunday, September 24, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Alexia Haidos	"Indie Film Publicity" with publicist Alexia Haidos [IMDB] of Double A Public Relations & Marketing. Studio films may have tens of millions of dollars in marketing, but how do you get publicity for your festival film or documentary? Alexia is a co-founder of Double A and a co-founder of GAEA, the Greek Arts and Entertainment Association. She's in post-production with A Taxi Odyssey, a feature-length documentary about the taxi drivers of Athens.
Writers/Actors Workshop Reading The Corset Diaries by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe. (The End.) In this comedy feature based on the best-selling novel by Katie MacAlister, an American divorcee is a last-minute replacement in a British reality TV show.
ACMT Paul G. Gleason Theater 6520 Hollywood Blvd. (at Wilcox Ave.), Hollywood Parking free on the street or in nearby lot for $6

Sunday, September 17, 2006, 10am to 6pm ScreenplayLab at WeHo Book Fair Stop by the booth to chat with us! Come to Robin's free workshop
Robin Rowe	Improv Screenwriting Workshop with Robin Rowe 3-4:30pm Sign up at the event (only 40 seats)
Book Signings at the ScreenplayLab Booth from 10am to 6pm All day - ScreenplayLab co-founders Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe. All day - Mostly Heads comic strip creator Darren Jones. All day - Anatomy of a Screenplay author and teacher Dan Decker Noon to 12:30pm - 1-2-3 Movie in a Box. author and producer Donna Michelle Anderson [IMDB]. Donna was senior producer on Star Search and was a producer for Big Brother. Noon to 3pm - Advancing Your Career through Networking with Sherwood Oaks Experimental College founder Gary Shusett. 5pm to 6pm - Insiders Guide to Film Distribution author and distribution rep Stacey Parks 3pm to 5pm - Mr. Stick comic strip creator Rob Troy 4pm to 5pm - Zenjeff comic strip creatorNick Reddoch-Zenjeff
West Hollywood Park at 647 N San Vicente Blvd.

Sunday, September 10, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Laurie Hutzler Download the session handout!	"Idea to first draft in one hour-a-day" with screenwriter Laurie Hutzler [IMDB]. Laurie works as a story consultant on major feature films and television. She worked as a staff writer on The Black Donnellys, a new NBC one-hour drama from Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (Crash and Million Dollar Baby). Her new book, The One Hour Screenwriter, shows how to go from idea to first draft in one hour a day in clear, straightforward weekly assignments. It's based on her MFA Screenwriting class at UCLA. Laurie is represented for features and television by Innovative Artists. Her website is at Emotional Toolbox.
Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera. Act 3. In this light drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets.
Raleigh Studios, Fairbanks Theater 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate, Hollywood Park on street for free or $5 on the lot

Sunday, August 27, 2006, 3pm to 6pm THIS EVENT IS FULL
Chad Kultgen	"Selling Your First Project" with screenwriter Chad Kultgen[IMDB]. Chad will talk about what it's like to sell your first book, movie and TV show. Chad sold his reality show Posers to VH1, a scripted show called The Average American Male to Showtime (based on a book sold to Harper Collins), the TV show Holy Power to Comedy Central, and the feature screenplay Burt Dickenson: The Most Powerful Magician on Planet Earth has been optioned by New Line Cinema. Chad is represented by CAA and Benderspink.
Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: The Corset Diaries by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe. Act 3. In this comedy feature based on the best-selling novel by Katie MacAlister, an American divorcee is a last-minute replacement in a British reality TV show.
Raleigh Studios, Fairbanks Theater 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate, Hollywood

Sunday, August 20, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Jim Tripp-Haith	Industry Dialog: "Television Series Comedy" with producer Jim Tripp-Haith [IMDB]. Jim was a line producer for UPN Eve, a producer on Moesha, and was associate producter on Ned and Stacey (the TV series starring Debra Messing before Will & Grace).
Screenplay Actors Workshop: Improv Screenwriting with Robin Rowe
Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate, Hollywood (Next to Paramount)

Thursday, August 17, 2006, 6pm to 9pm SORRY - THIS EVENT IS FULL
Jonathan Wolf	"The American Film Market" with AFM managing director Jonathan Wolf. Preparing for the American Film Market. AFM is the world's largest motion picture trade event where more than $800 million in motion picture and television production and distribution deals are closed annually.
Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera. Act 2. In this light drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets.
The Lillian Theater, 1078 Lillian Way, Hollywood (Santa Monica and Vine)

