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With tight races for Lead Actor and Lead Actress, suspense ran high before Netflix’s two-hour no-longer ad-free 31st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, where swearing was allowed. The SAG Awards 2025 was hosted by Kristen Bell (also a nominee this year for her show “Nobody Wants This”), streamed live globally from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.

More often than not, SAG winners repeat at the Oscars. Of the top five SAG prizes four of last year’s winners also went on to win the Academy Award. Eventual Best Picture winner “Oppenheimer” led the field with wins for Best Cast, Male Actor in a Leading Role (Cillian Murphy) and Male Actor in a Supporting Role (Robert Downey Jr.), which repeated at the Oscars.

But Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), who made history as the first Indigenous SAG winner for Best Actress, went on to lose the Oscar...

Navajo police lieutenant Joe Leaphorn, played by Zahn McClarnon, is haunted by a bogeyman from his childhood in the third season teaser trailer for AMC’s Dark Winds, which dropped on Friday.

Leaphorn appears badgered by his demons after leaving B.J. Vines (John Diehl) in the desert to freeze to death during the second season of the noir thriller. “When I was a boy, when I went to school, we were taught that the monsters walked the Earth. When you kill a man, he’s bound to you. I’ve accepted it. And I am prepared to go on living with it, every day,” Leaphorn reveals in the third season trailer.

That’s followed by Tribal Police officer Jimmy Chee (Kiowa Gordon) appearing to try, without success, to get a severely wounded Leaphorn on the phone as his partner confronts a monster trying to stalk and kill him.

The third season,...

Sundance Institude has unveiled the 10 early-career filmmakers who will receive year-round support through the 2024 Latine Fellowship and Collab Scholarship.

Now in its third year, the Latine Fellowship will offer five year-round fellowships offering a $10,000 unrestricted grant, artist development support, creative and tactical support on projects, and regular opportunities for community engagement and networking.

The fellows are:

Karla Claudio, a producer from Puerto Rico, with Matininó, about a multi-generational family of Puerto Rican women transform their experience with gender violence into a fantasy film where they search for an island inhabited exclusively by women warriors.

Alan Dominguez, a Chicanx director-producer...

Telefilm Canada and the Talent Fund are backing 17 film teams behind first features highlighting the country’s storytelling communities including one with Rumours director Guy Maddin on board as executive producer.

The bodies have committed C$3.45m (approximately Usd $2.5m) after receiving a “high volume” of projects for the fiscal year 2024-2025 representing nearly C$35m (approximately Usd $26m) in funding requests, based on recommendations from an advisory committee of external and internal representatives.

Funds are invested in Telefilm Canada’s Talen To Watch career accelerator programme, which Julie Roy, executive director and CEO of Telefilm Canada, said “continues to...

NewFilmmakers Los Angeles announced their NewNarratives award winners for 2024. The program was started in 2021 with the goal of sporting independent filmmakers throughout a wide range of projects at any stage of production including short, feature, episodic series, documentaries, experimental works, and animation works.

The Rhulen Family Foundation provided a $20,000 cash grant in honor of the independent film producer Anthony Rhulen who worked on films like “The Butterfly Effect” among others. From this, each of the selected group of creators received a $5,000 grant.

The initiative received a diverse range of applications upwards of 250 from over 30 countries, including Australia, Bolivia, China, Cuba, India, Italy, South Africa, Venezuela and more. “It was incredible to witness such a strong commitment to the vision we and our previous recipients have crafted for this program. The overwhelming number of outstanding projects is a testament to the insightful and impactful portraits of the human experience that the...

Actress Candice Bergen made a comment about vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance at the 76th Emmy Awards on Sunday night.

Bergen presented the Lead Actress in a Comedy Series award. She introduced the category by reflecting on her time starring in the comedy series Murphy Brown.

“I was surrounded by brilliant and funny actors, had the best scripts to work with, and in one classic moment, my character was attacked by Vice President Dan Quayle when Murphy became pregnant and decided to raise the baby as a single mother,” she said.

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“Oh, how far we’ve come,” Bergen continued. “Today a Republican candidate for vice president would never attack a woman for having kids, so as they say, my work here is done.” She added a “Meow,” referring to Vance’s infamous “childless...

The 47th season of “Survivor” will debut later this fall on CBS, once again with 90-minute episodes. Just like in Seasons 41-46, aka the “New Era,” the reality TV show is adhering to strict Covid-19 safety guidelines for all of its cast and crew members, including host Jeff Probst. Read on for everything to know about “Survivor 47,” including cast and release information. Bookmark this page (or click through our gallery above) as we’ll be updating it when new details are revealed.

