Monday, 29 March 2010

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Founded in 1927 by 36 of the most influential men and women in the motion picture industry at the time, the Academy is an honorary membership organization whose ranks now include more than 6,000 artists and professionals.  Events open to non-members.

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences: Membership in the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has privileges, and many of them. To start, members receive invitations to industry-related Academy events and seminars throughout the year, as well as a subscription to the award-winning EMMY magazine. Members are given the opportunity to join the Film Group at the current rate of $75.00 per year.  [Student membership available.]

American Film Institute: AFI is a national institute providing leadership in screen education and the recognition and celebration of excellence in the art of film, television and digital media. As a non-profit educational and cultural organization open to the public, AFI relies on the generous financial support from moving arts enthusiasts like you to provide funding for its programs and initiatives. [Membership required to attend events.]

Film Independent's Indielink: Indielink is your opportunity to network and find the person you need to get your next project going. Held here at Film Independent, Indielink pairs you up with other industry professionals in a structured, yet informal setting. Indielinks are held 4-6 times a year, usually on the third Tuesday of the month and alternates with Shop Talk. [Film Independent membership required.]

Hollywood Writers' Office Assistants Social: Work in a Writers Office? Currently work as a writer in TV? Or working on a show? Want to meet other people like you? HWAS is the group for you.

JHRTSJr. HRTS is the Junior Membership for the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. This junior society was created by Astrid Oviedo Miano, an assistant at Artists Television Group. In August of 2000, Astrid presented the idea of a Jr. HRTS to then HRTS president Tom Nunan. The idea was, and still is, a membership that is exclusive to the assistant through coordinator levels from any area in the entertainment industry especially assistants from television studios, networks, agencies and production companies. JHRTS Member benefits include lectures, roundtables, social events & networking, and community service events.  

Organization of Black Screenwriters (OBS): OBS is a non-profit organization committed to the development and advancement of African-American writers.  [OBS membership required.]

ScreenPlayLab: ScreenPlayLab is more than 4,000 upbeat film and television professionals helping each other succeed. 

Scriptwriters Network: The Scriptwriters Network is a non-profit organization of writers supporting emerging writers with knowledge about the entertainment industry. The Network hosts an assortment of programs to help writers in both the television and feature film mediums, including monthly meetings featuring notable guest speakers. [Membership required.]

The Writers Guild Foundation: The mission of the Writers Guild Foundation is to serve the community of writers and for writers to serve the community. Through our events, outreach programs, library and archive we strive to educate and inspire writers as well as to promote and preserve excellence in writing.  Events are open to the public.

Women In Film | Los Angeles: Women In Film’s purpose is to EMPOWER, promote and mentor women in the entertainment and media industries.  WIF recognizes the importance of developing pathways and opportunities to encourage current and future generations of women to explore and pursue careers in all fields of the entertainment industry.  WIF offers scholarships, internships, mentoring, networking events, screenings, speaker series, and more.  Members receive discounts on event admission, trade subscriptions, and various services.  

Writer's Room: The Writers Room was created with one specific goal in mind; provide a place where Writers can write.  To that end, we have taken great pains to create a wonderful zen atmosphere with all the accoutrement that Writers need.  The Writers Room is open to EVERYONE serious about getting some work done.   You don’t have to write alone.  It’s the perfect blend between the ubiquitous but loud coffee house and the lonely home office.  It’s the perfect answer for the Writer who craves solitude, but misses the occasional social atmosphere a work office setting provides.  It’s a home office, plus work office with a dash of coffee house rolled into one.  Events include lectures by working writers and industry professionals, as well as networking events. 

Descriptions provided by the organizations' official websites, as well as wga.org.

0 comments:

Post a Comment