Sunday, August 13, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Charlie Jordan Brookin	Industry Dialog: "Development at MTV" with MTV development director Charlie Jordan Brookins [IMDB]. Brookins will discuss past feature film development at MTV and what they're looking for in the future.
Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: Tiny Tina by Sara Stiffler. In this episodic television comedy sample script, a reformed scoundrel must undo a past misdeed and treat his high school girlfriend like a real woman.
Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate, Hollywood (Next to Paramount)

Sunday, August 6, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Janna Gelfand	"Finding Happiness in Screenplays" with producer Janna Gelfand [IMDB]. Every good movie has something to say about finding happiness. You can find happiness without conforming (American Beauty) or if you have hope and friendship (Shawshank Redemption) or if you can find someone to help transform you (Silence of the Lambs). Janna teaches screenwriting at UCLA, was co-producer of Kissing Miranda and has worked on development with HBO and Warner Bros. She's the author of A Practical Guide to Flawless Screenplay Form. More about Janna...
Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: The Corset Diaries by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe. In this comedy feature based on the best-selling novel by Katie MacAlister, an American divorcee is a last-minute replacement in a British reality TV show.
Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate, Hollywood

Sunday, July 30th, 2006 - No ScreenplayLab Event

Raleigh Studios hosting ITVFest July 28th to July 31st To volunteer contact: volunteers@itvfest.org

Sunday, July 23, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Click Here to RSVP
Donna Michelle Anderson	Industry Dialog: "Producing Reality TV" with producer Donna Michelle Anderson [IMDB]. Donna was senior producer on Star Search and was a producer for Big Brother. She's teaches 1-2-3 Movie in a Box.
Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: The Polygraph by Joe Purcell. In this sitcom a group of shallow co-workers don't get any work done around the office. Reading followed by moderated discussion with the actors and audience.
Raleigh Studios, 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate, Hollywood

Sunday, July 16, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Industry Dialog: "Development at Catfish" with director of development and production Richard Keith. Catfish Productions is the production company of actress Jane Seymour. Catfish produced Walk the Line, and currently has in production Lying and Blind Guy Driving. Richard Keith Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: The Glad Game by Gabrielle Pantera. In this light drama feature based on the classic bast-selling novel Pollyanna, an orphaned girl who comes to live with her aunt touches the lives of everyone she meets. Location: Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose at Van Ness Gate Hollywood

Sunday, July 9, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Industry Dialog: "How to Work with an Entertainment Attorney" with entertainment attorney and literary rep Paul Levine. Paul Levine has sold over sixty fiction and non-fiction books (Jessica Kayla Conrad's Dance Naked, John DeCure's Bluebird Rising, Sheila Copeland's Chocolate Star) and had many books developed as movies (Santa Jr., Welcome to the Neighborhood and Strictly Sexual). Paul Levine Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: A Fish Out of Water by Barbara Jordan. In this spec sitcom episode the boys must create a garden for mom from a junk backyard that's infested with an evil carp. Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

Date - Sunday, July 2nd, 2006 No Event - 4th of July Weekend

Sunday, June 25, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Industry Dialog: "DVD Marketing and Writing for the DVD Market" with D2DVD.Blogspot.com blogger Bill Cunningham. Bill Cunningham Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: Nothing About Love Makes Sense by Rebecca Lynne Thompson Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

• Date - Sunday, June 18th, 2006
  No Event - Fathers Day
• Date - Sunday, June 11th, 2006
  No Event - Film Festival at Raleigh Studios

Sunday, June 4, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Industry Dialog: "Script Notes, Coverage, and Consulting" with Screenwriter Bill Lundy. Bill Lundy Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: SPAGHETTI VS. NOODLE by Mike Yuen. This romantic comedy asks the question, who had pasta first, the Italians or the Chinese? Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

Date - Sunday, May 28, 2006 No Event - Memorial Day

Sunday, May 21, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Industry Dialog: "Finding Distribution" with Insiders Guide to Film Distribution author and distribution rep Stacey Parks. Stacey Parks Screenplay Actors Workshop Reading: THE AMERICAN DREAM by Glen Merzer. In this dark comedy, a couple covets and buys and house. Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

