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28-478: Ettore Scola ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛttore ˈskɔːla] ; 10 May 1931 – 19 January 2016) was an Italian screenwriter and film director. He received a Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film in 1978 for his film A Special Day and over the course of his film career was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. Scola was born in Trevico , Avellino, Campania . At age 15, he became

56-502: A regional sports network for the team once its contract with Fox Sports West concluded. The Dodgers instead partnered with Time Warner Cable to launch Time Warner Cable SportsNet LA . On October 2, 2013, Dick Clark Productions teamed up with Keshet International to start out a joint venture to bring Keshet 's unscripted properties to the North American market, entitled Keshet-DCP. In 2014, DCP took over production of

84-533: A 19th-century novel, was adapted by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine into the award-winning musical Passion . He was a member of the jury at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival . . A lifelong supporter of left-wing politics, Scola was part of the shadow cabinet of the Italian Communist Party in 1989 as Minister of Culture . In 2009, Scola signed a petition in support of film director Roman Polanski , calling for his release after Polanski

112-465: A building on the Sunset Strip , in an area among visible, legendary clubs and landmarks. As Clark recounted in his 1976 book, Rock, Roll and Remember : "I hung up a very modest sign in lowercase print — dick clark productions — and started producing." In the 1970s, it operated a subsidiary Dick Clark Teleshows, to produce, most notably, the first American Music Awards , Sorority '62 , and

140-511: A ghostwriter. He entered the film industry as a screenwriter in 1953 and collaborated with director Dino Risi and fellow writer Ruggero Maccari on the screenplay for Risi's feature, Il Sorpasso (1962). He directed his first film, Let's Talk About Women , in 1964. In 1974, Scola enjoyed international success with We All Loved Each Other So Much ( C'eravamo tanto amati ), a wide fresco of post-World War II Italian life and politics, dedicated to fellow director Vittorio De Sica . The film won

168-501: A group led by its former president Todd Boehly. Variety reported that CEO Allen Shapiro was "likely to be a key player in the spinoff, given his experience in running entertainment firms". Boehly's stake is represented by Eldridge Industries . In September 2016, it was reported that the Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group (which owns AMC Theatres and Legendary Entertainment ) was in talks to acquire Dick Clark Productions. This

196-523: A home video division, Dick Clark Video, to handle videocassettes, with Vestron Video handling distribution of the titles, most notably American Bandstand . In 1987, Dick Clark Productions had signed a five-year deal with the Golden Globe Awards to produce the telecasts from the next five years. Dick Clark Productions went public on NASDAQ in 1986. It was taken private in 2002 by an investment group that included Mosaic Media Group and

224-537: A part of MRC (initially Valence Media) after Boehly's entertainment and media assets merged with the studio. Valence as a whole rebranded as MRC in 2020, with DCP being part of the MRC Live & Alternative division. In September 2021, MRC discontinued the Dick Clark Productions branding, and folded all of its productions under the MRC Live & Alternative branding going forward. In August 2022,

252-647: The Best English-Language Foreign Film category, which was intended for English-language films made outside the United States. The two categories were fused into Best Foreign Language Film in 1973, now rewarding any non-American films regardless of language; this was reversed in 1986 when it was renamed to Best Foreign Language Film, although this last change also made American films in non-English language eligible, such as winners Letters from Iwo Jima and Minari . The award

280-663: The Billboard Music Awards , an awards show presented by Guggengeim-owned Billboard magazine. In July 2014, DCP settled a lawsuit with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association over its contracts with NBC to broadcast the Golden Globe Awards. On December 17, 2015, in response to losses across Guggenheim Partners, the company announced that it would spin out its media properties, including Dick Clark Productions, to

308-496: The 90-minute special 200 Years of American Music . Between the 1970s and 1980s, Dick Clark Productions owned a cinema production company, Dick Clark Cinema Productions, to produce telemovies and feature films. In 1983, Daniel Paulson was appointed vice president of the division. In 1983, a company owned by Clark and his wife were among multiple applicants to acquire WRKS-FM in New York City. Also, in 1985, Clark operated

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336-611: The Academy Awards. Before 1974, the award was given only infrequently, and with several films being jointly honoured per year. The most honored country in this category is the United Kingdom, with seven films honored, followed by Spain and France. Like the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, this award does not require that an eligible film be released in the United States. The official rules for

364-454: The Caisse . Mandalay Entertainment bought DCP's stake in 2004. On June 19, 2007, Dick Clark Productions was sold to Daniel Snyder , then the owner of Washington, D.C.'s NFL team , and former chairman of Six Flags , for $ 175 million. After Clark's death on April 18, 2012, Snyder commented that he was proud when he purchased Dick Clark Productions, adding that Clark was "in every sense of

392-535: The DCP-created American Music Awards , the Billboard Music Awards (presented by co-owned music magazine Billboard ), Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve , and So You Think You Can Dance (with 19 Entertainment ). Some of its earlier productions, such as American Bandstand , New Year's Rockin' Eve , and TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes (initially with Carson Entertainment ), were hosted by Clark himself. The company

420-492: The Golden Globes and New Year's Rockin' Eve to STX Entertainment . On February 1, 2018, DCP merged with Billboard - Hollywood Reporter Media Group and Media Rights Capital to form Valence Media . Mike Mahan was appointed CEO of DCP. In November 2019, the company's COO and CFO Amy Thurlow became president of Dick Clark Productions, with Mike Mahan expected to become a vice chairman in 2020. In July 2020, Valence

