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NewFest, New York's leading LGBTQ Film and Media Arts organization, has revealed the 'HalloKween' genre-focused lineup for the 31st Annual New York LGBTQ Film Festival. The 2019 program, held the week before Halloween, includes the Nicole Maines (CW's “Supergirl”) led transgender vampire film BIT; the documentary SCREAM QUEEN: MY NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET, about the controversial sequel of the Wes Craven classic that prematurely ended Mark Patton's acting career; and the Spanish alien rescue mission film BRIEF STORY FROM THE GREEN PLANET, which won the coveted Teddy Award at this year's Berlinale Film Festival. The announcement was made today by NewFest Executive Director David Hatkoff and Director Of Programming Nick McCarthy.

The National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts (NHFA) is proud to announce the creation of the Latinx Story ARC Writer's Room program.  Thanks to a $100,000 grant from The ArcFord Foundation, NHFA will be developing a writing program that will help create a strong television and film Latinx writer pipeline.  “NHFA is uniquely equipped to bring together the best and the brightest of next generation Latino writers,” said Noel Greene, whose ArcFord Foundation has made this program possible.  The ArcFord Foundation is a family organization named in memory of Noel Greene's grandparents:  Andy Candelaria, Rose Norton Greene, Charlie Greene, William Alexander and Fannie Lee Ford.  “Until more Latino writers are able to achieve representation and guild membership, Latino on-screen and behind-the-camera presence will continue to lag behind,” said Greene.

The North Fork TV Festival announced Aasif Mandvi as the recipient of this year's Inspiration Award. A formal ceremony will take place at 4pm on Saturday, October 5, at the Greenport Theatre in Greenport, NY.

Hailing from the suburbs of Burien, WA, buzzing rapper Travis Thompson threads together emotionally charged and evocative stories with each and every rhyme. He blasted onto the mainstream radar during 2017 after earning the endorsement of fellow Pacific Northwest titan Macklemore who invited him to open up a sold-out North American tour and duet on a seminal performance during The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Capitalizing on this momentum, he rolled tape on his 13-track independent full-length YOUGOOD? and accompanying feature-length film. Appropriately, it premiered at a sold-out movie theater in his hometown. Along the way, “Need You” eclipsed 5 million Spotify streams with numerous other songs crossing the one-million mark. 2019 sees him positioned for stardom with a new deal for Epic Records, his RUNAWAYS EP and full-length debut Reckless Endangerment coming September 20.

Multiplatinum, GRAMMY® Award-winning global superstar Mariah Carey debuted the “mixed-ish” theme song to partygoers at the “Embrace Your Ish” premiere event on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Goya Studios. Entitled “In The Mix,” the track is written by Carey, and produced by Carey and Daniel Moore. ABC's “black-ish,” “grown-ish” and “mixed-ish” executive producer Kenya Barris welcomed Mariah Carey to the stage, where they discussed the genesis of the theme song and the importance of multiracial representation on television. “In The Mix” is now available on ABC.com,  iTunes,  Spotify, Apple Music, Google and Deezer. Listen below.

The first teaser trailer for Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show presented by Amazon Prime Video is here! The Savage X Fenty Show will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, September 20.

Television's most shocking series 'How Far is Tattoo Far?' returns with back-to-back new episodes Thursday, September 19th at 10:00PM ET/PT on MTV

GRAMMY® nominated and Stellar Award-winning artist Kierra Sheard is set to perform with Chance The Rapper on Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight, September 17th. They'll be performing Chance's single, “I Got You (Always and Forever)” from his latest album, The Big Day. Sheard, who co-wrote “I Got You,” is featured on the song along with En Vogue and Ari Lennox. Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs on ABC at 11:35 PM EST/PST.

The season 14 two-night finale of NBC's hit summer series “America's Got Talent” begins Tuesday, Sept. 17 (8-10 p.m. ET/PT) with performances from all of the show's Top 10 finalists, including Benicio Bryant, Detroit Youth Choir, Emanne Beasha, Kodi Lee, Light Balance Kids, Ndlovu Youth Choir, Ryan Niemiller, Tyler Butler-Figueroa, V. Unbeatable and Voices of Service.

MTV today unveiled the highly-anticipated lineup for its SnowGlobe Music Festival, North America's premiere New Year's destination experience, taking place in South Lake Tahoe, C.A. on December 29-31, 2019.

From a network of cellars, wells and tunnels ​in the Czech Republic once used to ​create the world's most popular beer to the secret caverns and rock formations of the Cheddar Gorge in Southwest England, a new Science Channel series puts the spotlight on the wonders that exist ​beneath our feet. UNDERGROUND MARVELS, premiering Wednesday, October 2 at 10pm ET/PT, uncovers subterranean ​phenomena around the globe, their impressive stories, unique origins, essential role​s throughout history, and the secrets they keep hidden deep below.

Deadline reports that ABC will produce two brand new drama series originating from Mandeville Television.

Three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning, Mississippi-born country artist Charley Pride will be the inaugural recipient of GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi's Crossroads of American Music Award at the Mississippi Museum's 2019 Gala on Friday, Nov. 1. Established by the Museum's Board of Directors, the Crossroads of American Music Award honors an artist who has made significant musical contributions influenced by the creativity born in the cradle of American music. Pride will appear at the Museum's 2019 Gala to accept the award on Nov. 1 at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.

Deadline reports that 'Orange Is the New Black''s Jackie Cruz will star on Good Girls in a recurring role in the upcoming third season.

he 5th Annual NORDIC INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, The Biggest Nordic Film Festival Outside Europe, is set to kick off on Wednesday, October 16 and run until Sunday, October 20, 2019. This year's NIFF will take place at its new home, the Roxy Cinema in New York's Roxy Hotel (formerly the Tribeca Grand). Panels & Parties will happen at the iconic new Park Avenue outpost of the acclaimed Stockholm Museum Fotografiska.

Bread Winners Association recording artist Kevin Gates performed an epic homecoming show in his native city of Baton Rouge, LA last night to celebrate and preview his highly-anticipated new album I'M HIM. He surprised day-one fans with a few unreleased songs songs from his forthcoming album and took it a step further officially announcing the release date, September 27th.

NBC has scored a dominant win for the primetime ratings week of Sept. 9-15, with “Sunday Night Football” combining with “America's Got Talent” to deliver three of the week's four most-watched primetime telecasts on the Big 4 networks, according to “live plus same day” viewership figures from Nielsen Media Research.

Music video director Calmatic will make his feature directing debut with a new reboot of classic film 'House Party' from New Line Cinema.

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, and bluesman Jonah Tolchin's fourth studio album, Fires For The Cold, is out now on Yep Roc Records, listen below. In celebration of the album, Tolchin will embark on a14-city U.S. tour beginning September 27, in Washington, D.C. A full list of dates is below.

Deadline reports that new streaming service HBO Max has achieved its goal of securing the streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory. The series will be available when the streamer launches in 2020.