Eva Longoria’s SXSW hit ‘Flamin’ Hot’ to stream on Disney+ and Hulu
The film is based on the true story story – or at least the popular urban legend – of Richard Montañez, the Frito Lay janitor who channeled his Mexican American heritage and upbringing to turn Flamin’ Hot Cheetos into a snack that disrupted the food industry and became a global phenomenon.
Read MoreSundance award winner ‘The Pod Generation’ to be released in theaters
Directed by Sophie Barthes (“Madame Bovary,” “Cold Souls”) from her original screenplay, “The Pod Generation” stars Emmy-nominated Emilia Clarke (“Game of Thrones”), Academy Award-nominated Chiwetel Ejiofor (“12 Years A Slave”), Rosalie Craig (Netflix’s “1899”), Vinette Robinson (“Boiling Point”) and Jean-Marc Barr (“Big Sur”).
Read MoreFilm Independent chooses six fellows for second Amplifier Fellowship
Over the course of the nine-month program, the Amplifier Fellows receive creative support to propel a selected project forward both creatively and strategically as well as customized mentorship pairings including with a Netflix executive as an industry advisor and a board member from Film Independent.
Read MoreAmazon Studios and IllumiNative join forces for episodic directors program
The IllumiNative Episodic Directors Program will provide resources and opportunities for emerging and mid-career Indigenous directors to work with a director across prep and shooting of episodic content, gaining valuable on-set experience and furthering their paths to success in the industry, according to a news release.
Read MoreNBC special ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Year of Laughter + Love’ to pay homage to television legend
Special guests attending the once-in-a-lifetime party include Aileen Quinn, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Bob Mackie, Cher, Ellen DeGeneres, Julie Andrews, Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern, Lily Tomlin, Marisa Tomei, Sofia Vergara, Steve Carell, Susan Lucci, Tracee Ellis Ross and more.
Read MoreRachel Weisz does double duty as star and executive producer of upcoming Prime Video thriller ‘Dead Ringers’
The series’ ensemble cast includes Britne Oldford (“The Umbrella Academy,” “American Horror Story: Asylum”) as Genevieve, Poppy Liu (“Hacks,” “Better Call Saul”) as Greta, Michael Chernus (“Severance,” “Orange Is the New Black”) as Tom, Jennifer Ehle (“Zero Dark Thirty,” “Saint Maud”) as Rebecca and Emily Meade (“The Deuce,” “The Leftovers”) as Susan.
Read MoreFilmmakers Sarah Saidan and Mahnoor Euceph win jury awards at New York International Children’s Film Festival
The New York International Children’s Film Festival is an Oscar-qualifying film festival, and winners of the festival’s jury awards are eligible for consideration at the Academy Awards. This year, two women directors were named the winners of the jury awards.
Read MoreDocumentary ‘Judy Blume Forever’ coming to Prime Video following Sundance premiere
The documentary will make its streaming debut just a week before Lionsgate releases its eagerly awaited adaptation of Blume’s iconic coming-of-age novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” Starring Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams and Kathy Bates, the film will be released in theaters on April 28.
Read MoreNew York Women in Film & Television celebrates Muse Awards honorees Freida Pinto, Sharon Stone, Janet Yang and more
Celebrating women of vision and achievement, it is New York Women in Film & Television’s flagship fundraising event, attended by leading executives from every major studio, broadcast and cable network and film production facility. This year’s Muse Awards honorees include actors Freida Pinto and Sharon Stone, IFC Films President Arianna Bocco, television personality Sandra Lee and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Janet Yang
Read MoreJenny Han, Lynn Novick and Ken Burns to be honored at Nantucket Film Festival
The Nantucket Film Festival is set for June 21-26 on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts. The mission of the festival is to celebrate the vast diversity of human experience through the art of screenwriting and storytelling.
Read MoreNicole Holofcener to receive Screenwriters Tribute Award at Nantucket Film Festival
In recent years, Holofcener has become a sought-after collaborator and has produced films like the Oscar-nominated screenplay “Can You Ever Forgive Me,” which she co-wrote with Jeff Whitty, and The National Board of Review-winning film “The Last Duel,” directed by Ridley Scott.
Read MoreKerry Condon, Jessie Buckley, Eve Hewson and ‘The Quiet Girl’ to be honored by US-Ireland Alliance at Oscar Wilde Awards
A popular, casual party, the Oscar Wilde Awards celebrate the Irish in entertainment and annually take place on the Thursday before the Academy Awards, which this year are March 12. Last year, Ken Branagh’s film “Belfast” figured prominently, with Branagh and Jamie Dornan being honored.
