Documentary Industry Strives to ‘Meet the Moment’ Amid Pandemic, Social Unrest

coronavirus restrictions. The gathering has been advertised on social media for Strathclyde County Park outside of Motherwel l, Lanarkshire Officers will be patrolling the area to make sure anyone attending is complying with current covid rules.

EXCLUSIVE: Bondit Media Capital, which became an important funder for independent film and television during Covid, is partnering with Vancouver-based Arcana Studio to launch Bondit Canada Capital.

California is making some big decisions.

On Monday’s edition of The Late Late Show with James Corden, former U.S. president Barack Obama sat down in the hot seat and fielded some tough questions, both from Corden and his co-head writer, Ian Karmel.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaAbramorama has acquired global distribution rights to “City of Ali,” a documentary that examines how the death of Muhammad Ali brought the people of his Kentucky hometown together for one memorable week.The film is directed by Graham Shelby and produced by Jonathan McHugh (“Long Live Rock…Celebrate the Chaos”).

What’s the rush? Spencer Pratt wanted to wait to conceive baby No. 2 amid the coronavirus pandemic — but wife Heidi Montag didn’t feel the same way.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMatt Taibbi’s “Hate Inc.: Why Today’s Media Makes Us Despise One Another” has been optioned by Vespucci, a media company that has made a practice of teaming up with journalists on movies, shows and podcasts.Vespucci partnered with Charles Dorfman’s production company Samuel Marshall Films to option the rights to the non-fiction book. The plan is to develop “Hate Inc.” into a feature documentary.

health-focused lyrics set to a popular 1990s salsa tune as Costa Rica experiences its worst moment of the COVID-19 pandemic.For the past two Sundays, Sergio Valverde has performed his song and choreographed dance at the front of Cristo Rey church south of San Jose.

Christopher Vourlias Having chronicled countless landmark moments in African-American history, acclaimed documentary filmmaker Stanley Nelson (“The Black Panthers,” “The Murder of Emmett Till”) understands the stakes at a time when both the culture at large, as well as the documentary industry, are in the midst of a wholesale reckoning.

Ethan Shanfeld BondIt Media Capital has increased its credit facility with Revere Capital by up to $70 million.Founded in 2013, BondIt has posited over $150 million of capital into over 325 film, TV and other media projects.

The CDC is providing a big update to protocol amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Burning Man is not returning this year.

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Emma Willis and her husband Matt have been spotted training to be vaccine volunteers.TV presenter Emma, who recently confused fans as she went from honey blonde hair to "Jessica Rabbit" red overnight, and her other half are two of many celebrities sacrificing their own time to work for St John Ambulance to ensure the vaccine gets rolled out as quickly and efficiently as possible amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

coronavirus lockdown prevented large-scale street parties for the second year running.This year, the national holiday comes with lockdown fatigue rising and a day before an easing of some restrictions even though hospitals are having to postpone regular medical procedures so they can focus on the high level of COVID-19 patients.King Willem-Alexander was marking his 54th birthday in the southern city of Eindhoven, a city that brands itself as a hub for high-tech innovation, for a digital version