Producers Guild Awards: Seven Pics Vying For Documentary Motion Picture Prize

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterTwo employees of the Motion Picture Television Fund senior home died of COVID-19 last month, shortly before vaccines were made available to staff and residents.Max Alvarado, 42, and Francisco Castaneda, 54, were both longtime employees of the facility, according to remembrances posted on the MPTF Facebook page.Over the course of the pandemic, 119 staffers have been infected, but Alvarado and Castaneda were the first employees to die of it.

Naman Ramachandran Content group iZen has optioned Eduardo Mendoza’s acclaimed Spanish historical novel “City of Marvels” (La Ciudad de los Prodigios) and is developing it as a six-part series.

Nominees for the eighth annual Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards were unveiled Thursday, with Bill & Ted Face The Music leading movie noms, and Netflix’s Hollywood and Bridgerton and HBO’s Max’s The Mandalorian among those scoring multiple TV noms.

After shockingly being snubbed by the Golden Globes, Michaela Coel’s searing BBC/HBO series I May Destroy You has garnered a bunch of nominations for the UK’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards.

Judas and the Black Messiah and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm are among the films that just earned key screenplay recognition amid the race to the 2021 Oscars. The film nominations for the 2021 Writers Guild Awards were announced on Tuesday, and in the category of Original Screenplay, the nominees were Judas and the Black Messiah, Palm Springs, Promising Young Woman, Sound of Metal, and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Haley Bosselman editorCAA has promoted Albert Lee, Bryant Barile and Stephanie Smalling to agents in its motion picture literary department.

CAA has upped Bryant Barile, Albert Lee, and Stephanie Smalling to Agents in its industry-leading Motion Picture Literary department.

Marsai Martin’s Genius Entertainment has tapped Development Executive Jamila Jordan-Theus as Head of Motion Picture. She will oversee the development and production of feature films at the company and will work alongside Nicole Dow, Head of Television.

Kim Kardashian, 40, gave us all summer vibes with her latest Instagram post! The Keeping Up with the Kardashians star shared two new pics of herself standing outside in front of trees while wearing a gold-colored string bikini that had patterns on it and looked amazing. She had her long locks down in both snapshots and was holding the side of her sunglasses in one and puckering up her lips at the camera in the other.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Producers Guild of America announced the 2021 Documentary Motion Picture nominees that will advance to the final round of voting for the 32nd Annual Producers Guild Awards.Leading the way are “Time” and “The Truffle Hunters.” Last week, Garrett Bradley’s “Time” won the National Board of Review award for best documentary feature. The Producers Guild nomination further solidifies its place as a leader in the documentary feature race.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterSAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild of America and the Joint Policy Committee have jointly agreed to lift their recommendation to pause commercial and independent production in Southern California, effective Monday, Feb. 1.

The recommendation to temporarily halt commercial and independent film production in Southern California, issued on January 3 by SAG-AFTRA, the Producers Guild and the Joint Policy Committee of the advertising industry, has been lifted, effective Monday, February 1.

Rachel Rusch has been named Co-Head of CAA Motion Picture Talent department and will work alongside Franklin Latt in leading the group. Rusch will continue to lead the agency’s Comedy department, a position she has held since 2019.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCreative Artists Agency executive Rachel Rusch has been elevated to co-head of motion picture talent.

 Elsa Pataky  and her husband,  Chris Hemsworth , are both busy filming their own movies right now--but they still make sure to take time off to make some memories with the kids. Pataky is currently filming Benjamin Millepied’s new movie, Carmen, in Australia.