Nine feature-length projects in the CineLink Work in Progress selection of Sarajevo Film Festival include the new feature from Ukrainian filmmaker Alisa Kovalenko.
Kovalenko will present Frontline, a documentary filmed during her four-month stint in the Ukrainian army following the increased Russian invasion in February 2022.
Scroll down for the full list of Work in Progress projects
The project has previously participated in Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival’s Inspiration Forum, and the IDFA Forum, both in 2022.
It is produced by Kasia Kuczynska for Poland’s Haka Films, with Monica Hellstrom of Strom Pictures as co-producer.
Kovalenko has previously directed...
Kovalenko will present Frontline, a documentary filmed during her four-month stint in the Ukrainian army following the increased Russian invasion in February 2022.
Scroll down for the full list of Work in Progress projects
The project has previously participated in Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival’s Inspiration Forum, and the IDFA Forum, both in 2022.
It is produced by Kasia Kuczynska for Poland’s Haka Films, with Monica Hellstrom of Strom Pictures as co-producer.
Kovalenko has previously directed...
- 8/3/2024
- ScreenDaily
The year 2024 has been nerve-wracking for television fans. No shows are safe, and many reigning champs are seeing the end of their careers.
Did any of us really expect to see long-running success shows like Station 19 or Blue Bloods end?
But they are ending as networks try to tighten their production budgets. That means saying goodbye to some of our favorites to make room for the new and improved.
It can be tricky to get attached to a freshman season of any show. You can get attached to the characters, only to find out it was for naught when the season doesn't succeed.
Thankfully, that's not the case with Justin Hartley's new series, Tracker.
Related: Does Anyone Else Feel Ripped Off By This Ultra-Short Season?
Fans instantly loved the procedural suspense drama for its ten-episode freshman season.
We recently learned that a second season of Tracker is in the works.
Did any of us really expect to see long-running success shows like Station 19 or Blue Bloods end?
But they are ending as networks try to tighten their production budgets. That means saying goodbye to some of our favorites to make room for the new and improved.
It can be tricky to get attached to a freshman season of any show. You can get attached to the characters, only to find out it was for naught when the season doesn't succeed.
Thankfully, that's not the case with Justin Hartley's new series, Tracker.
Related: Does Anyone Else Feel Ripped Off By This Ultra-Short Season?
Fans instantly loved the procedural suspense drama for its ten-episode freshman season.
We recently learned that a second season of Tracker is in the works.
- 6/24/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
A new original anime film Housenka by Baku Kinoshita , who directed the original TV anime series Oddtaxi , was announced on May 23 . Kinoshita will direct and handle character design, with Kazuya Konomoto (who wrote the script for Oddtaxi ) writing the screenplay. Animation creator and game art designer Michinoku-toge will provide the concept art. Anime production company Clap ( Pompo: The Cinéphile ) will work on planning and production. The company's official Twitter posted a visual that depicts the back of a man looking up at fireworks on a porch. Clap also announced that Housenka will participate in the “Work in Progress” program at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2024. "Work in Progress" is a program that introduces the production process of works scheduled for future releases. Director Kinoshita, producer and Clap president Ryoichiro Matsuo , and concept art designer Michinoku-toge , will give the presentation on June 12. "I am teaming up with Kazuya Konomoto again...
- 5/24/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
There are few shows on television quite like “Baby Reindeer.” The fact that Richard Gadd’s dramatic miniseries dropped on Netflix with little to no promotion makes it feel even more distinct.
Based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the seven-episode series follows Donny Dunn, an aspiring standup comedian and current bartender who makes the grave mistake of offering a woman a cup of tea on the house. That nice gesture upends his world, as “Baby Reindeer” chronicles one woman’s growing obsession with him, the complexities of both having a stalker and being flattered by her attention, and how Donny’s view of himself came to be so low. Both unflinchingly honest and at times bizarre, the series follows in the footsteps of art such as Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You,” Hannah Gadsby’s “Nannette” and Abby McEnany’s “Work in Progress.”
Here...
Based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show of the same name, the seven-episode series follows Donny Dunn, an aspiring standup comedian and current bartender who makes the grave mistake of offering a woman a cup of tea on the house. That nice gesture upends his world, as “Baby Reindeer” chronicles one woman’s growing obsession with him, the complexities of both having a stalker and being flattered by her attention, and how Donny’s view of himself came to be so low. Both unflinchingly honest and at times bizarre, the series follows in the footsteps of art such as Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You,” Hannah Gadsby’s “Nannette” and Abby McEnany’s “Work in Progress.”
Here...
- 4/27/2024
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Jamie-Lynn Sigler says she was told not to disclose her multiple sclerosis diagnosis on The Sopranos by the set physician.
While appearing on Sophia Bush’s podcast Work in Progress, the actress shared that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 20-years-old, a year after receiving a Lyme disease diagnosis.
Shortly after being told she had Ms, she had her cast physical and told the physician about her latest health update. “He’s like, ‘Uh yeah, I don’t think you should tell anybody about that and I’m not going to put this down [on your medical records],'” Sigler recalled.
“I just followed his advice because I also wasn’t that symptomatic at the time so it wasn’t something that I thought about, or that I had to think about all the time,” she explained. Sigler then confirmed she initially “told no one, absolutely no one” on the set about her Ms diagnosis.
While appearing on Sophia Bush’s podcast Work in Progress, the actress shared that she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at 20-years-old, a year after receiving a Lyme disease diagnosis.
Shortly after being told she had Ms, she had her cast physical and told the physician about her latest health update. “He’s like, ‘Uh yeah, I don’t think you should tell anybody about that and I’m not going to put this down [on your medical records],'” Sigler recalled.
“I just followed his advice because I also wasn’t that symptomatic at the time so it wasn’t something that I thought about, or that I had to think about all the time,” she explained. Sigler then confirmed she initially “told no one, absolutely no one” on the set about her Ms diagnosis.
- 4/26/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dr. Julius Hibbert first appeared on "The Simpsons" in the episode "Bart the Daredevil". In that particular episode, Bart (Nancy Cartwright) was toying with the idea of being an Evel Knieval-type stunt performer, aiming to leap over Springfield Gorge on a skateboard. As a warning, Bart was taken to see Dr. Hibbert who took the boy to a special wing of Springfield hospital. In it were nothing but children who had injured themselves after imitating stunts they saw on TV. "I won't even subject you to the horrors of our Three Stooges ward," Dr. Hibbert gravely intones.
From 1990 through 2021, Dr. Hibbert was played by Harry Shearer. When viewers became sensitive to how many white actors have played animated Black characters throughout the history of animation, Shearer stepped aside and Kevin Michael Richardson took over the role.
Dr. Hibbert was kindly, bemused, but possessed of a strangely cold bedside manner. When Bart comes to see Dr.
From 1990 through 2021, Dr. Hibbert was played by Harry Shearer. When viewers became sensitive to how many white actors have played animated Black characters throughout the history of animation, Shearer stepped aside and Kevin Michael Richardson took over the role.
