The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to 819 individuals who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to motion pictures surpassing the goal to double number of women and underrepresented ethnic/racial communities by 2020.
The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) a unique collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), announced today that the 2020 edition of the COLCOA French Film Festival will be postponed and carried forward to autumn of 2021.
Eye-opening award-winning documentary "Miracle in the Desert: The Rise and Fall of the Salton Sea" from filmmaker Greg Bassenian ("CSI: Miami") lays bare the startling environmental disaster that is the Salton Sea in California's coveted Coachella valley.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to John Berardo's teen horror, crime-thriller, Initiation. Selected for a world premiere in the Midnighters section at SXSW under its original title Dembanger.
Steel Springs Pictures announced today that Common (The Hate U Give, Suicide Squad, Selma) and Jonny Lee Miller (Hackers, Trainspotting, "Elementary") will join Keke Palmer in the feature film Alice, from writer Krystin Ver Linden, who will also make her directorial debut.
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced today that it has raised more than $7.8 million dollars in contributions for its COVID-19 Relief Fund for SAG-AFTRA assisting thousands of performing artists and their families, in dire need, receive aid.
AFI DOCS presents a full schedule of Saturday's events including the special presentation of REBUILDING PARADISE, live conversations of AND SHE COULD BE NEXT and AKASHINGA: THE BRAVE ONES, and day four of AFI DOCS Forum.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces it has received commitments from nineteen partner companies in its fourth year of Academy Gold, an entertainment industry internship and mentorship program for students and young professionals.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network announced the 93rd Oscars® ceremony will move to Sunday, April 25, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The anticipated Motion Picture Museum opening is also delayed.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the next phase of its equity and inclusion initiative, Academy Aperture 2025, which includes inclusions standards for Oscar eligibility, maximum governor term limits, and permanent Best Picture category total.
Highland Film Group announced that Pierce Brosnan has signed on to star in writer/director Brett Marty's feature-film adaptation of Youth, a short film he directed and co-wrote in 2016. HFG will launch worldwide sales during the Marché du Film online.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's five-day documentary film festival, supported by Presenting Sponsor AT&T, has announced its 2020 Forum. Open to all AFI DOCS passholders and festival filmmakers, the five-day Forum will take place June 17-21, with live sessions streaming online.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2020–2021 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first regularly scheduled board meeting of the new term.
The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented online for the AFI DOCS 2020 festival. Apple and A24's Boys State will open the festival and Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President will close.
PBS announced today that it will broadcast a series of films and new specials focused on race in America following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and the ensuing protests that erupted across the country.
Film Festival Alliance (FFA) and the Chicago-based Full Spectrum Features, have joined forces to present the inaugural Film Festival Leadership Lab. The Leadership Lab will begin the second week of July and will conclude just prior to Labor Day.
Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux have announced the 2020 Official Selection of the 73rd edition of the Festival de Cannes, comprising fifty-six films to be accompanied by the Festival for their release in cinemas and screenings at certain festivals.
Haute-Lifestyle.com, the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine solely owned by Ms. Janet Walker, was recently targeted by individuals attempting to impersonate ownership of the digital magazine. Behind these attempts are a Manhattan religious organization she once attended.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to the Alicia Silverstone (Book Club) wedding comedy Sister of the Groom from Premiere Entertainment Group (PEG), a Los Angeles-based sales, production and financing company.
Highland Film Group announced today that Academy Award® nominee and Golden Globe® Award winner Alec Baldwin will star in Rust, which he will also produce under his El Dorado Pictures banner alongside Anjul Nigam and executive producer Matthew Helderman.
The Nantucket Film Festival (NFF) is pleased to present NFF NOW: AT HOME, an online film and conversation series taking place June 23-30, during the originally scheduled Festival dates, featuring Norman Lear and Eric Roth and select filmmakers.
Ursula Von Rydingsvard: Into Her Own, a virtual release, is an artistic biography of one of the few women in the world working in large-scale sculptures which have been highlighted in museums, and in public spaces around the world.
Described as the next CENTER STAGE (Nicole Pajer, PARADE), the sequel to the first High Strung movie (currently streaming on Hulu), HIGH STRUNG FREE DANCE, will arrive on Netflix starting Friday, May 31st, 2020.
