Congratulations to Southwestern Law School’s Spring 2024 Legal Clinic Rising Stars! These remarkable students have applied their skills and knowledge to empower others in areas such as immigration, family law, and children’s rights, making a positive impact on countless lives. Nominated and recognized by their peers for their generosity, kindness, and work ethic, they’ve helped […]
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Mark your calendars superheroes! Jack Black and Jason Momoa are here to announce that tickets are ON SALE NOW for the Lollipop Theater Network’s 6th Annual Superhero Reveal. The event will take place at Harmony Gold on May 19. Lollipop Theater Network brings movies and entertainment to pediatric patients nationwide. Their programming consists of in-hospital […]
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Founded by women, Vidiots opened in Santa Monica as an alternative video store in 1985. For three decades, Vidiots grew its unique collection, and served a diverse, and devoted community of film lovers. Vidiots’ new home, the almost-100-year-old Eagle Theatre, served audiences from 1929 until the early 2000s. Vidiots proudly reopened in June 2023, after […]
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Inspired by L.A. Rebellion – the film movement that started at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and brought together Black film students from the late 1960s to the late ’80s in adopting cinema as a poetic expression for the African-American experience – a group of Loyola Marymount University (LMU) Black film students felt […]
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its May Monthly Film Festival, which features its annual InFocus: Asian Cinema program and InFocus: Immigration program. The day also includes the west coast premiere of Dillon Tucker’s narrative feature Pure O, and opens with a selection of student animation in the CSULB Animation Showcase. The day opens with the CSULB Animation Showcase, a juried selection of student short […]
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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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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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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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Golden Globe Foundation Board Member Jeff Harris has been elected Board Chair of Food Forward, Southern California’s largest urban gleaning organization. Food Forward fights hunger and prevents food waste by rescuing fresh surplus produce, connecting this abundance with people experiencing food insecurity, and inspiring others to do the same. “Jeff has been invaluable to Food Forward’s […]
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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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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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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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