Hong Sangsoo’s Film ‘Walk Up’ Acquired By Cinema Guild Ahead Of TIFF 2022 Premiere

Film Independent today unveiled the three short films directed by fellows selected to participate in its Global Media Makers Spring 2022 LA Residency. (Watch them here.)

This year's National Album Day 2022 has been confirmed to celebrate the art of the debut album, and its list of artist ambassadors has been announced. 

Downtown Los Angeles is going through a transformation and East End Capital is planning on building 16 soundstages in the Arts District. The 720-square-foot development would be close to the infamous 6th Street Bridge.

This year's National Album Day 2022 has been confirmed to celebrate the art of the debut album, and its list of artist ambassadors has been announced. 

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Monday that it has formally apologized to Sacheen Littlefeather over the actress’ famed appearance at the 1973 Oscars, where she appeared on Marlon Brando’s behalf to decline his Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Godfather.

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.

Holly Jones Screenwriter and director Ignacio Pavez and the team at Chile’s Gallo Negro Producciones (“Intiwawa”)  are readying to produce Pavez’s next feature, “Un Amputado” (“An Amputee”).Creative director at Gallo Negro, Pavez bows his second feature, “Vieja Viejo,” at Sanfic 18, the Santiago International Film Festival, which runs through Aug. 21 as a hybrid event.

Video: Michelle Yeoh receives honorary Doctorate Of Fine Arts from the American Film Institute (Cover Video)NEWS OF THE WEEK: Olivia Newton-John dead at 73NEWS OF THE WEEK: Jessica Chastain meets with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in UkraineNEWS OF THE WEEK: Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson welcome second childNEWS OF THE WEEK: Producer responds to John Leguizamo's criticism of James Franco's casting as Fidel CastroHilary Duff reveals baby daughter has hand, foot and mouth diseaseBrad Pitt 'sent spy' to check out David Leitch's work before signing up for Bullet TrainAnne Heche 'not expected to survive' car crashHappy Birthday, Tyson Fury!Kaley Cuoco staged intervention for herself amid divorce from Karl CookLisa Kudrow asserts that Friends had 'no business' writing about people of colourEmma Thompson responds to Sean Bean's criticism of intimacy co-ordinatorsBritney Spears' lawyer slams Kevin Federline for posting 'cruel' videosMegan Thee Stallion gearing up to drop new albumHugh Jackman can spend an 'embarrassing level' of money on foodTiffany Haddish once turned down $10 million for a social media postIN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Britney Spears accuses sons of acting 'hateful' during visits to her homeThe actress' Everything Everywhere All At Once co-directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert presented Yeoh with the honorary degree. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Scheinert said of the 60-year-old's participation in his absurdist comedy-drama: “I think we underestimated just how risky the script was for her.

Ethan Shanfeld Nathan Fielder brought “The Rehearsal” to new heights with this week’s episode, tackling the issue of raising a (fake) child in an interfaith household on his HBO social experiment series. Angela, the subject of the show’s primary rehearsal, addressed the episode’s heated religious discussions, as well as why she chose to exit her rehearsal, in a video posted to the “Nathan for You Businessposting” Facebook group, named after Fielder’s previous Comedy Central show.Angela, who has now appeared in four episodes of “The Rehearsal,” is a devout Christian who approached her childrearing simulation with an interest in faith-based education.

Introducing, Dr. Michelle Yeoh.

Michelle Yeoh is now a doctor!

The Foundation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced $90K in scholarships to seven college-bound high school students pursuing careers in television. 

March 21–April 19Your mind may be on love or creativity, so why not blend both? Head out on fun dates, ask out that cutie, and look for the love and beauty that constantly surrounds you. You'll see it in smiles, connections, appreciation, and the arts. So don't join the lonely hearts club just yet if you've been pining for a bae.

“Kung Fu Panda 4” is officially in the works at DreamWorks and Universal, with a wide release set for March 8, 2024. The film will mark the third sequel of the original “Kung Fu Panda,” which premiered in 2008 to become DreamWorks’ highest-grossing original animated film.

