Gary A. Watson & Associates

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Specializing in Entertainment Law, Music, Film, Television & New Media

2001

•  "International Movie and TV Finance"/Panelist – American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, Annual Meeting, Las Vegas , Nevada October 2001

•  "Cable TV Breakout Session"/Panelist, "Balancing Our Business for the Future" Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association's 21 nd Annual Conference, Montego Bay , Jamaica , October 2001

•  "Internet Film and TV Distribution and The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998"/Guest Speaker, The John M. Langston Bar Association Entertainment Law Seminar, Los Angeles , CA , September 2001

•  "Sharing The Knowledge: Entertainment 101"/Panelist –Writer's Conference, Universal City , CA , February 2001

•  "Selling Your Script"/Moderator – Hollywood Black Film Festival Infotainment Conference, Los Angeles , CA , January – February 2001

2000

•  "Structuring the Production of Television and Theatrical Motion Pictures"/Panelist – American Bar Association Forum on The Entertainment and Sports Industries, Annual Meeting, Orlando , Florida , October 2000

•  "Selling Your Script"/Panelist – Hollywood Black Film Festival, Culver City , CA , February 2000

1999

•  "New Distribution and Marketing Trends for Independent Films"/Moderator - Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association's 19 th Annual Conference, Puerto Vallarta , Mexico , November 1999

•  "Acquisition, Distribution and Exhibition Deals for Independent Feature Films in Light of Hollywood 's Big Budget Blockbusters"/Panelist – American Bar Association Forum on The Entertainment and Sports Industries, Annual Meeting, Atlanta , GA , October 1999

•  "Entertainment & Sports Law at the Millennium – Industry Experts Discuss the Past, Present and Future"/Panelist – American Bar Association Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries, Annual Meeting, Atlanta , GA , October 1999

•  "From Stage to Screen"/Moderator – National Black Theater Festival, Charlotte , North Carolina , August 1999

•  "Film Acquisition and Distribution"/Moderator – Hollywood Black Film Festival Infotainment Conference, Los Angeles , CA , February 1999

•  "Music + Movies = Money"/Panelist – Urban Network Conference, Palm Springs , CA , February 1999

•  "Music In Film"/Panelist – Acapulco Black Film Festival, Acapulco , Mexico , February 1999

1998

•  "Other People's Money: Complex Film Financing for Lawyers"/Panelist - Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association's 18 th Annual Conference, Paradise Island , Bahamas , November 1998

•  "Evening with Pam Grier"/Moderator – Chicago International Film Festival's Celebration of Black Cinema, Chicago , IL , October 1998

•  "The Making of a Black Film: Park Day, From Idea to Screen"/Moderator – Chicago International Film Festival Celebration of Black Cinema, Chicago , IL , October 1998

•  "ABET's 11 th Anniversary Annual Entertainment Industry Networking Conference Brunch & ABET's Special Achievement & Appreciation Awards Presentation"/Honored Guest Speaker, Los Angeles , CA , September 1998

•  "The Organization of Black Screenwriters, Inc."/Panelist, Los Angeles , CA , July 1998

•  "M.T.A. – Mentors Teaching Association"/Panelist – Urban Network Conference, February 1998