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Calendar
2010
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Sat, August 7th -
OBS General Meeting
August
- the heat continues. OBS meeting for August will bring you
two of the hottest authors in the mystery and Sci-Fi world;
Tananarive Due & Steve Barnes will be our special guests.
They've just co-authored the Tennyson Hardwick series along
with Blair Underwood who has taken the book to the 'Vook' -
preparing for what we hope will be a great feature film. The
topic will be "Adaptation: Adapting Your Book/Novel to
Screenplay". This discussion will lead into the feature film
market. What is high-concept? What is commercial? They'll
discuss how to pitch, bankable/star power, and much more.
This
meeting will also showcase OBS members that also have books;
Tracy Grant, Rae Jones, Denician Angeleia, along with
others. If you are an OBS member, in good standing
you're invited to showcase your book.
Please email book title, your name, & prepare five line
synopsis you might be asked to state in meeting - email
to: contactus@obswriter.com. Only 5 lines! This must be
received before August 2nd to be included. You will
receive a confirmation to be included in the showcase.
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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August -
OBS ON TOUR - Los Angeles
Roberta Munroe & Effie T. Brown are presenting
August 25th
for our new OBS ON Tour - Los
Angeles which will be
six (6) classes on
Aug. 11th & 12th, 18th & 19th,
and 25th & 26th
that will cover Feature Film
Workshop (High Concept).
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August 31st - Night
at the Movies
Showcase
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Sat, September 11th -
OBS General Meeting
TBA
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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September 23rd -
Night at the Movies
Showcase
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Sat, October 2nd-
OBS General Meeting
From
Script to Screen – OBS Members Short Film Panel:
Kim Allen, Emill Shavoz, Michael Wolfe, Rae Jones, Caryn
Hayes, Hilliard Guess, Kathryn J. Taylor, Christy Lavalais,
Zelie Dember-Slack…
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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October -
OBS ON TOUR
Coming to
Atlanta and
D.C. in October 2010.
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October 26th -
Tuesday Night Live!
TBA –
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Sat, November 6th -
OBS General Meeting
2nd
ANNUAL ACTOR’S PANEL:
INVITED PANELISTS: Vanessa Williams, Kelly Perine, Brian
White, Hill Harper, Lance Gross, Taraji P. Henson, Viola
Davis, Kadeem Hardison, Ray J, Jill Marie Jones, Tia Mowry,
Tamara Mowry, Malik Yoba, Sherri Shepard, Yvette Nicole
Brown, Anthony Anderson, Idris Elba…
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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November 21st -
Night at the Movies
Showcase
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Sat, December -
OBS General Meeting
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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Sat, January 9th -
OBS General Meeting
January 9, 2010
kicks off OBS for 2010! There’s lots of exciting things to
cover that include information that will assist you in
moving your writing career forward. We’re continuing with
our writing tools education segment lead by Lisa Bolekaja.
This year it’s “WRITING TO WIN IN 2010!” This career
building tool is guaranteed to assist you in tightening up
your scripts.
Special guest and former OBS President, Doreene
Hamilton-Hudson, Executive Director of Cosby Writer’s
Fellowship Program will be speaking to us on career
paths/goal setting. Our focus will be on “Goals” – a review
of ’09 and a look ahead to ’10. Gary Shusett,
Director/founder of Sherwood College will also be stopping
by with a few announcements of happenings for 2010. Writer’s
Groups will be revealed with some in-house networking.
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Thu, January 21 -
NIGHT AT THE MOVIES - WEBISODES SHOWCASE
NIGHT AT THE
MOVIES
--Webisodes Film
Showcase"
Thursday, January 21st; 7:00 pm
- 10:00 pm @ Golden State Mutual Bldg.
Yes, Night at the Movies will feature
WEBISODES! This event will be moderated by Michael Ajakwe,
Jr. the creator of the hit web series "WHO" and the
presenter of "The Web is the Way" workshop.
We'll be presenting six of the hottest webisodes on the
Internet and all ten Web TV Creators will be in the house
for an exciting Q&A.
You'll be treated to three episodes of:
“THE WORLD OF CORY AND SID” (comedy)
“THE PuNANNY DIARIES” (dramedy)
“WHO…” (comedy)
“ORLANDO’S JOINT” (animation)
“THE NEW 20S” (drama)
“HOW TO GET THE STRAIGHT GUY” (scripted reality/comedy)
Click here for more information and
details
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Sat, February 6th -
OBS General Meeting
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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Sat, February 13th -
OBS / PAFF Panel
Organization of Black
Screenwriters
presents
"IT’S LEGAL......SO WRITE, RIGHT?"
