Julie Dash, Cynthia Erivo Among 2021 Sundance Jury Members

EXCLUSIVE: While 2020 was most everyone’s worst year, you’d be hard pressed to find a filmmaker who got more done than Spike Lee.

The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame has revealed the list of nominees up for induction in 2021.

Cynthia Erivo wears her crown high as she becomes the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, in the new trailer for Genius.

Aretha Franklin’s story is finally coming to television via the third installment of National Geographic’s anthology series,.

Genius series is returning with a season about the Queen of Soul, . and nominee plays the legendary singer whose music and politics inspired a generation.The rest of the cast includes David Cross as music journalist and producer Jerry Wexler, Courtney B.

A24 announced it acquired U.S. Rights to the Ninja Thyberg-directed 2021 Sundance drama Pleasure. This was a film that had been announced as a Cannes title for 2020 before the fest was canceled because of Covid, and made its debut as part of virtual Sundance.

The Producers Guild of America has announced the documentary nominees for the 2021 Producers Guild Awards. The nominees for outstanding producer of documentary motion pictures are, in alphabetical order, David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet, Dick Johnson Is Dead, My Octopus Teacher, Softie, A Thousand Cuts, Time and The Truffle Hunters.

For the first time in recent memory, the Sundance Film Festival recruited just three members each for its competition juries. Even in the context of a virtual festival, that might have been a mistake after one film dominated the Dramatic category winning four awards.

February is now the month for guild award nominations announcements. And while the SAG Awards will be the first big ball to drop on Thursday, the Producers Guild of America began the rollout of their yearly honors with the documentary category.

NAACP Image Awards unveiled this year's nominees on Tuesday, with presenters Anika Noni-Rose, Chloe Bailey, star Erika Alexander, 's Nicco Annan and singer TC Carson announcing the complete list of honorees on Instagram.Across television and streaming, music, literature, film and activism, the awards «celebrate the outstanding achievements and performances of people of color in the arts and those who promote social justice through their creative work.»This year's NAACP winners will be revealed

At a virtual ceremony, Natalie Qasabian was awarded the 2021 Sundance Institute / Amazon Studios Producers Award for Fiction Filmmaking  for her film, Run. The awards honor bold vision and a commitment to continuing work as a creative producer in the independent space.

EXCLUSIVE: In the first big deal of the 2021 virtual Sundance Film Festival, Apple has landed worldwide rights to CODA, for a number just north of $25 million. That sets a new a Sundance acquisitions record — above the $22.5 million that Palm Springs received last year from Hulu/Neon. But this time, all the premiere watching and all night auctioning was done far from the slopes of Park City. It came down to a pitched battle between Apple and Amazon.

Bvlgari and Tribeca Studios have recruited Oscar-nominee Cynthia Erivo to host its Female Trailblazers Series focused on highlighting resilient and extraordinary women through short films.

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival will be mostly virtual this year, including the festival’s annual awards ceremony.

Patton Oswalt is set to host the awards ceremony for the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which is largely being held virtually. The awards ceremony, which will be live-streamed on Feb.

Debbie Allen, Cynthia Erivo, Rian Johnson and Lulu Wang, among others — has unveiled its 10 best movies of 2020. Indicative of the year that was, the list is heavy on titles from Netflix, with additional streaming offerings via Amazon Studios, Disney+ and HBO Max.«All of the honored works advance the art of the moving image, inspire audiences and artists alike, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America's art form and make a mark on American society,» reads the press release.

Patton Oswalt is heading back to the Sundance Film Festival, though the comedian won’t need a snow coat this year.

The American Film Institute (AFI) has released its list of the movies and TV shows of the year.

Lip service! Dior’s wildly popular Rouge Dior Couture lipstick relaunches this month and Natalie Portman fronts the gorgeous campaign shot by iconic fashion photographer duo Inez & Vinoodh in Paris, of course.