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EXCLUSIVE: MastersFX, the special effects character and makeup company behind everything from Chucky in Child’s Play to Jack from the Jack in the Box commercials, has hired Sandra Lindala as its new VP. She will oversee the company’s operations in its Vancouver and Toronto studios and help develop new business.
Lindala most recently was Makeup FX Producer at Lindala Schminken FX, whose credits include Peacemaker, Arrow, The Flash and Supergirl. Before that she was an executive at Warner Bros, Spafax LLC and Air Canada; in those roles her focus was on marketing, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, licensing and branded content, publishing and merchandising.
“Sandy’s diverse experience will ensure the continued success of MastersFX,” said Todd Masters, the studio’s founder, president and CEO. “Sandy’s extensive background as a producer, along with her unique creativity and her exceptional knowledge in character FX is the supreme meal-deal for us.”
MastersFX specializes practical & digital makeup FX, prosthetics and animatronics. It recently completed work on the second season of Showtime’s Yellowjackets and the final season of CW’s Nancy Drew. It is currently in production on Nickelodeon’s Monster High, CBS’ Fire Country, ABC’s The Good Doctor, Prime Video’s The Boys and Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy.
“I look forward to better serving those clients who have been part of MastersFX’s journey for its 36 years, as well as many others, with whom I have connected,” Lindala said. “MastersFX is the true home for artists and creators, and I look forward to evolving its ability to execute at even a higher level.”
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Florida governor Ron DeSantis is coming for The Apprentice alum, Donald Trump!
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International Nearly a week after the Oscars, the hurt and disappointment of a missed opportunity still weighs heavily on the minds of some South Asian American dancers, who are setting out to ensure it never happens again. Many in the South Asian dance community were dismayed by the astonishing dearth of South Asian representation in the “Naatu Naatu” performance at Sunday’s Academy Awards. While singers Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava were on hand to perform their hit tune from Tollywood smash “RRR” — which made history for India that night by winning best original song — they were joined on stage by not a single dancer of South Asian heritage.
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Jimmy Kimmel will take centre stage as host of the 2023 Oscars. It will mark the comedian’s third time hosting the awards ceremony.
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a form of retaliation against the Walt Disney Company for speaking out against the so-called “Parental Rights in Education” bill, also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill.The measure prohibits instruction or discussion in grades K-3 of gender or sexual orientation, and requires that any discussion of those topics in older grades be “age or developmentally appropriate.”Disney was initially silent on the bill, which Republicans were determined to pass, but the company later spoke out and agreed to pause all political donations to Florida politicians following internal backlash from LGBTQ employees and demonstrations protesting Disney’s response to the law.According to CNN, Peri has frequently made derogatory remarks about the LGBTQ community, lamenting the greater visibility of LGBTQ people and the lack of societal condemnation for homosexuality.“So why are there homosexuals today?” Peri said in a January 2022 Zoom discussion, later posted to YouTube. “There are any number of reasons, you know, that are given.
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A Florida lawmaker has proposed a bill that would require bloggers who write about Governor Ron DeSantis or other elected officials to register with the state or face fines.
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