Act One, Inc. Launches Hollywood Entertainment Internship & Executive Leadership Program
Act One, a faith-based organization that has successfully trained a new generation of Hollywood screenwriters, now pioneers an executive leadership program in which each candidate will receive a coveted Hollywood entertainment internship.
Hollywood, CA (PRWEB) January 24, 2005 -- Act One, Inc. (www.ActOneProgram.com), a
non-profit, faith-based organization which has trained and mentored
screenwriters through its Writing for Hollywood program since 1999, today
announces the launch of the Act One | Executive Program. The program focuses on
developing executive leadership, and provides an entertainment internship for
each accepted candidate.
This unique, groundbreaking summer program will
introduce a different kind of leadership model in Hollywood. The Act One |
Executive Program will recruit, train and mentor a diverse mix of high achievers
from the nation’s top business schools, top law schools and top film
schools—proven leaders who are passionate about their faith and about
entertainment, and whose creative and business skills make them ideal candidates
for the Hollywood entertainment industry.
The Program’s ultimate goal is
to raise up a new generation of executives who will foster socially responsible
content that not only entertains but also edifies and inspires, without
violating the sensitivities of the mainstream audience.
“There is a real
need for people with Judeo-Christian values to get involved in the arts and
entertainment,” says Barbara Nicolosi, Executive Director of Act One, Inc.
“We’re seeing an encouraging number of faith-based television and movie
directors, producers and screenwriters achieving prominence, but very few
like-minded executives, agents and attorneys, especially in key decision-making
positions.”
“The success of Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ” and
television shows like CBS's “Joan of Arcadia” has caused Hollywood to sit up and
take notice,” says Todd Coleman, who was hired last September as Director of the
Executive Program. “Hollywood is fantastic at creating entertainment for a
global audience, but it doesn’t always understand the more traditional
audience—those with traditional values. As a result, a lot of money is being
left on the table.
“The Executive Program will provide Hollywood with a
pool of talented executives who not only understand this market and bring a high
standard of excellence and integrity to it, but who know how to tap into its
profit potential,” says Coleman. “It’s a win-win situation. The audience gets
more of the kinds of movies and television shows they’re been clamoring for, and
Hollywood reclaims a lost audience and increases its bottom line.”
About
the Executive Program
The Summer 2005 Executive Program will run from June 8
– August 24 in Los Angeles, California, and includes a practical, executive MBA
program-style curriculum taught by industry veterans from all major sectors of
the film and television business. The curriculum includes with high-level
executive speakers and mentors, personal and spiritual mentoring, practical
studies, and skills training in story development, finance/ budgeting,
leadership/ management and ethics. The new 12-week summer program also includes
full-time entertainment internships at leading Hollywood studios, talent
agencies, production companies or law firms for each of the 15 candidates
selected annually.
The combination of a full-time entertainment business
internship and a demanding after-hours curriculum creates a “boot camp”
experience that will prepare candidates for the rhythms and rigors of the
entertainment business. Like Act One’s Writing for Hollywood program, the
Executive Program is taught by working professionals in Hollywood, including
former network executives and high-level television and movie agents, attorneys,
executives and financiers.
Applications are available on the Act One
website and must be received by April 1, 2005. For additional information,
please visit www.ActOneProgram.com/EP or contact Rob Kirbyson at Act One
via telephone at (323) 462-1348 x1324.
About Act One
Founded in 1999,
Act One, Inc. is an independent Christian non-profit organization based in
Hollywood, California. Its mission is to provide comprehensive training and
mentorship to talented believers, in order to form the next generation of
faith-based artists and professionals in Hollywood. Emphasizing the four core
values of Artistry, Professionalism, Substance and the active pursuit of a
spiritual life, Act One prepares individuals to be ambassadors for Christ in the
heart of Hollywood, the most influential cultural center in the world. For more
information, please visit the Act One website at www.ActOneProgram.com.
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