HFPA

Stars and industry leaders converged to Nikki Beach Sunday evening for a very good cause: the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), in association with Participant Media, awarded the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation (KSCF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending violence against children, a $500,000 grant. Support for entertainment-related charities, scholarship programs, and humanitarian efforts is a core mandate of the HFPA, which has already donated over $30 million over the past years and has been making a point of celebrating great causes in events such as the Cannes Film Festival.

HFPA Grantee In 1997 a group of Latino activists and cinema lovers living in Los Angeles realized that there was a lack of exposure of Latin American film and film culture within the community. In response, they began screening vintage Mexican films in L.

HFPA Grantee Created in 1981, the American Cinematheque has been honoring and promoting the art of motion pictures, presenting films and videos otherwise not available to the large public,  and establishing a dialogue between audience and filmmakers, in the realm of classical, independent and new talent filmmaking. Home base of the Cinematheque is the historic 1922 landmark Egyptian Theatre on Hollywood Blvd, where the first Hollywood premiere of Robin Hood starring Douglas Fairbanks was held in 1922, and the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, where the Cinematheque started programming in 2005.

HFPA Grantee Project Involve (PI) is the most extensive artist development program of Film Independent (FI), a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles and designed to support as well as nurture independent cinema. PI offers 9 months of intensive free mentorship, education and career development for about 25-30 emerging filmmakers the majority of whom belong to minorities, such as women, African Americans and LGBTQ groups.

HFPA GranteeLos Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA), the famed Arts High School, is located on the Cal State LA campus in East LA. It is considered to be one of the few top arts high schools in the country.

Louisiana is still one of the leading states for film and TV production, despite Atlanta’s new reign as “Hollywood East”. But the draw for independent as well as studio productions to shoot in the magical city of New Orleans, rich in history and visually stunning from the legendary French Quarter to the surrounding nature, is still strong (right now, there are three TV series and seven films shooting in the city).

HFPA Grantee Kids In The Spotlight (KITS) is a non-profit organization that provides motivational training in film for foster children and youth (ages 11-19). KITS works with Foster Group Home Agencies around Los Angeles County and provides services to two-four group homes per year.

HFPA GranteeBeing a first-generation American himself and having been brought up by hard-working Hispanic immigrants, Cal State LA's President William Covino knows the tremendous value of education, not only for one’s own life but for society at large. Covino has worked relentlessly to help increase the number of students attending Cal State LA and to make sure that students get the best value possible out of their educational experience.

HFPA GranteeCalArts was established by Walt Disney at Valencia, a northern suburb of Los Angeles, in the 1960s. The campus is a lively and relaxed place and its ambiance, artistically inspiring.

HFPA GranteeThe Young Storytellers Script to Stage program is provided in more than 50 low-income public elementary schools across Los Angeles twice a year. Led by a volunteer head mentor, each session is a mixture of creative gameplay and one-on-one writing time.