Elena Ferrante

VISIT NEWPORT BEACH DEBUTS INSIDE "ON THE RED CARPET" AIRING MARCH 27, THE EVENING OF THE 94th ANNUAL OSCARS®

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Saturday, March 26, 2022

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., March 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Visit Newport Beach, the destination-marketing agency for the city of Newport Beach, is making its debut on Sunday, March 27 in ABC7/KABC-TV Los Angeles' entertainment special "On The Red Carpet After the Awards." The new media integration celebrates the destination's long-standing history with Hollywood. Newport Beach's cinematic ties took center stage in several integrations for the award-winning "On the Red Carpet" during Oscars® week. Viewers from 51 markets around the country will tune in to ABC's "On the Red Carpet After the Awards" the post-show following the Oscars® in the (9:00-11:00 p.m. PDT) time frame. While viewers nationwide are watching a special recap from entertainment reporters hosting from the most exclusive A-list Hollywood parties, they will also experience a custom-created 30-second commercial spot that will run several times, 90-second pre-packaged, on-location video segment, billboards ads, promotions and sponsorships.

Key Points: 
  • Newport Beach's cinematic ties took center stage in several integrations for the award-winning "On the Red Carpet" during Oscars week.
  • Newport Beach continues to be a haven for Hollywood, where guests from around the world retreat away for A-List vacations.
  • ABOUT NEWPORT BEACH & COMPANY/VISIT NEWPORT BEACH:
    Founded in January 2013, Newport Beach & Company is a non-profit organization established to serve as the official marketing agency for the city of Newport Beach.
  • The agency brings together all of the marketing entities connected to the Newport Beach brand, and is designed to oversee separate business units that include Visit Newport Beach, Celebrate Newport Beach, Enterprise Newport Beach and Newport Beach TV.

And the Oscar goes to…the tobacco industry

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Thursday, March 24, 2022

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Truth Initiative®, the national public health organization inspiring lives free from smoking, vaping and nicotine, released data on the pervasive tobacco imagery in this year's Oscar nominated films. Of the 10 films nominated for Best Picture, 80% featured smoking and vaping depictions including, "Don't Look Up," "CODA," "Drive My Car," "King Richard," "Licorice Pizza," "Nightmare Alley," "The Power of the Dog" and "West Side Story." Of all the feature film nominees across categories, 61% depicted tobacco use, including the box office hits: "The Lost Daughter," "No Time to Die," and "House of Gucci."

Key Points: 
  • Many of this years' Oscar nominated films , which appeal to youth and young adults, point to a troubling trend of the renormalization and glamorization of tobacco use in entertainment media and pop culture.
  • This is cause for concern given the ongoing youth e-cigarette epidemic and the role that smoking and vaping imagery plays in initiating youth tobacco use.
  • According to the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey , more than two million high school and middle school students used e-cigarettes.
  • The truth about tobacco and the tobacco industry are at the heart of our proven-effective and nationally recognized truth public education campaign.

A Unique Wedding Song Becomes a Global Valentine's Hit

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Known within the music and film industry as one of the greatest music composers of her generation, Monika released her own wedding song - Yes I Do (My Wedding Song) - and instantly hit the top playlists on music platforms during this year's Valentine's frenzy.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Known within the music and film industry as one of the greatest music composers of her generation, Monika released her own wedding song - Yes I Do (My Wedding Song) - and instantly hit the top playlists on music platforms during this year's Valentine's frenzy.
  • No scene guidelines, no time codes, just me on my guitar dreaming of my wedding.
  • "I have sung this song live for some years now and I get such an overwhelming response from the crowd.
  • 2022 found Monika composing 10 new songs for Netflix's New Year's Eve premiere movie "The Lost Daughter" by Maggie Gyllenhaal with her song " Stala " being used as main and closing theme song.

Olivia Colman, Anna Bonaiuto and Olga Zuiderhoek read new lecture by Elena Ferrante at Dutch literature festival

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Friday, September 24, 2021

UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The successful Italian author Elena Ferrante has written a new lecture for the ILFU literature festival in the Netherlands.

Key Points: 
  • UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The successful Italian author Elena Ferrante has written a new lecture for the ILFU literature festival in the Netherlands.
  • This year, the International Literature Festival Utrecht (ILFU) will present Elena Ferrante with the Belle van Zuylen Ring 2021, an award recognising the work of socially engaged writers.
  • The award accompanies the Belle van Zuylen Lecture, which honours the memory of the famed Dutch Enlightenment writer Belle van Zuylen.
  • An online stream of Elena Ferrante lecture ( 30 minutes) by Olivia Colman, Anna Bonaiuto and Olga Zuiderhoek.

Olivia Colman, Anna Bonaiuto and Olga Zuiderhoek read new lecture by Elena Ferrante at Dutch literature festival

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Friday, September 24, 2021

UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The successful Italian author Elena Ferrante has written a new lecture for the ILFU literature festival in the Netherlands.

Key Points: 
  • UTRECHT, Netherlands, Sept. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The successful Italian author Elena Ferrante has written a new lecture for the ILFU literature festival in the Netherlands.
  • This year, the International Literature Festival Utrecht (ILFU) will present Elena Ferrante with the Belle van Zuylen Ring 2021, an award recognising the work of socially engaged writers.
  • The award accompanies the Belle van Zuylen Lecture, which honours the memory of the famed Dutch Enlightenment writer Belle van Zuylen.
  • An online stream of Elena Ferrante lecture ( 30 minutes) by Olivia Colman, Anna Bonaiuto and Olga Zuiderhoek.