Breaking Into the Business
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LA Entertainment Business Becoming Less White but More ‘White Collar,’ New Study Says
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Hollywood & the Job Crisis
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Do the Math: Production Accountant Shortage Equals New Hollywood Careers
“Accounting is usually not the way in” to the film business, says Nancy Rae Stone of the California Film Commission
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Breaking Into the Business
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SAG-AFTRA to Hold First Official Picket Line at Universal After Sidewalk Restoration
Friday picket lines at the Disney and Warner Bros. backlots have been canceled by the actors guild
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From Ukraine to Hollywood: A ‘True Cinderella Story’
Two Ukrainian refugees are getting a toehold in the entertainment industry thanks to a helping hand from Warner Bros.
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Politics
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Terrence Howard Launches App-Based Hollywood Talent Discovery Platform (Exclusive)
Co-founded by Mira Howard, “Holly” aims to challenge entertainment-industry systems that favor insiders and those with deep connections
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Dionne Harmon Promoted to President of Jesse Collins Entertainment
Harmon, Emmy-winning co-executive producer of 2022’s Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show, moves up from exec VP of content and strategy
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Domestic Workers Call for Hollywood to Clean Up Its Act Depicting Their Lives on Screen
“Something transformational is happening out there” but there’s still much left to be done, domestic labor activist Ai-jen Poo says
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TV
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Netflix Animation Foundation Program Spotlights Indigenous and Veterans Groups
In its second year, the initiative taps IllumiNative and Veterans in Media & Entertainment to identify early creatives from underrepresented communities
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How Women in Entertainment Can Find Mentors and Overcome Imposter Syndrome (Video)
“Always (make) sure that you have a group of people around you that care for you that may play different roles in your life.” kweliTV CEO De Shuna Spencer says
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Instagram and Facebook Give Users Option to Hide Like Count
After a few trial runs, Facebook decided to let users opt out of showing their likes
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Inside Coverfly’s Plan to Reinvent How Hollywood Discovers Screenwriters
“The industry doesn’t just want data. It wants personalized recommendations for specific needs,” software company’s co-founder John Rhodes says
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Movies
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‘Younger’ Star Molly Bernard on Breaking Into Acting and Making Friends With Rejection (Video)
BE Conference 2021: Bernard stars as Lauren on the Paramount+ series and in the film “Milkwater”
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How Netflix Tapped LA Talent Incubator Stage 32 to Pull in Global Creatives
“The purpose of doing this … was to help people realize their pitches for serialized storytelling,” Netflix’s Christopher Mack says
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News
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Industry Pros on Why You Should Follow Your Passion: ‘You Can Always Restart’ (Video)
“Every second is an opportunity to redo. Start again, and start doing it in the direction that makes you most happy,” actress Andrene Ward-Hammond says
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Industry Pros Tell Students: ‘Do the Jobs You Don’t Necessarily Want to Do’ (Video)
“You have to be willing to do everything you can to do the best job possible, even if it’s a small task,” Super Deluxe’s Winnie Kemp told TheWrap
