Weekly Film & TV News Roundup
Mad Men photo via theguardian.com. Dear Mr. President, we agree! (Video) Congratulations, Kathy Kelly-Brown, NBC’s new SVP of Global Talent Booking. NYC will certainly benefit from this. Elizabeth Vargas’ return brings winning ratings for 20/20. Universal’s Donna Langley will be the “second most powerful woman in Hollywood” until at least 2017. Casting Director Allison Jones “discovered” our favorite TV/film nerds. Do what...
READ MORERecap: NYWIFT at 2014 Sundance Film Festival
NYWIFT member Heidi Philipsen in The Better Angels, starring Diane Kruger, Brit Marling, and Wes Bentley (Photo courtesy of Hickory Pictures, LLC) What a whirlwind! Though temps in New York matched the biting Park City cold, nothing could beat the heat at the festival. This year, New York Women in Film and Television (NYWIFT) caught up...
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Photo via YouTube. The Women In Film panel at Sundance called out Hollywood’s sexism. Sold! Lynn Shelton’s film Laggies did well in Park City. Another promising new production company to be based in NYC. Cate Blanchett reveals a red carpet disparity. Got lights? Got camera? Here’s how to tape your own audition. Editorial Director Kierna Mayo brings...
READ MORETerry’s Picks: December 21, 2014
Image via Getty Images, Tumblr. Laying out the truth at Sundance: the 8th annual Women in Film panel highlighted the large discrepancies that still exist across the industry and awarded $32K in grants to women filmmakers. Thinking about red carpet sexism: with the above GIF of Cate Blanchett at the SAG Awards making its rounds on the...
READ MORESundance 2014: Director Maya Forbes On ‘Infinitely Polar Bear’
If you’re at Sundance, don’t miss this debut feature from writer-director Maya Forbes. We’re hoping to see Infinitely Polar Bear, starring Mark Ruffalo and Zoe Saldana, in theaters soon. — MICHELE DAGLE
READ MORESubmit It! Winter & Spring Calls for Entries
We’ve rounded up the top film festivals, writing competitions, and grants with winter or spring deadlines. It’s time to polish that script, shoot that video, upload that film. We’ll be updating this list as more submission dates become available, so check back often. Film/Video/TV Festivals, Contests, Labs & ScreeningsNashville Film Festival (WAB 1/10)LA Film Festival (1/10,...
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