Summer 2018 Real to Reel
Submitted by Russ on Fri, 2018-08-03 08:47Our summer newsletter spotlights stories about HIV prevention on campuses; the disabled community debating inclusion in film roles; older adults joining the cannabis craze to help treat age-related ailments; and why medical care for pregnant women is growing dangerously distant for women in rural America.
Producing and Marketing for Social Impact
Hollywood, Health & Society and the Producers Guild of America co-presented a seminar on the power of storytelling, the arts and media to bring about social change.
The event, held at Wallis Annenberg Hall on the USC campus, consisted of two panels featuring representatives from organizations that support the creative community by providing resources and expert information about key social issues, and producers and production companies “dedicated to creating cause-related films, documentaries and television content.”
"Everwood," "East Los High" Writers Talk Tackling Abortion on the Small Screen
Submitted by Russ on Mon, 2018-06-11 10:36Madam Secretary and Nuclear Risks
Hollywood, Health & Society and Ploughshares Fund held a special screening of the season finale for the hit CBS series "Madam Secretary," followed by a discussion on real-life nuclear threats.
Repro Writes: Abortion on TV Needs More Choices
Hollywood, Health & Society and the Writers Guild of America, East held a panel titled “Repro Writes: Abortion on TV Needs More Choices,” on Thursday, April 12 at the Guild’s headquarters in New York.
ATX TV Festival Launches the Syndication Project Foundation
Submitted by Russ on Thu, 2018-05-03 13:19Maury McIntyre
Submitted by Russ on Fri, 2018-04-27 10:33Winter 2018 Real to Reel
Submitted by Russ on Tue, 2018-02-06 09:45The Winter 2018 newsletter spotlights stories about technology helping to care for aging parents; rheumatoid arthritis, which affects over 1.4 million people in the U.S.; abortion doulas who offer comfort to women at a complicated time; and a potential new weapon in the fight to eradicate HIV.