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Bob Iger & Henry Louis Gates Jr. To Receive PEN America Honors; Live Gala Set For October In NYC
EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Disney executive chairman Bob Iger and historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. are set to receive top honors from PEN America in person this fall at NYC's American Museum of Natural History, perhaps.
Hoping for the coronavirus pandemic to continue to dampen domestically, PEN America planning to go…
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Hollywood Pilloried By PEN America For Playing Ball With China’s Censorship Demands; “Troubling Compromises On Free Expression,” Report Exclaims
A day that U.S. Attorney General William Barr, Sen. Ted Cruz and PEN America agree on the basics of anything is obviously a chilly one in Hell, but Wednesday is such a day with the publication of a candid new report by the free speech organization condemning "Hollywood's approach to acceding to Chinese…
PEN America To Honor ‘A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood’ And ‘Unbelievable’, Sets Toni Morrison Tribute
EXCLUSIVE: PEN America is set to honor Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster, the writing duo behind the forthcoming award season film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood and the creative team behind the Netflix series Unbelievable at its 2019 LitFest Gala, which will take place on November 1 at the Beverly Wilshire…
Ukrainian Filmmaker Oleg Sentsov Released From Russian Prison After More Than 5 Years
After more than five years of detention, and calls from international artists groups and governments, Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov was freed from a Russian prison today. In what has long been seen as an unjust situation, Sentsov was convicted in 2015 of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 20 years after…
Ava DuVernay To Receive PEN America’s Voice of Influence Award
EXCLUSIVE: Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated director, producer and activist Ava DuVernay will be honored by PEN America with the Voice of Influence Award. The organization “unites writers and allies to celebrate creative expression and defend the liberties that make it possible” — something that is definitely in…
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PEN America Sues Donald Trump Over “Retaliation” Against Media Outlets
PEN America has filed a federal lawsuit against President Donald Trump, saying he has used the federal government “to retaliate or threaten reprisals against journalists and media outlets for coverage he dislikes,” the organization representing writers said Tuesday. The group singled out executive branch efforts to…
Artists Rally For Director Oleg Sentsov On Hunger Strike In Russian Jail As World Cup Media Spotlight Nears
Oleg Sentsov, the Ukraine filmmaker who was convicted in 2015 of plotting terrorist attacks and sentenced to 20 years in a Russian prison, is on day 24 of a hunger strike as artists and activists around the world continue to rally for his cause. Supporters demanding Sentsov's release include PEN America and the Europea…
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