Over 8,400 short films were submitted for the 2nd annual Sony Future Filmmaker Awards in Los Angeles, but only six filmmakers walked away with a win Thursday night.
148 countries were represented at the event held at the Cary Grant Theatre on the Sony Pictures Studios lot, with films competing in six categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Environment, Animation, Student and Future Format.
Created by Creo and sponsored by Sony, the black tie affair hosted by “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent Denny Directo was preceded by a week-long industry immersion program and workshops with established Hollywood executives.
Winners were selected by a group of industry experts — including Sony Pictures Classics cofounders/co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, and cinematographers Rob Hardy and Kate Reid, with Unjoo Moon and Robert
Primes selecting the initial longlist. Director Justin Chadwick chaired both selection processes.
2nd Annual Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, winners
Ultimately, the winners were Katie Blair, Olawunmi Hassan & Adaobi Samson,...
148 countries were represented at the event held at the Cary Grant Theatre on the Sony Pictures Studios lot, with films competing in six categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Environment, Animation, Student and Future Format.
Created by Creo and sponsored by Sony, the black tie affair hosted by “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent Denny Directo was preceded by a week-long industry immersion program and workshops with established Hollywood executives.
Winners were selected by a group of industry experts — including Sony Pictures Classics cofounders/co-presidents Michael Barker and Tom Bernard, and cinematographers Rob Hardy and Kate Reid, with Unjoo Moon and Robert
Primes selecting the initial longlist. Director Justin Chadwick chaired both selection processes.
2nd Annual Sony Future Filmmaker Awards, winners
Ultimately, the winners were Katie Blair, Olawunmi Hassan & Adaobi Samson,...
- 5/31/2024
- by JD Knapp
- The Wrap
The contrast between Donald Trump on Univision last year and Joe Biden on Univision Tuesday was night and day, but the result was still pretty much the same.
Exactly five months after a controversial interview with the 45th President by Enrique Acevedo, the anchor of Televisa’s En punto was broadcast on the Spanish-language network, a sit-down with the 46th Potus aired. However, while the unctuous November 9, 2023 Trump interview at Mar-a-Lago saw the former Celebrity Apprentice host spouting grievances, stolen election conspiracy theories and self-aggrandizement, Biden went nearly full policy wonk tonight.
Including a stroll through the Oval Office discussing the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, and a clearly scripted aside that the iconic labor leader’s granddaughter Julie Chavez Rodriguez is chairing his reelection campaign, the multi-channel, multi-lingual Biden special may have sought to distinguish itself as always from Trump. However, the truth is tonight’s interview with...
Exactly five months after a controversial interview with the 45th President by Enrique Acevedo, the anchor of Televisa’s En punto was broadcast on the Spanish-language network, a sit-down with the 46th Potus aired. However, while the unctuous November 9, 2023 Trump interview at Mar-a-Lago saw the former Celebrity Apprentice host spouting grievances, stolen election conspiracy theories and self-aggrandizement, Biden went nearly full policy wonk tonight.
Including a stroll through the Oval Office discussing the life and legacy of Cesar Chavez, and a clearly scripted aside that the iconic labor leader’s granddaughter Julie Chavez Rodriguez is chairing his reelection campaign, the multi-channel, multi-lingual Biden special may have sought to distinguish itself as always from Trump. However, the truth is tonight’s interview with...
- 4/10/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Avantika is opening up about racially-charged comments about her following the release of the Mean Girls trailer back in November.
The almost 19-year-old actress stars in the new movie musical as the ditzy Karen, who was played by Amanda Seyfried in the original movie 20 years ago.
After the trailer debuted, Avantika was met with racist comments about her casting, and now, she’s reacting to the negative things people said.
Keep reading to find out more…
“If anybody says anything about my acting, I’m like ‘please tell me more.’ If you don’t feel like you’re connecting to the character on screen, I should know,” she told Teen Vogue. “But if you’re talking about how you can smell the character from the screen, you’re simply an ignorant person and a bigot, and there’s nothing I can do about that. I thought it was funny how...
The almost 19-year-old actress stars in the new movie musical as the ditzy Karen, who was played by Amanda Seyfried in the original movie 20 years ago.
After the trailer debuted, Avantika was met with racist comments about her casting, and now, she’s reacting to the negative things people said.
