Top 5 Internships - August 9th

The acquisitions and production department for Screen Gems is looking for fall interns. Recent films we have been involved with are VACANCY, STOMP THE YARD, UNDERWORLD, EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE, SNATCH, WHEN A STRANGER CALLS, and SQUID AND THE WHALE. Duties include reading scripts, viewing submissions, general administrative tasks, preparation for film festivals/markets, and much, much more. We include you in script meetings, have you view features, and teach you how to perform coverage. This is a very hands on opportunity! You will become familiar with the Sony lot and many of its top executives. All internships require that the candidate is able to receive college credit. If you are intelligent, eager and ambitious, you will be a great fit at one of the most prolific acquisitions and production departments in Hollywood.

Email Nicole at : Nicole_DeLeon@spe.sony.com
Fax resumes and cover letters to : (310) 244-2037

CFP Productions (HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS) on the Paramount Lot is seeking interns who are hard-working, self-starters, eager to learn about development and get a foot in the door. Looking for college students or recent graduates. Duties include phones, filing, errands, coverage, copying/scanning, data entry. Learn the ins and outs of entertainment
and gain valuable desk experience. This is a great stepping stone to help you learn about the business or find your next job at an agency or production company. Candidates should have professional phone manner, strong work ethic, comfortable on PC/Mac platforms and generally positive, punctual and ready to learn. Must have own transportation. Two days per week preferred. FOR CREDIT ONLY.

Email resumes to developmentintern@hotmail.com

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Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. - Feature Film General Internship

Columbia TriStar Marketing Group, Inc. offers a unique professional training internship program for college and graduate students. Focusing on genre films within Sony Pictures Entertainment's boutique marketing department, five to eight students gain professional experience in all aspects of film including promotions, publicity, creative advertising, project tracking, coverage, and the general operations of a large studio system. Interns work as a team and individually to create and implement promotional campaigns for multiple films at a time. Bi-monthly meetings with management provide discussion time to review projects and ask questions about the entertainment industry in general. The core workload is 50% back-up administrative support and 50% project management with an emphasis on independent thinking, responsibility, and initiative.

Films released through the department include Screen Gems and TriStarPictures productions. By working in a small division (mini major) within the Sony Pictures Entertainment family, this experience is unique in its opportunity to learn about all aspects of the film industry simultaneously. With only ten executives responsible for both marketing and most production, interns experience one-on-one interaction in a challenging and positive training environment.

CONTACT: Kate Greenwell, Intern Program Coordinator: kate_greenwell@spe.sony.com

THE CHASIN AGENCY: Boutique talent agency located on the West Hollywood/Beverly Hills border, minutes away from the Beverly Center and Cedars Sinai, overlooking the Hollywood Hills. Intern will be assisting talent agent and assistant with daily casting submissions, greeting guests, fielding calls, data entry, and possible script coverage. Great for someone interested in learning the talent/writer representation side of the business. Lots of hands-on work and client interaction.

Intern is filling in while one agent is on maternity leave, so internship will be from early September to mid-November, maybe even as late as December. We are looking for 2 people to come in 2-3 times a week, or 1 person for 5 days. Typical hours should be 11-4, but if intern would like, we could ‘til the close our of day at 7PM.

Contact: Jenny Drake at chasinagency@yahoo.com

GRB Entertainment produces unscripted alternative programming for networks worldwide. We are currently in production on Intervention, a Prism Award-winning documentary series of 39 one-hour episodes for A&E Network. Other 2006 productions include True Caribbean Pirates for the History Channel, Tuckerville, a 26-episode docu-soap on country music legend Tanya Tucker and Untold Stories of the ER for TLC. GRB’s client list has included NBC Universal properties, Viacom, AMC, Animal Planet, TNT, Spelling Entertainment, Columbia TriStar and Germany's Sat 1.

Successful GRB interns are creative self-starters who want to learn more about a career in non-fiction, unscripted television. They can handle a lot of responsibilities and may even be looking for eventual full-time employment. Reliable interns at GRB have a hand in key aspects of Development and Production. Typical duties include heavy research, writing, and basic administrative assistance. GRB has a tendency to hire interns who go above and beyond during their internship.

This is an internship for school credit only. For more information, please contact Lisa Pollack (818.728.7625, lpollack@grbtv.com) or E. Okobi (818.728.7672, eokobi@grbtv.com).