Independent Filmmaker Project Launches Virtual Internship Program And Year-Round Gateway To NYC Media Careers

A member of the New York City Council is poised to become the first LGBTQ Latino person of African descent elected to Congress after he appears to have won his primary on Tuesday.

The iconic Stonewall Inn is one of the many New York businesses that has taken a financial hit after a months-long shutdown due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Now, the establishment — which former President Barack Obama made the country's first LGBTQ rights monument in 2016 — is asking for help as it struggles to survive.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: In a big shot in the arm for the independent distribution game as Virtual Cannes gets underway, Open Road Films is back up and running. Funding is in place from New York-based private equity firm Raven Capital Management’s principal James Mascielli with key support from Matt Sidari.

Bette Midler and Gloria Estefan are among the stars taking part in the virtual AIDS Walk: Live From Home livestream show, in support of those affected by HIV and AIDS.The benefit event is being organised by AIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco bosses, in place of annual walks that are usually held on both sides of the U.S.Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this year’s event is to be a combined effort, with both teams coming together for a 90-minute online event, which will see appearances

Jay Z's Roc Nation is suing its New York City landlord for declaring the entertainment company in default on rent for its Garment District office space. Roc Nation says it temporarily stopped paying rent due to the “unforeseen hardships caused by COVID," according to court papers filed Tuesday (June 16).Roc Nation filed the lawsuit Tuesday in New York Supreme Court against landlord company 1411 IS-SIC Property LLC at 1411 Broadway where it rents the 38th and 39th floors.

The New York Times.“We do not decide whether DACA or its rescission are sound policies,” Chief Justice John Roberts wrote in the majority opinion.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAIDS Walk New York and AIDS Walk San Francisco are coming together for the first time to present “AIDS Walk: Live From Home.”The 90-minute virtual event will be livestreamed on July 19 and benefit New York’s GMHC and PRC in San Francisco.“Live From Home,” executive produced by Erich Bergen, will feature appearances and performances by Bette Midler, Gloria Estefan, Matt Bomer, Vanessa Williams, Laura Linney, Alan Cumming, Skylar Astin,

Raven-Symoné's famous friends are celebrating her newlywed status! The 34-year-old actress delighted her followers on Thursday when she took to Instagram to announce that she had tied the knot with Miranda Maday.While barely anything is known about the couple, some details about their relationship were scattered throughout the comment section.A New York-based tattoo artist shared his congrats and, in her reply, Raven revealed that New York is a special place for the couple.«she says hi!» Raven

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith Amazon’s Making the Cut, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn set out to create an all-new kind of competition series that would be reflective of the fashion industry, as it is today.Hosted and executive produced by the Project Runway alums, the show would center on a diverse, global batch of designers competing in New York, Paris and Tokyo to bring their brands to a level they’d never before experienced.For the longtime creative partners, part of what made Making

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorWomen in Film Los Angeles on Wednesday launched Hire Her Back, an initiative to call on entertainment companies to continue to seek gender and racial equality in their hiring as the the industry looks to return to film and TV production after the COVID-19 shutdown.Key to the initiative is the Hire Her Back Fund, a partnership among WIF, New York Women in Film & Television and Women In Film and Television Atlanta to provide grants to women in the industry

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterFor the Power of Women issue, Variety talked to some of the female frontline workers in New York who are caring for the communities in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. For more, click here.As the coronavirus continues to take its toll, hospitals across the country are looking at experimental techniques that involve plasma transfusions from patients who have recovered to those who are still sick.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterShowtime Documentary Films has set  Attica from Emmy winner Stanley Nelson (Freedom Riders, The Murder of Emmett Till). The timely feature-length docu chronicles the five-day prison rebellion that transpired in the fall of 1971 in upstate New York and still stands as the largest and deadliest the country has ever witnessed.

Judas Priest‘s ‘Breaking The Law’ is being played over stolen police radios by protesters in New York, according to reports.Protests have been taking place across the world following the death of George Floyd, an African American man who was killed in Minneapolis when a white police officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground during an arrest.A number of well-known people in the world of music and entertainment have since spoken out and given support to the Black Lives Matter

Meghan McCain recently got called out for exaggerating about the condition of her New York City neighborhood amid the protests, but it turns out she isn’t even in the city right now.

The literary estates of 12 late authors have been acquired by the newly formed London- and New York-based company International Literary Properties, with the hope that the properties can be adapted for film and TV. The eight-figure deal was made with one of the longest-established literary and talent agencies in the U.K.

By Cynthia Littleton

CNN president Jeff Zucker teased in an interview over the weekend that he might be considering a run for mayor of New York City.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's 25-year-old daughter was arrested for unlawful assembly Saturday night, according to the city's Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information. Chiara de Blasio was at a protest in downtown Manhattan.

By Cynthia Littleton

Shortly after Friends signed off the air in 2004, the next fall, Matt Le Blanc launched the first spinoff, called Joey.