Showtime to Air Dark Comedy Series THE END
by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 15, 2020 SHOWTIME has picked up the 10-episode first season of THE END, a half-hour dark comedy series starring Emmy nominee Harriet Walter....
DEGENERATE ART Comes to Old Fitz Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - September 24, 2018 A twice-rejected art school applicant rises to political power through the use of charm, cunning and violence. From there, he declares merciless war on 'cultural disintegration', ordering an aesthetic purge of the entartete Kunstler - the 'degenerate artists' - and their work....
Sundance Now to Stream U.K. Hit Series THE CRY in the U.S. and Canada
by Kaitlin Milligan - October 12, 2018 Sundance Now, AMC Networks' direct-to-consumer SVOD service curated with high-quality dramas and crime thrillers, announced today that 'The Cry' starring Jenna Coleman ('Victoria,' 'Doctor Who') and Ewen Leslie ('Top of the Lake: China Girl') will begin streaming on the service in the U.S. and Canad...
Miiesha, Baker Boy Lead National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 13, 2020 The nominations for this year's National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, with a huge geographic and genre range, representing a true snapshot of Australia's First Nations talent....
Paul Feig, Sarah Barnett Join Keynote Summit Series Speaker Lineup For Banff World Media Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - March 28, 2019 The Banff World Media Festival (BANFF) is proud to announce Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-nominated director, producer, screenwriter and activist Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids,” Freaks and Geeks, The Office), and Sarah Barnett, President, Entertainment Networks, for AMC Networks as keynotes withi...
Sundance Announces Final Additions to 2019 Film Festival Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 09, 2019 Sundance Institute rounds out this year's 2019 Sundance Film Festival program with today's additions to the Documentary Premieres and Special Events sections. The Festival will take place in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort January 24-February 4, 2019....
Sundance Film Festival Announces Latest 2019 Editions
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 20, 2018 Sundance Institute adds five feature films and a Special Event to the 2019 Sundance Film Festival's robust slate of independent work today, alongside announcing the winner of the 2019 Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize, seven Day One films and the Closing Night Film. The Festival will take place in ...
Miiesha, Baker Boy Lead National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 13, 2020 The nominations for this year's National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, with a huge geographic and genre range, representing a true snapshot of Australia's First Nations talent....
Himesh Patel, Ewen Leslie Join the Cast of BBC Two's THE LUMINARIES
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 13, 2018 Himesh Patel (The Aeronauts, EastEnders) and Ewen Leslie (The Cry, Top Of The Lake: China Girl) join Eve Hewson (Robin Hood, The Knick, Bridge Of Spies) and Eva Green (Casino Royale, Penny Dreadful, Sin City, A Dame To Kill For) in The Luminaries....
Cast Announced and Season Extended For BOY SWALLOWS UNIVERSE at QPAC
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2021 Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC), Queensland Theatre and Brisbane Festival have announced the cast for the world premiere of Trent Dalton's Boy Swallows Universe, adapted for the stage by Tim McGarry. ...
Miiesha, Baker Boy Lead National Indigenous Music Awards Finalists
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 13, 2020 The nominations for this year's National Indigenous Music Awards have been announced today, with a huge geographic and genre range, representing a true snapshot of Australia's First Nations talent....
Sundance Institute Names Four New Members of Board of Trustees
by Tori Hartshorn - April 09, 2019 Sundance Institute announced today that Jason Blum, Ebs Burnough, Lynette Wallworth and Lisa-Michele Church will join the Institute's Board of Trustees. The new Trustees bring deep experience and broad expertise spanning communications, emerging media, and film production to the Institute's governan...
Jack O'Connell to Star in Andrew Haigh's BBC Two Series THE NORTH WATER
by Kaitlin Milligan - April 05, 2019 Bafta award-winner Jack O'Connell has signed on for the lead role in the BBC Two four-part thriller The North Water, being adapted and directed by multi award-winning Andrew Haigh (Lean on Pete, Looking, Weekend)....
