Steve Pond is TheWrap’s Executive Editor, Awards and has been writing and overseeing awards coverage on the site since 2009. He spent decades writing about film, television, music and the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Premiere, New York Times, Playboy and many other publications. He is the author of the L.A. Times bestseller “The Big Show,” a behind-the-scenes look at the Academy Awards based on 15 years of unprecedented access to that show.
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Steve received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from California State University, Long Beach.
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Cannes Deal Central: Marketplace Acquisitions
A continually-updated roundup of deals made at Cannes’ Marche du Film marketplace
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Cannes Deal Central: Official Film Festival Selections
A continually updated list of deals involving the films screening in the Cannes official selection lineup
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Guillermo del Toro Named Guest Director of LA Film Fest
Festival also adds “Green Hornet” screening, conversations with James Franco and Julie Taymor
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Cannes: Weinstein Starts Buying with ‘Dragon,’ Nears ‘Artist’ Deal
Weinstein Company acquires martial arts film from Peter Ho-Sun Chan, pursues silent comedy from Michel Hazanavicius
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Cannes, Day 1: The ‘Unreal Experience’ Begins
TheWrap’s daily roundup of Cannes news begins with previews, deals and fear and loathing from opening-night director Woody Allen
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Cannes: Open Road Acquires Robert De Niro, Jason Statham Film ‘Killer Elite’
Deal for action-adventure film announced at Cannes but in the works for months
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Cannes Logic: Who Needs Hits When You’ve Got Auteurs?
The stars will be there for show, but the real substance at Cannes will come from a strong lineup of arty filmmakers
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YouTube’s Rental Service Flexible and Searchable, Says Provider
YouTube has been pushing for new contracts to kick off flexibly-priced streaming rentals, according to content distributor
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YouTube Finally Admits It: They’re Renting Movies
Video site posts letter confirming TheWrap’s April story and announcing a new service to rent 3,000 feature films
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Imprisoned Iranian Filmmakers Added to Cannes Lineup
Cannes to screen “semi-clandestine” works from Jafar Panahi and Mohammad Rasoulof, both in jail and banned from making movies
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‘Raymond’ Creator Phil Rosenthal: ‘Thank God for the Internet’
“Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal knows TV, which didn’t help him one bit in selling his indie doc “Exporting Raymond”
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TV Academy Signs 8-Year Network Deal, Averts Emmys Crisis
Emmys will continue to alternate between ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox; Mark Burnett will produce 2011 show
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Rotten Tomatoes, a Division of Warner Bros. — Can It Be Unbiased?
Skeptics wonder if the movie-review site can remain impartial now that it’s owned by a major studio; here’s why they’re wrong
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Cannes Adds ‘The Artist,’ Fills Out Juries
Michel Hazanavicius’ black-and-white comedy moves into competitive slot, while Tribeca’s Geoff Gilmore joins Un Certain Regard jury
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Venice Festival Gives Glory to Al Pacino
Actor/director will receive Glory to the Filmmaker Award, debut new film “Wilde Salome”