Ryan Coogler, Tracy Oliver Join USC Motion Picture Arts Council – The Hollywood Reporter
Ryan Coogler and Tracy Oliver, both University of Southern California alumni, have joined the School of Motion Picture Arts Board of Directors.
Writer, director and producer, known for Black Panther, Black Panther: Wakanda forever And Creed, is a two-time Oscar nominee. He has recognized the school for all the skills he has employed during his more than decade-long career.
“I am incredibly grateful to Dean Daley, Kevin Feige and Donna Langley for this precious opportunity, and I am delighted to be joined by my friend Tracy Oliver, who has paved her own incredible path. in film and television,” said Coogler. “I look forward to working with them and other distinguished members of the board to support SCA in their continued pursuit of building the best environment for their students.”
Oliver is a writer, director and producer known for girls trip, Small, First Wives Club And Harlem. She was the first Black woman to ever write a film that grossed over $100 million at the box office.
She said, “Acquiring USC’s School of Motion Picture Arts forever changed my trajectory in the best possible way. “As a proud alumnus, I am honored to be on this esteemed council, joined by so many people I admire and delighted to be reunited with my old film school friend, Ryan Coogler, who inspired my incredible work at the time and continues to this day.”
Coogler, who graduated in 2011 and Oliver, who graduated in 2010, are the youngest alumni to join the Board. They join other industry celebrities on the Board of Directors, including President Donna Langley, President Emeritus Frank Price, Sarah Bond, Kevin Feige, David Geffen, Jim Gianopulos, Brian Grazer, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Kathleen Kennedy, George Lucas, Bill M. Mechanic, Shonda Rhimes, John Riccitiello, Steven Spielberg, Kevin Tsujihara, John Wells and Robert Zemeckis.
“Ryan and Tracy have dominated the industry with their creative skills and mastered the art of storytelling for global audiences,” said Langley, president of Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and SCA’s Board of Directors. . “They absolutely embody the attributes of the next generation of this board and our business.”
