TV Producer Ron Weaver Dies at 75
Ron Weaver, a three-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning TV producer who worked on "The Bold and the Beautiful" and who was part of the original team that created "Sesame Street," died in his Los Angeles-a…
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Coyote Pelts and Tears Help Sell Judges on TV Concepts at NATPE's PitchCon
"I meet a lot of crazy people in Vegas," says Marcus Hanftaler. "So why not make a show out of it?" Hanftaler, a German indie scribe living in Vegas, brought a question and a treatment with him to Los…
Kevin Bright to Head Emerson College's Los Angeles Center
Boston-based Emerson College has tapped "Friends" exec producer Kevin Bright to serve as senior exec director of the college's Los Angeles Center. Bright will alight from Emerson's Board of Trustees…
Westdoc Opens 2013 Conference Registration
Westdoc co-founders Richard Propper and Chuck Braverman are gearing up for the conference's fourth edition at the Landmark cinemas in West Los Angeles. The West Coast docu and unscripted conference, w…
'Man of Steel' Set to Open Taormina Festival
Eight-day event on the Italian island of Sicily is gearing up to showcase 30 films, seven shorts and five docus, along with 10 master class programs.
Local Hero: Dave Terman, Sony Pictures' Supervising Film Editor
He's the honcho of a department that edits hundreds of films each year for broadcast on TV and airlines, re-cutting films to address time constraints and Standards & Practices issues, all while…
Chelsea Handler Makes It an Unforgettable Evening
Sequins, bling, suits and high heels aplenty dazzled at the BevWilshire on May 2 for the EIF Women's Cancer Research Fund's 16th annual An Unforgettable Evening gala.
Annenberg Foundation's Suitcase Party Sends Guests on Instant Trip
The L.A. Suitcase Party May 3 will take over Clay Lacy Aviation at Van Nuys Airport, giving partygoers the chance to fly the coop.
Hollywood, L.A. Literati Team for Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works…
Hollywood and L.A. literati are joining forces May 5 to shine a spotlight on censorship, as nonprofit PEN Center USA gears up for its Forbidden Fruit: Readings From Banned Works of Literature…
J.J. Abrams to Receive Int'l Emmy Founders Award
J.J. Abrams can add another feather to his hat, as he will be feted with the 2013 Intl. Emmy Founders Award at the 41st Intl. Emmy Awards on Nov. 25 in Gotham. Award recognizes an individual who has c…
