The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that 20 films are in the running in the Visual Effects category for the 92nd Academy Awards®. Nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, January 13, 2020.
Dreamscape, the location-based immersive VR entertainment company backed by Hollywood's heavy hitters, in collaboration with DreamWorks Animation, Universal Games and Digital Platforms, announced its new interactive VR experience, DreamWorks Dragons Flight Academy, will open in Los Angeles on December 13, 2019.
MadRiver Pictures and Di Bonaventura Pictures announced today that Gerard Butler (Angel Has Fallen) will star in the upcoming elevated action thriller The Plane. The script was written by Charles Cumming and JP Davis (Violence of Action), based on the book by Cumming.
Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman) has signed on to star as Ari Furman in King of the Jungle, based on a true story published in Condé Nast's WIRED magazine by Joshua Davis. Principal photography is slated for early 2020.
MadRiver International announced today that Academy Award® Winner Mel Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge, Braveheart) will star alongside Frank Grillo (Captain America, the Purge franchises, "Kingdom," Fight World, Point Blank) in Leo from Toledo for writer/director Joe Carnahan (The Grey).
Academy Award® winner Ben Affleck will star in Robert Rodriguez's mind-bending action thriller Hypnotic. Production is scheduled to start in April. This is the first green lit film under the Studio 8 and Solstice Studios strategic partnership.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired U.S. rights to Nicol Paone's (Funny People, "The Big Gay Sketch Show") directorial debut Friendsgiving. Malin Akerman is producing along with Ben Stiller, Nicholas Weinstock and Haroon Saleem for Red Hour Films.
In one of the first deals announced out of AFM, NEON has landed North American rights to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s MEMORIA. The Colombian set drama, written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, stars Academy Award winner Tilda Swinton.
Saban Films have acquired the North American rights to writer/director Jason Lei Howden's Guns Akimbo following its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Occupant Entertainment's Joe Neurauter and Felipe Marino and Four Knights Film's Tom Hern produced.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to John Suits' (Pandemic) Breach starring Golden Globe Award® winner Bruce Willis. Danny Roth produced under his Almost Never Films banner along with Corey Large and Edward Drake.
The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced that AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will honor Martin Scorsese, one of the most prolific director's of modern cinema, with a tribute on Friday, November 15 at the TCL Chinese Theatre.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the films that will play in the New Auteurs, Cinema's Legacy, Midnight, Shorts and AFI Conservatory Showcase sections at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi, completing the festival's program.
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center announced today the complete slate of films for the 2019 AFI European Union Film Showcase, taking place December 4–22 at the American Film Institute's historic theatre in Silver Spring, MD.
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced that AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of Apple's THE BANKER. The Closing Night Gala will take place on Thursday, November 21 at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre.
Today, the American Film Institute (AFI) announced the two Gala titles that complete the Gala line-up at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi. Netflix's THE TWO POPES starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce will screen on Monday, November 18, 2019.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) announced the award-winning ensemble cast joining Academy Award-winner Jennifer Hudson in the feature film RESPECT, based on the life of music icon Aretha Franklin. The film will feature many of Ms. Franklin's chart-topping songs.
The Sound Unseen Film + Music Festival announced the film lineup for this year’s 20th Anniversary edition of the film festival. Highlights include screenings of BOY HOWDY: THE STORY OF CREEM MAGAZINE, MAPPLETHORPE Director’s Cut and X: THE UNHEARD MUSIC.
AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi will host "An Evening with Peter Morgan" which will include a conversation with the writer and producer followed by a Gala premiere screening of Episode One of the highly anticipated third season of Netflix's THE CROWN.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced the films that will play in the inaugural Documentary and World Cinema sections, showcasing the most celebrated international films of the year with 16 features representing 19 countries at the AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi.
American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the World Premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures' RICHARD JEWELL, directed and produced by AFI Life Achievement Award recipient and Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood, will bow at a Gala at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced Istituto Luce – Cinecittà as a Founding Supporter, with a five-year agreement in support of an annual series of Italian films and accompanying public programs, beginning with a centennial tribute to Federico Fellini.
Bill Kramer has been named director of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures; the museum's Board of Trustees announced today. Kramer served as managing director of development and external relations of the Academy Museum from 2012 to 2016.
