Writers Boot Camp, the Industry's Creative Training Ground, has been helping to launch the professional careers of film and TV writers for 18 years. WBC coursework is valuable for writers of all levels, as well as for anyone planning a career that involves scripts and creative collaboration.  WBC’s coursework includes :  Think Tank, our Professional Membership, for writers in L.A., NY and Online who are ready to embark on a dedicated path toward a career in the film or television industry without quitting their day job in the meantime. Writing just 10 hours a week, our writers complete an impressive body of work in a short amount of time.  Our renowned 6-week Basic Training (both ‘live’ in NY and LA, and online), designed for writers trying out screenwriting for the first time , or professional writers looking to jumpstart a new project;  Immersion, an intensive and accelerated one-week version of Basic Training; and  Private  Consultation, a one-on-one interaction with an instructor working through a single draft, available to writers anywhere in the world.  Visit www.writersbootcamp.com for more information.

OurStage is a great new way for emerging filmmakers and videographers to have their work compete and be judged by hip audiences, as well as, key trailblazers in independent film. It offers the only 100% democratic
competition where the fans decide through an online judging system that can't be rigged, influenced or messed with. $5,000 says you're ready to put your creative assets on the line...all categories of film 10 minutes or less
are welcome - shorts, comedy, animation, random weirdness, cool gadgets...Go for it!

Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and creatively. For more information about the company’s Oscar®, Grammy®, and Emmy® award-winning products and services, please visit www.avid.com.

With over 40 million members, Friendster is a free online social networking service that allows you to stay connected to friends, make new friends, share information, organize activities, find dates, and reconnect with lost friends.

Toon Boom Animation Inc. is the worldwide leader in animation software solutions. Recipient of the Primetime Emmy® Engineering Award by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Toon Boom offers entry level and high-end animation software solutions for film, television, web, games, mobile devices and training applications.

Jungle Software ships Gorilla 4, revolutionary software for an entire new generation of underground, YouTube-inspired filmmakers while addressing the ever-evolving needs of the indie and studio filmmaker.  Independent filmmakers require a dynamic and robust software tool that can handle the myriad of details that go into producing a film or video project. Unlike traditional film production software, Gorilla’s core features - film budgeting and scheduling - are joined by an array of modules that cover cast, crew & vendor management, rehearsal schedules, calendaring, shot lists, storyboards, location management, expense tracking, editing notes and even film festival tracking, pre-loaded with over 1,000 film festivals with contact information.  Visit www.junglesoftware.com for more information.

Use your creative energy to focus on the content; let Final Draft take care of the style. Final Draft is the number-one selling word processor specifically designed for writing movie scripts, television episodics and stage plays.  It combines powerful word processing with professional script formatting in one self-contained, easy-to-use package. There is no need to learn about script formatting rules – Final Draft automatically paginates and formats your script to industry standards as you write.  Visit www.finaldraft.com for more information.