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Project Involve 2022: 30 Filmmakers picked by Film Independent
LOS ANGELES, CA: Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, has selected 30 filmmakers for Project Involve 2022. 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 mentors, create short films,…
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You can watch UPROOTED: THE JOURNEY OF JAZZ DANCE on HBO MAX
LDR Creative and WarnerMedia OneFifty present ground-breaking documentary UPROOTED: THE JOURNEY OF JAZZ DANCE, from visionary filmmaker Khadifa Wong on HBO Max. The documentary traces the origin in Africa and follows the evolution through each decade and genre while exploring and commenting on the political and social influences that shaped the artistry of today. (This…
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Lucille Ball was more than just I Love Lucy, BEING THE RICARDOS, she made careers
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent This Oscar season so much attention is focused on those who have departed, from Princess Diana to Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Their fans think they knew them best, and yet? With a hot Best Actress front-runner race between Kristen Stewart (Princess of Wales) and Nicole Kidman (Lucy), among…
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RPGs or Role-Playing Games 101, and Shield Maidens to come from Mongoose
by Screenmancer Gamer Since the first RPG (Dungeons & Dragons) was unleashed upon the world in the mid-seventies, most tabletop roleplaying games have shared many common elements. Each player creates a character and writes down their stats on a piece of paper or some sort of digital sheet. Ask any tabletop role player what their…
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Film Independent’s 6 filmmakers for first-ever directing intensive announced
LOS ANGELES, CA: Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards, announced today the 6 filmmakers that were selected for the inaugural Episodic Directing Intensive that took place online February 15-17, 2022. The three-day program welcomed veteran directors, showrunners, and executives to share their experiences and knowledge of the episodic directing landscape. The…
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Penzing, GI Johnny Cash’s old army airbase near Munich, is now a movie studio
BERLIN, Germany: The global studio boom has arrived in Germany with the launch of Penzing Studios, a major new film & television studio facility at the former air base in Penzing, 30 miles west of Munich. The first productions are already underway in the refurbished airplane hangars, including a full-scale virtual production stage, with further…
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Yes, there is a Global Movie Day, third time is a charm in February
LOS ANGELES, CA: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced talent participating in its third annual Global Movie Day, to be held online across the Academy’s social channels on Saturday, February 12, 2022. The day was established by the Academy for film fans around the world to celebrate their favorite movies and…
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Spielberg Challenge: 32 Movies, plus 1971’s DUEL, ranked Best to Good, Your Turn?
by Screenmancer West Side Story marks Director Steven Spielberg’s latest Academy Award nomination bonanza at 7 noms, but the real record-holding stat is that he has been nominated in various categories for say (first at Cannes) 47 years? But wait, there’s more, and more specific stats, to amaze. Which is why we are throwing down…
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Film Fest 919 fetes NC’s own Ariana DeBose, her Oscar nom & Contenders
by Screenmancer Staff Film Fest 919 (FF919) lived up to its “Catch the Films Before They Catch On” motto with advance buzz on films featured at their 2021 Festival that have received Oscar nominations, including Audience Favorite winner King Richard, plus Flee, Spencer, The Hand of God, The Lost Daughter, The Worst Person in the…
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Your Annotated Nom Score Card for the 94th Academy Awards
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) sent out a notice to remind us entertainment journalists to use only their official list of nominees. Which begs the question, who flubbed the list previously? (Double-take not required, lol.) But those are insider thoughts as the 94th Nominee Show…
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It’s 5:18 am in LA, watch here for your 94th Oscar Nominees… Surprised?
by Screenmancer Staff UPDATING: Nominees included, here from The Academy. Everybody in the world, or at least a few hundred million people worldwide, will be watching the 94th Oscar presentation on Sunday, March 27, 2022, but the Feb. 8 Oscar nominations this morning at 5:18 am in LA have their own singular charm for the…
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When Lincoln met Douglass, or Apple TV+’s 4-part Lincoln’s Dilemma, coming Feb. 18
Apple TV+ just dropped the trailer for the new four-part documentary series “Lincoln’s Dilemma,” a 21st-century examination of a complicated man in the context of his times. With never-before-heard stories about Lincoln, as well as close-up perspectives of him as a man, the docuseries shines a light on a side of Lincoln rarely seen –…
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Leslie Jordan and Tracee Ellis Ross to host Oscar noms & live stream info
Get ready as Emmy®-winning actor-comedian Leslie Jordan (“Will & Grace,” “The Help”) and Emmy-nominated actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish,” “The High Note”) will host the announcement of the 94th Oscars® nominations in all 23 Academy Award® categories in a live presentation on Tuesday, February 8, via global live stream on Oscar.com, Oscars.org, the Academy’s digital platforms (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook), NY and LA Switch…
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Edward James Olmos has “Seen” the future with Nick Barili for The Academy
“Stand and Deliver” legendary actor Edward James Olmos has set his sights on The Academy’s “Seen” series of candid interviews on culture, identity and representation. He lights up the metaverse, or specifically YouTube mostly, with some eclectic, as well as influential, Latinx filmmakers and artists. Finger-walk on over to the Academy’s YouTube, for other episodes, or…
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SFFILM reveals 2021 Documentary Film Fund Winners
San Francisco, CA: Today SFFILM announced the four winners of 2021 SFFILM Documentary Film Fund (DFF) grants totaling $60,000 which support feature-length documentaries in post-production. Now in its tenth year, DFF was created to support non-fiction films that are distinguished by compelling stories, intriguing characters, and an innovative visual approach. The SFFILM Documentary Film Fund…
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