The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) is a non-profit organization. Our members are international journalists based in Southern California. The HFPA has about 90 members who disseminate information about movies and television to the world through their various publications throughout the world. HFPA members attend more than 300 interviews and countless movie and television screenings throughout each year. The HFPA also instituted and co-produces the annual Golden Globe Awards, held in January each year.
New HFPA Member Applications
The HFPA is currently accepting applications for membership. Applicants should be working Southern California -based journalists covering the entertainment industry for a legitimate foreign publication and must be sponsored by two current HFPA members. Applicants are required to submit 24 sample clippings of their work from the last 3 years. They also have to have been listed in the MPAA directory of journalists for the past two years. Applications for the current year will be accepted until June 15, 2020.