Date - Sunday, May 14, 2006 No Event - Mother's Day

• Date - Sunday, May 21, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - Industry Speaker and Screenplay Workshop
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - "Finding Distribution" with Insiders Guide to Film Distribution author Stacey Parks. Actors reading a selected original screenplay.
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - Free on street or $5 at studio gate
• Date - Sunday, May 28, 2006
  No Event - Memorial Day
• Date - Sunday, May 7, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - Industry Speaker and Screenplay Workshop
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - "Finding the Right Representation" with agent Karl Sanger. Actors reading a selected original screenplay.
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - Free on street or $5 at studio gate
• Date - Sunday, May 14, 2006
  No Event - Mothers Day

Sunday, May 7, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Industry Dialog: "Finding the Right Representation" with agent Karl Sanger. Karl Sanger ScreenplayLab Q&A Session, no reading this week Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

Sunday, Apr 30, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Bob Fraser Industry Dialog: "The First Showrunner" with Benson showrunner Bob Fraser (IMDB). Screenplay Workshop Actors Reading: TBA Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

• Date - Sunday, Apr 30, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - Industry Speaker and Screenplay Workshop
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - "The First Showrunner" with Benson showrunner Bob Fraser. Actors reading a selected original screenplay.
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - Free on street or $5 at studio gate
• Date - Sunday, Apr 23, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - Industry Speaker and Screenplay Workshop
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - "Choosing Bankable Talent" with Actors Hot List author James Ulmer. Actors reading Lady's Secret action-adventure feature screenplay by Sue Groves.
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - On street or $5 at studio gate
• Date - Sunday, Apr 16, 2006
  No Event - Easter
• Date - Sunday, Apr 9, 2006
  No Event - Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera moderating panels as Scriptwriters Showcase conference
• Date - Friday, Apr 7, 2006
  ScreenplayLab at Final Draft Scr(i)pt Magazine Screenwriters Showcase
• Date - Sunday, Apr 2, 2006
  No Event - Robin Rowe in Chicago speaking at NEXPO National Newspaper Association conference

Sunday, March 26, 2006 3pm to 6pm Free with RSVP Limited seating Marty Ollstein ScreenplayLab Presents: "HD and 35mm Filmmaking" with Director-Cinematographer Marty Ollstein. Ollstein is chairman of the Digital Primer subcommittee in the ASC Technology Committee and a SMPTE Fellow. He's directed two theatrical features and shot countless films and documentaries. ScreenplayLab Actors Reading: With Love Laura Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

Sunday, March 19, 2006 3pm to 6pm More Info Limited seating. Free with RSVP. Heather Hale Barbara Holliday ScreenplayLab Presents: "Developing Screenplays and Managing Comedy" with screenwriter-producer Heather Hale and her manager Barbara Holliday. Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

• Date - Sunday, Mar 19, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - Developing Screenplays and Managing Comedy
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - Barbara Holiday and Heather Hale
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - Free on street or $5 at studio lot gate
  Screenwriter-producer Heather Hale and her manager Barbara Holliday present both viewpoints together, talent and manager. Heather's spec screenplay Quadroon Ball was produced in 2000 as The Courage to Love, a $5.5M Lifetime Original Movie starring Vanessa Williams. Heather also manages theindustry.la website. Producer-manager Barbara Holliday manages writers and comedians. Barbara produces live comedy events and helps stand-up comedians develop and market a comedy identity.
  • How do you find a manager and then maintain a good working relationship?
  • What's the differences between an agent and manager?
  • How do you structure deals and manage relationships with writing or producing partners?
  • What's a bible for a spec pilot? What should be in it?
  • How do you get attachments for your projects?
  • How do stand-up comedians transition into television?
  • How do you find the right people to network with?

Sunday, March 12, 2006 3pm to 6pm More Info Limited seating. Free with RSVP. Dan Decker ScreenplayLab Presents: "Scenes vs. Story" with Anatomy of a Screenplay author Dan Decker. Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood

Sunday, March 5, 2006 No event due to Academy Awards

Sunday,Feb 26, 2006 3pm to 6pm ScreenplayLab Presents: "WGA Advantages" with WGA West President Patric Verrone. Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood Date - Sunday, Feb 26, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Event - "WGA Advantages" Organization - ScreenplayLab Description - WGA West President Patric Verrone describes the advantages of being a member of WGA and the organization's goals for 2006. Venue - Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, California Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com Parking - On street or $5 at studio gate