Punching and Stealing, the second feature film from gifted Second City Conservatory Alumni writer/director Ryan Churchill mischievously mixing comedy, crime and eccentric characters, Churchill has embodied the crowd rousing style of blockbuster directors Guy Ritchie and Quentin Tarantino.
Utopia announced today it has acquired the North American Rights to award-winning filmmakers Bill and Turner Ross's BLOODY NOSE, EMPTY POCKETS. A critically acclaimed sensation and one of the few films selected for both Sundance and Berlin this year.
In advance of their upcoming album Look Long on May 22, the legendary folk-rock duo Indigo Girls have announced that for the first time they will be the subjects of an upcoming documentary presented by Impact Partners.
Revry, the first global LGBTQ streaming network, has partnered with Brightcove Inc. (NASDAQ: BCOV), the global provider of cloud services for video, to launch the first cable TV platform amid cancellations of major Pride events and LGBTQ+ film festivals.
The 1st Annual Big Bear Film Summit announced the lineup for the festival's debut taking place virtually on June 12-July 12, 2020. The inaugural edition will present 52 films, twelve feature length and forty shorts and music videos.
Unhinged, a thriller starring Academy Award winner Russell Crowe, will kick off the re-openings of movie theaters in America and around the world beginning July 2020, in accordance with state public health department safety guidelines.
The Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the recipients of its 2020 FilmCraft and Film Watch grants, including recipients of the emergency grant funds announced last month in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tribeca Enterprises today announced a partnership with IMAX and AT&T to unveil "Tribeca Drive-In," an all-new drive-in entertainment series, of movies and concerts, that will take place this summer at drive-in theatres and other exclusive venues nationwide.
Amazon Studios announced today that it has renewed Upload, to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime video, for a second season of the sci-fi comedy series from the award-winning, beloved creator Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks and Recreation).
This June, the Walt Disney Archives celebrates its 50th anniversary, and what was once a one-man operation run out of the Animation Building on The Walt Disney Studios lot has grown into a dedicated team of thirty staff members.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's annual documentary celebration in the nation's capital, has announced the festival's 18th annual edition is going virtual. The festival will run June 17–21 and films will be available to view on DOCS.AFI.com.
PBS and its recently launched crowdsourced storytelling project, PBS AMERICAN PORTRAIT, the signature content initiative of PBS's 50th anniversary, will present a new coronavirus special to broadcast Friday, May 8 at 9:00 p.m. ET (check local listings).
Forty years later, one of the most daring military rescue attempts in US history is coming to the big screen. HISTORY® has licensed North American theatrical and select home entertainment rights for "Desert One" to Greenwich Entertainment.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the recipients of the 2020 Writers' Room Ready Awards, which recognizes outstanding work by AFI Conservatory Screenwriting Fellows. The 2020 winners are: Haley Bartels, Christina Kingsleigh Licud, Kenda Greenwood Moran and Alessandro Pederzoli.
The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced the winners for the 2020 juried competition and continued its commitment to celebrating storytellers while the 19th edition, previously scheduled for April 2020 in New York City, is being rescheduled.
The American Film Institute announced the monetary gift from AFI Trustee Emeritus Lawrence Herbert, which will establish the Lawrence Herbert Alumni Center on the AFI Campus in Los Angeles, CA, as well as a digital portal, AFI Backlot.
NEON announced today that Elissa Federoff and Christina Zisa have been promoted to President of Distribution and President of Publicity, respectively. promotions follow historic academy award® wins for Bong Joon Ho's Parasite.
Tribeca Enterprises and YouTube jointly announced We Are One: A Global Film Festival, an unprecedented 10-day digital film festival exclusively on YouTube, bringing together an international community of storytellers to present festival programming free to audiences around the world.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 93rd Academy Awards® agreeing to allow for this awards year only, streamed films to be eligible for Oscars.®
Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) announced the participants of their annual TFI Network, the organization's film market that assembles their newly supported storytellers to engage and connect online with industry executives, financiers, producers, and festival programmers.
In these trying times, and in view of the fragile prospects for the world of cinema, the Festival has announced that it does not wish to abandon the field and will innovate launching online June 22, 2020.
