American Film Market Shifts To Online For 2020 Edition

COVID-19 pandemic, it will cast its upcoming season through «custom built Zoom technology» during its first-ever live virtual nationwide search for the next superstar.Dubbed , the virtual auditions will kick off Aug.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterVariety, the African American Film Critics Association and the Los Angeles Center for Enriched Studies have partnered to create the Micheaux Project, an outreach program aimed at encouraging high school students from underrepresented communities to consider careers as entertainment journalists and critics.Inspired by WriteGirl/BoldInk’s successful workshops and mentorship programs, the Micheaux Project will bring professional entertainment writers, editors and

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The 24th iteration of theAmerican Black Film Festival has announced the lineup for its virtual fest. The program, which will run from Aug.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe online fest will bring the energy and magic of the live fest as it spotlights the best of independent Black cinema, studio premieres, conversations and panels, along with virtual networking events.

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HBO's Spike Lee–directed filmed version of David Byrne’s American Utopia Broadway stage play is set to open the virtual Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 10, fest organizers said on Tuesday (July 22). David Byrne's American Utopia features the Talking Heads frontman and 11 musical artists from around the world performing songs from the 2018 album American Utopia, as well as songs from Byrne's Talking Heads and solo catalog.

The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its opening-night film.

Spike Lee was expected to be a big player in this year’s Cannes Film Festival. He was selected to lead the competition jury and it was assumed that he’d premiere “Da 5 Bloods” at the French event.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe Toronto Film Festival is to open with Spike Lee’s filmed version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, American Utopia.TIFF will this year be a mix of physical and online screenings with a much-reduced industry presence due to coronavirus.American Utopia hit Broadway in the fall of 2019 and was a hot-ticket through February of 2020. Lee shot the production during its Hudson Theatre run and the concert film will debut on HBO this fall.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“American Utopia,” a filmed-version of David Byrne’s hit Broadway show, will be the opening night presentation of the 45th Toronto International Film Festival. This edition of the annual Canadian gathering for film lovers is unlike any of the previous 44 iterations.

Naman Ramachandran “Trainspotting” writer Irvine Welsh and “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis are in final talks with the U.K.’s Burning Wheel Productions to co-create a dramatized series based on the national tabloid press culture in the U.S.With the working title “American Tabloid,” the series will unspool over decades and follow events from a weekly publication where political correctness, morals and ethics are unheard of.The deal is expected to get confirmed in the coming weeks,

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe 2020 American Music Awards will air Sunday, Nov. 22 on ABC, but details including whether the show will be an in-person or virtual event, and who will host, are to be determined.Additional details regarding the production will be announced at a later date.The broadcast date was announced today by ABC and dick clark productions.

The American Music Awards will air as a three-hour show on Sunday Nov. 22, ABC and dick clark productions announced today (July 17). The show has been telecast from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles since 2007. No venue was specified in the fi

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The American Film Market is going online for its 2020 edition due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Despite being one of the last major film markets of the year, taking place in Santa Monica in early November, the Independent Film & Television Alliance announced Monday that the event would be following the same path of many others in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic — including the Cannes Marche du Film — and moving to the virtual arena.

Also Read: Fall Film Festivals Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York Team Up With 'United Platform'The news of the online film market follows the Cannes Virtual Market that still produced an active scene for buyers despite online screenings and a lack of in-person negotiating.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe American Film Market’s 41st edition will be online rather than in person, the Independent Film & Television Alliance has announced, following in the footsteps of last month’s Cannes Virtual Market.IFTA also announced Monday that AFM 2020 Online will run over five days from Nov. 9 to Nov.