December Media & Showbiz Industry Career Networking Events

A Florida Entertainment Summit addressing matters on filmmaking, acting, modeling and music, covered in a format that includes screenings, awards, parties and fashion shows, takes place December 1-3 in Miami. At the HDFEST 2006 World Tour running December 1-3 in Burbank a sequence of HD animation will demonstrate the level of output possible for filmmakers and animators working with low budgets. Executive Story Editor for ICM, Christopher Lockhart will hear story pitches from members of the audience and offer feedback when the Alameda Writer's Group holds it's monthly session December 2 in Glendale. The process of crafting a proposal, breaking down a budget, and coming up with the cash will be covered in a December 2 session held by Downtown Community TV in New York. The NYC Fundraiser For Women In Africa will help sponsor and support a 100 mile trek through Kenya to bring awareness to women's literacy, HIV/AIDS, and economic development opportunities for girls in Africa, and will be held December 3 in New York City's Tribeca district. The Office of Film & Entertainment and the Florida Film & Entertainment Advisory Council will convene in a quarterly meeting, open to the public, December 4 in Orlando. A "Marketing to Men Executive Summit" will have innovative marketing leaders share their strategies on Marketing to Men during in-depth presentations for one day, December 5, in Las Vegas.

A "How To Get Your Film Into Festivals" will show you how to improve your chances of getting your film accepted and how to raise your profile if your film gets in, in a December 6 session in New York. Women In Film puts on their annual holiday celebration for their members (and men too) and will collect new unwrapped toys for Katrina victims at the December 7 event in Beverly Hills. The National 2006 On-Camera Commercial Forum enables you to participate in three on-camera seminars led by industry leaders in New York on December 7. Hollywood networking support group Ur Network Alliance - www.urnetworkalliance.com - implores you to bring your A-game and winning personality (reel and headshot if you have that too) to its networking and feedback roundtables on December 7, 13 & 14 when they feature casting director Paul Bennett, producer/comedian Joey Medina, a talent agent yet to be announced and other industry professionals, when they hold sessions throughout the Brentwood and West Hollywood area (email: urnetworkalliance@urnetworkalliance.com). The United Film and Television Artists Orlando is the lead collaborator for this year's "Jingle Mingle," a December 8 Orlando celebration, providing an opportunity for anyone to mix and mingle with other professionals in the film and television industry and to have fun celebrating the holiday season.

On December 9 in Charlotte during a BMI Presents "A Conversation With Donald Lawrence," a limited number of pre-selected gospel, r&b, and pop categories to be critiqued by the panelists at the end of the session. The New York Media Information Exchange Group is a holiday breakfast networking event given on December 14 featuring guest speaker Fred Seibert who is credited with developing the MTV brand back in 1981. SAG Low Budget Agreements Workshops will be concurrently held in New York and Los Angeles December 14 at 6 pm. The New York Minute Film Festival Online Film Festival offers both established and emerging filmmakers the opportunity to create a film and have it showcased around the world in its showcase presentation December 20. African Diaspora Cine Club presents free screenings and discussion of films from Africa and the African Diaspora in a monthly series (this one on December 29) in New York. Happy Holidays to all!

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