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How MPTF Is Supporting During the Wildfires

MPTF Chief Development Officer Courteney Bailey appears on KTLA5 News on January 13, 2025 to talk about how MPTF is helping industry members impacted by the Southern California wildfire disaster. If you need help, call our intake line at 323 634 3888....

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

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Our Youngest Members

Our Youngest Members

The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children’s Center temporarily closed its doors due to the pandemic in March of 2020, impacting 105 children and their parents. On September 8th, after establishing strict protocols based on LA County’s standards, the doors squeaked back...

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Aired live on Los Angeles' KTLA 5 on December 10, 2022, MPTF's first live telethon is hosted by Yvette Nicole Brown and Tom Bergeron, and produced by Phil Rosenthal and David Wild. Thank you to our presenting sponsors, City National Bank and UCLA Health. To donate...

MPTF’s 100th: Lorena Soria, Alex Aguilar Jr. and Bob Beitcher

Lorena Soria, Alex Aguilar Jr. and Bob Beitcher share their stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service” on June 18, 2022 at The Lot at Formosa; introduced by Monica Macer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_68hHaiQqY

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

I Am MPTF: Billy Ray, Ashlei Tave and Tony Ludwig

Oscar-nominated screenwriter Billy Ray, stunt woman Ashlei Tave, and producer and MPTF resident Tony Ludwig share their moving stories about why "I Am MPTF" at “100 Years of Hollywood: A Celebration of Service." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE3tePXfM7M

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...

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...

Life’s Challenges

Life’s Challenges

“I didn’t know how to save myself, but they did.” That’s how Editors Guild member Glenn Darby feels about the upheaval he’s experienced since Heidi, his wife of thirty years, passed away suddenly a year ago. Living in L.A. since 1988, he first joined what is now...

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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...

Overnight Changes

Overnight Changes

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

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Homelessness Hurts

Homelessness Hurts

Homelessness can happen to anyone, even a successful editor.

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2019 Winners

Industry pros gather around creativity.

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,...

Passing the Torch at Lights, Camera, Take Action!

Passing the Torch at Lights, Camera, Take Action!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plr6E_XqFnQ&t=2s One of MPTF's newest programs, Passing the Torch, joins retired industry professionals with young people from underrepresented communities who want to become part of the entertainment industry. Here's a look from...