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‘Selah and the Spades’ producer Lauren McBride joins SFFILM as Director of Artist Development

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

McBride is a filmmaker and consultant with background in tech; joins the SFFILM Makers team to lead Filmmaker Grant and Residency Programs SFFILM announced today a major... Read More

Slamdance winner, Venice selection ‘Residue,’ from ARRAY and Ava DuVernay, will hit Netflix in September

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing independent film collective, which amplifies the creative voices of people of color and women of all kinds, will premiere Merawi Gerima’s striking... Read More

VH1 greenlights new seasons of Emmy-winning ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race,’ ‘All Stars’ and ‘Untucked’

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

On the heels of the highest-rated season in franchise history and 13 Emmy Award nominations, VH1 today announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race has been greenlit... Read More

Motion Picture Academy announces “It Starts with Us” conversation series on race and gender equity

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

Panelists include Victoria Alonso, Lisa Cortés, Debra Martin Chase, Carmen Cuba, Lee Daniels, DeVon Franklin, Whoopi Goldberg, Nadia Hallgren, Taraji P. Henson, Franklin Leonard, Delroy Lindo,... Read More

‘The Right Stuff’ series launches October 9 on Disney+

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‘The Right Stuff’ series launches October 9 on Disney+

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

The 8-episode series stars Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O’Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter and Micah Stock as America’s First Astronauts The... Read More

New York’s LGBTQ+ NewFest goes virtual for 2020

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

The 32nd edition of the festival will take place October 16 – 27, 2020 NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ film and media organization and one... Read More

First look at Gia Coppola’s Venice entry ‘Mainstream’ with Maya Hawke and Andrew Garfield

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

The Venice Orizzonti section film also stars Nat Wolff, Alexa Demie and Jason Schwartzman Just above Hollywood boulevard, lives Frankie (Maya Hawke) a young woman... Read More

Sony Classics’ ‘French Exit’ with Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges gets release date

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

Sony Pictures Classics announced today that Azazel Jacobs’ French Exit will be released in theaters on February 12, 2021, taking full advantage of the extended eligibility period for... Read More

Trailer: ‘The Crown’ season 4 returns November 15; first look at Margaret Thatcher and Princess Diana

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

Season four of the Emmy-winning royal drama The Crown returns on November 15 and in this brief teaser we get our first looks at Gillian... Read More

Trailer: History meets patisserie in ‘Ottolenghi and the Cakes of Versailles’

Erik Anderson August 20, 2020

“How do we give people a way to understand Versailles?” From IFC Films and acclaimed filmmaker Laura Gabbert (the acclaimed Jonathan Gold portrait City of... Read More

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