Ethan Alter is an award-winning writer, reporter, and editor. He’s currently the Deputy Editor and New York Bureau Chief at Gold Derby, and his past work can be found at such outlets as Yahoo!, Adweek, Film Journal International, Premiere, and IndieWire. He has also commented on major entertainment stories for Reuters, the Associated Press, NBC, ABC, and CNN. His book Film Firsts: The 25 Movies that Created Contemporary American Cinema was published in 2014 by Praeger. Ethan has been a CCA member since 2026.