Outfest on Thursday announced Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine and Transparent breakout Trace Lysette as the recipients of its 2023 Legacy Awards, which will be presented at NeueHouse in Hollywood on Sunday, October 22nd.
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Jennie Punter Pakistani Canadian filmmaker Anam Abbas has won the Canadian Media Producers Assn.’s 2023 Kevin Tierney Emerging Producer Award, it was announced Sept. 7 at the Indiescreen Awards, the opening event of the Toronto International Film Festival’s industry conference at Glenn Gould Studios. Abbas’ latest feature is writer and director Zarrar Kahn’s feature debut “In Flames,” a Pakistani Canadian horror-drama about a Karachi woman and her mother who are beset by malevolent figures from their past after the family patriarch dies.
The film, which screens next week in Toronto, premiered in Director’s Fortnight at Cannes, where XYZ Films’ announced the title would launch its New Visions slate. The award, which comes with a C$10,000 ($7,300) cash prize, recognizes the talents of emerging feature producers. Abbas was recognized by the jury for her ingenuity and her passion for creating films that feel real and essential.
Nancy Grant of Metafilms received the CMPA’s 2023 Established Producer Award in recognition of her contributions to the Canadian production sector and support of emerging filmmakers such as Maxime Giroux, Xavier Dolan, Denis Côté and Anne Émond. The Quebec-based producer’s latest film, Monia Chokri’s “The Nature of Love,” premiered at Cannes and screens in Toronto next week. The Established Producer award comes with a C$20,000 ($14,000) prize.
Outfest on Thursday announced Academy Award winner Shirley MacLaine and Transparent breakout Trace Lysette as the recipients of its 2023 Legacy Awards, which will be presented at NeueHouse in Hollywood on Sunday, October 22nd.
Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Bonnie Raitt, Billy Strings, Tyler Childers, the duo the War and Treaty and S.S. Goodman were among the winners as trophies were handed out at the 22nd annual Americana Honors & Awards show Wednesday night at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Raitt won the award for song of the year for her (literally) heart-rending number “Just Like That” — just like she did at the most recent Grammys, in a very rare example of overlap between the two shows.
James Barker, Taylor Abram, Connor Stephen and Bobby Martin of the James Barker Band packed their bags and landed in Hamilton, Ontario, for country music’s biggest night in Canada: the 2023 CCMAs.
Ontario-born Josh Ross pulled up to the 2023 CCMAs in Hamilton on Saturday night with a red solo cup in hand and he definitely had a celebratory reason to put it to use.
It wouldn’t be a country music party without a little bit of Carly.
Lindsay Ell’s 2023 CCMA nomination for Single Of The Year alongside Canadian country queen Shania Twain feels like “a good pat on the back.”
Jenna and Stuart Walker of The Reklaws hit the 2023 CCMAs red carpet on Saturday in Hamilton, Ontario, as they prepare to step up to the event’s hosting podium for the evening of country music celebration.
Famed for being one of the most inspiring nights in British television, this year's ceremony is being held at London's Grosvenor Hotel on Sunday 8th October. Our lucky winner will receive two VIP tickets to walk the red carpet, attend a champagne reception and enjoy a three-course dinner ahead of the ceremony itself, which will celebrate the achievements of some truly remarkable people.The prize also includes train travel and an overnight stay with breakfast included at the Park Plaza Westminster.
Demi Lovato went all out for her performance at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards on Tuesday night (September 12) at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
BreAnna Bell Sheryl Lee Ralph will receive Project Angel Food’s Inaugural Sheryl Lee Ralph Legacy Award at this year’s Angel Awards on Sept. 23 in Hollywood. Ralph’s work with Project Angel Food spans three decades, dating back to when the organization was serving hundreds of people who were living with HIV/AIDS.
K.J. Yossman The U.K. TV industry delivered a total sector revenue of almost £4 billion ($5 billion) in 2022.
EXCLUSIVE: Actor-rapper Common and hip-hop artist MC Lyte have signed on as co-producers in the all-new, Broadway-bound production of The Wiz, producers announced today.
Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - Travel & Lifestyle Hipster Blog We were sunning on the top deck, my best friend and I. It was a lazy day out at sea, me with my book, my friend writing in her journal. The sun shining bright overhead.
The WICT Network, an association serving women in media, is honoring four execs at the upcoming Leadership Excellent Awards (LEA).
Callum McLennan Toronto’s Platform is set to be enriched by Jaione Camborda’s poignant second feature “The Rye Horn.” The film, set against the backdrop of 1970s Galicia, unravels the tale of María, a midwife thrust into a life on the run following a devastating incident. Her path to freedom takes her from Galicia to Portugal, retracing ancient smugglers’ trails.
“Keep your crayons sharp.”
The 2023 CMA Awards, hosted by Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning, will air live on Wednesday, Nov. 8 on ABC.
Lainey Wilson is leading the pack with her CMA Awards 2023 nominations.
The first trailer for Netflix’s “Pain Hustlers” is here.
Naman Ramachandran The European Film Academy has revealed the nominations for Lux – The European Audience Film Award. The nominated films are: “20,000 Species of Bees” by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (Spain); “The Teacher’s Lounge” by İlker Çatak (Germany); “Fallen Leaves” by Aki Kaurismäki (Finland, Germany); “On the Adamant” by Nicolas Philibert (France, Japan); and “Smoke Sauna Sisterhood” by Anna Hints (Estonia, France, Iceland).