Adaptive Studios Inks Deal For Scripted 'Astral' Series
by Stephi Wild - March 14, 2018 Adaptive Studios, which recently rebooted HBO's Project Greenlight with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, has acquired the rights to Astral, a dramatic thriller digital series created by filmmaker and actress Sonja O'Hara....
Hit Comedy TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST Makes NY Premiere
by Julie Musbach - February 07, 2018 After scoring a twice-extended hit at The Celebration Theater in LA last year, Byron Lane's absurd comedy TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGSLIST makes its New York Premiere. Directed by Tom Detrinis (Bright Colors and Bold Patterns), it stars Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Rock of Ages on Br...
A Shero Emerges in Orlando as Gods & Monsters Comics Welcomes Creator of Graphic Novel Series, Rayven Choi
by Robert Diamond - February 07, 2018 ...
Jury Revealed for Geena Davis' 8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival
by Marissa Tomeo - May 04, 2022 Today, The Bentonville Film Festival unveiled their distinguished Competition Jury, singularly dedicated to inclusive representation in media and entertainment. The festival, produced by the BFFoundation and chaired by Academy Award-winning Actor Geena Davis, will take place in-person June 22-26 and...
The Comic Book World Marvels as a Black Shero Emerges with New Release in Graphic Novel Series, Rayven Choi
by Robert Diamond - February 02, 2018 ...
Photo Flash: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Presents TO T, OR NOT TO T Los Angeles Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2019 The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the LA premiere of a new solo show, To T, or not To T?, written and performed by D'Lo, the acclaimed queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comedian. Directed by award-winning director/author/a...
HBO Announces Winners of 2018 HBOAccess Directing Fellowship
by Tori Hartshorn - May 04, 2018 HBOAccess has selected three directors for their 2018 Directing Fellowship. The new fellows will participate in a weeklong workshop before mounting their production this July. ...
Internationally Acclaimed TILDA SWINTON... Comedy Returns To NYC For Limited Run April 18
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2019 After scoring with critics and audiences alike in LA, New York, London and Edinburgh, Byron Lane's absurd comedy TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGS LIST* returns to New York for a limited engagement. Directed by Tom Detrinis (Bright Colors and Bold Patterns), it stars Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire ...
MATT AND BEN, THE LAST WALTZ, And More Coming Up This Spring At Cotuit Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2024 Discover the upcoming events at Cotuit Center for the Arts. Stay up to date with the latest performances, exhibitions, and workshops curated for art enthusiasts....
Jury Revealed for Geena Davis' 8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival
by Marissa Tomeo - May 04, 2022 Today, The Bentonville Film Festival unveiled their distinguished Competition Jury, singularly dedicated to inclusive representation in media and entertainment. The festival, produced by the BFFoundation and chaired by Academy Award-winning Actor Geena Davis, will take place in-person June 22-26 and...
Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Labs Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 28, 2020 Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2020 Creative Producing Labs, redesigned digitally to take place for the first time ever on Sundance Co//ab. ...
TOP CHEF JUNIOR Crowns Winner of Season 2: NYC's 12-Year-Old Chef Nikki Bidun Wins
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018 UNIVERSAL KIDS crowned 12 year-old Chef Nikki Bidun of New York City as the season two TOP CHEF JUNIOR winner on Saturday after a gastronomic showdown. The runner-up was 12 year-old Londyn Green from Atlanta, GA. The culinary kid drama, based on Bravo Media's critically acclaimed and Emmy-award winn...
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, TV Producer Jennifer Todd
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - May 03, 2021 Today's episode features movie producer Jennifer Todd, who has partnered with Hamilton's Tommy Kail on a new TV company with 20th Century Fox. Her next project is the filmed version of Come From Away....
