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Golden Globe Foundation Mourns The Loss Of Erica Ash

Erica Ash, the actress and comedian best known for her role as Bridgette Hartin on BET’s “Real Husbands of Hollywood,” has died aged 46. Ash had a decades-long film and television career, starring in “Survivor’s Remorse,” “Mad TV,” “Scary Movie 5,” and “In Contempt”. She started out as a key performer on the Rosie O’Donnell-created series […]

Golden Globe Foundation Scholarships Awarded at Cal State University Northridge, Mt. San Antonio College and Santa Monica College

The Golden Globe Foundation has a long history of dispersing funds raised by the broadcast of the Golden Globes directly to film and journalism students in the form of annual scholarships. Cal State University Northridge and Mt. San Antonio College recently held Scholarship Ceremonies, during which 26 students received funds, and Santa Monica College presented scholarships earlier this year.  The primary goal […]

Golden Globe Foundation 2024-25 Board and Officers Announced

The Golden Globe Foundation has announced its 2024-25 board and officers. Henry Arnaud has been elected Board Chair, Vera Anderson is the Treasurer, and Adam Tanswell is Secretary.  Vera Anderson and Miriam Spritzer have been elected to the board for three-year terms, replacing Silvia Bizio and Helen Hoehne, who completed their terms. Mia Farrell was […]

Mia Farrell Re-Elected Golden Globe Foundation Independent Board Member

The Golden Globe Foundation has re-elected Mia Farrell as an independent board member for a three-year term following her exceptional contributions to the foundation in its first year. Mia Farrell Mia Farrell is a film publicist, strategist, and artist. She has always been interested in the intersection of film, art, social justice and humanitarian activities. […]

Vera Anderson and Miriam Spritzer Elected To Golden Globe Foundation Board of Directors

Vera Anderson and Miriam Spritzer have been elected to the Board of Directors of the Golden Globe Foundation, replacing Silvia Bizio and Helen Hoehne, who completed one-year terms. The election results were announced at the annual membership meeting on Monday, July 8, 2024, following a vote by the foundation’s membership. Vera Anderson Journalist and photographer […]

250-Piece Orchestra Accompanies ‘Napoleon by Abel Gance’ At Two-Day Restoration Premiere

Watching a seven-hour movie over the course of two days is no challenge for today’s Netflix binge-watchers, and with a 250-piece orchestra and numerous intervals to lighten the load, attendees at the restoration premiere of ‘Napoleon by Abel Gance’ left La Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt, France delighted on Friday.  The screening was the culmination of […]

GGF-Restored Documentary ‘FTA’ Shows Donald Sutherland’s Anti-War Efforts

Donald Sutherland 1935-2024 In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. Despite being highly controversial, it was a huge success among stationed soldiers. A documentary crew directed by Francine Parker captured the show, which featured songs, comedy sketches, and dramatic readings, […]

GGF-Funded Restoration of Napoléon (1927) to open Cannes Classics

From festival-cannes.com A legend known to cinephiles the world over, a major work of the silent era, one of the most monumental restorations in the history of filmmaking will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere: Napoléon by Abel Gance (1st period), in a version resulting from a colossal, passionate effort by the Cinémathèque […]

Jeff Harris Elected Board Chair of Food Forward

Golden Globe Foundation Board Member Jeff Harris has been elected Board Chair of Food Forward, Southern California’s largest urban gleaning organization. Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same. “Jeff has been invaluable to Food Forward’s […]

Golden Globe Foundation-funded restoration of ‘Smog’ (1962) to premiere at UCLA Festival of Preservation

Event Date: April 7, 2024 - 8:30pm - Billy Wilder Theater - FREE

In-person:  Introduction by Luca Celada and Francesca Santovetti, professor of Italian Studies, New England Conservatory of Music. Admission is free. No advance reservations. Seats are available on a first come, first served basis. Hammer Museum members will have reserved seating available at the box office. The box office opens one hour before the first program […]

Golden Globe Foundation-funded restoration of ‘Never Open That Door’ (1952) to premiere at UCLA Festival of Preservation

Event Date: April 6, 2024 - 9:30pm - Billy Wilder Theater - FREE

The Latin American Cinemateca of Los Angeles presents a special screening of Never Open That Door (No abras nunca era puerta, Argentina 1952), a restoration funded by the Golden Globe Foundation and the Film Noir Foundation. Restored by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from a 35mm dupe picture negative, a 35mm subtitled print and […]

CSUN – CTVA Alumna and GGF Fellow Wins Oscar for ’20 Days in Mariupol’ Documentary

Michelle Mizner graduated California State University, Northridge with a film production emphasis in the Department of Cinema and Television Arts.  She directed the senior film project ‘Barrio Thief’ with funding assistance from the HFPA and was an HFPA Fellow. “Michelle is an an example of the impact the HFPA funding has had on our CSUN students. […]