Elvis Costello has unveiled details of a huge 10-night residency in New York next year.Costello revealed the plans for the residency while on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon and said the gigs would feature a changing setlist.“I’m gonna play a 10-night stand in New York City next February,” Costello explained on the show.“But here’s the thing – I’m going to print a list of 10 songs a night that’s gonna give you a clue to what the night’s gonna be like. And the other 10 songs that I might play are a secret.”He went on to say that fans will “never hear the same song twice” and that the setlists would add up to “200 songs [played] over 10 nights.”He also revealed that for fans wanting to go to all 10 nights of the residency, a “special price” would be set.The residency will take place at Gramercy Theatre in February 2023.
Sundance Institute Unveils Latine Scholarship for 11 Emerging Artists
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Ashley Alvarez (writer) and Michael León (co-writer and director) with “Crabs in a Barrel” (U.S.A): When her talentless frenemy is anointed the “future of Latinx voices,” a struggling Latina writer sets out to sabotage the unearned opportunity. After failing to recruit her friends to join her crusade, she gets a lucky break when she learns her rival isn’t exactly who she says she is.Luna X. Moya (director/producer/editor/DP)with “What the Pier Gave Us”(U.S.A): A visually poetic film about immigrants who fish at a New York City pier.
In five vignettes, “What the Pier Gave Us”lyrically captures the seasonal changes of a pier in a year.Marilyn Oliva (director/producer) with “Chalate”(U.S.A): A grandmother teaches her young granddaughter valuable life lessons while they make ends meet selling what they can in the small market of Chalatenango, El Salvador.George Pérez (creator/writer) with “Los Cubanos” (U.S.A): Forced to flee Castro’s Cuba in 1980, a husband and wife make the gut-wrenching decision to abandon their daughter. Now, in a menacing and uncertain America, they’ll do anything to protect their other child; becoming drug traffickers and assassins, echoing the past they left behind.Cat Rodríguez (divisor/performer) with“Untitled Bikini Bodybuilding Project” (U.S.A): A hybrid theater and live-stream performance that uses a female bodybuilding competition as an allegory for questions about race, class, gender, and climate.The artists selected for the 2022 Sundance Institute Latine Collab Scholarship are:Shireen Alihaji (writer/director)with“Blue Veil”(U.S.A): In the wake of 9/11, a First-Gen Muslim teenager discovers her mother’s record collection and begins sampling.
Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media To Be Honored By Television Academy With 2022 Governors Award
The Television Academy has named the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media as the 2022 Governors Award recipient for the organization’s efforts in promoting gender equality in the entertainment industry.
TV Academy to Honor Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media With 2022 Governors Award
Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media will be honored with this year’s Governors Award at the Emmys, the Television Academy announced on Monday. The institute, which was founded by Oscar-winning actor Geena Davis in 2004, will be recognized for its work in promoting gender balance and fostering inclusion in the entertainment industry.First awarded in 1978, the Governors Award “honors an individual, company or organization that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television,” according to the Television Academy.
Television Academy to Present 2022 Governors Award to Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media
Geena Davis’ Institute on Gender in Media will receive the 2022 Governors Award at this year’s Emmys, the Television Academy announced Monday.Davis’ organization is being honored in recognition of the group’s efforts to promote gender balance and foster inclusion throughout the entertainment industry, the Academy said in a release. “Since 2004, the institute has been fighting for equality and representation, long before it was comfortable to take that stand. The Television Academy is honored to add the organization to the prestigious list of recipients,” Governors Award selection committee co-Chair Kim Taylor-Coleman said in a statement. “The institute’s work continues to result in real-world changes that have an impact far beyond the soundstages and locations we show up at every day,” committee co-Chair Michael Spiller added in a statement. Davis’ institute works within the entertainment industry to create gender balance, advocate for inclusion and reduce negative stereotyping in family entertainment media.“We are incredibly honored to receive this award from the Board of Governors in recognition of our work.
Ukrainian Institute Slams Emergency German Filmmaker Program For “Perpetuating An Outdated Soviet Perspective & Russia’s Colonial Logic”
EXCLUSIVE: The Ukrainian Institute has lambasted the organizers of a prestigious German filmmaker residency program for inviting Russians and Belarusians to take part as well as Ukrainians, slamming the emergency program for the “perpetuation of both an outdated Soviet perspective and Russia’s colonial logic.”
