Dawna Lee Heising of EOE on Time Warner Cable Interviews 2010 LAWSF Founder Michael Ajakwe Jr.

Dawna Lee Heising, John Cox and Paul Heising of “Eye on Entertainment” on Time Warner Cable covered the Los Angeles Web Series Festival (LAWSF), which debuted with a stellar list of 47 web series that were screen during the three day event held from March 26–28, 2010 at Stage 52 in Los Angeles. The shows covered a diverse landscape of genres, including drama, comedy, dramedy, horror, sci-fi, documentary, Vlog, lifestyle, travel, talk and even a 60-second soap opera. There were also several ‘world premieres’.

“We received close to 100 submissions from across the U.S and Canada,” LAWEBFEST Executive Director and Founder Michael Ajakwe Jr explains, “I wish we could’ve accepted them all.”  Ajakwe is an award-winning playwright, television producer and filmmaker, and is a member of the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW).  He is an honors graduate of the University of Redlands.  Since 1993, he has produced 16 plays, written 10 and directed 9.  His plays have been nominated for 27 NAACP Theater Awards.  Ajakwe formed his own web channel AjakweTV.com in June 2009 and launched his first series “Who…”, which is about tow Black beauties who meet every day to dine and dish on pop culture. 

Friday’s Opening Night paid tribute to Robert Townsend’s “Diary of a Single Mom”, selected by the festival selection committee as “Web Series of the Year.”  Closing Night festivities Sunday were dedicated to NBC.com’s “CTRL”. All 10 episodes of the first season were screened, and series creator Robert Kirbyson received the “Web Comedy of the Year” award. 

To view the EOE interview with executive director and founder Michael Ajakwe Jr., please go to:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzkLhHcG0vo

The Board of Directors of the LA Web Series Festival include Michael Ajakwe, Jr., Arthur Anderson, Jordana Arkin, Meg DeLoatch, Rich Halke, Felicia D. Henderson, Bruce McAllister, David Morales, Stan Peters, Rachelle Romberg-Tuber, Kosmond Russell and Janice Tunnell. The website for the Los Angeles Web Series Festival is: http://www.lawebfest.com/.  For more information, please contact April Rushing at April@RushingMedia.com

The Los Angeles Web Series Festival Class of 2010 (and series creators) included:

1. “A Demon’s Destiny: The Lone Warrior” (Devin Rice)

2. “Abiola’s Kiss and Tell TV” (Abiola Abrams, Kristal Mosley)

3. “Anacostia” (Anthony Anderson),

4. “The Angela Show” (Angela DeJoseph)

5. “Anyone but Me” (Tina Cesa Ward/EP)

6. “Bible Cliff Notes” (Stephen C. Parker)

7. “Bill” (Kevin Arkadie)

8. “Blue Belle” (Perry Lang),

9. “Boomer Baby” (Kelly Wright)

10. “The Bro Code” (Paul Lindsay, Phillip Douglas)

11. “Dating Games” (Adriane Mclean, Nicoya Davidson)

12. “Double Cross” (Denise Jaxon)

13. “Ernie’s Girls” (Edward James Gage),

14. “Etta Mae Mumphries… and the Rest Is History” (Karen Bankhead)

15. “Every Corner” (Yasmin Shiraz)

16. “Gamerz 187” (Fernandel Almonor)

17. “I Once Was Lost” (Elaine Alaniz)

18. “The In-Betweens of Holly Molly” (Alicia Arinella, Phil Kain)

19. “Johnny B. Homeless” (Al Thompson)

20. “Just The Three of Us” (Frank Zanca)

21. “Kindred” (Ella Turenne, Jessica Hartley, Maureen Aladin)

22. “Lenox Avenue” (Al Thompson)

23. “Luck and the Virgin” (Jaime Byrd, Adam Cohen)

24. “The Making of ‘A Lover’s Scene’” (Dylan Southard),

25. “The New 20s” (Tracy Taylor)

26. “Often Awesome” (Andy Coon, Blake Faucette)

27. “Old Friends” (Tim Curcio, Nick Ross)

28. “Orlando’s Joint” (Terence Anthony)

29. “Party Girl Plus One” (Jennifer Dawson)

30. “The PuNanny Diaries” (Lisa Robinson, Phill Branch)

31. The Real Girl’s Guide to Everything Else” (Carmen Elena Mitchell)

32. “Redemption: Darkness Descending” (Frank Krueger)

33. “Reggie’s Family and Friends” (Reggie Gaskins)

34. “RX” (Torrance Hill, Paul L. Mays)

35. “Safety Geeks” (Tom Konkle, Dave Beeler)

36. “Saving Rent” (Gary Teperman, Ernie Lee)

37. “Semi-Dead” (Chris Wiltz)

38. “Seth On Survival” (Teri Armitage, Torin Stefanson)

39. “The Sexually” (Jeff Lycett, Alicia Arinella)

40. “Travelista” (Teri Johnson, Andrea Adams)

41. “The World of Cory & Sid” (Caryn Hayes)

42. “Venice: The Series” (Kim Turrisi, Crystal Chappell)

43. “Vlog Star” (Kenny Byerly, Mike Ludwig)

44. “Who…” (Michael Ajakwe Jr.)

45. “Worldwide Nate” (Nathan Fluellen)

46. “Writer’s Block” (Isaac Diaz, Sherrie Q. Robertson)

47. “You’re Joking, Right?” (Lamont Ferrell, Marc Alexander)

To view interviews from the LAWSF, please go to:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzkLhHcG0vo

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