The Hello Group, the full-service international entertainment company offering talent management, label services, music publishing, digital, live touring and sports, is making its move into Hollywood with the launch of Hello Studios and Hello Pictures.
The 35th edition of AFI FEST 2021 will close with Warner Bros. Pictures' KING RICHARD, directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green with cinematography by Robert Elswit (AFI Class of 1977), written by Zach Baylin and starring two-time Academy Award® nominee Will Smith.
Tribeca Enterprises announced Tribeca Fall Preview, featuring film premieres, musical performances, and more. This celebration will kick-off on September 22 with the premiere of the The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark at the Beacon Theatre.
Quiver Distribution announced that Neil LaBute ("Nurse Betty") will write and direct Out of the Blue, which will star Diane Kruger (National Treasure) and Ray Nicholson (Promising Young Woman). Principal photography will begin this week in Rhode Island.
30WEST has attached to executive produce and finance the feature film The Trashers based on a true story profiled in Netflix's new docu-series "Untold." Cooper Raiff, whose directorial debut won the SXSW Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature, will direct.
The Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced today the first ten films and award honorees for its 28th-anniversary festival program. The premier film festival recognizing writers’ and filmmakers’ contributions to film, television, and new media will run from October 21-28, 2021.
The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF), the world’s largest film festival devoted to architecture & design, has updated its 2021/22 season to follow a hybrid format, presenting full festivals, private film previews, pop-up screenings, and its virtual program.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced it will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Emmy® and Tony Award® winner Lily Tomlin and Academy Award®- and Emmy®-nominated actress Angela Bassett with the graduating class of 2021.
AFI FEST 2021 has announced the 35th edition of the festival will take place November 10–14, 2021. The festival will open with the World Premiere of Netflix's tick, tick…BOOM! Directed by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award® winner Lin-Manuel Miranda.
Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced the City of New York has partnered with Rooftop Films, a New York non-profit cultural institution, to present six free outdoor film and TV screenings during NYC Homecoming Week taking place August 14-22.
Casting director David Rubin was re-elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences by the organization's Board of Governors. He is beginning his third term as president and ninth year as a Academy governor.
At the height of the Cold War, a troubled soldier forms a forbidden love triangle with a daring fighter pilot and his female comrade amid the dangerous surroundings of a Soviet Air Force Base. Based on a true story.
Cinelounge® Sunset, Hollywood's acclaimed home for arthouse, genre, and independent cinema, is proud to open the first seven nights-a-week outdoor movie theater in the heart of Hollywood For First Run Films, Special Engagements and more.
Topic, the streaming service from First Look Media, announced they have acquired North American rights to the documentary Eli: A Dog In Prison for an August 12th world premiere on Vimeo On-Demand and on Topic August 26, 2021.
NEON has landed the North American rights to Chinese Director Zhang Yimou's One Second. The film, written by Zhang along with Zou Jingzhi and based on the novel by Yan Geling, stars Zhang Yi, Liu Haocun, and Fan Wei.
Samantha N. Sheppard and J.E. Smyth have been named 2021 Academy Film Scholars by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The annual grant is given to established scholars whose projects are focused on some aspect of filmmaking and the film industry.
Steel Springs Pictures has teamed with Common's Stardust Films on Rising Above, the true story of the Howard University soccer team fight against racial injustice after being stripped of their 1971 champion title by the NCAA.
Quiver Distribution has acquired 13 Minutes, written, and directed by Lindsay Gossling in her feature directorial debut, from a story developed by Gossling and Travis Farncombe. The film's ensemble cast includes Trace Adkins, Thora Birch, and Anne Hache.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights along with Australia, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, South Africa, and Scandinavia rights to the Jesse Atlas directed Soul Assassin starring Emmy Award Winner® Bruce Willis.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 395 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures.
Prano Bailey-Bond (Censor) will write and direct Things We Lost in the Fire, which is based on a short story of the same name from Argentine journalist and novelist Mariana Enriquez. Bailey-Bond is set to direct.
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved rules and campaign regulations for the 94th Academy Awards®. As previously announced, the eligibility period for Academy Awards consideration will return to the standard December 31 deadline.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the AFI DOCS 2021 Award Winners, concluding the six-day festival, with screenings presented online and in-person at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, in Silver Springs, Maryland.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that its Board of Governors voted to present Honorary Awards to Samuel L. Jackson, Elaine May and Liv Ullmann, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Danny Glover.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced its newly elected 2021–2022 Board of Governors. The governors will take office at the first scheduled board meeting of the new term.
The American Film Institute (AFI) has announced the sponsors for the 19th edition of AFI DOCS 2021. Support for the festival comes from both local organizations based in the DC-metro area and major corporations across the nation.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Shawn Finnie to Executive Vice President, Member Relations and Awards, Academy COO Christine Simmons announced today. Finnie will report directly to Simmons.
