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J.J. Abrams to Receive Int’l Emmy Founders Award
J.J. Abrams can add another feather to his hat, as he will be feted with the 2013 Intl. Emmy Founders Award at the 41st Intl. Emmy Awards on Nov. 25 in Gotham. Award recognizes an individual who has...
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Hollywood, L.A. Literati Team for Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works...
Hollywood and L.A. literati are joining forces May 5 to shine a spotlight on censorship, as nonprofit PEN Center USA gears up for its Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature fundraiser.
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Annenberg Foundation’s Suitcase Party Sends Guests on Instant Trip
The L.A. Suitcase Party May 3 will take over Clay Lacy Aviation at Van Nuys Airport, giving partygoers the chance to fly the coop.
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Chelsea Handler Makes It an Unforgettable Evening
Sequins, bling, suits and high heels aplenty dazzled at the BevWilshire on May 2 for the EIF Women's Cancer Research Fund’s 16th annual An Unforgettable Evening gala.
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Local Hero: Dave Terman, Sony Pictures’ Supervising Film Editor
He’s the honcho of a department that edits hundreds of films each year for broadcast on TV and airlines, re-cutting films to address time constraints and Standards & Practices issues, all while...
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‘Man of Steel’ Set to Open Taormina Festival
Eight-day event on the Italian island of Sicily is gearing up to showcase 30 films, seven shorts and five docus, along with 10 master class programs.
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Westdoc Opens 2013 Conference Registration
Westdoc co-founders Richard Propper and Chuck Braverman are gearing up for the conference’s fourth edition at the Landmark cinemas in West Los Angeles. The West Coast docu and unscripted conference,...
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Kevin Bright to Head Emerson College’s Los Angeles Center
Boston-based Emerson College has tapped “Friends” exec producer Kevin Bright to serve as senior exec director of the college’s Los Angeles Center. Bright will alight from Emerson’s Board of Trustees,...
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Coyote Pelts and Tears Help Sell Judges on TV Concepts at NATPE’s PitchCon
“I meet a lot of crazy people in Vegas,” says Marcus Hanftaler. “So why not make a show out of it?” Hanftaler, a German indie scribe living in Vegas, brought a question and a treatment with him to Los...
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TV Producer Ron Weaver Dies at 75
Ron Weaver, a three-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV producer who worked on “The Bold and the Beautiful” and who was part of the original team that created “Sesame Street,” died in his Los...
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Variety to Honor Coca-Cola Exec at Advertising Summit
Variety will fete Katie Bayne, prexy of North America Brands for Coca-Cola North America Group, with the Entertainment Branding Impact Award at its advertising summit on June 6 at the Hollywood...
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Variety Racks Up LA Press Club Award Nominations
Variety has received seven nominations from the Los Angeles Press Club for its 55th SoCal Journalism Awards. The awards recognize L.A.-area journos and publications as well as excellence in new and...
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Hamptons Fest Sets ‘Twenty Feet’ to Kick Off SummerDocs
The Hamptons Int’l. Film Fest has wrangled Morgan Neville’s “Twenty Feet from Stardom” to kick off its fifth-annual four-part SummerDocs series starting June 15. The summer series presents East End...
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Searching for the Next Breakout Animated Hit
“The Simpsons” began as a toon segment on “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “South Park” got its jumpstart as a viral Christmas card and “Robot Chicken” emerged out of an Internet-only precursor. So it’s long...
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Beyond Test Screenings: The High-Tech Laughtrack
Craving for feedback moves some filmmakers past comment cards.
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Hollywood Heart Helps Teens Take the Spotlight
The first day of the workshop featured a seemingly endless barrage of biz-related activities. The 17 youngsters from across Los Angeles who participated, rotated through workshops on commercials,...
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Maui Film Fests Unspools Pics With Solutions
If it bleeds, it leads. So goes the mantra of myriad media outfits, websites and — yes — even film fests. But not the Maui Film Festival.
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Madonna Loves Fans, Hates Their Questions
If you really want to learn how to throw a party and make an entrance, take a page out of Madonna’s book: Invite celebs like Rachel Roy, Martha Stewart, Kelly Osbourne, Salman Rushdie, David Blaine,...
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Kristen Wiig Recalls Worst High-School Moment, at ‘Girl Most Likely’ Premiere
If you had merely walked by the front of Gotham’s Landmark Sunshine Cinema, you would’ve been none the wiser. But packed into a stuffy basement, press and celebs shook hands July 15 for a special...
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Local Hero: Kevin Hudson Makes Sure Sony Locations Are Sound
Kevin Hudson, one of two stage managers at Sony Studios, mans all 18 of the lot’s stages and checks every morning to see if there are any flaws or potential problems.
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