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2006 DGA Honors |
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James Gandolfini presented an award to David Chase
Mayor Bloomberg was introduced by Lorraine Bracco, another of the many stars of The Sopranos who attended DGA Honors. Bloomberg was a “magnificent man with an unwavering commitment to the film and television industry in New York City,” she said. “Under the mayor’s leadership, a once-neglected aspect of this city’s economy has been revitalized.” As evidence, she said the industry employs 100,000 New Yorkers, contributes $5 billion to the economy and supports about 4,000 local businesses. Bloomberg thanked the contributions of the city’s film commissioner, Katherine Oliver, who helped create the “Made in New York” incentive program. Bloomberg also said the city has natural attributes that make it an ideal production hub, from its diverse population and workforce to its expanding soundstage industry and world-famous sites. “That makes it attractive from an economic and from an (matter of) ease point of view. But what you really want to do is have the best people and every time I talk to a director, they say the union people here are the best, the actors are the best, and we have 8.2 million people who want to be in your movie – and they’re the best.” The Mayor also said that, for all his achievements, there was something else he wished to accomplish. “What I always really wanted to do was direct. It’s true. Actually, if you think about it, being a mayor is very much like being a director. We both have to deal with budgets, critics, unions, and everyone in the case of our city thinks they’re stars.”
DGA offers overtime Traffic, long speeches double kudofest's running time By ADDIE MORFOOT -- Variety -- October 18, 2006 Organizers of Thursday's DGA Honors had the right idea: The ceremony, which honored Danny Glover, David Chase, Arthur Penn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Anthology Film Archives, was skedded to last just an hour. However, Holland Tunnel traffic and some long acceptance speeches doubled the kudofest's running time. Luckily for the org, funnyman Hank Azaria hosted the event at the DGA Theater. After presenting Chase with his nod, James Gandolfini was surprised to hear the helmer's original intentions for "The Sopranos" pilot. The pilot was "a piece of film to show as a director in order to propel myself into the world of feature film directing," Chase said. "That was the career move, but it didn't work out."
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