LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --

The PGA’s 2016 Produced By Conference panel, “Social Change And The Box Office: The Potential Of Gender Parity, Diversity And Stem,” is sponsored by SAG-AFTRA with participation from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Gender parity, diversity and unconscious bias are buzzwords that have captured the attention of Hollywood. Representatives from The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy join our panel of industry experts to discuss how contributions from women and minorities in STEM fields can prompt inclusive storylines and casting as well as social change resulting in commercial viability.

Who: Moderator: LESLEY CHILCOTT, Director/Producer (Codegirl, Waiting For 'Superman')

PAUL FEIG, Director/Producer, Feigco Entertainment (Ghostbusters, Spy)

DR. JO HANDELSMAN, Associate Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

LYDIA DEAN PILCHER, Producer, Cine Mosaic (Cutie And The Boxer, The Queen Of Katwe)

STACY SMITH, Director, Media, Diversity, and Social Change Initiative; Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism at the University of Southern California

OCTAVIA SPENCER, SAG-AFTRA member & actress (The Help, Zootopia, Hidden Figures)

YARA SHAHIDI, SAG-AFTRA member & actress (Black-ish)

JUDITH WILLIAMS, Global Head of Diversity, Dropbox

When: This Saturday, June 4th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

Where: Sony Pictures Studios, 10202 W Washington Boulevard, Culver City, CA 90232

About: The PGA’s 2016 Produced By Conference (PBC) offers more than 30 panel discussions, mentoring roundtables, networking opportunities and workshops designed to foster connections and provide key insights into today’s production marketplace. PBC takes place Saturday, June 4 through Sunday, June 5 and is hosted by Sony Pictures on its studio lot in Culver City, CA. http://producedbyconference.com/la2016/
 

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Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences Announces New Acquisitions To The Academy Collection, Now Comprising More Than 52 Million Items

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Marlene Stewart papers – Costume design collage by Marlene Stewart for "To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar" (1995): Image courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the newest acquisitions to its expansive Academy Collection—the largest film-related collection in the world, comprising more than 52 million items. The Academy, through its Academy Foundation, is a global leader in the conservation, preservation, and exhibition of film-related objects and materials. Recent acquisitions in the Academy Collection include the Studio Ghibli animation collection, featuring more than 80 pieces of original animation art by Hayao Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida for Ponyo (2008), the studio’s Japanese movie posters, and animator’s desk; Quentin Tarantino’s original handwritten script draft for Pulp Fiction (1994); a screen-used guitar played by Lou Diamond Phillips as Ritchie Valens in La Bamba (1987); sets and puppets from Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022); a selection of animator’s maquettes from Pinocchio (1940), Fantasia (1940), and The Lion King (1994); glasses worn by Mink Stole as Connie Marble in Pink Flamingos (1972); additional costumes from films including True Lies (1994), The Three Faces of Eve (1957), The House of the Spirits (1993); and more. Personal collections of Richard Amsel, Curtis Hanson, Nicole Holofcener, Barbara Kopple, Ve Neill, Tom Sternberg, Marlene Stewart, Oliver Stone, and Paul Verhoeven have also been added to the Academy Collection. The Academy’s 70mm film collection, one of the largest in the world and screened exclusively at the Academy Museum, continues to expand with new prints, including Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Ryan's Daughter (1970), and Oppenheimer (2023). “We are thrilled... Read More

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