Griffin Theatre Company Presents the World Premiere of THE FEATHER IN THE WEB By Nick Coyle
by BWW News Desk - October 05, 2018 A Lysicrates Prize finalist, The Feather in the Web is Nick Coyle's wild and unpredictable take on infatuation and self-discovery. Griffin's former Artistic Associate Ben Winspear returns to direct Tina Bursill, Gareth Davies, Michelle Lim Davidson and Claire Lovering in what can only be described a...
Cast Announced For ANATOMY OF A SUICIDE At Old Fitz Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - May 13, 2019 Sugary Rum Productions will present the Australian Premiere of Anatomy of a Suicide as part of Red Line Productions' season at The Old Fitz Theatre from 12 June to 6 July 2019....
Sam Strong on QUEENSLAND THEATRE'S 2019 Season
by Virag Dombay - September 01, 2018 It's been nearly two weeks since Queensland Theatre released this 2019 season, and it's taken me nearly two weeks to comprehend exactly how colourful and formidable next year is going to be. A few days before the season launch, I had the pleasure of having doing a phone interview with Strong, who ha...
Holly Hunter To Star With Ted Danson In New NBC Comedy From Tina Fey And Robert Carlock
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 20, 2019 Holly Hunter, an Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress who recently had a critically applauded recurring role in HBO's drama “Succession,” will star alongside Ted Danson in NBC's new untitled comedy written and executive produced by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock....
Sundance Institute Announces 2019 January Screenwriters Lab Fellows: Emerging Writers and Experienced Advisors Come Together for Creative Dialogue
by Tori Hartshorn - December 13, 2018 Fifteen screenwriters from countries including the U.S., Lebanon, South Africa, Turkey, and the United Kingdom will bring twelve projects to the Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab, taking place January 18-23, 2019 at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah. The Lab provides an immersive environment t...
Sundance Institute Presents: The Farewell LA Premiere Hosted by Acura
by Tori Hartshorn - May 21, 2019 Sundance Institute, in collaboration with A24, invites fans and supporters of independent cinema to celebrate writer/director Lulu Wang with a special premiere screening of her film The Farewell and afterparty at The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Wang, an alumna of Sundance ...
Sundance Institute Theatre Lab Announces 2019 Fellows & Projects
by Tori Hartshorn - April 30, 2019 Today, Sundance Institute's Theatre Program announces the nineteen artists who represent the creative teams that will convene to develop new work at the annual Lab at the Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah July 8-28. ...
Sundance Institute and XRM Media Partner to Present Sundance Film Festival: Asia
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 11, 2021 Sundance Film Festival: Asia is an expansion of the Institute’s programming in the region, further championing and promoting visibility for independent storytelling before a wider global audience....
Darlinghurst Theatre Company Presents Jane Harrison's Award-Winning RAINBOW'S END
by A.A. Cristi - July 23, 2019 In association with Moogahlin Performing Arts, Darlinghurst Theatre Company is proud to produce Jane Harrison's 2012 Drover Award-winning RAINBOW'S END - an inspiring story of hope and resilience, from Australia's First Peoples - on Gadigal land. ...
Gwendoline Christie, Oliver Chris, David Moorst and Hammed Animashaun Will Lead Nicholas Hytner's Immersive A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
by Stephi Wild - February 21, 2019 Gwendoline Christie, Oliver Chris, David Moorst and Hammed Animashaun lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom in Nicholas Hytner's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream which has its first performance in the Bridge Theatre's immersive format this summer on 3 June....
Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program Announces Latest Grantees
by Tori Hartshorn - November 01, 2018 Thirty-three nonfiction works from seventeen countries comprise the latest Sundance Institute Documentary Fund and Stories of Change Grantees, announced today. 81% of the supported projects have at least one woman producer or director; 48% originate from outside the US....
Grammy Nominated Contributor Georgi Kay Gears Up For Debut
by Tori Hartshorn - October 16, 2018 Georgi Kay is a bit of a legend. She's performed on a Grammy nominated single, been nominated and won a number of songwriting awards, and is scheduled to head out on tour with Peter, Bjorn & John. The first single for her new record, Where I Go To Disappear, premiered at Billboard, and we've got the... |