Foresight Unlimited, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, announced today that Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) will star in Rumble Through the Dark, which will be directed by Graham & Parker Phillips (The Bygone).
The 2021 Tribeca Festival, presented by AT&T, and billed as the first in-person post-pandemic film festival, kicked off its 20th anniversary with the world premiere of Warner Bros. Pictures’ highly anticipated musical celebration In the Heights.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's documentary film festival, has announced its DOCS Talks and Industry Forum events for its 19th edition, June 22-27. The AFI Docs Talks will stream free and present conversations and panels.
Screen Media, a Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment company, announced today the acquisition of all North American rights to the John Boyega and Olivia Cooke heist thriller, Naked Singularity, co-starring Ed Skrein, Bill Skarsgård, Linda Lavin and Tim Blake Nelson.
Abramorama announced today that the upcoming feature documentary, The Price of Freedom, produced in partnership with Tribeca Studios and Flatbush Pictures will open on July 7 and will hold its World Premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC today announced the 94th Oscars® ceremony will move to Sunday, March 27, 2022. The show will air live on ABC from the Dolby® Theatre in Hollywood.
The American Film Institute has revealed its full slate of films being presented for the hybrid AFI DOCS 2021 festival. The lineup features 77 films from 23 countries and four World Premieres and over half, 52%, are directed by women.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced changes to the 2021 membership review process. To ensure the support all Academy members, this year's growth in membership will be limited to roughly half that of recent years.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's documentary film festival, has announced that it will honor Dawn Porter as the 2021 Charles Guggenheim Symposium honoree. AFI DOCS will celebrate award-winning filmmaker on June 23, 2021.
Long-overlooked footage of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster that sheds new light on the infamous accident is featured in a new NOVA documentary, HINDENBURG: THE NEW EVIDENCE. The film premieres Wednesday, May 19 at 9 p.m. ET/8C on PBS.
The American Film Institute (AFI) announced that Julie Andrews will be presented with the 48th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, at a Gala Tribute on Thursday, November 11, 2021, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA.
AFI DOCS, the American Film Institute's annual documentary celebration in Washington, D.C., has announced the Opening Night, Closing Night and Centerpiece Films for its 19th annual edition including the Centerpiece screening of Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.
AFI DOCS, the annual documentary celebration will again offer movie fans the opportunity to view films online and anticipate welcoming a limited number of festival goers back to the storied AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, MD.
Oscar® nominees Steven Yeun, Riz Ahmed and Viola Davis will join the ensemble cast slated to present show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced. The Oscars will air live on Sunday, April 25, on ABC.
For the 93rd Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is partnering with Facebook Inc. for an interactive, real-time virtual experience, giving viewers an opportunity to engage with creators and watch live interviews with Oscar® winners.
Celeste, H.E.R., Leslie Odom, Jr., Laura Pausini, Daniel Pemberton, Molly Sandén and Diane Warren will perform the five nominated original songs for "Oscars: Into the Spotlight," producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced.
Apple earned its historic first Annie Awards with the widely acclaimed, Academy Award-nominated "Wolfwalkers" won five of its Annie Awards-nominated categories for feature film: Best Indie Feature, Best Character Design, Best Direction, Best Production Design and Best Voice Acting.
Show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh today announced the ensemble cast to present at the 93rd Oscars®, which airs live on ABC on Sunday, April 25, at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.
Discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service, announced the acquisition and global launch of the award-winning documentary CITIZEN PENN, featuring the original song Eden (To Find Love) performed by Bono and co-written by Bono and Linda Perry.
The Oscars® show producers Jesse Collins, Stacey Sher and Steven Soderbergh announced that veteran director Glenn Weiss will return to direct the 93rd Oscars. The Oscars will air live on ABC and broadcast outlets worldwide Sunday, April 25, 2021.
Mank, Minari, Nomadland, Judas and the Black Messiah, were the big winners today at the 93rd Academy Awards nominations announced by actor-producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas and singer, songwriter and actor Nick Jonas live from London.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed the campaign art for the 93rd Oscars® which will be held on Sunday, April 25, 2021, and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
MTV Entertainment Studios announced during today's ViacomCBS Streaming Event presentation that Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker, Wind River) has been tapped as the lead in the highly anticipated drama Mayor of Kingstown exclusively for Paramount+.
Amazon Prime Video announced that the highly anticipated Amazon Original limited series The Underground Railroad, from Academy Award winner Barry Jenkins, will premiere on May 14 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
NEON is partnering with Letterboxd, the global social network for film discussion and discovery, across its slate of documentary and international films short listed for the 93rd Academy Awards® in an exclusive deal starting this Monday, March 8, 2021.
IMDb TV announced the premiere date for the original true-crime docu-series Moment of Truth, directed by Matthew Perniciaro and Clay Johnson. The series tells the never-before-seen story behind the murder of NBA Superstar Michael Jordan's father, James.
