The Motion Picture Association has renewed chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin’s contract for another three-year term.
Rivkin joined the MPA in September 2017 as CEO and, after a transition period, also became chairman in January 2018. The new contract started on Jan. 1, marking his third term in the role.
During his recent tenure, the MPA and studios grappled with the Covid pandemic, and Rivkin worked with local groups on retaining or enhancing production incentive programs in states including New York, California, Georgia, New Jersey and Louisiana. Budget allocations totaled almost $8 billion last year, according to the MPA. The trade association also cited production incentives in other countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, France, India, Ireland, New Zealand and Spain, as well as progress on creating a framework for a program in Mexico.
Rivkin also played a leading role in creating the new Streaming Innovation Alliance, which is focused on regulatory policy in...
Rivkin joined the MPA in September 2017 as CEO and, after a transition period, also became chairman in January 2018. The new contract started on Jan. 1, marking his third term in the role.
During his recent tenure, the MPA and studios grappled with the Covid pandemic, and Rivkin worked with local groups on retaining or enhancing production incentive programs in states including New York, California, Georgia, New Jersey and Louisiana. Budget allocations totaled almost $8 billion last year, according to the MPA. The trade association also cited production incentives in other countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, France, India, Ireland, New Zealand and Spain, as well as progress on creating a framework for a program in Mexico.
Rivkin also played a leading role in creating the new Streaming Innovation Alliance, which is focused on regulatory policy in...
- 1/17/2024
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Producer Chris Fenton has joined the international advisory council of Apco Worldwide, the advocacy and consultancy firm.
Fenton, the former president of China’s Dmg Entertainment Motion Picture Group, has been an informal adviser to the House’s Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wi). That included a roundtable dinner in Los Angeles that included committee members of both parties talking to industry professionals on the challenges of working in China.
At the international advisory council, Fenton will work with clients on the hurdles in markets including China and the Middle East, in areas of expertise like strategic communications and business strategy.
In a statement, Fenton said, “Global capitalism is facing a new normal, resulting from a permanent, bipartisan climate of hawkishness in order to protect American interests. I’m looking forward to teaming with other Iac members to help multinational corporations and...
Fenton, the former president of China’s Dmg Entertainment Motion Picture Group, has been an informal adviser to the House’s Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, led by Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wi). That included a roundtable dinner in Los Angeles that included committee members of both parties talking to industry professionals on the challenges of working in China.
At the international advisory council, Fenton will work with clients on the hurdles in markets including China and the Middle East, in areas of expertise like strategic communications and business strategy.
In a statement, Fenton said, “Global capitalism is facing a new normal, resulting from a permanent, bipartisan climate of hawkishness in order to protect American interests. I’m looking forward to teaming with other Iac members to help multinational corporations and...
- 11/9/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Jonathan Glickman is stepping down as president of the MGM Motion Picture Group after nine years. The former executive is transitioning to the role of being a producer for the studio. The announcement was made via an internal memo sent by the MGM board of directors made via an internal memo sent by the MGM board of directors on Friday. In a separate announcement, Michael De Luca was named chairman of the MGM Motion Picture Group.
“After an eight-year tenure as President of the Motion Picture Group, Jonathan Glickman will be segueing to a first-look producing agreement with MGM effective February 1. Jonathan’s first priority will be to oversee the completion of Eon’s 25th James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die,’ that is set for release this April. His first project as a producer with MGM will commence with the Aretha Franklin biopic, ‘Respect,'” the memo read.
In a personal statement,...
“After an eight-year tenure as President of the Motion Picture Group, Jonathan Glickman will be segueing to a first-look producing agreement with MGM effective February 1. Jonathan’s first priority will be to oversee the completion of Eon’s 25th James Bond film, ‘No Time To Die,’ that is set for release this April. His first project as a producer with MGM will commence with the Aretha Franklin biopic, ‘Respect,'” the memo read.
In a personal statement,...
- 1/3/2020
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
’All we ask is movies be given their time to reach their full potential audience in theatres before heading to the home.’
National Association Of Theatre Owners (Nato) head John Fithian told attendees on the second day of at CinemaCon on Tuesday (2) that the worlds of streaming and theatrical reinforce each other.
“Theatrical and streaming are two completely different experiences and have their time and place,” said Fithian at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. ”Streaming and theatrical don’t just coexist; they reinforce each other.”
The Nato head struck a realistic note when he addressed the future of the business.
National Association Of Theatre Owners (Nato) head John Fithian told attendees on the second day of at CinemaCon on Tuesday (2) that the worlds of streaming and theatrical reinforce each other.
“Theatrical and streaming are two completely different experiences and have their time and place,” said Fithian at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. ”Streaming and theatrical don’t just coexist; they reinforce each other.”
The Nato head struck a realistic note when he addressed the future of the business.
- 4/2/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
’We are all stronger advocates for creativity and the entertainment business when we are working together.’
Charles Rivkin struck a typically upbeat note for a head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in his state of the nation address at CinemaCon on Tuesday (2), trumpeting 2018 box office, the ongoing fight against piracy, and noting the addition of Netflix to the body’s member companies.
“We are all stronger advocates for creativity and the entertainment business when we are working together… all of us,” Rivkin told attendees at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The MPAA’s CEO...
Charles Rivkin struck a typically upbeat note for a head of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) in his state of the nation address at CinemaCon on Tuesday (2), trumpeting 2018 box office, the ongoing fight against piracy, and noting the addition of Netflix to the body’s member companies.
“We are all stronger advocates for creativity and the entertainment business when we are working together… all of us,” Rivkin told attendees at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
The MPAA’s CEO...
- 4/2/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
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Since Jack Valenti retired as MPAA chairman and CEO in 2004 after a four-decade rule, no one has been able to quite fill his shoes. But in April, Charles Rivkin, 55, was named to the top job, and, unlike his two immediate predecessors — former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and former Sen. Christopher Dodd — he has roots in the entertainment world as well as politics. The son of the late William R. Rivkin, an ambassador during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, Rivkin worked for 15 years at The Jim Henson Co., rising in 2000 to CEO — the...