Michelle Yeoh Receives Honorary Doctorate From The American Film Institute
Introducing, Dr. Michelle Yeoh.
Michelle Yeoh Receives Honorary Degree from American Film Institute
Michelle Yeoh is now a doctor!
Joan Scott Dies: Founder Of Writers And Artists Agency Was 98
Joan Scott, the founder and president of the talent and literary agency Writers and Artists, died of natural causes on Thursday, August 4 at her home in New York City. She was 98.
‘Into the Woods Unveils New Cast for Broadway Extension (EXCLUSIVE)
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and Media“Into the Woods,” the acclaimed New York City Center Encores! production of James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical, will extend performances through Oct. 16 with a largely new ensemble.Joining the production are Stephanie J. Block as the Baker’s Wife (replacing Sara Bareilles), Sebastian Arcelus as the Baker (replacing Brian d’Arcy James), Krysta Rodriguez as Cinderella (replacing Phillipa Soo), Katy Geraghty as Little Red Ridinghood (replacing Julia Lester), Jim Stanek as the Steward (replacing David Turner).
New York Film Festival Unveils 2022 Slate, With New Movies From Claire Denis, Kelly Reichardt and Paul Schrader
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterNew movies from directors Claire Denis, Park Chan-wook, Ruben Östlund, Kelly Reichardt and Paul Schrader will play at the 60th New York Film Festival, which is running from Sept. 30 through Oct.
Sundance and The Asian American Foundation Announce New Fellowship and Scholarship for AAPI Filmmakers
industries have a significant role to play in properly highlighting these stories through investingin AAPI artists,” said Carrie Lozano, Director of Documentary Film and Artist Programs at SundanceInstitute. “Our Fellowship in collaboration with TAAF was created for this purpose.
Sundance Institute Partners With The Asian American Foundation On New Fellowship And Scholarship For AAPI Artists
The Sundance Institute has partnered with The Asian American Foundation to launch a new fellowship and scholarship, which will look to improve AAPI representation in the film and television industries over the long term by providing up-and-coming AAPI artists with the creative and tactical support necessary to grow professionally.
Sundance Announces Fellowship and Scholarship for AAPI Artists
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSundance Institute, the organization behind the yearly film festival in Park City, has partnered with the Asian American Foundation to create a fellowship and scholarship, which will be granted to 12 recipients a year. The goal, the groups say, is to provide Asian American and Pacific Islander artists with creative and tactical support to develop their professional skills, as well as improve AAPI representation in film and television industries.The fellowship will offer six AAPI artists per year a 12-month learning experience to advance their professional development in the arts.
‘Ms. Marvel’ Actor Mehwish Hayat, ‘Never Have I Ever’ Director Lena Khan Unveiled as First Patrons of U.K. Muslim Film (EXCLUSIVE)
Naman Ramachandran Actor and campaigner Mehwish Hayat (“Ms. Marvel”) and writer-director Lena Khan (“Never Have I Ever”) have been revealed as the first patrons for charity U.K. Muslim Film (UKMF).UKMF works to change perspectives through championing underrepresented talent and voices, both on-screen and behind the camera and also advises the entertainment industry on how to authentically represent Muslims on-screen.
Monkeypox Outbreak: California Declares State Of Emergency
California Governor Gavin Newsom this afternoon declared a State of Emergency in regard to the spread of the Monkeypox virus. In doing so, the state joins New York City and Wisconsin, which also declared states of emergency related to the virus today.
‘Devotion’ Trailer With Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell; Sundance Institute Launches Latine Fellowship – Film News in Brief
Jonathan Majors and Glen Powell are taking off in the official trailer for “Devotion,” the new drama set to release this Thanksgiving.Based on the nonfiction book by Adam Makos, “Devotion” focuses on the military careers of Jesse Brown (Majors) and Tom Hudner (Powell), two elite Navy fighter pilots who served during the Korean War. In spite of the racism that Brown experiences as one of the first Black aviators, he forms a close camaraderie with the white Hudner, and the two go on to work together as wingmen in several battles, including the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.Along with Majors and Powell, “Devotion” also stars Christina Jackson, Joe Jonas and Thomas Sadoski. J.D.
Sundance Institute Sets Participants For Inaugural Latine Fellowship & Collab Scholarship
The Sundance Institute today announced the launch of the Latine Fellowship and Collab Scholarship—a new program intended to bolster Latinx representation in independent media.