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Cynthia Erivo to Be Honored at 2025 Sundance Film Festival Gala
by Josh Sharpe - Dec 18, 2024

The Sundance Institute has announced that Cynthia Erivo, currently starring as Elphaba in Universal Pictures’ Wicked, will be honored with the Visionary Award at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival’s gala fundraiser.

2024 Sundance Institute Selects Artists for Latine Fellowship & Collab Scholarship
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 10, 2024

The Sundance Institute has announced the 2024 Latine Fellowship and Collab Scholarship recipients, providing crucial support to early-career Latine artists through year-round programs.

2024 Sundance Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows Announced
by Josh Sharpe - Jul 18, 2024

The Sundance Institute has unveiled the 2024 Trans Possibilities Intensive Fellows, celebrating emerging transgender artists and their innovative work in film and media.

Sundance Institute Names 2024 Producers Lab Fellows
by Josh Sharpe - Jun 10, 2024

The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced the 10 producers selected to participate in its annual Producers Lab, being held June 10–22 for the first time at Ucross Foundation in Wyoming where they host artists throughout the year. The Producers Program reflects the Institute’s long-standing commitment to increasing support for independent producers and champions the current and rising generation of producers year-round.

Sundance Institute Reveals 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellow
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 21, 2024

Sundance Institute has revealed the 2024 Merata Mita Fellow and Inaugural Graton Fellows. Learn more here!

Sundance Institute Names The 2023 Episodic Lab Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 2, 2023

The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 2023 lab fellows selected for the 10th Episodic Lab program, taking place at the Sundance Resort in Sundance, Utah.

Christopher Nolan To Be Honored At 2024 Sundance Film Festival's Opening Night Gala
by Michael Major - Nov 1, 2023

Kicking off the 40th edition of the Sundance Film Festival, the evening will honor trailblazing and breakout storytellers, as well as celebrate 40 years of Sundance's commitment to elevating independent storytelling. Christopher Nolan will be honored with the first-ever Sundance Institute Trailblazer Award.

Sundance Institute Announces 2023 Producers Lab And Intensive Fellows
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 24, 2023

The nonprofit Sundance Institute has announced 10 producers selected to participate in the Producers Lab, taking place July 24–28 at Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort, as well as 11 producers for the fall Producers Intensive.

EDINBURGH 2023: Sophie Santos Q&A
by - Jul 11, 2023

BWW caught up with Sophie Santos to chat about Sophie Santos: Is Codependent! coming to the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

2022 Key West Film Festival Announces Line Up
by Michael Major - Oct 20, 2022

To open the festival, Daniel Craig returns in GLASS ONION: A KNIVES OUT MURDER MYSTERY, from the surprise 2019 hit Knives Out, reprising his role as detective Benoit Blanc, heading off to Greece with a new case to crack and a fresh ensemble of suspects to rattle (Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Kate Hudson).

2022 Key West Film Festival Announces Golden Key Awards for Chris Cooper and Elegance Bratton
by Michael Major - Oct 12, 2022

The Key West Film Festival announced the recipients of its annual Golden Key Awards to be presented to screen legend Chris Cooper and Elegance Bratton, director of the upcoming release The Inspection. Past recipients of the award include Burt Reynolds, Marisa Tomei, Kimberly Peirce, Tom Skerritt, Lois Smith, Paul Verhoeven and Alan Cumming.

P-VALLEY Renewed for Season 2 at Starz
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 27, 2020

After only three episodes airing, P-Valley, which currently has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, has been renewed for a second season at Starz. Season two will feature 10 episodes.

STARZ Announces New Series P-VALLEY from Acclaimed Playwright Katori Hall
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 21, 2020

Starz announced today that the new original series “P-Valley” will premiere on Sunday, July 12 at 8 PM ET/PT, airing eight episodes week-to-week on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada and on STARZPLAY across Europe, Latin America and Japan.

Cady McClain's Award-Winning Documentary SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT Gets Distribution Deal
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Mar 9, 2020

Cady McClain has just signed a nonexclusive distribution deal with Collective Eye for her award-winning documentary Seeing is Believing: Women Direct. The film chronicles the challenges and triumphs of women directors, emphasizing the opportunity for women to use their voice through media to change the social and political landscape and achieve full equality in a male dominated business.

Key West Film Festival Announces Official Lineup, Featuring MARRIAGE STORY, JUST MERCY, & More!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 30, 2019

The 8th Annual Key West Film Festival announces its official 2019 lineup including major fall films from Noah Baumbach and Destin Daniel Cretton. More than 115 films and V/R pieces will be shown during the 5-day festival, which runs November 20-24. Nearly half of the feature films at the festival will be Florida festival premieres.

KWFF 2019 Announces Golden Key Award Recipients
by Kaitlin Milligan - Oct 24, 2019

KEY WEST FILM FESTIVAL announced today that Kimberly Peirce and Tom Skerritt will receive the prestigious Golden Key Awards at this year's festival, running November 20-24, 2019.

Emmy Winner Cady McClain's Documentary 'Seeing is Believing: Women Direct' Launches Today on TuggEDU
by Sarah Jae Leiber - Oct 2, 2018

Emmy® winning actress-turned-director Cady McClain's Seeing is Believing: Women Direct, a documentary film about women who direct film and television, is partnering with TuggEDU to bring the film to all North American schools, organizations, community centers, libraries, churches, groups, boardrooms and more. Groups can choose to host a private event or public screening, while high schools, community colleges and universities can purchase an educational license, DVD or host a single screening. The film is available in 27-, 58- and 84-minute versions. Ms. McClain is currently available to travel to screenings and to share her experience in the making of this film. The 84-minute, full-length feature version of the film will also be screening three times at the Heartland Film Festival in Indianapolis, where McClain will be appearing as a panelist on Saturday, Oct. 13 after the screening.

El Beso De La Mujer Araña Rompió El Tabú Sobre La Homosexualidad En Argentina
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 12, 2018

Basada en la novela homónima de Manuel Puig, la película El beso de la mujer araña, creada en 1985 por el brasileño Héctor Babenco, fue comentada por el especialista Juan Carlos Bautista, en el marco de Charlas sobre cine y literatura: Diversidad sexual.

Michelle Williams to Star In Upcoming Amazon Studios Historical Drama THIS IS JANE
by Macon Prickett - May 23, 2018

According to Variety, Michelle Williams will star in “This Is Jane,” Amazon Studios' historical drama that follows women who provided abortion services in the years before legalized abortion.

BWW Review: SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT ~ A Celebration of Women as Filmmakers
by Herbert Paine - Feb 15, 2018

Cady McClain's illuminating, absorbing, and intelligently crafted documentary, SEEING IS BELIEVING: WOMEN DIRECT is a powerful affirmation and celebration of women directors who struggle to overcome the systemic impediments to their artistic progress. Making its Arizona Premiere at the Sedona International Film Festival during the week of February 25th.