Ry Russo-Young has made a name for herself directing fiction narrative features, and episodes of scripted television — and now she’s ready to turn the camera on herself and her family.
A...
It’s taken just over a month for Netflix to confirm that “Never Have I Ever” is returning for a third season, no doubt reassuring those eagerly awaiting news of the beloved...
Australian comedy-drama “The Unusual Suspects” is making its way stateside. Hulu acquired U.S. rights to the series, which revolves around four women from different walks of life who...
Céline Sciamma is not yet done exploring the uncertainties of childhood — while 2019’s “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” was a love story between adults, the French...
It’s more good news for fans of “Adventure Time”: HBO Max has given a series order to a new spinoff of the beloved animated series. According to a press release, the new show will...
It’s exciting times for “Bridgerton” breakout Phoebe Dynevor, who is attached to executive produce and star in a new series adaptation for Amazon. Naoise Dolan’s novel...
With theaters finally reopening after their 18-month long shutdown, it appears that the Broadway, National Tour, and London productions of theater titan “Wicked” are set to benefit from a...
Ntozake Shange’s Obie Award-winning 1976 choreopoem classic “for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf” is once again returning to New York theater, this...
The film rights to the debut novel “Animal” from No.1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Taddeo have been acquired by MGM and Plan B Entertainment, with the latter to produce as part...
MACRO, the “award-winning media brand driven by people of color,” has partnered with Beats to launch a new pitch competition for students and recent alumni of historically Black...
New kids on the block, Ada Twist and friends, are set to make their way to children’s screens this fall. A new trailer has just dropped for “Ava Twist, Scientist,” Netflix’s...
With summer in full swing, and the Summer Games coming up, the TV landscape feels a little quieter in anticipation of the jam-packed fall season — but there’s still something for...
How far will a mother go to give her child the best opportunities in life? That question seems to be answered in the trailer for “Confetti” from writer-director Ann Hu, who has based the...
A newly formed organization, Out in Hollywood, has launched its inaugural Out Loud List of the best unproduced pilot scripts that center on queer experiences and/or are written by queer writers....
Award-winning journalist and producer Jemele Hill is set to launch a new podcast network, The Unbothered Network, which will focus on elevating the voices and stories of Black women. The Hollywood...
Thelma and Louise are set to drive into pastures new. Callie Khouri, the award-winning screenwriter of the 1991 titular classic has revealed she is working with a number of collaborators on a stage...
“Becoming a champion is easy; staying one is hard,” we are told in the new trailer for “Platform,” a documentary about women martial artists in Iran.
Described as a...
Agnès Godard and Pamela Albarrán are set to be honored at Cannes for the impact of their work as directors of photography on world cinema by the festival’s official partner, Angénieux, according...
Founded to support ethnic minorities with disabilities in getting recognition and job opportunities within the film industry, the AXS Film Fund is now accepting applications for support grants. Up to...
Bridgett M. Davis is adapting her memoir for the screen with an assist from Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Plan B Entertainment and Searchlight Pictures have...
Several films from a directing pioneer will have their day in the sun once again. Screen International has announced that Cohen Media Group will be handling worldwide sales on restored versions of...
The BBC has announced that it is committing £100 million ($124 million USD) of its existing commission budget to diverse and inclusive content over three years, starting in 2021. It stands as the...
Nahnatchka Khan has lined up another feature. The “Always Be My Maybe” director is adding to her packed slate, teaming up with Netflix for an adaptation of the upcoming book “Dial A For...
“The record companies just didn’t know what to do,” says Denise Ho in a trailer for a new documentary about her. “And I wasn’t ready to conform to what they expected.”
Directed by Sue...
Salma Hayek is going into business with HBO Max. A press release announced that her production company, Ventanarosa, has signed a two year first-look deal with the streamer that will see her bringing...
In the latest step in tackling systemic racism, the past week has seen Black and Brown creatives in the United States and United Kingdom pen open letters to the wider film and TV industry.