Ninety-three countries have submitted films for consideration in the International Feature Film category, which has been renamed from the Foreign Language Film category, for the 92nd Academy Awards®. Ghana, Nigeria and Uzbekistan are first-time entrants.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present its 5th annual Careers in Film Summit at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills featuring panel discussions with Hannah Beachler, Kris Bowers, Terry Crews, Kevin Smith and Diane Warren.
I Lost My Body from Netflix and Les Miserables from Amazon Studios took the top prizes at the 23rd edition of the COLOCA French Film Festival held over the past week at the Director's Guild of America.
Amazon Studios was honored with seven wins, the most in its history, at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards tonight, held at the Microsoft Theater in Downtown Los Angeles. Amazon Original series won an additional eight statues at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards, for a total of 15.
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation announced the first two honorees for its 4thAnnual Patron of the Artists Awards to be held on Thursday, November 7 at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills.
The American Film Institute (AFI) Board of Trustees announced that Dame Julie Andrews will be the recipient of the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film.
The American Film Institute celebrated the 50th year of the AFI Conservatory with an elegant, star-studded reception at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills, which served as the Conservatory's original home during its formative years.
Bill Baggelaar, Brooke Breton, Buzz Hays, Arjun Ramamurthy, Rachel Rose, Dave Schnuelle and Mandy Walker have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, bringing the Council's 2019–2020 membership roster to twenty-five.
Fox Searchlight Pictures announced today it has acquired worldwide rights to Academy Award® nominee Wes Anderson’s upcoming feature THE FRENCH DISPATCH, resuming a successful partnership that has spanned previous films including ISLE OF DOGS and THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL.
The Hamptons International Film Festival announced A24's WAVES as their Closing Night Film. Directed by Trey Edward Shults, the film presents the lives of a suburban African-American family as they navigate life following a tragic loss.
AFI CEO & President Bob Gazzale and AFI Conservatory Dean Susan Ruskin welcomed the incoming class to campus, admitting 137 First Year Fellows to their two-year filmmaker training with remarks by Quibi Founder Jeffrey Katzenberg.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that the 33rd edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will open with the World Premiere of Makeready and Universal Pictures' QUEEN & SLIM on Thursday November 14, 2019.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today the full slate of films for the 2019 AFI Latin American Film Festival, which will take place September 12–October 2 at the historic AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD.
Recognizing the year's most outstanding achievements in the art of the moving image, AFI AWARDS is the American Film Institute's annual stamp of excellence, celebrating works of significance in both film and television and presented at an invitation-only luncheon.
The Academy voted 16 students as winners of the 46th Student Academy Awards® competition. This year, the Student Academy Awards competition received a total of 1,615 entries from 255 domestic and 105 international colleges and universities.
Montclair Film, New Jersey's leading film non-profit, today announced that Stephen Colbert, host of CBS' "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," will host an evening with eleven-time Emmy Award® winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus, on stage at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC).
Winners for the 45th annual Saturn Awards, honoring motion picture, television, home entertainment and live stage productions, were announced today at an exciting ceremony hosted by Aisha Tyler at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood and streamed across 8 online platforms.
SeriesFest, the nation's premier episodic festival, has announced the dates for its sixth season, opening June 18 and closing on June 24, 2020. The festival has also opened its competitions and spotlight submissions through its website at seriesfest.com.
A brand-new and timely cut of Francis Ford Coppola's critically acclaimed 1930s period film The Cotton Club Encore will screen at this year's New York Film Festival on October 5, release in select theaters on October 11, 2019.
Saban Films announced they have acquired U.S. rights to Steven C. Miller’s “Line of Duty.” Penned by Jeremy Drysdale, the action thriller stars Golden Globe® nominee Aaron Eckhart, Courtney Eaton, Dina Meyer, Emmy® nominee Giancarlo Esposito and Ben McKenzie.
Kino Lorber has acquired the U.S. rights to Kantemir Balagov's Beanpole. The film was produced by Academy Award® nominated producer Alexander Rodnyansky of AR Content and stars Viktoria Miroshnichenko and Vasilisa Perelygina in their debut performances.
Culmination, the fully integrated film production and sales company, today announced that Alexandra Daddario (Baywatch) and Diego Boneta (Terminator: Dark Fate) will star in Collin Schiffli's Die In A Gunfight alongside Olivia Munn (The Predator).