Dr. Hibbert was kindly, bemused, but possessed of a strangely cold bedside manner. When Bart comes to see Dr.
- 4/8/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Lithuanian filmmaker Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Toxic, a coming-of-age teenage tale, secured this year’s Work in Progress prize at Meeting Point Vilnius (Mpv), the annual audiovisual industry event that takes place during the Vilnius International Film Festival, Kino Pavasaris.
The award lands the filmmaking team a €5,000 cash prize from the Lithuanian Film Centre,
Toxic is being produced by Lithuania’s Giedrė Burokaitė, with Bliuvaitė, the pair are looking for a sales agent and “a premiere at a film festival” for the title which they anticipate finishing by the end of May this year.
It is about a young girl abandoned...
The award lands the filmmaking team a €5,000 cash prize from the Lithuanian Film Centre,
Toxic is being produced by Lithuania’s Giedrė Burokaitė, with Bliuvaitė, the pair are looking for a sales agent and “a premiere at a film festival” for the title which they anticipate finishing by the end of May this year.
It is about a young girl abandoned...
- 3/28/2024
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: It’s a big week for husband-and-wife production duo Luke Hyams and Sunita Mirchandani Hyams.
Not only does their debut documentary, The Sidemen Story, launch tomorrow (February 14) on Netflix in the UK, but this interview with Deadline is the first they’ve given since the launch of their indie cross-cultural producer Pangaea.
In a wide-ranging chat that interrupts a break in Jamaica — what they call their “first holiday in quite a few years” — they talk about the gruelling hours of work that went into shooting and producing a doc on British YouTube stars The Sidemen, the state of the UK production sector and a slate that includes Work in Progress, a talk show in which UK TV host, broadcaster and creative Julie Adenuga quizzes major public figures.
Hyams is the former Head of Originals for YouTube Emea, Director of Global Content for The Walt Disney Company and the creator...
Not only does their debut documentary, The Sidemen Story, launch tomorrow (February 14) on Netflix in the UK, but this interview with Deadline is the first they’ve given since the launch of their indie cross-cultural producer Pangaea.
In a wide-ranging chat that interrupts a break in Jamaica — what they call their “first holiday in quite a few years” — they talk about the gruelling hours of work that went into shooting and producing a doc on British YouTube stars The Sidemen, the state of the UK production sector and a slate that includes Work in Progress, a talk show in which UK TV host, broadcaster and creative Julie Adenuga quizzes major public figures.
Hyams is the former Head of Originals for YouTube Emea, Director of Global Content for The Walt Disney Company and the creator...
- 2/13/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Lilly Wachowski is bound to direct “Trash Mountain,” a queer comedy-drama starring rising comedian and actor Caleb Hearon. The film follows a young gay man living in Chicago who returns to his hometown in Missouri following the death of his hoarder father.
Along with starring in the feature, Hearon also co-wrote the script with Ruby Caster. Colin Trevorrow, who directed Hearon in “Jurassic World Dominion,” is producing the feature with his banner Metronome Film Co., alongside Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev for Sight Unseen.
“Trash Mountain” will mark the first solo directorial feature effort for Wachowski, who is best known for writing and helming the original “Matrix” trilogy with her sister, Lana Wachowski. The duo’s other projects include the lesbian crime thriller “Bound” and the colorful manga adaptation “Speed Racer.”
In recent years, Lilly has worked in television, as a co-creator of Netflix’s “Sense 8” and as a showrunner,...
Along with starring in the feature, Hearon also co-wrote the script with Ruby Caster. Colin Trevorrow, who directed Hearon in “Jurassic World Dominion,” is producing the feature with his banner Metronome Film Co., alongside Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev for Sight Unseen.
“Trash Mountain” will mark the first solo directorial feature effort for Wachowski, who is best known for writing and helming the original “Matrix” trilogy with her sister, Lana Wachowski. The duo’s other projects include the lesbian crime thriller “Bound” and the colorful manga adaptation “Speed Racer.”
In recent years, Lilly has worked in television, as a co-creator of Netflix’s “Sense 8” and as a showrunner,...
- 2/12/2024
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The Wachowskis are seemingly no longer interested in working as a filmmaking duo. We’ve known this for a while, as Lana Wachowski went off and made the most recent ‘Matrix’ film on her own, while Lilly Wachowski worked on the acclaimed TV series “Work in Progress.” So, it’s still a little strange to see them working apart, but apparently, it’s time for Lilly to make her own feature film titled “Trash Mountain.”
Read More: Lilly Wachowski Found The Idea Of Returning To Direct ‘Matrix 4’ “Expressly Unappealing”
According to Collider, Lilly Wachowski is set to direct a comedy film, “Trash Mountain.” The film comes from the mind of comedian Caleb Hearon, who co-wrote the script alongside Ruby Caster and is set to star in the movie.
Continue reading ‘Trash Mountain’: Lilly Wachowski To Make Her Solo Feature Directorial Debut With New Comedy Starring Caleb Hearon at The Playlist.
Read More: Lilly Wachowski Found The Idea Of Returning To Direct ‘Matrix 4’ “Expressly Unappealing”
According to Collider, Lilly Wachowski is set to direct a comedy film, “Trash Mountain.” The film comes from the mind of comedian Caleb Hearon, who co-wrote the script alongside Ruby Caster and is set to star in the movie.
Continue reading ‘Trash Mountain’: Lilly Wachowski To Make Her Solo Feature Directorial Debut With New Comedy Starring Caleb Hearon at The Playlist.
- 2/12/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Lilly Wachowski is officially making her solo feature directorial debut after sister Lana Wachowski helmed “The Matrix Resurrections.”
As confirmed to Collider, Lilly will direct upcoming queer dramedy “Trash Mountain,” with lead actor Caleb Hearon penning the script. Colin Trevorrow has signed on as a producer, along with Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev at Sight Unseen.
Per the official synopsis, “Trash Mountain” follows a gay Chicago man in his 20s who must return to rural Missouri to deal with the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through. “Human Resources” writer and “Fargo” actor Hearon cowrote the script with Ruby Caster.
“When my pal Caleb Hearon sent me ‘Trash Mountain,’ I leapt at the chance to direct it,” Lilly said in a statement. “So beautiful and sad and funny! Queer representation and stories are...
As confirmed to Collider, Lilly will direct upcoming queer dramedy “Trash Mountain,” with lead actor Caleb Hearon penning the script. Colin Trevorrow has signed on as a producer, along with Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev at Sight Unseen.
Per the official synopsis, “Trash Mountain” follows a gay Chicago man in his 20s who must return to rural Missouri to deal with the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a house full of items, some valuable and some not so, to pick through. “Human Resources” writer and “Fargo” actor Hearon cowrote the script with Ruby Caster.
“When my pal Caleb Hearon sent me ‘Trash Mountain,’ I leapt at the chance to direct it,” Lilly said in a statement. “So beautiful and sad and funny! Queer representation and stories are...
