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September 5 Screening

Producer John Wildermuth and MPTF resident Joe Maltz, Engineering Designer Engineer for ABC for the 1972 Olympics in Munich, discuss the film September 5 on December 3, 2024 at the Louis B. Mayer Theater on the MPTF campus. Find out more at mptf.com/screenings...

LA Unscripted and MPTF

KTLA 5 News's LA Unscripted took a great look today at our mission and how we've been taking care of our own for over 100 years, leading up to our telethon on Sunday! Find out more here > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1lxXHUGYc4

Catch The Last Journey

Catch The Last Journey

On Wednesday, November 20 at the Louis B. Mayer Theater on our Wasserman Campus, we’re very happy to be holding a screening of a moving new documentary film, The Last Journey. Sweden’s official selection for Best International Film for the upcoming 97th Academy Awards...

Henry Winkler & Hawk Koch

Multi-faceted, multi-award winner Henry Winkler has appeared as an actor on the big screen, TV, on stage, and also behind the camera, directing and producing numerous films and TV productions. Best known as “the Fonz” on "Happy Days," he plays Gene Cousineau in...

Meet Kevin McCormick

Meet Kevin McCormick

MPTF’s commitment to taking care of our own requires the support of those who truly know the industry inside and out. Kevin McCormick, Executive Vice President and Senior Advisor, Warner Bros. Pictures, is one of those people. Exemplifying the best this business has...

Elissa Kalver: We Got This at MPTF

On October 22, 2024 for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, we welcomed Elissa Kalver to our campus to share her experiences with residents and supporters. At 34, she faced a Stage IV Metastatic Breast Cancer diagnosis, just before her daughter’s first birthday. Her...

Matt Barnes and Jaren Hayman

NBA champion Matt Barnes and director Jaren Hayman visit MPTF to discuss the HollyShorts Festival Award-winning short film BLACK MARK and the short WITH LOVE, CHARLIE on September 26, 2024 at the Louis B. Mayer Theater. [button...

Sugar with Colin Farrell

Colin Farrell visits MPTF to discuss his Apple+ series SUGAR on June 4, 2024 at the Louis B. Mayer Theater. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWhmcnoZpIo

From Pen to Page

From Pen to Page

“I love the process of writing. I can’t wait to get together with them!” That’s the sentiment felt by retired Local 44 propman and MPTF resident David Quick about The Grey Quill Society, our campus writing group which gathers weekly for residents and volunteers to...

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I Am MPTF: Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez

Rebecca Huntley, Peter Goldwyn and Mirna Gonzalez share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFOTg3ogxLw

ABC7: Food Drive for Entertainment Crews

ABC7 takes a look at the August 25, 2023 food drive at MPTF with IATSE, Teamsters Local 399, Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, Labor Community Services and Matthew 25 Ministries, addressing the needs of entertainment...

KCAL: Food Drive at MPTF Campus

Los Angeles' KCAL covers the August 24, 2023 food drive with IATSE and Teamsters Local 399 volunteers and an interview with MPTF CEO Bob Beitcher. If you need help today, click here, and if you can help crew members in need, click here....

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

The Aiellos

Joel and Danielle Aiello first met in 2011 and married soon after; a prop maker in Hollywood for years and an honoree of the Television Academy, Joel worked on everything from The Mandalorian to making the legendary bunkbeds in Stepbrothers. One day their lives...

Wildfire Recovery: Next Steps and Next Next Steps

On Tuesday, January 21, we held a special virtual webinar, Wildfire Relief: Next Steps and Next Next Steps, featuring guest speakers who gave guidance on how to navigate insurance claims, property taxes, tax payments, and...

Blazing a Trail

Blazing a Trail

For over two decades, GSWEC (the Southern California Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium) has been at the forefront of bridging geriatric social work, classroom education, and field training for students pursuing a Master’s degree. The first of its kind, GSWEC...

Finding Comfort and Joy During the Holidays

MPTF Studios' Creative Chaos presents this look from our Holistic Wellness series about how to stay healthy and focused over the holiday season, featuring MPTF's Linda Healy (linda.healy@mptf.com), Naomi Rodda (naomi.rodda@mptf.com), and Fredda Johnson...

Reopening and Your Mental Health

A year after California’s mandatory lockdown, restrictions are being eased and more businesses are reopening– but anxiety, stress, and depression can affect us going forward.

