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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Abramorama announced they have acquired the North American theatrical rights for the inspiring feature-length documentary Full Circle, an unblinking examination of the challenges of Spinal Cord Injury, and a celebration of the growth that such tragedy can catalyze.
The American French Film Festival, is announcing another eclectic mix of films and series in this year’s documentary lineup. Produced by The Franco-American Cultural Fund, the 27th annual event takes place at the DGA Theater Complex October 18-22.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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,
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.
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."
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, from Paramount Pictures, the IMF super spy team as they fight global terror across several continents, determined to stop the sale of an advanced technology, that will give the owner world domination.
Father of the Bride, from Warner Bros., and HBOMax, presents an innovative twist on a classic film as it moves to the Miami heat and introduces the story through the fiery passion of the Latin American culture.
Theater Camp, from Searchlight Pictures, presents a fun summertime comedy as the AdirondACTS theatrical summer camp is missing their fearless leader and success of the season and survival of the camp is left to her ill-equipped son.
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, streaming on Prime, presents an explosive and globetrotting final season as the CIA team works to intercept and disband the newest threat to national security, which exposes involvement at the highest levels.
The White Lotus, from HBOMax, presents a racy and provocative dramady that introduces a new cast of players, each arriving at the stunning White Lotus resort located on the intoxicating Mediterranean Sea, for a week of adventure.
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.
The Last of Us, from HBOMax, brings to the screen a post-apocalyptic world initiated by the fungi Cordyceps, that gained access to the global food supply and within a day infected civilizations turning mankind into monsters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maggie Moore[s], from Screen Media, presents an unpredictable murder mystery, as one bad choice creates a domino effect and snowballs into an insidious rash of violence, the local sheriff, and his deputy work to find the killer.
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.
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.
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.
Kandahar, starring Gerard Butler and directed by Ric Roman Waugh, remains one of the top ten theatrical movies, taking on tentpoles and alt-universe fan favorites, as "adult driven action" films continue to make a box office comeback.
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.
The Lazarus Project, from TNT, brings to the screen an intriguing, contemporary, science fiction, series that introduces a secret global organization who can turn back time each time the world confronts the threat of extinction.
White House Plumbers, a limited series from HBO MAX, takes on the infamous Watergate Scandal and unpacks the treasure trove of government secrets, the truth behind the lies, and provides just enough clues to reawaken sleeping theories.
Kandahar, from Open Road Films, presents a post-Afghanistan espionage action thriller, as a former MI6 operative on loan to the United States uses technology to infiltrate the Iraqi nuclear program and destroys the facility.
The Tower, steaming on Brit Box, a fresh crime drama from London focuses on unraveling the conspiracy surrounding the death of a police veteran and a local Muslin teen, and the rookie who witnesses the crime.
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."
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.
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).
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.
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.
TEMPLE S2, from Topic Studios, continues the shocking and intriguing story of Daniel Milton and Lee Simmons, who once operated an underground clinic, and slowly erased all ethical boundaries as they desperately tried to hide their actions.
MUSE by Berta has fast become the most popular and praised new bridal line worldwide. The contradicting mix of elegance and boldness makes this collection stand out as a highlight of this year’s New York Bridal Fashion Week presentations.
Freshman Emilio Hoffman was shot and killed when a lone gunman entered Reynolds High School in Troutdale, Oregon, yesterday, and opened fire killing the 14 year old before turning the gun on himself.
Fagor America, the leader in ultra-efficient cooking tops and time-saving pressure cookers, recently launched the newest Helix Pressure Cooker. So user friendly, simple and honestly, a nearly effortless cooking tool, it should really be kept a secret.
Oliver Stone's newest film SOUTH OF THE BORDER, "A Political Road Movie" fills the back seat of the old beat up opinion and travels, through the seven countries of South America, serving up more heat than the media can handle.
With three months before the first round of the French Presidential elections one thing is clear: The parties involved all seem devoid of a political philosophy, orphans of their ideologies, which to unite activists and sympathizers en masse.
“The Last Days on Mars,” from Magnet Releasing and Focus Features, presents a Red Planet sci-fi thriller filled with heightened suspense and stark fright pitting the hunted against the hunter in the ultimate battle of survival.
