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Summer With The Library 2024 – L.A. Dreaming

Event Date: June 10 - August 10, 2024

from Los Angeles Public Library / Library Foundation of Los Angeles June 10 – August 10, 2024 What makes L.A. special to you? What is your dream? Children, Teens, and Adults: Earn badges for reading and completing fun, learning-based activities. Register for the Summer Reading Challenge online or in person and collect your participation prizes. Sign […]

GGF Restoration “The Sealed Soil” Named #1 Discovery At Il Cinema Ritrovato 2024

A film restoration funded by the Golden Globe Foundation has been named the number one discovery of this year’s Il Cinema Ritrovato Film Festival in Bologna, Italy. ‘The Sealed Soil’ directed by Marva Nabili (the second feature film directed by a woman in the history of Iranian cinema), was announced as the number one pick […]

PEN America – U.S. Election Safety Summer – Webinar Series For Journalists

Event Date: July 30, 2024 - 12:00pm – 1:30pm EST (9:00am – 10:30am PST)

from PEN America (May 2024) The 2024 U.S. general election comes at a critical time for press freedom in the United States, amid increasing hostilities toward the press and intensifying politically-motivated abuse and violence. Going into a key election year, the U.S. fell 10 spots on the World Press Freedom Index, dropping to 55th in 2024. […]

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 […]

Film Independent Project Involve – Application Deadline Approaching

Submit Your Application Today!  For over 30 years, Project Involve has been Film Independent’s most vital and impactful program, providing invaluable hands-on filmmaking experience from inception to completion. Participants are paired with mentors at the top of their respective fields, and receive personalized guidance to help move their projects and careers forward. Filmmakers from diverse backgrounds are […]

Introducing Get Lit’s New Creative Career Lab!

Event Date: Year-long program starts Sunday, July 14, 2024 - Get Lit Headquarters, Koreatown, LA - 10:00AM - 4:00PM

GET LIT have announced the launch of Creative Career Lab, a program designed to help people between the ages of 18-28 launch a career in the creative and nonprofit sectors! WHAT IT IS A FREE year-long workforce development program with weekly workshops and one-on-one mentoring from industry leaders and introductions to top creative companies, nonprofits, […]

Women’s Voices Now – “Screams Before Silence” Screening And Reception

Event Date: Monday, July 15, 2024 - 6:00PM - Saban Theatre

Women’s Voices Now invites you to an exclusive screening and panel discussion of the documentary “Screams Before Silence,” a powerful film uncovering the atrocities of sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The screening will take place and is hosted by the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles on July 15th. This 60-minute documentary, presented […]

Urban Peace Institute – Training Community-Based Practitioners in Los Angeles

Urban Peace Institute is bustling with community-based practitioner trainings this summer! Training is a core pillar of UPI’s mission to build a robust public safety infrastructure that centers the needs and voices of those most impacted by violence and injustice. Our trainings are strengthened by partnerships with Los Angeles City and County that provide crucial support. […]

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 […]

Closing Pride Month: NewFilmmakers LA’s InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema Festival Photos

As Pride month draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at NewFilmmakers Los Angeles‘ InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema Film Festival, which took place on June 1st at NFMLA headquarters in the AT&T Center in Downtown LA. The event celebrated its annual InFocus: LGBTQ+ Cinema program. The day consisted of two InFocus: LGBTQ+ shorts programs […]

Meet LACHSA Foundation’s New Executive Director, Trena Pitchford

from LACHSA Happenings The board of directors of the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Foundation has selected Trena Pitchford as their new Executive Director. She brings a proven track record of fundraising for arts education in public schools. She previously served as Executive Director of the Burbank Arts for All Foundation and for the […]