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Priscilla Vance

Business Correspondent

Priscilla Vance covers Culture, Entertainment News and Diplomacy.

Articles by Priscilla Vance

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Met Gala 2025 Went Menswear-First, With an All-Black Co-Chair Slate for the First Time

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How Film Festivals Are Actually Funded, From Cannes to Sundance

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How the amfAR Cannes Gala Turns Auction Lots Into Millions

How the amfAR Cannes Gala Turns Auction Lots Into Millions

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How the Sundance Institute Actually Funds Its Festival

How the Sundance Institute Actually Funds Its Festival

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How Virtual Gala Components Raise Real Money

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How Festivals Measure and Report Attendance Figures

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The Economics of Met Gala Tables and Tickets

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Leonardo DiCaprio's Environmental Grants: What the Record Shows

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How Gala Fundraising Pledges Are Actually Collected

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How Honoree Tributes Shape the Gala Program

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How Gala Dress Codes Are Set From Theme to Invitation

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What Sustainability Means in Luxury Jewelry Sourcing

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How Celebrities Prepare for Gala Red Carpets: Teams, Fittings, Timing

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Why Charity Galas Publish Audited Financials and Form 990

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How Luxury Brands Price and Protect Heritage Handbags

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How Benefit Concerts Are Organized, From Venue to Final Report

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Entertainment News

How Streaming Changed Festival Acquisitions, From Netflix to the Correction

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How Festival Red Carpets and Grandstands Are Built

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How Red Carpet Jewelry Lending Deals Actually Work

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What It Takes to Mount a Film Festival in a Small City

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Entertainment News

How Awards Season Campaigning Actually Works and What It Costs

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How the Venice Film Festival Runs the Lido

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Entertainment News

What a Film Premiere Actually Costs to Mount

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