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Last updated 9/16/06

Directory of TV and Film Studios and Network Broadcasters

An Actor's Mouth

Historically speaking, one route into acting and film careers for most aspirants has always been through the studio production and/or corporate doors of entertainment media conglomerates. It is unlikely history is about to change any time soon. There are more than a dozen motion picture studios in Los Angeles, ranging from the well-known (Disney, Universal, Fox, Warner Bros., Paramount, Columbia, MGM), to the obscure (Ren-Mar, Raleigh, Sunset-Gower). The studios do list job opportunities of all types, and although talent and performance positions are rare, they can be found. Most positions sought in these establishments are regarded largely for their networking value. Visit their websites or drop them an email for more information. Not all of the studios in Hollywood churn out movies. A good number of them are television studios, producing the wide variety of local & network programming we've come to expect from TV. And virtually all of the motion picture studios in Hollywood produce television shows as well as movies.



Film Studios

ABC-Prospect
4151 Prospect Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90027
Phone: 310-557-7777
Alliance Atlantis Communications, Inc. - Odeon Films
121 Bloor Street East, Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario M4W 3M5, Canada
Phone: 416-967-1174
Fax: 416-960-0971
Email: Info@AllianceAtlantis.com
http://www.allianceatlantis.com
Castle Rock Entertainment
335 N. Maple Dr., Ste. 135
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-3879
Phone: 310-285-2300
Fax: 310-285-2345
Motion pictures, television, home video. An AOL Time Warner Company.
http://castle-rock.warnerbros.com/
CBS/MTM Studios
4024 Radford Avenue
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: 818-760-5000
CBS Television City
7800 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Phone: 323-852-2345
Chandler Studios
11401 Chandler Boulevard
N. Hollywood, CA 91601
Phone: 818-763-3650
Cole Avenue Studios
1006 N. Cole Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-463-1600
Comedy Central
Comedy Central Human Resources:
1775 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-767-8642
Fax: 212-767-4257
Comedy Central is a joint venture of Time Warner Entertainment Company and Viacom International.
Email: mail@comedycentral.com
http://www.comedycentral.com/
The Complex
2323 Cornith
West Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-477-1938
Culver Studios
9336 W. Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: 310-836-5537
Disney Studios
500 S. Buena Vista Street
Burbank, CA 91521
Phone: 818-560-5151
Dreamworks SKG
Electronic Arts Los Angeles
Attn: HR
P.O. Box 492147
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Fax: 310-234-7201
Motion pictures, television, music, DVD, games.
Email: dwijobs@ea.com
http://www.dreamworks.com/
Empire Studios
1845 Empire Avenue
Burbank, CA 91504
Phone: 818-840-1400
Fox Broadcasting
20th Century Fox Theatricals
P.O. Box 900
Beverly Hills, CA 90213-0900
News, sports, movies, DVD/VHS, Pay-Per-View, games. Searchlight Pictures unit to discover and nurture new filmmaking talent.
Email: foxmovies@fox.com
http://www.foxmovies.com
Fox Television Center
5746 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-856-1000
HBO (Home Box Office)
1100 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-512-1000
Fax: 212-512-1182
Besides original productions, the pay-TV network also broadcasts live concerts, stand-up comedy, theatrical movies, and sports..
Email: general@hbo.com
http://www.hbo.com
Hollywood Center Studios
1040 N. Las Palmas
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: 323-469-5000