Since Jack Valenti retired as MPAA chairman and CEO in 2004 after a four-decade rule, no one has been able to quite fill his shoes. But in April, Charles Rivkin, 55, was named to the top job, and, unlike his two immediate predecessors — former Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and former Sen. Christopher Dodd — he has roots in the entertainment world as well as politics. The son of the late William R. Rivkin, an ambassador during the Kennedy and Johnson administrations, Rivkin worked for 15 years at The Jim Henson Co., rising in 2000 to CEO — the...
- 12/7/2017
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the MPAA's new chairman, the ex-senator is partying his way toward buffing Hollywood's image in Washington-but it may be too late for the movie business. Dodd tells Lois Romano about his new mission.
A more cautious fellow would have never risked throwing himself a coming-out party on the weekend of Washington's hottest annual press and political dinner. But Christopher Dodd, former senator and expansive Irish-American pol, was undaunted by the social competition. He picked up the phone and called his buddy, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels, who delivered comedian Seth Meyers as the star attraction for Dodd's party-a coup since Meyers was also headlining the big White House Correspondents' Dinner the next night. The move ensured Dodd a crowd packed with high-level players.
Related story on The Daily Beast: From Spielberg to Abrams, Super 8's Hidden Hollywood Legacy
"I want to bring some zip back into this place,...
A more cautious fellow would have never risked throwing himself a coming-out party on the weekend of Washington's hottest annual press and political dinner. But Christopher Dodd, former senator and expansive Irish-American pol, was undaunted by the social competition. He picked up the phone and called his buddy, Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels, who delivered comedian Seth Meyers as the star attraction for Dodd's party-a coup since Meyers was also headlining the big White House Correspondents' Dinner the next night. The move ensured Dodd a crowd packed with high-level players.
Related story on The Daily Beast: From Spielberg to Abrams, Super 8's Hidden Hollywood Legacy
"I want to bring some zip back into this place,...
- 5/25/2011
- by Lois Romano
- The Daily Beast
Here are a few major events/issues have occurred recently which offer insights into Hollywood’s influence at the legislative level both locally and nationally. Chris Dodd takes over the MPAA: The Motion Picture Association of America struggled for almost a year to find a replacement to outgoing chairman Dan Glickman and suffered in the absence of a serious political head manning the movie industry influence ship in Washington. An industry like the movie business can’t go without a top lobbyist for as long as the MPAA did as they require a constant voice...
- 3/17/2011
- The Wrap
The Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) today announced it has named former U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd as its new Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Senator Dodd, who completed five terms in the United States Senate in January, will assume his new role on March 17th (St. Patrick.s Day).
“Chris has served our country as a highly respected and accomplished Senator for over 30 years, and we are truly fortunate that he will bring his stature and talent to support the creative efforts of our filmmakers and the many people who work in our industry, here and around the world,” commented Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman & CEO Jim Gianopulos. He added, “We.re also grateful to Bob Pisano, who has done an excellent job of leading the Mpa during this transition period.”
Senator Dodd, a Democrat, represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 2011, where he was...
“Chris has served our country as a highly respected and accomplished Senator for over 30 years, and we are truly fortunate that he will bring his stature and talent to support the creative efforts of our filmmakers and the many people who work in our industry, here and around the world,” commented Fox Filmed Entertainment Chairman & CEO Jim Gianopulos. He added, “We.re also grateful to Bob Pisano, who has done an excellent job of leading the Mpa during this transition period.”
Senator Dodd, a Democrat, represented Connecticut in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 2011, where he was...
- 3/1/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Former Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd has been named the new head of the Motion Picture Association after a protracted search to find a full-time replacement for Dan Glickman.
Glickman announced in January 2010 he was stepping down from the MPAA post. His last day was April 1. Bob Pisano has been acting chairman. Pisano was elected last April to become the next chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s board of directors.
Dodd, the former five-term Democratic senator, said piracy would be a primary concern as he assumes his new post.
“Protecting this great American export will be my highest priority,” he said in a statement.
Glickman announced in January 2010 he was stepping down from the MPAA post. His last day was April 1. Bob Pisano has been acting chairman. Pisano was elected last April to become the next chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s board of directors.
Dodd, the former five-term Democratic senator, said piracy would be a primary concern as he assumes his new post.
“Protecting this great American export will be my highest priority,” he said in a statement.
- 3/1/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Former Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd has been named the new head of the Motion Picture Association after a protracted search to find a full-time replacement for Dan Glickman.
Glickman announced in January 2010 he was stepping down from the MPAA post. His last day was April 1. Bob Pisano has been acting chairman. Pisano was elected last April to become the next chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s board of directors.
Dodd, the former five-term Democratic senator, said piracy would be a primary concern as he assumes his new post.
“Protecting this great American export will be my highest priority,” he said in a statement.
Glickman announced in January 2010 he was stepping down from the MPAA post. His last day was April 1. Bob Pisano has been acting chairman. Pisano was elected last April to become the next chairman of the Motion Picture & Television Fund’s board of directors.
Dodd, the former five-term Democratic senator, said piracy would be a primary concern as he assumes his new post.
“Protecting this great American export will be my highest priority,” he said in a statement.
- 3/1/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
According to an MPAA press release, former Democratic Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd has been appointed as the next chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America. Dodd reports to work on March 17, just three months after the last of his five terms in Congress. Here's Dodd's quote from the press release:
"I am truly excited about representing the interests of one of the most creative and productive industries in America, not only in Washington but around the world," said Senator Dodd. "The major motion picture studios consistently produce and distribute the most sought after and enjoyable entertainment on earth. Protecting this great American export will be my highest priority."
Dodd replaces Dan Glickman, who stepped down in 2010 after six years in the position. Glickman's predecessor was Jack Valenti, the former Lyndon Johnson special assistant who became famous --and later infamous -- for creating the MPAA's Classification and Ratings Board,...
"I am truly excited about representing the interests of one of the most creative and productive industries in America, not only in Washington but around the world," said Senator Dodd. "The major motion picture studios consistently produce and distribute the most sought after and enjoyable entertainment on earth. Protecting this great American export will be my highest priority."
Dodd replaces Dan Glickman, who stepped down in 2010 after six years in the position. Glickman's predecessor was Jack Valenti, the former Lyndon Johnson special assistant who became famous --and later infamous -- for creating the MPAA's Classification and Ratings Board,...
