"So what are you doing for the summer?" seems to be the common question these days now that The Film Medley, our weekly film series, has ended. Although The Medley series is full of various weekly events and almost always has a few surprises thrown in, it tends to be much more routine than the non-Medley season.

The summer is busier than any other time of year. Currently we are preparing for Stage One, our screenplay reading series. We're in the middle of casting our June readings, working with the writers, casting directors, theaters, agents, actors and their schedules...which for me, is the most foreign area of the industry, at the same time it's wonderful learning and watching how each agency and casting director works independently of each other.

We also work with all of the screenplay submissions; break each one of them down, hold meetings regarding our future participation with each of the screenplays, if we should send them to managers, competitions, development companies and/ or read as part of our series... or none of the above.

We are also presently in discussion regarding representation of one film, working on the DIY distribution with another film, and servicing four other filmmakers which includes; screenings, promotions, press, advertising and EPKs. Finally, we are upgrading our site which is long overdue (F.Y.I. the firewalls are gone).

When the summer comes around; it's time to smell the trash & urine on the streets, wait for subways on the 100+ degree platforms, hope the person standing nearest on the subway resists from raising their arm.... and for us, time to roll up our sleeves and get busy.