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Featurette: Casting director Laray Mayfield on the art of casting David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ (Exclusive)

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Featurette: Casting director Laray Mayfield on the art of casting David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ (Exclusive)

Erik Anderson January 25, 2021

Emmy-winning casting director Laray Mayfield has collaborated with David Fincher for over 20 years, since 1999’s Fight Club. For Mank, his acclaimed new film about... Read More

Barry Jenkins runs it back in new teaser for ‘The Underground Railroad’ series

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Barry Jenkins runs it back in new teaser for ‘The Underground Railroad’ series

Erik Anderson January 25, 2021

We have another sneak peek at The Underground Railroad from Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins (Moonlight). The clip, titled “In Aeternum,” brings you further into the... Read More

Julie Dash, Cynthia Erivo, Raúl Castillo among 2021 Sundance Film Festival jury members

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Julie Dash, Cynthia Erivo, Raúl Castillo among 2021 Sundance Film Festival jury members

Erik Anderson January 22, 2021

22 celebrated voices across film, art and culture will bestow this year’s awards on feature-length and short films at the Sundance Film Festival, at a... Read More

Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to exec produce Danish animated documentary ‘Flee,’ will voice leads in English language version

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Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau to exec produce Danish animated documentary ‘Flee,’ will voice leads in English language version

Erik Anderson January 22, 2021

Originally selected for Cannes Film Festival, FLEE has world premiere in competition at Sundance Film Festival 2021 Final Cut for Real announced Friday that Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj... Read More

Searchlight Pictures announces dates for 2021 slate including ‘Antlers,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’

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Searchlight Pictures announces dates for 2021 slate including ‘Antlers,’ ‘Nightmare Alley’

Erik Anderson January 21, 2021

Searchlight Picture announced the dates for its 2021 slate on Wednesday, including Scott Cooper’s horror creature feature Antlers starring Keri Russell and Jesse Plemons and... Read More

Fandor acquired by Cinedigm; expansion planned for global indie streaming service including free tier

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Fandor acquired by Cinedigm; expansion planned for global indie streaming service including free tier

Erik Anderson January 19, 2021

Cinedigm announced today that the Company has acquired Fandor, the leading global independent film subscription streaming service with the largest collection of independent films, documentaries, and international... Read More

Jessie Fairbanks named Director of Programming for SFFILM

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Jessie Fairbanks named Director of Programming for SFFILM

Erik Anderson January 19, 2021

SFFILM announced today a major addition to the organization’s leadership roster, with Jessie Fairbanks joining as Director of Programming, effective January 25. Fairbanks will lead the curation of... Read More

Film Academy names Fernando Garcia Executive Vice President of Member Relations and Awards

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Film Academy names Fernando Garcia Executive Vice President of Member Relations and Awards

Erik Anderson January 19, 2021

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named Fernando Garcia as its Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards. Garcia will lead engagement... Read More

Trailer: Second special episode of ‘Euphoria’ to get early premiere on HBO Max

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Trailer: Second special episode of ‘Euphoria’ to get early premiere on HBO Max

Erik Anderson January 19, 2021

The second special episode of the Emmy-winning HBO drama series Euphoria will receive an early premiere on HBO Max beginning Friday, January 22 at 9:00 pm ET/6:00pm PT in... Read More

Apocalypse Wow: Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall to reunite for ’12 Mighty Orphans’ at Sony Classics

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Apocalypse Wow: Martin Sheen and Robert Duvall to reunite for ’12 Mighty Orphans’ at Sony Classics

Erik Anderson January 19, 2021

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired worldwide rights in all media to 12 Mighty Orphans directed by Ty Roberts and starring  Luke... Read More