Hollywood Web Television Meetup

Tubefilter Web TV Meetup

Hollywood Web Television MeetupWith over 4,000 of web television’s top creators, producers, studio executives, agents, managers, technologists, and distributors on its roster, Tubefilter’s Hollywood Web Television Meetup brings together the most dynamic group of professionals in the online entertainment industry. Each month’s event features presentations from influential web television creators, talent, and industry executives who are leading the charge in shaping the future of our industry. It provides an unrivaled opportunity to bring together this powerful community, share resources, collaborate, and together discover who we are and where we are going.

Next Meetup: January 21, 2010 (Panel: 7:30 PM, Mixer: 8:45pm)

For the January edition of the Hollywood Web Television Meetup, we are proud to present a very special evening with popular internet culture show EPIC FU as they launch the new EPIC FU network. Join us as we screen the premiere of one of the web’s most revered and award-winning series, followed by an intimate discussion with its creators—Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf. The evening is sponsored by HP and Intel, who will be onhand to give away a free HP Envy laptop and a free HP DreamScreen for Meetup attendees. This is definitely a night not to be missed!

A Special Evening with EPIC FU
Thursday, January 21, 2010
7:30 pm – Panel / 8:45 pm – Mixer

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Location:
Busby’s East (Mid Wilshire)
5364 Wilshire Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036

Featured Sponsors:
HP - EnvyIntel

Epic FuFor over three years, EPIC FU has been the premiere web show about emerging culture, covering the people and ideas leading the Internet revolution. Countless artists covered on the show have gone on to mainstream success, positioning EPIC FU as a top tastemaker and one of the pioneering examples of building a global community around an entertainment property. With 150+ episodes and 35 million views from over 100 countries, EPIC FU returns for its sixth season on January 21 after a long hiatus. With this iteration, the venerable weekly show transforms into multiple shows focused on how web culture affects music and film, with a new blog network featuring daily fresh content. EPIC FU has won two Webby Awards and a Streamy Award, and remains independently owned and produced by Zadi Diaz and Steve Woolf.

Panelists:

Zadi Diaz Zadi Diaz is a Webby and Streamy Award winning new media producer, digital filmmaker, and host of EPIC FU. She began her online career as a videoblogger and media activist, creating short-form personal documentaries and video mashups that garnered the attention of the New York Times, CBS Evening News, MTV, The Assoicated Press and other national publications. She is a Film Independent Project:Involve Fellow, a member of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the International Academy of Web Television, as well as a member of the Transatlantic Network 2020, an international initiative founded by the British Council to help bridge cultures.
Steve Woolf Steve Woolf has been working in online media for over a decade as writer, producer, and technologist. As a two-time Webby Award winner and four-time nominee for EPIC FU, Steve co-created, writes, directs, and produces the pioneering show about web culture that has become one of the most well-known shows on the Internet. He was also honored with a Streamy Award and two nominations in 2009. Steve is an inaugural member of the International Academy of Web Television, a member of the Open Entertainment Alliance, and sits on the PBS Engage Advisory Board.

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About the Meetup

Tubefilter’s Hollywood Web Television Meetup brings together the best and the brightest of the Web Television community every month somewhere in Los Angeles. Past events have been hosted at venues such as AFI and SAG, and our lineup of past presenters include:
  • Alex Albrecht: Creator and host of Diggnation, the most popular running web series of all time. Alex is also the star of the cult classic cooking show Ctrl+Alt+Chicken, creator of The Totally Rad Show and the Streamy Award winning host of Project Lore.
  • Hayden Black: Creator, writer, and producer and star of Goodnight Burbank, Abigail’s Teen Diary, and most recently The Cabonauts, the first original US commission from Dailymotion.
  • Big Fantastic: This web television powerhouse first caught the eye of former Disney Chariman Michael Eisner’s web production studio Vuguru with their debut independent series Sam Has 7 Friends, the first daily scripted dramatic web series. Together Big Fantastic and Vuguru created Prom Queen, which drew over 20 Million views during its initial run, and has since spawned two sequels and a Japanese remake.
  • Eric Berger: Senior Vice President of Digital Networks at Sony Pictures Television
  • Larry Tanz: Larry is the newly-minted President of Vuguru, the digital studio founded by Michael Eisner that recently received financing from Canada’s Rogers Media.
  • Jesse Warren and Mark Gantt: Executive Producers of Sony Crackle’s The Bannen Way
  • Tubefilter Picks: A selection of six web series produced and created by members of the Tubefilter Hollywood Web Television Meetup
  • Tosca Musk and Jeff MacPherson of Tiki Bar TV. Entering its fifth season, Tiki Bar TV is one of the most popular web series of all time and one of the leading video podcasts on Apple’s iTunes with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.
  • Felicia Day: Creator of the hit series The Guild and star of web phenom Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog
  • Cristian Cussen: Director of Content and Marketing at MySpaceTV
  • George Ruiz: Head of New Media and Senior Vice President of International Creative Management (ICM)
  • Sandeep Parikh: CEO, effinfunny.com and creator of The Legend of Neil on Comedy Central and Atom.com
  • Kim Evey: Producer of the web hits The Guild and Gorgeous Tiny Chicken Machine Show
  • Greg Benson: President of Mediocre Films, the #27 All-Time Most Subscribed channel at YouTube whose edgy, decidedly un-PC comedy shorts and series combine great laughs with high production values.
  • Bismarck Lepe, Founder, Ooyala
  • Hailey Bright, Co-Host, Coin-Op TV Live
  • Brian Gramo, Founder theStream.tv
  • Tyler Crowley, Executive Producer, Mahalo Daily, This Week in Startups, Kevin Pollak Chat Show
  • Screen Actors Guild Department of New Media: Todd Amorde, National Director of Organizing; Bob Jensen, Manager; Nayla Wren, Lead Organizer; and Steve Graham, Director of Online Casting

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