- 2/12/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It's difficult to encapsulate the importance of Lana and Lilly Wachowski as directors. While the queer crime thriller "Bound" marked the sisters' directorial debut, it was their 1999 hit "The Matrix" that completely changed the landscape of science-fiction cinema forever. In 2021, the franchise's fourth installment, "The Maxtrix Resurrections" was released, but the film was a solo directorial venture from Lana Wachowski. Lilly has not directed a film since 2015's "Jupiter Ascending," but spent time directing season 1 of "Sense 8" and serving as the showrunner for "Work in Progress." The former was yet another sci-fi epic, but the latter is a sweet, semi-autobiographical queer dramedy starring Abby McEnany. It seems that working on this series must have inspired Lilly to continue similar creative ventures because according to a report from Collider, her next feature film is "Trash Mountain" starring Caleb Hearon.
Hearon co-wrote the film with Ruby Caster ("Bleeding Love"), and the...
Hearon co-wrote the film with Ruby Caster ("Bleeding Love"), and the...
- 2/12/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Slovenia, Italy, Croatia, Serbia and France are all producing the title.
Urska Djukic’s Little Trouble Girls, a co-production between five European countries, is among the winners at the Les Arcs Film Festival Industry Village, which handed out its prizes this evening.
The film took the €10,000 post-production services award in the Work in Progress section. Slovenia’s Spok Film and Nosorogi, Italy’s Staragara I.T., Croatia’s Izazov, Serbia’s Non-Aligned Films and France’s Sister Productions are all producing the film.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
The feature debut of Slovenian director Djukic, Little Trouble Girls...
Urska Djukic’s Little Trouble Girls, a co-production between five European countries, is among the winners at the Les Arcs Film Festival Industry Village, which handed out its prizes this evening.
The film took the €10,000 post-production services award in the Work in Progress section. Slovenia’s Spok Film and Nosorogi, Italy’s Staragara I.T., Croatia’s Izazov, Serbia’s Non-Aligned Films and France’s Sister Productions are all producing the film.
Scroll down for the full list of winners
The feature debut of Slovenian director Djukic, Little Trouble Girls...
- 12/18/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Tracker is ready to tackle Super Bowl Sunday, and TVLine’s #2024FirstLook series continues with a fresh batch of photos from the first episode of CBS’ new midseason series.
Based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver, Tracker stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries — and while contending with his own fractured family.
More from TVLineFire Country Adds Rafael de la Fuente for Season 2 - Should Bode Be Worried? (Exclusive...
Based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver, Tracker stars Justin Hartley as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a “reward seeker,” using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries — and while contending with his own fractured family.
More from TVLineFire Country Adds Rafael de la Fuente for Season 2 - Should Bode Be Worried? (Exclusive...
- 12/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The Red Sea International Film Festival (Red Sea Iff) is delighted to announce the winners of the Red Sea Souk Awards – vital funding and in-kind grants to develop and boost new talent from Saudi, Arab and African directors. Three juries deliberated to finally select nine winning feature ideas and two TV series, whose creative visions will now benefit from generous prizes awarded by the Red Sea Fund and its award partners.
A total of 24 new film projects screened as part of the Red Sea Souk, with 12 titles by filmmakers of African and Arab origin, alongside 12 Red Sea Lodge projects by Saudi, Arab and African directors which have been developed over the last year through intensive workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. The Red Sea Souk Project Market jury awards are supported by the Red Sea Fund, and in the selection were five Saudi projects, eight African projects...
A total of 24 new film projects screened as part of the Red Sea Souk, with 12 titles by filmmakers of African and Arab origin, alongside 12 Red Sea Lodge projects by Saudi, Arab and African directors which have been developed over the last year through intensive workshops and in partnership with the Torino Film Lab. The Red Sea Souk Project Market jury awards are supported by the Red Sea Fund, and in the selection were five Saudi projects, eight African projects...
- 12/7/2023
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Festival ran November 2-12.
Sofia Exarchou’s Animal has won the €10,000 Golden Alexander-Theo Angelopoulos prize for best film at the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the first time in 30 years a Greek production has won the top prize.
The film’s lead actress Dimitra Vlagopoulou also won the best actress award ex aequo with Joanna Arnow for US production The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed, which she also directed.
Vlagopoulou had previously won best actress at Locarno where the film had its world premiere.
The Greek, Austrian, Romanian, Cypriot, Bulgarian co-production follows a group of women...
Sofia Exarchou’s Animal has won the €10,000 Golden Alexander-Theo Angelopoulos prize for best film at the 64th Thessaloniki International Film Festival, the first time in 30 years a Greek production has won the top prize.
The film’s lead actress Dimitra Vlagopoulou also won the best actress award ex aequo with Joanna Arnow for US production The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed, which she also directed.
Vlagopoulou had previously won best actress at Locarno where the film had its world premiere.
The Greek, Austrian, Romanian, Cypriot, Bulgarian co-production follows a group of women...
- 11/15/2023
- by Alexis Grivas
- ScreenDaily
Masterpiece on PBS has announced the premiere dates and released first look images for the upcoming seasons of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and All Creatures Great and Small.
On January 7, 2024, the two British dramas will return for their fourth seasons. Miss Scarlet and The Duke will kick off the night at 8 p.m. and will be immediately followed by All Creatures Great and Small at 9.
In the new season of Miss Scarlet and The Duke, Eliza (Kate Phillips) has taken over the business of Nash & Sons (not that he has any sons) and things are not going entirely smoothly, although help comes from some familiar sources. Outside of work, her relationship with William builds towards a looming decision that will shape both their lives
The fourth season of All Creatures Great and Small will pick up in springtime of 1940 with change on the...
On January 7, 2024, the two British dramas will return for their fourth seasons. Miss Scarlet and The Duke will kick off the night at 8 p.m. and will be immediately followed by All Creatures Great and Small at 9.
In the new season of Miss Scarlet and The Duke, Eliza (Kate Phillips) has taken over the business of Nash & Sons (not that he has any sons) and things are not going entirely smoothly, although help comes from some familiar sources. Outside of work, her relationship with William builds towards a looming decision that will shape both their lives
The fourth season of All Creatures Great and Small will pick up in springtime of 1940 with change on the...
- 8/29/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
As LGBTQ characters and stories become the norm — mercifully, no longer an outlier or cause for surprise — it’s more important than ever to check your sources.
Just as you study the labels on your food or the sustainability of your clothing, audiences should be informed as to who is behind the camera (and pages) when it comes to queer stories. While we’d never dictate what stories creators are allowed to write, the proof is often in the pudding when it comes to queer film and TV. As proven by the diabolical gay delights of “The White Lotus” or the lustfully longing glances in “A Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” it just hits different when we’re in charge.
In an industry that often purports to celebrate difference until it comes to who gets the big bucks, LGBTQ talent often have to work twice as hard to get half as far in Hollywood.
Just as you study the labels on your food or the sustainability of your clothing, audiences should be informed as to who is behind the camera (and pages) when it comes to queer stories. While we’d never dictate what stories creators are allowed to write, the proof is often in the pudding when it comes to queer film and TV. As proven by the diabolical gay delights of “The White Lotus” or the lustfully longing glances in “A Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” it just hits different when we’re in charge.
