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    Golden Globe Foundation-Funded UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report Releases Statistics for Streaming Television in 2023

    from UCLA Report Finds White Men Overindex on Most-Watched Streaming Shows as Lead Actors, Series Creators This report launches a new series titled UCLA Hollywood Diversity Report Presents that focuses on certain parts of entertainment and media and, just like the Hollywood Diversity Report, explores relationships between diversity and the bottom line in the Hollywood entertainment industry. Housed […]

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    Josh Welsh, Film Independent President and Longtime Champion for Indie Filmmakers, Dies at 62

    Josh Welsh, president of Film Independent, died on New Year’s Eve after a five-year battle with colon cancer.   “The Golden Globe Foundation has lost a friend. Josh was a powerhouse in terms of support for independent filmmakers,” said Henry Arnaud, President of the Golden Globe Foundation. “His tireless efforts on behalf of emerging artists remain […]

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    NewFilmmakers LA – CineSessions: High School Student Mentorship Program

    The NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) CineSessions program is a workforce development initiative that recruits and hosts LA based High School Students for on-set production and entertainment career mentorships. Each session hosts a small number of students (less than 12) in an effort to provide an intimate, focused environment for the students. Each student is paired with a production professional based on their career interests or […]

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    Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Mario Van Peebles and More Attend IndieCollect’s ‘RescueFest’

    “We should invest as much in saving films as we do in making films.” – Jane Fonda New York-based film preservation group IndieCollect visited Los Angeles in early December to bring twelve restored films back to the big screen. The inaugural RescueFest took place at Santa Monica’s Leammle Monica Film Center and the Academy Museum […]

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    Golden Globe Foundation-Funded Film Restorations Premiere at Academy Museum

    Two Golden Globe Foundation-funded 4K film restorations premiere at the Academy Museum this weekend! Preservation heroes IndieCollect have brought twelve brand new 4K restorations to Los Angeles in total, premiering many at the inaugural RESCUEFEST restoration festival last week. The 4K extravaganza continues this weekend with Solomon Northup’s Odyssey, Hairstory and A Question of Color […]

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    Cal State LA Receives Two Golden Globe Foundation Grants for its TV, Film, Journalism Programs

    from Cal State LA The Golden Globe Foundation is continuing its longstanding support of Cal State LA with two grants announced last week for the university’s television, film, and journalism programs. Cal State LA will receive a $30,000 grant for its Television, Film, and Media Fund and a $10,000 grant for its Diversity in Journalism Fund for the […]

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    National Hispanic Media Coalition Applauds Diversity of 2025 Golden Globe Nominations

    from National Hispanic Media Coalition The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) applauds the 2025 Golden Globe nominations for their diversity, particularly among Latine talent. We would like to especially congratulate our 2024 NHMC Impact Award honorees who have been nominated for a Golden Globe including Alien: Romulus (Cinematic and Box Office Achievement) and True Detective: Night Country (Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, […]

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    Golden Globe Foundation Awards Grants to SMC Journalism & Film Programs

    Awards Support Scholarship to Build Diverse Pipeline of Future Journalists & the Production of Capstone Short Film for College’s Award-Winning Film Program Press Release from Santa Monica College SANTA MONICA, CA—The Golden Globe Foundation (GGF, “Foundation”) has given the Santa Monica College Foundation two grant awards to support the award-winning Santa Monica College (SMC) film production and journalism programs. The Foundation provided a renewed […]

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    IDA Announce the 2024 IDA Documentary Awards Features & Shorts Shortlist

    The International Documentary Association has announced the 20 feature-length and 20 short documentaries shortlisted for the 40th IDA Documentary Awards! This year, the IDA Documentary Awards shortlists and nominees are selected by independent committees of 300 documentary makers, curators, critics, and industry experts from 40+ countries. We received 700+ total entries for all categories from […]

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    OUTLAST Visits Los Angeles: UCLA, USC And Sony Pictures Studios Tours This Week

    Funding from the Golden Globe Foundation empowers Outlast to uplift the next generation of Native filmmakers. With GGF support, Outlast will continue offering college tours of prestigious film departments in Los Angeles, exposing Native youth to pathways in the film and entertainment industries through higher education. This week, Outlast have led student tours of University […]

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    Journalists Under Fire: U.S. Media Report Daily Threats, Harassment and Attacks at Home

    from International Women’s Media Foundation This year, we set out on an ambitious national initiative to provide safety training to as many local journalists as possible ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential elections. We collected in-depth information from training participants, surveying 610 journalists who attended 26 IWMF safety trainings across 11 states. This data revealed […]

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    GGF-Supported Student Films Broadcast On PBS SoCal

    Student Short Film Series FINE CUT Celebrates 25 Years Showcasing Southern California’s Top Emerging Filmmakers  Short films created by students of CSU Long Beach, CSU Northridge, Loyola Marymount, University of California Los Angeles, University of Southern California, and CalArts are being broadcast on PBS SoCal as part of the Fine Cut Festival of films. Fine […]

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