Amazon Prime Video announced the second season of the fan-favorite, action-thriller Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, co-produced by Amazon Studios, Paramount Television and Skydance Television and starring John Krasinski will premiere globally on Friday, November 1, 2019.
The Franco-American Cultural Fund has announced that the acclaimed dramedy LA BELLE EPOQUE, which premiered in May at the Cannes Film Festival (Official Selection, Out of Competition), will have its U.S. Premiere and run for the COLCOA Awards.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its fall programming lineup this week for both Los Angeles and New York including hosts and participants. A full schedule and tickets for the screenings can be found here: oscars.org/events.
Highland Film Group announced today that Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominated Dennis Quaid and Madalen Mills (Jingle Jangle) have joined previously announced Academy Award® nominated Queen Latifah in Ray Giarratana’s (John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum) The Tiger Rising.
Cinedigm has announced that it will release horror picture Karma on demand, digital, and DVD on October 1, 2019 and Gothic Harvest on demand and digital on October 15, 2019, with a DVD release to follow on November 5.
Oscar®-nominated producer Jennifer Fox will return to produce the 11th Annual Governors Awards, which will be presented on Sunday, October 27, 2019, for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Academy President David Rubin recently announced.
The Franco-American Cultural Fund has announced the Documentary Competition films presented during the 23rd annual COLCOA French Film Festival. The festival runs from September 23-28 at the Directors Guild of America, as part of Awards Season in Hollywood.
David Rubin was elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Tuesday night (August 6) by the organization's Board of Governors. Rubin is beginning his first term as president and his seventh year as a governor.
Shout! Studios, the multi-platform filmed entertainment distribution and production arm of Shout! Factory, has secured North American rights to FEAST OF THE SEVEN FISHES, a warm and affecting comedy-drama from Allegheny Image Factory and Witty Michaels Entertainment.
Amazon Prime Video announced over 60 teams from 30 countries will be competing in World's Toughest Race: Eco-Challenge Fiji. The series is hosted and executive produced by Bear Grylls, Lisa Hennessy, Eric Van Wagenen, and Emmy Award-winning producer Mark Burnett.
The Writers Lab co-founders Elizabeth Kaiden and Nitza Wilon and New York Women in Film & Television announced the 12 screenwriters to participate in the 5th year of The Writers Lab, supported by Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman.
Today at Amazon Prime Video’s TCA session, the teaser trailer for the highly-anticipated second season of the fan-favorite Amazon Original Series, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan premiered showcasing the higher stakes in season two by taking audiences on an action-packed adventure.
The Transparent "Musicale Finale" takes the beloved Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning series to new heights as a dazzling movie fantasia inspired by the classic musicals that shaped a culture while artfully exploring boundaries and grief.
Amazon Prime Video today announced it has ordered a fifth season of the fan favorite science fiction series The Expanse, ahead of its fourth season premiere. Season Four will premiere on Friday, December 13, 2019.
Amazon Prime Video today announced it has ordered a second season of Carnival Row, the one-hour Amazon Original fantasy drama series from Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne premiering Labor Day Weekend.
Amazon Studios announced today that it has ordered an eight-episode season of the exciting new series The Banker's Wife, based on the best-selling novel by Cristina Alger. Meredith Stiehm (Homeland) will write all eight episodes,
Bill Pullman, Eddie Izzard and Diplo are the latest to join the cast of Covers, the upcoming comedy from Focus Features and Working Title. These performers join the previously announced Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Ice Cube.
The Franco-American Cultural Fund has announced the programs for the Television section and the films that will be featured in the Shorts section at the 23rd edition of the COLCOA French Film Festival as part of Hollywood Awards Season.
Amazon Prime Video announced the fourth season of the Hugo Award-winning series The Expanse will premiere on Friday, December 13. Fans packed the Indigo Ballroom at Comic-Con International, where cast and creators debuted the first footage from the upcoming season.
Women Texas Film Festival presented by Methodist Dallas Medical Center today announced the official selections for the fourth year of the critically-acclaimed Dallas-based film festival which focuses solely on the work of female filmmakers (August 15-18).
