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The Talent Managers Association will host the 7th Annual Seymour Heller Awards for excellence in management and distinguished individuals who respect the field of Talent Management on Tuesday evening September 23, 2008. The event will be held at The Sportsmen’s Lodge, 12833 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604.
These annual awards celebrate the profession of management and Seymour Heller in particular. Seymour Heller was a co-founder of the National Conference of Personal Managers and remained active in the Talent Managers Association until he died of natural causes on October 8, 2001. He helped shape the profession of talent management for more than 6 decades. Among his most famous clients were Liberace, Lawrence Welk, Ginger Rogers, Debbie Reynolds and Regis Philbin. This year the Prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in Talent Management will be given posthumously to Seymour Heller.
The awards include TMA Manager of the Year, Youth and Adult Commercial Agent of the Year, Youth and Adult Theatrical Agent of the Year, Associate Casting Director of the Year,Commercial Casting Director of the Year, Television Casting Director of the Year and Film Casting Director of the Year. And this the year the very first Pat McQueeney Award for outstanding service to the TMA will be given
Please hold the date for Tuesday evening September 23, 2008, and keep visiting the website, as more details will follow soon.
The Talent Managers Association (founded in 1954) is a Non-Profit Mutual
Benefit Corporation, an association of professional Talent Managers who have
shown themselves to be ethical, knowledgeable and skilled as talent/artist/literary
managers and have thus been accepted as such by their peers.
The Association exists for the benefit of its members, the talent represented by
the members and the profession of Talent Management.
To promote and encourage the highest standards of professional ethics
and behavior in the practice of talent management. Further, the Association seeks
to enhance the entertainment industry by its presence and involvement within it.
TMA is self regulating and stands for ethics and integrity in the field of
Talent Management. By receiving membership approval in the TMA, a talent
manager subscribes to the established code of ethics mutual to TMA. Membership
signifies a skilled professional in the field of talent management.
"The TMA provides support programs and benefits for
its broadly based and highly distinguished professional
membership. In these times of accelerating change in the
Entertainment Industry, we are continually adapting and
innovating. Now, more than ever, the quality of service that
truly professional talent managers provide sets them apart.
The TMA is committed to supporting professionalism and
excellence in the field of talent management."
Paul Bennett
President, TMA
A Talent Manager is a professional
engaged in advising and counseling
talent and personalities in every aspect
of the entertainment industry.
A Talent Manager works closely with
their client in every facet of their career
and acts in conjunction with their
client's agents, publicists, business
managers, attorneys and all others.
As an important member of the team,
the talent manager functions as
facilitator and coordinator of the efforts
and activities of the talent's entire team.
September 19, 2007 2007 Seymour Heller Awards (SHA) Presentation
2007 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Bernie Brillstein (L) and The SHA Chairperson and TMA 2007-2009 President Paul Bennett, CEO of PB Management
