Cathleen Young didn’t know anything about accounting, fundraising, human resources or running a nonprofit organization when she joined the Humanitas Prize as executive director in 2007. She was a film and TV writer who had been involved with the organization ever since she won a Humanitas kudo for her 1994 Hallmark Hall of Fame telepic “A Place for Annie.”
Fifteen years later, Young is stepping down now that she has found a new home for Humanitas at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.
The West Los Angeles university will administer the Humanitas Prize awards, designed to recognize writers of movies and TV shows that illuminate the human condition.
“I dated a few colleges, but nothing really worked out until I got to Lmu,” Young tells Variety.
Humanitas has a $5 million endowment, but it lacks the infrastructure to expand the scope of its activity even at a time when...
Fifteen years later, Young is stepping down now that she has found a new home for Humanitas at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Film and Television.
The West Los Angeles university will administer the Humanitas Prize awards, designed to recognize writers of movies and TV shows that illuminate the human condition.
“I dated a few colleges, but nothing really worked out until I got to Lmu,” Young tells Variety.
Humanitas has a $5 million endowment, but it lacks the infrastructure to expand the scope of its activity even at a time when...
- 3/3/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“Black-ish” creator Kenya Barris’ willingness to tackle tough topics on primetime network television – including police brutality, corporal punishment, and the 2016 election – “opens minds and hearts into a window into a world many folks don’t understand,” said one of the show’s stars, Marcus Scribner, in honoring Barris at the 44th Annual Humanitas Prize awards at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Friday night.
“In the space of 30 minutes, Kenya is able to weave these stories that have never been told on television before, and I think that’s why he’s such an amazing artist,” said Scribner, who plays teenage son Andre Johnson, Jr. on the ABC show. “He’s never out to make bank; he’s there to make change.”
Scribner accepted the Voice for Change award on behalf of Barris, who could not attend due to a family emergency. Humanitas says the award is designed to honor a...
“In the space of 30 minutes, Kenya is able to weave these stories that have never been told on television before, and I think that’s why he’s such an amazing artist,” said Scribner, who plays teenage son Andre Johnson, Jr. on the ABC show. “He’s never out to make bank; he’s there to make change.”
Scribner accepted the Voice for Change award on behalf of Barris, who could not attend due to a family emergency. Humanitas says the award is designed to honor a...
- 2/9/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Feature films On the Basis of Sex and Love Simon, along with TV series God Friended Me were among the big winners at the 44th annual Humanitas Prize ceremony tonight at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
A surprise double award, for 30-Minute Television Comedy, went to Dear White People and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
The Humanitas prize was created to honor film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family. For the second year, all prize winners are donating their $20,000 awards to nonprofits engaged in nurturing young writers.
The ceremony also honored Marta Kauffman with the Kieser Award and Kenya Barris (Black-ish) with the Voice for Change Award.
Barris was unable to attend due to a family emergency and his award was accepted by Black-ish cast member Marcus Scribner. Scribner talked about Barris’ courage in taking on controversial topics, including whether or not it’s...
A surprise double award, for 30-Minute Television Comedy, went to Dear White People and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
The Humanitas prize was created to honor film and TV writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family. For the second year, all prize winners are donating their $20,000 awards to nonprofits engaged in nurturing young writers.
The ceremony also honored Marta Kauffman with the Kieser Award and Kenya Barris (Black-ish) with the Voice for Change Award.
Barris was unable to attend due to a family emergency and his award was accepted by Black-ish cast member Marcus Scribner. Scribner talked about Barris’ courage in taking on controversial topics, including whether or not it’s...
- 2/9/2019
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
Box office blockbusters such as “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” and small screen series including “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “One Day at a Time” and “This Is Us” are among the finalists for the 44th annual Humanitas Prize, Humanitas executive director Cathleen Young and president Ali LeRoi announced Tuesday.
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,...
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,...
- 11/27/2018
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
Nearly 11 months after he picked up the Adapted Screenplay Oscar for 12 Years A Slave, John Ridley and his script won the Humanitas Prize for Feature Film today. Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash script, which scored an Oscar nom yesterday, took the award in the Sundance Feature Film category. The 40th annual awards, which honor films and TV shows that “entertain, engage and enrich the viewing public,” were handed out during a luncheon at the Beverly Wilshire.
On the small-screen side, Humanitas Prizes went to Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, Alex Gansa & Meredith Stiehm for the Season 3 Homeland finale “The Star” and Elaine Ko for the Season 5 Modern Family episode “Under Pressure.” “We are so proud and honored to add this year’s Humanitas Prize winners to the long list of writers whose work has both entertained and inspired us for the past four decades,” said Humanitas Executive Director Cathleen Young said.
