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Published on Thursday, 21 September 2023 11:14
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Due to the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2023 edition of The American French Film Festival (TAFFF), scheduled to take place in Los Angeles.
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Published on Wednesday, 20 September 2023 11:43
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The countdown to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival starts now! With the 40th edition of the festival just months away — taking place from January 18-28 in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah and online from January 25-28.
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Published on Monday, 18 September 2023 11:52
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 14 students as winners of the 50th Student Academy Awards® competition. The ceremony will be held October 24, 2023. All winning films are now eligible for the 96th Oscars.
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Published on Monday, 18 September 2023 11:43
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AFI FEST 2023 has announced the World Premiere of MAXINE'S BABY: THE TYLER PERRY STORY as the Centerpiece Screening, a designation that speaks to the significance of the film as a pivotal part of the festival's programming.
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Published on Saturday, 16 September 2023 07:47
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As the SAG/AFTRA and WGA strikes continue the financial toll is bordering on disastrous and as the striking actors and writers feel the pinch, many recognizable names have donated to the industry's charitable organizations to provide assistance.
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Published on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 18:29
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Janet Walker, the publisher of Haute-Lifestyle.com, and a successful crime thriller screenwriter was recently interviewed for Paris' leading entertainment and award-winning magazine, Parisfilmawards.net. The interview is reprinted below.
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Published on Saturday, 09 September 2023 13:48
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Talks between The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the striking Hollywood unions have appeared to have stalled with each side hopeful but realistic as an expectation of starving the rank and file into submission is predicted.
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Published on Thursday, 07 September 2023 10:11
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The American Film Institute (AFI) announced Bradley Cooper's MAESTRO will close AFI FEST 2023. MAESTRO is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein (Carey Mulligan).
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Published on Wednesday, 06 September 2023 19:22
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Award-winning studio NEON has acquired Oscar®-nominee Ava DuVernay's Origin, which received a 9-minute standing ovation, at its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. NEON has set a late 2023 theatrical release as DuVernay makes history again.
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Published on Wednesday, 06 September 2023 14:56
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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the recipients of the 2023 Latine Fellowship and Collab Scholarship, launched last year to meaningfully expand Latine representation in independent media. The program will provide fellowships and scholarships these Latine artists.
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Published on Wednesday, 06 September 2023 14:34
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the 14th Governors Awards will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The ongoing entertainment strike may be the motivation
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Published on Tuesday, 05 September 2023 15:28
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Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, written and directed by AFI Conservatory Alum Sam Esmail (AFI Class of 2004), will open the 37th edition of AFI FEST.
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Published on Saturday, 02 September 2023 16:56
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The striking SAG/AFTRA union are moving toward a second-strike authorization as the Interactive Agreement negotiations have stalled, forcing the union to announce the national board has voted unanimously to send a strike vote to the membership.
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Published on Friday, 01 September 2023 13:29
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) has announced the 2023 Gold and Silver Circle Inductees who will be feted at the 44th Annual News & Documentary Awards on September 27 and September 28 in New York.
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Published on Saturday, 26 August 2023 12:46
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The Dog Days of August have arrived in Hollywood; temperatures are soaring, and tempers are flaring as striking SAG/AFTRA and WGA unions hold firm putting a pause on the entertainment industry and the AMPTP is dishing out dirty deeds.
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Published on Friday, 25 August 2023 13:48
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Janet Walker, the publisher, and owner of the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, Haute-Lifestyle.com, and a successful crime thriller screenwriter was recently featured in Italy's leading entertainment and award-winning magazine, Wildfilmmaker.com.
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Published on Wednesday, 23 August 2023 10:23
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AFI FEST, the American Film Institute's annual celebration of the best in global cinema, announced that festival passes go on sale today. The 37th edition of the film festival will take place on October 25-29, 2023.
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Published on Monday, 21 August 2023 11:04
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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced this year's grantees for the Sundance Institute Documentary Fund, which supports the work of nonfiction filmmakers from around the globe. Twenty-three projects have been selected for unrestricted grant funding totaling just over $1,000,000.
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Published on Saturday, 19 August 2023 13:05
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Hollywood's striking creatives are gaining some momentum from the Trustees of the New York City Pension Fund who have urged studios executives to bring the strike to an end of possibly risk losing investor confidence.NYC Comptroller Brad Lander,
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Published on Saturday, 12 August 2023 17:59
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The American Film Institute announced a call for applicants for the upcoming AFI DWW+ program, a year-long directing workshop that educates traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts.