In an industry that often purports to celebrate difference until it comes to who gets the big bucks, LGBTQ talent often have to work twice as hard to get half as far in Hollywood.
- 6/7/2023
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Nina Bloomgarden (The Resort), James Tupper (Big Little Lies), Theo Germaine (They/Them) and Paige Collins (Big House) have signed on to star alongside Mary Beth Barrone in the indie erotic thriller Good Girl, which Lauren Garroni is directing, in her feature debut. No details on their roles have been disclosed.
The film currently shooting in Los Angeles watches as an enterprising Sugar Baby, offered ten grand to move in with her Sugar Daddy, comes to discover the dark secrets trapped within his home. Pic is described as part biting dark comedy, part erotic thriller — but above all, a story about sex work through a feminist and queer lens.
Kelly Parker’s Mary Ellen Moffat is producing the film based on Bree Essirig and Garroni’s script. Exec producers include Barrone, Garroni, Essrig, Simon Brook and Brook Productions.
Bloomgarden was part of the core cast of Peacock’s darkly...
The film currently shooting in Los Angeles watches as an enterprising Sugar Baby, offered ten grand to move in with her Sugar Daddy, comes to discover the dark secrets trapped within his home. Pic is described as part biting dark comedy, part erotic thriller — but above all, a story about sex work through a feminist and queer lens.
Kelly Parker’s Mary Ellen Moffat is producing the film based on Bree Essirig and Garroni’s script. Exec producers include Barrone, Garroni, Essrig, Simon Brook and Brook Productions.
Bloomgarden was part of the core cast of Peacock’s darkly...
- 4/28/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Celebrating six decades as the animation industry’s premier international showcase and cementing a growing position as Hollywood’s preferred French getaway, the Annecy Intl. Animation Festival revealed its 2023 program in Paris on Thursday, unveiling a formidable selection of world premieres and industry debuts.
If only for the breadth of this year’s official selection, Annecy looks set to for its most fulsome and abundant edition.
Among the 11 titles competing for this year’s Cristal – Annecy’s top prize – Jérémie Périn’s sci-fi drama “Mars Express” and Jim Capobianco & Pierre-Luc Granjon stop-motion Leonardo da Vinci epic “The Inventor” will make their world premieres. Other eagerly anticipated titles include “Chicken for Linda!” from Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, “Four Souls of Coyote” from by Áron Gauder, and “The Inseparables” by Jérémie Degruson.
Titles like Liu Jian’s “Art College 1994” and Sepideh Farsi’s “The Siren” will arrive in the idyllic French...
If only for the breadth of this year’s official selection, Annecy looks set to for its most fulsome and abundant edition.
Among the 11 titles competing for this year’s Cristal – Annecy’s top prize – Jérémie Périn’s sci-fi drama “Mars Express” and Jim Capobianco & Pierre-Luc Granjon stop-motion Leonardo da Vinci epic “The Inventor” will make their world premieres. Other eagerly anticipated titles include “Chicken for Linda!” from Chiara Malta and Sébastien Laudenbach, “Four Souls of Coyote” from by Áron Gauder, and “The Inseparables” by Jérémie Degruson.
Titles like Liu Jian’s “Art College 1994” and Sepideh Farsi’s “The Siren” will arrive in the idyllic French...
- 4/27/2023
- by Ben Croll and John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Justin Hartley’s (This Is Us) new drama series The Never Game has a new name: Tracker. CBS announced the change and dropped a short teaser for the upcoming primetime series that will join the network’s lineup for the 2023-2024 season.
Season one of Tracker will also star Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work in Progress), Eric Graise (Locke & Key), Fiona Rene, and two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell.
Ben H. Winters wrote the pilot, based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. Hartley, Winters, Ken Olin, and Hilary Weisman Graham serve as executive producers. Olin, a four-time Emmy Award nominee for This Is Us, directed the pilot.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” stated Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, when the series was announced in December...
Season one of Tracker will also star Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work in Progress), Eric Graise (Locke & Key), Fiona Rene, and two-time Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell.
Ben H. Winters wrote the pilot, based on the bestselling novel The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver. Hartley, Winters, Ken Olin, and Hilary Weisman Graham serve as executive producers. Olin, a four-time Emmy Award nominee for This Is Us, directed the pilot.
“I am overjoyed to give the first new show order for next season to this thrilling new series led by the incredibly talented Justin Hartley,” stated Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, when the series was announced in December...
- 3/15/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Writ Large has upped TV and film literary manager Lauren Dineley to partner.
Dineley joined Writ Large in 2016 and was later promoted to manager in 2019. During her tenure at the company, she has cultivated a diverse roster of top tier clients including creator & showrunner Tanya Saracho (Vida), Black List scribes Azia Squire, Emma Dudley, and Holly Brix, writers Brittany Miller, Kim Shumway, Silvia Olivas, Calaya Michelle Stallworth, Carly Woodworth, and Jessica Mena Esteves, as well as filmmakers Veronica Rodriguez and Monica Zanetti (Ellie & Abbie and Ellie’s Dead Aunt).
Dineley is a graduate...
Dineley joined Writ Large in 2016 and was later promoted to manager in 2019. During her tenure at the company, she has cultivated a diverse roster of top tier clients including creator & showrunner Tanya Saracho (Vida), Black List scribes Azia Squire, Emma Dudley, and Holly Brix, writers Brittany Miller, Kim Shumway, Silvia Olivas, Calaya Michelle Stallworth, Carly Woodworth, and Jessica Mena Esteves, as well as filmmakers Veronica Rodriguez and Monica Zanetti (Ellie & Abbie and Ellie’s Dead Aunt).
Dineley is a graduate...
- 2/1/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Chicago P.D.’: Sophia Bush Went on a Raid With the Chicago Police While Taking Down a Heroin Dealer
It’s been several seasons since Sophia Bush played Detective Erin Lindsay on Chicago P.D., but her legacy is still present. Not only was she part of the cast that successfully launched the second installment of the One Chicago universe after P.D. spawned from Chicago Fire, but she left an indelible impression on fans.
Chicago P.D. is now in its 10th season. Bush left after Season 4, which means she’s been gone for more than half the series. However, while on the show, she made every effort to portray the realities of being a police officer in Chicago. According to the actor, this included donning bulletproof vests during ride-alongs that led to real-life arrests.
Sophia Bush points out the criminal contrasts of living in Chicago
As with many stars on the One Chicago shows, Bush was based in Chicago while a cast member on Chicago P.D. Detective Lindsay was an early Fire-p.
Chicago P.D. is now in its 10th season. Bush left after Season 4, which means she’s been gone for more than half the series. However, while on the show, she made every effort to portray the realities of being a police officer in Chicago. According to the actor, this included donning bulletproof vests during ride-alongs that led to real-life arrests.
Sophia Bush points out the criminal contrasts of living in Chicago
As with many stars on the One Chicago shows, Bush was based in Chicago while a cast member on Chicago P.D. Detective Lindsay was an early Fire-p.