- 3/1/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Getty Former Sen. Christopher Dodd
Former Sen. Christopher Dodd will be the new president of the Motion Picture Association of America.
Dodd inked a deal this morning to become the new president of the Motion Picture Association of America, according to sources close to the process.
Dodd, who had been the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and oversaw the passage of broad new regulations for the financial services industry, retired from the Senate earlier this year when his fifth term expired.
Former Sen. Christopher Dodd will be the new president of the Motion Picture Association of America.
Dodd inked a deal this morning to become the new president of the Motion Picture Association of America, according to sources close to the process.
Dodd, who had been the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and oversaw the passage of broad new regulations for the financial services industry, retired from the Senate earlier this year when his fifth term expired.
- 3/1/2011
- by WSJ Staff
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Hollywood's newest lobbyist in Washington, replacing Dan Glickman who in turn replaced the legendary late Jack Valenti, is new Motion Picture Association of America chairman Christopher J. Dodd. The five-term Democratic Liberal Senator from Connecticut had been in talks for some months; he takes over the reins on March 17. He has many ties to Hollywood leaders, from Sundance founder Robert Redford to SnagFilm CEO Rick Allen, who has known Dodd for 30 years. The MPAA has had a tough time finding the right person for the gig. That's because it's a tough job. In this digital age, rife with global piracy and complex technological issues, Democrat and former Agriculture Secretary Glickman wrestled with trying to keep all the studio heads and their divergent interests ...
- 3/1/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Christopher Dodd, the retired Connecticut senator and former presidential candidate, was named chairman and chief executive of the Motion Picture Association of America. Dodd, 66, takes over for Dan Glickman, another former member of Congress, who stepped down in 2010 after five years in the post, which is the industry’s chief lobbying position in Washington. “I am truly excited about representing the interests of one of the most creative and productive industries in America, not only in Washington but around the world,” said Dodd, in a statement. “It is also an honor to follow in the footsteps of Jack Valenti and Dan Glickman,...
- 3/1/2011
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
The moguls have finally chosen the new chief of the Motion Picture Association of America. It is former Connecticut Senator Christopher Dodd, named Chairman and CEO on Tuesday. "I am truly excited about representing the interests of one of the most creative and productive industries in America, not only in Washington but around the world,” Dodd said in a statement. Dodd, 66, will replace interim head Bob Pisano. The MPAA had been seeking to replace former chair Dan Glickman for over a year. An earlier courtship with Bob Kerrey ended in frustration last...
- 3/1/2011
- The Wrap
After weeks of rumors, it looks like the Motion Picture Association of America has finally found a permanent replacement in the chairman post most recently held by Dan Glickman. Christopher Dodd, the former Democratic Senator from Connecticut will get the post, per The New York Times.
- 2/21/2011
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
The Motion Picture Association of America is close to naming former Democratic senator Chris Dodd as its new chairman, the New York Times reports, citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
A contract announcement may come early this week.
An MPAA spokesperson had no comment. A rep for Dodd could not be reached.
The organization has been looking for a new chairman for roughly a year.
Dodd is known for working with both sides of the political aisle and is also connected in the nation's capital, characteristics the MPAA values. Dodd has had a long career in the Senate and worked multiple terms in Congress. He campaigned to run for president in 2008.
But he doesn't just have connections win politics. The ex-Connecticut senator is also friends with Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels.
If a deal comes through, Dodd would be replacing Dan Glickman.
A contract announcement may come early this week.
An MPAA spokesperson had no comment. A rep for Dodd could not be reached.
The organization has been looking for a new chairman for roughly a year.
Dodd is known for working with both sides of the political aisle and is also connected in the nation's capital, characteristics the MPAA values. Dodd has had a long career in the Senate and worked multiple terms in Congress. He campaigned to run for president in 2008.
But he doesn't just have connections win politics. The ex-Connecticut senator is also friends with Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels.
If a deal comes through, Dodd would be replacing Dan Glickman.
- 2/21/2011
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The respected political website Political reports today that the MPAA is "finds itself in an identity crisis". In a post-Jack Valenti, post-Dan Glickman world, "the once-influential lobby [is] searching for a direction... While the association goes about its job fighting piracy and rating movies, the lack of a unified voice fuels the perception that it is a shell of its former self... Hollywood elite is now a subset of a series of larger corporate empires, That makes it harder to drive a consensus and more difficult to lead what has always been a fractious group of companies that compete fiercely for everything from scripts to talent." Politico reports that studios have reduced the amount of money they pay to the MPAA each year — from 2007 to 2008, that funding dropped by about $20 million, according to tax documents — forcing the association to lay off staff and curtail some activities. The group’s...
- 1/27/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Faced with the MPAA's dreaded Nc-17 rating, film-makers voluntarily self-censor so as not to be ignored come Oscar time – but now they're fighting back
Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance had two nightmares as a child. One was that his parents would get divorced, the other that nuclear war would break out. The first happened when he was 20-years-old; this year it inspired a film, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. The second hasn't happened yet. But when the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave Blue Valentine an Nc-17 rating for a controversial sex scene, a battle between the studios and the censors began that has only this week revealed a victor. "I was shocked", said Cianfrance at the London film festival in October, "because I think we really tried to respect the audience in this film. It's relatively tame I think, it's just intimate and it's emotional."
Harvey Weinstein,...
Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance had two nightmares as a child. One was that his parents would get divorced, the other that nuclear war would break out. The first happened when he was 20-years-old; this year it inspired a film, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. The second hasn't happened yet. But when the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) gave Blue Valentine an Nc-17 rating for a controversial sex scene, a battle between the studios and the censors began that has only this week revealed a victor. "I was shocked", said Cianfrance at the London film festival in October, "because I think we really tried to respect the audience in this film. It's relatively tame I think, it's just intimate and it's emotional."
Harvey Weinstein,...
- 12/10/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
Dan Glickman was a Kansas congressman and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture before becoming the second person to head the MPAA. He held the job from 2004 until early this year and now is a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington. He talked Tuesday with THR's Alex Ben Block about his former job.
The Hollywood Reporter: Has the MPAA job become tougher?