-This
workshop/panel will exploring how to research and obtain
information, to tell the authentic story, the legalities of
rights, intellectual properties & public domain…. The
workshop portion will be presented by Lisa Bolejaka with
teaching and discussion followed with the panel discussion,
Q&A, and audience participation.
PAN AFRICAN FILM & ARTS
FESTIVAL
Saturday, February 13, 2010
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Culver Plaza Theater Complex
9919 Washington Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
This panel is free and open to the public. Click here for
more information, including additional free panels on
"Creating For The Web" and "Acting For The Web" ...
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Wed, February 17th -
"A Good Read" of PUSH by Sapphire
With OBS President Jennifer Williams
as special guest
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Sat, February 27th -
BLOOD AND THUNDER World Premiere
Hello OBS.
The Creator of Blood and Thunder has extended a special
discount offer to OBS Members for Sunday 3PM Matinee
performance! You’ll also have the opportunity to be a part
of the talkback after the performance with Terence Anthony
and the cast of Blood & Thunder. Instead of $15, OBS
Members pay only $7 per
person!
To receive this discount you must RSVP to
jwilliams@obswriter.com by Saturday, February 27th
@ 3PM! Your name will be placed on the list at the
theater box office. You must show your ID at the box office
to receive the tickets at this price.
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BLOOD AND THUNDER
Moving Arts - Hyperion
Station
1822 Hyperion Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
Through February 28, 2010
Click here for more info |
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Sat, March 6th -
OBS General Meeting
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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Sun, March 7th
OBS OSCAR
NIGHT VIEWING PARTY

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Fri, March 19th -
OBS ON TOUR - DETROIT
(Cancelled)
Friday, March 19th & Saturday, March
20th;
Hollywood comes to you!
Do you have a story inside of you that is just dying to be told? Have
you ever wanted to write a screenplay, but you just didn't know where
to start? Now is the time for you to get started!
Register now ...
Click here for more information
Loc: University of Detroit - Mercy
UPDATE:
Due to circumstances beyond our control, OBS On Tour - Detroit has
been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience. We look forward
to coming to Detroit and working with UDM for a full workshop in the
near future. We'll continue to keep you posted on other OBS
workshops near the area and across the country.
Thank you for your support of OBS, we continue to work hard to bring
to its members and supporters the best information and Industry
access as possible. Keep Writing!
Best, OBS On Tour Committee
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Thu, March 25th -
NIGHT AT THE MOVIES
NIGHT AT THE
MOVIES
OBS MARCH MADNESS AT THE MOVIES! Okay, no we don't have a bracket
or basketball, but we do have some great short films on the line up
for this showcase.
We'll be presenting films from some of the hottest writers.
directors, & producers of short film in Los Angeles. We'll also
have a great Q&A with each of them.
We invite you
to share the vision of these creators/writers/directors/filmmakers,
to support, and encourage them as you view their message through
their eyes behind the camera.
Remember our admission has been reduced:
OBS MEMBERS
$5
NON-MEMBERS
$7
Where & When:
OBS
Golden State Mutual Life Insurance Building
1999 West Adams Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90018
Thursday, March 25, 2010
7:00PM-10:00PM
Click here for scheduled features!
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Fri - Sun, March 26th -
28th - The Los Angeles Web Series Festival
THE LOS ANGELES WEB SERIES FESTIVAL (LAWEBFEST)
Friday March 26 * Saturday March 27 * Sunday March 28 Stage 52
Theater, 5299 W. Washington Bl., Los Angeles (between Hauser &
Fairfax).
Sponsored by
www.AjakweTV.com,
Stage 52 Theater, and
www.CreatingTheWeb.com.
Visit
www.lawebfest.com
for information and updates.
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Sat, April 10th -
OBS General Meeting
We’ll have our Top 10 @ 10, Industry Insiders, and On
the Grind presents "Writing to Win in 2010". All will
provide you with great information, plus we'll hear from members
that have been making things happen.
This month we'll be joined by WGAw -
Kimberly Myers,
Director of Diversity;
Tamara Krinsky, an
actress, journalist, and new media producer; and
Jayson Pope,
Lead Organizer, WGAW Organizing & Jurisdiction Department - who will
present a New Media panel discussion.