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Published on Saturday, 12 August 2023 13:51
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Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger, who has emerged as the taunting goliath hurling unrealistic messages at the striking SAG/AFTRA and WGA Unions, announced during the earnings call his "desire to quickly find solutions to the issues."
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Published on Friday, 11 August 2023 13:57
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HamptonsFilm, the home of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF), announced today that the festival will open on Thursday, October 5, with the East Coast Premiere of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's NYAD, sponsored by AUDI.
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Published on Thursday, 10 August 2023 11:07
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VMI Releasing has acquired the domestic distribution rights to the new documentary Portrait of the Queen, directed by Fabrizio Ferri and based on the best-selling novel Elisabetta II: Ritratto di Regina by Paola Calvetti (originally published by Mondadori).
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Published on Thursday, 10 August 2023 10:51
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AFI Conservatory was named the #1 film school in The Hollywood Reporter's annual list of the top film schools in the nation. The honor marks the second year in a row that the Conservatory has earned the top spot.
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Published on Thursday, 10 August 2023 10:45
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Black Bear announced its management arm has signed Italian actress Simona Tabasco. Tabasco is best known for her breakthrough role in HBO's "The White Lotus" in which she plays 'Lucia' alongside Aubrey Plaza, Michael Imperioli, and Jennifer Coolidge.
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Published on Saturday, 05 August 2023 14:16
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Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) celebrated the commencement of the AFI Conservatory Class of 2023 at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. The event was a culmination of two years of intense study at AFI's MFA program.
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Published on Saturday, 05 August 2023 12:59
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SAG/AFTRA and the WGA remain at an impasse 95 days into what is becoming a battle of wills, as both the studio official negotiating reps, AMPTP, and the unions reps are hopelessly deadlocked over many issues.
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Published on Tuesday, 01 August 2023 13:53
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Producer Janet Yang was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization's Board of Governors. Yang is beginning her second term as president and her fifth year as a Governor-at-Large.
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Published on Tuesday, 01 August 2023 12:45
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The American Film Institute (AFI), considered one of the most authoritative and unparalleled voices in movie list-making, announced today the launch of the official AFI HQ account on Letterboxd, a global social network for film fans.
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Published on Saturday, 29 July 2023 12:41
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As creative unions SAG-AFTRA and the WGA continue striking for better conditions and livable wages, the heat dome driving temperatures to a shocking 110-degrees in New York City, organizers suspended the picket lines for safety concerns.
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Published on Saturday, 29 July 2023 08:35
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Janet Walker, writer of the award-winning screenplay, "The Wednesday Killer" and publisher, and owner, of the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, Haute-Lifestyle.com, was recently interviewed by Germany's Filmtage Der Nationen Magazine.
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Published on Thursday, 27 July 2023 14:05
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Nominations for the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmy® Awards were announced today by The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS). The awards will be presented live at the Palladium Times Square in NYC.
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Published on Thursday, 27 July 2023 13:53
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For National Geographic Explorer and BAFTA Award-winning cinematographer Bertie Gregory, chasing the story is part of the fun! In the new series, the filmmaker embarks on new adventures to capture wildlife behaviors like never before.
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Published on Saturday, 22 July 2023 14:16
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"Barbenheimer" has exploded the box office with the force of an atomic bomb, as movies theaters around the country are celebrating the first real big weekend comeback with a range of equally attractive choices for film goers.
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Published on Saturday, 15 July 2023 11:14
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Less than a year after The Walt Disney Company Board of Directors brought back former Chairman of the Board Bob Iger, after two dismal years of pandemic related disasters, the board has extended his contract until 2026.
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Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 13:28
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that 10 distinct scientific and technical investigations have been launched for 2023 in the lead-up to the Scientific and Technical Awards on Friday, February 23, 2024.
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Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 13:20
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Abramorama announced they have licensed sales rights for the documentary "What The Hell Happened To Blood, Sweat & Tears?," a riveting film that blends political and social commentary, involving one of the biggest rock bands of the late 60s.
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Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 13:11
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Black Bear announced they have signed award-winning Danish-American actor Elliott Crosset Hove for representation. Hove is best known for the Danish/Icelandic feature Godland, which premiered in Un Certain Regard at the Cannes Film Festival last year.
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Published on Thursday, 13 July 2023 13:04
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Peter Webber (The Girl With A Pearl Earring) has signed on to direct Irena Sendler, the tense wartime thriller penned by Agatha Dominik, Brian Pittman & Rachel Long, Stuart Hazeldine, and Jeff Most about the Polish humanitarian.
