The Irish Film And TV Academy (IFTA) has revealed this year’s nominees for the Screen Ireland – IFTA Rising Star award.
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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Killer Mike, Mitski, Caroline Polachek, L’Rain and Wednesday lead the nominees for the 2024 Libera Awards, the American Association of Independent Music announced Wednesday. The full list of nominees appears below. This year’s awards, presented by Merlin, includes three new categories, including Best Record From Games and Interactive Media, Publisher of the Year and Distributor of the Year.
The 13th annual ceremony will take place on Monday, June 10 at Gotham Hall in New York City. “Huge congratulations to all our talented and accomplished nominees for the 13th annual A2IM Libera Award,” said A2IM president/CEO Richard James Burgess. “The A2IM Libera Awards is the world’s largest award show for the diverse universe of independent music and this year’s event will be the biggest and best to date.” This year, the Libera Awards will honor Louis Posen, founder of Hopeless Records for the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his contributions, accomplishments, philanthropy, and leadership in the independent sector.
The Libera Awards will kick off A2IM’s annual A2IM Indie Week conference, which will begin the following morning, Tuesday, June 11 through Thursday, June 13 at the InterContinental New York Times Square. Learn more. Join A2IM’s membership program to attend an exclusive rate.
The Irish Film And TV Academy (IFTA) has revealed this year’s nominees for the Screen Ireland – IFTA Rising Star award.
Brandi Glanville did not hold back while reacting to an executive producer of Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip‘s response to Caroline Manzo‘s bombshell lawsuit. As you know, there has been a ton of drama surr
The executive producer for Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip is responding to Caroline Manzo‘s lawsuit.
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Ethan Shanfeld Four-time Grammy winner Killer Mike will take on the Blue Note in New York for a run of intimate shows in July. The rapper will perform six shows with the Mighty Midnight Revival on July 29, 30 and 31, with two shows per night — at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Green Day is being honored by at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards!
Jack Dunn The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation has revealed the winners of the 49th annual Gracie Awards, which recognizes outstanding achievements by women in news, entertainment and digital media. This year’s honorees include Michelle Obama, Glennon Doyle, Selena Gomez, Gayle King, Sydney Sweeney, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Nicole Kidman and Angela Yee.
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large The BBC leads all producers among nominees with 22 at this year’s 2024 Rockie Awards International Program Competition, as announced Thursday by the Banff World Media Festival. The United States is tops among all countries, with 51 total, followed closely by the UK with 50. Among U.S.
Phoebe Bridgers, Caroline Polachek and yeule are among the contributors for their upcoming horror film, I Saw The TV Glow.Other artists to feature on the soundtrack include L’Rain, Bartees Strange, The Weather Station, Jay Som, Maria BC and Florist.Directed by Jane Schoenbrun, I Saw The TV Glow follows the story of two teenagers who bond over a supernatural TV show which mysteriously gets cancelled as they start to lose their grip on reality.A synopsis of the film reads: “Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own. In the pale glow of the television, Owen’s view of reality begins to crack.”Bridgers also appears in the movie alongside Snail Mail’s Lindsey Jordan and Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst.The soundtrack will be released on May 10, following the film’s release.
Alex Ritman Fresh from his Academy Award win for best actor, “Oppenheimer” star Cillian Murphy now has a chance to claim the same honor at his local awards. The Irish Film and TV Academy (IFTA) has unveiled the nominees for its 2024 awards, with Murphy going up against “Saltburn’s'” Barry Keoghan and “All of Us Strangers” star Andrew Scott in the best actor category.
Nominations are out for the 21st Irish Film & Television Awards with Lisa Mulcahy’s thriller Lies We Tell leading the pack on the feature side at 13, and crime drama Kin heading up the TV fields with 11 (scroll down for the ful list of nominees). The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) will hand out its prizes on April 20 in Dublin.
Ellise Shafer The nominations have been revealed for this year’s Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in British theater. Among the acting nominees are Sarah Jessica Parker for “Plaza Suite,” Sarah Snook for “The Picture of Dorian Gray” and David Tennant for his turn as Macbeth.