- 1/29/2023
- by Nikelle Murphy
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Robin Weigert (Deadwood), Abby McEnany (Work in Progress) and Eric Graise (Step Up: High Water) are set as leads opposite Justin Hartley in CBS drama pilot The Never Game, an adaptation of Jeffery Deaver’s novel. The quartet, as well as recently announced Mary McDonnell, comprise the core cast of the project from director Ken Olin and 20th Television.
Written by Ben Winters based on Deaver’s novel, The Never Game follows the adventures of Colter Shaw (Hartley), who was raised by his paranoid survivalist father to be an expert tracker and now makes his living as a “rewardist,” traveling America in his Airstream trailer, helping families recover their lost loved ones and their other most precious things — all while staying one step ahead of the memories that haunt him, and the unanswered questions from his past.
Weigert plays Teddi Bruin, a former touring manager for rock musicians who...
Written by Ben Winters based on Deaver’s novel, The Never Game follows the adventures of Colter Shaw (Hartley), who was raised by his paranoid survivalist father to be an expert tracker and now makes his living as a “rewardist,” traveling America in his Airstream trailer, helping families recover their lost loved ones and their other most precious things — all while staying one step ahead of the memories that haunt him, and the unanswered questions from his past.
Weigert plays Teddi Bruin, a former touring manager for rock musicians who...
- 9/30/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime will not be moving forward with a third season of “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” Variety has confirmed. The news comes after the network aired the series’ Season 2 finale on Aug. 21.
The Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman comedy series followed the two creators as they settled into their new lives, struggling to survive in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Kristin Dodson, Hassan Johnson and Kareem Green were amongst the cast.
“We would like to thank the creators, executive producers and stars Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, along with fellow executive producer Keith Heisler, our partners at Avalon, as well as our scene-stealing supporting cast of Kristin Dodson, Hassan Johnson and Kareem Green,” said a Showtime spokesperson in a statement. “We’re very proud to have taken Kevin and Dan’s distinctive shorts and expanded it into two seasons of excellent television. Those two funny and inventive seasons will live on our site for audiences to continue to discover and enjoy.
The Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman comedy series followed the two creators as they settled into their new lives, struggling to survive in Flatbush, Brooklyn. Kristin Dodson, Hassan Johnson and Kareem Green were amongst the cast.
“We would like to thank the creators, executive producers and stars Kevin Iso and Dan Perlman, along with fellow executive producer Keith Heisler, our partners at Avalon, as well as our scene-stealing supporting cast of Kristin Dodson, Hassan Johnson and Kareem Green,” said a Showtime spokesperson in a statement. “We’re very proud to have taken Kevin and Dan’s distinctive shorts and expanded it into two seasons of excellent television. Those two funny and inventive seasons will live on our site for audiences to continue to discover and enjoy.
- 9/14/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
In his feature debut, which has just proved the biggest winner at Sanfic Industria’s 2022 Work in Progress strand, Chilean writer-director Alberto Hayden explores what has been almost an obsession with him. Inspired by the musings of South Korean-born philosopher Byung-Chul Han and his French counterpart Deleuze, Hayden questions whether people continue to exist past their physical selves through people’s memories of them, their photos, the possessions they have left behind or in this digital age, their social media imprint.
“Una Luz Negra” (“A Dark Light”) is among the 10 Work in Progress (Wip) titles participating at Chilean industry forum, Sanfic Industria. It ponders these questions in a story of two people. She is Josefina (56) and he is Jorge (45). She has contacted him because four years ago, she lost her son who bears his exact same name, Jorge Ferrer Buriard. The coincidence is all the more unusual because the surname...
“Una Luz Negra” (“A Dark Light”) is among the 10 Work in Progress (Wip) titles participating at Chilean industry forum, Sanfic Industria. It ponders these questions in a story of two people. She is Josefina (56) and he is Jorge (45). She has contacted him because four years ago, she lost her son who bears his exact same name, Jorge Ferrer Buriard. The coincidence is all the more unusual because the surname...
- 8/20/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
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[This story contains spoilers for They/Them.]
In John Logan’s directorial debut, Peacock summer camp slasher They/Them, a group of LGBTQ young people find themselves at a conversion therapy camp — places banned in many U.S. states that allege they can “change,” “repair” or even “cure” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Run by Kevin Bacon’s Owen Whistler and designed to appear like a typical summer camp, Whistler lures the campers into a sense of trust with an oddly warm, inclusionary and unthreatening welcome before unleashing his and his family’s violent and discriminatory torture on the group. All there for different reasons, the group must band together to survive the psychological and physical abuse they experience.
But as the campers fight off a variety of queerphobic and transphobic camp counselors — including members of their own community — they soon discover that there’s another threat walking among them in the woods,...
[This story contains spoilers for They/Them.]
In John Logan’s directorial debut, Peacock summer camp slasher They/Them, a group of LGBTQ young people find themselves at a conversion therapy camp — places banned in many U.S. states that allege they can “change,” “repair” or even “cure” someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
Run by Kevin Bacon’s Owen Whistler and designed to appear like a typical summer camp, Whistler lures the campers into a sense of trust with an oddly warm, inclusionary and unthreatening welcome before unleashing his and his family’s violent and discriminatory torture on the group. All there for different reasons, the group must band together to survive the psychological and physical abuse they experience.
But as the campers fight off a variety of queerphobic and transphobic camp counselors — including members of their own community — they soon discover that there’s another threat walking among them in the woods,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Horror film “They/Them” (pronounced “They Slash Them”), from producers Jason Blum and Michael Aguilar, finally slashes its way onto screens in the first week of August.
Written, directed and executive produced by John Logan and executive produced by Kevin Bacon, Scott Turner Schofield, Howie Young and Michael Aguilar, the movie features Lgbtqia+ youth attending and a gay conversion camp.
The fear-based film marks gay playwright John Logan’s directorial debut. Logan has previously written Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator,” as well as Tim Butron’s “Sweeney Todd” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo.” He also created Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful.” “The/Them” premiered at the 40th Los Angeles Outfest Film Festival in early July.
TheWrap has rounded up all the details regarding how to watch “They/Them” below.
Also Read:
Kevin Bacon Promises ‘A Safe Space’ in LGBTQ+ Horror Movie ‘They/Them’ Trailer (Video) Will “They/Them” Be Streaming?
After premiering on the closing night...
Written, directed and executive produced by John Logan and executive produced by Kevin Bacon, Scott Turner Schofield, Howie Young and Michael Aguilar, the movie features Lgbtqia+ youth attending and a gay conversion camp.
The fear-based film marks gay playwright John Logan’s directorial debut. Logan has previously written Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator,” as well as Tim Butron’s “Sweeney Todd” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo.” He also created Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful.” “The/Them” premiered at the 40th Los Angeles Outfest Film Festival in early July.
TheWrap has rounded up all the details regarding how to watch “They/Them” below.
Also Read:
Kevin Bacon Promises ‘A Safe Space’ in LGBTQ+ Horror Movie ‘They/Them’ Trailer (Video) Will “They/Them” Be Streaming?
