Directors Close-Up

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The Directors Close-Up is back again from February 1st to March 1st for a celebration of the directors and creators nominated for the 2023 Spirit Awards. There will be ten sessions online and end with three in-person events at the Wallis Annenberg Center. Passes are on sale now!

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How Sundance Films About Underrepresented Communities Lead to Awards Success

Courtesy of Variety

Sundance is recognized for premiering films focusing on underrepresented communities. Since the movement of #OscarSoWhite, there as been a lot of pressure for many award ceremonies to diversify. Sundance has become a go-to for films focused on underrepresented communities. This year, of Sundance's 110 features showcase BIPOC and other underrepresented communities.

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CAA Signs ‘The Blackening’s’ Dewayne Perkins (EXCLUSIVE)

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Dewayne Perkins, a Emmy-nominated actor, writer and comedian signed with CAA to rep him. Perkins co-produced, co-wrote with Tracy Oliver, and stars in "The Blackening." Hee also has credits in "The Hip-Hop Nutcracker" and "Sausage Party: Foodtopia." Other credits to note are: television writing credits also including “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” “Saved by the Bell,” “The Break With Michelle Wolf” and “The Amber Ruffin Show.”

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Netflix Picks Up Sundance Midnight Movie ‘Run Rabbit Run’ Starring Sarah Snook

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Netflix bought the rights to stream Sundance Midnight Movie "Run Rabbit Run," directed by Daina Reed, in the U.S. and other international territories. The film stars Sarah Snook in a thriller/horror as a fertility doctor. Starring alongside her are: Lily LaTorre, Damon Herriman and Greta Scacchi.

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Sundance Returns in Person: Screenings and Parties Met With Celebration and COVID Anxiety

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Sundance Film Festival returned to normal since the pandemic. Most films premieres are available to watch online. A few of the biggest titles during opening night was "The Pod Generation", "Sometimes I Think About Dying", and more. Many people were excited to go back to almost normal and attend the festival.

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Netflix Unveils Hopes For Next ‘Squid Game’ With Biggest Ever Korean Film & TV Slate Featuring ‘The Glory Part 2′, ‘Kill Boksoon’ & ‘Crash Course In Romance’

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Netflix unveils its largest slate of Korean TV and film, including what Netflix hopes to be its next "Squid Game." Korean content has been in Netflix's Top Ten in over 90 countries and three of the most watched shows. The watch time of Korean content also rose slightly to 93, but Japanese content is at 123.

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AAFCA Awards Winners List Includes Angela Bassett, Jeremy Pope & Gina Prince-Bythewood’s ‘The Woman King’

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AAFCA revealed the winners of its 14th annual AAFCA Awards. "The Woman King" won best picture and the director, Gina Prince-Bythewood, was best director. For the special achievement honorees, "Till" received the Impact Award and Antoine and Will Smith got the Beacon Award for "Emancipation." Danielle Deadwyler ("Till") and Jeremy Pope ("The Inspection") won Best Actress and Actor.

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Sundance Fellows Set For 2023 Screenwriters Lab And Intensive

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Sundance Institute named the participants and projects for its programs Screenwriters Lab and Screenwriters Intensive. Lab participants: Joseph Sackett (Cross Pollination), Sean Wang (Dìdi (弟弟)), Abinash Bikram Shah (Elephants in the Fog), Gabriela Ortega (Huella), Walter Thompson-Hernández (If I Go Will They Miss Me), Hadas Ayalon (In a Minute You’ll Be Gone), Bernardo Cubría, John Hibey & Joshua Penn Soskin (Kill Yr Idols), Dania Bdeir & Bane Fakih (Pigeon Wars), Rashad Frett & Lin Que Ayoung (Ricky), Farida Zahran (The Leftover Ladies), Masami Kawai (Valley of the Tall Grass) and Audrey Rosenberg (Wild Animals).

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PBS CEO Paula Kerger on How the New Republican-Led House Might Impact Public Broadcasting Funding

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PBS CEO Paula Kerger speaks on how a change in Congress affects funding for public TV. Funding goes through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and then goes directly to local broadcasters. To the CEO it is an important conversation to have on the possibilities of where the funding would go. The funding greatly impacts small stations fortunately legislators pay attention to how they would be impacted. PBS tries to focus on content that is entertaining, engaging, and impactful.

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NBCUniversal Taps Comcast Exec Amy Geary as SVP, Content Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)

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NBCUniversal hires Amy Geary from its parent company Comcast as senior VP of content distribution. Amy Geary worked for seven years at Comcast as VP of content acquisition. Geary will oversee NBC's partnerships with Apple, DirecTV, Google and YouTube Tv, Hulu, Verizon, NCTC, and more.

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