448-620: The Golden Prize at the 9th Moscow International Film Festival . In 1976, he won the Prix de la mise en scène at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival for Brutti, sporchi e cattivi . Scola made further successful films, including A Special Day (1977), That Night In Varennes (1982), What Time Is It? (1989) and Captain Fracassa's Journey (1990). He directed close to 40 films in some 40 years. His film Passione d'amore , adapted from

476-769: The U.S. during the specified period. Dick Clark Productions (through its Golden Globes, LLC subsidiary), which took over the presentation of the Golden Globes from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) in 2024, continues the HFPA's practice of not limiting the number of submitted films from a given country. This differs from the practice of the Academy Awards' presenter, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which limits each country to one submission per year. Notes: 1965-1972: Best Foreign Film – Foreign Language 1973-1985: Best Foreign Film 1986–present: Best Foreign Language Film Nine directors have won

504-447: The award multiple times. Dick Clark Productions Dick Clark Productions ( DCP , stylized in lowercase as dick clark productions or dcp ) is an American multinational television production company founded by radio and TV host Dick Clark . The studio primarily produces award shows and other music entertainment programs, including the Golden Globe Awards (owned outright by DCP since 2023), Academy of Country Music Awards ,

532-457: The award state that submitted films must be at least 70 minutes in length and have at least 51% of their dialogue in a language other than English, and that they be "first released in their country of origin during the 14-months period from November 1 to December 31, prior to the Awards". Films that were not released in their country of origin due to censorship qualify with a one-week release in

560-435: The company's assets, effectively undoing the 2018 deal that created Valence Media. Among other assets, Eldridge re-acquired the MRC Live & Alternative division and announced it would restore the Dick Clark Productions name to the unit. In January 2023, DCP was subsequently acquired by a joint venture of Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge Industries known as Penske Media Eldridge: Adam Stotsky stepped down as president of

588-703: The merger was unwound, with Eldridge re-gaining control of the studio and reinstating the Dick Clark Productions name. In January 2023, DCP was subsequently acquired by a joint venture of Penske Media Corporation and Eldridge Industries known as Penske Media Eldridge. The Dick Clark radio show began syndication in the late 1950s as part of MARS Broadcasting. The name and lower-case stylization of Dick Clark Productions dates back to, at latest, 1964, when Dick Clark's public relations manager, Henry Rogers of Rogers & Cowan, suggested naming his production company after himself, so he could be more visible following American Bandstand ' s move to Hollywood. Later, Clark rented

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616-557: The word, a giant". Until 2012, Dick Clark Productions was majority owned by Red Zone Capital Management, a Daniel Snyder-controlled private equity firm, with a 40 percent stake held by Six Flags . The week of June 13, 2012, Red Zone confirmed a possible sale of the company, and that investment bank Raine Group had been tapped to determine possible suitors. Rumored suitors included CORE Media Group , whose 19 Entertainment produced So You Think You Can Dance with DCP, and Ryan Seacrest Productions , whose namesake founder worked with and

644-569: Was arrested in Switzerland in relation to his 1977 charge for drugging and raping a 13-year-old girl. Scola died in Rome on 19 January 2016 at the age of 84. Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film It was first introduced at the 7th Golden Globe Awards for the 1949 film year as Best Foreign-Language Foreign Film , and would return to be awarded yearly from the 1957 film year onwards; from 1948 to 1972, it existed alongside

672-460: Was confirmed on November 4, 2016, when Wanda Group announced the purchase for $ 1 billion. On February 20, 2017, Bloomberg News reported that the sale was facing regulatory issues in China. On March 10, 2017, an Eldridge Industries spokesperson stated that the sale had been scrapped. DCP received $ 50 million from Wanda Group in breakup and extension fees. The studio later sold Chinese rights to

700-549: Was mentored by Dick Clark. On September 4, 2012, Red Zone Capital Management reached an agreement to sell Dick Clark Productions to a group partnership headed by Guggenheim Partners , Mandalay Entertainment , and Mosaic Media Investment Partners for approximately $ 350 million. In December 2012, reports by several baseball insiders indicated that the Los Angeles Dodgers (also owned by Guggenheim Partners) were in talks with Dick Clark Productions to potentially form

728-502: Was originally an equivalent to the pre-existent Best English-Language Foreign Film , for English-language film made outside the United States. Since the 1987 change in the criteria for this award, its eligibility criteria have been considerably broader than those for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film ; films are notably not submitted by their country, and there is not limit of one-eligible film per country as in

756-470: Was rebranded as MRC, with Dick Clark Productions operating as a label of its non-scripted division MRC Live & Alternative. Thurlow stepped down from DCP in June 2021. In September 2021, the Dick Clark Productions name was discontinued, with all of its productions now falling under the MRC Live & Alternative banner. In August 2022, Eldridge and MRC's co-CEOs Modi Wiczyk and Asif Satchu agreed to divide

784-457: Was sold to a group led by Daniel Snyder in 2007 for $ 150 million. In September 2012, it was sold again to Guggenheim Partners , Mandalay Entertainment and Mosaic Media Investment Partners for $ 350 million. Guggenheim's stake was later spun out to former president Todd Boehly . In 2016, Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group announced its intent to acquire DCP, but the deal was thrown out in early 2017 due to regulatory issues. The company then became

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