After premiering on the closing night...
- 8/5/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
When TV academy voters sit down to fill out their 2022 Emmy nominations ballots, they have to consider 118 shows for Best Comedy Series; this is up by 50 contenders from last year. Since 2017, voters have not had to limit their choices to just 10 shows. The TV academy tells its members to “vote for as many achievements in this category that you have seen and feel are worthy of a nomination.”
Reigning Best Comedy Series winner “Ted Lasso” is back to try and defend its title, while six of its seven 2021 rivals have shots at redemption since they also aired during the eligibility period of June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. Those half dozen shows are “Black-ish,” “Cobra Kai,” “Emily in Paris,” “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks,” and “PEN15.” The lone 2021 nominee missing from this ballot is “The Kominsky Method,” which ended its three-season run last May. Also back in the hunt is “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...
Reigning Best Comedy Series winner “Ted Lasso” is back to try and defend its title, while six of its seven 2021 rivals have shots at redemption since they also aired during the eligibility period of June 1, 2021 to May 31, 2022. Those half dozen shows are “Black-ish,” “Cobra Kai,” “Emily in Paris,” “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks,” and “PEN15.” The lone 2021 nominee missing from this ballot is “The Kominsky Method,” which ended its three-season run last May. Also back in the hunt is “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Queer representation on the small screen has certainly come a long way over the past two decades, not only in terms of quality but also quantity. Back when I was a baby queer in the early 2000s, “The L Word” was pretty much all I had to see parts of my experience on TV, save for the rare gay subplots of popular teen shows — never forget Marissa’s brief but extremely hot dalliance with Olivia Wilde on “The O.C.” The stereotyped gays of “Sex and the City” and “Will and Grace” were replaced over the years by more fleshed out and nuanced queer characters across the LGBTQ+ spectrum, and, finally, we’ve seen some actually well-written trans characters played by trans performers. Its mostly been in the latter half of the 2010s and early 2020s that we’ve really seen a rise in more dynamic and diverse LGBTQ+ storytelling, with...
- 6/16/2022
- by Oliver Whitney
- Indiewire
A+E Studios is developing a series adaptation of the Peter Bognanni book “Things I’m Seeing Without You” with Alyssa Milano onboard to write, Variety has learned exclusively.
Milano will executive produce in addition to writing the project. Peter Farrelly, who won two Oscars in 2019 for his work on “Green Book,” will direct and executive produce. Tim Mason will executive produce and serve as showrunner. Mason was most recently the co-creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director on the Showtime series “Work in Progress.” Samantha Kurtzman-Counter and Abbie Schiller of The Mother Company will also executive produce. A+E Studios will produce in association with Range Media Partners. Milano is under a first-look deal with A+E. No network or streaming service is attached at this time.
In the show, sixteen-year-old Tess talks to Jonah every day; through texts, tweets and emails. So when she discovers he has committed suicide, her world implodes.
Milano will executive produce in addition to writing the project. Peter Farrelly, who won two Oscars in 2019 for his work on “Green Book,” will direct and executive produce. Tim Mason will executive produce and serve as showrunner. Mason was most recently the co-creator, showrunner, executive producer, and director on the Showtime series “Work in Progress.” Samantha Kurtzman-Counter and Abbie Schiller of The Mother Company will also executive produce. A+E Studios will produce in association with Range Media Partners. Milano is under a first-look deal with A+E. No network or streaming service is attached at this time.
In the show, sixteen-year-old Tess talks to Jonah every day; through texts, tweets and emails. So when she discovers he has committed suicide, her world implodes.
- 6/13/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Titles include the latest Vietnam’s Ham Tran, whose ‘Maika’ played at this year’s Sundance.
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled 32 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market.
The 13 titles selected for the It Project strand include The Othered, from Vietnamese director Ham Tran, whose family sci-fi Maika premiered at the virtual Sundance in January and was picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. East Films, which produced Maika, will also make The Othered as a Vietnam-Canada-us co-production.
Further...
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled 32 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market.
The 13 titles selected for the It Project strand include The Othered, from Vietnamese director Ham Tran, whose family sci-fi Maika premiered at the virtual Sundance in January and was picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. East Films, which produced Maika, will also make The Othered as a Vietnam-Canada-us co-production.
Further...
- 6/6/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Titles include the latest Vietnam’s Ham Tran, whose ‘Maika’ played at this year’s Sundance.
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled 32 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market.
The 13 titles selected for the It Project strand include The Othered, from Vietnamese director Ham Tran, whose family sci-fi Maika premiered at the virtual Sundance in January and was picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. East Films, which produced Maika, will also make The Othered as a Vietnam-Canada-us co-production.
Further...
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled 32 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Network of Asian Fantastic Films (Naff) project market.
The 13 titles selected for the It Project strand include The Othered, from Vietnamese director Ham Tran, whose family sci-fi Maika premiered at the virtual Sundance in January and was picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. East Films, which produced Maika, will also make The Othered as a Vietnam-Canada-us co-production.
Further...
- 6/6/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Titles include the latest Vietnam’s Ham Tran, whose ‘Maika’ played at this year’s Sundance.
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled 32 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Naff project market.
The 13 titles selected for the It Project strand include The Othered, from Vietnamese director Ham Tran, whose family sci-fi Maika premiered at the virtual Sundance in January and was picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. East Films, which produced Maika, will also make The Othered as a Vietnam-Canada-us co-production.
Further titles include Left Hand Of The Devil,...
South Korea’s Bucheon International Film Festival (Bifan), Asia’s largest genre film festival, has unveiled 32 titles from 18 countries for this year’s Naff project market.
The 13 titles selected for the It Project strand include The Othered, from Vietnamese director Ham Tran, whose family sci-fi Maika premiered at the virtual Sundance in January and was picked up for distribution by Well Go USA Entertainment. East Films, which produced Maika, will also make The Othered as a Vietnam-Canada-us co-production.
Further titles include Left Hand Of The Devil,...
- 6/6/2022
- by Michael Rosser
- ScreenDaily
Starzplay has acquired Stephen Dunn’s reimagining of groundbreaking British series “Queer as Folk” for a slew of territories including the U.K., several continental European countries, and Latin America.
The Peacock-produced reboot of the Russell T. Davies series from the ’90s about three clubgoing men in Manchester’s gay village, has been acquired by the streaming service for Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Spain, Netherlands, the Nordics and the U.K.
The eight-episode show will premiere in the U.K. on July 1, with other local premieres rolling out exclusively in the other territories on July 31. Two new episodes will be available each week.
Produced by UCP, a division of the Universal Studio Group, “Queer as Folk” is Stephen Dunn’s reimagining of the cult show created by Davies which has been transposed from Manchester to New Orleans where it looks at a diverse group of friends...
The Peacock-produced reboot of the Russell T. Davies series from the ’90s about three clubgoing men in Manchester’s gay village, has been acquired by the streaming service for Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Latin America, Luxembourg, Spain, Netherlands, the Nordics and the U.K.
