Mark Schilling Japan CorrespondentSkip City International D-Cinema Festival, a leading launching pad for emerging Japanese and world filmmakers, has unveiled the line-up for its 19th edition, which will be held July 16-24, 2022, at venues in Kawaguchi, a Tokyo suburb. In addition to its first physical screenings in three years, the festival will present an online segment July 21-27.The president of the international competition jury is Terajima Shinobu, winner of the best actress silver bear at the 2010 Berlinale for her performance in the Wakamatsu Koji’s WWII drama “Caterpillar.” The president of the Japanese film competition jury is cinematographer Ashizawa Akiko.The opening film is “Deadly School,” a coming-of-age ensemble drama about high school girls prepping for their school festival, directed by three-time Skip City winner Isobe Teppei and adapted from Asakusa Kaoru’s hit play.
Jose Andrés’ Media Company Broadens Scope With Newsletter, Podcasts
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Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorPopular chef, author and humanitarian Jose Andrés is joining the ranks of newsletter scribes and podcastersHis media company Jose Andrés Media, will launch “Longer Tables,” a new weekly newsletter in partnership with Substack that aims to highlight stories that illustrate how food connects people around the world. The publication is expected to contain “deep dives into food history and the politics of nutrition, profiles of the chef’s growing community of food fighters, as well as recipes and audio and video postcards from Chef Andrés’ travels around the globe,” according to the company.
Some topics expected to be discussed early in the venture’s history include “The Pots, Pans and People that Make a Million Meals” and “What’s in a ‘Real’ Paella? 10 Ingredients (and Nothing Else).” José Andrés Media will also introduce a “Longer Tables” podcast, in which Chef Andrés will examine the food lives of notable guests from the worlds of culinary and creative arts, politics and media. Guests in the first season include Dave Matthews and Ron Howard.The chef indicated last fall that he was interested in creating new works — not all of them from recipes. José Andrés Media, launched in October, was billed at that time as a production company specializing in unscripted and scripted television series, books, podcasts, and digital short- and mid-form content with a focus on food-related stories and characters, and the culture of food.José Andrés Media “was created to share the stories of diverse cultures through food.
West Side Story's Josh Andrés Rivera Joins 'Hunger Games' Prequel Alongside Girlfriend Rachel Zegler
Josh Andrés Rivera is joining the cast!
‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds And Snakes’: Josh Andres Rivera To Reteam With ‘West Side Story’ Star Rachel Zegler
Josh Andrés Rivera will be returning to work with his West Side Story star Rachel Zegler in Lionsgate’s growing ensemble prequel The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.
‘Hunger Games’ Prequel Finds Its Sejanus Plinth in ‘West Side Story’ Actor Josh Andrés Rivera (Exclusive)
Tom Blyth is playing the role of Coriolanus Snow. Rivera also joins his fellow “West Side Story” alum Rachel Zegler who is set to play Lucy Gray Baird in the film.The prequel film in the franchise that has grossed over $3 billion globally is based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins and slated to hit theaters on November 17, 2023.Lawrence returns to the series having directed the sequels “Catching Fire” and both parts of “Mockingjay.”Collins, Tim Palen, and Jim Miller will serve as executive producers on the new project.
Isla Fisher Looks Pretty in Blue Silk Dress at G'DAY AAA Arts Gala 2022
Isla Fisher is hitting the red carpet!
Serving Up Hope: Ron Howard Documents Humanitarian-Chef José Andrés In Emmy-Contender ‘We Feed People’
Spanish native José Andrés became one of the most celebrated chefs in the world, popularizing tapas – small plate dining – in America. But of late he’s been focusing on comfort food. Comfort food in the truest sense, the kind the nonprofit he founded, World Central Kitchen, makes for people in times of disaster.
Religion of Sports, Media Company Co-Founded by Tom Brady, Banks $50 Million to Expand Beyond Sports Content
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorReligion of Sports, the sports media production company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra, announced $50 million in Series B funding.With the new investment, which brings the company to about $63 million raised to date, Religion of Sports plans to develop new intellectual property — including expanding into areas beyond sports like entertainment, business and music — as well as scale its creator network and increase global strategic partnerships.The Series B round was led by Shamrock Capital, with participation from Cerro Capital and previous investor Elysian Park Ventures (the investment arm of the L.A. Dodgers).
‘The Fields’ Thriller Novel In Works For Television By Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories & Jennifer Todd Pictures
EXCLUSIVE: Erin Young’s recently published crime thriller The Fields is in the works for the small screen. Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories (Big Little Lies), Jennifer Todd Pictures and Endeavor Content have acquired the rights to the book to adapt into a television series, with Kate Brooke (A Discovery of Witches, Bancroft) attached as writer/showrunner.
Private-Equity Firm GTCR Takes Stake in Standard Media Index
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorStandard Media Index, a tracker of media spending that has gained marketplace traction in recent years, has a new controlling backer.GTCR, a private equity firm, has made a strategic investment in SMI through Dreamscape, Inc., a partnership with technology executives Scott Knoll, David Hahn and Michael Iantosca, Knoll was named CEO of Standard Media Index, effective immediately. James Fennessy, the founder, will step away from his role leading SMI and will become a member of the board of directors of Dreamscape and serve as a consultant to the business.
Margaret Qualley & Jack Antonoff Are Engaged!
Margaret Qualley and Jack Antonoff are engaged!
Donald Trump’s Media Company Plans “Non-Woke Alternative” To Netflix And Disney+; Streaming Slate To Feature “Cancelled Shows”
Donald Trump’s emerging media and technology company has taken a stab at further refining its business plans, promising in a new SEC filing that its forthcoming streaming service will be a “non-woke alternative” to Netflix and Disney+.
Chef José Andrés will be honored with the Service to America Leadership Award
José Andrés will be honored with the Service to America Leadership Award, the National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) highest individual honor. The award will be presented to thank the Spanish humanitarian for his commitment to advocacy and public service.The award ceremony will be held during the Celebration of Service to America Awards on June 7 at The Anthem in Washington, D.C.Known for his avant-garde cuisine, José Andrés is highly acclaimed globally for his restaurant collective, ThinkFoodGroup.
Donald Trump’s Media Company Wants Pro-Gun Programming, Other ‘Non-Woke’ Content for Streaming Service
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorDonald Trump’s media company plans to launch a subscription-streaming service stocked with a range of right-wing content — including “shows that embrace the Second Amendment” and “Trump-specific programming” — a Netflix-style offering squarely pitched at his MAGA followers.The new programming focus for Trump’s prospective subscription VOD service was outlined Friday in a regulatory filing by Digital World Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) that intends to merge with Trump Media & Technology Group.Trump’s company earlier this year launched Truth Social, a rival social networking service very similar to Twitter (from which the twice-impeached former president was banned following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S.