“Survivor 47” cast

CBS will officially announce the identities of the 18 cast members in late 2024, although viewers got their first glimpse of the newbies during the “Survivor 46” finale. As usual, everyone will come from diverse backgrounds and walks of life, in adherence to the network’s 50% diversity mandate. This was put into effect in 2020 and ensures that half of its reality TV casts must be Black, Indigenous or People...

CBS filed a motion Thursday to throw out a lawsuit challenging its diversity hiring practices for writers on the show “Seal Team,” arguing that it has a First Amendment right to hire who it wants.

Brian Beneker, the longtime script coordinator on the show, sued in February, arguing that he had been repeatedly passed over for writing jobs because he is a straight, white man.

Beneker has the backing of America First Legal, which is run by Stephen Miller, an adviser to former President Trump. The organization has sought to challenge diversity, equity and inclusion programs — which it terms “anti-white discrimination” — in the entertainment industry and elsewhere in corporate America.

In its motion, CBS argued that it has a constitutional right to decide who will speak on its behalf, which supersedes anti-discrimination law.

“CBS’s alleged decision to prioritize diversity in its writers’ rooms is protected by the First Amendment...

While Broadway shows are attracting a more racially diverse audience and tourism from outside the U.S. is fairly strong, the New York theater industry has been slow to recover from Covid-19: Admissions totaling 12.3 million for the 2022-23 were nearly 17% lower than the record-breaking pre-pandemic levels of the 2018-19 season.

The good news: Broadway audiences were more diverse than ever last season, with 29% of attendees identifying themselves as Black, Indigenous or People of Color. The figure compares with 26% in the 2018-19 season.

The numbers are included in the Broadway League’s latest annual demographics report, released today.

A comprehensive analysis of the theatergoers who attended Broadway shows during the 2022-23 season, the report covers the first complete season since Broadway reopened in September 2021 following the 18-month industry-wide pandemic shutdown. The League’s 23rd annual report is its first since the 2018-19 season.

“While we are not yet back to pre-Covid attendance levels,...

Buffy Sainte-Marie is addressing the claims made in CBC’s The Fifth Estate that she has been fraudulently posing as a Native American over the course of her 60-year career.

The documentary episode on the Canadian network series included interviews with Sainte-Marie’s family members who she says she doesn’t know and a birth certificate of hers that she has never seen before.

In a lengthy statement, the first Indigenous Oscar winner noted that the network relied on a story fabricated by her childhood abuser and brother, Alan, and two members of her estranged family that she doesn’t know.

“This has been incredibly re-traumatizing for me and unfair to all involved,” she said. “It hurts me deeply to discover that my estranged family grew up scared of me and thinking these lies because of a letter I sent intended to protect me from further abuse from my brother.

D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai wants to see more Indigenous art on our screens.

The “Reservation Dogs” star recently sat down with Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante as part of our “Indigenous Artists and Icons: Inspiring Change” special in honour of National Truth and Reconciliation Day in Canada.

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With a growing movement of Indigenous artists making a mark in Hollywood and beyond, the 22-year-old Canadian, who is of part Oji-Cree descent, shared what it’s like to be bringing the stories of Indigenous people to audiences in such a big way.

“It’s really a weird feeling,” he admitted. “I’m very proud that I got to be a part of something, in my opinion, that’s so historical. Being a part of history is crazy to me.

AMC Networks today announced that it has renewed acclaimed drama Dark Winds for a third season, with a target premiere date in early 2025. Season two recently concluded on AMC and AMC+ and season one is currently being featured on Max as part of a two-month programming pop-up of select AMC Networks’ shows on the Warner Bros. Discovery streaming service. The series, which has received a perfect 100 Rotten Tomatoes rating for both its first and second seasons, stars Zahn McClarnon (The Son, Westworld, Fargo), Kiowa Gordon (The Red Road, Roswell, New Mexico) and Jessica Matten (Tribal, Burden of Truth). “We started this journey with very high hopes for this series, given the remarkable source material and extraordinary creative team behind it, and it has delivered on every level,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “From the beloved novels, to an incredibly collaborative producing team that includes Robert Redford,...

AMC announced today that they have renewed Dark Winds for a third season, just weeks after the second season of the crime drama wrapped.

Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds takes place in the 1970s Southwest and follows two Navajo police officers, Leephorn (Zahn McClarnon) and Chee (Kiowa Gordon). The series was created by Graham Roland with John Wirth as showrunner. Roland and Wirth also serve as executive producers alongside Zahn McClarnon, Anne Hillerman, Chris Eyre, Vince Gerardis, Tina Elmo, George R.R. Martin, and Robert Redford.

“We started this journey with very high hopes for this series, given the remarkable source material and extraordinary creative team behind it, and it has delivered on every level,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “From the beloved novels, to an incredibly collaborative producing team that includes Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin,...

AMC is heading into more Dark Winds.

The cable network has renewed the crime drama for a third season, coming a couple of weeks after season two finished its run.

The series is planned to premiere in early 2025, a noticeable shift from the summer premiere of its first two seasons, but understandable given the writers and actors strike.

It comes after Dark Winds made its debut on Warner Bros. Discovery’s Max service as part of a two-month pop-up.

Dark Winds stars Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon and Jessica Matten.

The first season of the series, which is produced by AMC Studios, drew 2.2M viewers on AMC for its June 2022 launch in Live+3 ratings. The company said that the second season averaged 1.7M viewers each week in Live+3, per Nielsen and saw “significant” viewership and acquisition gains from season one on AMC+.

In the second season, Lt. Joe Leaphorn (McClarnon), reunites...

“Dark Winds” has been renewed for Season 3 at AMC, Variety has learned.

The news comes after the second season wrapped up on AMC and AMC+ on Sept. 3. It is also one of the AMC series currently being featured on Max. Season 3 is expected to debut in early 2025.

“We started this journey with very high hopes for this series, given the remarkable source material and extraordinary creative team behind it, and it has delivered on every level,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “From the beloved novels, to an incredibly collaborative producing team that includes Robert Redford, George R. R. Martin, showrunner John Wirth and star Zahn McClarnon, to the entire cast and crew, there is so much storytelling yet to come in this universe. Thanks to the fans for embracing this series and the critics for celebrating and shining a light on it.”

“Dark Winds...

Leaphorn and Chee will remain on the case at AMC.

The cable channel and sibling streamer AMC+ have renewed Dark Winds for a third season. The pickup comes about three weeks after the conclusion of the drama’s second season, which ranks among the top 10 cable dramas for this season. AMC is aiming for an early 2025 premiere date for season three, with writing and production to resume after strikes by writers and actors come to an end.

Based on the Leaphorn & Chee novels by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds — which was an effort some 30 years in the making — stars Zahn McClarnon and Kiowa Gordon as Navajo detectives Joe Leaphorn and Jim Chee and counts Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin among its executive producers.

“We started this journey with very high hopes for this series, given the remarkable source material and extraordinary creative team behind it, and it has delivered on every level,...

James Cameron's Avatar borrows elements from various other films, exploring the concept of colonization in a futuristic setting, implying that history repeats itself. Avatar draws inspiration from films like Dances with Wolves, Pocahontas, FernGully, and A Man Called Horse, incorporating similar storylines and character dynamics. The film's plot, characters, and themes resemble those seen in movies such as Atlantis: The Lost Empire, The Last Samurai, and Princess Mononoke, prompting accusations of unoriginality.

James Cameron's Avatar is still the top-grossing film of all time (so far)—which is ironic considering the plot and concept is a mix of elements from various other movies. Though most of these films explored instances of colonization from the past, Cameron's idea placed these same concepts in the future. It's a way of saying that history is always likely to repeat itself and considering Avatar's success, the famed director must have been on to something.

On the heels of the completion of the LightReel Film Festival and Black Reel Awards, the Foundation for the Augmentation of African Americans in Film (Faaaf) has announced its new board of directors.

The board will consist of entertainment industry executives, medical professionals and dedicated business professionals who are tasked with guiding the Faaaf, its projects and programs through their most expansive and ambitious upcoming years. While projects like the Black Reel Awards and the LightReel Film Festival look forward to expanding in their scope, celebrating Bipoc stories and films, the board is also devoted to expanding it’s signature programs, Reel Kids and the Producer’s Institute, which are geared to introduce new generations to various possibilities in cinema.

Joining existing board members, Chairman of the Board, Dr. Ivan Walks, Vice-Chair of the Board, Judith Fitzgerald and Faaaf founder Tim Gordon are newcomers producers Stephanie Frederic,...

FX has released its first look at the final season of “Reservation Dogs.” Season 3’s trailer may mark the end of an era for Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi’s dry comedy, but based on the video, this last season also marks the start of something new for its central characters.