APV announced the fourth and final season of the Emmy Award-winning series The Man in the High Castle will premiere Friday, November 15. In Room 6A, at the San Diego Convention Center, opening minutes of the epic final season debuted.
Amazon Prime Video announced at San Diego Comic-Con International that it has picked up a second season of its highly anticipated subversive superhero series "The Boys" debuting July 26 in more than 200 countries and territories exclusively on APV.
The 45th annual Saturn Awards, the sole event honoring Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror entertainment, will take place on Friday, September 13, 2019 at the historic Avalon Theater in Hollywood, California.
Internationally recognized and renowned martial artist and action star Paul Mormando (Bound By Debt, Justified Vengeance) has been cast as Benny Blades in SILENT PARTNERS, an exciting new pilot based on real-life mafia boss Dave Iacovetti.
Acclaimed filmmaker Juan Antonio (J.A.) Bayona (The Orphanage, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) will direct the first two episodes of Amazon Studios' upcoming series based on J. R. R. Tolkien's iconic fantasy novels The Lord of the Rings.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is proud to announce commitments from 28 partner companies in its third year of Academy Gold, an entertainment industry internship enhancement and mentorship program for students and young professionals from underrepresented communities.
Kingsmen: Golden Circle, from 20th Century Fox Films and Marv Films, presents a brawling, roadhouse, wild west clash with suited British reserve for a cataclysmic explosion of gismo's, gadgets, big guns, trick roping, whiskey shooters and world class action.
DreamWorks Animation and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment is sending a sleigh full of gift giving ideas as the newest titles, hottest box office hits and all the familiar favorites hit the store shelves in time for shoppers to get a head start on the mad holiday rush.
For brides searching for that special gift to present to the bridal party silk charmeuse monogrammed robes, a sentimental and unique gift, is becoming a distinctive gift for brides wishing to express more than simply thank you.
They Call Us Monsters, a documentary from BMP Films and New Artists Alliance, takes the camera inside California's maximum security juvenile facilities, inside the youth criminal justice system, the homes, lives and backgrounds of the young and violent criminal.
Peppermint, from STX Entertainment and Huayi Brothers, presents the story of justice and the paths many travel to right the wrongs, to avenge the senseless, to expose the corrupt and well-hidden, and to ensure their story is heard.
Let’s be honest, today’s trend-focused teens can be hard to please. Sure, well-intended gifters can play it safe and go the gift card route but, in addition to these cards being decidedly boring to receive, they’re also easily lost and often forgotten.
French director Olivier Dahan’s "Grace of Monaco" is to open the next Festival de Cannes. The world preview will take place on Wednesday 14 May, 2014, in the Grand Théâtre Lumière of the Palais des Festivals, in the Official Selection category, Out of Competition.
The emptiness of the political speeches of the great French parties, incapable of apprehending contemporary changes, left the field open to two opponents, LREM and Rassemblement National, locked in a Manichean debate dangerous for the Republic.
THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN, from Walt Disney Pictures, presents an enchanting colorful journey of discovery, of hope, love and recognizing the future when it arrives.
We've all had them. Those days that start off perfectly fine and then take a hard left turn onto the stress superhighway. On these rough days in particular, there’s nothing like a relaxing massage to calm your nerves and alleviate anxiety.
Close, an original Netflix film, brings to the screen a contemporary race against time thriller as a complicated heiress and a reluctant bodyguard team up against a team of hired hit men who are determined to kill them.
Patuna's autumn-winter 2017-2018 couture collection is a junction between Gaudi's organic architecture and Dali's dreamlike abstraction with a geometrical base elements, circle, triangle and square, Patuna has created a stunning collection fusing lines, abstracts and geometrical elements.
First Man, from Amblin Entertainment, Dreamworks and Universal Pictures, presents the story of the Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, and those who yearned, loved and lost before seeing the greatest accomplishment of mankind.
A bigger and even better September Hong Kong Jewellery and Gem Fair (September Fair awaits exhibitors this year, fair organiser UBM Asia announced. With the Fair occupying 135,000 square metres of exhibition space, it is the largest edition ever.
For students entering college, a laptop computer is no longer a luxury. In today's mobile world, students will fare best with a laptop that's small enough for travel, but powerful enough to handle the tasks associated with high-level academics. Two considerations - budget and durability - remain important for consumers to determine which computer will survive four years of dorm life.
