iP Schmoozefest, Entertainment Industry Networking Event, Aqua Lounge, Beverly Hills

IndieProducer.net is holding their quarterly iP Schmoozefest at the Aqua Lounge, 424 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. From 7:30pm to 9:30pm, IndieProducer will bring VIP Mentors (successful entertainment industry professionals) down to one location to share a drink and a networking opportunity for filmmakers and film enthusiasts.

Beverly Hills, CA (PRWEB) June 3, 2009 -- IndieProducer.net is holding their quarterly iP Schmoozefest at the Aqua Lounge, 424 N. Beverly Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. From 7:30pm to 9:30pm, IndieProducer will bring VIP Mentors (successful entertainment industry professionals) down to one location to share a drink and a networking opportunity for filmmakers and film enthusiasts.

VIP Mentors for Wednesday, June 10th are: Michael Hauge - a renown screenwriting coach, story consultant, lecturer and author of the hugely successful "Writing Screenplays that Sell". Michael works with producers, directors, writers and filmmakers on their screenplays, novels, movies and television projects. He has coached writers, producers, stars and directors on projects for Will Smith, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Kirsten Dunst, Charlize Theron and Morgan Freeman, as well as for every major studio and network. Michael also works extensively with Hollywood executives, producers, agents and managers, helping them sharpen their story and development skills, and improving their companies' abilities to recognize powerful material, employ advanced principles of structure, character arc and theme, skillfully communicate a story's strengths and weaknesses, and work effectively with writers to achieve a commercially successful screenplay.

Larry Goebel - Larry Goebel - President of Imagination Worldwide, an international distribution company. Over the years, Larry has distributed thousands of titles and can answer your questions about foreign distribution in this economic downturn and how the independent filmmaker can position their films in the new climate.

Susan Nezami - is currently a business affairs executive at Alcon Entertainment where she is in charge of Alcon's first series of big budget motion pictures including "The Book of Eli" starring Denzel Washington and "The Blind Side" starring Sandra Bullock to be released in the latter part of '09. Prior to that, she was VP of Business and Legal Affairs at New Line Cinema where she oversaw such motion pictures as "Sex and the City," "Hairspray," "Four Christmases," "La Vie En Rose," and "Pan's Labyrinth". Susan's background and many years of experience makes her uniquely qualified to provide insight as to what to anticipate as an filmmaker in connection with a project's actual ability to progress from permanent development limbo to actual physical production.

Kerry David - Founder of IndieProducer.net and a successful award winning producer in her own right; Kerry has forged a career producing movies and documentaries while fostering her first love; mentoring new and emerging filmmakers. Her credits include such hits as "Agent Cody Banks", "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London", "Perfect Romance", "My Date with Drew", and more recently the multiple award winning "Like Dandelion Dust' starring Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper & Cole Hauser. She's currently in production on two documentaries, "Seeking Happily Ever After", and "Making Miles - the Miles Davis Story" for HBO and has made films for as little as $1,100 to $35million plus. She's a firm believer in thinking outside the box to push your projects through and can advise you about the creative process in producing your project.

Jon Gunn - is an award-winning writer/director who's films include Mercy Streets, the indie sensation My Date With Drew, and the Fox drama Like Dandelion Dust, starring Oscar-winner Mira Sorvino and Barry Pepper. Gunn co-wrote the comedies Ian the Vampire and The Final Four, both currently in development at Fox Searchlight, and he is now writing Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians for Dreamworks Animation. He is also the President of IndieProducer.net. Jon will be happy to talk to you about all aspects of your projects from development to directing, from what the studios require of writers, and how work with your producer as a director!

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Kerry David

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