Partner News 11/03/22
Posted by NALIP on November 30, 2022
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‘Gears of War’ Video Game Franchise to Get Feature Film, Animated Series Adaptations at Netflix (Exclusive)
Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix has big plans for "Gears of War," such as creating a feature that is followed by a series. So far there are zero filmmakers and producers part of the new project. New Line briefly had film rights for the title, but Netflix offered a better deal for the film scout.
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WGA Sets Contract Negotiating Committee As Potential Writers Strike Looms
Courtesy of Deadline
WGA East and WGA West appointed their willing and experienced members to negotiate with the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers. This could potentially lead to a writers strike, which would be the first in fourteen years. One of the gains that they want is a better minimum and over-scale compensation.
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NBCU Launch Reveals Scripted TV Directors Program For 2022-2023
Courtesy of Deadline
NBCU Launch disclosed their class for their TV Directors Program and Female Forward. The class includes Tayo Amos, Melanie D'Andrea, Kryzz Gautier, Saray Guidetti, Gia-Rayne Harris, Elisabeth Rohm, and Nicole Taylor-Roberts. They will get a chance to lead a Telemundo scripted series as an effort for the program to increase the number of experienced Latine female directors in TV.
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Sundance Institute Names 2022 Episodic Lab Fellows
Courtesy of Deadline
Britt Adams “Onyx”, Gianmarco Giacomelli “Orlando”, Samantha Clay “The Growth”, Stephanie Adams-Santos “Sad Girl”, Sylvia Batey Alcalá “Blue Neptune”, and Tea Ho “Oriental Town” were selected for The Sundance Institute’s 2022 Episodic Program. It’s a six-day program that brings writers with original IPs together to work with established professionals.
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Sundance Leaders on the Challenging Indie Market: ‘It’s Not a Golden Age for Documentaries’
Courtesy of Variety
Sundance Institute’s Documentary Film Program (DFP) continues supporting documentary filmmakers on telling stories with social impact topics. October marked the 20th anniversary of the program and has supported thousands of projects all over the world.
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‘The Rewind’ Adaptation Set at Netflix, Clubhouse (Exclusive)
Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter
Netflix optioned romantic comedy, bestselling book “The Rewind” written by Allison Winn Scotch. Clubhouse Pictures will be producing the book into a feature film. Allison Winn Scotch is repped by CAA and The Book Group.
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Jenny Ramirez Joins Corie Henson’s Alternative Team at NBCUniversal (Exclusive)
Courtesy of The Hollywood Reporter
Jenny Ramirez has left Warner Bros. Discovery and joined NBCUniversal Television and Streaming for the same role: Senior VP Unscripted. She will be supervising unscripted development and productions for reality/talent competition series and game shows across various networks.
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14TH AAFCA AWARDS
Courtesy of AAFCA
AAFCA opened submissions for their 2023 AAFCA Awards on October 3rd and the deadline for submissions closes on the second of December. There are eleven categories and four specialty awards. Their top 10 will be announced on the 8th of December, winners on the 16th of January, and the annual awards is set for the 14th of March.
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Season 2 Of Emmy Winner THE WHITE LOTUS Debuted To 1.5 Million Viewers Sunday Night, Up 63% vs Season 1 Premiere
Courtesy of WarnerMedia
Season 2 premiere of “The White Lotus” had over 1.5 million viewers in the U.S. on HBO Max and linear TV, according to Nielson and other data. The first season received 20 Emmy nominations and won half of them.
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The Power of Us
Courtesy of Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo
Comcast had united more than 200 nonprofit and local leaders for their Project UP Partner Summit. The summit focus is to empower everyone across all communities to participate and excel in a digital world. The Project UP is a $1 billion initiative to connect millions of people to the Internet and more.
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The Walt Disney Company Announces $1 Million Multi-Year Grant for the Disney Storytellers Fund at Florida A&M University
Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company announced a $1 million grant to Florida A&M University’s School of Journalism & Graphic Communication for over five years with Disney Storytellers Fund at FAMU. This grant is part of the Disney Future Storytellers program. The grant will provide selected students with tuition and house scholarships, stipends, mentoring, and more
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Hispanic Heritage Foundation announces collaboration with IBM to upskill Latinos through IBM Skillsbuild and meet America’s workforce needs
Courtesy of Hispanic Heritage Foundation
The Hispanic Heritage Foundation is collaborating with IBM to provide digital content, personalized mentoring, and experiential learning to gain new skills. The program will be free for the HHF Network and will open to high school students, college students, young professionals, and adult learners. The program also includes IBM SkillsBuild.
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Monthly Film Festival
Courtesy of New Filmmakers LA
New Filmmakers LA is hosting their monthly film festival on November 19th. It also includes the annual InFocus: Indigenous Cinema program. The program highlights indigenous filmmakers’ work. Throughout the year, New Filmmakers LA showcases filmmakers of all backgrounds.
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