Book-to-Screen PitchFest Las Vegas 2012 with Author Video £2,249

Purchase Deadline: Feb. 29, 2012

Imagine a weekend spent pitching your book face-to-face with professional film and television entertainment representatives at the MGM Grand Hotel in the heart of Las Vegas. Now you can make this dream a reality. Author Solutions is hosting a premier event where you can learn how to pitch your book's movie and television potential to entertainment representatives, and then have the chance to actually do it!

Hollywood representatives and authors love PitchFest. PitchFest New York and Los Angeles resulted in 135 requests from the executives for more information on 91 different titles. Authors are calling it "the dream of a lifetime." Read more about author's experiences here (pdf).

What you get:

• Reception and Cocktail Opener — Friday, March 23, 2012
  Held at the luxurious MGM Grand Hotel in the heart of Las Vegas, you'll meet Hollywood producer and &ldquote;King of the Pitch&rdquote; Robert Kosberg, Author Solutions' director of film and new media Marcus Chait, and senior vice president of marketing at Author Solutions, Keith Ogorek. You'll also have the chance to mingle with your fellow attendees.
• How to Pitch Workshop with Group Learning — Saturday, March 24, 2012 (Morning)
  Robert Kosberg will teach you how to pitch your book. You'll then break out into groups and fine tune your approach face-to-face with Kosberg, Chait or Ogorek.
• Speed-Pitch — Saturday, March 24, 2012 (Afternoon)
  Held at the luxurious MGM Grand You'll pitch your idea to film, TV and theatre representatives in a &ldquote;speed dating&rdquote; setting where you'll have approximately two minutes per company to make a lasting impression.
• Writers Guild of America Idea Registration
  We'll register your book with the WGA to protect your unique concept.*
• Author Interview Video — Filmed Sunday, March 25, 2012
  We'll film an interview with you and later create a short video for you to use in your book marketing efforts.

What to expect at the Book-to-Screen PitchFest:

Prepare. Approximately one month prior to the event, you’ll receive a pre-event assignment that will help you develop and jumpstart the first draft of your pitch.

Welcome. On Friday, March 23, you will meet onsite at the landmark MGM Grand Hotel** in Las Vegas, Nev., for an evening of cocktails and introductions. You’ll be introduced to Robert Kosberg, known in Hollywood as one of the best idea men and producers in the business. You’ll also meet Marcus Chait, director of film and new media for Author Solutions, and Keith Ogorek, senior vice president of marketing for Author Solutions.

Learn. On Saturday, March 24, breakfast will be served prior to Kosberg’s “How to Pitch Your Book” presentation and workshop. You’ll learn practical pitching methods with step-by-step processes outlined by Kosberg.

Practice. At the end of Kosberg’s seminar, you will participate in the group Pitch Practice and will present to your group leader, Kosberg, Chait or Ogorek. Your group leader will provide tips to improve and perfect your strategy. You’ll also have the opportunity to learn from the feedback given to others.

Pitch. Following a lunch break, you will meet with representatives from a variety of agencies, studios, and management and production companies at the Speed Pitch. You will present your rehearsed and refined pitch for approximately two minutes per company represented. If a rep is interested in your pitch, you will be informed a few weeks after the event that they’d like to read your book and/or schedule a follow-up meeting.

Opportunity. The entertainment representatives will vote on the top two pitches of the day. These two authors will be given an exclusive opportunity to pitch to a prestigious Hollywood player.

Wrap up. Kosberg will lead a closing review session to conclude the conference.

Feedback. After the conference, we will send you a feedback packet regarding how the various representatives responded to your pitch.

Film. On Sunday, March 25, your 60- to 90-second personalized Author Interview will be filmed at the hotel. You'll give potential readers a behind-the-scenes look of your book and the person behind the work.

Journey On | PitchFest Las Vegas

Las Vegas is the perfect destination to meet with entertainment representatives from across the nation who are looking for stories with an enthralling concept, sharp focus and visual potential. Are you ready to show Las Vegas what you and your book are made of? Don’t miss out on this glamorous opportunity to launch your book into the limelight. There are only 150 spots available, and spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Call your Marketing Consultant at 0800 891 366 to claim your spot today.

About Robert Kosberg

With years of experience, Kosberg has sold more than 50 feature film projects and currently has more than a dozen movies in active development at various studios. Kosberg’s credits as a producer include 12 Monkeys and Commando for 20th Century Fox. Kosberg currently has numerous feature projects set up at various studios involving top stars and directors such as Ben Stiller, Katherine Heigl, Todd Phillips, Shawn Levy and more. He recently produced My One and Only, starring Renee Zellweger. Kosberg is frequently invited to host pitch seminars all over the world. His unique background has led to extensive profiles on his life by numerous national media outlets including GQ, LA Times, London Times, Details, The Adam Corolla Show, LA Magazine and Entertainment Weekly.

*Registering your work does not disallow others from having a similar storyline or theme. Rather, registering your work would potentially discourage others from using your work without your permission. Though the Registry cannot prevent plagiarism, it can produce the registered material as well as confirm the date of registration. Registering your work creates legal evidence for the material that establishes a date for the material’s existence. Registration is good for five years.

**Author is responsible for the cost and arrangement of travel expenses, hotel, etc. In association with this event, you can get a discounted rate per night on hotel rooms at the MGM Grand Hotel until Feb. 21, 2012. Our Events Team will contact you with the details on how to get the discounted rate.

Note: It is solely at the discretion of the Hollywood and Las Vegas producers, agents, executives, etc., as to whether or not they are interested in authors’ pitch ideas, and they are under no obligation to pursue authors’ materials.

Know more about this innovative services!

Our Marketing Consultants are available for free consultation by e-mail at marketing.consultants@xlibrispublishing.co.uk or telephone at 0800-644-6988.