NEON announced today that Andrew Brown has been promoted to President of Digital Distribution for the company. Under his leadership, the Academy Award®-winning studio launched its home entertainment division and formed DECAL in 2021, a home entertainment distribution company.
The American Film Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees announced today that Nicole Kidman will be the recipient of the 49th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, celebrating her career achievements.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of worldwide rights to the upcoming drama Blood Knot and will have its Foresight Unlimited division launch international sales at AFM.
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center announced the complete slate of films for the 2022 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 1–20 at the American Film Institute's historic theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Academy Award-winning studio, Vendôme Pictures (CODA) today announced the real-life story of Mats Steen, who went by 'Ibelin' in the gaming world is under development. Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum will direct and Kyle Killen will pen the script.
Cate Blanchett will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Lydia Tár in Todd Feld's TÁR from Focus Features.
Actors Keiko Agena, Monica Barbaro, Lodric D. Collins and Dorian Missick will appear in a live reading of selected scenes from this year's five winning scripts at the 2022 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards and Live Read.
AFI FEST 2022 announced the films that received this year's Jury awards. The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action Short, Documentary Short and Animated Short will be eligible for the 2022 Academy Awards in the corresponding categories.
Emmy® Award-winning late-night talk show host and producer Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the 95th Oscars®, executive producers and showrunners Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner announced today. Kimmel hosted back-to-back broadcasts in 2017 (89th Awards) and 2018 (90th Awards).
At a ceremony in Paris last night, nine awards for films and series that were screened at the 26th edition of The American French Film Festival (formerly COLCOA) were presented by the Franco-American Cultural Fund.
Award-winning international film distribution company Kino Lorber announced today its acquisition of global media company MHz Networks, parent of streamer MHz Choice, the leading North American SVOD service dedicated to international television series.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Science and Technology Council extended invitations to four outstanding and esteemed industry professionals who have focused careers elevating the use of science and technology in motion pictures.
The Coronado Island Film Festival announced the 2022 Leonard Maltin Industry Awards Gala Honorees. Honoring industry luminaries for their contribution to cinematic storytelling, festival Host and Honorary Jury President, Leonard Maltin, will preside over the evening Tributes.
The Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival has announced that the 14th edition of the festival will take place Wednesday, November 15 through Saturday, November 19, in Los Angeles. The festival will open with Gabriel Martins' Mars One/Marte Um.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences honored its student winners from colleges and universities around the world at the 49th Student Academy Awards® ceremony held at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' David Geffen Theater.
The New York Film Critics Circle announced today it will be adding three new members to vote for the 2022 awards on Friday, December 2, 2022, and important upcoming dates. Films released in 2022 will be considered.
CAN PSYCHEDELICS CURE?, a one-hour special from NOVA, a production of GBH, explores new research around hallucinogenic drugs—popularly called psychedelics—that may indicate profoundly positive clinical impacts, helping patients struggling with a range of afflictions in the brain.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, in partnership with Mercury Studios, today announced Peter Edwards and Oleta Haffner as the participants selected for the Jonas Gwangwa Music Composition Initiative, a one-year career development program.
The inaugural Nuart Fest has been set for October 21 – 30, 2022, to celebrate the reopening of the Nuart Theatre after its renovation. The 1930, single-screen, historic Nuart is the very first theatre in the Landmark Theatres chain.
Walt Disney Animation Studios today announced that it will team with Lighthouse Immersive Studios, the producers of the blockbuster Immersive Van Gogh, to develop Disney Animation: Immersive Experience, which will receive its world premiere in Toronto this December.
In collaboration with founding partner Walmart and presenting partner Coca-Cola, the 9th Annual BFF readies for a full return to normal in Bentonville and will once again add a global streaming component to its live festivities.
Villa Albertine, alongside the SACD (France's authors guild), the CNC (France's National Center of Cinema), and the Writers Guild Foundation, announced seven projects selected for The Factory Boulevard des Séries, taking place October 17th to November 4th, 2022.
New York City's Imagine Science Film Festival announced the lineup of films and events for the hybrid presentation of its 15th edition, taking place October 14-21. Screenings will kick off with the Opening Night presentation of Alejandro Loayza Grisi's Utama.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com, is celebrating the success of her original murder-thriller "The Wednesday Killer" which has won a total of eight top screenplay awards from film festivals around the world.
Four individuals and one writing team have been selected as winners of the 2022 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting. Each individual and writing team will receive a $35,000 prize and mentorship from an Academy member throughout their fellowship year.