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Published on Monday, 26 June 2023 14:08
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Academy Honorary Awards to Angela Bassett, Mel Brooks and editor Carol Littleton and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Michelle Satter.
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Published on Saturday, 24 June 2023 12:48
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The Academy's Board of Governors has approved new requirements to broaden the public theatrical exhibition criteria for Oscars® eligibility in the Best Picture category starting with the 97th Academy Awards®, for films released in 2024.
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Published on Saturday, 24 June 2023 12:40
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced this week its newly elected 2023–2024 Board of Governors. The new governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
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Published on Tuesday, 20 June 2023 15:09
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the newest acquisitions to its expansive collection—the largest film-related collection in the world—housed at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, Margaret Herrick Library and Academy Film Archive.
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Published on Saturday, 17 June 2023 13:27
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Hosted by New York Times bestselling author, podcaster, and outdoor enthusiast, Baratunde Thurston, the six-part series follows him on an adventure-filled journey across the U.S. to discover how Americans work, play and interact with the outdoors.
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Published on Saturday, 17 June 2023 12:58
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Survivalist Bear Grylls is gearing up for a new season of thrill-seeking, bug-eating adventures in National Geographic's Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge as him continues to push superstars' comfort levels, with life-changing challenges and adventures.
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Published on Wednesday, 14 June 2023 12:14
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Roadside Attractions has acquired the North American rights to Alex Holmes' "The Last Rider," the astonishing story of Greg LeMond, the first, and only American to win the Tour de France, and considered one of the greatest cyclists ever.
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Published on Thursday, 08 June 2023 13:37
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Documentary and narrative filmmaker Christopher Manning ("Jamie," "Nowhere") will make his feature directorial debut with "James Ivory: In Search of Love and Beauty," a biographical documentary currently in production about award-winning director and screenwriter James Ivory.
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Published on Thursday, 08 June 2023 13:28
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Actor, comedian, and TV host Joel McHale returns to host the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's 13th Annual L.A. Golf Classic on Monday, June 12. Since 1985, the SAG-AFTRA Foundation has granted more than $18.6 million in emergency assistance.
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Published on Thursday, 08 June 2023 13:20
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Greenwich International Film Festival (GIFF) announced the honorees for the annual Changemaker Gala will be EGOT winner John Legend, Emmy and Tony winner Mike Jackson, and Emmy winner Ty Stiklorius, producers, and founders of the production company Get Lifted Film Co.
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Published on Wednesday, 31 May 2023 15:21
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and Academy Museum of Motion Pictures celebrate Pride Month with an array of programming, events, in-gallery conversations, digital content, family workshops, and merchandise offerings throughout June.
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Published on Wednesday, 17 May 2023 14:07
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Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA, the exciting follow up to writer/director Christian Gudegast's box office hit. Gerard Butler will star as "Big Nick," along with O'Shea Jackson Jr. as "Donnie."
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Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 11:16
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An all-star line-up has assembled for director Dito Montiel's crime comedy Riff Raff, starring Emmy® Award Winner Jennifer Coolidge, Emmy® Award Winner Brian Cox, Academy® Award Winner Dustin Hoffman, and Gabrielle Union. Signature to launch sales in Cannes.
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Published on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 10:34
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Roadside Attractions has acquired the U.S. rights to Camp Hideout, A Called Higher Studios/PZAJ Co-Production, along with U.S. releasing partners Provident Films. Directed by Sean Olson and produced by Phillip Glasser (The War with Grandpa) and Jason Brown (Noobz).
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Published on Friday, 12 May 2023 14:44
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The newly launched global sales banner Palisades Park Pictures announced that two-time Academy Award® nominee John Travolta and Emmy winner Katherine Heigl will star in the heartwarming romantic comedy "That's Amore!" and will launch worldwide sales at Cannes.
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Published on Friday, 12 May 2023 14:34
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The countdown begins to the 2024 Sundance Film Festival! Today the nonprofit Sundance Institute unveils the dates for the upcoming Sundance Film Festival taking place on January 18–28, 2024 in Park City, Utah and the surrounding area.
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Published on Thursday, 04 May 2023 13:52
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Emmy-winner Elisabeth Moss (The Invisible Man, Us, "The Handmaid's Tale") will star alongside Academy Award®-nominee Kate Hudson (Glass Onion, Almost Famous) and Kaia Gerber (Babylon, Bottoms) in the sexy, psychological thriller Shell, from director Max Minghella (Teen Spirit).