Being an independent artist means daring to tell bold, authentic stories with no strings attached and no compromises. It means taking risks, centering new perspectives, searching for meaning, and deepening our connection to the world around us.
For the first time in its 50-year history San Diego Comic Convention (SDCC), the organizers behind the annual pop culture celebration, citing exceptional measures in light of Covid-19 pandemic, announced, with deep regret there will be no Comic-Con in 2020.
Outsider Pictures, with Strand Releasing, has acquired all North American rights on "Aviva," originally slated for SXSW 2020, written and directed by Boaz Yakin, whose debut feature, "Fresh," won the Filmmaker's trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.
Endless Media and The Laundromatte announced that Hong Kong based Sci-Fi series "Invasian" is in development from Hong Kong based filmmaker Joshua Wong. The series will be the follow up to Wong's feature directorial debut The Calm Beyond.
The Oxford Film Festival announced plans for a Weekly Virtual Film Festival series showcasing films that were programmed for the 2020 edition of the popular film festival beginning April 24 and running throughout the summer and into the fall.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced its new program AFI Movie Club has expanded the organization's social reach, uniting more film lovers than ever before and earned over 2.5 million impressions. Special celebrity guests introduce each film's selection.
Academy Award®-nominated actor Edward James Olmos, founder of the Latino Film Institute, announced the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) will host a virtual retrospective program of its 2019 edition from April 14 to May 4, 2020.
In the wake of the cancelled 2020 SXSW Film Festival, a fascinating group of nominated filmmakers from the Episodic Pilot Competition are launching a 'SXSW 2020 Pilot Showcase' on Vimeo, to preview a select number of pilots.
Artist, songwriter and entrepreneur Yelawolf debuted his new Crackle Original Series today, Yelawolf: A Slumerican Life. He explained the show will "journey through the trenches … and celebrate the less celebrated, through a common thread of lifestyle, community and culture."
Saban Films announced today that they will distribute Most Wanted, the crime-thriller starring Antoine Olivier Pilon (Mommy) with Jim Gaffigan (Super Troopers, Chappaquiddick) and Josh Hartnett (Lucky Number Slevin, Pearl Harbor) in the U.S. this Summer.
TheTribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, announced plans to present select programming from the 19th annual Festival online including Tribeca Immersive Cinema360, N.O.W. Creators Market, Industry Extranet Resource Hub, Jury and Art Awards and Tribeca X Program.
The Cannes Film Festival, widely considered the most prestigious of the major international festivals, has for the first time in its 73-year-old history, made the decision, due to the Coronavirus pandemic, to move the festival forward.
The 23rd edition of the Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF), offering the best in independent cinema from around the world, announces a robust lineup of 131 features, documentaries and short films that includes a selection of premieres from 30 countries.
The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, will open its 19th edition on April 15 with the world premiere of Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President. The 2020 Tribeca Film Festival will run April 15-26, 2020.
Gravitas Ventures, a Red Arrow Studios company, has acquired North American rights to Lost Transmissions, Katharine O’Brien’s directorial debut starring Simon Pegg, Juno Temple, and Alexandra Daddario. Lost Transmissions will be available in theaters and on demand March 13th.
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) announced its full lineup of narrative and documentary features, and shorts for the festival’s 18th edition, that which boasts five World, one North American, four U.S. and ten Los Angeles premieres.
Rialto Pictures is bringing Francis Ford Coppola's THE CONVERSATION back to theaters. The 1974 thriller, starring Gene Hackman and winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival, opens March 20 with newly struck 35mm prints personally supervised by Coppola.
Dreamscape, the immersive VR entertainment company, recently unveiled to select media its newest interactive adventure, DreamWorks Dragons Flight Academy, which enables those with a daring spirit and born to race on the wind the chance to glide across the seas on a flying dragon.
Turner Classic Movies (TCM) announced it will honor iconic actress and comedian Lily Tomlin with a hand and footprint ceremony at the world-famous TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX® during the eleventh annual TCM Classic Film Festival on Friday, April 17.
The 92nd Academy Awards one day later, are still generating global buzz after the historic win for Korean director Bong Joon Ho's film Parasite, but also for the snub of Director Martin Scorsese's The Irishman.