Since its premiere in 2021, “Reservation Dogs” has always been about the liminal space between childhood and adulthood. The series started with Bear (D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai) forgoing his friends’ plan to ditch the reservation after his persistent Spirit (Dallas Goldtooth) persuaded him to improve his home rather than abandon it. This first trailer hints that the ending of that personal growth is right around the corner.

“The path to healing is often found in opportunities to help others,” Spirit cryptically tells Bear.

Last season ended with these friends stranded in California. Season 3 will pick up as they figure out a way back home.

The third season of FX’s Reservation Dogs — which returns Wednesday, Aug. 2 — will be its last, creator Sterlin Harjo announced on Instagram Thursday. The writer/director called it the “correct decision creatively for the show.”

“I always knew what the end of this story would be, I just didn’t know when it would arrive,” he wrote. “As we continued to break stories and write scripts this season, it became clear to the producers, Taika and me that the Season 3 finale is the perfect Series finale.

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"This is our sport." Roadside Attractions has revealed the official US trailer for a documentary film titled Black Ice, about Black hockey players. Of course this first premiered in Canada last year, playing at both the 2022 Toronto Film Festival (winning the People's Choice Award) & Vancouver Film Festival, opening in February up in Canadian cinemas. It's now set for a July release in AMC Theaters. The doc film exposes a history of racism in hockey through the untold stories of Black hockey players, both past and present, in a predominantly white sport. Hubert Davis' doc Black Ice masterfully navigates the challenges, triumphs, and unique experiences faced by these athletes through poignant firsthand accounts from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (Bipoc) hockey players past, including Willie O'Ree, the very first Black player in the NHL, and former professional hockey player Akim Aliu, with the stories of present stars, including P.K. Subban and Wayne Simmonds.

June is National Indigenous History Month, and there’s no better time to enjoy some Indigenous-made entertainment.

Check out these recommendations of some of the top movies from a new generation of Indigenous filmmakers and actors who tell their own stories — their way.

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“Atanarjuat the Fast Runner”

Directed by by Inuit filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk, this 2001 drama was the first feature film in history to be written, directed and acted entirely in the Inuktitut language.

According to Kunuk, this screen adaptation of an ancient Inuit legend “demystifies the exotic, otherwordly aboriginal stereotype by telling a universal story.”

“Before Tomorrow”

Adapted from a Danish novel, this 2008 feature from directors Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Ivalu is the first feature film to be made by Arnait Video Productions, a women’s Inuit film collective.

Set in a small Inuit...

On the heels of wrapping up his week of guest-hosting at “The Daily Show,” Hasan Minhaj is set to host the Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, and he’s looking forward to shifting from political humor to entertainment-focused jokes.

“I’m really excited because I’ve spent so many years working in political satire. So whenever people usually see me host these types of events, I’m making fun of the president, the administration, the debt ceiling, some autocrat or dictator or analyzing or giving my take on some sort of geopolitical disaster,” he told TheWrap in a recent interview. “In this gig, the stakes are so much lower and it means that I can just have so much more fun and it can be silly and goofy and irreverent and wacky, which is awesome.”

A major focus of the Spirit Awards is diversity. For this year’s ceremony,...

Mexico’s Yalitza Aparicio, Oscar nominated for her career-launching turn in Alfonso Cuaron’s “Roma,” and Infinity Hill, producers of the Oscar-nominated Argentine drama “Argentina 1985,” have boarded sweatshop thriller “City of Dreams” (previously titled “Dreamer”) as executive producers.

The drama features a stellar cast that includes Golden Globe nominee Diego Calva (“Babylon”), Chile’s Alfredo Castro (“From Afar”), Mexico’s Paulina Gaitán (“Narcos”) and Jason Patric (“The Lost Boys”).

The directorial feature debut of helmer-scribe Mohit Ramchandani, “City of Dreams” is produced by Mexican filmmaker Luis Mandoki (“Innocent Voices), Jon Graham (“The Vault”) and Kyle Stroud (“In Full Bloom”).

Drama will have its world premiere at the Mammoth Film Festival where it closes the event on Sunday, March 5.

Inspired by the 1995 El Monte California sweatshop raid, “…Dreams” follows a young Mexican boy who aspires to become a soccer star. His dreams are upended when he’s smuggled across the...

The 44th season of “Survivor,” which is simply titled “Survivor 44,” was officially given the green light by CBS in March 2022 and began filming in Fiji immediately after the 43rd cycle wrapped production last summer. Just like Seasons 41-43, the show is adhering to strict Covid-19 safety guidelines for all cast and crew members, including host Jeff Probst. Read on for everything to know about the upcoming season of “Survivor 44,” including cast and air date information. Bookmark this page as we’ll be updating when new details are revealed.