R. T. 'Bob' Bowersox Brings His Theatre Company To Philadelphia For Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - August 08, 2022 Many know R. T. 'Bob' Bowersox as the friendly and popular face of QVC's 'In the Kitchen with Bob,' a long-running show on the home shopping television network. Bowersox is returning to the Philadelphia region, bringing his Florida Keys theatre company, Theatre XP, to the city's Fringe Festival with...
Issa Rae to Receive Visionary Award at 2022 Producers Guild Awards
by Michael Major - February 10, 2022 The Visionary Award honors producers across television, film or new media who share inspiring, uplifting stories that add unique value to society and culture. Past recipients include: Octavia Spencer, Kenya Barris, Ava DuVernay, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner’s Plan B Entertainment....
Sundance Institute Announces 2019 Creative Producing Labs & Summit
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 19, 2019 Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2019 Creative Producing Labs, as well as the three-day Creative Producing Summit which immediately follows; both take place at Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort. The Labs begins July 29, and the Summit August 2. These are the fla...
VIDEO: Watch the Trailer for Upcoming Complex Networks Comedy Series GROWN Starring Joshua Jean-Baptiste & Donald Paul
by Macon Prickett - April 12, 2018 Adaptive Studios, the company which is best known for producing HBO's 2015 reboot of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's docuseries “Project Greenlight” and most recently Netflix's “Coin Heist,” is teaming with Complex Networks first scripted series, “Grown”....
Northern NJ Community Foundation Awards Scholarship To Aspiring Artist To Study Animation And Fine Arts
by A.A. Cristi - July 28, 2022 The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) Frank DeLorenzo Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded Pilar Carranza, a graduate of the Leonia High School class of 2022 in Leonia, New Jersey, its fourth annual scholarship. This fall, Carranza plans to attend Otis College of Art and Design in Los...
FATHER FIGURES Starring Steven Hauck & Matthew Delamater Selected For LA's Dances With Films Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2023 'Father Figures,' a short film written and directed by Alessandro Chille, has been officilly selected in the Fusion category for the prestigious Dances With Films festival....
Five Seattle Premieres Set for ArtsWest's 2023-2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2023 ArtsWest has announced their 2023-2024 season SOMETIMES I DREAM…, with five productions – all Seattle premieres – featuring the work of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights, new collaborators, and the premiere of a brand-new holiday show specially built for Seattle....
Shia LaBeouf To Make Stage Debut In David Mamet World Premiere HENRY JOHNSON
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2023 Actor Shia LaBeouf will make his stage debut in the world premiere of Henry Johnson, a new work from playwright David Mamet, directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, showrunner of the Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q....
NBC Welcomes Its 2019-20 Writers On The Verge Class
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 10, 2019 NBC's Writers on the Verge welcomes eight new writers to its 2019-20 class: comedy writers Rishi Chitkara, Shirin Najafi and Min-Woo Park as well as drama writers Andi Delott, Maya Houston, Mitali Jahagirdar, Lira Kellerman and Shani Am. Moore. Chosen from an applicant pool of more than 2,300 submis...
Effie T. Brown Named CEO of Gamechanger
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2020 Veteran producer Effie T. Brown (Dear White People, Project Greenlight, Real Women Have Curves) has been named the new CEO of Gamechanger, which launched in 2013 as the first film financing fund by and for women. Brown is broadening the fund's scope to include projects by and about people of color, ...
Daniel J. Watts, Nicole Ari Parker & More to Star in THE REFUGE PLAYS at Roundabout Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 03, 2023 Discover the complete cast for THE REFUGE PLAYS, the highly anticipated production at Roundabout Theatre Company. Get ready for an unforgettable experience as the talented actors bring this captivating play to life. Make sure to secure your tickets now....
CBS Announces Participants in Its 2017-2018 DIRECTORS INITIATIVE
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017 CBS today announced participants for the 2017-2018 Directors Initiative. Now in its 14th year, the initiative provides a platform for experienced directors to gain access to showrunners, executives, managers, agents and, more importantly, the opportunity to shadow CBS Television Network and CBS Tele... |