Art Directors Guild Releases Best Practice Protocols for Film and TV Sets

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorQuebec has been the Canadian province hardest-hit by COVID-19, but unlike in California and New York, cinemas were allowed to open in Montreal starting on July 3.Vince Guzzo, president and CEO of Cinémas Guzzo, has been eagerly awaiting the release of Christopher Nolan’s “Tenet.” Guzzo has 10 multiplexes in the greater Montreal area, but there hasn’t been much new product to screen.“All of a sudden, I’m losing more money than when I was shut,” Guzzo says.

Drew Barrymore is set to launch her own daytime talk show next month, and in advance of the debut she’s unveiling a new digital series that finds her engaging in conversations with hosts who’ve inspired her, gaining tips and knowledge she’ll bring to “The Drew Barrymore Show”.

Annie Bradley has been elected as the first female chair of the executive board at the Director Guild of Canada's Ontario division, after a virtual vote on Aug. 8.

was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021.

Amid shifting calendars caused by ongoing uncertainty surrounding the novel coronavirus pandemic, the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival has announced that it plans to return to New York City for its 20th anniversary edition from June 9-20, 2021.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAfter it was forced to scrub this year’s edition due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Tribeca Film Festival has announced it will return in 2021.

BTS have announced that their next concert film Break The Silence: The Movie, will hit cinemas next month.Scheduled for a September 24 debut in the US, the film follows the K-Pop giants on their hugely successful ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself World Tour’, which took place throughout the summer and fall of 2019.The group’s first worldwide stadium tour saw them taking in the hallowed surroundings of London’s Wembley Stadium, Chicago’s Soldier Field, New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, and a stop-off at

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Artists Film Group, the recently launched film investment and production company set up by Wes Hull (Zone 414), Robert Rippberger (The Inventor), and David Lugo (Welcome Home), has unveiled details on two of its debut projects.The company has acquired sci-fi spec script Back Home, written by Anne Vithayathil, and has set Drew Van Acker (Pretty Little Liars) to star with Drew Mylrea (Spy Intervention) attached to direct.

Days after resigning from News Corp.'s board of directors, James Murdoch has been approved to join the board of the owner of Art Basel as his firm takes a stake in the company. MCH Group, the owner ofthe global art fair platform, disclosed Monday that its board of directors had voted to approve Murdoch's firm, Lupa Systems, to invest in the company and voted to add the mogul to its board.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmFilm at Lincoln Center has set the Steve McQueen-directed Lovers Rock as the opening-night film of the 58th New York Film Festival. The film will be making its world premiere, and the festival is going heavily into the work of McQueen, who became the first Black filmmaker to win the Best Picture Oscar for 12 Years a Slave.Lovers Rock is part of his Small Axe anthology, which comprises five original films by the director.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry side is trying to rise to the challenge faced by many festivals that have been forced to cancel their physical editions.“The one thing I wanted to avoid was doing something just for the sake of doing something,” says Valentina Merli, who became head of Locarno Pro in January.

Kendall Jenner showed off her Los Angeles house, giving a tour of her glamorous fitting room, art studio and more.The model, 24, walked Architectural Digest around her expansive home in a YouTube video accompanying her September 2020 cover story.

The British Film Institute has unveiled details of a £30 million ($39 million) recovery fund for struggling independent cinemas across England, many of which have remained closed since March due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. The fund — whichwill administered by the BFI as part of the British government's $2 billion support package for arts and culture — is open to all building-based venues that have a year-round program, with applications open Aug.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Beijing International Film Festival will go ahead after all, organizers announced Wednesday.The festival was originally scheduled for late April, but was postponed in March due to the coronavirus outbreak. It was replaced with a hastily pulled together online event in early May, operated in partnership with streaming platform iQIYI.Now, the 10th edition of the BJIFF will run Aug.

David Robb Labor EditorThe Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 800, has released its key recommendations and protocols for a safe return to work during the coronavirus pandemic.“In the ongoing absence of an industry-wide agreement with either the AMPTP covering filmed entertainment, or the AICP for commercial production, the Art Directors Guild has released their set of key recommendations and protocols for adoption in the workplace,” the ADG said.

Creeper have further teased their new album by sharing new single ‘Poisoned Heart’ – listen to it below.The Southampton punks release their second album ‘Sex, Death & The Infinite Void’ a week today (July 31).Speaking of the new track, vocalist Will Gould said: “This song was the first we had written where we’d experimented with a baritone lead vocal.“Inspired by Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave I attempted to sing in a way I had not before, combining this with a country sensibility we had

Jimmy Fallon and Will Arnett tried — and failed — to play a game of “Hey Robot” during Thursday’s “Tonight Show”.

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.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorThe 26th Sarajevo Film Festival has revealed a lineup of 49 films which will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards, whose main competition jury is being overseen by The Artist director Michel Hazanavicius.

Geena Davis' Bentonville Film Festival has unveiled plans for a hybrid online-physical model for its 6th edition, with 80 percent of its 68 competition selections— including narrative features, documentaries and episodic projects— coming from women directors. The seven-day Arkansas event, backed by Walmart and Coca Cola, will also take place from August 10 to 16 after being delayed from its original April 29 to May 2 date by the coronavirus pandemic.