Thursday, November 21, 2013

Obama to visit DreamWorks HQ



Obama to visit DreamWorks HQ
By Justin Sink - 11/21/13 03:26 PM EST
President Obama will visit the headquarters of DreamWorks for a speech on the economy next Tuesday, the White House announced.

"The American motion picture and television industry is a growing industry and continues to create thousands of jobs all across the country," White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Thursday.

The animation studio was founded in 1994 by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen — each major donors to the president's campaigns.

Speilberg and Katzenberg each donated $1 million to the super-PAC supporting the president's efforts last year, while Geffen hosted a $1.3 million fundraiser at his Hollywood home during the 2008 presidential campaign.

In 2012, Katzenburg was among a list released by the Obama campaign of biggest campaign bundlers.

The trip to DreamWorks will come amid a West Coast fundraising swing planned by the president before the Thanksgiving holiday.

Obama will attend a $32,400-per-plate event to benefit the Democratic National Committee at the home of "Friends" co-creator Marta Kauffman.

He'll also appear at an event benefiting House Democrats the prior day at the Los Angeles home of NBA legend Magic Johnson. Tickets to that event range between $2,500 to $15,000 per person.

Later in the trip, Obama will attend a dinner at the home of Hollywood producer Haim Saban. Saban's company owns Spanish-language television channel Univison and produces children's television shows, including the popular "Power Rangers" franchise.

Tickets to that event start at $16,200 per person, or $32,400 per couple, according to Variety.

DreamWorks
Mellody L. Hobson is the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

Note: Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Sundance Institute, and the Brookings Institution (think tank).
George Soros is the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.
Haim Saban is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), the chairman for Univision Communications Inc., and a benefactor for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
Saban Center for Middle East Policy is a policy center at the Brookings Institution (think tank).
Cyrus F. Freidheim Jr. is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
R. Eden Martin is the president of the Commercial Club of Chicago, and counsel at Sidley Austin LLP.
Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.
Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.
Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP, and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.
Mellody L. Hobson is a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago, a trustee at the Sundance Institute, and the chairman for DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc.












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