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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 […]

‘Girls’ Voices Now’ Holds Cohort Movie Premiere

Women’s Voices Now (WVN) is a Los Angeles-based non-profit organization that uses the power of film to drive social change that advances girls’ and women’s rights globally. WVN seeks to challenge the mis- and under-representation of women by promoting films made by women, about women, for all.  With Golden Globe Foundation support, WVN envisions a […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

RESCUE FEST To Premiere Golden Globe Foundation-Funded Film Restorations

Event Date: December 6 - 9, 2024 - Laemmle Monica Film Center, Academy Museum

IndieCollect’s RESCUE FEST — December 6 – 9, 2024 RESCUE FEST celebrates 10 glorious 4K restorations of indie movies that couldn’t be seen in a high-quality format until nonprofit IndieCollect transformed and revived them. Some of the negatives were physically lost or misplaced for decades. Opening night, the spotlight is on Restoration World Premiere of the […]

FilmAid Kenya Director Stella Suge Brings Refugee’s Films To Los Angeles

FilmAid Kenya director Stella Suge will introduce a series of films produced by refugees at the Aster Hotel in Los Angeles this evening. The event will conclude with a conversation about the work FilmAid is doing in the Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps during this ever-heightened and difficult time supporting refugees. The Golden Globe Foundation […]

Golden Globe Foundation: Upcoming Grantee Events

Click on an event for more information: Vidiots: RESTORED FILM: MACARIO SAT, NOV 2 – 4:15PM Women’s Voices Now: GIRLS’ VOICES NOW COHORT FILMS WEDS, NOV 6 – 7:30PM Film Independent Presents: AN EVENING WITH… DEMI MOORE WEDS, NOV 13 – 7:00PM NEWFILMMAKERS LA: INFOCUS: INDIGENOUS CINEMA SAT, NOV 16 – 2:30-10:00PM Film Independent Presents: […]

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 […]