Dan Glickman: Yes, it is a very different job for a couple reasons: The days are past when you dealt mostly with content and censorship issues. Today, we have this overwhelming piracy and intellectual-property issue, coupled with the complexities of all these new delivery systems and new ways to get content and information into people's hands. So you need somebody who's not only familiar with the business of making movies, but you have to become an expert in how the movies are delivered, and that is a whole new world.
The Hollywood Reporter: Has the MPAA job become tougher?
Dan Glickman: Yes, it is a very different job for a couple reasons: The days are past when you dealt mostly with content and censorship issues. Today, we have this overwhelming piracy and intellectual-property issue, coupled with the complexities of all these new delivery systems and new ways to get content and information into people's hands. So you need somebody who's not only familiar with the business of making movies, but you have to become an expert in how the movies are delivered, and that is a whole new world.
- 8/3/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you think Hollywood's top lobbying group will rush to find the next Jack Valenti now that former Sen. Bob Kerrey is out of the running, think again.
There appears to be little urgency among the studio chiefs who must make the selection, several of whom are on summer vacation. It's likely they won't have the next CEO of the MPAA in place before January.
Annoyed and embarrassed after the dragged-out, all-too-public negotiations with Kerrey, they will let things settle down while the search begins anew, probably with a new executive recruiter to seek candidates -- which could include government officials who will be unemployed after November.
The search that led to Kerrey was conducted by Korn Ferry, but a studio source said the studios are "not that thrilled" with the results and likely will talk to others, such as Spencer Stuart and Heidrick & Struggles, before making a choice about whom to work with.
There appears to be little urgency among the studio chiefs who must make the selection, several of whom are on summer vacation. It's likely they won't have the next CEO of the MPAA in place before January.
Annoyed and embarrassed after the dragged-out, all-too-public negotiations with Kerrey, they will let things settle down while the search begins anew, probably with a new executive recruiter to seek candidates -- which could include government officials who will be unemployed after November.
The search that led to Kerrey was conducted by Korn Ferry, but a studio source said the studios are "not that thrilled" with the results and likely will talk to others, such as Spencer Stuart and Heidrick & Struggles, before making a choice about whom to work with.
- 8/3/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block and Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As of today, former U.S Senator Bob Kerrey is no longer in negotiations to take over the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), even though he suggested to Don Imus just two weeks ago that he was in final stages of negotiating. According to The Wrap, the MPAA does not have a backup plan: Kerrey was the only one being considered for the $1.3 million per annum job that has been vacant since Dan Glickman resigned in January. The Wrap notes that a mutually agreeable start date could not be determined, and Kerrey was reluctant to give his notice as The New School's president. Former Tennessee Congressman Harold Ford had also been considered for the MPAA position, but he ...
- 7/29/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
Wichita, Kansas – The Tallgrass Film Festival is awarding the 2010 Ad Astra to Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated composer Rolfe Kent.
Kent is an award-winning composer who has scored over 40 films which include small independent films and large Hollywood productions. Some of his most recent work includes the Zac Efron film “Charlie St. Cloud” (released July 30, 2010) and both 2009 George Clooney films: the Oscar-nominated “Up In The Air” (for which Kent won a Satellite Award from the International Press Academy) and “Men Who Stare At Goats.” Kent has won numerous Bmi Film Music awards for his work, including for the films “Legally Blonde” (2001), “Legally Blonde 2″ (2003), and “Sideways” (2004). His score for “Sideways” was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Kent was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for the original Showtime series “Dexter” (2006).
The Ad Astra award, named for the Kansas state motto “Ad Astra Per Aspera” (To...
Kent is an award-winning composer who has scored over 40 films which include small independent films and large Hollywood productions. Some of his most recent work includes the Zac Efron film “Charlie St. Cloud” (released July 30, 2010) and both 2009 George Clooney films: the Oscar-nominated “Up In The Air” (for which Kent won a Satellite Award from the International Press Academy) and “Men Who Stare At Goats.” Kent has won numerous Bmi Film Music awards for his work, including for the films “Legally Blonde” (2001), “Legally Blonde 2″ (2003), and “Sideways” (2004). His score for “Sideways” was also nominated for a Golden Globe. Kent was also nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music for the original Showtime series “Dexter” (2006).
The Ad Astra award, named for the Kansas state motto “Ad Astra Per Aspera” (To...
- 7/20/2010
- by The Moving Arts
- The Moving Arts Journal
By Brent Lang
When former Sen.Bob Kerrey was tapped last week to replace current MPAA chief Dan Glickman, one of the selling points was his stint running prominent research university the New School.
Turns out his resumé isn't one you'd exactly want to bring home to mother.
During his nine-year tenure, Kerrey's propensity to fire provosts and his often abrasive management style brought him a vote of "no confidence" on the part of the faculty and brou...
When former Sen.Bob Kerrey was tapped last week to replace current MPAA chief Dan Glickman, one of the selling points was his stint running prominent research university the New School.
Turns out his resumé isn't one you'd exactly want to bring home to mother.
During his nine-year tenure, Kerrey's propensity to fire provosts and his often abrasive management style brought him a vote of "no confidence" on the part of the faculty and brou...
- 5/25/2010
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
· When your Cannes Film Market project has gone all out on a cast including Chris Kattan, Pamela Anderson, David Spade, Chazz Palminteri and Nicky Whelan, the last thing you have a budget for is an original poster.
· The festival's Directors' Fortnight sidebar awarded its top prize to Fabienne Berthaud's Pieds nus sur les limaces, which somehow translates to Lily Sometimes.
· Welcome back, Lodge Kerrigan! The Lat has some questions for you.
· Dear actors: Stop licking your fingers onscreen, or else your characters are dead to me. Love, Jeff Wells.
· In other news, Naomi Campbell might be off to the Hague to testify in a war-crimes trial. No, not her own. Stop it.
· Finally, congratulations to former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, who has reportedly been selected to succeed Dan Glickman as MPAA president.
· The festival's Directors' Fortnight sidebar awarded its top prize to Fabienne Berthaud's Pieds nus sur les limaces, which somehow translates to Lily Sometimes.
· Welcome back, Lodge Kerrigan! The Lat has some questions for you.
