After evaluating twenty-two submissions from Florida screenwriters, Feature Florida Partnerships (FFP) announces two screenplays that have been selected to receive financial assistance for professional script coaching services under "Create it Here!" – the non-profit organization's signature program and a key component of its effort to revitalize feature film and television … [Read more...] about Feature Florida Partnerships Selects Screenplay Finalists
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Oscar-Qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival 2021 Goes Virtual
New York International Children's Film Festival to open with Premiere event for CITY OF GHOSTS on March 5; Announces Opening Spotlight NAHUEL & THE MAGIC BOOK and Closing Spotlight RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF) announced its 2021 Special Programs today. The 24th edition of the Festival will open on March 5th with a … [Read more...] about Oscar-Qualifying New York International Children’s Film Festival 2021 Goes Virtual
Cyber Shorts Film Festival Returns For Second Year
Cyber Shorts: A VR Film Festival returns for its second year. Festival Co-directors Darryl A. Armstrong and Shahab Zargari developed the idea to launch a film festival using the AltspaceVR platform early on during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. While that initial festival was quickly put together, it turned out to be a huge success with 19 films screened to an audience of … [Read more...] about Cyber Shorts Film Festival Returns For Second Year
Antoine Dunn Wins Artist Of The Year, Scores 6 Nominations at 2020 Josie Music Awards
2020 has been a year filled with challenges and uncertainty for most of us worldwide. From Covid-19 to civil unrest, massive cancellations of events and rising political tensions, this is definitely a year which will go down in the history books forever. That said, the music somehow never stops for Billboard Top-20 singer-songwriter and music producer, Antoine Dunn. In … [Read more...] about Antoine Dunn Wins Artist Of The Year, Scores 6 Nominations at 2020 Josie Music Awards
Gibson Gives: Plays It Forward Bringing the Power of Music to Gallatin High School Students in Bozeman, Montana
Gibson Gives--the charitable arm of Gibson the iconic American instrument brand--has partnered with Gallatin High School in Bozeman, Montana to bring the power of music to returning students this fall. Gibson representatives and country music artist Stephanie Quayle presented the young guitar players with a donation of 24 hand-crafted, high-quality, acoustic … [Read more...] about Gibson Gives: Plays It Forward Bringing the Power of Music to Gallatin High School Students in Bozeman, Montana
Cast of Hollywood Changemakers Fight Stigmas During Americans With Disabilities Act Celebration
As the entertainment industry seeks to be more inclusive of talent with disabilities, RespectAbility, the nonprofit that produced The Hollywood Disability Inclusion Toolkit, highlights examples of best practice among studio executives, producers, writers and actors in both the television and film industry during a virtual event. Part of a larger week-long … [Read more...] about Cast of Hollywood Changemakers Fight Stigmas During Americans With Disabilities Act Celebration
SCAD Wins 2020 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Competition
The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is proud to announce a team of SCAD students from its School of Entertainment Arts has won the grand prize in the 2020 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films program, a student filmmaking competition. SCAD students also won the competition in 2019. The film, "Let Loose," was created by writer/director Elina Itugot (B.F.A., film and … [Read more...] about SCAD Wins 2020 Coca-Cola Refreshing Films Competition
Billy Strings Announces Streaming Strings 2020 Tour; Live Streaming From Nashville – Presented by Rounder Records
Billy Strings, who has been hailed as the future of bluegrass, transcending tradition and genre with his high velocity, flat-picking guitar technique and intense, confessional songwriting, has announced an ambitious live streaming/virtual touring project set to kick off on July 16, 2020 in his adopted hometown of Nashville, TN. The STREAMING STRINGS 2020 TOUR is an … [Read more...] about Billy Strings Announces Streaming Strings 2020 Tour; Live Streaming From Nashville – Presented by Rounder Records
XPRIZE Announces Winner of Global Short Story Contest to Imagine the Future of Telepresence Technologies
XPRIZE, the global leader in incentivized prize competitions, in partnership with All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest 5-star airline, announce the winner of a global writing contest to imagine future use-cases of telepresence technology, as part of the Avatars Inc anthology. The anthology, edited by Ann VanderMeer, was first published online in March … [Read more...] about XPRIZE Announces Winner of Global Short Story Contest to Imagine the Future of Telepresence Technologies
“Nothing Stays The Same: The Story Of The Saxon Pub” Coming to VOD, EST, and DVD on July 14
Nothing Stays the Same celebrates the last 30 years of live music in Austin, Texas, while also examining the challenges faced by musicians and music venues in one of the fastest-growing and most popular cities in the country, all through the lens of the legendary Saxon Pub. With iconic venues closing each year due to rising rents and property taxes in the Live Music Capital … [Read more...] about “Nothing Stays The Same: The Story Of The Saxon Pub” Coming to VOD, EST, and DVD on July 14