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2024 Humanitas Prize Winners: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Nimona’2024 Humanitas Prize Winners: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Nimona’

2024 Humanitas Prize Winners: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Nimona’

Winners of the 2024 Humanitas Prizes were announced and honored last night at the Avalon Hollywood during The 2024 Humanitas… Read More

September 13, 2024
Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana JonesInterview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana Jones

Interview: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor on Collaborating with Ava DuVernay, Meeting the Moment, and Playing a Journalistic Indiana Jones

Early in Ava DuVernay’s remarkable new film Origin, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Isabel Wilkerson (a transcendent Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor) listens to a… Read More

January 12, 2024
‘Origin’ Review: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Stunning Performance Drives Ava DuVernay’s Story of the American Caste System | Venice‘Origin’ Review: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Stunning Performance Drives Ava DuVernay’s Story of the American Caste System | Venice

‘Origin’ Review: Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor’s Stunning Performance Drives Ava DuVernay’s Story of the American Caste System | Venice

Examining non-fictional source material through its process of creation is always a fascinating endeavour. Ava DuVernay has adapted Pulitzer Prize-winning… Read More

September 6, 2023
Starry 2023 Venice Lineup Includes Cooper’s ‘Maestro,’ Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Mann’s ‘Ferrari,’ DuVernay’s ‘Origin’Starry 2023 Venice Lineup Includes Cooper’s ‘Maestro,’ Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Mann’s ‘Ferrari,’ DuVernay’s ‘Origin’

Starry 2023 Venice Lineup Includes Cooper’s ‘Maestro,’ Coppola’s ‘Priscilla,’ Fincher’s ‘The Killer,’ Mann’s ‘Ferrari,’ DuVernay’s ‘Origin’

Glitzy lineup marred by the inclusion of films from accused rapists and sexual assaulters like Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and… Read More

July 25, 2023
Ava DuVernay named Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2022Ava DuVernay named Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2022

Ava DuVernay named Guest Artistic Director of AFI Fest 2022

The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay will serve as Guest Artistic Director at… Read More

September 30, 2022
Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY wins Peabody’s Institutional AwardAva DuVernay’s ARRAY wins Peabody’s Institutional Award

Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY wins Peabody’s Institutional Award

Peabody today announced that ARRAY, the multi-platform arts and social impact collective dedicated to narrative change founded by filmmaker Ava DuVernay, has… Read More

June 8, 2021
2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT (February)2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT (February)

2021 Oscar Predictions: ANIMATED, LIVE ACTION, DOCUMENTARY SHORT (February)

It's time for shorts! Waiting on the Oscar shortlists that would include the finalists in the Animated, Live Action and… Read More

February 15, 2021
HBO Max orders limited series ‘DMZ’ from Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernayHBO Max orders limited series ‘DMZ’ from Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernay

HBO Max orders limited series ‘DMZ’ from Roberto Patino and Ava DuVernay

Rosario Dawson and Benjamin Bratt Lead Cast in Series Based on Comic Published by DC HBO Max has ordered the Max… Read More

November 19, 2020
Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman join Colin Kaepernick limited seriesMary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman join Colin Kaepernick limited series

Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Offerman join Colin Kaepernick limited series

(Jason Bell)(Corey Nickols) Emmy Award winner Mary-Louise Parker and Emmy Award nominee Nick Offerman will star as Teresa Kaepernick and… Read More

November 18, 2020
Jaden Michael to play Colin Kaepernick in Ava DuVernay-created Netflix series ‘Colin in Black & White’Jaden Michael to play Colin Kaepernick in Ava DuVernay-created Netflix series ‘Colin in Black & White’

Jaden Michael to play Colin Kaepernick in Ava DuVernay-created Netflix series ‘Colin in Black & White’

courtesy of Netflix Ava DuVernay set to direct first episode of Netflix’s limited series Jaden Michael will star as a… Read More

October 27, 2020