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As the first event to honor independent film exclusively, the Film Independent Spirit Awards has made a name for itself as the premier awards event for the independent film community. It's a celebration of the spirited pioneers who bring a unique vision to filmmaking. Currently in its 26th year, the show is as original as the films and filmmakers it honors.

The Spirit Awards will air on IFC on Saturday, February 23rd at 10/9c.

OWN Announces Additional Cast for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY Photo OWN Announces Additional Cast for Ava DuVernay's CHERISH THE DAY
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 03, 2019

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the directorial lineup and additional casting for the first installment of the anticipated new romantic anthology drama “Cherish the Day,” created and executive produced by Emmy® winner/Academy Award®-nominee Ava DuVernay (“Queen Sugar,” “When They See Us”)...


VIDEO: Ewan McGregor Talks About Being Mistaken for Jesus on CONAN Photo VIDEO: Ewan McGregor Talks About Being Mistaken for Jesus on CONAN
by Sarah Leiber - January 08, 2020

After a fan gave his religious mother a picture of Ewan in his Jedi robes, she displayed it in their home thinking it was a picture of Jesus....


OWN's Queen Sugar Announces Remaining Directorial Line-Up in All Female Team Helming Photo OWN's Queen Sugar Announces Remaining Directorial Line-Up in All Female Team Helming Season Three
by Tori Hartshorn - June 07, 2018

'Queen Sugar,' the critically acclaimed OWN drama series from Academy award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay ('Wrinkle in Time,' '13th,' 'Selma'), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, announced today the remaining directors to complete the season three all-female ...


Sarah Silverman to Join Seth Rudetsky For Live Comedy & Music Shows In LA and San Fra Photo Sarah Silverman to Join Seth Rudetsky For Live Comedy & Music Shows In LA and San Francisco
by Julie Musbach - April 03, 2019

Producer Mark Cortale has announced that two time Emmy Award winner Sarah Silverman will join Sirius XM Star Seth Rudetsky for two special music and comedy evenings in California....


QUEEN SUGAR Season Three Debuts with Two-Night Premiere Event 5/29 and 5/30 on OWN Photo QUEEN SUGAR Season Three Debuts with Two-Night Premiere Event 5/29 and 5/30 on OWN
by Tori Hartshorn - March 21, 2018

'Queen Sugar,' the critically acclaimed drama series from Academy award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay ('A Wrinkle in Time,' '13th,' 'Selma'), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns for its third season with a two-night premiere event on OWN Tuesday, May 2...


HFPA Announces 2020 Residency Program In Partnership With Film Independent Photo HFPA Announces 2020 Residency Program In Partnership With Film Independent
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 22, 2019

Today, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced a returning initiative in which rising filmmakers from the 2019 Venice International Film Festival and the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival will be selected for a three-week residency program in partnership with Film Independent...


QUEEN SUGAR Season Four Debuts June 12 On OWN Photo QUEEN SUGAR Season Four Debuts June 12 On OWN
by Tori Hartshorn - March 14, 2019

“Queen Sugar,” the critically acclaimed drama series from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“A Wrinkle in Time,” “13th,” “Selma”), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns for its fourth season on OWN Wednesday, June 12 (9 p.m. ET/PT). Continuing...


Film Series REAL TO REEL Launches At The Bickford Theatre Photo Film Series REAL TO REEL Launches At The Bickford Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - September 04, 2018

The Morris Museum will launch its new Real to Reel Film Series on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 7:30PM in the Bickford Theatre. This documentary film series will provide a unique focus on the world around us and will be hosted monthly by Bruce Frigeri, an adjunct professor of film studies at Fairl...


POSE, Justin Simien & Sony Pictures Classics to Receive Outfest Legacy Awards Photo POSE, Justin Simien & Sony Pictures Classics to Receive Outfest Legacy Awards
by Tori Hartshorn - October 01, 2018

Outfest, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization promoting equality by creating, sharing, and protecting LGBTQ stories on the screen, announced today that it will honor the producers and cast of FX Networks “POSE” at the 2018 Legacy Awards on Sunday, October 28th. Outfest will also honor writer...


Ashley Connor Nominated for Film Independent Spirit Award, Best Cinematography Photo Ashley Connor Nominated for Film Independent Spirit Award, Best Cinematography
by Tori Hartshorn - January 08, 2019

ASHLEY CONNOR is a New York based director of photography. She has recently been nominated for an Independent Spirit Award 2019 for Best Cinematography for her work on Josephine Decker's MADELINE'S MADELINE. Her breadth of style can be seen in work as diverse as Desiree Akhavan's THE MISEDUCATION OF...


Beyond The Canon And Screen Epiphanies Come to BAM, March 2019 Photo Beyond The Canon And Screen Epiphanies Come to BAM, March 2019
by A.A. Cristi - February 07, 2019

This March, BAM continues two ongoing programs: Screen Epiphanies featuring Robert Bresson's Au Hasard Balthazar (1966), chosen by filmmaker Anna Rose Holmer; and Beyond the Canon on March 30, featuring a double bill of Holmer's narrative feature debut The Fits (2015) and Peter Weir's dreamy classic...


Award-Winning Film SIDEWAYS to be Adapted into a Broadway Musical Photo Award-Winning Film SIDEWAYS to be Adapted into a Broadway Musical
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 02, 2019

Multiple award-winning Sideways author, Rex Pickett, has formed a joint venture with EFG-Renascence Productions to develop a Broadway musical based on his hit film, as well as utilize the intellectual property across multiple media platforms and brand extensions, it was jointly announced today by EF...


