Ava DuVernay’s Array and Google Set $500,000 Feature Film Grant

Rebel Wilson is back at work! The 41-year-old Pitch Perfectalum stepped out in Atlanta, Georgia on June 11 to put her recent 60 pound weight loss, and health and wellness transformation, on display. In a series of new pics taken on the set of Senior Year, the Australian actress was seen rocking denim Daisy Duke shorts and a tie-dye pink sweater adorned with a swirly pattern.

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Ava DuVernay reflected on recent global events while sharing some powerful words of wisdom with the 2021 graduates of Compton College.

“The more sincerity is developed, the greater share of truth you’ll have,” Ava DuVernay today told the 2021 graduates of Compton College.

United Nations Relief and Works agency‘s efforts in providing food and aid to the people in Gaza.The bundle launched last week (June 5), taking inspiration from last year’s Bundle For Racial Justice And Equality.Whereas that bundle was curated by the Itch storefront, the Palestinian Aid bundle was undertaken by indie developer Alanna Linayre, who has also included her visual novel Good Lookin’ Home Cookin’.Upon reaching the initial goal of raising $500,000, Linayre has already set a new target

Angelique Jackson Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY has earned the Peabody Institutional Award, with the honor presented by Oprah Winfrey.DuVernay and Winfrey collaborated on 2014’s “Selma” and 2018’s “A Wrinkle in Time,” and among other projects, the duo also executive produce “Queen Sugar,” which DuVernay created for Winfrey’s OWN network.Selected by the Peabody Board of Jurors, the Institutional Award recognizes institutions and organizations, series and programs, for their “enduring body of work and

EXCLUSIVE: “I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, I truly treasure the Peabody because of the way in which it is determined, said ARRAY founder Ava DuVernay today as she and the decade-old collective were unveiled as this year’s recipient of the Peabody’s Institutional Award.

Ava Duvernay’s Array has partnered with Google to create a new $500,000 feature film grant available to up-and-coming creatives from historically underrepresented communities.

Angelique Jackson Ava Duvernay’s distribution, arts and advocacy collective ARRAY has partnered with Google to launch a new feature film grant benefiting emerging creatives from underrepresented communities.The filmmaker selected for the ARRAY + Google Feature Film Grant will receive $500,000 to fund their first full-length feature film.

Naomi Osaka shocked the sporting and Tennis world when she announced her withdrawal from French Open 2021 on Monday. The world renowned tennis player stated that she was prioritising her mental health as she was fined for not attending the mandatory press conferences.

The Chainsmokers are among the many backers of a new feature film themed around emo music events brand Emo Nite.The film, titled Every Nite Is Emo Nite, will be a fictional movie set amid the real-life Emo Nite events that have surged in popularity after beginning on Los Angeles’ club scene in 2014, according to Variety.The Chainsmokers’ production company Kick the Habit will join writer Brandon Zuck, digital studio 3BLACKDOT, Five All in the Fifth and Emo Nite’s founders T.J.

EXCLUSIVE: Working Title is developing an adaptation of Bad Luck Bridesmaid: A Novel, the upcoming book about Zoey Marks, the cursed bridesmaid that no engagement can survive, into a movie. Alison Rose Greenberg penned the book and will also adapt the screenplay. St. Martin’s Griffin will publish the book in January 2022.

Lily Moayeri Dimitri “Vegas” Thivaios, one-half of hugely popular electronic dance music duo Dimitri Vegas and Like Mike, has landed his first lead role in a feature film, “H4Z4RD.” Billed as an action comedy, “H4Z4RD” is the second film from Belgian director, Jonas Govaerts, whose debut feature, the horror flick “Cub,” premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.Thivaios temporarily broke Instagram when he filmed himself cutting off his signature locks for the role.

Ava DuVernay’s “Naomi” and a spinoff of “All American” have both been ordered to series at The CW. Also at the network, the live-action “Powerpuff” pilot is being reworked and repiloted off-cycle, with the cast and writers all remaining with the project.

The CW is starting to make decision about new series for the 2021-22 broadcast season.