“Survivor 44” cast

CBS officially announced the identities of the 18 cast members in January 2023. Once again, they are brand new (meaning no returning favorites or all-stars) and come from diverse backgrounds and walks of life, in adherence to the network’s 50 diversity mandate. This was put into effect in 2020 and ensures that half of its reality TV casts must be Black, Indigenous or...

IllumiNative, The Black List and Sundance Institute today revealed the finalists for their 2022 Indigenous List, which represent the best and most promising Native creatives in the film and television industry. See the list below.

The Indigenous List was launched in 2020 to provide a platform for Indigenous writers to showcase their scripts, create additional pathways and opportunities within the industry, and support the development of the next generation of screenwriters.

This year’s writers will have the opportunity to meet with four Indigenous creatives who have first-look and/or overall development deals at major studios, including Bird Runningwater (Cheyenne); actor-director Michael Greyeyes; Sierra Teller Ornelas, showrunner/co-creator of Rutherford Falls; and Sterlin Harjo, showrunner/co-creator of Reservation Dogs.

“As one of the few Indigenous producers with a first look at a studio, I’m excited to help support our storytelling community engage in business to bring more exciting...

Tamara Podemski, currently starring in Josh Brolin’s neo-Western series “Outer Range,” has been cast as a recurring character in Season 2 of FX’s “Reservation Dogs.”

Podemski, one of the most well-known Indigenous actors in both Canada and the U.S., will play the aunt of Bear Smallhill (D’Pharaoh Woon-a-Tai) in three pivotal episodes of the show’s sophomore run. Podemski will also be reunited with Sterlin Harjo, co-creator and executive producer on “Reservation Dogs.” Harjo’s directorial debut, “Four Sheets to the Wind,” starred Podemski in a leading role. The film won the Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Currently, Podemski plays Deputy Sheriff Joy on “Outer Range.” Last month, Podemski spoke to Variety about Indigenous representation in the Western genre, saying that the traditional Western “does not include Indigenous ideas and truths.”

“It served a function of conquering the West. There was a mythology to it,...

The “Survivor 42” premiere date is finally upon us. The 42nd season of the granddaddy of all reality TV shows airs Wednesday, March 9, 2022 on CBS, so get to know the 18 all-new cast members by scrolling through our gallery above (click here for direct access.) Remember, this installment was originally supposed to air back in Spring 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic understandably pushed back production for over a year, so Seasons 41 and 42 were both delayed and filmed back-to-back.

Here’s everything to know so far about the upcoming season of “Survivor 42.” Bookmark this page as we’ll be updating when new information is revealed.

SEEUpdated ‘Survivor’ winners list

A quick background

Typically “Survivor” films two seasons back-to-back in early summer, then airs them in the fall of that year and the following spring.. When Covid-19 hit, production unfortunately could not travel to Fiji film Seasons 41 and 42. After nearly a year delay, “Survivor” finally...

’My Life As A Courgette’ director’s third stop-motion work is touching tale of struggle when daughter is born with Down Syndrome.

France tv distribution has boarded sales on Claude Barras’s upcoming animated feature You’re Not The One I Expected ahead of the project’s presentation at the Cartoon Movie co-production meeting in Bordeaux from March 8-10.

It will be Swiss director Barras’s third feature after My Life As A Courgette which was nominated in the best animated film category of the Academy Awards in 2017, having won a slew of awards on the festival circuit including at Annecy,...

’My Life As A Courgette’ director’s second stop-motion work is touching tale of struggle when daughter is born with Down Syndrome.

France tv distribution has boarded Claude Barras’s upcoming animated feature You’re Not The One I Expected ahead of the project’s presentation at the Cartoon Movie co-production meeting in Bordeaux from March 8-10.

It will be Swiss director Barras’s second feature after My Life As A Courgette which was nominated in the best animated film category of the Academy Awards in 2017, having won a slew of awards on the festival circuit the previous year including...

’My Life As A Courgette’ director’s second stop-motion work is touching tale of struggle when daughter is born with Down Syndrome.

France tv distribution has boarded Claude Barras’s upcoming animated feature You’re Not The One I Expected ahead of the project’s presentation at the Cartoon Movie co-production meeting in Bordeaux from March 8-10.