Film At Lincoln Center Unveils New Structure and Programming Team For New York Film F Photo Film At Lincoln Center Unveils New Structure and Programming Team For New York Film Festival
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 08, 2020

Film at Lincoln Center announced today that the 58th New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place from September 25th through October 11th, will feature changes to the festival's programming structure and new selection committee and advisory roles. The festival is also exploring a combination of both...


Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami to Direct Aubrey Plaza in Feature Comedy 'Hope' fo Photo Jackie van Beek and Madeleine Sami to Direct Aubrey Plaza in Feature Comedy 'Hope' for Netflix
by Sarah Jae Leiber - August 15, 2019

Hope marks the second feature to be directed by the comedic duo following their female-driven comedy The Breaker Upperers, which they also co-wrote and starred in, and premiered on Netflix in February 2019....


Film Independent Announces 2018 Screenwriting Lab Participants Photo Film Independent Announces 2018 Screenwriting Lab Participants
by Macon Prickett - May 02, 2018

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival, is pleased to announce the seven screenwriters selected for its 20th annual Screenwriting Lab. This intensive four-week workshop is designed to facilitate each writer's unique vo...


SESAME STREET, THE VIEW, and More Are Nominated for DAYTIME EMMYS - Full List! Photo SESAME STREET, THE VIEW, and More Are Nominated for DAYTIME EMMYS - Full List!
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 21, 2020

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) today announced the nominees for the 47th Annual Daytime Emmy® Awards, which will be presented in a two-hour special on Friday, June 26 (8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network....


Film Independent Selects Seven Writers For 2018 Episodic Lab Photo Film Independent Selects Seven Writers For 2018 Episodic Lab
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 08, 2018

Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards and LA Film Festival, announced today the seven writers selected for its second Episodic Lab. The Film Independent Episodic Lab is supported by Lead Artist Development Funder the Time Warner Foundatio...


Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon Join Cast of BLACK BEAR Photo Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott & Sarah Gadon Join Cast of BLACK BEAR
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 30, 2019

Productivity Media Inc and Oakhurst Entertainment announced today that Aubrey Plaza, Christopher Abbott and Sarah Gadon are set to join the cast of the upcoming thriller BLACK BEAR, directed by Lawrence Michael Levine.  Penned by Levine, the film will be produced by Tandem Pictures' Julie Christeas ...


All New All Star Stand-Up Comedy Comes to Bay Street Theater, 12/7 Photo All New All Star Stand-Up Comedy Comes to Bay Street Theater, 12/7
by A.A. Cristi - November 05, 2018

Bay Street Theater & Sag Harbor Center for the Arts is pleased to announce an evening of all new All Star Stand-up Comedy just in time for laughing off the stress of the holidays on Friday, December 7 at 8 pm. Tickets are $30 when purchased in advance and $40 when purchased the day of the event; on ...


Tony Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson Joins OWN's DAVID MAKES MAN Photo Tony Winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson Joins OWN's DAVID MAKES MAN
by Kaitlin Milligan - August 27, 2018

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today the addition of five new cast members to the ensemble of its upcoming lyrical drama "David Makes Man," the television debut from Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney ("Moonlight"). Additionally, four directors have been tapped to helm episodes of the ...


GMCLA Releases Dance Version Of Viral Song and Presents THE CALIFORNIA SOUND Photo GMCLA Releases Dance Version Of Viral Song and Presents THE CALIFORNIA SOUND
by A.A. Cristi - March 03, 2020

Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles' recent performance on The Film Independent Spirit Awards of Gay Spirit Song, viewed over 7 million times online, has just been released in a new Dance version. GMCLA's new Music Director & Conductor Ernest H. Harrison and thirty GMCLA members went back into the studi...


Photo Coverage: June Squibb Takes Her First Bows in WAITRESS Photo Photo Coverage: June Squibb Takes Her First Bows in WAITRESS
by Jennifer Broski - November 20, 2018

Academy Award nominee June Squibb (Nebraska) has officially joined the company as 'Josie', the role formerly known as 'Joe' in Waitress! Squibb began performances on November 19 and will play through January 6, 2019....


Outfest Fusion Announces 2020 Lineup Photo Outfest Fusion Announces 2020 Lineup
by Kaitlin Milligan - February 21, 2020

Outfest — the non-profit organization with the mission to create visibility for diverse LGBTQ+ stories and empower tomorrow's artists and storytellers by building empathy to drive meaningful social change through its tentpole festivals, Outfest Forward educational labs, fellowships, and Legacy film ...


18th Female Eye Film Fest Opens March 5 at TIFF Lightbox Photo 18th Female Eye Film Fest Opens March 5 at TIFF Lightbox
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 04, 2020

The 18th annual Female Eye Film Festival (FeFF) presents a special line-up of films in recognition of International Women's Day (IWD), March 5 to March 8, 2020 at the TIFF Bell Lightbox....


Kathleen Marshall To Direct And Choreograph SIDEWAYS: THE MUSICAL Photo Kathleen Marshall To Direct And Choreograph SIDEWAYS: THE MUSICAL
by A.A. Cristi - October 07, 2019

Tony Award-winning director/choreographer Kathleen Marshall will join novelist/librettist Rex Pickett and composer Anthony Leigh Adams in collaborating on the development of Sideways: The Musical. ...






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