Park City, UT (December 17, 2015) – Today, The Creative Coalition announces the first of this year’s honorees headlining the 2016 Spotlight Initiative Awards Gala Dinner to be held at the Kia Supper Suite by The Church Key during the upcoming Film Festival in Park City, Utah. This year’s Spotlight Initiative Award film recipients include […]
read moreWashington, DC (December 10, 2015) — The Creative Coalition applauds the U.S. Senate’s approval of the Every Student Succeeds Act earlier this week as a major victory for all school children. The legislation will overhaul our nation’s education policy and includes a historic provision that incorporates the Arts into STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), […]
read moreToday marked a historic leap forward by The Creative Coalition and other arts advocacy organizations efforts to ensure that the nation’s public school children have accessibility to the arts. During today’s meeting of the conference committee to write new K-12 education policies, Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) introduced an amendment that calls for integrating the arts […]
read moreTHE CREATIVE COALITION AND WWE® TO HOST ANTI-BULLYING EVENT IN LOS ANGELES Monday, October 26, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. *ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEWS AVAILABLE* *GREAT PHOTO AND B-ROLL OPPORTUNITIES* WHAT: The Creative Coalition and WWE Superstars The Miz and The Lucha Dragons, WWE Diva Summer Rae, actress Cassie Scerbo and WWE announcer Renee Young will host […]
read moreManchester, New Hampshire (October 12, 2015) – Today, in New Hampshire, The Creative Coalition members Pablo Schreiber (“Orange Is the New Black,” “The Brink”), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Wayne Knight (“The Exes”), Richard Kind (“Gotham,” Inside Out) will participate in dialogues with Presidential Candidates during a historic event of bi-partisan voters discussing the importance of working […]
read moreSeptember 8, 2015—Toronto, Ontario—The Creative Coalition will be holding its Festival dinner with influential players celebrating the spirit of independent film of Friday evening, September 11, 2015 at 8:00 pm. The event is sponsored by Nikki Beach and takes place at Nikki Beach Toronto at The Spoke Club. The Spotlight Initiative was created in 2008 […]
read moreLaverne Cox, Tim Robbins, Eva Longoria, and Anthony Anderson Los Angeles, CA (August 13, 2015) – Today, The Creative Coalition, TV Guide Magazine, and TVInsider.com announce four additional honorees for the inaugural Television Industry Advocacy Awards, set to take place in Los Angeles on September 18th. Added to the impressive list of recipients are: Emmy […]
read moreNew York, NY – (July 20, 2015): I Am Michael, the American drama film based on Benoit Denizet-Lewis’ New York Times Magazine article, “My Ex-Gay Friend,” has been selected to be included in The Creative Coalition’s 2015 Spotlight Initiative Film Slate. I Am Michael, which premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival, is written and […]
read moreThis week both the House of Representatives and the Senate are expected to consider legislation to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the first time since Congress passed No Child Left Behind in 2001. ESEA sets federal policy for K-12 education and authorizes federal funding aimed at improving education opportunities for economically […]
read moreNew York, NY – (April 8, 2015): Today, The Creative Coalition announced that acclaimed director Alejandro Monteverde’s LITTLE BOY is the latest selection to be included in the organization’s prestigious 2015 Spotlight Initiative Film Slate. LITTLE BOY is a narrative film that reveals the indescribable love a little boy has for his father and the […]
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