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Breaking: The Los Angeles Film School has hired veteran studio exec and film producer Hal Lieberman to head its Entertainment Business Bachelor of Science Program. Launched last summer, the program builds on The Los Angeles Film School’s Associate degree programs in Film Production, Recording Arts, Game Production and Computer Animation. “We are emphatic about having Hal join our team,” states Diana Derycz-Kessler, Los Angeles Film School President/CEO. “His knowledge, enthusiasm, and passion for the Entertainment Industry are the very qualities that embody the direction we would like our students to take. Under Hal’s guidance, we await great successes from our newest program.” At Universal, Lieberman’s run as an exec included developing Apollo 13, Happy Gilmore, The Nutty Professor and Liar Liar. His subsequent producing credits include Terminator 3: Rise Of The Machines and U-571. Lieberman said he wanted to put his 35 years in the business to...

Four new members have been elected to the board of Women in Film, Los Angeles: Susanne Daniels, media consultant and former president of entertainment at Lifetime Networks; Diana Derycz-Kessler, president and CEO of the L.A. Film School and L.A. Recording School; Iris Grossman, Icm talent agent and president emeritus of Wif, L.A.; and producer Cathy Schulman, president of Mandalay Pictures and Mandalay Independent.

The group's president, Jane Fleming, who is entering her third consecutive year at the head of Wif, L.A., said: "With Susanne, Diana, Iris and Cathy joining our already exceptional board of directors, Women in Film is perfectly positioned to support our membership -- and the entertainment industry at large -- in the unique challenges and opportunities we all face."

In addition to Fleming, the organization's officers are Nicole Katz, Cfo; Hillary Bibicoff, secretary; Glen Alpert, Cfo; Robert Nieto, vp technology; and Pamela Rodi,...