Jimmy Buffett has been announced, featuring a stacked line-up led by Paul McCartney and Eagles – find out more below.The Keep The Party Going: A Tribute To Jimmy Buffet concert was announced last night (March 11) via Buffett’s official social media accounts. Per the post, the single-night concert will take place on April 11 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California.Paul McCartney and Eagles top the bill for the tribute concert, which will also feature performances from the likes of Jon Bon Jovi, Zac Brown, Jackson Browne, Brandi Carlile, Sheryl Crow, Eric Church, Kenny Chesney and more.Also set to perform are Scotty Emerick, Jack Johnson, Caroline Jones, Mac McAnally, Jake Owen, Pitbull, Jake Shimabukuro and The Coral Reefer Band.
Saturday’s Golden Raspberry Awards, better known as the Razzies, scoring prizes for Worst Screenplay; Worst Director; Worst Screen Couple; Worst Prequel, Remake, Rip-Off, or Sequel; and overall Worst Picture.“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” earned 3% among critics and 50% among audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. The Post’s film critic, Johnny Oleksinski, called it a demented and sicko indie horror film.Other Razzie champions include Oscar winner Jon Voight, 85, for his “Lucky Charms leprechaun” Irish accent in the 2023 crime thriller “Mercy.”Megan Fox, 37, took home a pair of trophies, for Worst Actress (“Johnny & Clyde”) and Worst Supporting Actress (“Expend4bles”), a rare Razzie feat.Sylvester Stallone received yet another Razzie, for Worst Supporting Actor (“Expend4bles”).
Naman Ramachandran Indian sales outfit Indywood Distribution Network has sold Rupesh Paul’s “Kamasutra – The Revenge” wide ahead of Hong Kong’s film rights market FilMart. Starring Sherlyn Chopra, Milind Gunaji and Gajendra Chauhan, and produced by San2Creations, the film follows two princesses – one who is robbed of her dreams when forced to accept a middle-aged king as her husband, and another thirsty for revenge. Indywood has sold the film to Twin (Japan, all rights); A2 Filmes (Latin America TV/VOD); Filmbridge (Mongolia, all rights); Pioneer Film (Philippines, all rights) and RFT Films (U.K./Ireland, theatrical).
Strictly Come Dancing star Caroline Quentin has opened up about her 'horrible' experience on the show. The 63-year-old actress and broadcaster was partnered up with Johannes Radebe on the 2020 series, but she described starring on the dance competition during Covid as ‘brutal.’ Speaking to the Metro about her time on Strictly, she explained that she didn’t get to meet or socialise with anyone other than Johannes. She said: “I saw Johannes Radebe last week and asked if I had the worst year to do it, and he said definitely because normally we’d be socialising and meeting everyone.
Carolyn Giardina In advance of Friday’s 61st annual International Cinematographers Guild (Local 600) Publicists Awards luncheon, the Guild gathered several nominees who spoke with Variety about their favorite campaigns, issues that will affect them during IATSE‘s contract negotiations, and how they embraced “the art of the pivot” during a challenging year. The luncheon, which also raises funds for the Guild’s scholarship fund, will be held Friday at the Beverly Wilshire hotel. It’s an exciting but rapidly changing time to work in publicity, says Chris Garcia Nutley of Warner Bros.
Lori Loughlin won the Grace Prize for A Christmas Blessing and Super Mario Bros. Movie was named Best Family Film at the 31st annual Movieguide Faith & Values Awards Gala & Report. The broadcast aired this evening on Great American Family.
Ellise Shafer This year’s nominees for the Royal Television Society Programme Awards have been revealed, with Gary Oldman, Hannah Waddingham and Bella Ramsey making the cut. The BBC leads the list with 51 nods across 30 categories, while Disney+ has earned its first nominations for “Extraordinary.” Channel 4 received 17 nominations, including for comedy series “Big Boys.” The leading actor — male category recognized Oldman (“Slow Horses”), Kane Robinson (“Top Boy”) and Timothy Spall (“The Sixth Commandment”), while Jodie Whittaker (“Time”), Tamara Lawrence (“Time”) and Sarah Lancashire (“Happy Valley”) are competing in leading actor — female.
BRIT Awards 2024 achieved the lowest television viewing figures in the show’s history, with an average of 2.5 million.The event was broadcast live on ITV1 and ITVX in the UK, and at its peak was viewed by 3 million viewers, nearly a million fewer than last year. The numbers are taken from the overnight ratings and do not include viewers who will watch the show on catch-up.The 2023 edition saw performances from Harry Styles, Lizzo and Wet Leg, and reached a maximum live audience of 3.9 million and an average of 3.3 million.The annual ceremony took place on Saturday (March 2) at London’s The O2.