After an awards season which saw upsets, snubs, and surprises, the 92nd Academy Awards are finally upon us. Hollywood's biggest night is gearing up and Haute-Lifestyle.com is in the Winner's Room providing live updates.
MRC Television announced the studio is developing "The Terminal List," an exciting new television series, with Civic Center Media, based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr, which Chris Pratt and Antoine Fuqua brought to MRC.
Magnolia Pictures announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights to ASSASSINS, equal parts true crime and global spy thriller, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ryan White (ASK DR. RUTH, THE KEEPERS, THE CASE AGAINST 8) after its Sundance premiere.
Show producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Stephanie Allain today announced the next wave of star presenters headed to the stage on the 92nd Oscars® telecast. The Oscars will air live Sunday, February 9, on ABC.
Oscar®-nominated producer Lynette Howell Taylor and producer Stephanie Allain will produce the 92nd Oscars®, Academy President David Rubin announced. It will be their first involvement with the Oscars, which airs live on the ABC Television Network on Sunday, February 9, 2020.
Academy governor Lois Burwell, event producer Cheryl Cecchetto and master chef Wolfgang Puck will partner to create this year's Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' official post-Oscars® celebration, which immediately follows the 92nd Oscars ceremony.
Summer travel season is heating up with families, singles, groups, and couples, hitting the road, hopping the next flight, escaping, with the one thought of leaving everyday life behind . . . for just this moment.
(Poughkeepsie, NY / Herndon, VA) Dyson Racing Team Bentley announces a second Continental GT3 will enter the Pirelli World Challenge beginning with this weekend’s Round 13 and 14 races. Bentley Boy Guy Smith will pilot the number 88 car in a double header race weekend at Sonoma Raceway on Saturday, August 23 and Sunday, August 24.
President Donald Trump, British Prime Minister Theresa May and French President Emmanuel Macron united against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad use of chemical weapons launched strategic airstrikes against the dictatorial leader's weapons strongholds in the capital of Damascus.
SuperTooth, the leading manufacturer of hands-free car kits and portable accessories worldwide, launched Crystal today, the newest introduction to SuperTooth’s industry-leading line of Bluetooth speakerphones.
A Transportation Security Agency agent was shot and killed when a single suspect opened fire at the Los Angeles International Airport, firing as many as 20 rounds with a high powered assault weapon.
President Trump went on the offensive this week barring seven major media outlets from a White House press conference over the unsympathetic reporting and general reporting that didn't fit his belief of media responsibility.
Toys, for all ages, bring excitement, pleasure and hours of fun! For the gift giver nailing that one perfect gift, can be worth the angst of hours of searching. That perfect gift makes all the misses, simply minuses.
London Town, Dutch Tilt Film, Killer Films and Culmination Productions, presents a delightful coming of age story just as London is entering into the Margaret Thatcher Conservative Revolution and punk rock inspired by The Clash is rising.
President Barack Obama announced this week his intention to cancel the participation of the United States in the upcoming G-20 Summit scheduled for September in St. Petersburg, Russia.
Fury, fervor, effervescence! For his first couture fashion show in Paris, Rani Zakhem celebrates life and joy in incandescent metaphors. Fire is the essential element of this sumptuous yet relaxed collection, dedicated to a volcanic woman.
Carlos The Jackal, born Iiyich Ramirez Sanchez, was sentenced to a third life sentence in a French court for his role in the 1974 bombing on a Paris Drug Store that killed two and wounded 34.
BACKSTAGE PAST, the auto bio road trip from legendary promoter Barry Fey, reveals the dressing room romps of Rock n' Roll royalty from a career that spans forty years of music madness.
Traveller, the Scottish Pop Rock band, who first came to our attention last summer with their debut EP All This Time, which earned airplay in a massive 68 countries, is set to release Been Waiting, the newest single.
Inside Out, from Walt Disney Pictures and PIXAR, brings to life the team of emotions inside the mind of an adolescent tween as they help her cope with the cross country move as her family begins a new life from her Minnesota roots.
WHY HIM, from Twentieth Century Fox Films and TSG Entertainment, brings to the screen a laugh out loud comedic romp through Silicon Valley and the new age world of tech apps, platforms, coding, and the over the top creative extravagances.
