Sharon Waxman, is the founder, CEO and Editor in Chief of TheWrap. She is an award-winning journalist and best-selling author, and was a Hollywood correspondent for The New York Times. Twitter: @sharonwaxman
Experience:
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New Film Fund Extremal Will Commit P&A Financing – Up-Front (video)
The new up-front financing formula will strengthen the hands of indie directors and producers
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Cee Lo Green Boogies with ‘F— You’ at Toronto Film Festival (video, NSFW)
With apologies to George, Cee Lo Green stole the spotlight, and we took a little video of his most popular performance.
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Brad Pitt Says ‘Moneyball’ Inspired Him, Chris Pratt Says He’s Underpaid (video)
Chris Pratt stole the show from Brad Pitt and the rest of the cast of “Moneyball” met the media at the Toronto Film Festival on Friday
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Music, Meet Technology: Will.i.am to Close TheGrill 2011
Will.i.am, the innovative composer, performer, technologist and activist will be the closing keynote speaker at TheWrap’s conference in two weeks
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In ‘Warrior,’ Does Lionsgate Know it has a ‘Rocky’?
Decades ago another film came out of nowhere and told a story of a down-on-his-luck fighter when Americans needed to believe the little guy could overcome the odds
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Gerard Depardieu Takes the Piss in Parody of Airline Incident (video)
The French actor recreates the scene, dressed as the French cartoon character, Obelix
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Inside the Revolution Library: Where Joe Roth Went Wrong
Exclusive: The studio debuted in 2000 to high hopes, but confidential documents show how it spent too much money on star projects that left audiences cold
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Hulu Expands to Japan, Makes CBS Deal
With Hulu up for sale, the streaming service goes international and lures fourth network
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Disney 2.0? Dick Cook Looks For Funding for Family Movie Studio
Does Hollywood need another family-friendly studio? That’s what Cook is reportedly looking to do
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Yahoo, Google, Amazon, Dish Bidding on Hulu — But They Have Concerns
The popular service isn’t profitable, and buyers want to see longer content deals before they shell out billions
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Saadi Gadhafi Emails CNN, Says He Wants to ‘Negotiate’ Deal
The emails suggested that Saadi Gadhafi was not under arrest, as rebel leaders had said on Sunday
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Saadi Gadhafi, Hollywood Investor and Dictator’s Son, Arrested
Saadi – a former soccer player– had returned to Libya to serve as commander of special forces in his father’s regime.
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Legendary Gets $220M Investor for China Filmmaking Venture
Paul Y. Engineering Group will take a 50% stake in the new company to fund two English-language, event-style films per year for global audiences
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L.A. Times Employees to Get $32 Million for ESOP Sell-Out
“This was a horrible deal for the employees of Tribune,” says Dan Neil, who brought the suit