KCAL-TV Channel 9
5515 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90038
Phone: 323-467-5459
KCBS Local CBS Channel 2
6121 Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-460-3000
KCOP-UPN Channel 13
1999 South Bundy Drive
Los Angeles CA  90025
 Phone: 310-584-2000
Email: upndesk@upn13.com; community@upn13.com
http://www.kcop.com
KTLA Channel 5
5842 Sunset Boulevard, Building #1
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-460-5500
KNBC Burbank Studios Channel 4
3000 W. Alameda Avenue
Burbank, CA 91523
Phone: 818-840-4444
Manhattan Beach Studios
1600 Rosecrans Avenue
Manhattan Beach, CA
Phone: 310-727-2700
MTV
MTV Talent Development
1515 Broadway - 23rd Floor
NYC, NY 10036
MTV is constantly looking for charismatic people who are passionate about music, movies, sports and all things pop culture. The type must appear to be between the ages of 18-24 y/o with great personality and a serious sense of style.
Email: mtvcasting@mtvstaff.com
http://www.mtv.com/onair/castingcall/
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.
Attn.: Human Resources Dept.
2500 Broadway Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Job Hotline: 310-449-3569
Fax: 310-449-3028
Feature films, DVD, TV, music, games. Maintains career opportunities on website.
Email: mgmonline@mgm.com
http://www.mgm.com/cgi-bin/c2k/corp_employment.html
Miramax Film Corp.
375 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-941-3800
Fax: 212-941-3836
Project Greenlight screenplay contest and director contest.
Email: comments@projectgreenlight.com or producer@projectgreenlight.com
http://www.miramax.com/
NBC Hollywood Sunset Gower Studios
1420 N. Beachwood Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-617-0153
New Line Cinema
NY Human Resources
New Line Cinema
Fax: 212-649-4640
Email: resume-ny@newline.com
or
LA Human Resources
New Line Cinema
Fax: 310-659-8145
Maintains career opportunities on website. Email is for sending resumes only; other solicitations sent will not be responded to.
Email: resumes-la@newline.com
http://www.newline.com/
Nickelodeon
See Viacom International
Children’s entertainment.
http://www.nick.com
Oakridge TV Studios (formerly Glendale Studios)
1239 Glendale Avenue
Glendale, CA 91205
Phone: 818-502-5300
Paramount Pictures
Human Resources - Dept. WEB
5555 Melrose Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90038-3197
Phone: 323-956-5000
Fax: 323-862-1134
Motion Pictures, television, video/DVD, studio tours, services for production professionals, film clip licensing.
Email: motionpictures@pde.paramount.com
http://www.paramount.com/
Post Group Studios
6335 Homewood Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-462-2300
Production Group
1330 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-469-8111
Raleigh Studios
640 N. Bronson Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90004
Phone: 323-466-3111
Ren-Mar Studios
846 N. Cahuenga Boulevard
Hollywood, CA 90038
Phone: 323-463-0808
Showtime Networks Inc.
1633 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-708-1600
Fax: 212-708-1217
http://www.sho.com/
Sony Pictures Entertainment
For West Coast and International positions:
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Attention: Human Resources
10202 West Washington Blvd., Suite 3900
Culver City, CA 90232-3195
Phone: 310-244-4000
Sony Pictures Entertainment
For East Coast positions:
Attention: Human Resources
550 Madison Avenue, 7th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Movies, music, television, VHS & DVD, online games, electronics, Metreon Entertainment Center
Email: resumes@spe.sony.com
http://www.sony.com/SCA/job.html
Sunset-Gower Studios
1438 N. Gower Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
Phone: 323-467-1001

Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)
1 CNN Center, 100 International Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30348
Phone: 404-827-1700
Fax: 404-827-2437
http://www.tbs.com/

Twentieth Century Fox
Fox Filmed Entertainment (FFE)
10201 Pico Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone: 310-277-2211
Fax: 310-203-1558
The Twentieth Century Fox and Fox 2000 divisions produce big budget movies, while Fox Searchlight Pictures produces smaller art house films. Searchlight endeavors to find and foster new cinematic voices by creating Fox Searchlab.Email:
http://www.foxmovies.com

Universal Studios
Universal Studios Hollywood
Staffing Services
100 Universal City Plaza, 5511/3
Universal City, CA 91608
Phone: 818-777-1000
http://www.universalstudios.com/homepage/flash/
Universal Orlando
Staffing Department
Human Resources Department
1000 Universal Studios Plaza, B-111
Orlando, Florida 32819-7610
Universal Studios Japan
2-1-33 Sakurajima
Konohana-ku
Osaka 554-0031
Attn: Deck Offices - Casting Office
Audition Hotline at 818-866-4021
Motion pictures and home videos, theme parks and attractions, television networks and programming.
Valley Production Center
6633 Van Nuys Boulevard
Van Nuys, CA 91401
Phone: 818-988-6601
Viacom International Inc.
Internet Job Postings
c/o Human Resources
Viacom
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Broadcast and cable television, radio, outdoor advertising, music, online.
Email: jobs.viacom@viacom.com
http://www.viacom.com/
Walt Disney Company
Disney Auditions
P.O. Box 10000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
Disney Audition Hotline at 407-397-3220
Walt Disney Company
For Disc Jockeys/Video Jockeys and Specialty/Variety Acts:
Disney Worldwide Services, Inc.
Talent Staffing and Casting
P.O. Box 10000
Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830-1000
http://disney.go.com/disneycareers/events.html
Warner Bros. Studios
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA. 91522
Phone: 818-954-1744/1008/6000
Information isn’t on website
Feature films, television, home video/DVD, animation, comic books, product and brand licensing, international theatres and the Internet.
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/main/index.jsp
Warner Hollywood Studios
1041 N. Formosa
Hollywood, CA 90046
Phone: 323-850-2500




Useful Books

This Business of Television  The Ultimate Reference Guide to the Television and Video Industries for Producers, Directors, Writers, Performers
by Howard J. Blumenthal; Oliver Goodenough
688 pages; (May 1998)
Watson-Guptill Publications; ISBN 0823077047

The Glamour Factory: Inside Hollywood's Big Studio System
by Ronald L. Davis
464 pages; January 1994
Southern Methodist University Press; ISBN: 0870743589

Columbia Pictures: Portrait of a Studio
by Bernard F. Dick
320 pages; October 1991
University of Kentucky Press; ISBN: 0813117690

The Studio
by John G. Dunne
253 pages; April 1998
Random House; ISBN: 0375700080

Opportunities in Broadcasting Careers
by Elmo I. Ellis
160 pages; October 1998
Easel Publishers; ISBN: 0844264679

Breaking & Entering: Land Your First Job in Film Production
by April Fitzsimmons
190 pages: April 1997
National Book Network; ISBN: 0943728916

An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood
by Neal Gabler
512 pages; August 1989
Random House; ISBN: 0385265573

Monster: Living Off the Big Screen
by John Gregory
224 pages; February 1998
Random House; ISBN: 037575024X

Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies
by Leslie Halliwell
864 pages; August 2003
Harper Collins; ISBN: 0060534230

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Movies
by C. J. Henderson
516 pages; September 2001
Facts on File; ISBN: 0816045674

Film It With Music, An Encyclopedic Guide to the American Movie Musical
by Thomas Hischak
480 pages; February 2001
Greenwood Publishers; ISBN: 0313315388

My Movie Business, A Memoir
by John Irving
174 pages; October 2000
Ballantine Books; ISBN: 0345441303

The Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Television
by Ronald W. Lackmann
512 pages; November 2002
Facts on File; ISBN: 0816045542

Contracts for the Film & Television Industry
by Mark Litwak
340 pages; (September 1998)
Silman-James Press; ISBN 1879505460

Dealmaking in the Film and Television Industry from Negotiations Through Final Contracts
by Mark Litwak
396 pages; (October 2002)
Silman-James Press; ISBN 1879505665

Making Movies
by Sidney Lumet
220 pages; March 1996
Random House; ISBN: 0679756604

Hammer, House of Horror: Behind the Screams
by Howard Maxford
192 pages; May 1996
Penguin USA; ISBN: 0879516526

You're Only As Good As Your Next One
by Mike Medavoy, Josh Young
416 pages; January 2003
Simon & Schuster; ISBN: 0743400550

Mad About the Movies
by Nick Meglin, John Ficarra
256 pages; October 1998
DC Comics; ISBN: 1563894599

Encyclopedia of Movie Special Effects
by Patricia D. Netzley
291 pages; September 2001
Facts on File; ISBN: 0816044929

American Film Institute Desk Reference: The Complete Guide to Everything You Need to Know about the Movies
by George Ochoa, Melinda Corey, Clint Eastwood
608 pages; November 2002
DK Publishing, Inc.; ISBN: 0789489341