· Dear actors: Stop licking your fingers onscreen, or else your characters are dead to me. Love, Jeff Wells.
· In other news, Naomi Campbell might be off to the Hague to testify in a war-crimes trial. No, not her own. Stop it.
· Finally, congratulations to former Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey, who has reportedly been selected to succeed Dan Glickman as MPAA president.
- 5/21/2010
- Movieline
Former Nebraska senator and governor Bob Kerrey is the choice of the major Hollywood studios to be the next head of the Motion Picture Association of America, a source said Friday.
Kerrey, however, has not yet formally accepted the offer or negotiated a deal. It appears the job is his if he wants it. The choice of Kerrey was first reported online by TheWrap.
An MPAA spokesman declined comment Friday morning, saying the search committee had been working independently of the organization's staff, and no one there had been made aware a choice had been made.
If he takes the job Kerry would replace Bob Pisano, who has been acting as interim President since Dan Glickman left in March. Pisano was seen as a candidate for the job himself, but recently denied he was interested in continuing in the position.
A search committee that included Michael Lynton of Sony Pictures Entertainment...
Kerrey, however, has not yet formally accepted the offer or negotiated a deal. It appears the job is his if he wants it. The choice of Kerrey was first reported online by TheWrap.
An MPAA spokesman declined comment Friday morning, saying the search committee had been working independently of the organization's staff, and no one there had been made aware a choice had been made.
If he takes the job Kerry would replace Bob Pisano, who has been acting as interim President since Dan Glickman left in March. Pisano was seen as a candidate for the job himself, but recently denied he was interested in continuing in the position.
A search committee that included Michael Lynton of Sony Pictures Entertainment...
- 5/21/2010
- by By Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Elizabeth Thorp: I hobnobbed with some seriously A-list celebs at the White House Correspondents Dinner after-parties.
The odd double date of Chris Matthews, his wife Kathleen (the Marriott executive) and the [Ewan] McGregors walked the red carpet at the after-party hosted by Capitol File and Bing at the Mayflower Hotel. The foursome followed on the heels of a beautiful but frosty Kim Kardashian, who certainly felt comfortable posing for an intolerable amount of time for photos. She was wearing vintage Valentino, and everyone agreed that she was stunning in person.
I was about to ask her if I could squeeze her famous bootie, but media king Jason Binn was too fast for me, whisking her away to the VIP room. Ashley Judd was beautiful in a long white dress, but she didn't take reporters' questions. Wolf Blitzer -- a co-host of the Capitol File party -- was friendly as always, and...
The odd double date of Chris Matthews, his wife Kathleen (the Marriott executive) and the [Ewan] McGregors walked the red carpet at the after-party hosted by Capitol File and Bing at the Mayflower Hotel. The foursome followed on the heels of a beautiful but frosty Kim Kardashian, who certainly felt comfortable posing for an intolerable amount of time for photos. She was wearing vintage Valentino, and everyone agreed that she was stunning in person.
I was about to ask her if I could squeeze her famous bootie, but media king Jason Binn was too fast for me, whisking her away to the VIP room. Ashley Judd was beautiful in a long white dress, but she didn't take reporters' questions. Wolf Blitzer -- a co-host of the Capitol File party -- was friendly as always, and...
- 5/3/2010
- Momlogic
Hollywood and other international films contributed about Rs.304 crore ($60.8 million) to India's economy in 2008-2009 and this is expected to steadily rise, says a new report titled "Economic Contribution of Indian Film and Television Industry" which was launched on Friday. It has been prepared by consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and was commissioned by the Motion Picture Distributors Association (India). According to the report, the total direct economic contribution of the Us and international film industry in India is estimated at Rs.147 crore vis-a-vis an economic impact of Rs.304 crore. Some of the movies that proved to be trend-setters here last year are "2012" and "Avatar" with overall collections grossing over Rs.100 crore each.Both films released in English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu in both urban multiplex cinemas and traditional single screen cinemas in small towns and villages."Avatar" also heralds the trend for viewers to pay higher prices for a 3D movie experience.
- 3/20/2010
- by IANS
- DearCinema.com
Las Vegas -- Exhibitor complaints about recent studio moves to hasten select movies into DVD release seemed to abate just before ShoWest 2010 opened this week.
But low-key discussions of the theatrical release window continued throughout the four-day confab. Studio execs huddled with theater owners to discuss how many movies might hasten their theatrical runs to allow a speedier release in home entertainment, no doubt sweetening their pitch with an expressed flexibility on film-rental terms for the pics.
Publicly, exhibs expressed optimism that studios would tread cautiously in tightening the window. But concerns still lurk.
AMC Entertainment chief Gerry Lopez said he has been telling studio execs he "totally understands" the challenge of maximizing revenue through all distribution windows.
"But the relationship between exhibitors and distributors is much more interlinked and complex besides the simple issue of windows," Lopez told THR. "The business models need to be addressed, and the issue...
But low-key discussions of the theatrical release window continued throughout the four-day confab. Studio execs huddled with theater owners to discuss how many movies might hasten their theatrical runs to allow a speedier release in home entertainment, no doubt sweetening their pitch with an expressed flexibility on film-rental terms for the pics.
Publicly, exhibs expressed optimism that studios would tread cautiously in tightening the window. But concerns still lurk.
AMC Entertainment chief Gerry Lopez said he has been telling studio execs he "totally understands" the challenge of maximizing revenue through all distribution windows.
"But the relationship between exhibitors and distributors is much more interlinked and complex besides the simple issue of windows," Lopez told THR. "The business models need to be addressed, and the issue...
- 3/18/2010
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Leading Bollywood studios such as Reliance Big Entertainment, Yash Raj Films, Utv Motion Pictures, Eros International and Studio 18 have joined hands here Thursday with the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to set up an anti-piracy coalition.
Announced here on the last day of the Ficci Frames entertainment convention, the coalition will target all forms of piracy, both physical and online, affecting India.
According to the Us India Business Council/Ernst & Young 2008 report on "The Effects of Counterfeiting and Piracy on India's Entertainment Industry", the Indian film industry lost around $959 million and 571,896 jobs due to piracy.
