American Film Market to Shift Online, Moves Back a Week to Avoid Election

eighth studio album, which she announced roughly 15 hours before its surprise release, also generated more than 500 million streams across various platforms throughout its debut week. Republic Records, Swift’s music label, announced earlier this week that the album sold over 1.3 million copies in its first 24 hours alone.“Folklore”’s performance has already broken records in the United States and worldwide.

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.

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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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Taylor Swift tells the story of "The Last Great American Dynasty" in her Folklore track about one of the wealthiest women in America, Rebekah West Harkness.

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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.

Scotty McCreery is paying tribute to a friend who passed away this week in a car accident.

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.

One of the best things to ever happen to George W. Bush‘s presidential legacy is Donald Trump‘s current presidency.

On March 10, 2003, The Chicks (formerly known as the Dixie Chicks) lead singer Natalie Maines nearly ended her and her bandmates’ careers when she said these twelve famous words during a London concert: “We’re ashamed that the President of the United States is from Texas.” For a little context, Maines – a Texas native – made the comment just 18 months after 9/11, and just days before the United States went to war with Iraq.

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.

Also Read: 'John Wick' Creator Derek Kolstad to Adapt Video Game 'Just Cause' for Constantin FilmWhile the film’s plot is being kept under wraps, as with the four “Just Cause” games the film will follow Rico Rodriguez on a race-against-time mission to stop the Black Hand, a lethal mercenary group.

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.