Is 2021 The Year For Female Film Directors To Even The Score?
A Q&A with Director Rachel Feldman and Leah Meyerhoff of FilmFatales.org. Source: https://patch.com/georgia/atlanta/2021-year-female-film-directors-even-score
Believe it or not, I miss movies on airplanes
Remember when one of our national pastimes was frequently and publicly complaining about airlines? People tweeted about the poor service and the indignity of airport security or lost baggage, and they endured the theater of “first” or “business class” seating, … Continued
Lena Waithe & Hillman Grad Productions Team With Indeed For ‘Rising Voices’ Initiative To Showcase BIPOC Filmmakers
Lena Waithe is looking for the next generation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) filmmakers. The actor, producer and Emmy-winning writer, Hillman Grad Productions is partnering with Indeed to launch the “Rising Voices” initiative which showcases the power … Continued
China no longer needs Hollywood movies
With the pandemic under control, China’s film industry is thriving. And it’s doing so without any help from Hollywood. The country’s box office generated $775 million (5 billion yuan) over the recent Lunar New Year weekend—its most ever for a … Continued
VIRSIX GAMES merges technology, cinema and crowdsourced content for all immersive gameplay
VIRSIX GAMES is crowdsourcing game content for STAR AUDITION – a game enhanced by smart speaker technology. Virsix Games will crowdsource game content through a Kickstarter campaign where backers can submit scripts to be included. Created by Nolan Bushnell (founder … Continued
Bring Your Own Popcorn: Cinemapolis Goes Virtual
Cinemapolis locked its doors in March, but it hasn’t closed: The theater has gone virtual. The independent, non-profit cinema in downtown Ithaca continues to screen films for eager moviegoers, now in the safety of their own homes. Source: https://cornellsun.com/2021/02/16/bring-your-own-popcorn-cinemapolis-goes-virtual/
The creator movement is entering prime time, and so is Circle with a fresh $4M
The creator movement has exploded in the last few years as platforms ranging from Substack to Clubhouse have made it easier than ever to reach an audience of willing readers and listeners. Yet the key to building sustainable creator businesses … Continued
Construction activity in DTLA remains robust amid pandemic
COVID-19 hammered the nation’s economy in 2020, but downtown Los Angeles still saw significant construction activity and the 10 largest projects underway have a combined value of more than $3 billion, according to a year-end report from the Downtown Center … Continued
DOJ Charges Three North Korean Military Programmers For Sony Hack, Sweeping Cybercrimes In Expanded Indictment
A federal indictment unsealed today charges three North Korean computer programmers with a wide-ranging criminal conspiracy of destructive cyberattacks including of Sony Pictures Entertainment, AMC Theatres and Mammoth Screen. The list of crimes cited by the Department of Justice includes … Continued
Director Kamakhya Narayan Singh talks about his film, Bhor, based on rat-eating community of India
Apart from making the right noises at the festival circuit, ‘Bhor’ has also received widespread critical acclaim at Cairo International Film Festival, International Film Festival of India (GOA), Indo – Berlin Film Week (Berlin) and Melbourne India Film Festival, Australia. … Continued