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How to get jobs as a Production Accounting Clerk, without many connections to the department?
Hello! I am a Program Director at the non-profit Brooklyn Workforce Innovations in NYC, helping those with barriers to employment get work in the production industry. Our program to train and place Production Assistants has been around for almost 20 years and has been successful. We launched a Production Accounting Clerk…
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Looking for a writer? Resource for diverse writers lists
Hi Producers - I thought it could be useful for us to create a resource thread for anyone looking for representative voices for our projects. Think Tank for Inclusion and Equity (writeinclusion.org) is a group of working TV writers looking to help create positive change and offer tools to increase diversity in writers…
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Our $18 Billion Blindspot - Richard Rushfield in The Ankler
Latinos (which include 1 in 4 children in the U.S.) consistently over-index as audiences of film & television, and actually go to theaters as evidenced by the 40% Latino audience for Inside Out 2— and yet are constantly undervalued and underserved in terms of content. As Richard Rushfield writes in a recent article for…
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Latino & Hispanics over-index (again) in stellar $155M Inside Out opening...
This is the line that grabbed my attention in the Deadline Box office article: “Updated, Latino and Hispanic audiences rep 40% of moviegoers…” The article goes on to say, "Inside Out 2 is more diverse than any other Pixar movie outside of Coco. It’s quite evident in this box office environment that if you want a hit, a…
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RISE Fellowship applications are open until June 30!
Applications for the second-year cohort of the RISE Fellowship is now open. Time to get the word out to anyone who you think might be a good fit for this wonderful opportunity to accelerate their career and commercial film / television projects. Rideback RISE is looking for mid-career, BIPOC writers + writer/directors +…
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Meet the Sound Mixer
A conversation with Oscar-winning re-recording mixer, Lora Hirschberg ('Inception', Skywalker Sound) It can be easy to take the sound in a film or television show for granted. After all, they are a visual medium. Think of the last thing you watched – whether it was a sweeping countryside, a flashy car chase, or a character…
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Rethinking Representation in Hollywood: The Writers' Room and Beyond
How Think Tank for Inclusion & Equity (TTIE) is advancing authentic storytelling, empowering writers, and educating Hollywood executives. For years, Hollywood has told stories from a specific point of view, often excluding or misrepresents a wealth of diverse communities. How do we expand the horizon and invite these…
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Why is Hollywood leaving (Latino) money on the table?
Great podcast breaking down the recent McKinsey report noting that Hollywood is losing out on a projected $12 to $18 billion per year "by enabling adequate representation across the production process, as well as the side benefits of more volume, accuracy, and authenticity of the Latino experience." Who is making the most…