Keep reading to find out more…
“If anybody says anything about my acting, I’m like ‘please tell me more.’ If you don’t feel like you’re connecting to the character on screen, I should know,” she told Teen Vogue. “But if you’re talking about how you can smell the character from the screen, you’re simply an ignorant person and a bigot, and there’s nothing I can do about that. I thought it was funny how...
- 1/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
‘Bridgerton’ star Charithra Chandran will headline the cast of ‘Arzu’, a drama series based on the novel of the same name by Mumbai-based Riva Razdan, according to an exclusive report run by ‘Variety’.
Geetika Lizardi, whose writing credits include ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ and ‘Outsourced’, will write the series and also serve as showrunner.
The project comes out of the first-look deal between Fifth Season-backed Blink49 Studios and Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh’s Unicorn Island Productions.
‘Arzu’ follows a brilliant, young heiress who escapes scandal in Mumbai and lands in New York City. But while training to enter into glamorous Manhattan high society, Arzu risks throwing it all away for the adventure of living life on her own terms, reports ‘Variety’.
“I am delighted to be part of a show that is full of glamour, romance and drama, and fearlessly touches on societal issues,” Chandran said, adding: “Excited for the world to see it.
Geetika Lizardi, whose writing credits include ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ and ‘Outsourced’, will write the series and also serve as showrunner.
The project comes out of the first-look deal between Fifth Season-backed Blink49 Studios and Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh’s Unicorn Island Productions.
‘Arzu’ follows a brilliant, young heiress who escapes scandal in Mumbai and lands in New York City. But while training to enter into glamorous Manhattan high society, Arzu risks throwing it all away for the adventure of living life on her own terms, reports ‘Variety’.
“I am delighted to be part of a show that is full of glamour, romance and drama, and fearlessly touches on societal issues,” Chandran said, adding: “Excited for the world to see it.
- 11/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
‘Bridgerton’ star Charithra Chandran will headline the cast of ‘Arzu’, a drama series based on the novel of the same name by Mumbai-based Riva Razdan, according to an exclusive report run by ‘Variety’.
Geetika Lizardi, whose writing credits include ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ and ‘Outsourced’, will write the series and also serve as showrunner.
The project comes out of the first-look deal between Fifth Season-backed Blink49 Studios and Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh’s Unicorn Island Productions.
‘Arzu’ follows a brilliant, young heiress who escapes scandal in Mumbai and lands in New York City. But while training to enter into glamorous Manhattan high society, Arzu risks throwing it all away for the adventure of living life on her own terms, reports ‘Variety’.
“I am delighted to be part of a show that is full of glamour, romance and drama, and fearlessly touches on societal issues,” Chandran said, adding: “Excited for the world to see it.
Geetika Lizardi, whose writing credits include ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Mira, Royal Detective’ and ‘Outsourced’, will write the series and also serve as showrunner.
The project comes out of the first-look deal between Fifth Season-backed Blink49 Studios and Canadian YouTuber Lilly Singh’s Unicorn Island Productions.
‘Arzu’ follows a brilliant, young heiress who escapes scandal in Mumbai and lands in New York City. But while training to enter into glamorous Manhattan high society, Arzu risks throwing it all away for the adventure of living life on her own terms, reports ‘Variety’.
“I am delighted to be part of a show that is full of glamour, romance and drama, and fearlessly touches on societal issues,” Chandran said, adding: “Excited for the world to see it.
- 11/27/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Winners for the 38th annual Television Critics Association (TCA) Awards were announced Saturday and ABC’s Abbott Elementary outclassed the competition with a leading four wins, including Individual Achievement in Comedy for star/creator Quinta Brunson, Outstanding Comedy Series, Outstanding New Series and the coveted Program of the Year.
Other highlights: This Is Us‘ Mandy Moore — whose Emmy snub was heard ’round the world — took home Individual Achievement in Drama honors; Netflix’s cancelled Baby-Sitters Club won Outstanding Youth Programming for the second year in a row; Hulu’s Dopesick triumphed as Outstanding Limited Series; and HBO’s Succession snagged the Outstanding Drama Series prize.
Other highlights: This Is Us‘ Mandy Moore — whose Emmy snub was heard ’round the world — took home Individual Achievement in Drama honors; Netflix’s cancelled Baby-Sitters Club won Outstanding Youth Programming for the second year in a row; Hulu’s Dopesick triumphed as Outstanding Limited Series; and HBO’s Succession snagged the Outstanding Drama Series prize.
- 8/6/2022
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
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