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Published on Thursday, 04 May 2023 13:21
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Jump Rock Pictures announced Natasha Henstridge (Species, Ghosts of Mars, The Whole Nine Yards) will star in the upcoming feature film House of Abraham opposite Lukas Hassel (The Blacklist, Slapface) and Lin Shaye (Insidious, There's Something About Mary).
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Published on Thursday, 04 May 2023 13:02
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Montclair Film, New Jersey's leading film non-profit, joined the North To Shore festival in announcing the inaugural film program for the Atlantic City North To Shore Festival, taking place June 9-11, 2023 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Published on Thursday, 04 May 2023 12:30
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Alan Ritchson ("Reacher," Fast X) is set as the lead in Motor City, a ground-breaking action thriller from visionary director Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). Black Bear International to launch sales at Cannes.
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Published on Thursday, 04 May 2023 12:19
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The Film Compartment announced today that Poppy Delevingne (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) will star in the new drama "The Gun on Second Street" from award-winning writer, producer, and director Rohit Karn Batra (Line of Descent).
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Published on Monday, 01 May 2023 15:10
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The Academy's Board of Governors has approved campaign promotional regulations and awards rules for the 96th Academy Awards® which underwent the most significant overhaul since their inception in 1994 details how members may promote Oscar eligible achievements.
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Published on Friday, 28 April 2023 07:52
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The 23rd Annual Beverly Hills Film Festival® (BHFF) awarded Bulgarian Theodore Ushev's directorial debut, "Phi 1.618," a science fiction adventure film, with the Golden Palm Award (best in all categories), presented by BHFF director and founder, Nino Simone.
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Published on Monday, 17 April 2023 13:25
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named Meredith Shea as its first Chief Membership, Impact, and Industry Officer, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced today. Shea will report directly to Kramer.
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Published on Saturday, 15 April 2023 19:54
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The American Film Institute (AFI) announced it is accepting applications for the 2023 Cinematography Intensive for Women presented by Panavision. The four-day program will be held on the AFI Campus in Los Angeles on June 22–25.
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Published on Wednesday, 12 April 2023 09:19
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The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) has announced the nominees for the 44th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. The in-person ceremony will take place at Lincoln Center's Frederick P. Rose Hall on May 22, 2023.
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Published on Saturday, 08 April 2023 11:17
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Rooftop Films, a New York cultural institution and home for independent films for over twenty-four years, announced the awarding of twenty cash and service grants to independent filmmakers, including two Rooftop Films Water Tower Feature Film Grants.
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Published on Tuesday, 21 March 2023 12:21
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HBO Original documentary film BEING MARY TYLER MOORE, directed by Emmy®-winning filmmaker James Adolphus and produced by Lena Waithe, Debra Martin Chase, and Ben Selkow debuts this May on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
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Published on Friday, 17 March 2023 07:36
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Variety is pleased to announce the honorees for the upcoming Power of Women issue on Wednesday, March 29 and event in New York on Tuesday, April 4. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees.
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Published on Thursday, 16 March 2023 10:09
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The Sarasota Film Festival (SFF) announced today the full slate of programming for the 25th anniversary edition of the festival, taking place in-person across Sarasota March 25 through April 2, 2023, with complementary virtual programming to open March 24.
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Published on Tuesday, 14 March 2023 10:06
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The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) announced today that The American French Film Festival (formerly known as COLCOA) will hold its 27th annual edition and awards competition October 18-22 at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Hollywood.
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Executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced the final slate of presenters at the 95th Academy Awards includes Cara Delevingne, Kate Hudson, Mindy Kaling, Eva Longoria, and John Travolta.
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Published on Tuesday, 07 March 2023 11:16
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Executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced today the second slate of presenters at the 95th Academy Awards including Antonio Banderas, Elizabeth Banks, Daniel Gurira and Salma Hayek Pinault.
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Grammy®-winning musician Lenny Kravitz will deliver the "In Memoriam" performance at the 95th Oscars®, airing Sunday, March 12 on ABC, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced today.
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Model Ashley Graham, actor Vanessa Hudgens and multi-hyphenate Lilly Singh will host "Countdown to the Oscars®," the official lead-in to the 95th Oscars on Sunday, March 12, airing at 6:30 p.m. EDT/3:30 p.m. PDT on ABC.
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Executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced today the first slate of presenters scheduled to appear at the 95th Academy Awards including Dwayne Johnson, Michael B. Jordan and Troy Kotsur.
