Golden State Equality Awards to honour Hollywood legendary producer Norman Lear

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentWhile international film and TV shoots have been halted in South Africa for months due to a ban on foreign flights during the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the local industry have found a novel way to lift their spirits.On Thursday, hundreds of South African actors and crew members will come together to make a feature film centering on the “Jerusalema” dance craze that has swept the world.

Natalie Oganesyan editorIn its sixth year and first-ever virtual format, the Television Humanitarian Awards, presented by The Creative Coalition, honored television industry figures and 2020 Emmy Award nominees who engage in advocacy work.

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Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVLast September at the Creative Arts Emmys, Norman Lear, became the oldest Emmy winner in history with a victory in the category of Outstanding Variety Special (Live) for Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All In the Family’ And ‘The Jeffersons’.

Also Read: 'Good Times' Star Ja'net Dubois Remembered by Norman Lear, Viola Davis and MoreCarl Jones serves as creator, showrunner, and executive producer. Brent Miller also executive produces via Act III, with Erick Peyton and Jeron Smith for Unanimous and Erica Huggins for Fuzzy Door.“We can’t think of anything better, at this time in our culture, than a reimagining of Good Times animated,” Lear and Miller said.

Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva Netflix has given a series order to an animated version of Norman Lear’s groundbreaking TV sitcom Good Times. The project hails from Lear and his Act III Productions, NBA star Steph Curry and his Unanimous Media, Seth MacFarlane and his Fuzzy Door, and Sony Pictures TV.Based on his iconic 70’s series, Good Times is Norman Lear’s first animated series, following the Evans family as they navigate today’s world and contemporary social issues.

Denise Petski, Nellie Andreeva Netflix has given a 10-episode straight-to-series order to an animated version of Norman Lear’s groundbreaking TV sitcom Good Times.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeNetflix has given a 10-episode, straight-to-series order to a new animated take on Norman Lear’s classic sitcom “Good Times.” Lear and his Act III Prods.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVNBCUniversal is making more top executive changes in the company’s TV operations.Universal TV President Pearlena Igbokwe has been upped to Chairman, Universal Studio Group (fka NBCUniversal Content Studios), which encompasses Universal Television, Universal Content Productions (UCP) and NBCUniversal International Studios.

Laverne Cox is set to be honoured by Equality California.

Angelique Jackson Norman Lear and Laverne Cox join the star-studded list of honorees at Equality California’s virtual Golden State Equality Awards.Lear will receive the Ally Leadership Award in honor of his social and political activism on- and off-screen. Gloria Estefan and Rita Moreno, who currently stars in Lear’s “One Day at a Time” reboot, are set to present the legendary television and film writer/producer with the award.

Chris Willman Music WriterPostponed from May and then canceled as a ceremony due to the pandemic, the U.K.’s Ivor Novello Awards were revealed Wednesday in an announcement made by Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 Radio.The awards, selected by juries of the winners’ peers, celebrate British songwriting and scoring for film and television.

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterNorman Lear and his wife, Lyn, will keynote the second installment of Variety’s three-part “Sustainability in Hollywood” series presented by Toyota Mirai on Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m.

Who is the Golden State Killer and what did he do?The Golden State Killer terrorised his victims through the 1970s and 80s.He is known to have committed at least 13 murders and 50 rapes spanning six California counties over two decades.It started in 1973 with a bunch of house burglaries - a man locals called the Visalia Ransacker.He would break into his victims' homes by prying open a window or door while they slept.But his crimes soon escalated into rapes and murders along the California

On Friday’s edition of CNN’s “The Lead”, anchor Jake Tapper had a special announcement for viewers: Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has joined the news network as a correspondent.

sentenced Friday to multiple life terms in prison without the possibility of parole.