Earlier this week, FOX Sports hosted a special screening event in New York for “89 Blocks,” a documentary that tells the story of the East St. Louis High School Flyers football team in Illinois. The film is the first in FOX Sports Films’ feature-length documentary series, “Magnify,” which explores important cultural stories through the lens of […]
Monthly Archives: November 2017
21CF earns 23 nominations for NAACP Image Awards celebrating achievements of people of color in media
Long-running drama series, feature documentaries, major motion pictures and more from 21st Century Fox businesses were announced on Nov. 20 as nominees for the 49th NAACP Image Awards, an annual program celebrating the achievements of people of color across the entertainment industry. The company received a total of 23 nominations for projects such as FOX’s “Empire,” Twentieth Century […]
FOX Sports Latin America celebrates commitment to women’s soccer, marks big achievement with Mexican women’s league final
Last month FOX Sports Latin America acquired the broadcasting rights to six of the 16 teams in Liga MX Femenil, a Mexican women’s league. The champion was determined last week in a two-part final broadcast exclusively on FS2: On Monday, Nov. 20, Pachuca defeated Chivas 2-0; on Friday, Nov. 24, Chivas defeated Pachuca 3-0 to […]
FOX Sports honors military members and veterans with a weekend of special Veterans Day programming and events
To mark Veterans Day (Saturday, Nov. 11) in the U.S., FOX Sports hosted a number of special programming events this past weekend. From Thursday through Sunday, FOX Sports invited active military members and veterans to be part of live studio audiences and took some of its shows on the road to Pier 10 on the […]
Fox Archives: Thanksgiving-themed photographs from the Starhead collection
The Starhead collection is a small portion of the Fox Archive’s larger photograph collection. It consists of portraits and candid images of employees (i.e., actors, actresses, writers, directors, production executives, etc.) who were contracted by Fox when the star system was in place. The Starhead photographs were used by the studio to publicize its employees […]
21CF Global Inclusion hosts breakfast honoring alums of inaugural Fox Filmmakers Lab, women directors at AFI Fest in Hollywood
On Friday, Nov. 10, 21st Century Fox Global Inclusion hosted a breakfast to honor the 25 participants of 20th Century Fox’s inaugural Fox Filmmakers Lab, a highly selective lab designed to help increase the number of female directors working in the industry. The breakfast also celebrated the 40 women directors whose films are showcased in […]
21CF and Endemol Shine Group CEO Sophie Turner Laing host special screening of Fox Searchlight’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’ in London
Endemol Shine Group CEO Sophie Turner Laing and 21st Century Fox co-hosted a screening of Fox Searchlight’s “Battle of the Sexes” last evening in London. The event was held ahead of the U.K. release for “Battle of the Sexes” (Friday, Nov. 24) and celebrated the achievements of the women portrayed in the film. 21CF owns […]
Fox partners with Team Rubicon for new documentary series on global disaster relief efforts
As Puerto Rico continues to recover from the damage caused by Hurricane Maria in September, Fox Networks Group is set to unveil a new documentary series about the nonprofit Team Rubicon and its disaster relief efforts in Puerto Rico, the continental United States, and beyond. The series will air in short segments across FNG’s full portfolio, including FOX […]
21CF CEO James Murdoch and director Matthew Vaughn host special screening of ‘Kingsman: The Golden Circle’ in London
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch and “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” director Matthew Vaughn co-hosted a private screening last night in London for the upcoming action-adventure film. Students participating in the Ghetto Film School (GFS) 2017 London Summer Workshop and luminaries from the U.K.’s creative industry were among those who attended the screening of the […]
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito helps introduce Washington, D.C., to Fox Searchlight’s ‘Battle of the Sexes’
21st Century Fox’s Washington, D.C., public affairs team hosted an advanced screening of Fox Searchlight’s “Battle of the Sexes” earlier this week, along with the Washington Kastles tennis team and the Women’s Sports Foundation. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), an avid tennis player, joined Washington Kastles founder and owner Mark Ein to introduce the film. […]
