Bill Ensures No California Tax Penalties on Loans Taken from Employer-Sponsored Qualified Retirement Plans During COVID Pandemic Governor Newsom’s signature on Assembly Bill 276 (Friedman), a bill eliminating a potential tax trap for Californians needing to borrow from their employer-sponsored retirement plan during the COVID-19 pandemic, was heralded by the Entertainment … [Read more...] about Entertainment Union Coalition Joins With Governor Newsom, Assemblywoman Friedman And California Legislature To Enact AB 276
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The Academy Announces 2020 Film Scholars Grant Recipients
Racquel Gates and Rebecca Prime have been named 2020 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Their respective book projects, Hollywood Style and the Invention of Blackness and Uptight!: Race, Revolution, and the Struggle to Make the Most Dangerous Film of 1968, explore in depth the topic of race in Hollywood. The Academy’s Educational Grants … [Read more...] about The Academy Announces 2020 Film Scholars Grant Recipients
Academy Board Of Governors 2020-2021 Officers Elected
DAVID RUBIN RE-ELECTED ACADEMY PRESIDENT Casting Director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today by the organization’s Board of Governors. Also elected to officer positions by the Board: Lois Burwell, First Vice President(chair, Awards and Events Committee)Larry Karaszewski, Vice President(chair, Preservation and … [Read more...] about Academy Board Of Governors 2020-2021 Officers Elected
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) Selects 2020 Student Scholarship Recipients
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) is proud to announce its scholarship recipients for academic year 2020. This year’s scholarships total is $40,000 and will be distributed to 11 students; four graduate and seven undergraduates from six countries. The scholarship funds will be used to cover costs for necessary software and hardware, academic research and … [Read more...] about ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) Selects 2020 Student Scholarship Recipients
Location Pros Join AMPAS Class Of 2020
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) proudly announces that location professionals Markus Bensch (A Hidden Life, V for Vendetta), Todd Christensen (Sicario, Moneyball), Robert Foulkes (Ford V Ferrari, La La Land), Harriett Lawrence (Overlord, Sufragette), Janice Polley (Tenet, Heat, Man on Fire)and Michele St-Arnaud (Arrival, X-Men: Days of Future Past)have been … [Read more...] about Location Pros Join AMPAS Class Of 2020