AFI Fest Going Virtual For 2020 Edition

Blued, China’s largest gay dating app has raised over $84.8 million  in its Nasdaq initial public offering and is now looking to consolidate its presence in the global LGBTQI market. To that end in August, it has also acquired Chinese lesbian dating app LESDO.Blued’s success and plans to expand the reach of its digital offerings come at a time when fellow Chinese app, the video sharing platform TikTok is facing pressure to sell its North American business to a US company.BlueCity, the company

PJ “Overtflow” Brittain, 29, is one of the more influential TikTokers with 1.7 million followers on the popular social media platform. The gamer, who is known for posting Fortnite and Call of Duty content to his TikTok channel @overtflow, says the app’s potential US ban could be “devastating” to “tens of thousands” of creators.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterBuyers will receive complimentary credentials for the American Film Market’s 2020 online edition, the org announced today. They normally cost $495.

Donald Trump following a recent order from the Trump administration to ban the app in the US.Earlier this month, the US president ordered a ban of “transactions” with the owners of TikTok and fellow Chinese app WeChat.TikTok then said they were threatening legal action against the government, and this action has now arrived.In a new statement, TikTok says that Trump’s comments about the app violates TikTok’s right to due process, and that the president offers no reasoning for his claims that the

Dave McNary Film ReporterMONDAY, AUG. 24The American Film Institute and Universal Pictures have launched a week-long “Black Stories Matter” series with  “BlacKkKlansman,” “Get Out,” “Girls Trip,” “Loving” and “Straight Outta Compton” available for free through Aug.

TikTok is moving forward with their lawsuit against the Trump Administration, Variety reports.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorTikTok has a message for Donald Trump: See you in court.The short-form video app company, currently owned by Chinese internet giant ByteDance, confirmed that it plans to file a lawsuit challenging U.S. President Trump’s Aug.

Also Read: Princess 'Diana' Musical to Premiere on Netflix Ahead of Broadway Debut“Though unprecedented events cut the 2019-2020 Broadway season short, it was a year full of extraordinary work that deserves to be recognized,” Charlotte St. Martin, president of the Broadway League, and Heather Hitchens, president & CEO of the American Theatre Wing, said in a statement.

Dave McNary Film ReporterSTXfilms has bought the KJ Apa and Sofia Carson-led pandemic thriller “Songbird” for release in North America and the United Kingdom.The film recently wrapped production after shooting entirely in Los Angeles during lockdown.

Will Thorne Staff WriterRyan Watson’s career in stunt work began when he was 16 years old and played the Ninja Turtle Raphael in a series of shows at Disney World in Orlando, Fla. From there he packed up his costume carapace, moved to Los Angeles and never looked back.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Hell On Wheels creators Joe Gayton and Tony Gayton have signed with APA.The sibling writing/producing duo created the praised historical drama series Hell On Wheels, which aired for five seasons on AMC.

for a ban of the Tencent-owned company’s operations in the U.S.Installations of Signal, an encrypted texting app based in the United States, rose 30% in the six days following Trump’s Aug.

Zach King, 30, is one of the most influential TikTokers with over 45 million followers on the popular social media platform. But the illusionist, who gained popularity with his magic 6-second Vine videos, says the US ban on TikTok “could potentially hurt” many creators just getting started.

Citing security concerns, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans American companies from doing business with TikTok’s parent company. He also said he would bar the app from operating in the country if an American company doesn’t buy TikTok by Sept.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterOutfest Los Angeles is going virtual this year and they have unveiled their stacked lineup for the 11-day festival which kicks off August 20.The LGBTQ film fest fest will include over 160 films with 35 world premieres, 10 North American premieres and 4 U.S. premieres to Los Angeles for 2020.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerStacey Abrams, Kenya Barris, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, Barry Jenkins, Gabrielle Union, Jemele Hill, Angela Rye, and Lena Waithe have have been added to the lineup for the virtual edition of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF), which will run from Aug 21-30.

Pres. Donald Trump's executive order essentially banning the popular social video app in the U.S.