In their ongoing partnership to help advance opportunities for female directors, 21st Century Fox and the American Film Institute (AFI) hosted a networking breakfast and panel discussion on November 12 during AFI Film Festival and recognized Director Valerie Weiss as a Fox Filmmakers Lab front-runner. “Breaking the Frame: A Conversation about Craft and Career” was the […]
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Dear Mrs. Doubtfire… The 25th Anniversary of a 20th Century Fox Classic
Dear Mrs. Doubtfire… November 22nd marks the 25th anniversary of “Mrs. Doubtfire.” The Chris Columbus-directed feature from 20th Century Fox was based on the novel “Alias Madame Doubtfire.” Robin Williams is responsible for introducing the cinematic world to the iconic Euphegenia Doubtfire, a refined British nanny ostensibly well-versed in childcare, housekeeping and the culinary arts. […]
FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions Announce 8 Title Fights with Exciting Press Conference
On Tuesday, November 13, FOX Sports and Premier Boxing Champions (PBC) held an exciting press conference in the FOX Sports’ Studios in Los Angeles unveiling their new television schedule featuring eight world title fights within the first three months. The standing-room only event featured 27 of PBC’s top boxers, FOX on-air talent, and more than […]
21CF news recap for the week ending November 16, 2018
This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes FOX Sport’s $1B MLB rights deal, FOX News in solidarity with CNN, and the last 21CF Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Lachlan Murdoch Salutes Father Rupert Murdoch At Fox’s Last Annual Shareholder Meeting Before Disney Deal (Deadline Hollywood) Rupert Murdoch, and sons, begin […]
21CF HONORS VETERANS WITH EVENTS ACROSS THE U.S.
21CF colleagues across the U.S. took time to recognize the sacrifice and courage of veterans with dedicated programming and hosted events in cities across the U.S. Here are some of the ways we offered our sincere gratitude to the veterans in our communities: FOX Sports During the week leading up to Veterans Day, FOX Sports […]
21CF Inclusion Week inspires FOX 9/KMSP to engage minority and immigrant communities in greater Minneapolis
As part of 21st Century Fox’s first-ever Inclusion Week, a company-wide global initiative to connect colleagues and spark conversation around the theme of Inclusion, television station FOX 9 Minnesota took the opportunity to engage in conversation about the state’s large Somali immigrant population and the media’s effect on perceptions about that community. KMSP-TV station welcomed […]
Five key quotes from 21CF’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders: the road to success, Disney transaction, establishing new FOX, industry transformation
Yesterday, 21st Century Fox held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders at the Zanuck Theater on the FOX Lot, expected to be its last such meeting pending the anticipated close of its transaction with Disney in the first half of 2019. The meeting was chaired by Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch, who praised Rupert, saying, “It began […]
21CF Chats: The real cost of war with “The Long Road Home” technical advisor, U.S. Army Veteran Eric Bourquin
As we honor all who have served on this Veterans Day, let us also remember those who paid the ultimate price during the early days of Operation Iraqi Freedom. April 4, 2004 – the day America’s reconstruction and peacekeeping mission in Iraq took a savage turn began like any other. The four-vehicle convoy of Comanche […]
21CF news recap for the week ending November 9, 2018
21CF earnings, a PG-13 Deadpool, Bohemian Rhapsody makes the rocking world go ‘round This week’s recap of news about 21st Century Fox and its businesses includes first quarter earnings, Disney transaction approval from the European Commission, the Fox DP Lab’s inaugural class of female cinematographers, FOX News calls the U.S. midterm elections, and talk of […]
Fox Searchlight’s ‘The Favourite’ Leads BIFA Nominations
“The Favourite,” a “cheeky” drama loosely based on the true story of two cousins competing for the attention of Britain’s Queen Anne, has garnered 13 nominations for this year’s British Independent Film Awards – including Olivia Colman for Best Actress, Best Film, Director, Screenplay and for its supporting cast Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz. “We’re […]
