Mark Webber And Teresa Palmer’s ‘The Place Of No Words’ Placed At Gravitas Ventures

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaShowtime Documentary Films will debut Alexandra Pelosi’s “American Selfie: One Nation Shoots Itself” just before the presidential election.The company is also planning a major Oscar campaign for the documentary — which looks at one of the most chaotic and transformative years in American history, one marked by a once-in-a-generation pandemic, as well as a financial collapse and a galvanizing social justice movement.

Chris Willman Music WriterA 77-track benefit album for a voting rights organization will be released as a download on Bandcamp Friday, for just one day before it disappears — and the list of artists and previously unreleased tracks is intriguing enough to inspire a full-on onset of carpe diem.The second volume of “Good Music to Avert the Collapse of American Democracy” includes an even more impressive lineup than the first, and like its predecessor, will be available for 24 hours, starting at

David Robb Labor EditorMusicians will march musically and rally in Manhattan next week to demand a fair contract for the house bands that perform on live network TV shows.

Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American rights to director Van Maximilian Carlson's foster child drama Princess of the Row, which is executive produced by Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary. A Nov.

The success of Netflix's AOC documentary Knock Down the House has indie distributors looking for other political campaign films with progressive candidates facing insurmountable odds against them. So Gravitas Ventures has picked up the North American rights to Brittany Huckabee’s documentary feature How To Fix A Primary, about a young doctor, Abdul El-Sayed, challenging to become the country's first Muslim governor in Michigan.

Eli Countryman The American Film Institute announced an annual scholarship to producers from communities that are underrepresented in the entertainment industry.On Friday, AFI established the Thomas P. Pollock Endowed Scholarship Fund, named after and in memory of the institute’s chair emeritus Thomas Pollock, who died in August.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorThe American Film Institute said Friday that it has established the Thomas P. Pollock Endowed Scholarship Fund in memory of Tom Pollock, the famed Hollywood attorney, Universal Pictures chairman and producer who died last month at age 77.

Mark Wahlberg is giving back to teachers and students across the United States.

 Jennifer Lopez  has been sharing more and more details about her separation from ex-husband  Marc Anthony. She just recently revealed the 3 words Anthony said that broke her down completely.

Mark Ruffalo won the best lead actor in a limited series or movie award at the72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awardson Sunday night. The actor began his acceptance speech by speaking to the significance of his role."Our story is about family," Ruffalo said.

Travis Scott and McDonald's launched a collaboration this month which included a meal (Quarter Pounder with cheese, bacon, lettuce, fries with BBQ sauce, and a Sprite for $6) and some Cactus Jack merchandise. The food was so popular that it caused supply chain shortages in McDonald's locations across the United States, and it's safe to assume that the merchandise was similarly well-received.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Evan Mirzai, who has made the Blacklist four times and founded the House of M production banner, has signed on to executive produce and write on the pilot Bound For Glory from producing and acting duo Michael Naizu and Derik Young.Mirzai looks to take the original pilot to series.

Sure, Donald Trump is president of the United States, but in Chris Rock’s opinion, he’s not the one with the real power.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorZachary Laoutides, Jaime Zevallos and Alexander James Rodriguez have been cast in Where Sweet Dreams Die, the Ave Fenix Pictures Studios dramatic thriller being directed by Mirza Esho. Production is now set to get underway in November in Chicago and New York with COVID-19 protocols in place.The pic follows an Italian American on the verge of losing his restaurant and wife to cancer.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Netflix is reteaming with Andy Serkis and Jonathan Cavendish’s Imaginarium Productions on a second adaptation of an Adam Nevill horror novel, this time the author’s 2014 book No One Gets Out Alive.Cristina Rodlo (Miss Bala) and Marc Menchaca (The Outsider) have been set as leads in the story of an immigrant in search of the American dream who, after being forced to take a room in a boarding house, finds herself in a nightmare she can’t