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Morgan Freeman is this year’s recipient of the Cecil B. deMille award which will be presented at the Golden Globes ceremony in January.

Barbara Gasser Ruben Nepales Congratulations to Barbara Gasser and Ruben Nepales.   The two HFPA members are among the finalists in the  National Entertainment Journalism awards given by the Los Angeles Press Club.

HFPA-Pres ident Aida Takla-O'Reilly presents commemorative plaques to the Presidents of the Korean Film Reporters Assn. (KOFRA), Kim Ho-Il and of theBusan Filmfest (BIFF), Lee Yong-Kwan.

Dear friends of the HFPA, Thank you for voting once again to support the Levantine Cultural Center with a grant for our New Voices in Middle Eastern Cinema series! Bringing together Arabs and Jews through film and other arts is our human value. Sincerely, Jordan -- *** Celebrating our 10th Anniversary presenting Middle Eastern/North African arts and educational programs in Southern California.

From Daily Variety, September 23:   O'Reilly: HFPA chief dedicated to empowerment Women's Impact Report 2011: Aida Takla O'Reilly By Kathy A. McDonald  Aida Takla O'Reilly  Aida Takla O'Reilly, the newly elected president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. - September 12, 2011 -The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and producer dick clark productions (dcp) bring "The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards" live on Sunday, January 15, 2012.

Gary Oldman introduced his newest film, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy to a delegation from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association at the Venice Film Festival. Gary Oldman talking with HFPA members The British actor  portrays George Smiley, the lead character in John Le Carre’s 1974 cold war bestseller of the same title, a role previously played by Alec Guiness in a 1979 TV mini series.

The trial of the lawsuit between the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions which was due to begin on September 6, has been postponed for a month. Judge Valerie Baker Fairbank, who was to hear the case, is ill and the trial has been transferred to another judge.

By Anthony Carpio The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) awarded CSUN’s 2011-12 senior film project students with a $50,000 grant for the 16th consecutive year. “It’s a huge help,” said Jaclyn Moore, film production major.

The Hollywood Foreign Press accuses Dick Clark Productions of secretly squeezing it out of its own awards show as one of TV's messiest, nastiest battles heads to trial. As the 2010 golden Globe Awards kicked into high gear, members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had reason to smile.