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Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy. The granddaughter of B.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy Wherever there is a film in Los Angeles, there is also NewFilmmakers LA (NFMLA) – a nonprofit that works on behalf of people who aspire to help one another succeed in the industry and who believe that they have something to contribute. Not only does NFMLA screen works that are overlooked by the major film festivals each month, but also it stands ready to collaborate with other organizations on their respective events.

The 18th edition of Noir City, San Francisco’s staple film noir festival, took place at the historic Castro Theatre right before the pandemic hit, January 24 to February 2, 2020, amidst an electrified atmosphere filled with the enthusiasm of a consistently present intergenerational audience from the afternoon to the small hours of the morning. The festival’s success is owed in part to its founder’s presentations.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy The Executive Director of Los Angeles-based Women In Film LA – Kirsten Schaffer – was an LGBTQ activist from her early youth. Programming film festivals was a way to channel her energies since she quickly realized that “stories have the power to change hearts and minds, and that cultural change precedes political change”.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy Francisco Velasquez, the leader of Film Independent’s short film production program, has been a lover of film since childhood. A Mexican-born bicultural man, he grew up in Los Angeles with his family, watching “bad Mexican movies from the ‘70s and ‘80s” at the local drive-in while enjoying pan dulce and coffee, and big Hollywood productions every weekend at theaters downtown.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy. From the very first moment you meet Dr.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy. Drew McClellan is a teacher and filmmaker leading Gen-Z’s new creators.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy Susan Ruskin made the transition from successful film producer to film educator more than a decade ago. With credits such as Anaconda and Haunted Honeymoon beneath her belt, she came to the field armed with both practical knowledge and a vision of how films might be made in the future.

On April 16, 2020, the Committee to Protect Journalists, an HFPA grantee, published a report on the Trump administration’s attacks on the press and the resulting attenuation of trust in the Fourth Estate. The report is written by Len Downie, Jr.

Doing the Work is a series profiling key recipients of HFPA Philanthropy. As the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) grows and takes a more active role in its philanthropic activities as a promoter of educational and cultural initiatives, it is strengthening ties with local film and media institutions.