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Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 17
[ssba]The weather isn’t the only thing that’s getting hot. Check out these Penn alums who are heating up in entertainment! FILM Marc Platt (C’79) is about to produce what could be one of his biggest projects to date. Platt has signed on to produce feature Ricki and the Flash, a rock ‘n’ roll film starring Meryl Streep, […]
Help This Alum’s Film Become IndieWire’s Project of the Year!
Jason Merrin (SEAS’13) and his original film Sleepwalkers is up for IndieWire’s Project of the Year. The winner gets their film sent to the Filmmaker and Industry meetings at the upcoming Tribeca Film Festival. All you need to do to help Jason win is to vote for Sleepwalkers here. (voting ends March 23 at 5pm EST) Good luck, Jason! […]
Penn Undergrads You Should Know About Vol. 1
[ssba] Tired of hearing about the future doctors, lawyers, and investment bankers of the world? Welcome to the club. Yesterday we introduced the Penn Undergraduate Media and Entertainment club to our site. Today, we want to introduce you to some of the undergraduate students who share a passion for media and entertainment. Penn Alumni, If any of […]
This Penn alum won an Oscar for Best Documentary last night
Outside of John Travolta butchering Idina Menzel’s name, you may recall that another memorable moment from last night’s Oscars was a song performed in the acceptance speech for Twenty Feet from Stardom as “Best Documentary”. Turns out that Penn alum Morgan Neville (C’89, Daily Pennsylvanian) directed and produced the film! The film examines the lives and […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 11
[ssba] Check out these 16 Penn alumni making news in Hollywood! TV Joan Harrison (Bloomers) has just been named SVP Scripted Programming and Development at Asylum Pictures, according to Deadline. The former literary agent will be responsible for the production company’s miniseries and limited series projects. Congrats Joan! Mark Cronin (ENG ’86, Mask and Wig) […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About: Vol. 9
[ssba] Another volume of “Penn Alumni You Should Know About” is ready to be served up. After the jump, we’ve got 11 alums doing all sorts of goodness in TV, Literature, Digital, and more!
