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Century City Chamber Of Commerce To Host All-Star Panel For “The Business of Entertainment” Forum

Biz of EntertainmentThe Business, Entertainment & Law Council (BEL) of the Century City Chamber of Commerce will present the forum “The Business of Entertainment: Keeping It Reel … Local” on Tuesday, March 18 from 5 pm to 7:30 pm at Ray Kurtzman Theater at CAA (2000 Avenue of the Stars).

The program brings together industry insiders and City Officials representing city, state and local interests to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing film and television, with a focus on keeping production in California and the Los Angeles area.

Speakers include FilmL.A.’s President Paul Audley as Moderator; Los Angeles City Councilmembers and former Assemblymembers Paul Koretz and Paul Krekorian; Deputy Film Czar Rajiv Dalal; Producer of the Transformers franchise Allegra Clegg; Location Manager and Location Managers Guild of America Board Member Mike Fantasia; Directors Guild of America Associate Executive Director for Government and International Affairs Kathy Garmezy; California Film Commission Executive Director Amy Lemisch; and Motion Picture Association of America Vice President of State Government Affairs Melissa Patack.

“As Century City is a film-friendly destination in the heart of Los Angeles and the entertainment industry is a key component of Los Angeles County’s economic engine, we want to do our part to help keep filming in our great city and state,” said Susan Bursk, President & CEO of the Century City Chamber of Commerce.

Premiere Sponsors of the event are Century Park (centurypark.net) and The Water Garden (wg-la.com); Marquee Sponsors are Fox Entertainment Group (foxmovies.com) and Chef Robért Catering (chefrobertcatering.com); the Screening Sponsors are Hyatt Regency Century Plaza (centuryplaza.hyatt.com) and Wells Fargo Advisors (wellsfargoadvisors.com); and the Production Sponsor is Star Communications (starcomm.com).

A cocktail reception and networking precedes the 90-minute program. Pre-registration is required, for ticket information or to RSVP, visit www.centurycitycc.com or 310.553.2222.

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