L.A. Film Productions Post Strong First Quarter, Up 40% From 2021

GAC Family has announced their first two movies for the upcoming 2022 Christmas season.

Father John Misty delivered a live rendition of ‘Kiss Me (I Loved You)’ on US TV last night (May 3). Check out the video below.The singer-songwriter – aka Joshua Tillman – appeared as the musical guest on the latest episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in support of his fifth album ‘Chloë And The Next 20th Century’, which came out last month.Having recently shared its David Raboy-directed video, FJM played ‘Kiss Me…’ in Fallon’s New York City studio with the help of a small orchestra.

Post Malone and his longtime girlfriend are expecting their first child together.The rapper/singer, who is set to release his fourth studio album ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ on June 3 via Republic, confirmed the news in a statement to TMZ.“I’m excited for this next chapter in my life,” Malone said. “I’m the happiest I’ve ever been, and for since I could remember I was sad.“Time to take care of my body and my family and friends, and spread as much love as we can every day.”Sources also told TMZ that Malone and his girlfriend, whose identity is not publicly known, celebrated the news of their pregnancy with a private party for friends and family in southern California over the weekend.Speaking in an interview back in January about his forthcoming new album, Malone told Billboard about the make-up of ‘Twelve Carat Toothache’.“Trying to shove 20 to 25 songs, it doesn’t work,” he said.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorIFTA (The Independent Film & Television Alliance) announced Tuesday that American Film Market managing director Jonathan Wolf would step down when his term ends on June 30. Wolf has led the AFM for 24 years, and will continue as an advisor for the 2022 AFM, set to return to Santa Monica in person on Nov.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaCanvas Media Studios and MarVista Entertainment have hammers out a six-film slate deal that will be focused on identifying diverse, first-time and up-and- coming writers and directors.The agreement will involve fully financed completed titles with a pre-buy distribution commitment from MarVista Entertainment, which will also oversee global distribution for all films produced under the partnership.Canvas, a​ venture capital-backed​ ​content​ ​company, is led by David Tochterman, an industry vet with stints at Overbrook Entertainment and the Carsey Werner Company. MarVista Entertainment, a division of Fox Entertainment, averages 80 new movies per year.MarVista’s recent projects include the Amazon Prime Video release “Christmas Is Canceled” starring Hayley Orrantia, Dermot Mulroney, and Janel Parrish; “Stay Awake,” starring Chrissy Metz; and the IFC release “Hunter Hunter,” starring Devon Sawa, Nick Stahl, and Camille Sullivan.

Check out the first still from Amsterdam!

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterDavid O. Russell’s latest film has finally come into focus, revealing the title “Amsterdam” and a Nov.

BBC Two in 2021, covering the escapades of one of the most captivating individuals in recent pop culture, otherwise known as the ‘Tiger King’. Louis was also the man who bought us Louis Theroux: Life on the Edge and Louis Theroux: Selling Sex in 2020. The 51-year-old British-American dual citizen, who was born in Singapore, is happily married to his wife Nancy Strang, with whom he has had three sons.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorXTR, the award-winning nonfiction company behind “They Call Me Magic” on Apple TV Plus and the Oscar-nominated “Ascension,” announced its acquisition of a 30,000 square-foot studio located off Sunset Boulevard in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, just west of downtown.The new XTR Studios space includes production and post-production facilities, a sound stage, recording studio and offices. The acquisition represents a key milestone for the documentary industry as audience growth and business catch up to narrative.“This is an incredible time for documentaries where there is more demand than ever before.

Pusha T delivered a live rendition of ‘Dreamin Of The Past’ on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon last week – tune in below.The Kanye West-featuring song appears on the New York rapper’s fourth studio album ‘It’s Almost Dry’, which came out last Friday (April 22).On the eve of his latest record’s release (April 21), Pusha T – minus Ye – played a live rendition of the track on Jimmy Fallon’s US chat show with help from the host’s studio house band, The Roots.West’s contributions to ‘Dreamin Of The Past’ could be heard on the backing track as T and the musicians performed in the New York City studio. ‘Dreamin Of…’ is built around a sample of Donny Hathaway’s cover of ‘Jealous Guy’ by John Lennon, the latter of whom is credited as a co-writer.“‘It’s Almost Dry’, out now,” T said at the end of the Fallon performance.

Joyland,” which is set to be the first Pakistan-made film in Official Selection at the Cannes Film Festival. Sales duties will be shared with WME Independent, which is is representing North American rights.The tale of sexual revolution sees a happily patriarchal joint family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue the family line, while their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for an ambitious transsexual starlet.The film is the feature debut of writer and director Saim Sadiq, whose previous short film “Darling” won the Orizzonti Best Short Film award at the 2019 Venice Film Festival and was acquired for worldwide distribution by Focus Features.

Green Day, Post Malone and SZA topping the poster.Returning for its 14th iteration, the festival will run over the weekend of Friday August 5 through Sunday 7, taking place at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. This year’s bill sports a total of 92 acts, with sub-headliners including Jack Harlow, Weezer, Phoebe Bridgers, Illenium, Lil Uzi Vert, Kali Uchis, Disclosure, Mitski and Anitta.Elsewhere throughout the line-up, standout acts include the likes of Mac DeMarco, Pusha T, 100 Gecs, Wet Leg, Sam Fender and Pussy Riot.

In FilmLA’s latest quarterly report, 9,832 shooting days were reported between January and March, topping the Q1 record of 9,725 shooting days in 2016. Driving this increase was shooting for reality and drama television shows, including “Basketball Wives,” “American Horror Stories,” and “The Flight Attendant.” TV dramas accounted for 1,279 shooting days — 8.6% above the five-year average — while reality shows surged to 2,600 shooting days.

The full Tribeca Film Festival lineup of 109 feature films from 40 countries and 88 world premieres for the 2022 event that takes place June 9-18 has been announced. It’ll be interesting to see if some of the films at the festival will end up being popular breakouts, land major studio/streamer distribution, or eventually move on to get recognized during awards season.

Post Malone and Billy Strings have teamed up for a cover of Johnny Cash’s ‘Cocaine Blues’ – watch it below.On Wednesday night (April 13), Strings – a rising star on the bluegrass scene – played a show at The Observatory in Santa Ana, California.During his second set, he invited Malone to grab a guitar and join him on stage for a plucky cover of Cash’s 1968 version of ‘Cocaine Blues’. Cash famously performed the song at his 1968 Folsom Prison concert.“I saw this guy lurking around backstage and figured we gotta drag him up here to fuckin’ sing for us,” Strings told the crowd.Check out the pair’s cover below:Earlier this year, Malone shared some details of his upcoming album, saying he doesn’t want to compromise on the new record.‘Twelve Carat Toothache’ will be the follow-up to 2019’s ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ and is expected to be released this year.Speaking to Billboard, Post revealed that the album would be around 45 minutes, going against the current trend of releasing long records to capitalise on streaming figures.“Trying to shove 20 to 25 songs, it doesn’t work,” he said.

Neon has landed the rights to release “Moonage Daydream,” a new feature film, concert documentary and “experiential cinematic odyssey” that follows David Bowie’s life and musical career and is the first sanctioned by Bowie’s estate. Brett Morgen is directing the film that Neon will release domestically, while Universal Pictures Content Group will release the film internationally, and HBO Documentary Films has North American rights for streaming and cable in spring 2023.

EXCLUSIVE: Keke Palmer will be in charge of the Password podium as the star of Jordan Peele’s upcoming movie Nope has signed on to host the reboot of the classic gameshow for NBC.