Hollywood Foreign Press Association / Photo Credit: Hollywood Reporter
WHAT IS THE HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN
PRESS ASSOCIATION? (In the Entertainment industry.)
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What is the Hollywood Foreign Press Association?
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is a
non-profit organization of journalists and photographers who report on the
entertainment industry activity and interests in the United States for media
(newspaper, magazine and book publication, television and radio broadcasting)
predominantly outside the U.S. The HFPA consists of about 90 members from
approximately 55 countries with a combined following of more than 250 million.
It conducts the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles every
January that honors notable examples of film and television and achievements in
entertainment businesses.
The association was founded in 1943, by Los
Angeles-based foreign journalists who wanted a more organized distributing process
of cinema news to non-U.S. markets.
The first Golden Globes awardees were for the cinema
industry in early 1944 with a ceremony at 20th Century Fox. There, Jennifer
Jones was awarded Best Actress honors for The Song of Bernadette which also won
for Best Film, while Paul Lukas took home Best Actor laurels for Watch on the
Rhine. Awards were presented in the form of scrolls.
The following year members came up with the idea of
presenting winners with a golden globe encircled with a strip of motion picture
film, and mounted on a pedestal.
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s annual
Golden Globe Awards have enabled the non-profit organization to donate more
than $29 million in the past thirty years to entertainment-related charities,
as well as funding scholarships and other programs for future film and
television professionals. In the year 2017, the donations reached a total of
over $2.8 million in grants destined to non-profits, institutions, and
charities.
Known worldwide for its glittering Golden Globe
Awards ceremony held every January and its multi-million dollar donations to
charity, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association had humble origins that
stemmed solely from a group of journalists' desire to efficiently and accurately
cover all aspects of the world of entertainment.
Today's organization has its roots in the early 1940s
when Pearl Harbor had drawn America into World War II. Audiences, hungry for
diversion, were seeking out films offering escape, inspiration, and entertainment;
and filmmakers such as Orson Welles, Preston Sturges, Darryl Zanuck and Michael
Curtiz were working hard to fulfill the need. Amid the turmoil of war and the
difficulties with communications, a handful of Los Angeles-based overseas
journalists banded together to share contacts, information, and material. The
idea was not a new one: previously, in 1928 the Hollywood Association of
Foreign Correspondents (HAFCO) had been formed and, in 1935, the Foreign Press
Society appeared. Both were short-lived, although the HAFCO had a brief moment
in the spotlight when Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, and other celebrities
showed up at an International Ball the group organized at the Hollywood
Roosevelt Hotel.
In 1943 the journalists, led by the correspondent for
Britain's Daily Mail, formed the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association
and conceived the motto “Unity Without Discrimination of Religion or Race.” It
was an uphill struggle at first as the film industry had not yet realized the
importance of foreign markets. At first, the members held informal gatherings
in private homes. As the membership grew, HFPA meetings were held in larger
quarters, with the association selecting the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel as the
location for group functions.
The group’s first special event was a luncheon in
December 1947, at which a meritorious plaque was awarded to Harry M. Warner,
president of Warner Bros., in recognition of his humanitarian work as the
principal sponsor of the “Friendship Train,” which left Hollywood with food,
clothing, and medical supplies for the needy of Europe.
In 1950 differing philosophies among members created
a schism within the organization, resulting in a split into two separate groups
-- The Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association and the Foreign Press
Association of Hollywood.
For a time, the two organizations existed side by
side, with one group handing out Golden Globes while the other awarded Henrietta’s,
named for their president, Henry Gris. The separation ended in 1955 when the
journalists reunited under the collective title “The Hollywood Foreign Press
Association” with firm guidelines and requirements for membership.
In 1955, the Golden Globes began honoring
achievements in television as well as in film. The first honorees in the Best
Television Show category that year were Dinah Shore, Lucy & Desi, The
American Comedy and Davy Crockett.
Mission Statement
The mission of the HFPA is:
- To establish favorable relations and cultural ties between foreign countries and the United States of America by the dissemination of information concerning the American culture and traditions as depicted in motion pictures and television through news media in various foreign countries…
- To recognize outstanding achievements by conferring annual Awards of Merit, (Golden Globe® Awards), serving as a constant incentive within the entertainment industry, both domestic and foreign, and to focus wide public attention upon the best in motion pictures and television…
- To contribute to other nonprofit organizations connected with the entertainment industry and involved in educational, cultural, and humanitarian activities…
To promote interest in the study of the arts,
including the development of talent in the entertainment field through
scholarships given to major learning institutions.
Membership criteria
Membership meetings are held monthly, and the officers
and directors are elected annually. A maximum of five journalists may be
admitted to the organization each year. To retain "Active" status,
each member must be currently accredited by the Motion Picture Association of
America and must submit clippings of their work every year to renew their
Active status or be reassigned to a non-voting, "Affiliate" status.
Requirements for Active membership include primary
residence in Southern California, attendance in at least four monthly general
membership meetings, and a minimum of four published articles or photographs
per year outside of the US. The HFPA does not release a list of acceptable
publications for those articles, but they are not restricted to popular,
mainstream ones.
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