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  Contact: Michael Russell                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                (310) 939-9024          HFPA CHANGES FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM RULES   HOLLYWOOD, CA, October 31, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association elected to change the Best Foreign Language Film rules so that foreign language films that have the United States as their country of origin will qualify in the Best Motion Picture category instead of the Best Foreign Language Film category, it was announced today by Jorge Camara, President. The new rules for Best Foreign Language Film stipulate:“Only feature length films with a basically non English dialogue track first released in their country of origin during the 14-months period from November 1 to December 31, prior to the Awards, are eligible for consideration.

Contact: Michael Russel                (310) 939-9024                                                            FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEVERLY HILLS, CA, August 9, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association presented $1,200,425 in financial grants to film schools and non-profit organizations at its annual Installation Luncheon honoring the organization’s 2007-2008 slate of officers today at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The amount is the largest tally ever distributed at the annual luncheon in the organization’s 65-year-history.

Contact: Michael Russell                                                            (310) 939-9024                                                                       FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Hollywood, June 6, 2007 – Jorge Camara was elected president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for the year 2007-2008 at the organization’s annual election meeting.             A member of the association for 42 years, Camara is serving his fifth term as HFPA president.

Contact: Michael Russell                                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             (310) 939-9024          HFPA ELECTS TWO NEW MEMBERS:LUCA CELADA AND HERVE TROPEA   HOLLYWOOD, CA, May 14, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association elected Luca Celada and Herve Tropea as new members at the membership meeting on May 9, it was announced today by Philip Berk, President. Luca Celada writes for Il Manifesto (Italy) and Herve Tropea writes for Tele-Loisirs (France).

HOLLYWOOD, CA, April 16, 2007 – Philip Berk, President of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, announced the timetable for “The 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be telecast Sunday, January 13, 2008 from 8-11 PM (EST) live from the Beverly Hilton on NBC.              Key dates are as follows: October 18, 2007                    Final screening date for Television entriesThursday October 19, 2007                    Final date for press conferences for Television entriesFriday                                       November 9, 2007                   Deadline for submission of Golden Globe entry formsFriday November 14, 2007                 9 a.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, April 2, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that its 2007 deadline for grant applications has passed.   The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust (the HFPA Trust) was established to oversee the HFPA's cultural and educational activities.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, March 27, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that its 2007 deadline for applications from professional journalists who wish to become members of the organization has now passed.             New members will be announced in May 2007.

HOLLYWOOD, CA, February 20, 2007 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that it is now accepting grant applications for this year.   The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust (the HFPA Trust) was established to oversee the HFPA's cultural and educational activities.

'THE 64TH  ANNUAL GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS' WALKS OFF WITH NBC'S BIGGEST NON-OLYMPIC MONDAY IN TWO-AND-A-HALF YEARS IN 18-49 AND BIGGEST IN TOTAL VIEWERS IN SEVEN YEARS  IT'S THE TOP-RATED 'GOLDEN GLOBES' IN THREE YEARS AND TOP AWARDS TELECAST ON ANY NETWORK FOR THE CURRENT TELEVISION SEASON  BURBANK, Calif. - January 16, 2007 - NBC's telecast of "The 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards" has delivered NBC's highest-rated non-Olympic Monday among adults 18-49 in more than two-and-a-half years and most-watched non-Olympic Monday in total viewers in more than seven years.

WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE DISTRIBUTOR AND TELEVISION NETWORKMotion Picture Distributor Paramount Pictures4DreamWorks Pictures3Warner Bros. Pictures3Miramax Films2Twentieth Century Fox2Buena Vista Pictures Distribution1Fox Searchlight Pictures1Paramount Vantage1Village Roadshow Pictures1Warner Independent Pictures1Television Network ABC3HBO3BBC AMERICA2FOX1NBC1TNT1 WINNERS BY MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION SERIES OR PROGRAMMotion Picture Dreamgirls3The Queen2Babel1Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan1Cars1The Departed1The Devil Wears Prada1Happy Feet1The Last King of Scotland1Letters From Iwo Jima1The Painted Veil1Television Series Or Program Elizabeth I3Gideon’s Daughter2Ugly Betty230 Rock1The Closer1Grey’s Anatomy1House1  .