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The Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars® celebration, which will immediately follow the 95th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 12, returns for its 64th year, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom.
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The Oscar®-nominated song "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" will be performed at the 95th Oscars®, airing live on ABC, Sunday, March 12, 2023, executive producers anshowrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner and executive producer Molly McNearney announced.
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Oscar®-winning multi-hyphenate David Byrne, Oscar-nominated actor Stephanie Hsu and music trio Son Lux will perform the Oscar-nominated song "This Is A Life" from "Everything Everywhere All at Once" at the 95th Oscars®, the shows executive producers announced.
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Actress and singer Sofia Carson, and songwriter Diane Warren, will perform the Oscar®-nominated song "Applause" from "Tell It like a Woman" at the 95th Oscars®, executive producers Glenn Weiss, Ricky Kirshner and Molly McNearney announced.
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Music superstar Rihanna, coming off her victorious LVII Superbowl Halftime show, will perform the Oscar®-nominated song "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" at the 95th Oscars®, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced.
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Published on Saturday, 18 February 2023 11:32
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) is excited to announce the award-winning films for the 38th edition. Awards were announced at a ceremony hosted by El Encanto, a Belmond Hotel, in Santa Barbara with Jury and Filmmakers attending.
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Published on Saturday, 18 February 2023 08:23
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Actor Simu Liu will host the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Friday, February 24, 2023, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures presenting nine awards during the evening.
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Published on Thursday, 16 February 2023 10:27
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Janet Walker, the publisher, and owner of the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, Haute-Lifestyle.com, and a successful crime thriller screenwriter was recently featured in New York's leading entertainment and award-winning magazine, New York Weekly.
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Published on Saturday, 11 February 2023 11:09
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Janet Walker, the publisher, and owner of the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, Haute-Lifestyle.com, and a successful crime thriller screenwriter was recently featured in Los Angeles' leading entertainment and award-winning magazine, LA Weekly.
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Published on Saturday, 11 February 2023 10:55
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Vin Diesel and David Twohy are set to re-team for the highly anticipated Riddick follow-up, Riddick: Furya. Twohy will direct from his script. Rocket Science and CAA Media Finance will launch worldwide sales at this week's EFM.
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Published on Thursday, 09 February 2023 10:42
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The Oscars® executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner today announced key members of the production team for the 95th Oscars, airing live Sunday, March 12, and will be televised live on ABC worldwide.
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Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 10:46
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Castle Rock Entertainment announced a deal with Academy Award and Emmy nominated actor, writer, and producer John Cleese, to revive the classic television series "Fawlty Towers," with Cleese and his daughter Camilla Cleese set to write and star.
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Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 10:27
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Maika Monroe (It Follows, The Watcher) is starring opposite Academy Award®-winner Nicolas Cage in the horror/thriller "Longlegs" for Jason Cloth and Dave Caplan's C2 Motion Picture Group (Babylon). Principal photography is now underway in Vancouver, Canada.
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Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 10:07
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Blueprint Pictures announced that Chlöe Bailey, Tosin Cole, Academy Award winner Olivia Colman, and Academy Award nominee Woody Harrelson will star in "Girl from the North Country," based on the Broadway show inspired by the songs of Bob Dylan.
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Published on Tuesday, 07 February 2023 09:51
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Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG nominated actress Evan Rachel Wood, Tony nominee Josh Gad, and Emmy and SAG nominee Anthony Carrigan, will star in Alex Winter's (Zappa), The Adults as a brother/sister duo investigating long-held family secrets.
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Published on Thursday, 02 February 2023 18:32
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The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the dates for AFI FEST 2023. The 37th edition of the Institute's annual festival will take place exclusively in person on October 25-29, 2023, at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre in the heart of Hollywood.
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Published on Thursday, 02 February 2023 13:24
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that eight scientific and technical achievements represented by 19 individual award recipients will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards presentation on Friday, February 24, 2023.
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Published on Thursday, 02 February 2023 08:05
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The Film Foundation has announced the next selection of films to be presented online in The Film Foundation Restoration Screening Room. The platform offers the opportunity to watch classic films, selected by Martin Scorsese, free of charge.
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Published on Saturday, 28 January 2023 14:34
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces a partnership with Letterboxd, a global social network for film discussion and discovery. The Academy and Letterboxd will collaborate on exclusive digital content connected to the Oscars.®
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Published on Saturday, 28 January 2023 09:11
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The Sundance Film Festival, returned in person and across the country online. The 2023 Sundance Film Festival jurors and audiences have voted with the awards announced during an event at The Ray Theatre in Park City.
