After working for years as an actress in Hollywood, Kim Simons decided to go back to college. The then-37-year-old enrolled in the UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, a continuing education program, as she aspired to be a screenwriter. As she sat in a Los Angeles classroom with other novice writers, Simons came up with the idea…
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Vivian Hua Is Northwest Film Forum’s New Executive Director
Today it was announced that Vivian Hua will replace Courtney Sheehan as the Executive Director of Northwest Film Forum. Hua came to Northwest Film Forum (NWFF) from her previous role as the Communications Manager for ICANNWiki, a nonprofit resource dedicated to global issues in internet governance, and has served as a Graphic Designer for the…
PEN Emerging Voices Fellowship Winner – Angela Sanchez
A little over a year ago, I found out about PEN America’s Emerging Voices Fellowship. And I’ve had an AWESOME experience as a 2018 Fellow! My author mentor for the program has been Lilliam Rivera and the wraparound workshops (voice classes, UCLA Extension classes, etc.) has really helped to build out my skill set as a…
IRS Commissioner Confirmation Hearing for Charles Rettig
Charles Rettig, President Trump’s pick to head the Internal Revenue Service, testified at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Finance Committee. C-Span, June 28, 2018 Watch the clip
How the Score for The Once Upon a Time TV Series Was Made: An Interview with Cindy O’Connor
… I was writing additional music for some other projects of his when he was hired for the pilot of Once Upon A Time. We both watched it and fell in love with the story and characters! From the very first episode, it was so well-written and such a creative concept. – The Audio Spotlight,…
Frank Pearce, Co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, to Keynote UCLA Extension Certificate Graduation on June 22
100th anniversary year for continuing education division at UCLA LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 19, 2018) – UCLA Extension will recognize more than 2,000 graduates at its 2018 Certificate Graduation Ceremony on Friday, June 22, at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus. “Dare to Dream” is the theme of this year’s ceremony as professional certificate awardees…