• Grantee News

    Film Independent Presents @ The Wallis: ‘Conclave’ Live Read Now on YouTube

    from Film Independent Earlier this week, Film Independent Presents and The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts hosted a special one-night-only Live Read of Conclave. It was a night of lies, betrayal, power plays, intrigue — and let’s be honest, lots of gossiping and some light vaping. Edward Berger, director of Academy Award-winning All Quiet on the Western Front, and writer Peter Straughan brought their award-winning […]

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    Wildfire Recovery: Resources for the Creative Community in Los Angeles

    As thousands of families remain displaced due to the Los Angeles wildfires, many in the creative community are facing significant challenges. To support those affected by the disaster, we’ve compiled a list of organizations offering financial aid, legal assistance, and recovery resources. Whether you need emergency grants, legal guidance, or community support, these links can […]

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  • Foundation News

    Golden Globe Foundation Awards Grants to Santa Monica College

    from The Argonaut The Golden Globe Foundation has given the Santa Monica College Foundation two grant awards to support Santa Monica College’s film production and journalism programs. The foundation provided a renewed grant award of $10,000 for SMC journalism students who work for/intern on the student-run media outlet The Corsair and $35,000 to help fund […]

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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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    Colin Farrell Wins Golden Globe for ‘The Penguin’: ‘I Guess it’s Prosthetics From Here on Out’

    Colin Farrell won his third Golden Globe on Sunday night for his performance in The Penguin. Farrell was named best male actor in a limited or anthology series. The Penguin saw Farrell reprise his role as the villainous Gotham gangster, a character he first played in the 2022 film, The Batman, directed by Matt Reeves. […]

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    Sebastian Stan Takes Home Golden Globe for ‘A Different Man’: ‘Our Ignorance and Discomfort Around Disability and Disfigurement Has to End Now’

    Sebastian Stan won his first Golden Globe on Sunday night, taking home the award for best actor in a musical or comedy for A Different Man. In his acceptance speech, Stan reminded viewers at home of the social prejudices still experienced by individuals with disabilities.  In Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man, Stan plays Edward, an […]

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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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  • Grantee Events

    ‘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 […]

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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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