Sunday,Feb 19, 2006 3pm to 6pm ScreenplayLab Presents: "Writing Animated Comedy for Television" with Cartoon Network executive Heather Kenyon Location: Raleigh Studios in Hollywood Date - Sunday, Feb 19, 2006, 3pm to 6pm Event - "Writing Animated Comedy for Television" Organization - ScreenplayLab Description - Cartoon Network executive Heather Kenyon discusses how to write funny TV cartoons. Venue - Raleigh Studios 5300 Melrose Avenue Hollywood, California Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com Parking - On street or $5 at studio gate

• Date - Sunday, Feb 12, 2006
  Event - SCALE Expo
  No ScreenplayLab event today. See Robin Rowe speaking at SCALE and at the CinePaint booth on the show floor.
• Date - Sunday, Feb 5, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - No event today due to Superbowl Sunday
  Heather Kenyon rescheduled to Feb 19th
• Date - Sunday, Jan 29, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - "Studio Meetings - Being Good in a Room"
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - Former MGM Director of Creative Affairs Stephanie Palmer discusses how to be "Good in a Room", that is, how to sell your creative ideas at movie studio meetings.
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - On street or $5 at studio gate
• Date - Tuesday, Jan 24, 2006, 6pm to 8pm
  Event - "Pitching Feature Cartoon Projects"
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - IDT Entertainment VP of Artistic Development Frank Gladstone discusses how to pitch feature animation projects. IDT Entertainment holdings include animation company Film Roman (KING OF THE HILL, THE SIMPSONS), animation company Mainframe Entertainment (STUART LITTLE 3, SPIDER-MAN TV series) and distribution companies Anchor Bay Entertainment (XENA: THE 10th ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION, MY BIG FAT INDEPENDENT MOVIE) and Manga (Spain releases of THUMBSUCKER, THE MATADOR).
  Venue - The Lillian Theatre in the Casting Studio
  1078 Lillian Way (Santa Monica and Lillian, near Vine)
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - On street
• Date - Sunday, Jan 22, 2006, 3pm to 6pm
  Event - "Pitching Television Cartoon Projects"
  Organization - ScreenplayLab
  Description - Nickelodeon Director of Animation Peter Gal presents a pitching 101 workshop on "The DOs and DON'Ts of Pitching for Television" and will give feedback on pitches selected from the audience.
  Venue - Raleigh Studios
  5300 Melrose Avenue
  Hollywood, California
  Tickets - Free with RSVP at www.ScreenplayLab.com
  Parking - On street or $5 at studio gate

