This year’s Banff World Media Festival is set to be one of the most international yet and will go beyond TV trends to address some of the globe’s biggest topics, according to Executive Director Jenn Kuzmyk.
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UPDATED, 2:31 p.m.: A24 and the non-profit Made in Her Image have set the inaugural cohort for their program Beyond the Screen, in support of women and non-binary POC filmmakers.
Those chosen as mentees are Ailin Mo, Aloha Backenstose, Asari Aibangbee, Jaspreet Kaur, Tyler Newman, Rebecca Howell, Savannah-Rae Jackson, Uzo Ngwu, Vidal Thaver, Ndeye Maguette Doumbia, Nicole Pavia, Ingrid Nin, Aileen Ye, Anthea Liu, Arlyn De los Santos Aquino, Briana Richardson, Christine Lee (aka Esae Hyun), Jessica Ramirez, Kendra Lee, Kierra Usher, Kyra Saldana, Lathenia Johnson, Lauren Begay, Lofanitani Aisea, Maya Washington, Ciara Z Franklin, Kayli Joy Cooper, Sophia Hernandez, Kimberly Lopez Castellanos, Jadyn Newman and Tajianna Okechukw. More information on the Beyond the Screen program can be found below.
PREVIOUSLY, MAY 10: A24 has partnered with the non-profit Made in Her Image to launch Beyond the Screen, a new program in support of women and non-binary POC filmmakers.
Made in Her Image will pull back the curtain on the business of filmmaking for young people whose advancement and achievement in the film industry has been historically hindered by systemic racial and gender inequality. 30 women and non-binary people of color, ages 18-25, will be chosen to participate in the three-week workshop series, which kicks off in June.
Over three sessions on the business of production, post-production, and distribution, participants interested in a career in film and television will learn how a studio functions and leave with a better understanding of how to navigate their own projects and careers. Creatives participating in Beyond the Screen Q&As as part of the first edition of the program include Burning Cane director Phillip Youmans,
This year’s Banff World Media Festival is set to be one of the most international yet and will go beyond TV trends to address some of the globe’s biggest topics, according to Executive Director Jenn Kuzmyk.
Johnny Depp’s attorneys sat down for an interview on Wednesday on Today, as they talked about the actor’s victory in his defamation trial last week over ex-wife Amber Heard.
Johnny Depp in the recent defamation trial against his ex-wife Amber Heard, have made joint talk show appearances following the conclusion of the trial.On Wednesday, the two made appearances on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and NBC’s “The Today Show” to discuss the case, which ended last week with both Depp and Heard being awarded compensatory damages, albeit with Depp receiving significantly more.On “Good Morning America,” the two were asked by George Stephanopoulos about two points brought up several times by Heard’s camp and victims’ advocate groups. When asked if social media swayed the jury, Chew responded, “My role is that social media played no role whatsoever.
Matthew McConaughey made a special appearance behind the podium at the White House briefing room on Tuesday, June 7, where he issued a plea to “the people in power” to change laws relating to gun ownership.
Matthew McConaughey gave an emotional plea to challenge gun ownership laws during a White House press briefing on Tuesday afternoon following a private meeting with President Joe Biden. The 52-year-old actor is a native of Uvalde, Texas, where 19 students and two teachers were killed by 18-year-old Salvador Ramos during a shooting at Robb Elementary on May 24.
recent op-ed, and he advocated for background checks, raising the minimum age to purchase a weapon such as an AR-15, red flag laws and consequences for those that abuse such gun laws. “Is this a cure all? Hell no.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterAllison Williams has boarded the upcoming Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers” alongside Matt Bomer, Variety has learned exclusively.The series was picked up at Showtime back in April with an eight-episode order. It is based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Mallon.The show is described as an epic love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorReligion of Sports, the sports media production company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra, announced $50 million in Series B funding.With the new investment, which brings the company to about $63 million raised to date, Religion of Sports plans to develop new intellectual property — including expanding into areas beyond sports like entertainment, business and music — as well as scale its creator network and increase global strategic partnerships.The Series B round was led by Shamrock Capital, with participation from Cerro Capital and previous investor Elysian Park Ventures (the investment arm of the L.A. Dodgers).
Five newborn Gentoo penguin chicks have hatched at Edinburgh Zoo.
Police investigating an alleged assault which left a man in hospital with serious head injuries have made an arrest.
the Queen's 70 year reign on the final day of her Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Camilla Duchess of Cornwall, patron of the Big Lunch, joined Charles at a flagship feast at The Oval cricket ground in south London, while the Earl and Countess of Wessex are also set meet people creating the 'Long Table' down on The Long Walk leading up to Windsor Castle - despite the Met Office issuing a yellow thunderstorm weather warning. The duchess of Cornwall was seen in a stunning emerald green dress by Fiona Clare, whilst Charles donned a smart suit for the occasion.
Homeward bound. Johnny Depp’s attorney Camille Vasquez and her boyfriend were spotted leaving Virginia on June 3, 2022, after her client won the defamation case against Amber Heard. The lawyer was swarmed by fans and paparazzi as she was leaving her hotel.
Antoni Porowski was cast on Netflix’s 2018 reboot of “Queer Eye” and skyrocketed to fame as the makeover show’s boyishly charming food expert, he found himself struggling to say no.For years, he’d hustled as a busboy and waiter in upscale New York eateries while auditioning for acting gigs. So when he finally got the job that meant he could blend, rather than balance, entertainment and food, he wanted to go all-in.“I went through a weird phase when ‘Queer Eye’ came out where I was like, ‘I’m not going to enjoy myself,’” he says over breakfast at the downtown Manhattan restaurant The Smile.
Eileen Davidson (The Young and the Restless), Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy) and Vince Van Patten (7 Days to Vegas) are among the latest actors to join second chapter of Peacock’s original series Days of Our Lives: Beyond Salem.
Zack Sharf Elaine Bredehoft, Amber Heard’s attorney in her defamation trial against Johnny Depp, appeared on “Today” in the aftermath of the verdict and said Heard will “absolutely” want to appeal the jury’s decision that was in favor of Depp. Bredehoft added, “She has some excellent grounds for it.”“She was demonized here,” Bredehoft added about Heard. “A number of things were allowed in this court that should not have been allowed, and it caused the jury to be confused.
BTS were spotted spending time with American singer H.E.R during their visit to Washington D.C.In a series of Instagram Stories posted to J-Hope’s page on June 1, he and fellow bandmates Jungkook and Jimin can be seen spending time with H.E.R at an arcade. The various clips uploaded showcased the trio engaging in friendly competition over numerous classic arcade games, including a punching-bag game and a basketball game.Aside from their meet-up with H.E.R at the arcade, several members of BTS had also posted to Instagram about having dinner with Coldplay’s Chris Martin ahead of the English band’s concert.
Carson Burton Sheryl Sandberg, who has been chief operating officer at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has announced that she will be stepping down from the role after 14 years.“When I took this job in 2008, I hoped I would be in this role for five years,” Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. “Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life.
Carson Burton Sheryl Sandberg, who has been chief operating officer at Meta, the company formerly known as Facebook, has announced that she will be stepping down from the role after 14 years.“When I took this job in 2008, I hoped I would be in this role for five years,” Sandberg wrote in a Facebook post Wednesday. “Fourteen years later, it is time for me to write the next chapter of my life.
Amber Heard said that the “disappointment I feel today is beyond words,” in her first public reaction to a jury’s verdict finding her liable for defaming ex-husband Johnny Depp in an op ed in The Washington Post.