Rocket Science announced today that Academy Award® winner Russell Crowe will play Mark Rothko in director Sam Taylor-Johnson’s Rothko, alongside with a star-studded award winning ensemble including Aisling Franciosi, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Jared Harris.
Saban Films has taken North American, UK and Irish rights to CJ ENM's Joel David Moore directed horror/thriller "Hide and Seek" starring Golden Globe® winner stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jacinda Barrett, Joe Pantoliano, and Mustafa Shakir.
DECAL, a full-service home entertainment distributor, is acquiring North American rights to Jaco Bouwer’s Gaia from XYZ Films, which is set to debut in the Midnight section of the upcoming virtual SXSW later this month.
Apple TV+ released the trailer for the new genre-bending thriller "Calls," which will premiere globally with all nine episodes of the first season on Friday, March 19, 2021. Based on the CANAL+ French series of the same name.
Saban Films announced today that they have acquired North American rights to Long Story Short written, directed by and co-starring Academy Award® nominee Josh Lawson (The Little Death, Bombshell, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues).
AARP The Magazine has unveiled the winners for the annual Movies for Grownups® Awards, which features honorees from The United States vs. Billie Holiday, The Life Ahead, The Father, The Trial of the Chicago 7 and more.
Director Ariel Vromen has set his next film, signing on to direct Sacha Penn's thriller April 29, 1992. Vromen is fast-tracking the project and plans to shoot in June, with an expected release set for the April 2022.
Women Texas Film Festival, the first full-fledged female-focused film festival, has announced today that they have ceased operations with no plans for subsequent film festivals, having achieved many of its goals during its five-year run from 2016-2020.
The American Film Institute (AFI) wrapped its celebration of AFI AWARDS 2020 with a virtual benediction delivered by AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Morgan Freeman, which premiered on AFI's YouTube channel and AFI.com/MovieClub.
Three hundred sixty-six feature films are eligible for the 2020 Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today. Nominations for the 93rd Academy Awards will be announced on Monday, March 15, 2021.
AFI AWARDS celebrates HAMILTON with brand new content featuring the creator and actors of the filmed performance. Creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda accepts the AFI AWARDS honor on behalf of the creative ensemble and introduces the story to the audience.
Abramorama announced Brickell & Broadbridge International ("BBI") has signed on to sell and distribute Season One of THE CON, a groundbreaking 5-part financial crime documentary series that provides an in-depth documentary investigation into the 2008 financial crisis.
AFI AWARDS celebrates THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT with new content featuring the creator and star of the series. Actress Anya Taylor-Joy accepts the AFI AWARDS honor on behalf of the creative ensemble and introduces the show to the audience.
Topic, the new streaming service from First Look Media, announced they have acquired the exclusive rights to season three of the French political drama "BARON NOIR," a suspenseful epic drama developed by Eric Benzekri and Jean-Baptiste Delafon.
Focus Features and FilmNation Entertainment announced they will begin production on the crime drama The Outfit which marks the directorial debut of Academy Award® winner Graham Moore, who will direct from his own screenplay co-written with actor/writer Johnathan McClain.
AFI AWARDS celebrates THE MANDALORIAN with new content featuring the creator and star of the series. Actor Pedro Pascal accepts the AFI AWARDS honor on behalf of the creative ensemble and introduces the show to the audience.
President Trump again slapped the judicial system in the face as he commuted the prison sentence of his former political operative, Roger Stone who had been denied an appeal to delay the start of his prison term.
The gradual end of containment is causing the world's populations to question the relevance of the means deployed to fight the virus. Legitimate or not, the question invites world leaders to explain themselves. Not without risk.
President Obama, negating the methods of sensitive information extraction among those responsible for the September 11, 2001 terror attacks, criticized the Bush Administration's use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques that dehumanized, demoralized and violated the global moral authority of the United States.
The Rough Guide Madrid, from APA Publications, brings to the pages a vibrant traveler's guide to Spain's capital city with world class art museums, stunning architecture, shopping, pulsating nightlife, café culture, tapas bars, and alfresco dining.
Bentley today announces its new additions to the Bentley Collection for spring. Leather jackets inspired by the world of driving, and a luxurious range of cashmere scarves, made their debut at Geneva Motor Show.
THE PIRATES! Band of Misfits, a Sony Pictures Animation, Columbia Pictures and Aardman Animation film, recently hosted a Media Day Sneak Peek at Culver City Studios in Culver City, California.
Otto Warmbier, the University of Virginia college student sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in a sham North Korean trial died at the University of Cincinnati Trauma Center six days his release from captivity. He was 22.
When choosing a college most students consider academics, sports, college life, comfort, and post graduate placement percentage, few look at urban campuses verses city life and even less review crime statistics or allow the rise in campus crime to affect the final determination.
