HOLLYWOOD FOREIGN PRESS ASSOCIATION CREATES DIGITAL TEAM TO REACH GOLDEN GLOBES FANS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA

HOLLYWOOD, CA, December 14, 2010 – The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced today that the organization has created a new digital team to expand its presence in the social media and digital realm, and to revamp its website.  HFPA Digital will leverage social media technologies to bring HFPA’s news and info – winners, interviews, photos and videos – to its fans in real time.

Fans can now follow the HFPA via the following:

• Twitter:  @GoldenGlobes
• Facebook:  facebook.com/GoldenGlobes
• YouTube:  youtube.com/GoldenGlobes
• HFPA Website:  GoldenGlobes.org.

Utilizing the broad experience and reach of the HFPA membership, the digital team will supply unique content to all of the HFPA’s social media channels.  Golden Globes fans will now be able to interact with the HFPA members, celebrities, and entertainment industry notables though these digital outlets, as well as get a behind-the-scenes and front-row look at HFPA events.  The digital team will also utilize the organization’s archival footage and images to give users a historical look at the organization’s rich past.

HFPA Digital will launch at the nomination announcements for the 68^th Annual Golden Globe Awards with a live stream of the announcements. In the coming weeks, coverage will also include breaking news of confirmed presenters, exclusive nominee reactions and how nominees and presenters alike are preparing for the show.  The digital team will also be on hand at the 68^th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony to gather behind-the-scenes footage and interact with at-home fans to enhance the viewing experience.  The show will once again be broadcast live coast to coast and will be held January 16, 2011.

About the Hollywood Foreign Press Association:

Founded in the 1940s during World War II, the HFPA was originally comprised of a handful of LA based overseas journalists who sought to bridge the international community with Hollywood, and to provide distraction from the hardships of war through film.  Sixty-six years later, members of the HFPA represent 55 countries with a combined readership of 250 million in some of the world’s most respected publications.  Each year, the organization holds the third most watched awards show on television, the Golden Globe Awards, which have enabled the organization to donate more than $10.5 million to entertainment related charities and scholarship programs. For more information, please visit www.goldenglobes.org, and follow us on Twitter (@goldenglobes) and Facebook (www.facebook.com/goldenglobes) for exclusive celebrity videos and up to the minute Golden Globes news!