BreAnna Bell The Creative Coalition has announced its impressive crop of high profile honorees for this year’s eighth annual Television Humanitarian Awards Gala.The list includes James Cromwell (“Succession”), Colman Domingo (“Euphoria”), Sheryl Lee Ralph (“Abbott Elementary”); and Samantha Hanratty (“Yellowjackets”), along with Melissa Rauch (“The Big Bang Theory”), and Paul Scheer (“Black Monday”).The Television Humanitarian Awards Gala, which takes place during Emmy week, highlights prominent figures in the television industry, as well as 2022 Emmy Award nominees who use the power of their celebrity for social good.“Grey’s Anatomy” co-executive producer and writer Jamie Denbo has also been named the recipient of the Your Voice Carries Weight Award – which honors a television leader for their advocacy work in obesity awareness – for the episode, “Living in a House Divided.” Variety’s Marc Malkin will host this year’s ceremony which is scheduled to be held on Sunday, September 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.“The incredibly talented individuals we are honoring at the TV Humanitarian Awards exemplify Hollywood at its best – dynamic stars who use their voices to make the world a better place,” said The Creative Coalition President and actor Tim Daly. The Creative Coalition CEO Robin Bronk added, “We have a long history of honoring entertainment industry leaders for their good work and these days it’s more important than ever to use the platforms of the arts for positive change.”All proceeds from the special charity event benefit The Creative Coalition’s year-round work to protect and advance the arts.

Clayton Davis Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.

Endeavor’s IMG has acquired a majority stake in Barrett-Jackson, a collector car auction and live events group, for just over $261 million in a cash and stock deal.

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Animation“Arcane” • The Boy Savior • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for NetflixAnne-Laure To, Color Script Artist“Arcane” • Happy Progress Day! • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for NetflixJulien Georgel, Art Direction“Arcane” • When These Walls Come Tumbling Down • Netflix • A Riot Games and Fortiche Production for NetflixBruno Couchinho, Background Designer“The Boys Presents: Diabolical” • Boyd In 3D • Prime Video • Amazon Studios, Sony Pictures Television Studios, Titmouse, Kripke Enterprises, Original Film, and Point Grey PicturesLexy Naut, Storyboard Artist“The House” • Netflix • Nexus Studios for NetflixKecy Salangad, Animator“Love, Death + Robots” • Jibaro • Netflix • Blur Studio for NetflixAlberto Mielgo, Character DesignerOutstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Programming“We’re Here” • Evansville, Indiana • HBO/HBO Max • HBO in association with House of Opus 20 and IPCCasey Caldwell, Costume Designer; Diego Montoya, Costume Designer; Joshua “Domino” Schwartz, Costume Designer; Marco Marco, Costume Designer; Patryq Howell, Costume DesignerOutstanding Hairstyling for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program“Annie Live!” • NBC • Chloe Productions, The Green Room, Zadan/Meron Productions, Sony Pictures TelevisionMia Neal, Department Head Hairstylist; Leah Loukas, Assistant Department Head HairstylistOutstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program“Legendary” • “Whorror House”• HBO/HBO Max • HBO Max in association with Scout ProductionsTonia Green, Department Head Makeup Artist; Tyson Fountaine, Key Makeup Artist; Sean Conklin, Makeup Artist; Marcel Banks, Makeup Artist; Jennifer Fregozo, Makeup Artist; Silvia Leczel,

Naman Ramachandran Musician and actor David Bowie has topped a Sky Arts list celebrating the 50 most influential British artists of the last 50 years.Bowie was named most influential by judges as they commended his influence across the industry and ability to transcend a variety of mediums including music, film and fashion.A team of judges across music, film and TV, performing arts, literature and visual art were asked to create the list by TV channel Sky Arts in a celebration of British artists past and present and their influence on global culture. The 15-person judging panel, led by DJ, presenter and author Lauren Laverne, included MOBO Awards founder Kanya King, writer Bonnie Greer, film critic Ali Plumb and theater critic Lyn Gardner.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorHollywood stuntman and martial artist Gene LeBell has died. He was 89.Professional wrestler Bas Rutten announced LeBell’s death via Facebook, writing, “You will be greatly missed Gene, I love you my friend, till we meet again!”LeBell started catch wrestling when he was 7, under the guidance of American wrestler Ed “The Strangler” Lewis.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe first feature by Berlin-based visual artist and filmmaker Ann Oren, which is titled “Piaffe,” is launching on Aug. 11 from the Locarno Film Festival’s Piazza Grande.Described by the director as “a love letter to the less recognized magicians of cinema and a playful celebration of otherness,” this German film is produced by Kristof Gerega, Sophie Ahrens and Fabian Altenried of Berlin-based Schuldenberg Films.Beijing-based Rediance, as previously announced, has taken international sales.“When her sibling Zara suffers a nervous breakdown, the introvert Eva is forced to take on Zara’s job as a foley artist.

Bangkok-based Night Edge Pictures, a new distributor and production outfit focused on horror and thriller titles, is launching this week with its first release, Kate Dolan’s You Are Not My Mother, which is opening in Thailand on August 11.

