Steven Spielberg and John Travolta present grants at the annual HFPA luncheon
- 12 years ago
It was an "A-list" event as stars Steven Spielberg, Dustin Hoffman and others stepped out on the red carpet on Thursday (August 09) in support of the annual Hollywood Foreign Press Association luncheon in Beverly Hills.
Traditionally, the HFPA, the non-profit group behind the Golden Globes, invites stars to present the grants, and this year was no different with John Travolta, Bradley Cooper and Christina Hendricks presenting grants in excess of 1.2 million dollars (USD) to nonprofit entertainment-related organizations, film schools and scholarship programs on behalf of the organization.
Dustin Hoffman riffed on the lighthearted affair, while director Steven Spielberg said the HFPA's grant program was necessary for artists to continue their craft.
SOUNDBITE Director Steven Spielberg saying (English):
"From the aspiring artists that we were as children to the filmmakers that we are today, we are all an organization that's fully committed to the preservation of works that not only inspired us back then to make movies but that continue to motivate us."
Over the past 18 years, the HFPA has donated nearly $15 million through its grants program.
Traditionally, the HFPA, the non-profit group behind the Golden Globes, invites stars to present the grants, and this year was no different with John Travolta, Bradley Cooper and Christina Hendricks presenting grants in excess of 1.2 million dollars (USD) to nonprofit entertainment-related organizations, film schools and scholarship programs on behalf of the organization.
Dustin Hoffman riffed on the lighthearted affair, while director Steven Spielberg said the HFPA's grant program was necessary for artists to continue their craft.
SOUNDBITE Director Steven Spielberg saying (English):
"From the aspiring artists that we were as children to the filmmakers that we are today, we are all an organization that's fully committed to the preservation of works that not only inspired us back then to make movies but that continue to motivate us."
Over the past 18 years, the HFPA has donated nearly $15 million through its grants program.