Mark Litwak is a veteran entertainment attorney and founder of the Law Offices of Mark Litwak & Associates based in Los Angeles, California. His practice includes work in the areas of copyright, trademark, contract, multimedia law, intellectual property, and book publishing. As a Producer’s Representative, he assists filmmakers in arranging financing, marketing, and distribution of their films. He is a law professor and serves as an expert witness on motion picture industry cases. Litwak is the author of six books: Reel Power, The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood (William Morrow, 1986), Courtroom Crusaders (William Morrow, 1989), Dealmaking in the Film & Television Industry (Silman-James Press, 1994) (winner of the 1996 Kraszna-Krausz award for best book in the world on the film business), Contracts for the Film & Television Industry (Silman-James Press, 3rd Ed. 2012), Litwak's Multimedia Producer's Handbook (Silman-James Press, 1998), and Risky Business: Financing and Distributing Independent Film (Silman-James Press, 2004). He has contributed articles to The Los Angeles Times, The Business of Film, The Hollywood Reporter, Moviemaker and Daily Journal. He is the creator of the CD-ROM program Movie Magic Contracts. He also writes a blog for Independent Filmmaker Project (IFP).Proud Member of the IFH Podcast Network!For more great filmmaking and screenwriting podcasts:? http:///www.ifhpodcastnetwork.comAccess IFH Academy's Film Distribution: Confidential Course? http://www.indiefilmhustle.com/letmeinListen to more at Indie Film Hustle:? http://www.indiefilmhustle.comRead the Making of this film in Rise of the Filmtrepreneur: How to Turn Your Indie Film Into a Moneymaking Business? http://www.filmbizbook.com