WHO: GEMS, The Global Entertainment & Media Summit is dedicated to helping artists and industry promote their projects and make valuable connections. GEMS features some of the most forward thinking and transformational seminars, workshops, clinics, and keynotes presented by industry visionaries and leaders who are helping define the future of the entertainment industry.
KEYNOTES: Filmmaker Roger Corman, Les Garland (Founder of MTV,) Larry Namer (Founder of E! Network) and Michael Harrison (Publisher, Talkers Magazine)
WHAT: From idea to distribution, immerse yourself in an audience featuring: Film and Music Companies, Producers, Directors, Videographers, Performing Artists, Filmmakers, Songwriters, Music Video Directors, Managers, A&R Executives, Agents, Talent Directors, Entertainment Attorneys, Digital Cinema Companies, Video Companies, Engineers, Cross Platform Entertainment Solution Providers, Developers & Programmers, Media, New Media, Gaming Companies, Advertising & Public Relations Professionals, Venture Capitalists & Advisors, Entrepreneurs.
WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, December 9th and 10th, 2006, 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. both days
QUOTE: Quoting visionary director, Michael Masucci: Never before has the availability of technology allowed communication to occur in a decentralized manner, and because of this, both mainstream as well as alternative artists are rethinking their career strategies both long and short-term. This phenomena was most apparent at the Global Entertainment & Media Summit, where thinkers and doers in many fields came from all over the world to exchange ideas and present platforms by which this evolution could occur in an effective and inclusive way. I was most impressed with the realistic outlook on the part of most of the participants, who fully understanding the difficulty of the task at hand, still seemed truly willing to tackle the obstacles ahead and to help create an industry that will be even better than the one which it will replace… Michael Masucci,Director EZTV Media www.eztvmedia.com
WHERE: Times Square Arts Center at the World Famous Laugh Factory, 8th Avenue between 42nd and 43rd Streets
EVENTS:
* If the Dinosaurs Knew the Ice Age Were Coming, What Would They Have Done? Artist Development in the 21st Century
* Taking Matters into your own hands: Create your own media company!
* Is Podcasting the new College Radio? How Podcasting can help the entertainment and media worlds
* Citizens Journalism: Making Sense of the Noise
* Creating and Delivering Transformative Media Experiences
* What it Takes to Create a Successful Podcast
* What happens when public relations becomes part of the story?
* New Opportunities for Exposure and Marketing in a Digital World
* Utilizing co-development as a way of creating content
* The Fader Magazine Presents: New Opportunities for publishers and the entertainment industry.
* Power to the Creator: How New Technologies are putting Distribution in the hands of the creators
* Plus a very special clinic run by Billboard Publicity Wire
The Global Entertainment and Media Summit is sponsored by Indie Slate Magazine, Film Festival Reporter, Billboard PublicityWire, The David Lynch Foundation, WACBiz, Harmony Channel, NYC & Company, MediaDupes, LOD America, PodCast 411, The Music
Business Registry, and Total Access Live. GEMS is being recorded for Broadcast.
SCHEDULE: www.globalentertainmentnetwork.com/schedule.htm
BIOS: www.globalentertainmentnetwork.com/bios.htm
REGISTRATION: Only $129 in advance for the entire Summit, $189 at the door days of show.
Tickets can be purchased at: www.globalentertainmentnetwork.com/register.htm
MEDIA INQUIRIES: Steve Zuckerman: zuckersteve @ verizon.net
PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: gemspresents @ verizon.net
