2013 Archives - The Creative Coalition

Emile Hirsch and Randall Emmett to Receive Top Awards in Park City

New York, NY (December 18, 2013) – The Creative Coalition announces today that actor Emile Hirsch and producer Randall Emmett will receive The Creative Coalition’s 2014 Spotlight Initiative Award. Hirsch and Emmett join actress Cheryl Hines, actor/director Rose McGowan, and directors Rory Kennedy and David Wain, all who will be lauded by peers and other entertainment […] Read More

The Creative Coalition Spotlight Initiative Gala Shines in Park City

The Creative Coalition Gala to Honor Cheryl Hines, Rose McGowan, director David Wain and Others TBA New York, NY (December 17, 2013) – Today, The Creative Coalition announces honorees headlining the 2014 Spotlight Initiative Awards Gala Dinner to be held during the upcoming Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This year’s Spotlight Initiative Award recipients include […] Read More

It’s Official: The Arts are Vital to US Economy

Newly Released Federal Data Show Arts Account for 3.2% of Gross Domestic Product Washington, DC (December 6, 2013): For the first time ever, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the federal agency charged with calculating our gross domestic product, has released official data measuring the impact of the arts and culture sector on our […] Read More

TCC hosts Los Angeles Premiere of Bridegroom

MEDIA ALERT Los Angeles Premiere of BRIDEGROOM WHO: Producer/subject Shane Bitney Crone and writer/director Linda Bloodworth Thomason. Additional celebrity guests include: Cuba Gooding Jr. (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Evangeline Lilly (Lost), Adam Shankman (Hairspray) Dan Bucatinsky (Scandal), Chad Allen (Save Me), Barrett Foa (NCIS: Los Angeles), Ricki Lake (The Ricki Lake Show), Andrea Bowen (Desperate Housewives), […] Read More

Kevin Smith Movie Club’s ‘The Dirties’ Selected For The Creative Coalition’s 2013 Spotlight Initiative Slate

New York, NY (September 20, 2013)—Today, The Creative Coalition selected the award-winning and critically-acclaimed feature, THE DIRTIES, for the organization’s prestigious 2013 Spotlight Initiative Film Slate. The movie is directed by Matt Johnson, who stars in the film alongside Owen Williams. Johnson also wrote the film along with Evan Morgan and Josh Boles. Matthew Miller, […] Read More

Spotlight Initiative Award Dinner Gala Tonight

Honorees Include Hill Harper and Open Road Film’s CEO Tom Ortenberg Hosted by Alfre Woodard September 9, 2013–Toronto, Ontario– Tonight, acclaimed actress Alfre Woodard hosts The Creative Coalition’s annual Spotlight Initiative Awards Gala. Actor Hill Harper (1982, “Covert Affairs,” For Colored Girls, “CSI: NY”) and Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films (Jobs, Side Effects, End […] Read More

Spotlight Initiative Award Dinner Gala

Honorees Include Hill Harper and Open Road Film’s CEO Tom Ortenberg Hosted by Alfre Woodard September 3, 2013–Toronto, Ontario– The Creative Coalition is pleased to announce that Hill Harper (1982, “Covert Affairs,” For Colored Girls, “CSI: NY”) and Tom Ortenberg, CEO of Open Road Films (Jobs, Side Affects, End of Watch) have been named as honorees […] Read More

The Creative Coalition Announces $100,000 in Be a STAR Grants Funded by WWE

For Immediate Release New York, New York and Stamford, Conn. August 27, 2013 – The Creative Coalition and WWE, co-founders of the Be a STAR (Show Tolerance and Respect) anti-bullying initiative, announced today the first-ever Be a STAR grant program that will allocate $100,000 in grants. Four $25,000 grants will be awarded to qualified non-profit public charities […] Read More

Los Angeles Anti-Bullying Rallies

*** MEDIA ALERT *** Anti-Bullying Rallies to be held in Los Angeles area This THURSDAY, August 15 Co-hosted by WWE and The Creative Coalition in conjunction with Congresswoman Linda Sanchez *10:00 a.m. – MONTEBELLO PARK, CATHY HENSEL YOUTH CENTER* *1:30 p.m. – SAMUEL GOMPERS MIDDLE SCHOOL* WHAT: The Creative Coalition and WWE will hold two […] Read More

Short Term 12 – Selected for TCC’s Spotlight Initiative

Short Term 12 SELECTED FOR THE 2013 CREATIVE COALITION SPOTLIGHT INITIATIVE SLATE New York, NY (August 2, 2013): Today, The Creative Coalition selected the critically acclaimed Short Term 12 for the organization’s prestigious 2013 Spotlight Initiative Film Slate. Short Term 12, which will be released on August 23rd, tells the emotionally charged story of Grace, a […] Read More