Claudia Puig

Claudia Puig (born September 10, 1956) is an entertainment journalist and an American film critic.[1][2][3] She was on staff at USA Today as lead film critic and prior to that was a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times.[4][5][6] She is currently a critic for NPR’s Film Week, and president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).[7][8][9][10]

Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig at a Santa Barbara radio station, November 2019
Born (1956-09-10) September 10, 1956
California, United States
Alma materUCLA
University of Southern California
OccupationFilm critic
Years active1986–present

Early life

A native Spanish speaker, Claudia is first generation American, her parents having been born in Mexico.[11] She grew up in California and went to Catholic school,[12] then to study abroad at both Cambridge University and Universidad Iberoamericana in Mexico City.[13][14] She has a B.A. in Communications Studies from UCLA and an M.A. in Communications from University of Southern California.[15]

Career

Claudia began her journalism career in 1986 at the Los Angeles Times, where she was a staff writer for 11 years covering local news.[16][17][18][19] In 1997 she became an entertainment reporter at USA Today, then promoted to film critic in 2001 and, chief film critic in 2005.[20] While there, Puig also hosted the USA Today’s video series The Screening Room.[21][22]

In 2015, Claudia announced she was leaving the USA Today saying that she was "excited to embark on new adventures,”[23] and thanked her readers for following her work.[24] In 2015, Claudia started working as program director at various film festivals, including Napa Valley Film Festival, Mendocino Film Festival, FilmFest919 in Chapel Hill and most recently AFI Film Festival as Senior Programmer.[25][26][27][28][29][30]

Claudia teaches a college class on Diversity in the Media[31][32] and has served as a speechwriter and diversity consultant for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[33][34][35][36]

Puig is currently a movie critic for NPR's Film Week and a contributor to NPR Morning Edition and All Things Considered.[37] She is also a contributor for The Wrap, and AARP magazine,[38][39] and frequently appears as guest moderator for entertainment industry panels and Q&As across the country.[40][41]

Claudia was recently featured in an Los Angeles Times article as one of 14 critics making media more inclusive and in Indiewire as one of 20 Latin-Americans making a difference in independent film.[42][43]

Awards and honors

Puig was presented in 2020 with the Excellence in Entertainment Journalism by The National Association of Latino Independent Producers (NALIP)[44] and in 2017, she was the recipient of the Roger Ebert Award from the African American Critics Association.[45]

Personal life

Claudia lives in Glendale, California with her husband, two dogs and a cat.[46][47]

References
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  11. "'There is room for everyone': 14 film critics on making media more inclusive by Tre'vell Anderson". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  12. "If She Hadn't Been a Film Critic, She Might Have Been a Nun". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  14. "What Latinx Film Critics Have to Say by Antonia Cereijido". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  18. "3 Oscar Experts' Predictions CLASH: Claudia Puig vs. Scott Mantz vs. Tom O'Neil". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  25. "Claudia Puig Joins Napa Valley Film Festival as Program Director by Dave McNary". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  26. "Former USA Today Film Critic Claudia Puig Sets Sights on New North Carolina Film Festival by Kate Erbland". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  28. "AFI Fest 2020 Pays Tribute to Rita Moreno and Global Latinx Films by Adriana V. Lopez". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  29. "NVFF Announces Films in Competition & Claudia Puig as New Program Director by Sydney Levine". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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  44. "'Pose' and 'Mucho Mucho Amor' Win Top Prizes at the Latino Media Fest Awards by Marc Malkin". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  45. ""Get Out" Named Best Film of 2017 by AAFCA". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  46. "Residents voice concerns over proposed biogas facility at Scholl Canyon Landfill by Eliot Brody". Retrieved 26 November 2020.
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