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This is the first in an ongoing series on the status of progress with inclusion in Hollywood.
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Latasha Gillespie remembers having a doctor’s appointment on May 30, 2020. It was five days after George Floyd was suffocated by a police officer, his excruciating nine-minute, 29-second death — captured on video and witnessed by millions around the world — igniting an unprecedented social response of outrage and horror. Gillespie, like many other heads of inclusion in Hollywood and at companies across the country, had been working nonstop since that moment, meeting with leadership to provide guidance and messaging and with employees to listen and hold space.
“I was in heavy mode doing this,” says the Amazon Studios head of global diversity, equity and inclusion of her state of mind upon showing up at the doctor’s office. The last section of her new patient forms, on mental health,...
This is the first in an ongoing series on the status of progress with inclusion in Hollywood.
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Latasha Gillespie remembers having a doctor’s appointment on May 30, 2020. It was five days after George Floyd was suffocated by a police officer, his excruciating nine-minute, 29-second death — captured on video and witnessed by millions around the world — igniting an unprecedented social response of outrage and horror. Gillespie, like many other heads of inclusion in Hollywood and at companies across the country, had been working nonstop since that moment, meeting with leadership to provide guidance and messaging and with employees to listen and hold space.
“I was in heavy mode doing this,” says the Amazon Studios head of global diversity, equity and inclusion of her state of mind upon showing up at the doctor’s office. The last section of her new patient forms, on mental health,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Rebecca Sun
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood is bracing for business as usual at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival — in a business that has become wildly unpredictable in an age of streaming revolts and indie buyer breakdowns.
This year, mid-size distributors like The Weinstein Company and Global Road have been dropping like flies or eyeing bankruptcy. Netflix is generating original content at dizzying speeds and avenging its rebuke by the Cannes Film Festival, while Amazon goes back to the drawing board (and back to the want ads for a new top executive).
Disney’s Fox acquisition has dealmakers watching and waiting, while the talent just wants to sit with cool kids A24 and Neon.
Also Read: 12 Hottest Toronto Movies for Sale, From 'Wild Rose' to 'Vox Lux' (Photos)
In an interviews with multiple players in the indie film space, TheWrap discovered some recurring themes as buyers and sellers head north of the border for...
This year, mid-size distributors like The Weinstein Company and Global Road have been dropping like flies or eyeing bankruptcy. Netflix is generating original content at dizzying speeds and avenging its rebuke by the Cannes Film Festival, while Amazon goes back to the drawing board (and back to the want ads for a new top executive).
Disney’s Fox acquisition has dealmakers watching and waiting, while the talent just wants to sit with cool kids A24 and Neon.
Also Read: 12 Hottest Toronto Movies for Sale, From 'Wild Rose' to 'Vox Lux' (Photos)
In an interviews with multiple players in the indie film space, TheWrap discovered some recurring themes as buyers and sellers head north of the border for...
- 9/5/2018
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
A version of this story about Netflix first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
For the last 17 years, HBO has ruled the Seven Kingdoms of Emmy-dom. But this year House Netflix finally slayed the premium-cable network, garnering the most nominations of anyone with 112, four more than its main rival. It’s been a precipitous rise for the company once known as the place to get your DVDs by mail. In 2013, the first year Netflix began offering original programming, the stream received 14 nominations.
“HBO has led the way for many years and we have great admiration and respect for their team,” said Cindy Holland, Netflix’s head of original programming. “But we are most excited for the talent we work with, whose hard work has been honored by their peers.”
Though Netflix has been criticized for its “throw-everything-at-the-wall” approach to content, its nominations went to 40 different shows,...
For the last 17 years, HBO has ruled the Seven Kingdoms of Emmy-dom. But this year House Netflix finally slayed the premium-cable network, garnering the most nominations of anyone with 112, four more than its main rival. It’s been a precipitous rise for the company once known as the place to get your DVDs by mail. In 2013, the first year Netflix began offering original programming, the stream received 14 nominations.
“HBO has led the way for many years and we have great admiration and respect for their team,” said Cindy Holland, Netflix’s head of original programming. “But we are most excited for the talent we work with, whose hard work has been honored by their peers.”
Though Netflix has been criticized for its “throw-everything-at-the-wall” approach to content, its nominations went to 40 different shows,...
- 9/4/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Netflix has hired Verna Myers as vice president of Inclusion Strategy, the company announced Wednesday.
In the newly created role, the Harvard graduate will “help devise and implement strategies that integrate cultural diversity, inclusion and equity into all aspects of Netflix’s operations worldwide.”
“Having worked closely with Vernā as a consultant on a range of organizational issues, we are thrilled that she has agreed to bring her talents to this new and important role,” said Netflix chief talent officer Jessica Neal. “As a global company dedicated to attracting the best people and representing a broad range of perspectives, Verna will be an invaluable champion of our efforts to build a culture where all employees thrive.”
Also Read: Netflix Hires Former Facebook and Uber Exec Rachel Whetstone as New Communciations Chief
“I have been a longtime fan of the inclusive and diverse programming and talent at Netflix, and then I...
In the newly created role, the Harvard graduate will “help devise and implement strategies that integrate cultural diversity, inclusion and equity into all aspects of Netflix’s operations worldwide.”
“Having worked closely with Vernā as a consultant on a range of organizational issues, we are thrilled that she has agreed to bring her talents to this new and important role,” said Netflix chief talent officer Jessica Neal. “As a global company dedicated to attracting the best people and representing a broad range of perspectives, Verna will be an invaluable champion of our efforts to build a culture where all employees thrive.”
Also Read: Netflix Hires Former Facebook and Uber Exec Rachel Whetstone as New Communciations Chief
“I have been a longtime fan of the inclusive and diverse programming and talent at Netflix, and then I...
- 8/29/2018
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
With diversity an industry buzzword, Netflix has hired veteran culture expert Verna Myers as vp of "inclusion strategy."
In the newly created role, Myers is charged with including "cultural diversity, inclusion and equity" into Netflix’s fast-growing operations worldwide, according to Wednesday's announcement.
The move follows Netflix firing its top communications spokesman, Jonathan Friedland, after "insensitive" remarks he made to his team, which included the use of the N-word. Friedland was let go in June for "his descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work," according to an ...
In the newly created role, Myers is charged with including "cultural diversity, inclusion and equity" into Netflix’s fast-growing operations worldwide, according to Wednesday's announcement.
The move follows Netflix firing its top communications spokesman, Jonathan Friedland, after "insensitive" remarks he made to his team, which included the use of the N-word. Friedland was let go in June for "his descriptive use of the N-word on at least two occasions at work," according to an ...
- 8/29/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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