• Grantee News

    MANIFESTWORKS Celebrates 38 New Graduates

    Through immersive learning, real-world work experience, and a network of supportive professional mentors, ManifestWorks connects those impacted by foster care, homelessness, and incarceration with job opportunities and provides ongoing life and professional skills to support long-term success. On Saturday, April 20, ManifestWorks graduated 38 alumni, their largest cohort ever. Not only were the 14 women […]

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    Get Lit – The 13th Annual Classic Slam Retrospective!

    AN EVENING OF YOUTH SPOKEN WORD POETRY The culmination of Get Lit’s in-school program is the annual Classic Slam — one of the largest youth Spoken Word events in the country. It’s a youthful celebration of fire and feeling, with fresh perspectives that demonstrate storytelling at the highest level. Last week, hundreds of students from […]

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  • Grantee Events

    Women’s Voices Now and EngenderHealth – Real Rights, Reel Change

    Event Date: May 8, 2024 - 6:00PM - Silver Screen Theatre at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, CA - $20/$120

    Experience the power of film with Women’s Voices Now and EngenderHealth, as we explore pivotal issues around women’s health and rights worldwide. Confront global truths, challenge taboos, and join the movement shaping a just and equitable world for all. EngenderHealth and Women’s Voices Now (WVN) are proud to present a film screening event centered around sexual and reproductive […]

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    UCLA Film & Television Archive Selects Esteban Arellano as Inaugural Artist-in-Residence

    The UCLA Film & Television Archive is pleased to announce the selection of Esteban Arellano (he/they), an emerging multidisciplinary artist and designer, as the inaugural artist for its new artist-in-residence program. Chosen from a competitive national pool of more than 120 applicants, Arellano will begin the two-week residency program later this year, with the residency […]

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    LA Conservancy – Last Remaining Seats: Classic Films in Historic Theatres – 2024 Schedule

    Event Date: MEMBER PRE-SALE | April 10-16 -- GENERAL SALE | Starts April 17

    The Los Angeles Conservancy launched Last Remaining Seats in 1987 to draw attention to the spectacular yet overlooked and underused historic theatres of Los Angeles. The film series has since become an L.A. can’t-miss beloved summer tradition. The Last Remaining Seats volunteer planning committee helps plan our annual classic film series in historic theatres. It supports the Conservancy with selecting […]

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    Emmy Award-Winning “60 Minutes” Producer Ira Rosen visits LA City College

    The Los Angeles City College Foundation (LACCF) recently hosted the Nick Beck Investigative Journalism Lecture Series, headlined by renowned producer Ira Rosen at Los Angeles City College’s (LACC) Morgan Freeman Theater.   The afternoon started with welcoming remarks by Dr. Lisa Nashua, Executive Director of LACCF, followed by an introduction from LACC Journalism Professor Rhonda Guess. […]

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    Southwestern Law School – Legal Clinic Leaders Series: Bryon Alvarez

    From www.swlaw.edu Meet the students who work directly with and in the community to provide quality legal representation to underserved individuals through our Legal Clinic Leaders blog series. We’re excited to spotlight these all-star advocates and showcase the many different fields of law you can explore through our legal clinics and the wide range of […]

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    ‘Smog’ Film Restoration – Film Poster Design Contest Winners Announced

    UCLA Film & Television Archive has announced the winner and runner-up of a film poster design contest that invited UCLA student artists to show their unique interpretations of the newly restored film Smog (dir. Franco Rossi, Italy, 1962). This contest was open exclusively to students in the UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture. Set against the backdrop […]

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    National Hispanic Media Coalition publishes Inclusion Roadmap for the Entertainment Industry

    Seeing Beyond the Stereotypes Telling Authentic Latino/a/x/e Stories A Guide for the Entertainment Industry ‘Seeing Beyond The Stereotypes: Telling Authentic Latino/a/x/e Stories: A Guide for the Entertainment Industry‘ will drive media portrayals of the Latine community away from the current narrative and toward the authenticity and depth Latine stories deserve. The media guide analyzes the state […]

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    CalArts – 2024 Character Animation Producers’ Show

    Event Date: April 30 · 6:30 - 11:30pm PDT - David Geffen Theater, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures - FREE

    Join CalArts for the 2024 CalArts Character Animation Producers’ Show, featuring a selection of films made by students in the Character Animation program this academic year, juried by the faculty. Tickets are free. Reservations are required, and seating is limited. Event artwork by Izabella Anguiano-Jacobs Book tickets here

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    The Film Collaborative – Distribution Days sponsored by Golden Globe Foundation

    Event Date: May 2-3, 2024 - 9:00am-3:30pm PT- Virtual - FREE

    Join The Film Collaborative for TFC Distribution Days, a two-day event with 8 sessions to help you demystify distribution. THURSDAY, MAY 2 & FRIDAY, MAY 3, 2024 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. PT Virtual • Free Topics include: What are “all rights” buyers looking for? Is a hybrid/bifurcated distribution strategy that includes the EU possible, […]

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    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 […]

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