Consultancy firm Kpmg has also placed the film piracy rate at around 60 percent here.
"Piracy is not a victimless crime. The Rand report on Film Piracy, Organised Crime and Terrorism has clearly demonstrated that film piracy funds terrorist activity. As such, states need to take this menace seriously and place film piracy offences...
Announced here on the last day of the Ficci Frames entertainment convention, the coalition will target all forms of piracy, both physical and online, affecting India.
According to the Us India Business Council/Ernst & Young 2008 report on "The Effects of Counterfeiting and Piracy on India's Entertainment Industry", the Indian film industry lost around $959 million and 571,896 jobs due to piracy.
Consultancy firm Kpmg has also placed the film piracy rate at around 60 percent here.
"Piracy is not a victimless crime. The Rand report on Film Piracy, Organised Crime and Terrorism has clearly demonstrated that film piracy funds terrorist activity. As such, states need to take this menace seriously and place film piracy offences...
- 3/18/2010
- by IANS
- DearCinema.com
ShoWest's second of four days was a day of celebration, of looking back on 2009. Again, as they did on the first day -- surely reveling in the news -- industry officials noted that, despite the number of Us-produced films being down 12 percent, attendance was up 11 percent and the box office worldwide totaled a staggering $300 billion. Thus, this annual meeting of the National Association of Theater Owners (Nato) provided attendees a lot of reasons to be happy. Making his last ShoWest appearance as president of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), Dan Glickman expressed optimism about the industry, saying that, with the growing use of 3-D, "I predict the best is yet to come for the box office [because} technology is making it easier for people to enjoy movies in new ways." And as others said at...
- 3/17/2010
- by Ellen Sterling
- Huffington Post
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has launched a rejiggered film ratings website for its Classification and Ratings Administration (Cara). Outgoing MPAA chairman Dan Glickman wants the site to provide parents with more "clear and concise information about the content of a film in order to help them determine whether a movie is suitable for their children,” he said. The new site boasts FAQs, ratings definitions and an expanded printable and searchable database of films rated as far back as 1968, when then MPAA-chairman Jack Valenti devised the ratings system to stave off local censorship of movies. Parents can also sign up for a free weekly email service ("red carpet ratings") with ratings info on current films, and if they're interested, check out the ...
- 3/17/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
By Steve Pond
In this morning’s roundup of movie news ‘n’ notes from around the web, exhibitors get lessons in 3D, see the new Pixar and bid farewell to the MPAA’s top dog. Two weeks before he leaves the MPAA for a new gig, Dan Glickman talks to David Germain about his six years as Hollywood’s chief lobbyist. His predecessor Jack Valenti told Glickman that preserving the ratings system would be his most important job, but maybe that was just Jack, who created the system; his successor clearly thinks that combating piracy was job one. Glickman also does something star...
In this morning’s roundup of movie news ‘n’ notes from around the web, exhibitors get lessons in 3D, see the new Pixar and bid farewell to the MPAA’s top dog. Two weeks before he leaves the MPAA for a new gig, Dan Glickman talks to David Germain about his six years as Hollywood’s chief lobbyist. His predecessor Jack Valenti told Glickman that preserving the ratings system would be his most important job, but maybe that was just Jack, who created the system; his successor clearly thinks that combating piracy was job one. Glickman also does something star...
- 3/17/2010
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Las Vegas -- It might have been a swan song, but the tune was familiar.
In his final state of the industry address at ShoWest, outgoing MPAA chief Dan Glickman on Tuesday lauded entertainment-industry accomplishments and railed against movie piracy.
"Add this powerful new 3D era, and I predict the best is yet to come for the boxoffice," he said.
Glickman didn't mention the recent debate over the tightening theatrical windows, but he hinted at a changing distribution landscape, saying, "Technology is making it easier for people to enjoy movies in new ways."
Ever the diplomat, the one-time congressman knew to play to the exhibitor-filled audience and added, "The communal, theatrical experience will always be the heart of this business."
National Association of Theatre Owners chief John Fithian took on the controversy more directly in his podium remarks.
"While remaining the least expensive form of out-of-home entertainment, the movie theater...
In his final state of the industry address at ShoWest, outgoing MPAA chief Dan Glickman on Tuesday lauded entertainment-industry accomplishments and railed against movie piracy.
"Add this powerful new 3D era, and I predict the best is yet to come for the boxoffice," he said.
Glickman didn't mention the recent debate over the tightening theatrical windows, but he hinted at a changing distribution landscape, saying, "Technology is making it easier for people to enjoy movies in new ways."
Ever the diplomat, the one-time congressman knew to play to the exhibitor-filled audience and added, "The communal, theatrical experience will always be the heart of this business."
National Association of Theatre Owners chief John Fithian took on the controversy more directly in his podium remarks.
"While remaining the least expensive form of out-of-home entertainment, the movie theater...
- 3/16/2010
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
For Immediate Release March 16, 2010 Glickman Touts Bright Future For Movies In Final Bow As MPAA Chairman Tenure Defined by Technology, Trade, Ratings & Power of Movies Las Vegas, Nv – Dan Glickman delivered his final major U.S. address as Chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) today at the ShoWest convention in Las Vegas. Citing a record box office and his tenure in a period of profound transformation, Glickman said “I got my Hollywood ending,” adding that “if I could leave this community with one piece of advice it is never forget our [...]...
- 3/16/2010
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline Hollywood
By Lisa Horowitz
In his final major address as chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman Tuesday told exhibitors at ShoWest, "I got my Hollywood ending," adding, "If I could leave this community with one piece of advice, it is never forget our power to change people’s lives and, in doing so, to change the world.”
He also gave a bit of musical advice.
"One of the highlights these past six yea...
In his final major address as chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman Tuesday told exhibitors at ShoWest, "I got my Hollywood ending," adding, "If I could leave this community with one piece of advice, it is never forget our power to change people’s lives and, in doing so, to change the world.”
He also gave a bit of musical advice.
"One of the highlights these past six yea...
- 3/16/2010
- by Lisa Horowitz
- The Wrap
Richard Bates will head Disney's U.S. government relations, the company said Monday.
The 19-year company veteran will replace Preston Padden, who is retiring from Disney in January 2011. During the next year, Padden will work on projects with Disney's strategic planning department and help with the transition at government relations.
