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Hollywood Screenwriters: From the Blacklist to Today’s WGA Strike

Sunday, June 4, 2023 | 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm PT
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Kal Penn to Host 60th Annual PEN America Literary Awards—“the Oscars for Books”— March 2 at New York’s Town Hall

Press ReleaseFebruary 7, 2023

Clarisse Rosaz Shariyf, chief program officer for Literary Programming at PEN America, said, “Kal Penn epitomizes PEN America’s belief in the capacity of writers and artists to instigate social… More

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PEN America CEO Suzanne Nossel Testifies on Censorship and Free Speech Issues in China

Commentary
By: Suzanne Nossel | July 1, 2021

“The regime’s determination to hunt down dissenters wherever they are instills a sense of fear from which there is no escape, even far beyond Saudi borders.” More

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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewSeptember 11, 2020

“We all need to be much more conscientious about [spreading misinformation] and also equipped to talk to one another and confront one another. The advice that we give is… More

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The PEN Pod: Tough Questions with Suzanne Nossel

InterviewAugust 7, 2020

“Democratic countries around the world, creative industries, and principled leaders. . . [need to] be cognizant of the reach and influence that China is attempting to exercise.” More

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The PEN Pod: Investigating Censorship in Hollywood with James Tager

InterviewAugust 5, 2020

“We want Hollywood to take more action to oppose government censorship from any government—be that from Beijing, Washington D.C., Moscow, Cairo, or Riyadh.” More

A security guard looks at a billboard full of movie posters outside a Beijing theatre Friday, April 25, 1997. Chinese can now watch a wide selection of movies, ranging from locally produced communist propaganda films to Hollywood blockbusters.

Chinese Government Censorship Poses Clear Risk to Creative Freedom in U.S. Filmmaking

Press ReleaseAugust 5, 2020

PEN America today said Chinese government censorship is exerting influence on Hollywood and the global filmmaking industry, posing a clear threat to free speech and artistic expression. More

A security guard looks at a billboard full of movie posters outside a Beijing theatre Friday, April 25, 1997. Chinese can now watch a wide selection of movies, ranging from locally produced communist propaganda films to Hollywood blockbusters.

[VIRTUAL] Report Launch & Panel Discussion: Made in Hollywood, Censored by Beijing

Wednesday, August 5, 2020 | 4:00 pm PT
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The PEN Pod: A Reckoning in Hollywood with Kim Masters

InterviewJuly 22, 2020

“True power—defined as the ability to get something made because you feel like it, because you think it’s a good idea—is in very few hands.” More

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The PEN Pod: On Systemic Racism in Hollywood with the Writers Guild of America West

InterviewJuly 15, 2020

Leaders of the Committee of Black Writers at WGA West talked to The PEN Pod about racial justice and equity in Hollywood. More

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