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Feature Film Producer, Emma McGill, Takes on New Role as Chief Operating Officer at Marketing Firm
The announcement comes as Green Gate seeks to expand its impact through the depth and breadth of services offered to new and existing clients. CEO Katherine Branch said, “It’s been a challenging year for small businesses across the country. But, we are grateful that Green Gate has been able to […]
Feds offer $50-million fund to film, TV productions struggling to get insurance
© Provided by The Canadian Press Canadian producers are applauding a new temporary federal relief fund to help film and television productions that have been stalled by a lack of COVID-19 insurance. On Friday Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault announced the $50-million fund as a short-term measure that will be managed […]
Canada’s National Film Board Sees Fruits of Investment in VR
Though Canada’s National Film Board has invested in interactive projects for well over a decade, 2020 has proven to be a banner year for the publicly funded organization, as three of their VR productions made waves across the international festival circuit. This past January, director Randall Okita’s “The Book of […]
UK Producer Goldfinch Launches Film & TV Management Division The Koop
EXCLUSIVE: UK indie film and TV producer-financier Goldfinch is launching management division The Koop. The label currently counts around 15 clients including producers, directors, DoPs, production designers, makeup artists, hair stylists, photographers and wardrobe designers and stylists. The division won’t be repping actors. Goldfinch has set commercials producer Jacob Kamara […]
New PBS film probes construction boom on Latino workers
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (AP) — Since the Great Recession, cities like Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, and Hobbs, New Mexico, have seen construction booms. Homes and skyscrapers have popped up almost overnight thanks to cheap labor Latino immigrants provide contractors. But at what cost? “Building the American Dream,” a new VOCES/PBS documentary, […]
Missouri Senator Asks Netflix To Answer Questions About Its Controversial ‘Cuties’ Film and Marketing Campaign
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley sent a letter to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on Friday requesting information on its new film Cuties and the marketing surrounding the film’s release. Netflix’s official description of the French film says it is about an 11-year-old girl who “starts to rebel against her conservative family’s […]
New Film Shines Light on the US Paper and Packaging Industry’s Legacy of Innovation and Environmental Stewardship
Through intimate stories of mill workers and paper science and engineering professionals, “Paper Makers” explores the story of an industry that’s worked in tandem with nature for years. McLean, Va. – Debuting today, a new documentary gives an inside look at the U.S. paper and packaging industry’s decades-long legacy of […]
Nonprofit Says LA Film Production Significantly Rose In August
VENICE, CA — The nonprofit FilmLA reported Thursday that film operations have increased since the industry was shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. © Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images Nonprofit FilmLA reports that film productions increased in August in Los Angeles. Since June, FilmLA said it has received approximately […]
European Film and TV Business Leaders Call for Greater EU Support
Speaking at a panel event on Friday held as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the Venice Film Festival’s industry section, a trio of industry heavyweights argued that in order to keep the continental film and TV business competitive in a period marked by change and unrest, the European Commission […]
film festival’s new angle is a floating drive-in
Coronavirus La Olla Dam, site of screenings by the Guanajuato Film Festival. 30 boats will moor in front of a big screen at the La Olla Dam Published on Friday, September 4, 2020 Despite the logistics of holding a film festival during a pandemic, the Guanajuato International Film Festival (GIFF) […]