It will be Swiss director Barras’s second feature after My Life As A Courgette which was nominated in the best animated film category of the Academy Awards in 2017, having won a slew of awards on the festival circuit the previous year including...

“Survivor” fans, mark your calendars for Wednesday, March 9, 2022 as that’s when the “Survivor 42” air date will take place on CBS. Remember, this installment was originally supposed to air back in Spring 2021, but the coronavirus pandemic understandably pushed back production for over a year, so Seasons 41 and 42 were both delayed and filmed back-to-back. Here’s everything to know so far about the upcoming season of “Survivor 42,” including what we know about the cast. Bookmark this gallery as we’ll be updating when new information is revealed.

The 18 all-new contestants come from diverse backgrounds and walks of life, just like those featured in Season 41. CBS’s 50% diversity mandate was put into effect in 2020 and ensures that half of its reality TV casts must be Black, Indigenous or People of Color (Bipoc). The official 42nd cast announcement was announced on February 9. Once again, they will start out the game in three different tribes.

Reservation Dogs has made an excellent first impression at FX on Hulu, which has renewed the comedy series just five episodes into its freshman run, TVLine has learned.

Season 2 is expected to launch in 2022, while the first season continues with Episode 6 on Monday, Sept. 6. In that installment, appropriately titled “Hunting,” Willie Jack (Paulina Alexis) and Leon (Jon Proudstar) go… hunting.

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Don’t know if you’ve heard but Netflix is doing pretty well with their local language releases. Now, with its list of new releases for September 2021, Netflix is leading with one of its biggest international hits.

Season 5 of the worldwide smash Money Heist is set to premiere its first half on Sept. 3. This Spanish series (called La Casa de Papel in its native tongue) about a group of geographically-named thieves found new life on Netflix to become a global phenomenon. Other international series of note this month include Sex Education and Jaguar.

Netflix’s roster of originals in September 2021 is pretty packed even beyond that. The final season of Lucifer premieres on Sept. 10. That will be followed by He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on Sept. 16 (not to be confused with Masters of the Universe: Revelation) and Mike Flanagan’s next horror series, Midnight Mass, on Sept. 24.

There...

Documentary filmmaker, editor, and cinematographer Daniel King will start an eight-month placement with the ABC and Northern Pictures this month after being announced as the inaugural recipient of the Indigenous Documentary Placement.

Co-presented by the ABC, Northern Pictures, and the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc), the initiative is designed to fast-track the careers of Indigenous non-fiction screen practitioners.

King will work with Northern Pictures’ factual team from May to September on the development of their slate, provide production support for current and upcoming projects and assist the team in identifying and developing diverse on and off screen talent.

From September through to next January, he will work with the ABC Factual and Culture team on their upcoming slate for 2022, with a focus on learning the development, commissioning and editorial production process.

King said he was excited to develop his skills.

“I’m honoured and grateful to be given this opportunity...

Telefilm Canada has launched Canada Now, a new portal devoted to highlighting Canadian content in the U.S. The site will add new titles each month to its portfolio, which ranges from recent films such as “My Salinger Year” and “Antigone” to Oscar nominees like “Barbarian Invasions” and “Monsieur Lazhar,” as well as some series.

The site, developed in collaboration with Telescope, features close to 5,000 productions available across more than 150 VOD platforms.

Canada Now’s monthly boutique curation will spotlight six different programming sections in addition to the searchable database of productions accessible within the U.S. Every month the site will feature a section on New Arrivals, Classic Films and a spotlight called Indigenous Voices.

For the month of May, it will focus on a celebration of Asian Canadians with films including Sandra Oh starring as a struggling single mother whose daughter decides that Taoist magic will make everything better,...

Fox is the latest company to put a program in place to improve diversity in non-scripted with a new producers initiative.

Fox Alternative Entertainment, the company’s in-house unscripted studio that produces series including The Masked Dancer and I Can See Your Voice, has launched Fastrack. The program is designed to nurture producers with diverse backgrounds and create a pipeline of new talent behind the camera.

It comes a month after CBS introduced a plan to ensure that 50% of its casts for unscripted shows must be Black, Indigenous or People of Color (Bipoc) and it has committed that at least 25% of its annual unscripted development budget must go towards creators and producers that are Bipoc.

The plan is being spearheaded by Allison Wallach, Executive Vice President, Head of Fox Alternative Entertainment, who will select two to three candidates to join as associate producers on production teams across various Fae-produced shows,...

CBS announced Monday that it aims to diversify its unscripted shows by setting a target to make the casts of all such shows at least 50% Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (Bipoc).

