The DIY Convention has chosen Hollywood's famed Hotel Cafe and prestigious American Film Institute as its 2008 showcase venues.

The gathering of independent film, music, book and digital media professionals will present a key series of salons and showcases this February for winning entrants to the 2008 DIY Music Festival and DIY Film Festival.

On the music side, the 2008 DIY Convention again offers its music festival participants a showcase opportunity in front of some of the nation’s top music supervisors and publishers, co-sponsored by Bug/Windswept, the largest independent publisher in North America and holder of over 250,000 copyrights. We’ll also have an industry friends dinner where you can get to know some people who will help you along the way.

On the film side, we’ll offer a chance to sit down over dinner with our select panel of producers, directors and distributors, followed by a screening of the our top DIY Film Festival selections for this year. We’ll also have a special larger public screening of the top selections from the festival with a private reception at the American Film Institute.

On the book side, a special salon on the publishing industry will offer an invitation-only focus for DIY Book Festival winners, giving them a chance to talk to publishers and agents and fellow authors and find out what the next steps are in marketing.