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Panel of Talent Agents

Happy New Year! And we are starting 2016 with a BANG! On Wednesday, January 13^th, we will feature the 1^st of 2 panels of talent agents as our guest speakers! Our first panel will be on Wednesday, January 13^th, the next will be Wednesday, February 10^th, and you should attend both Network Austin Mixers.

Talent agents are those hard-working people who represent us in the industry in order to set us up for auditions with casting directors, negotiate contracts and work hard on our behalf, plus getting the latest info about what’s happening in the biz. This is exactly what our attendees can expect from this panel. Each agent will be introduced and give a brief overview of his/her agency and experience. We then will open the floor to Q&A. This is a very important Mixer that you do not want to miss… so join us! Our panel will include the following talent agents, listed in alphabetical order by agency:

☆ Linda Alcazar, Condra Artista

☆ Debora Duckett, dB Talent

Non-represented talent currently seeking representation is invited to bring 4 headshots & resumes and/or demo tapes to put on the stage floor in front of each of our speakers, before the panel starts, so that they will each have submission packages to review when they leave.
Make sure your headshot and resume are the same size and stapled back-to back.

Come join us on Wednesday, January 13, 2016, arrive early for a cold margarita, network and meet new friends with like minds, enjoy a fun-filled evening with other guests and get the info you need to know about these talent agents, what they do, what they are looking for, landing the roles, upcoming projects and more!

We extend our deepest thanks to Brian Gannon, Austin Film Commision Director for being our guest speaker on Wednesday, November 9, 2015! Brian has worked as the Film & Marketing Manager at the Austin Film Commission for 3 years prior to becoming the office’s director. Prior to his time at the Austin Film Commission, Brian gained production experience working in different capacities on numerous films projects including working on productions at Detour and Troublemaker Studios. Over the years Brian has also worked at the Texas Film Commission as a production liaison.

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NOTICE: We all know rush hour traffic is horrendous, so.… Please carpool and leave in time to arrive early. If Baby Acapulco’s parking lot is full:

You may park at the Super 8 Motel (just south of Baby A’s) for $8. Be sure to pay the desk person at Super 8 Motel when you park there so your vehicle doesn’t get towed and DO NOT PARK IN FRONT OF DUMPSTERS!

If you drive south another 2 blocks, there is on-the-street parking available.

Mixing & Networking begin @ 5:30PM, then the Panel starts @ 6:45.

Thanks to ALL the Talent & Agents!

So much talent, so little time, so the show swiftly got under way.

This year’s Talent Showcase fell on Veterans‘ Day, so we began by honoring the veterans among the talent, agents, and in the audience, of which there were many. L. Renée Hall, a veteran herself, spoke a few beautiful words of gratitude, and Kenny Peters graced us with an especially heartfelt rendition of our United States of America’s National Anthem.

Before getting on with the show-after-the-show, the Network Austin Mixer would like to express appreciation for others who stepped up such as Brandi Brown who made timekeeping for the event fun, as well as L. Renée Hall who arrived extra early to set up tables and then some.

Where would all that talent be without representation? The night presented immense opportunity for top talent agents to see what our local talent is made of. Thanks so much to these guests for attending:
Jason Lee of Acclaim Talent Agency
Carleen Lucas of Tory Christopher Group
Romie Szal & David Brown of K Hall Agency
Laura Maxwell-Scott & Jessica Sloan of Collier Talent Agency
Liz Lyons Atherton & Jorge Elizondo of The Atherton Group-TAG Talent Agency

And thanks to our regular volunteers, Forrest Walls who collected & distributed headshots & resumés and Judith Ruder who emceed. Thank goodness, too, for our core members: Donise Hardy who plans every detail precisely & exquisitely and Gary Wimmer who deftly deals with audio amid a myriad of challenges, all the while warmly greeting guests.

Of course, what’s the use of performing if nobody’s watching? It wouldn’t be a showcase without our amazing, enthusiastic audience comprised of newbies and old-timers and everyone in between, and so many loaded with talent themselves. Thanks for coming, and do please come back on December 9^th, when we get to meet the City of Austin’s new Film Commissioner, and then again the 2^nd Wednesday in January, then February, skip March (SXSW), and then so on.

For those who missed the show or just wish to reminisce, here’s a taste of videos to whet your appetite, maybe more to come. So keep checking back here and on our Talent Showcase 2015 playlist and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to keep up! Beneath the videos take a stroll through our slideshows. Many thanks to Joe H. Lee of Studio J. Star, L. Renée Hall, Bill E. Mixon, and Myrna Hawkins for shooting these stills and moving footage so we wouldn’t have to rely on mere memory to re-experience the joy and excitement of that evening.

Now onto our after-show.… Enjoy!