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Published on Tuesday, 24 January 2023 07:05
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Oscar®-winning actor-producer Riz Ahmed and actor Allison Williams announced the 95th Oscars® nominations, from the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater via a global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org and the Academy's digital platforms, an international satellite feed and broadcast media.
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Published on Monday, 23 January 2023 16:50
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The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are pleased to announce programming plans during the week leading up to the 95th Oscars® on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
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Published on Friday, 20 January 2023 12:55
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Haute-Lifestyle.com, the online boutique luxury lifestyle magazine, helmed by Publisher Janet Walker, has continued to distinguish itself among the world of digital publications, any way it is searched, earning the top spot in Google search engine results.
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Published on Thursday, 19 January 2023 10:54
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The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the participants selected for the AFI DWW+ year-long directing workshop that supports women and traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts.
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Published on Thursday, 19 January 2023 07:58
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts announced the short list of films and talent, in competition with All Quiet on the Western Front dominating with 14 nominations and tying a BAFTA record for the most nominations.
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Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 14:02
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Saban Films announced today they have secured worldwide rights (except Spain and Italy) to Yale Entertainment's Clean Up Crew. Directed by Jon Keeyes (The Survivalist) and written by Matthew Rogers, the film recently wrapped production in Ireland.
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Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2023 12:32
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The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the highly anticipated lineup for the 38th edition, which will run February 8 to 18, 2023. The festival will showcase 52 world premieres and 78 U.S. premieres from 43 countries.
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Published on Saturday, 14 January 2023 08:59
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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the 12 projects invited to the 2023 Screenwriters Lab and the 10 projects selected for the Screenwriters Intensive, including filmmakers from the U.S.A. and internationally from the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Israel, Lebanon and Nepal.
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Published on Saturday, 14 January 2023 08:20
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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 16 jurors granting awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, including the five jury members who awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Film Prize.
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Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 09:09
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Nominees for the 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® honoring outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances for 2022 were announced this morning by Ashley Park (Emily in Paris) and Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) via Instagram Live.
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Published on Wednesday, 11 January 2023 08:48
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The nonprofit Sundance Institute begins In-Person and Online Single Film Ticket sales for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, tomorrow, Thursday, January 12th at 9 a.m. PT / 10 a.m. MT / 11 a.m. CT / 12 p.m. ET.
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Published on Friday, 06 January 2023 13:30
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts, usually considered a precursor to the Oscar nominations, announced the long list of films and talent that have gone through to Round Two of voting for the 2023 EE BAFTA Film Awards.
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Published on Tuesday, 03 January 2023 06:45
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Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com, is ending the year celebrating the success of her four original riveting, fast action, screenplays which continue to earn global raves from Cannes to Toronto and Los Angeles to Chicago.
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Published on Wednesday, 21 December 2022 17:21
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song).
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Published on Saturday, 17 December 2022 15:19
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Searchlight Pictures’ The Banshees Of Inisherin led the Golden Globe nominations with eight including Best Picture and Best Director, Everything Everywhere All At Once, followed with six, Damien Chazelle’s Babylon landed five, and Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans, five.
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Published on Friday, 09 December 2022 12:06
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The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the recipients of AFI AWARDS 2022. AFI AWARDS honorees include 10 outstanding films and 10 outstanding TV programs deemed culturally and artistically representative of this year's most significant achievements.
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Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 12:38
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To commemorate World AIDS Day, Playbill presents its third-annual Remember the Ribbon: A Tribute to World AIDS Day concert event, sponsored by Gilead Sciences, Hotel Edison and Sony Hall, is now airing on Playbill.com from December 1-3, 2022.
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Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 11:16
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The New York Film Critics Circle voted today at Film at Lincoln Center for their 2022 awards winners. The awards will be handed out during their annual ceremony on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Tao Downtown.
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Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 09:38
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The 36th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema and television in North America, saluted the Steve Tisch School of Film and Television at Tel Aviv University with the IFF Visionary Award.
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Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 09:12
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The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced that Tony, NAACP Image, and four-time Emmy® Award-winning actor, producer, director, and writer Laurence Fishburne will present LeVar Burton with Lifetime Achievement honors.
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Published on Friday, 02 December 2022 08:52
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Angela Bassett will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bassett will receive the award on Thursday, February 9th, 2023, at an in-person conversation about her career.
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