AXS Film Fund Launched To Serve Nonfiction Creators Of Color With Disabilities

The Will Rogers Pioneers Assistance Fund has launched “Big Screens Big Hearts,” a fundraising campaign to benefit movie theater workers, more than 100,000 of whom have been affected by theater closures during the pandemic. More than half of the closures were family or community owned and operated theaters, and many may never reopen.

The British Film Institute has appointed Mia Bays as director of the BFI Film Fund. Bays, currently director-at-large of the female-focused Birds' Eye View film charity and due to take the position in October, will fill the role left open by Ben Roberts when he was promoted to CEO in early 2020.

The BFI has announced Mia Bays as the new Director of BFI Film Fund for an initial three-year term.

Manori Ravindran International EditorThe BFI has appointed Mia Bays as the new director of its Film Fund.Joining for an initial three-year term, Bays will lead the strategic and cultural direction of the BFI’s investment of National Lottery funds into supporting U.K. feature film production.

Jane Fonda told Jimmy Fallon on Tuesday’s “Tonight Show” that she was “so relieved” that Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of killing George Floyd.

EXCLUSIVE: In advance of Sunday’s Oscars, the Ruderman Family Foundation has given a $1 million grant to the Academy Foundation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to advance its diversity and inclusion efforts with respect to people with disabilities. The Ruderman Foundation is one of the nation’s leading advocates for the disabled – and for many years, one of the harshest critics of Hollywood’s portrayal of people with disabilities.

Eiza Gonzalez stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in New York City on Friday night (April 16).

Also Read: Tribeca Film Festival Heads Outdoors With In-Person Event in JuneLast Month, the Tribeca Film Festival announced it was going ahead with its 20th-anniversary edition this June, moving screenings to outdoor venues and becoming the first major U.S.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSteven Spielberg and Kate Capshaw are helping to launch Jewish Story Partners, an LA-based film foundation to support diverse Jewish voices.Through their Righteous Persons Foundation, Spielberg and Capshaw have donated $2 million.

The unconventional 74th BAFTAs are underway, with the primary Brit film awards being handed out across two evenings. Today, the craft categories are being recognized, and Noel Clarke will be picking up the Outstanding Contribution to Cinema prize. A total of nine awards will be handed out tonight, primarily in the craft categories. Scroll down for winners so far and refresh this page for updates as they come in.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe opening night of the 2021 BAFTA Film Awards will soon get under way with nine winners looking to find some space for a golden mask on their mantelpieces.Night 1, hosted virtually by radio and TV presenter Clara Amfo, is set to be a mostly craft-centered affair with categories such as casting, costume design and sound on the schedule. The first show was originally scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.

The unconventional 2021 BAFTAs get underway shortly, with the primary Brit film awards being handed out across two evenings this year. Today, the craft categories will be recognized, while Noel Clarke will be picking up the Outstanding Contribution to British Cinema prize. Refresh this page for updates as they come in.

Along with writing books, podcasts have become a family project for the Clintons. iHeartMedia announced Tuesday that In Fact with Chelsea Clinton, hosted by the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will premiere April 13.

Jordan Moreau “The Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon made peace with TikTok users after airing a dance segment that received backlash for not crediting the original creators of the viral dance moves.During an episode that aired in late March, Fallon was joined by TikTok star Addison Rae, who is the second-most followed person on the app with 79 million followers, to perform some of the most popular dances on the app.

Jimmy Fallon is giving TikTok creators their time to shine.

Jimmy Fallon took steps to rectify a mistake on "The Tonight Show" last week that saw him fail to credit creators for their viral TikTok dances.  The host previously had Addison Rae, who is a TikTok celebrity herself, on the late-night show to perform a series of eight dances that have been taking the popular social media site by storm. Rae performed the dances to music played by in-house band The Roots while Fallon held up signs instructing the young star on what dance to do next.

Jimmy Fallon is responding to that Addison Rae “Tonight Show” TikTok segment backlash.

Glasgow street has been named locally as father-of-two Mark Falloon. Emergency services were called to the scene on Danes Drive in the Scotstoun area of the city at around 5.30am on Monday, April 5.