Yale Entertainment, producers of hit horror thriller "Becky," announced that Francesca Eastwood and Milo Gibson will star in the new thriller "Clawfoot," directed, and produced by Michael Day (As They Made Us) and written by April Wolfe (Black Christmas).
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences announced Karishma Dube and Oleksandra Kostina have been selected to be the domestic and international recipients, respectively, of the 2022 Academy Gold Fellowship for Women, presented in partnership with Chanel.
Open Road Films has acquired North American rights to the explosive action thriller "Kandahar," starring Gerard Butler, from G-BASE, Thunder Road, Capstone Studios and MBC Studios with a wide domestic theatrical release planned for 2023.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted 14 students as winners of the 49th Student Academy Awards® competition. All Student Academy Award-winning films are eligible to compete for 2022 Oscars® in various categories.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today six Red Carpet Premiere films that will screen at AFI FEST 2022, November 2-6. Now in its 36th year, AFI FEST is a world-class event, showcasing the best in international cinema.
ENDING HIV IN AMERICA, from NOVA and GBH, explores the extraordinary scientific progress made in the fight against HIV and reveals how close we may be getting to what once seemed unthinkable—the end of HIV in America.
The Montclair Film Festival will present its 2022 Tribute to Daniel Craig, star of the highly anticipated GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY with Stephen Colbert at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 8:00 PM.
Indie Memphis Film Festival, presented by Duncan-Williams, Inc. and Duncan-Williams Asset Management, is pleased to announce its 2022 slate. The festival will run from October 19th through 24th on the ground in Memphis, as well as virtually.
Variety is pleased to announce the honorees for their upcoming Power of Women issue and event on Wednesday, September 28th. The event, in partnership with Lifetime, celebrates the Power of Women honorees, who will appear on the issue's cover.
The critically acclaimed Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival announced the lineup of films and honorees for its 31st edition, which returns to the Arlington Hotel & Spa as part of this year's screenings and presentations, taking place October 7-15.
HamptonsFilm announced the slate for the 2022 edition of the Hamptons International Festival (HIFF), including the Closing Night presentation of the New York premiere SR., directed by Chris Smith, the Centerpiece screening of Sarah Polley's WOMEN TALKING.
With a focus on expertise in live television event production, Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner of White Cherry Entertainment have been named executive producers of the 95th Oscars®, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced today.
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of Apple Original film SELENA GOMEZ: MY MIND AND ME will open the 36th edition of AFI FEST on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that Universal Pictures' and Amblin Entertainment's THE FABELMANS, directed by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award®-winning director Steven Spielberg, will close the AFI FEST 2022.
Oscar®-nominated producer Jennifer Fox will return to produce the 13th Governors Awards for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President Janet Yang announced today. It is her fourth time producing the event.
Juno Films has acquired the U.S., Canada, and U.K. distribution rights to Peter Hedges' innovative drama The Same Storm. The film premiered at Telluride Film Festival in September 2021 and will open in October 14, 2022.
Saban Films announced they have secured the U.S. and Canadian rights to AGC International and Image Nation Abu Dhabi's The Ambush. The film, directed by Pierre Morel (Taken), was initially released in the UAE on November 2021.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced a new partnership with the Telluride Film Festival and its FilmLAB program. As part of the educational experience, a cohort of AFI Conservatory Fellows will attend the four-day festival in Telluride, Colorado.
Filmmakers bring their personal passions to this year's crop of documentary films to be featured at 26th Annual THE AMERICAN FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL (formerly known as COLCOA) this year in Los Angeles from October 10 - 16, 2022.
MGM Television and Ring announced today that Emmy-winning comedian and actress Wanda Sykes has signed on to host Ring Nation, a new twist on the popular clip show genre, premiering in syndication on September 26, 2022.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced a call for applicants for its DWW+ program, a year-long directing workshop that educates traditionally underrepresented narrative filmmakers through the production cycle of a short film, providing hands-on instruction led by industry experts.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com, is celebrating a season of success with the murder-thriller "The Wednesday Killer" which has won a total of seven top screenplay awards from film festivals around the world.
After Hocus Pocus arrived in theaters in the summer of 1993, the film developed a massive following, and in the ensuing years, its stars would sometimes hint to eager fans that a sequel was a possibility.
Black Bear International, the newly created international division of Black Bear Pictures, headed by John Friedberg, has set the senior leadership team for the business and recently secured rights to sought-after titles "Conclave" and "Knox Goes Away."