The eight-episode show will premiere in the U.K. on July 1, with other local premieres rolling out exclusively in the other territories on July 31. Two new episodes will be available each week.
Produced by UCP, a division of the Universal Studio Group, “Queer as Folk” is Stephen Dunn’s reimagining of the cult show created by Davies which has been transposed from Manchester to New Orleans where it looks at a diverse group of friends...
- 5/10/2022
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
The Málaga Festival Industry Zone (Mafiz) wrapped Thursday, March 25 with a slew of awards parceled out to productions from across Spain and Latin America.
Several projects by women filmmakers dominated the event, which kicked off on March 21.
Spanish documentarian Carla Subirana’s fiction feature debut, “Sica” made off with three private-sector plaudits, including the Aracne post-production cash prize of €20,000 as well as the Rec and Abycine awards, comprising participation in their respective industry labs.
Backed by Alba Sotorra’s Cinema Productions, Galician firm Miramira, Spanish pubcaster Tve and Catalonia’s Tvc, the coming-of-age drama turns on 13-year-old Sica who waits by the Costa da Morte, a Galician fishing shoreline, for the sea to give up the body of her fisherman father who perished at sea.
Other Work in Progress (Wip) awards went to documentary “Of Books and Women,” by María Elorza of Spain and “Nothing” (a working title) by Brazil’s Adriana Guimaraes.
Several projects by women filmmakers dominated the event, which kicked off on March 21.
Spanish documentarian Carla Subirana’s fiction feature debut, “Sica” made off with three private-sector plaudits, including the Aracne post-production cash prize of €20,000 as well as the Rec and Abycine awards, comprising participation in their respective industry labs.
Backed by Alba Sotorra’s Cinema Productions, Galician firm Miramira, Spanish pubcaster Tve and Catalonia’s Tvc, the coming-of-age drama turns on 13-year-old Sica who waits by the Costa da Morte, a Galician fishing shoreline, for the sea to give up the body of her fisherman father who perished at sea.
Other Work in Progress (Wip) awards went to documentary “Of Books and Women,” by María Elorza of Spain and “Nothing” (a working title) by Brazil’s Adriana Guimaraes.
- 3/25/2022
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Swiss documentary film festival Visions du Réel has unveiled its VdR-Industry selection, which includes 27 projects in different stages of production.
The works will be invited to participate in three key forums – VdR-Pitching, VdR-Work in Progress and VdR-Rough Cut Lab – that run as part of the fest’s industry activities in Nyon from April 10-14.
Those who cannot make it to the festival will be able to participate online but organizers are focusing strongly on the in-person event.
“We can’t wait to finally welcome back project holders and industry representatives to the shores of Lake Geneva. We feel strengthened by the lessons we have learned from the digital and hybrid editions of the last two years. In fact, they have opened up new possibilities in terms of activities format and allowed us to widen the range of professionals participating in VdR–Industry,” said Madeline Robert, head of industry and artistic advisor of Visions du Réel,...
The works will be invited to participate in three key forums – VdR-Pitching, VdR-Work in Progress and VdR-Rough Cut Lab – that run as part of the fest’s industry activities in Nyon from April 10-14.
Those who cannot make it to the festival will be able to participate online but organizers are focusing strongly on the in-person event.
“We can’t wait to finally welcome back project holders and industry representatives to the shores of Lake Geneva. We feel strengthened by the lessons we have learned from the digital and hybrid editions of the last two years. In fact, they have opened up new possibilities in terms of activities format and allowed us to widen the range of professionals participating in VdR–Industry,” said Madeline Robert, head of industry and artistic advisor of Visions du Réel,...
- 3/11/2022
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime's "The L Word: Generation Q" has been renewed for a third season, four months after its sophomore finale aired in October 2021. According to The Hollywood Reporter, showrunner Marja-Lewis Ryan and creator Ilene Chaiken's groundbreaking drama series will be back for its season 3 run on Showtime, the Viacom CBS-backed premium network. This is especially good news for fans of "The L Word: Generation Q," considering that the show has been renewed amidst news of three other shows being axed: comedies "Black Monday" and "Work in Progress," along with drama series, "American Rust."
"Generation Q" is a sequel series to "The L Word,"...
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"Generation Q" is a sequel series to "The L Word,"...
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- 2/7/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Nyle Dimarco is booking a trip to the Big Easy. The actor will appear in Peacock’s upcoming Queer as Folk reimagining as a charming grad student, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Dimarco made history (twice!) as the first deaf contestant to win America’s Next Top Model (2015) and Dancing With the Stars (2016). His acting credits include roles on Switched at Birth, Difficult People, This Close and Station 19.
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Dimarco made history (twice!) as the first deaf contestant to win America’s Next Top Model (2015) and Dancing With the Stars (2016). His acting credits include roles on Switched at Birth, Difficult People, This Close and Station 19.
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- 2/1/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Showtime has canceled its comedy series "Black Monday" after three seasons and "Work in Progress" after two seasons according to Deadline. The "Work in Progress" news came first from showrunner Lilly Wachowski on Twitter, saying the show would not be back for a third season and that "it was a major bummer." You can check out the entire thread on Twitter, and you should. It's a really beautiful tribute, as well as a call to the industry to have more "meaningful support systems for the art that they help create." There is also a request for other networks to pick up the series.
Wachowski created "Work...
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Wachowski created "Work...
The post Showtime Cancels Comedy Shows Black Monday and Work in Progress appeared first on /Film.
- 1/29/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
The comedy series Black Monday and Work in Progress are the latest shows to be dropped by the cable network Showtime. Work in Progress showrunner Lilly Wachowski confirmed the news on Twitter on Thursday, writing, “Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season. It was a major bummer.” Right before the thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from the execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season. It was a major bummer. — Lilly Wachowski (@lilly_wachowski) January 27, 2022 The series, created by Abby McEnany and Tim Mason, starred McEnany as a self-identified “fat, queer dyke” who enters into a transformative relationship during a time of crisis. It premiered on December 8, 2019, and received positive reviews, leading to a...
- 1/28/2022
- TV Insider
Black Monday has gone bust: Showtime has cancelled its Wall Street satire after three seasons, TVLine has confirmed.
Actor Paul Scheer, who played trader Keith Shankar on the dark comedy, first broke the news of Black Monday‘s axing on his Twitch stream Thursdays with Rob & Paul, where he joked to co-host Rob Huebel that he was boycotting all Showtime programming after the premium cabler cancelled his series.
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Actor Paul Scheer, who played trader Keith Shankar on the dark comedy, first broke the news of Black Monday‘s axing on his Twitch stream Thursdays with Rob & Paul, where he joked to co-host Rob Huebel that he was boycotting all Showtime programming after the premium cabler cancelled his series.
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- 1/27/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Both “Black Monday” and “Work in Progress” have been canceled at Showtime.
“Black Monday” aired its third season on Showtime from May to August 2021. The dark comedy series followed a group of Wall Street traders in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. It starred Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson.