Presented at Locarno’s Cineasti del Presente competition, the first feature film of Brazilian filmmaker and curator Ana Vaz portrays the battle between the urban expansion of Brasília and the misplacement of its local fauna.It reprises some of the artist’s obsessions as well as questioning the urban identity of Brazil’s capital, denouncing both its institutional role and the artificiality of its architecture. The production has been possible thanks to an Italian, French and Brazilian collaboration carried out by Fondazione In Between Art Film and Spectre Films.This dark 16 mm avant-garde documentary begins with a series of long fixed shots and pans that ses us in the twilight that haunts Brasilia, whose frenetic distinctiveness drowns us into the deep shadows of an urban setting.

EXCLUSIVE: When you’re an artist incarcerated in a penitentiary, it’s not as if the warden will provide whatever you need to paint, like, “Grab all the pigment and palette knives you want.”

Idris Elba is getting some support from his family at the premiere of his new movie.

tells the story of the later years of the strange and fascinating marriage between the genius Salvador Dalí and his wife, Gala, as their seemingly unshakable bond begins to stress and fracture. Set in New York and Spain in 1973, the story is told through the eyes of James, a young assistant keen to make his name in the art world, who helps the eccentric and mercurial Dalí prepare for a big gallery show. Mary Harron directs the film that also stars Barbara Sukowa, Christopher Briney, Rupert Graves, Alexander Beyer, Andreja Pejic, Mark McKenna, Zachary Nachbar-Seckel, Avital Lvova, and Suki Waterhouse. John C.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDirector Mary Harron’s “Dalíland,” a movie about influential surrealist artist Salvador Dalí, will have its world premiere as the closing night film for the 47th Toronto International Film Festival.The movie will debut on Saturday, Sept. 17 at Roy Thomson Hall.Ben Kingsley is playing Salvador Dalí in “Dalíland,” which tells the story of his strange and fascinating marriage with his wife Gala as their seemingly unshakeable bond begins to crack.

Naman Ramachandran MBC Studios, the in-house premium content production arm of MBC Group, has commenced production on fantasy-adventure “Rise of the Witches”, the biggest series to be ever produced with a homegrown Saudi cast, and holds the largest ever budget for special effects for a Saudi production. Supported by NEOM, the series is being filmed on three purpose-built studio sets, including Saudi Arabia’s biggest purpose-built backlots to date.Based on the best-selling Saudi mythology books by Osamah Almuslim, the series, set in ancient Arabia, tells the story of an epic war between two rival witch covens, led by Afsaar and Da’ja’a.Growing up in a world dominated by male magicians who want to prevent women from having any access to magical powers, both witches secretly learn the arts and go on to form their own groups in order to protect themselves and gain power.

EJ Panaligan editorCinema Guild has acquired the North American distribution rights for Hong Sangsoo’s upcoming film “Walk Up.” The film will world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and will also play in competition at the San Sebastián International Film Festival. Cinema Guild will open the film in theaters in 2023 following its release of Hong’s other 2022 title, “The Novelist’s Film,” this fall.Kwon Haehyo, in his ninth film for Hong, plays Byungsoo, a film director who goes with his daughter, an aspiring interior designer, to a building owned by an old friend who is already established in the design field.

previously announced new cast members Juno Temple, Jon Hamm and Jennifer Jason Leigh.Keery will play “Gator Tillman,” while Morris will portray “Witt Farr” and Moorjani is “Indira Olmstead.” Further details on their roles were not made available.From creator and executive producer Noah Hawley, the MGM Television and FX production inspired by the 1996 film of the same name is an anthology crime drama that follows its leads as they become involved with various Midwestern murders, some of which may be connected in surprising ways. Executive producers are Warren Littlefield, the Coen Brothers, Steve Stark of Toluca Pictures, Kim Todd and Vincent Landay.Season 5’s logline is as follows: “‘Fargo’ has traveled through decades, cities and families, and the fifth installment will be no different: Set in 2019, when is a kidnapping not a kidnapping, and what if your wife isn’t yours?”The critically acclaimed series, which has previously featured Billy Bob Thornton, Chris Rock, Kirsten Dunst and Jessie Buckley, has garnered six Emmys, including one for Outstanding Miniseries upon its debut in 2014.Last year, ahead of the show’s eventual Season 5 renewal, Hawley said he would want the series to end after this installment.

EXCLUSIVE: Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds) has signed on to star alongside Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope in the upcoming Warhol-Basquiat film The Collaboration, based on the acclaimed play by four-time Oscar nominee Anthony McCarten, which heads into production in Boston in September.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple TV+ is hoping to find gold with its latest original podcast.