On June...
Magnolia Pictures has landed North American rights to “Stray,” an award-winning documentary about stray dogs in Istanbul. Elizabeth Lo made her directorial debut with the film, which was...
Worldwide rights to an untitled voting rights documentary from Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés have been acquired by Amazon Studios. A press release announced the news.
Prominently featuring insights...
Ivy Meeropol’s documentary feature debut was “Heir to an Execution,” which premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, and was shortlisted for an Academy Award. It was followed by two short...
Totem Films has launched a new documentary label, Totem Doc, and will present its inaugural lineup of four female-driven projects at Cannes Film Market next week. Screen Daily confirmed the news.
The...
Jessica Chastain continues to add to her packed slate. The actress’ production company, Freckle Films, along with producer Kristen Campo (“The Killing,” “The L Word: Generation Q”), and...
Applications are now open for a new U.S.-based fund designed to support artists of color, specifically with regards to mental health.
American Documentary (AmDoc), the nonprofit organization behind...
Kay Oyegun has added another exciting project to her slate. A psychological thriller script from the “This Is Us” writer-producer attracted the attention of “several suitors” before...
Keira Knightley, last seen in Philippa Lowthorpe’s “Misbehaviour,” is making a leap to television. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two-time Oscar nominee is set to star in and...
“A Thousand Cuts” has secured distribution. A press release announced that PBS’ “Frontline” scored U.S. rights to the Sundance title.
Offering an inside look at the fight...
Simply existing can be a confusing, scary, difficult endeavor. Many of us struggle with a lack of purpose, wish for better from life, or, even, know what we want but are prevented from getting it....
For many, the holiday season is closely linked with a love of film; be it a family outing to see the latest offerings at the movie theater, or winter nights spent gathered around the TV to watch a...
“The End of the F***ing World’s” second season just dropped, but showrunner Charlie Covell is showing no signs of slowing down. The British writer is currently developing “Kaos,”...
Rachel Beth Anderson is a Sundance award-winning cinematographer. She began her career filming in Libya, Syria, South Sudan, and Afghanistan for PBS’ “Frontline,” CNN, the Human...
Lily Zepeda’s passion for exploring unconventional stories began with a career in Journalism, interviewing subjects ranging from Grammy award-winning musicians to Olympians. Zepeda went from TV...
Monica Long Ross is a filmmaker and playwright, and a co-founder of 137 Films, a Chicago-based documentary production company. Ross co-directed and co-produced the award-winning documentaries “The...
Award-winning documentary filmmaker Karin Kainer is a Documentary Film Lecturer at H.I.T., The Holon Institute of Technology, in Israel, and the director of “Skate of Mind,” and “South Wind on...
Francesca Trianni is an Emmy-nominated senior producer at Time, where her work has been recognized with a World Press Photo award, Pictures of the Year International, and the National Murrow Awards....
Martha Shane is an Emmy-award-winning documentary filmmaker whose credits include “After Tiller” and “Picture Character.” The former won the Emmy for Best...
Shani Rozanes is an Israeli journalist, writer, and filmmaker living in Berlin. A former news editor in leading Israeli media outlets, she currently works at Deutsche Welle, Germany’s international...
Beth B is a writer, director, and producer of feature-length documentary and narrative films, as well as experimental shorts. Her films have been shown at, and acquired by, the Whitney Museum of...
Karen Bernstein has numerous producing credits to her name in the field of documentary film, has directed a number of TV documentary episodes, and is the co-director of “Richard Linklater: Dream Is...
Chilean actress, filmmaker, and producer Nicole Costa is the director of the short film “Chilean for Beginners” (2010), and the video art piece “Wireless Transmission” (2016) in...
Possibly emblematic of changing societal attitudes, “Scattered Night” — directed by Lee Jihyoung and Kim Sol, and written by the former — is one of several recent festival films from...