Scheer had revealed the news on the Twitch show “Thursdays with Rob & Paul,” saying “I guess we haven’t said it. Let’s say ‘Black Monday’ was not renewed.”
“Black Monday” was created by David Caspe and Jordan Caham, with both serving as showrunners and executive producers. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg also executive produced along with Cheadle. Rannells and Hall produced. Showtime and Sony Pictures Television co-produced the series.
“We can confirm that ‘Black Monday’ will not be moving forward with a fourth season,” Showtime said in a statement. “Don Cheadle, Regina Hall,...
“Black Monday” aired its third season on Showtime from May to August 2021. The dark comedy series followed a group of Wall Street traders in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. It starred Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson.
Scheer had revealed the news on the Twitch show “Thursdays with Rob & Paul,” saying “I guess we haven’t said it. Let’s say ‘Black Monday’ was not renewed.”
“Black Monday” was created by David Caspe and Jordan Caham, with both serving as showrunners and executive producers. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg also executive produced along with Cheadle. Rannells and Hall produced. Showtime and Sony Pictures Television co-produced the series.
“We can confirm that ‘Black Monday’ will not be moving forward with a fourth season,” Showtime said in a statement. “Don Cheadle, Regina Hall,...
- 1/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with statements from Showtime: Comedies Black Monday and Work in Progress will not be moving forward at Showtime, becoming the latest titles to get the chop from the premium cable network.
On Thursday, Work in Progress showrunner Lilly Wachowski revealed on Twitter that the series from co-creator and star Abby McEnany had not been renewed for a third season.
“Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season,” Wachowski shared in a lengthy Twitter thread. “It was a major bummer.”
Season 2 of Work in Progress, which debuted in August 2021, picked up from the previous chapter, with Abby (McEnany) coping with her break from Chris (Theo Germaine) and adjusting to life with best friend-turned-roommate, Campbell (Celeste Pechous). The series hailed from McEnany and Tim Mason, with Wachowski co-writing.
“We...
On Thursday, Work in Progress showrunner Lilly Wachowski revealed on Twitter that the series from co-creator and star Abby McEnany had not been renewed for a third season.
“Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season,” Wachowski shared in a lengthy Twitter thread. “It was a major bummer.”
Season 2 of Work in Progress, which debuted in August 2021, picked up from the previous chapter, with Abby (McEnany) coping with her break from Chris (Theo Germaine) and adjusting to life with best friend-turned-roommate, Campbell (Celeste Pechous). The series hailed from McEnany and Tim Mason, with Wachowski co-writing.
“We...
- 1/27/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
ViacomCBS has unveiled the lineup of the 15 performers set to perform for its 2022 Showcase. The event, which will once again go virtual, will live stream on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. Pt, 4. p.m. Pt and 7 p.m. Pt.
Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han will show off their talent in the pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy and comedic music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.
The performers, who hail from all across the country, are selected to participate in a month-long virtual writers’ room before traveling to Los Angeles to take part...
Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han will show off their talent in the pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy and comedic music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.
The performers, who hail from all across the country, are selected to participate in a month-long virtual writers’ room before traveling to Los Angeles to take part...
- 1/26/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime will not be bringing back American Rust for a second season.
The premium cabler announced Thursday that the Jeff Daniels-Maura Tierney drama has been canceled.
News of the demise comes three months after the conclusion of the first season, with Pittsburgh's Tribune-Review breaking the news.
“We can confirm that American Rust will not be moving forward with a second season,” a Showtime rep said in a statement.
“We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.”
Based on Philipp Meyer’s celebrated debut novel, American Rust is a family drama and a timeless story of wanting a brighter future while being held prisoner by the past.
The story of survival and transcendence is told through the eyes of Del Harris (Daniels), the complicated...
The premium cabler announced Thursday that the Jeff Daniels-Maura Tierney drama has been canceled.
News of the demise comes three months after the conclusion of the first season, with Pittsburgh's Tribune-Review breaking the news.
“We can confirm that American Rust will not be moving forward with a second season,” a Showtime rep said in a statement.
“We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our talented showrunner Dan Futterman and the rest of the wonderful writers, and our amazing cast led by Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney.”
Based on Philipp Meyer’s celebrated debut novel, American Rust is a family drama and a timeless story of wanting a brighter future while being held prisoner by the past.
The story of survival and transcendence is told through the eyes of Del Harris (Daniels), the complicated...
- 1/25/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced the nominees for the 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 finalist Gottmik announced nominees in select GLAAD Media Awards categories live via GLAAD’s TikTok channel.
The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Ketel One Family Made Vodka.
The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominees were published, released, or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2021. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies, which fund GLAAD’s work to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance, will be held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday,...
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 finalist Gottmik announced nominees in select GLAAD Media Awards categories live via GLAAD’s TikTok channel.
The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since its inception in 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown to be the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally. The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Gilead Sciences, Inc. and Ketel One Family Made Vodka.
The 33rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominees were published, released, or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2021. The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies, which fund GLAAD’s work to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance, will be held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday,...
- 1/24/2022
- Look to the Stars
Ziwe, Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Wachowski and other Writers Guild of America East members that work on Showtime titles are calling on Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc to reach a “fair and equitable” contract with the union. The new Vice contract, which is currently in its last days of scheduled negotiation, will consolidate four previously separate WGA East contracts, and will cover members working on Vice’s series on Showtime.
The letter, signed by over 40 union members on shows like Billions, City on a Hill and Work in Progress and sent to the CEO on Wednesday, tells Dubuc, “We ...
The letter, signed by over 40 union members on shows like Billions, City on a Hill and Work in Progress and sent to the CEO on Wednesday, tells Dubuc, “We ...
- 12/3/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ziwe, Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Wachowski and other Writers Guild of America East members that work on Showtime titles are calling on Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc to reach a “fair and equitable” contract with the union. The new Vice contract, which is currently in its last days of scheduled negotiation, will consolidate four previously separate WGA East contracts, and will cover members working on Vice’s series on Showtime.
The letter, signed by over 40 union members on shows like Billions, City on a Hill and Work in Progress and sent to the CEO on Wednesday, tells Dubuc, “We ...
The letter, signed by over 40 union members on shows like Billions, City on a Hill and Work in Progress and sent to the CEO on Wednesday, tells Dubuc, “We ...
- 12/3/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
It seems Caitlin’s frequent mentioning of her ex on The Flash this season was laying the groundwork for a comeback: Robbie Amell will reprise his role as Ronnie Raymond (aka one half of the original Firestorm) during two episodes of Season 8, EW.com reports.
Amell will first appear in Episode 11, long after the current “Armageddon” five-part event wraps up on Dec. 14. (The series will then resume with fresh installments on its new night, Wednesday, March 9.) No details are currently available about how Amell’s character will return or in what form.
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Amell will first appear in Episode 11, long after the current “Armageddon” five-part event wraps up on Dec. 14. (The series will then resume with fresh installments on its new night, Wednesday, March 9.) No details are currently available about how Amell’s character will return or in what form.
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- 12/1/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
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