Hello, He Lied: And Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches
by Lynda R. Obst, Mike Ovitz
272 pages; October 1997
Bantam Doubleday Dell; ISBN: 0767900413

The Cable and Satellite Television Industries, Part of the Allyn & Bacon Series in Mass Communication
by Patrick R. Parsons; Rob Frieden
384 pages; (December 1997)
Allyn & Bacon; ISBN 0205200133

All You Need to Know about the Movie and TV Business
by Gail Resnik; Scott Trost
336 pages; (February 1996)
Fireside Books; ISBN 0684800640

Hollywood Genres: Formulas, Filmmaking, and The Studio System
Thomas G. Schatz
300 pages; February 1981
McGraw-Hill Companies; ISBN: 0075536234

Studio Affairs: My Life as a Film Director
by Vincent Sherman
344 pages; September 1996
University Press of Kentucky; ISBN: 0813119758

The Film Encyclopedia
by Ephraim Tkatz
1520 pages; March 2001
Harper Collins; ISBN: 0062737554

The Broadcast Television Industry
by James R. Walker
228 pages; November 1997
Prentice Hall; ISBN: 0205189504

British Film Studios
Patricia Warren
192 pages; November 2001
Sterling Pub; ISBN: 0713486449

Sure Seaters: The Emergence of Art House Cinema
by Barbara Wilinsky
282 pages; February 2001
University of Minnesota Press; ISBN 0816635633

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National Broadcasters

ABC News
For non-paying internships:
47 W. 66th Street - 6th Floor
New York, New York 10023
Email: Nissa.M.Walton@abc.com
http://abcnews.go.com/service/DailyNews/internships.html

CBS News
555 West 57th Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-975-4114
Email:
http://www.cbsnews.com/

MSNBC.com Recruiting
Building 25N
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
Email: jobs@msnbc.com

MSNBC East Coast Internships
One MSNBC Plaza
Secaucus, NJ 07094
Fax: (201) 583-5819
Email: employment@msnbc.com
NBC News
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10112
http://www.msnbc.com/m/info/jobs.asp?0bb=-ml
American Broadcasting Company
ABC, Inc.
Human Resources Department
4151 Prospect Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90067
American Broadcasting Company
ABC, Inc.
Human Resources Department
77 West 66th St., 13th Floor
New York, NY 10023
Television shows. Maintains casting notices at: http://abc.abcnews.go.com/abc/community/casting.html
Email: netaudr@abc.com
http://abc.abcnews.go.com/
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS Television Network
Human Resources Department
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212-975-4321
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS TV City
Human Resources Department
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90023
Email:
http://www.cbs.com/
National Broadcasting Company
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
Phone:
Has NBC Page Program (Email: NYpage@nbc.com or CApage@nbc.com) as well as internships for entry level starts in the broadcasting industry.
Email: webmaster@nbc.com
http://www.nbc.com/
Public Broadcasting System
PBS
ATTN: HR/Recruiting
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
Email: jobs@pbs.org
PBS's Job Hotline 703-739-5298
For independent productions opportunities submit your ideas, TV proposal, Web proposal, treatments, scripts, tapes etc. by mail, Email or fax to:
Program Development & Independent Film
PBS Headquarters
1320 Braddock Place
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-739-5150
Fax: 703-739-5295
Email: cjones@pbs.org
http://www.pbs.org/
The Fox Network
Twentieth Century Fox
c/o Resume Processing Center
P.O. Box 705
Orinda, CA 94563-3032
Email: FJBCRINT@foxresumes.com
Phone:
News, sports, movies, DVD/VHS, Searchlight, pay per view, games.
Email: askfox@foxinc.com
http://www.fox.com/home.htm
United Paramount Network
11800 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025

Phone: 310-575-7000
Fax: 310-575-7220

The network is owned and operated by media giant Viacom, which has placed UPN under the umbrella of CBS.

Email: onlinepolicy@upn.com
http://www.upn.com/upn.html
Warner Brothers Network
4000 Warner Boulevard
Burbank, CA 91522
Phone: 818-954-6000
Fax: 212-954-7667
http://www.warnerbros.com 
http://www2.warnerbros.com/web/main/index.jsp








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