"Won't you be my neighbor" and possibly get paid to move out to LA? (or move to NY)

As noted in my recent post, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) really is a hidden gem to help you get your foot into the entertainment door here in LA.   Attention undergrads, ATAS really offers the best entertainment internship you can get.

Now ATAS is offering some more great opportunities: four scholarships in honor of Fred Rogers, the creator and long-time host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood".   The scholarships are intended to support and encourage aspiring undergraduate or graduate students to pursue careers in children's media and further the values and principles of Fred Rogers' work.

You can be a real "special person" just by "you being you" and entering this contest.  : )

Get details and applications HERE

More entetainment related contests HERE



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In the video clip above, Penn President Amy Gutmann addresses recent bullying and discrimination against the LGBTQ community by participating in the "It Gets Better" project (www.itgetsbetterproject.com)

And this is in line with Penn's outreach to the gay community this year.  Per the DP,

"The LGBT Center is working with Penn Admissions to help identify LGBT applicants and strong allies for the first time this year. Although this system does not give such applicants a “leg up,” Schoenberg said, it does provide students who have been accepted from this pool with information about Penn’s LGBT life."

Thank you for your support Dr. Gutmann!



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Last year, Todd Lieberman graced the Nokia stage to accept the 36th annual People's Choice Award for "Best Comedy" for his film The Proposal.  (remember how Ryan Reynolds mentioned his name in THIS video clip?)

Well, award season has just begun and now Todd needs your vote for "Favorite New TV Drama" for his new show "Detroit 1-8-7".

Click the "Detroit 1-8-7" logo below to enter your vote!

Get to know more about Todd Lieberman HERE

More Penn alumni TV producer stories HERE



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Just a bit of fun casting news regarding Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) follow-up film to his last year's Valentine's Day.

In his upcoming "New Year's Eve" film, the following stars are reported to be attached: Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hilary Swank, Ashton Kutcher, Lea Michele and Abigail Breslin.

Per the Hollywood Reporter,

"De Niro will play a bitter dying man in a hospital, while Pfeiffer will be a frustrated executive secretary who decides to tackle her unfulfilled resolutions. Swank would play a producer of the famed Times Square New Year's Eve show. Kutcher would play a guy who hates New Year's Eve." (source)

So many stars in one film! As noted HERE, Mike figured out the formula to making this all happen.

More Mike Karz stories HERE

More Penn alumni film producer stories HERE



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Last night Penn undergrad Siddharth Chandrasekhar (Eng, W'11) qualified for the semifinals on Jeopardy! College Championship.

And like the story we reported about HERE, this wasn't the only time Penn represented and advanced on the show.

After the jump, find out why Alex Trebeck told Siddharth that if he missed the question, he "couldn't go home again" (to Penn)!

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