Rising Stars

Rising Stars

Jennifer Jorge was first introduced to MPTF as an intern with the Geriatric Social Work Education Consortium (GSWEC) 16 years ago.

Delicate Care

We’d like you to meet two people instrumental to our outpatient Palliative Care program: Anne Front, LMFT, APHSW‑C, a Palliative Care social worker, and Rabbi Arthur Rosenberg, Palliative Care Chaplain.

Overnight Changes

Overnight Changes

Taking care of our parents is an issue that can come up when we least expect it

MPTF’s Oscar

MPTF receives the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Oscars

The “T” in MPTF

The “T” in MPTF

During our 50th year on July 27, 1971, we officially adopted “Television” as part of our name, and it’s a word at the core of our existence every day.

KTLA’s L.A. Unscripted with MPTF

KTLA profiles MPTF on "LA Unscripted" on December 6, 2022, featuring interviews with Bob Beitcher, Courteney Bailey, and Kay Weissman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cMQ2rgMgC8

The Jay Jacobs Story

The Jay Jacobs Story

Retired William Morris talent agent Jay Jacobs has had firsthand experience with many of the ups and downs of showbiz life.

A Crisis for So Many

A Crisis for So Many

July 14, 2023 - With production shut down due to the current work stoppage, we have seen a dramatic increase in inbound calls to MPTF from industry members seeking some form of assistance. Speaking to Deadline, Jennifer Jorge, our Director of Community Social...

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Let’s Play Ball

MPTF’s Professional Advisory Network (PAN) gathered on October 1, 2020 for a fascinating conversation focused on sports during the era of COVID. Speakers Renata Simril, President and CEO of LA84 Foundation, and Sean Farnham, Emmy award-winning game and studio analyst...

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Together Apart

Together Apart

In July of 2020, MPTF teamed up with the Milken Institute to host the Social Isolation Impact Summit. MPTF has been at the forefront of exploring innovative solutions to social isolation and we are grateful to partner with the Milken Institute and their mission to...

A Life-Changing Three Years

A Life-Changing Three Years

In 2019, MPTF was awarded a three-year, $1-million grant from ACL (the Administration for Community Living) to serve people living with the effects of dementia and their caregivers. Partnering with Alzheimer’s LA and Wise & Healthy Aging, MPTF’s ACL implementation...

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Veterans Among Us

Veterans Among Us

Orven Schanzer fought in WWII in the 9th Air Force. After three bronze stars, a victory ribbon, Good Conduct Medal and others, Orven returned to the states to begin an extensive career with 20th Century Fox. He was an editor on Cleopatra starring Elizabeth Taylor,...

Lights, Camera, Take Action! Caring for Hollywood’s Crews

Presented live on KTLA-5 on December 9, 2023, hosted by Tom Bergeron and Yvette Nicole Brown. Find out how you can play your part by supporting entertainment industry workers at mptf.com/telethon. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA...

Father’s Day

Father’s Day

June 18, 2023 - Our MPTF family is full of stories of fatherhood, including several right here on campus. For example, Richard M. Learman, a resident here for four years, had many positions in the entertainment industry for five decades including Assistant Director,...

A Helping Hand

A Helping Hand

“Just as it doesn't hurt to smile, it's pretty easy to reach down and help someone out.” That’s the philosophy of Walton Dornisch, an active and enthusiastic MPTF volunteer with a long entertainment industry history. In fact, as he explains, “my great-grandmother,...

Thelma Rides In

An audience favorite at Sundance earlier this year, the touching action-comedy Thelma from Magnolia Pictures rode its now-iconic scooter into theaters on June 21, 2024 and has proven to be a box office smash as well. The...

Staging with Heart

Staging with Heart

Continuing in the spirit of Mary Pickford’s legacy of seeing a need and filling it, Kim Crabb, Location Manager for Hollywood Teamsters Local 399, is doing just that. In August of last year, Kim played a pivotal role in coordinating logistics for a food distribution...

It Takes a Team

It Takes a Team

“I didn’t know anything about working with long-term residents and was just observing. The residents, the people who run the Activity Room, and volunteers like Mary McCoy were having so much fun interacting that I stopped feeling self-conscious and jumped in, taking...