On the small-screen side, Humanitas Prizes went to Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, Alex Gansa & Meredith Stiehm for the Season 3 Homeland finale “The Star” and Elaine Ko for the Season 5 Modern Family episode “Under Pressure.” “We are so proud and honored to add this year’s Humanitas Prize winners to the long list of writers whose work has both entertained and inspired us for the past four decades,” said Humanitas Executive Director Cathleen Young said.
- 1/16/2015
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline
Twenty-seven writers including John Gatins, Quentin Tarantino and David O. Russell were named finalists in nine categories for the 39th annual Humanitas Prize. The writers will compete for $95,000 in prize money to be handed out at the annual luncheon September 20 at the Montage Beverly Hills. The Humanitas Prize was created to honor TV and film writers for telling stories, which “truly and deeply explore the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens,” the org says. Of the finalists, executive director Cathleen Young said, “These gifted storytellers made us laugh and cry and ultimately, brought us closer together as a family by deeply exploring what it means to be human!” Click over for the full list of nominees: Feature Film Category Flight Written by: John Gatins Django Unchained Written by: Quentin Tarantino Silver Linings Playbook Written by: David O. Russell Sundance Feature Film Category Fruitvale Station Written by:...
- 7/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Tom Fontana, who won a Humanitas Prize for his work on St. Elsewhere during that show’s run, has been elected president of Humanitas, the nonprofit that supports and rewards TV and film writers whose works “entertain, engage and enrich the viewing public.” The longtime TV and film producer succeeds John Wells, who steps down Friday, the day the organization holds its annual awards ceremony at the Montage Beverly Hills (see those nominees here). “Tom Fontana is a writer and producer who has not only had tremendous commercial and critical success, but whose work exemplifies the ideals of Humanitas,” said executive director Cathleen Young. “We are thrilled to see him step into the presidency and eagerly anticipate supporting him in his new role.” Meanwhile, previous Humanitas trustees Hart Hanson (Bones), Ali LeRoi (Everybody Hates Chris) and David Shore (House) have been added to the board of directors, joining Wells, John Sacret Young,...
- 9/13/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Oscar contenders The King's Speech, The Fighter and 127 Hours will face off again, this time as finalists in the feature film category for this year's Humanitas Prizes, which recognize writers whose work "entertain, engage and enrich the viewing public." The series finale of DirecTV's Friday Night Lights made the cut in the hourlong TV category alongside Fox's House, Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva and HBO's The Pacific, while ABC's Emmy-winning Modern Family, which shared the comedy prize in the half-hour category with Showtime's Nurse Jackie last year, is nominated again, along with Nurse Jackie, CBS' How I Met Your Mother and Showtime's The Big C. (The drama prize last year was split between Glee and The Good Wife.) The winners in 6 categories will be announced at the annual ceremony slated to take place Sept. 16 at the Montage Beverly Hills where comedy veteran Gary David Goldberg will receive the Kieser Award "which...
- 7/18/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Writer-producer Cathleen Young has been named executive director of the Humanitas Prize.
Young succeeds Chris Donahue as the top executive overseeing the annual prizes, designed to recognize writers' films and television programs that shed light on the human condition through stories that strive for emotional depth and social relevance. Donahue, who spent five years with Humanitas, has joined Warner Bros. TV-based Shephard/Robin Co. as executive vp. He remains a trustee of the Humanitas Prize.
Young is a Humanitas winner for the 1994 Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm "A Place for Annie", which starred Sissy Spacek as a nurse who cares for an abandoned HIV-positive infant. Young's mandate from Humanitas Prize president Father Frank Desiderio is to increase the overall Humanitas endowment to allow the organization to award more money in each of its eight prize categories. At present, the prize amounts range from $10,000-$25,000. The 2007 honors will be handed out June 26 at a luncheon at the Hilton Universal.
Young succeeds Chris Donahue as the top executive overseeing the annual prizes, designed to recognize writers' films and television programs that shed light on the human condition through stories that strive for emotional depth and social relevance. Donahue, who spent five years with Humanitas, has joined Warner Bros. TV-based Shephard/Robin Co. as executive vp. He remains a trustee of the Humanitas Prize.
Young is a Humanitas winner for the 1994 Hallmark Hall of Fame telefilm "A Place for Annie", which starred Sissy Spacek as a nurse who cares for an abandoned HIV-positive infant. Young's mandate from Humanitas Prize president Father Frank Desiderio is to increase the overall Humanitas endowment to allow the organization to award more money in each of its eight prize categories. At present, the prize amounts range from $10,000-$25,000. The 2007 honors will be handed out June 26 at a luncheon at the Hilton Universal.
- 2/15/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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