ScreenplayLab 2005 Events

• Monday, Dec. 12, 2005 through Monday Jan 2, 2006 - Hiatus
• ScreenplayLab - Saturday, Dec 10, 2005, 3pm to 5:30pm
  • Screenplay Workshop
  • Presentation: "Feature Animation Development" with DreamWorks Feature Animation exec Karen Foster
• ScreenplayLab - Monday, Dec. 5, 2005, 6pm to 8:30pm
  • Screenplay Workshop
  • Presentation: "Sound Editing Feature Films" with union sound editor Willy Allen
• ScreenplayLab - Saturday, Dec 3, 2005, 3pm to 5:30pm
  • Screenplay Workshop
  • Presentation: "How to Choose Who to Pitch" with producer Gary Shusett
• Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 - No meeting (Thanksgiving)
• ScreenplayLab - Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, 6pm to 8:30pm
  • Workshop: "Emerging Technology" with Robin Rowe
  • Presentation: "How to Be a Union Reader" with story analyst Dorothy Kozak
• ScreenplayLab - Monday, Nov. 7, 2005, 6pm to 8:30pm
  • Screenplay Workshop
• Presentation: "How Character Trumps Plot with author Dan Decker, Anatomy of a Screenplay
• Saturday, Nov 5, 2005 - No meeting, but...
  Dee Wallace Stone at Creative Actors
• Monday, Oct. 31, 2005 - No meeting
  Halloween
• Saturday, Oct 29, 2005 - No meeting
  Halloween
• Monday, Oct. 24, 2005 - No meeting
  The Writers Store holding "Halloween Week"
• Monday, Oct. 17, 2005, 6pm to 8:30pm
  • Screenplay Workshop
  • Speaker: Story analyst Barbara Schiffman
    "How Studio Readers Judge Scripts"
• Sunday, Oct 16, 2006 - 2pm to 5pm Special Event at Raleigh Studios
  • Screening THE INSIDE PITCH
  • Speaker: ICM Executive Story Editor Christopher Lockhart
    Pitch-In
• Oct. 10, 2005 - No meeting (Columbus Day)
• Oct. 3, 2005
  • Screenplay Workshop: WHO'S GETTING MARRIED IN THE MORNING? by Gabrielle Pantera
  • Speaker: Story Analyst Laurie Hutzler, emotional toolbox
    "When Rom-Coms Go Bad"
• Sept. 26, 2005
  • Speaker: Author and Story Analyst Billy Mernit, Writing the Romantic Comedy: How to Craft a Screenplay that Will Sell
• Sept. 19, 2005 - No meeting (Due to SAG Foundation event)
• Sept. 12, 2005
  • Screenplay Workshop: THE BOOK OF Z and ZEBRA STRIPES by Robin Rowe
  • Speaker: Robin Rowe
    "Free Software for Screenwriters"
• Sept. 5, 2005 - No meeting (Labor Day)
• Aug. 29, 2005
  • Speaker: Kate McCallum
    "The Great Idea! How to Get from Concept to Screen"
  • Screenplay Workshop: GIGS, INC.
    Sitcom by Karl Sanger
• Thursday, August 25, 2005, 8am-10:30am, $30
  THE HOLLYWOOD NETWORKING BREAKFAST®
  Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California
  Sponsored by ScreenplayLab and MovieEditor.com
• Aug. 22 , 2005
  • Speaker: Breakdown Services President Gary Marsh
    "What Casting Directors See"
  • Screenplay Workshop: THE CORSET DIARIES
    Romantic comedy by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe
• Aug. 15, 2005
  • Speaker: Showrunner Bob Fraser
    "How To Be a Showrunner"
  • No screenplay workshop tonight
• Aug. 8 , 2005
  • Speaker: Robin Rowe
    "ScreenplayLab and Hollywood Events"
  • No screenplay workshop tonight
• Aug. 1, 2005
  • Speakers: Xaque Gruber and Alessia Costantini
    "How to Win Screenplay Contests"
  • Screenplay Workshop: MR. MAMBO
    by John Morgan
• July 25, 2005
  • Speakers: Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera
    "Do-It-Yourself Website in 30 Minutes"
  • Screenplay Workshop: WHO'S GETTING MARRIED?
    Romantic comedy by Gabrielle Pantera
• July 18, 2005 - No meeting (Comic-con Convention)
• July 11, 2005
  • Speakers: Robin Rowe and Gabrielle Pantera
    "Final Draft in 30 Minutes"
  • Screenplay Workshop: SOLDIERS OF FREEDOM
    by Paul Roberts and Mike Lengies
• July 4, 2005 - No meeting (Independence Day)
• June 27, 2005
  • Screenplay Workshop: THE CORSET DIARIES
    by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe
    Pages 16-30, feature-length romantic comedy, adaptation of the best-selling novel by Katie MacAlister
    An American divorcee is a last-minute replacement in a British reality series
  • Screenplay Workshop: CELL MATES
    by Paul Roberts and Mike Lengies
    28 pages, 22-minute American sitcom
    Life is what happens while you're on the cell phone
• June 20, 2005 - No meeting (Writers Store event with IWOSC)
• June 13, 2005
  • Screenplay Workshop: WAX OFF
    by Adam Kendrick
    Pages 7-38, sitcom
    Two womanizing half-brothers must pretend to be gay after inheriting a waxing salon
  • Workshop: BRUSHES by Robin Rowe
    Pages 1-19, sitcom
    Artists and models live and work together
• June 6, 2005 (1st public meeting)
  • Screenplay Workshop: JOURNEY TO GAO
    by Joan Maltese
    Pages 1-30 of feature-length romantic drama
    A suicidal young woman is protected by a ghost who wants her to destroy a painting
  • Screenplay Workshop: THE CORSET DIARIES
    by Gabrielle Pantera and Robin Rowe
    Pages 1-16 of feature-length romantic comedy, adaptation of the best-selling novel
    An American divorcee is a last-minute replacement in a British reality series
• May 30, 2005 - No meeting (Memorial Day)
• May 23, 2005 - No meeting (preparation)
• May 16, 2005 - Founders kick-off planning meeting