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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Sat, May 1st -
OBS General Meeting
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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Sat, June 5th -
OBS General Meeting
Special Guest Victoria Wisdom –
VICTORIA WISDOM,
partner, at literary agency Becsey Wisdom Kalajian for
fifteen years. At BWK,
Victoria represented the writers and directors of Oscar
winning films as diverse as The Usual Suspects; The Red
Violin; British Oscar winner Love And Death on Long
Island;and Berlin Festival winner Italian for Beginners. BWK
clients have included Oscar winners Crash; Million Dollar
Baby; and nominee The Fugitive. Additionally, Victoria sold
the hit CBS drama series Criminal Minds, now in its fifth
season. Victoria also represented Oscar nominees Deepa Mehta
(Fire, Water), Doug McGrath (Bullets Over Broadway), winners
Ernest Thompson (On Golden Pond), Christopher McQuarrie (The
Usual Suspects), directors Bryan Singer (X-Men), Lone
Scherfig (An Education) and Alan Moyle (Pump Up the Volume).
Additionally Victoria represented the screenwriters of such
mainstream hits as Hellboy, G.I. Jane and Aliens vs.
Predators. Prior to BWK, Victoria was an agent at ICM/International
Creative Management. Victoria currently also teaches
Screenwriting at UCLA. Victoria recently became a
producer/manager setting up the thriller Labyrinths at
Summit with Hilary Swank starring, the comedy Amateurs with
Paramount Pictures, and the romantic comedy Taravella
starring Amy Adams.
Wisdom
will present a mini- Screenwriter Workshop & the
“You Make the Pitch”
segment.
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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Sat, June 12th -
OBS Family Picnic
10am –
7:30pm Kenneth Hahn Park
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June 17th-27th -
Los Angeles Film Festival

OBS is proud to be a co-host of one of this year's film selections
for the Los Angeles Film Festival - Downtown, June 17 - 27, 2010.
Please join us
for an evening of great film and music at the Ford Amphitheater on
June 26th
as we co-host the screening of THUNDER SOUL
(click
here for more info).
PLEASE NOTE SCREENING TIME IS 8:30 PM.
OBS
will host the film “Thunder Soul”
DIR:
Mark Landsman | USA | 2009 CAST: James Brown ABOUT: It's
was Afros and pleated shirts, James Brown and Bootsy
Collins. It was the '70s, and at an inner-city Houston high
school history would be made. Charismatic band leader,
Conrad "Prof" Johnson, would turn the school's mediocre jazz
band into a legendary funk powerhouse. Now, 35 years later,
his students prepare to pay tribute to the man who changed
their lives--the 92-year old Prof. Some haven't played their
horns in decades, still they dust off their instruments,
determined to retake the stage to show Prof and the world
that they've still got it. -- FESTIVALS: SXSW, AFI Dallas –
DATE FILM WILL SCREEN TBA
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June 18th-20th -
Virtual Writers Room Retreat
OBS
presents Virtual Writers Room Retreat co-hosted by Writers
Guild Of America, West Facilitated by David Wyatt @The Guild
7000 S Third Str, Los Angeles, CA
click here for more information
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June 29th - Tuesday
Night Live!
It's the summer and Tuesday Night Live
is back. Please join us for the screening of the International
Award Winning indie film,
"RUNT"; as well as, dinner, drinks, meet the
filmmaker, and party.
We're in a new location this summer, Locals
Sports Bar & Grill. Enjoy dinner, appetizers and your favorite
drink while enjoying a movie. Then stay to
network and
party to the
sounds of DJ TrayBoogie!
Tuesday, June 29th
(click here for information)
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Sat, July 10th -
OBS General Meeting
Special Guests will feature a
TV
Diversity Panel with CBS, NBC/Universal, Fox, & Warner Bros
Program Directors/VP’s.
Admission to the meeting is FREE for
members, with a valid Membership card presented at the time of the
meeting. All visitors and guests pay only $20 at the
door which is applied toward membership fee if you join at the end
of the meeting. (Cash or Money order only)
Time: 10:00 am - 12:30 pm
Loc: Golden State Mutual Bldg.,
1999 West Adams Blvd.,
Los
Angeles, CA 90018
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July 22nd - Night
at the Movies
Showcase @ Golden State Mutual Bldg, 1999 W. Adams, Los Angeles.
click here for more information
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