Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation News Stories Exhibition News Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli Honored as 2022 Pioneers of the Year Boxoffice Staff • Sep 22nd The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation has named producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli as its 2022 Pioneers of the Year. Wilson and Broccoli were presented the award by Daniel Craig and Michelle Yeoh at the Foundation’s Pioneer... Exhibition Features Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers Foundation’s Christina Blumer on Leading the Charity’s Next Chapter Daniel Loria • Jul 14th A cornerstone of the film industry since its founding in 1936, the Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers Foundation has been an invaluable industry resource built to address the cinema community’s greatest needs. The foundation is starting a new chapter in... Exhibition News Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Promotes Christina Blumer to Executive Director Boxoffice Staff • Jun 6th Christina Blumer, is being promoted to Executive Director of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF), effective immediately, the organization announced Monday. The Foundation’s previous executive director, Todd Vradenburg, exited the post in March to become the President and... Exhibition Features Wonder Women: A Look Back at WOMPI Rebecca Pahle • Dec 7th “[Those in the] entertainment industry, as a whole, are not great historians,” says Todd Vradenburg, executive director of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. “Everyone looks forward, and no one looks back a little bit and says, ‘Hey, what... Exhibition News Harkins Theatres’ Heather Morgan Named President of Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Boxoffice Staff • Nov 12th Heather Morgan, currently the vice president of content and programming at Harkins Theatres, has been named the new president of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation—making her the first woman to hold that role in the non-profit group’s august... Exhibition Features Boxoffice LIVE Sessions Recap: Mobilizing Moviegoers Back to Theaters Boxoffice Staff • May 6th With moviegoers in much of the world sequestered at home, social media has proved key in maintaining communication, both within the exhibition community and between exhibitors and customers. A previous Boxoffice LIVE Session tackled the latter topic from a marketing... Coronavirus Stepping Up: Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Helps the Exhibition Community Make it Through COVID-19 Rebecca Pahle • Apr 24th For more than 80 years, the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation—founded in 1939 in memory of its movie star namesake, who died in a plane crash four years earlier—has been providing assistance to those in need within the film... Exhibition News Cinemark Raises Record Funds with 30th Annual Charity Golf Classic Dinner & Tournament Boxoffice Staff • Dec 11th PRESS RELEASE Cinemark celebrated a milestone as it hosted its 30th Annual Charity Golf Classic Dinner & Tournament benefiting three of Cinemark’s most beloved charity partners. It was a banner event, raising more money than ever before through the generous donations... Exhibition News Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Launches Film Row to Engage Next Generation of Leaders Boxoffice Staff • Mar 29th PRESS RELEASE Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF) announced the launch of Film Row, comprised of up-and-coming industry professionals who champion philanthropic endeavors while also providing personal and professional growth opportunities for the entertainment industry leaders of tomorrow. The... Exhibition News Adrian Smith to Receive “Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award” at ShowEast Boxoffice Staff • Aug 21st PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – Adrian Smith, President of Domestic Distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing, will receive this year’s “Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award” at ShowEast. Smith will be presented with this special honor as a part of the... Exhibition News Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to Be Honored as 2017 Pioneer of the Year Boxoffice Staff • Dec 6th PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation announced today that Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy), will receive the 2017 Pioneer of the Year honor on March 29,... Load more stories
Exhibition News Michael G. Wilson & Barbara Broccoli Honored as 2022 Pioneers of the Year Boxoffice Staff • Sep 22nd The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation has named producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli as its 2022 Pioneers of the Year. Wilson and Broccoli were presented the award by Daniel Craig and Michelle Yeoh at the Foundation’s Pioneer...
Exhibition Features Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers Foundation’s Christina Blumer on Leading the Charity’s Next Chapter Daniel Loria • Jul 14th A cornerstone of the film industry since its founding in 1936, the Will Rogers Motion Pictures Pioneers Foundation has been an invaluable industry resource built to address the cinema community’s greatest needs. The foundation is starting a new chapter in...
Exhibition News Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Promotes Christina Blumer to Executive Director Boxoffice Staff • Jun 6th Christina Blumer, is being promoted to Executive Director of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF), effective immediately, the organization announced Monday. The Foundation’s previous executive director, Todd Vradenburg, exited the post in March to become the President and...
Exhibition Features Wonder Women: A Look Back at WOMPI Rebecca Pahle • Dec 7th “[Those in the] entertainment industry, as a whole, are not great historians,” says Todd Vradenburg, executive director of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation. “Everyone looks forward, and no one looks back a little bit and says, ‘Hey, what...
Exhibition News Harkins Theatres’ Heather Morgan Named President of Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Boxoffice Staff • Nov 12th Heather Morgan, currently the vice president of content and programming at Harkins Theatres, has been named the new president of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation—making her the first woman to hold that role in the non-profit group’s august...
Exhibition Features Boxoffice LIVE Sessions Recap: Mobilizing Moviegoers Back to Theaters Boxoffice Staff • May 6th With moviegoers in much of the world sequestered at home, social media has proved key in maintaining communication, both within the exhibition community and between exhibitors and customers. A previous Boxoffice LIVE Session tackled the latter topic from a marketing...
Coronavirus Stepping Up: Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Helps the Exhibition Community Make it Through COVID-19 Rebecca Pahle • Apr 24th For more than 80 years, the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation—founded in 1939 in memory of its movie star namesake, who died in a plane crash four years earlier—has been providing assistance to those in need within the film...
Exhibition News Cinemark Raises Record Funds with 30th Annual Charity Golf Classic Dinner & Tournament Boxoffice Staff • Dec 11th PRESS RELEASE Cinemark celebrated a milestone as it hosted its 30th Annual Charity Golf Classic Dinner & Tournament benefiting three of Cinemark’s most beloved charity partners. It was a banner event, raising more money than ever before through the generous donations...
Exhibition News Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation Launches Film Row to Engage Next Generation of Leaders Boxoffice Staff • Mar 29th PRESS RELEASE Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation (WRMPPF) announced the launch of Film Row, comprised of up-and-coming industry professionals who champion philanthropic endeavors while also providing personal and professional growth opportunities for the entertainment industry leaders of tomorrow. The...
Exhibition News Adrian Smith to Receive “Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award” at ShowEast Boxoffice Staff • Aug 21st PRESS RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – Adrian Smith, President of Domestic Distribution for Sony Pictures Releasing, will receive this year’s “Salah M. Hassanein Humanitarian Award” at ShowEast. Smith will be presented with this special honor as a part of the...
Exhibition News Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to Be Honored as 2017 Pioneer of the Year Boxoffice Staff • Dec 6th PRESS RELEASE LOS ANGELES – The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation announced today that Cheryl Boone Isaacs, President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy), will receive the 2017 Pioneer of the Year honor on March 29,...