Read MoreJennifer Vanderbes wins development grant for historical script about thalidomide’s hidden U.S. history
“The Gatekeeper” is a historical drama based on the story of Frances Kelsey, the FDA medical reviewer who in the early 1960s fought a major pharmaceutical firm to keep the drug thalidomide off the American market. The script is based on Vanderbes’ upcoming nonfiction book “Wonder Drug: The Secret History of Thalidomide in America and Its Hidden Victims.”
Read MoreProducers Guild honors Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Till’ with Stanley Kramer Award
The Producers Guild of America has named Chinonye Chukwu’s fact-based drama Till as its 2023 Stanley Kramer Award honoree. The Stanley Kramer Award lauds a production, producer, or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues, the PGA revealed on Facebook. Producers Keith Beauchamp, Barbara Broccoli, Whoopi Goldberg, Thomas Levine, Michael Reilly and Frederick Zollo will share the honor at the ceremony at the 34th Annual Producers Guild Awards, scheduled for Feb. 25 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.
Read MoreKristen Stewart to serve as president of the jury at Germany’s Berlin International Film Festival
The Oscar-nominated American actor, screenwriter and director has just completed production on “Love Me,” opposite Steven Yeun, as well as on “Love Lies Bleeding,” directed by Rose Glass. She also is currently working on her feature-length directorial debut, the film adaptation of the bestseller “The Chronology of Water” by Lidia Yuknavitch.
Read MoreLaura McGann’s Netflix documentary ‘The Deepest Breath’ to premiere at Sundance
McGann’s film provides a deep look at the undeniable connection forged between two athletes as they navigate the vigorous and competitive world of freediving. It is a official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
Read MoreSophie Barthes’ ‘The Pod Generation’ wins Sundance’s Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize
“The Pod Generation” is an official selection of the Premieres program at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Barthes’ third feature, the film centers on a New York couple, Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor), who live in a not-so-distant future where technology provides ever-more convenient living.
Read MoreSojourner Truth Festival of the Arts to showcase Black women filmmakers in Chicago in 2023
Situating new film work by Black women within a broader Black feminist arts ecosystem, the 1976 festival was simultaneously a celebration of the emerging world of Black women’s filmmaking as well as a radical call for the kinds of sociopolitical and institutional changes necessary for a Black women’s film culture to thrive.
Read MoreIFC Films acquires ‘Biosphere,’ feature film directorial debut from Mel Eslyn
Billed as a playful science fiction film, “Biosphere” is set in the not-too-distant future and stars Mark Duplass and Sterling K. Brown as the last two men on Earth, who must adapt and evolve to save humanity.
Read MoreKino Lorber to release Nobel Prize winner Annie Ernaux’s documentary ‘The Super 8 Years’
One of France’s most respected contemporary writers, Annie Ernaux’s intimate and autobiographical body of work captures the inner lives of women alongside societal and cultural changes in France from the 1960s onwards.
Read MoreNew York Women in Film & Television presents film festival awards and scholarships
The 2022 awards were bestowed on up-and-coming filmmakers and aspiring filmmakers as part of the organization’s ongoing commitment to nurturing the next generation of women in media.
Read MoreAngela Lansbury to be remembered with Turner Classic Movies 24-hour marathon
Angela Lansbury, who died Oct. 11 just days before her 97th birthday, began her movie career with an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress in 1944’s “Gaslight.” She went on to act in more than 50 movies, earning two more Academy Award nominations.
Read MoreChristy Wegener’s documentary ‘I Am Vanessa Guillen’ coming to Netflix
Army Spc. Guillén, 20, disappeared from Fort Hood, Texas, in April 2020 and was found dead June 30. After telling her mother she was being sexually harassed on base, Guillen was murdered by a fellow soldier
Read MoreLaura Poitras to be Guest of Honor at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
In the Retrospective section, the festival will present all seven films directed by Poitras, from her 2003 debut feature, “Flag Wars” to her latest award-winning documentary, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed.”
Read MoreDocumentary ‘Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me’ to debut this fall on Apple TV+
The documentary about the singer, songwriter, actress, producer, entrepreneur and activist was directed and produced by Alek Keshishian, best known for his 1991 film “Madonna: Truth or Dare,” which was, at the time, the highest grossing doc of all time.
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