The aim is to make the change beginning with the 2021-2022 broadcast season. Per CBS, the network will also allocate at least a quarter of its annual unscripted development budget to projects created or co-created by Bipoc producers at that same time. CBS also plans to develop more initiatives with its production partners to increase diversity across the board in the unscripted space, though those specific plans have not yet been detailed.

“The reality TV genre is an area that’s especially underrepresented, and needs to be more inclusive across development, casting, production and all phases of storytelling,” said George Cheeks, president and CEO of the CBS Entertainment Group. “As we strive to improve all of these creative aspects,...

CBS’ slate of reality shows is set to become more diverse after the network introduced a series of representation targets.

The network has introduced an edict that 50% of its casts for its unscripted shows must be Black, Indigenous or People of Color (Bipoc) and it has committed that at least 25% of its annual unscripted development budget must go towards creators and producers that are Bipoc.

This follows hard targets introduced for its scripted programs earlier this summer and a deal to create programming with the NAACP.

The unscripted targets, similar to its scripted quotas, will kick in for the 2021-22 broadcast season. The network added that it will develop future initiatives with its production partners to expand diversity in all of the creative and production teams involved in making an unscripted series.

Last December, CBS revealed that all of its reality shows would provide sensitivity/bias and anti-harassment training for...

You have to say one thing about the hapless characters in the new horror film directed by Alastair Orr (House on Willow Street, Indigenous): They at least know exactly what kind of movie they’re in. Turning homicidally on each other in the woods with bombs attached to their chests, they manage to throw in joking references to the Saw movies and John Wick, among other things. The problem is that these occasionally clever throwaway gags in Triggered mostly remind you of far better viewing experiences.

David D. Jones’ script provides the sort of high concept — albeit not a particularly original one — ...

You have to say one thing about the hapless characters in the new horror film directed by Alastair Orr (House on Willow Street, Indigenous): They at least know exactly what kind of movie they’re in. Turning homicidally on each other in the woods with bombs attached to their chests, they manage to throw in joking references to the Saw movies and John Wick, among other things. The problem is that these occasionally clever throwaway gags in Triggered mostly remind you of far better viewing experiences.

David D. Jones’ script provides the sort of high concept — albeit not a particularly original one — ...

The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) will be held entirely online in 2021, with an early line-up of international speakers that includes Sundance Film Festival director Tabitha Jackson, and directors David France (Welcome to Chechnya) and Kirsten Johnson (Dick Johnson is Dead).

Aidc organisers have stated the reconfiguration of the event will allow it to be more accessible, and mean it can offer more international speakers and host a larger contingent of decision makers.

In recognition of the challenges facing the industry, Aidc will also offer a discount on the first 100 All Access passes sold.

The theme for 2021 event will be ‘Moment of Truth’, “recognising that humanity is living in a time when there’s no turning back and crucial decisions need to be made” in areas such as sustainability, resistance, action, truth-telling, innovation and the response to Covid-19.

Aidc CEO and conference director Alice Burgin said: “Aidc is excited to...

Stars: Liesl Ahlers, Reine Swart, Steven John Ward, Craig Urbani, Russell Crous, Sean Cameron Michael | Written by David D. Jones | Directed by Alastair Orr

Friendships are put to the test when nine former classmates on a reunion camping trip awake to find they’re locked into explosive vests with countdown timers on them. The only way to get more time? Kill each other…

Sometimes it’s unfortunate for filmmakers that the cast they put together can be, ultimately, unlikeable in the eyes of the audience. However in some cases, especially in horror films, having an unlikeable cast actually adds an extra dimension to your movie. Case in point, Triggered.

Directed by Alastair Orr, Triggered is the kind of film where instead of cheering on one of the characters to live, to survive in the face of adversity, to be victorious without stooping to the lows of killing, you essentially look...

Samuel Goldwyn Films will release the thriller/action/horror film, Triggered On Digital and On Demand November 6, 2020. Check out the trailer:

Triggered stars Sean Cameron Michael (“Black Sails,” The Mummy), Liesl Ahlers (Friend Request, Daylight) and Reine Swart (The Lullaby, Detour). The film was directed by Alastair Orr (House on Willow Street, Indigenous) and written by David D. Jones,making his feature screenwriting debut.

Nine friends, all harboring a dark secret, go camping in the woods. After a wild night of partying, they wake up with Suicide Bombs strapped to their chests, all with varying times on their countdown clocks. They decide to work out how to disarm the bombs or find help – until they discover they can ‘take’ one another’s time by killing each other.

