motion picture industry

Losing film and television tax credits would be particularly damaging as the motion picture industry struggles to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, two major strikes and an ongoing industry contraction.

She was just 33 when she was hired at Fox in 1978, and when she was promoted to vice president a year later, The Los Angeles Times called her “the highest-ranking woman in the motion picture industry.”

Earlier, King became the first Black winner of the PGA’s Milestone Award for historic career contributions to the motion picture industry.

“Norman Jewison was a vibrant force in the motion picture industry for more than four decades,” the statement said.

And in the two decades since the release of “The Return of the King,” the Oscar-winning final film in Jackson’s trilogy, New Zealand has become a major player in the global motion picture industry.