Kate Forbes has opened the door for another SNP leadership challenge, saying it is "high time we had a Highlander at the helm”. The MSP said "never say never" when asked if she would run for the SNP's top job again.
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EXCLUSIVE: HBO Documentary Films and The Gotham Film & Media Institute on Tuesday opened submissions for the second cohort of their Documentary Development Initiative, designed for storytellers who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and/or storytellers with disabilities.
Launched last fall, the program provides up-and-comers with resources for the development of thought-provoking, character-driven contemporary ideas for documentary films and limited series. Among those resources is a grant of $50,000 to each participant for research and creative development at an early stage. Ideas generated through the Initiative are offered to HBO on a “first-look” basis, giving the network the first opportunity to make an offer to develop them further.
“It has been a joy to watch the creative process unfold during the course of this past year’s development initiative,” said HBO’s SVP of Documentary Programming, Sara Rodriguez. “We are thrilled this essential program will continue to help elevate the voices in our documentary community that don’t often get heard.”
Remarked The Gotham Deputy Director Kia Brooks, “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with HBO Documentary Films on this empowering initiative seeking to uplift voices in the media industry. We have seen time and time again the impact we can make when we equip storytellers from historically excluded communities with the necessary resources to bolster their careers. After a successful first year, we are excited to support a new cohort of creatives.”
“WBD DEI is proud to be part of the effort to increase opportunities and representation in media,” added Warner Bros Discovery’s VP of Equity and Inclusion Pipeline Programs, Grace Anne Moss. “The Documentary Development
Kate Forbes has opened the door for another SNP leadership challenge, saying it is "high time we had a Highlander at the helm”. The MSP said "never say never" when asked if she would run for the SNP's top job again.
Adele and Amy Winehouse, with over 250million albums sold by its alumni.Now, after being touted earlier this year, it has been confirmed that the free-to-attend school will come to Yorkshire in 2026/27 as part of the BPI Education Academy Trust (BEAT).Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said: “My home city of Liverpool is famously the home of the Beatles, Mersey Beat and many more stars. Whether on stage, on screen, or behind the scenes, the North is full of creative talent.“This announcement will mean more young people will be able to reach their potential and follow in their footsteps, at the new BRIT School in the North.“We are broadening opportunities so more of our children can access this springboard to success in the UK’s growing creative industries.”Bradford was chosen as the location as a means to boost the city’s emerging creative economy.
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Joe, Nick and Kevin Jonas stopped by for ET's «Spilling the E-Tea» to discuss their upcoming tour… and it's burnin' up! Together, the Jonas Brothers are set to kick off The Tour this weekend with two sold-out shows at the iconic Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York. Not only is the venue bigger, but so is the set list, as the GRAMMY-nominated trio is set to perform five albums in one night. The boys are ready.«I can't wait,» Nick Jonas says.
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EXCLUSIVE: Ian Bonhôte, director of 2018 doc McQueen and co-founder of Pulse Films, is heading to the dance floor for his latest documentary.
Tristan Thompson and Khloé Kardashian have been a united front as he faces the sudden death of his mother Andrea, but one person isn’t okay with it.
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For all the great music she left behind, most of the public knows Sinead O’Connor for one moment: tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” in 1992, a move that was intended as a blunt statement on abuse in the Catholic church. Not surprisingly, the move torpedoed her career and made her the object of vicious responses from the public and many celebrities — she was booed when she walked onstage at a Bob Dylan tribute concert just days after the incident — and the pillorying continued for many years, with the reaction to her statement changing only as the church’s countless, widespread abuses have become horrifyingly clear.
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Shrek premiered in 2001 and launched a mega-successful franchise fronted by some of the industry’s most beloved actors.