Padden, who has been lobbying on behalf of Disney for 30 years, said last month that he planned to leave the company and become a senior fellow and adjunct professor at University of Colorado Law School.
The elevation of Bates, Padden's No. 2, puts to rest speculation that Bates would replace Dan Glickman as head of the MPAA. Glickman recently stepped down five months earlier than expected, and Bob Pisano, former head of the SAG, has been named interim CEO while the MPAA seeks a permanent replacement.
In his new role, Bates will report to senior executive vp and general counsel Alan Braverman.
The 19-year company veteran will replace Preston Padden, who is retiring from Disney in January 2011. During the next year, Padden will work on projects with Disney's strategic planning department and help with the transition at government relations.
Padden, who has been lobbying on behalf of Disney for 30 years, said last month that he planned to leave the company and become a senior fellow and adjunct professor at University of Colorado Law School.
The elevation of Bates, Padden's No. 2, puts to rest speculation that Bates would replace Dan Glickman as head of the MPAA. Glickman recently stepped down five months earlier than expected, and Bob Pisano, former head of the SAG, has been named interim CEO while the MPAA seeks a permanent replacement.
In his new role, Bates will report to senior executive vp and general counsel Alan Braverman.
- 1/25/2010
- by By Paul Bond
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the MPAA continues its search for a new chairman and CEO, Bob Pisano, one of the likely internal candidates for the position, is taking the top post on an interim basis.
The move for Pisano, who has served as president and COO of the Hollywood lobby group since 2005, was announced Friday as MPAA head Dan Glickman said he will step down April 1 to become president of Refugees International.
Before joining the MPAA, Pisano served as national executive director and CEO of SAG and held executive posts at MGM and Paramount.
It's not clear when the search for a new MPAA head will yield a shortlist of candidates. The agency's board earlier hired executive search firm Korn/Ferry International to run the process. On Friday, the MPAA only said it is continuing the search for a new, permanent head.
Another possible contender, Harold Ford Jr., is seen as having lost...
The move for Pisano, who has served as president and COO of the Hollywood lobby group since 2005, was announced Friday as MPAA head Dan Glickman said he will step down April 1 to become president of Refugees International.
Before joining the MPAA, Pisano served as national executive director and CEO of SAG and held executive posts at MGM and Paramount.
It's not clear when the search for a new MPAA head will yield a shortlist of candidates. The agency's board earlier hired executive search firm Korn/Ferry International to run the process. On Friday, the MPAA only said it is continuing the search for a new, permanent head.
Another possible contender, Harold Ford Jr., is seen as having lost...
- 1/24/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Washington, D.C. – Dan Glickman, Chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. (MPAA) today announced that he will be leaving the MPAA beginning April 1, to become President of Refugees International, the leading advocacy organization on refugee crises worldwide. Bob Pisano, President and Chief Operating Officer at the MPAA since 2005, will become interim CEO, while the search continues for Glickman’s replacement.
- 1/22/2010
- by Nikki Finke
- Deadline Hollywood
By Sharon Waxman
MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman will be stepping down from his position in April, five months ahead of his contract, while Bob Pisano, currently the president of the organization, will take his place, the lobby announced on Friday.
Glickman, a well-liked former secretary of agriculture, has been increasingly regarded as an awkward fit for the position, and recently apologies were offered to at least two studios for the MPAA's taking a position on net neutrality with which they...
MPAA Chairman Dan Glickman will be stepping down from his position in April, five months ahead of his contract, while Bob Pisano, currently the president of the organization, will take his place, the lobby announced on Friday.
Glickman, a well-liked former secretary of agriculture, has been increasingly regarded as an awkward fit for the position, and recently apologies were offered to at least two studios for the MPAA's taking a position on net neutrality with which they...
- 1/22/2010
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
New York -- Dan Glickman is stepping down as MPAA chairman and CEO as of April 1 to become president of Refugees International.
President and COO Bob Pisano will take over as interim head of the group. He has been in his posts since 2005. Before that, he served as national executive director and CEO of SAG. He also held executive posts at MGM and Paramount Pictures in the past.
The MPAA said it is continuing the search process for a new permanent head.
Glickman's contract ran through the fall, but he had announced late last year that he wouldn't seek another term, and he is now leaving early. In his new role, he will oversee the advocacy organization on refugee crises around the world.
Glickman thanked the studio bosses he has worked with since he took over the Washington group in 2004.
While he has had run-ins with the studio heads, he...
President and COO Bob Pisano will take over as interim head of the group. He has been in his posts since 2005. Before that, he served as national executive director and CEO of SAG. He also held executive posts at MGM and Paramount Pictures in the past.
The MPAA said it is continuing the search process for a new permanent head.
Glickman's contract ran through the fall, but he had announced late last year that he wouldn't seek another term, and he is now leaving early. In his new role, he will oversee the advocacy organization on refugee crises around the world.
Glickman thanked the studio bosses he has worked with since he took over the Washington group in 2004.
While he has had run-ins with the studio heads, he...
- 1/22/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Sharon Waxman
The new net neutrality statement by the Motion Picture Association of America is quietly meant to band-aid over a blow-up between at least two member companies and the industry lobby led by Dan Glickman.
That blow-up is the result of a statement put out last October, in which the MPAA told the FCC that the movie industry is no a proponent "of government regulation of the internet.” It went on to explain that the industry is focused on protecting intellectual property as the agency redefines its policy on the question of who controls the internet.
One problem: That s...
The new net neutrality statement by the Motion Picture Association of America is quietly meant to band-aid over a blow-up between at least two member companies and the industry lobby led by Dan Glickman.
That blow-up is the result of a statement put out last October, in which the MPAA told the FCC that the movie industry is no a proponent "of government regulation of the internet.” It went on to explain that the industry is focused on protecting intellectual property as the agency redefines its policy on the question of who controls the internet.
One problem: That s...
