Cinematographer Alice Brooks, known for In the Heights and the Wicked franchise, will receive the Mary Pickford Alumni Award.
The annual award, presented by USC Libraries, honors the year’s most accomplished adaptation of the written word for the screen, including both film and television.
Actor Titus Welliver will present the award at Saturday’s star-studded ceremony on the University Park Campus.
As Avatar: Fire and Ash hits theaters, the way USC Dornsife alumnus Paul Frommer created the Na’vi language still resonates.
The executive, who oversaw such productions as Gandhi and Ghostbusters, served as founding chairman of the Board of Councilors at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
If not for a last-minute Hollywood break, Luka Jones would probably be a philosophy professor.
The acclaimed director and USC alumnus will address the Class of 2025 at the university’s 142nd commencement ceremony May 15 at the Coliseum.
The awards, presented Saturday, recognize the year’s most accomplished adaptations of the written word for the screen.
The awards honor the writers of film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the authors of the works on which they are based.
