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Follow on Google News | i/o Ventures, Scripped.com and Talenthouse Announce “Entertainment and Tech” Speaker Seriesi/o Ventures, Scripped and Talenthouse launch a speaker series focused on entertainment and tech. John August (writer of "Big Fish") will be in San Francisco on July 7th, followed by Dana Brunetti (producer of "The Social Network") on July 21st.
By: Scripped.com, Talenthouse, i/o Ventures The speaker series focuses on emerging trends in Hollywood, and how high-profile Hollywood executives perceive emerging technologies in the Silicon Valley. The goal of the speaker series is to provide Silicon Valley new media entrepreneurs with perspective on traditional Hollywood business and its inner workings. “With the exception of a few high-profile investors such as Ashton Kutcher, you do not see entertainment industry executives and talent visiting Silicon Valley in droves,” says Sunil Rajaraman, CEO and Co-Founder of Scripped.com. “Both Silicon Valley and Hollywood are working on innovative things that will affect the future of the entertainment industry – the speaker series is meant to be an educational tool for tech entrepreneurs.” “We are excited to host ‘Entertainment and Tech’ – many of the companies we incubate are right at the intersection of tech and media,” says Paul Bragiel, Managing Partner of i/o Ventures. “Scripped.com continues to brand itself as a go-to startup in the Silicon Valley when it comes to knowing both Hollywood and Tech. What Sunil and his team have done with not much financial backing is impressive.” “At Talenthouse we strive to democratize the way talent is being discovered, we provide opportunities for aspiring artists worldwide and build a bridge between Hollywood and Silicon Valley. We are proud to co-host this speaker series with such great partners,” says Roman Scharf, CEO of Talenthouse. John August, will be coming to San Francisco on July 7th, 2011 at 7 pm. Mr. August is considered one of the foremost screenwriters in Hollywood, and runs the most popular screenwriting blog on the Internet (http://www.johnaugust.com). Dana Brunetti will be coming to San Francisco on July 21st, 2011 at 7 pm. Mr. Brunetti is a principle at Trigger Street Productions, with his co-producer Kevin Spacey. Brunetti produced “The Social Network” with Scott Rudin and Mike De Luca. Brunetti is also the founder of TriggerStreet.com (http://www.triggerstreet.com/ The events will be short panels, moderated by Sunil Rajaraman, followed by longer Q&A sessions. To RSVP for John August, visit: http://scrippediotalenthouse.eventbrite.com. Details about how to RSVP for the Brunetti event will be available on July 10th. About Scripped.com Founded in 2008, Scripped’s goal is to make screenwriting accessible to writers of all levels and provide the tools and community writers need to bring their ideas from inception to completion. Scripped aims to encourage and support the needs of all scripted content writers. Scripped Inc. promotes the art of screenwriting by providing Scripped Writer, the first completely free web-based screenwriting software for writers. Scripped Writer is an innovative text editor that functions like a standard word processor but automatically formats and catalogs each screenplay element according to industry standards. Since its launch in January 2008, Scripped Writer has amassed a user-base of nearly 100,000 writers from all 50 states and more than 50 countries and adds a new screenwriter to its userbase every 20 minutes. In March of 2010, Scripped merged with Massachusetts- About i/o Ventures i/o ventures is an early stage venture capital firm that focuses heavily on its mentorship from world-class entrepreneurs. i/o also offers a collaborative work space in San Francisco's Mission District exclusively for start-up companies in the Mission District. i/o’s partners and mentors have started and ran some of the top internet companies. Ashwin Navin (co-founder and former President of Bit Torrent), Paul Bragiel (co-founder and CEO of Lefora), Aber Whitcomb (co- founder and former CTO of Myspace) and Jim Young (co-founder of Hotornot.com) About Talenthouse Talenthouse is the leading platform for creative collaboration, providing life-changing opportunities for the creative community. Talenthouse embraces artists at every level of their career, as well as all supporters of the arts. Attracted by the potential for discovering, collaborating with and mentoring emerging talent, many acclaimed industry icons and global brands partner with Talenthouse by hosting projects and initiatives known as 'Creative Invites.' Artists and brands choose Talenthouse to engage with their audience in a targeted, relevant and credible context. To date, Talenthouse has launched more than 150 Creative Invites with global brands and entertainment icons such as Nokia, Dolce & Gabbana, Queen, Virgin Mobile, Adidas, Prismacolor, Glamour Magazine, Universal Music, Lady Gaga, Kylie Minogue, Maroon 5, Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Kanto, The Stan Lee Foundation, Todd McFarlane, Sander van Doorn, Rusko, Ben Watts, Bugaboo and Florence + The Machine. For more information, visit http://www.talenthouse.com End
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