HollywoodHillBriefs·Oct 27The state department's film unit has a $1.3A little-known office inside the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs is funding screenwriter labs and festival delegations across…
Jonathan Albright·Sep 29America’s New ‘Front Door,’ and the Trail It Left BehindHours before launch, the design was sleek. Behind the paint: an AI block list, a foreign language search footprint, and a State Department…
HollywoodHillBriefs·Sep 25Hollywood's pentagon liaison office reviewed 180 scripts last yearThe Air Force's entertainment liaison has consulted on more than 1,800 productions since 1947 — and the paperwork shows what gets changed.
HollywoodHillBriefs·Sep 18State department's music diplomacy budget hits $4.2 million as Hip-Hop becomes foreign policy toolThe program that sent 50 Cent to Kenya and funded rap workshops in Nigeria is now under scrutiny from Congress over whether it buys…
Marta Reyes·Sep 18Why the US F-35 Warplane Sale to Saudi Arabia Is a Turning Point for the Middle EastThe US just approved the sale of 48 F-35 stealth fighters to Saudi Arabia — a $24.3 billion deal that breaks a decades-old policy of…