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CinefestOZ will be the first Australian film festival to host screenings for live cinema audiences after the easing of restrictions following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Running from August 25-30, this year’s edition will feature at least 40 live events and screenings as well as a selection of online screenings.

The full program will be announced on July 31. Festival chair Helen Shervington said the lifting of restrictions in Western Australia meant what was initially planned as an online festival could now allow for physical attendance within health guidelines.

“West Australians have been told to ‘wander out yonder’ and where better to visit than our beautiful South West,” Shervington said. “If you’re looking for film, food and fun, CinefestOZ is the place to be.

“However, we recognise these are challenging times for us all, particularly our interstate friends and industry family who may be bound by the state border closure, so we...

Cambodia’S Largest International Cultural Event Celebrates 10 Years!

The 10th Ciff presents film from 44 countries through a selection of 157 films, including short and feature films, documentaries, and animation.

From March 13 to 22nd, Ciff offers 150+ screenings in all major cinemas of Phnom Penh; venues included this year are Legend Cinemas, Major Cineplex, Bophana Center, Chaktomuk Theater, Rosewood Hotel & The Ciff Village @ Echange Square.

Ciff Is Possible Thanks to all partners and industry supporters and we are glad to announce Cellcard as Presenting Partner of the Festival.

Opening Ceremony On March 13th will host Cellcard’s Ambassador Suzanna Reth.

Cambodian Cinema – Films made-in and About Cambodia

Buoyancy

– Stories In Cambodia includes fictions related to Cambodia including the recent feature films shot in the Kingdom such as Buoyancy (multi Awarded Film in Festivals around the word) dealing with the topic of human trafficking in Cambodia and Southeast Asia. Also The Clock: Spirits Awakening...

Panama City — Panamanian films represented over 10% of Iff Panama’s screenings, including closing pic, Abner Benaim’s “My Name is not Ruben Blades.”

“This is something that was unthinkable 10 years ago, when we didn’t even have one film per year.” said Benaim,

“Blades” had its world premiere in South by Southwest (SXSW) where it won the 24 Beats Per Second audience prize, and will have a wide theatrical release in Panama, plus bows in Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Argentina and Mexico.

In 2017, Panama produced the two biggest local hits in Central America and had the region’s fastest-growing box office. The pics playing at Iff Panama revealed themes of recurring interest in national cinema, such as social injustice, sport, music and local history.

Alberto Serra had two pics screening at Iff Panama – “Sin Voz,” about an indigenous girl who gets raped and runs away to Panama City, and “La Fuerza del Balon,...

As a celebrity-driven five-a-side soccer tournament kicks off around the world, two media companies are taking some time to highlight women who are making themselves known on the pitch. Red Bull Media House and Indigenous Media have teamed up for Playing For Change, a five-part documentary series that spotlights female figures in the world of soccer.

The launch of Playing For Change is tied into the start of Neymar Jr's Five, a competition led by the titular Brazilian superstar and sponsored by Red Bull. As five-person teams begin to face off in the tournaments preliminary round, Red Bull and Indigenous are highlighting Christina Unkel, who is breaking into the traditionally male-dominated field of refereeing.

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It’s a wonder there are any kidnappings at all these days. After all, anyone who routinely watches genre movies knows that they never turn out well. Unfortunately for them, the hapless villains in the new horror film by Alastair Orr (Indigenous) apparently aren’t cinephiles, and they’ve made a serious mistake choosing their victim who resides at the titular abode in A House on Willow Street.

It isn’t long after the opening credits have rolled that a gang consisting of Hazel (Sharni Vinson), her boyfriend Ade (Steven Ward), Mark (Zino Ventura) and James (Gustav Gerderner) abduct Katherine (Carlyn Burchell), the daughter...

No Bad Deed Goes Unpunished at the ‘House on Willow Street’O. Henry’s “The Ransom of Red Chief” gets a devilish upgrade.

It’s not easy being a kidnapper. Months of planning, a tenuous trust in your cohorts, and a lack of empathy are just the basic requirements, and any slip along the way can lead to missed payouts or jail time. And it only gets worse when the person you abduct isn’t quite the innocent victim you expected.

Four crooks (including You’re Next’s Sharni Vinson) plan to kidnap a young woman with the expectation that her wealthy parents will pay handsomely for her return, but after snatching Katherine (Carlyn Burchell) from her big, spooky home they immediately feel as if something is off. She doesn’t look well leading one of the crew to wonder if maybe they’ve actually rescued the girl from a bad situation.

If...