Award-Winning Hollywood Entertainment Lawyer to Speak at Seattle Film Production Seminar

KING COUNTY, WA – On Saturday, September 13, 2003 the IndieFilm Group and Seattle’s Circle Rock Productions will host anationally recognized seminar, “SELF-DEFENSE FOR WRITERS ANDFILMMAKERS”, featuring renowned veteran Hollywood entertainmentattorney Mark Litwak. From 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM, Seattle filmmakerswill receive guidance and encouragement as Litwak educates them onfundraising, deal making, and the general tricks of the trade.Participants will include production companies, producers, directors,writers, and many others involved with the film industry. The $125registration fee includes the seminar, enormous networkingopportunities, Q&A sessions, major discounts on book purchases, andworkbook materials with sample contracts, checklists, and forms.

“Writers and filmmakers need to understand their legal rightsand how to defend themselves from those who may seek to exploitthem,” commented James Taylor, Seattle entertainment lawyer andpresident of Circle Rock Productions, LLC. “Production companiesand distributors often know all the tricks of the trade, while writersand filmmakers sometimes know little about how to protect themselves.This seminar will help if that is a problem”

Mark Litwak’s practice includes work in the areas ofcopyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property,and book publishing. Litwak is also a Producer’s Rep, assistingfilmmakers in financing, marketing, and distributing films. He is theauthor of five books including the award-winning Dealmaking in the Filmand Television Industry. His articles have been published in the LosAngeles Times, The Business of Film, The Hollywood Reporter, MoviemakerMagazine, and The Independent.

Sponsors of the IFG and of this event currently include Circle RockProductions, Kinko’s, 911 Media Arts Center, The Northwest FilmForum, Michael Wiese Productions, Final Draft Inc., and theinternationally recognized Filmmaker Magazine.

For additional registration information and for specific locationinformation, please contact IFG Educational Coordinator David T. Adamsby calling (866) 484-3434, or by e-mailing info@indiefilmgroup.com.Also, please visit our website at: www.indiefilmgroup.com