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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented $3. 25 million at their annual Grants Banquet held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Dozens of stars filled the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom this evening – not to receive Golden Globes but, this time, to announce $ 3. 25 million granted by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to 80 nonprofit and educational entities, 12 of them for the first time.

Film Bios is an occasional series reviewing autobiographies of notable filmmakers   “I lived three golden periods of my time: Paris in 1920, the Riviera in 1927 and Hollywood from 1930 to 1970. ” So writes director Jean Negulesco in his enchanting memoirs, “Things I Did …and Things I Think I Did”, published in 1984.

Director-producer Stanley Kramer’s legacy lives on through his widow Karen Sharpe and daughter Kat Kramer. They walked down memory lane and share stories from old Hollywood with HFPA journalist Silvia Bizio.

HFPA Grantee “Dedicated to building and supporting a thriving documentary culture” the IDA fosters a form which in recent years has vastly expanded, producing some of the most profound and exciting films of the past decade. The documentary renaissance has brought new voices to bear on film making with works of insight, lyricism, political force and passion, expanding as the IDA states, “our understanding of shared human experience.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has announced a new initiative in which rising filmmakers from the 2018 Venice International Film Festival and the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival will be selected for a three-week residency program in partnership with Film Independent. Three filmmakers (writers, directors, producers) from The Orrizonti Section of the Venice International Film Festival and three filmmakers from TIFF's Filmmaker Lab, the Festival's flagship talent development program, will be selected to travel to Los Angeles from January 2 – 23, 2019 for mentorship, master classes, and workshops.

In the box office lexicon, a “drop” refers to how much a movie’s revenues have fallen in its second outing, following the opening weekend. The drop is important, as it offers a pretty accurate way to project the final outcome of that particular film’s life in theaters around the world.

It's a summer tradition in Jerusalem: at the end of July, when the weather in this ancient city built over seven hills is cooler and drier than in the rest of Israel, people come from all over the country to watch some of the films that will be in everybody's conversations for month to come. Quality is never an issue here, perhaps because this film festival that this year celebrates its 35th anniversary does not request mandatory premieres.

Armie Hammer has a supporting role as a psychopathic CEO in Boots Riley’s debut feature film Sorry to Bother You. But in his eyes, his character is not too far-fetched.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced today the presenters for the HFPA’s Annual Grants Banquet, taking place at The Beverly Hilton on Aug. 9.