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WGA Awards 2021: find out who is lined up to present
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Los Angeles, CA & New York, NY:The Writers Guild of America West and East today unveiled the talent line-up of presenters scheduled to appear at the 2021 Writers Guild Awards joint virtual ceremony on Sunday, March 21.In addition to this year’s show host, writer-actor-producer Kal Penn (Clarice, Kal Penn Approves this Message), presenters slated to…
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People in class houses shouldn’t throw stones, WHO WE ARE: A CHRONICLE OF RACISM IN AMERICA
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Headlines read: “Palace Paralyzed” about the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry disclosures from the Harpo Productions Oprah Winfrey interview on CBS that shook the world (of privilege). But America, these United States, that broke from the UK have no judgments to make on that situation once you see WHO…
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Amblin to Mars with JPL, ILM, Amazon: Ryan White’s GOOD NIGHT OPPY
Curated by Screenmancer Staff Culver City, CA: Amazon Studios, Film 45, Amblin Television and Tripod Media are co-producing the upcoming feature documentary Good Night Oppy from director Ryan White. With the support of NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM), the film tells the inspirational true story of Opportunity, a Mars Exploration Rover,…
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Taylor made: Zac Brown, KT Tunstall, Jason Mraz, more play for you
Curated by Screenmancer Staff EL CAJON, CA: Taylor Guitars and 50+ Taylor artists, including Zac Brown, KT Tunstall, JasonMraz and Keith Goodwin, have come together to release an uplifting original song, “I Know What Love Is . ” A philanthropic project that aims to raise money to support members of the music industry whose art…
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Borat, Sorkin, Ruben Santiago-Hudson & more invite you to BEYOND WORDS 2021
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis has a great gig coming up on Mar. 11 with Variety Deputy Awards and Features Editor Jenelle Riley. They will co-host the Writer’s Guild of America’s open-to-the-public virtual special BEYOND WORDS 2021. This comes as part of an insider tradition whereby the WGA…
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NEON fires up new Céline Sciamma project PETITE MAMAN
Curated by Screenmancer Staff New York, NY: NEON will reunite with acclaimed filmmaker Céline Sciamma on Petite Maman following their successful collaboration on the revered Portrait of a Lady on Fire. NEON has acquired North American rights to the film, written and directed by Sciamma. Petite Maman, which just had its World Premiere in competition at the Berlinale, stars sisters Joséphine Sanz and…
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Just in time for The 78th Golden Globes: HFPA vs LAPC & big money?
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Updated: Yeah, some bad blood is coming out in Hollywood, with the worst timing ever for The 78th Annual Golden Globes, at least for insiders and entertainment industry watchers. What’s this all about? Short answer: long-simmering feuds in Awardland. First the Rona, as Covid-19 is called in LA, shuts…
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Yeah 2021, digital people: Meet The MetaHumans
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Okay, so Elon Musk had a point about Fear of AI, but luckily there’s a tell to these new “MetaHumans” from Unreal Engine dropping by your eyeballs in 2021. That tell? Well, their teeth for example, kind of cookie cutter, as well as the mouth cavity. Where’s the tongue…
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Todd Douglas Miller’s APOLLO 11: QUARANTINE on deck for March 6
Curated by Screenmancer Staff CNN Films today announced the television premiere of APOLLO 11: Quarantine, a new short film from award-winning director and producer Todd Douglas Miller (APOLLO 11, Dinosaur 13), for Saturday, March 6 at 9:00pm Eastern on CNN. Miller previously created the 2019 cinematic event documentary feature, APOLLO 11, which was honored with…
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Slow news day: catch Cricket videos 24/7 from ORASI
by Screenmancer Staff Who doesn’t love Cricket highlights on a daily, or nightly, basis? Especially on slow news days. And? “Targeted to short attention spans,” says ORASI Digital Media Pvt. Ltd. in Mumbai, India. ORASI has you covered. No sticky wickets here, just access and a contact for more information. If you can’t remember the…
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MTV Docs takes Skye Fitzgerald’s HUNGER WARD set for March 1
Curated by Screenmancer Staff NEW YORK, NY: MTV Documentary Films announced today it has acquired the documentary short subject Hunger Ward which will have its world premiere on Pluto TV’s 24/7 Documentary Channel, Pluto TV Documentaries at 7pm ET on Monday, March 1st. The film, directed by Oscar® nominated and Emmy® nominated director Skye Fitzgerald,…
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LA Times HFPA story sparks clapback from LA Press Club
by Screenmancer Staff On Feb. 21, Los Angeles Times did an in-depth article on the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and the “checkered” history of its Golden Globes Awards. The incendiary headline reads: “Golden Globes voters in tumult: Members accuse Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. of self-dealing, ethical lapses,” and it is a bell ringer within the…
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FILM INDEPENDENT taps 30 filmmakers for Project Involve 2021
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, has selected 30 filmmakers for Project Involve 2021. Project Involve is a free nine-month program for writers, directors, producers, editors, cinematographers, animators, programmers and entertainment executives from diverse backgrounds. During the program, participants meet one-on-one with film industry…
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Tina Fey, Pete Docter & Bailey Salwey AFI Audi Scholarship winner, SOUL
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: AFI AWARDS celebrates SOUL with brand new content featuring actress Tina Fey and director Pete Docter. Fey accepts the AFI AWARDS honor on behalf of the creative ensemble and introduces the film to the AFI Movie Club audience, while Docter takes the audience “Behind the Scene” and talks about the influence of jazz…
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Film Threat Award This! reveals 2021 Indie Film Noms
Curated by Screenmancer Staff LOS ANGELES, CA: Indie film champion, Film Threat, led by founder and filmmaker Chris Gore, and in conjunction with their partner Magical Threads, are thrilled to announce the Award This! 2021 nominees. Award This! nominees were selected from the nearly 2,000 indie films reviewed on Film Threat in 2020. Award This! returning for its third year will take place at a…
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