Jeffrey Katzenberg Departing Motion Picture & Television Fund After Three Decades

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Monday announced its newly elected 2021–2022 Board of Governors. Among the first-timers is Rita Wilson for the actors branch, while Oscar- and Emmy-winning director Susanne Bier returns for a new term in the directors branch, as does two-time Oscar show producer Jennifer Todd for the producers branch. Seven out of 12 governors elected for the first time are women, as are three out of four returning governors.

Ben Croll If no distributor can ever handpick its audience, once Netflix sent its ribald and irreverent reframing of the U.S.’ foundational myth to the French animation festival, the streamer certainly came awfully close.Produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and directed by “Archer” producer Matt Thompson, the decidedly hard-R “America: The Motion Picture” played to a room primed to react when it screened in France as part of Annecy’s Midnight Specials sidebar this past Friday.Though the

Brandi Glanville insisted she and LeAnn Rimes are now on good terms. It’s been more than 10 years since the country singer and the actor cheated on their spouses, resulting in a seemingly never-ending feud with his ex-wife.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills fans may need another documentary just to keep up with Erika Jayne’s lawyers. Days after filing documents to stop working on the Bravo star’s bankruptcy case, the attorneys filed to dismiss their petition.

EXCLUSIVE: Cobra Kai co-executive producers Joe Piarulli and Luan Thomas have signed a multi-year overall deal with Sony Pictures Television, the studio behind the popular Netflix series.

A (not so) pretty mess. Erika Jayne’s lawyer, Peter Mastan, wants to be taken off the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star’s bankruptcy case, Us Weekly can confirm.

During a pre-recorded ATX panel airing Saturday, Ramy actor Steve Way slammed the Motion Picture Academy for its failure to provide all necessary accommodations for the disabled, prior to this year’s Academy Awards, where a wheelchair ramp was introduced for the first time.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Shawn Finnie to executive vice president, member relations and awards. The news was announced Friday by Academy COO Christine Simmons.Finnie will report directly to Simmons, leading engagement and outreach initiatives for the organization’s membership.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has promoted Shawn Finnie to EVP Member Relations and Awards, Academy COO Christine Simmons announced today.

Billboard this year.The play was accepted by the university’s student theater company, where Miranda turned it into an 80-minute one-act show, adding freestyle rap and salsa numbers to flavor its otherwise traditional Broadway sound. The musical enjoyed a one-weekend run during Miranda’s spring semester.

Jennifer Lopez shows off her toned abs while meeting up with her manager Benny Medina in Miami, Fla., on Wednesday afternoon (June 8).

K.J. Yossman Sony Pictures Television has hired Michaela Fereday as senior VP of scripted production.Based in the U.K., she will begin her new role next week, reporting into senior VP of international co-productions, Brendan Fitzgerald.As senior VP of scripted production, Fereday will focus on productions coming out of Sony Pictures Television International Production, as well as overseeing premium scripted series commissioned abroad and produced in the U.K.

Sony Pictures Television has raided Red Production Company for Michaela Fereday, the head of production and executive producer on shows including HBO Max and Channel 4’s critically adored AIDS crisis drama It’s A Sin.

EXCLUSIVE: Deluxe and film services company Motion Picture Solutions have entered into a joint venture after Deluxe acquired 50% of Netherlands-based film delivery firm Gofilex.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television will link sixteen aspiring scribes with industry professionals and mentors for its six-week Diverse Writers Program.

To help usher in a (mostly Covid-free?) 4th of July weekend, Netflix has something special lined up: an animated film that’s an R-Rated take on the American Revolution. “America: The Motion Picture” offers a radically different take on the familiar history of America’s inception as a country.