Producer Janet Yang was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization's Board of Governors which also elected additional officers to serve on the Academy Board of Governors for the 2022-2023 term.
The selection of projects for Venice Immersive, the XR - Extended Reality section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival of La Biennale di Venezia, is now complete with 43 projects representing 19 countries and a Worlds Gallery.
Acacia Filmed Entertainment today announced a commercial agreement to develop a world-class, purpose-built film studio and production training facility to service the growth and demand for new content and Castle Rock's Matthew George will lead Development.
Toronto International Film Festival is thrilled to announce that Prime Video's "My Policeman," directed by Michael Grandage, and starring Harry Styles and Emma Corrin will have its World Premiere at the 47th edition of the festival.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Jenny Galante to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Revenue and Business Development, Academy CEO Bill Kramer announced today. Galante will report directly to Kramer.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, is celebrating a season of success with the murder-thriller "The Wednesday Killer" which recently won Best Thriller Script adding five more awards to its total.
NEON has wrapped production on Tilman Singer's Cuckoo, the feature film debut of Hunter Schafer (Euphoria). The horror film, written and directed by Singer, was shot on 35mm in Germany and stars Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2022–2023 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Euzhan Palcy, Diane Warren and Peter Weir, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Michael J. Fox.
This summer, Sharkfest, the only shark event that proves truth is stranger than fiction will take viewers up close and personal with one of nature's most feared predators as it swims across more Disney platforms than ever before.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is proud to announce commitments from 27 partner companies in the sixth year of Academy Gold Rising, and introduces a visual effects track to the talent development and inclusion program.
The Hamptons Film Summer Docs series, presented by Alec Baldwin with co-curation from Artistic Director, David Nugent, returns for its fourteenth year to present engaging and socially relevant documentary films from the industry's most brilliant storytellers.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, has released the first look poster for her exciting, plot twisting, cryptic murder mystery, "The Wednesday Killer."
The film CITIZEN ASHE, about triple Grand Slam, barrier-breaking tennis legend and global humanitarian, Arthur Ashe, will make its television premiere on CNN. The documentary will debut on the eve of the 135th Wimbledon, June 26, 2022.
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted to name Bill Kramer, current Director and President of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, as its new CEO, following the departure of Dawn Hudson.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced that Entertainment Tonight hosts Kevin Frazier and Nischelle Turner will host the 49th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, which will be presented live on Friday, June 24, 2022.
The Academy Board of Governors has confirmed the reappointment of current governors-at-large DeVon Franklin (Executives Branch), Rodrigo García (Directors Branch) and Janet Yang (Producers Branch). They will each serve an additional three-year term beginning July, 2022.
America's largest French film festival launches its 26th year with a new name. The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF) has announced that the COLCOA French Film Festival has been renamed The American French Film Festival.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the action film The Bricklayer. This marks the second film in Screen's Millennium output deal.
Janet Walker, publisher, and founder of Haute-Lifestyle.com and The-Entertainment-Zone.com, has released the first look poster for her riveting, fast-action suspense thriller, The Manhattan Project.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment (Nasdaq: CSSE) company, announced the acquisition of all North American rights to the action thriller The Locksmith from Arclight Films. Directed by Nicolas Harvard and starring Ryan Phillippe.
Pink Skies Ahead, from MTV Studio Entertainment, brings to the screen a story of mental illness and anxiety disorder as seen through the eyes of a barely 20 something who feels forced into adulthood and is totally unprepared.
Baby boy Daniel McCabe, born with a degenerative liver illness, was dying. With every passing minute the life was escaping the little fighter and when doctors came to his parents the news they expected was every parent's worst nightmare.
Gertrude's Restaurant in Phoenix, Arizona, is one of those rare dining establishment boasting an incredible location literally inside the famed Desert Botanical Garden, perfect combinations of fresh seasonal ingredients with culinary excellence that makes it a must-visit venue for any food lover.
The Impressionist and Modern Auction hosted by the International Art House Sotheby's at an invitation only rare evening event, did not disappoint as robust bidding from all corners of the world elevated the sale achievement to over $350,000,000.
In the aftermath of the European elections, if the time is for the adaptation of the Union to the expectations of the citizens, in France the time does not seem to be constrained, the Elysée even expects to accelerate the train of reforms.
Between resumption of economic activity and reopening of borders, the world seems to have resumed the mode of operation that prevailed pre-pandemic, pondering only the relevance of growth and submission of man to economic laws.
