UMEC-LA member Quentin Holmes published Chasing Action, the first book in a preteen fiction book series Real Street Kidz (ISBN: 978-160844-521-9). It is available for purchase at RealStreetKidz.com, Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.

For more information about Real Street Kidz, please visit www.RealStreetKidz.com

UofM Alumnus Joshua Amir’s highest honors thesis film, The Saxophone Player, has been officially accepted into this year’s LA Shorts Film Festival. Made with the help of numerous UM SAC alumni, this short centers around an unemployed automotive worker who finds hope through jazz music, in the contemporary Detroit landscape.

The Saxophone Player will screen at the LA Shorts Film Festival on Saturday, July 24, 2010 during the 5:30PM #12 Program. The film will screen with four other shorts between 5:30PM and 7:30PM. Be sure to be seated in the theater at the start of this program, as to not miss the film.

The screening will be held at the Laemmle Sunset 5 Theaters, 8000 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, CA. 90046, P: 323-848-3500. Underground parking is available at the 8000 Sunset Complex. Three hours of parking is free with a validation from the theater, ticket purchase required.

Tickets for the program cost $12.00 and can be purchased online at the below link or at the Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theater box office. Seating is unreserved and tickets sales stop 15 minutes after the scheduled starting time of 5:30PM. When purchasing tickets, please refer to the #12 Program.

For more information and online ticket purchases, available July 12, please visit lashortsfest.com.

Check out UMEC-LA member Diane Namm’s CG animated short, GREAT AMERICAN PIGEON RACE,  with an original score by William Kevin Anderson, it is available for free one week only on youtube July 4th-11th at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdBbvln8WNs.  Also, like Great American Pigeon Race on facebook. Check it out here!

Great panelists for our TV Panel

Don’t delay, get your tickets at http://beticketing.com/UMECTVPanel

The TV Panel is less than a week away. Get your tickets now seats are filling up quickly. UMEC-LA members get in for free, but only with online registration before the event. To buy tickets and to register for the event online visit http://beticketing.com/UMECTVPanel

Just added to UMEC’s Writing For Television Panel on June 23rd

Bill Prady – Executive Producer and co-creator of The Big Bang Theory!

Our distinguished panel now includes:

Bill Prady – Executive Producer: “The Big Bang Theory”, “Dharma & Greg”, “Gilmore Girls”.

Scott Rosenbaum – Executive Producer : “V”, “Chuck”, “The Shield”

Dennis Kim – Senior Literary Agent : Rothman Brecher Agency

Brad Holcman – Director Creative Affairs : Fox21 Production Company

Alessia Costantini – Staff Writer : “Scrubs”

A limited number of tickets are still available at http://beticketing.com/UMECTVPanel

To attend the Writing for TV Panel for free, your UMEC membership must be current as of midnight June 22, 2010.

If you are a current UMEC member, please fill out the form at beTicketing so we may add you to the guest list. If you are not currently a UMEC member and wish to join or renew your membership, you may do so at the Join UMEC link in the header at the top of this page. Once you have joined or renewed, please go to beTicketing and fill out the form on the right side of the page so we may hold a space for you. Anyone wishing to join UMEC or renew their membership at the event may pay the Annual UMEC Los Angeles membership of $40.00 ($20.00 for new grads) and attend the event for an additional $5.00 fee, space permitting. Please note that we can only accept cash at the door of the event.

“Breaking-in & Moving Up”

WRITING FOR TELEVISION – PANEL

Today Sitcoms & Dramas are thriving on television after surviving the previous decade’s reality TV onslaught and WGA strike. The upcoming 2010-11 television season looks even brighter for TV writers, producers, directors as well as agents & development execs. Hear from expert panelists on the crucial aspects of the scripted television industry.

Panelists:

Bill Prady – Executive Producer: “Big Bang Theory”

Scott Rosenbaum – Executive Producer : “V”, “Chuck”, “The Shield”

Dennis Kim – Senior Literary Agent : Rothman Brecher Agency

Brad Holcman – Director Creative Affairs : Fox21 Production Company

Alessia Costantini – Staff Writer : “Scrubs”

Moderator:

Dan Abrams – Producers Guild of America : AP Board of Delegates

Date/Time: Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Reception: 7:00pm to 8:00pm – Free appetizers and a cash bar.

Panel: 8:00pm – 9:00pm

Audience Q&A: after the panel (time permitting)

Location:

Crowne Plaza Beverly Hills, on Beverly Drive at Pico.

1150 South Beverly Drive

Los Angeles, CA 90035

Valet parking $25 / Self parking $12 / Free street parking also available.

Cost:

Purchased in advance online by June 22^nd

at http://beticketing.com/UMECTVPanel

• GENERAL PUBLIC – $20

• UMEC MEMBERS – FREE

Purchased at the door (cash only, space permitting)

• GENERAL PUBLIC – $25

• NEW/RENEWING UMEC MEMBERS – $5 WITH MEMBERSHIP PURCHASE AT THE DOOR

Questions:  umecla@gmail.com

Nathan and Spiro talk TV at the Mentorship Program Kick-off.

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