- 1/15/2010
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
Over coffee today with outgoing MPAA chairman Dan Glickman—who served as Agriculture Secretary in the Clinton administration and plans to return to public service on September 1 when he stops repping the Hollywood studios in Washington—he made clear how much devastated Haiti, which is just 300 miles away from the U.S., needs support from folks in Hollywood. “Our industry needs to step up,” Glickman said. “Now [relief organizations] are focused on clean-up, medicine and food. Development work will be done later on.” You can make donations to the Red Cross or the United Nations World Food Programme, Glickman said, pointing to the official White House website. (36 U.N. peacekeepers in Haiti were confirmed dead after their hotel collapsed in the quake.) Anyone can instantly donate $10 …...
- 1/14/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
By Ira Teinowitz
Movie and media execs are hopeful the Obama administration will step up the already aggressive anti-piracy efforts of the Bush administration, in the wake of their White House meeting Tuesday with Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and other top administration officials.
“We believe this meeting is an important step forward to stem the tide of content theft,” said Motion Picture Association of America president Dan Glickman, one of the meeting’s attendees, in a statement. “We are confident that the vice president...
Movie and media execs are hopeful the Obama administration will step up the already aggressive anti-piracy efforts of the Bush administration, in the wake of their White House meeting Tuesday with Vice President Joe Biden, Attorney General Eric Holder, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and other top administration officials.
“We believe this meeting is an important step forward to stem the tide of content theft,” said Motion Picture Association of America president Dan Glickman, one of the meeting’s attendees, in a statement. “We are confident that the vice president...
- 12/16/2009
- by Lew Harris
- The Wrap
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) CEO Dan Glickman and Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) CEO Mitch Bainwol today joined U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) assistant secretary John Morton, assistant attorney General Lanny Breuer and other federal officials from the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center to announce the recent results from a nationwide federal law enforcement crackdown on counterfeit products. The enforcement action, codenamed Operation Holiday Hoax, focused on illegal vendors throughout several major ...
- 12/16/2009
- BusinessofCinema
Your tax dollars are now hard at work fighting movie piracy. In theory, at least. The Hollywood Reporter has picked up on Congress' approval of a new $30 Million earmark to help extend the effectiveness of 2008's Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act. According to MPAA CEO Dan Glickman, "Congress took a major step forward by providing $30 million in funding for new FBI agents, federal prosecutors, and local and state law enforcement grants to protect American jobs and creativity by cracking down on the theft of movies and other intellectual property."
Having written a post no more than eleven days ago outlining how 2009 saw Americans handing over a record-shattering $10 billion to movie theaters across the country and how attendance was up over 3% from the same time a year prior, the arrival of this news sticks in my craw a bit. There is absolutely no questioning that movie piracy costs...
Having written a post no more than eleven days ago outlining how 2009 saw Americans handing over a record-shattering $10 billion to movie theaters across the country and how attendance was up over 3% from the same time a year prior, the arrival of this news sticks in my craw a bit. There is absolutely no questioning that movie piracy costs...
- 12/15/2009
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
New York -- Congress agreed to provide $30 million in new funding for the battle against piracy as authorities on Monday also reported success with a recent year-end piracy crackdown code-named Operation Holiday Hoax.
The new funds target personnel and programs authorized by last year's Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act.
The funds include $20 million for new state and local economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants; $8 million for new FBI agents targeting IP crimes; and $2 million for new Department of Justice IP prosecutions.
"Congress took a major step forward by providing $30 million in funding for new FBI agents, federal prosecutors, and local and state law enforcement grants to protect American jobs and creativity by cracking down on the theft of movies and other intellectual property," MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman said.
The MPAA and RIAA on Monday also lauded the recent Operation Holiday Hoax, which involved U.
The new funds target personnel and programs authorized by last year's Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act.
The funds include $20 million for new state and local economic, high technology and Internet crime prevention grants; $8 million for new FBI agents targeting IP crimes; and $2 million for new Department of Justice IP prosecutions.
"Congress took a major step forward by providing $30 million in funding for new FBI agents, federal prosecutors, and local and state law enforcement grants to protect American jobs and creativity by cracking down on the theft of movies and other intellectual property," MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman said.
The MPAA and RIAA on Monday also lauded the recent Operation Holiday Hoax, which involved U.
- 12/14/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York -- Industry representatives on Friday hailed a Thursday evening Senate vote that confirmed Victoria Espinel as the nation's first Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator.
But they also called on Washington to help ensure her success in fighting intellectual property theft as President Obama's copyright czar.
"Intellectual property industries are an essential economic engine to the U.S. economy, and it is critical that the new IP Enforcement Coordinator now be given adequate resources to carry out her new responsibilities," said MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman.
He lauded Espinel as "a capable and experienced advocate for the artists and creators."
She is a former assistant U.S. trade representative for intellectual property and innovation who also previously worked with the chief U.S. trade negotiator on IP issues before the World Trade Organization.
In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce blog post Friday, Rick Cotton, executive vp and general counsel at NBC Universal,...
But they also called on Washington to help ensure her success in fighting intellectual property theft as President Obama's copyright czar.
"Intellectual property industries are an essential economic engine to the U.S. economy, and it is critical that the new IP Enforcement Coordinator now be given adequate resources to carry out her new responsibilities," said MPAA chairman and CEO Dan Glickman.
He lauded Espinel as "a capable and experienced advocate for the artists and creators."
She is a former assistant U.S. trade representative for intellectual property and innovation who also previously worked with the chief U.S. trade negotiator on IP issues before the World Trade Organization.
In a U.S. Chamber of Commerce blog post Friday, Rick Cotton, executive vp and general counsel at NBC Universal,...
- 12/4/2009
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
By Sharon Waxman
It's Dan Glickman's birthday, so we hate to interrupt his great Kansasian celebration of the big Six Five, but word has come our way of the impending search for a new chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America.
There isn't a shortlist yet, but there are certain parameters that are guiding discussions, all of which reflect on qualities that Glickman failed to bring to his tenure at the Motion Picture Association.
Senior people involved in the associati...
It's Dan Glickman's birthday, so we hate to interrupt his great Kansasian celebration of the big Six Five, but word has come our way of the impending search for a new chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America.
There isn't a shortlist yet, but there are certain parameters that are guiding discussions, all of which reflect on qualities that Glickman failed to bring to his tenure at the Motion Picture Association.
Senior people involved in the associati...
- 11/25/2009
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
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