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Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Don Burgess To Receive American Society of Cinematographers' Life Achievement Award
The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) will celebrate the careers of three of its members at the 38th Annual Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Gala on March 3, 2024. Don Burgess, ASC will be recognized with the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award; Steven Fierberg will be...
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Globant Acquires Majority Stake In GUT, Cannes Lions 2023's Indie Network of the Year
Globant (NYSE: GLOB), a digitally native company focused on reinventing businesses through innovative technology solutions, has acquired a majority stake in GUT, an independent creative agency. This acquisition will shape a partnership that will boost Globant’s technology and creative offering,...
Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023
Directing Duo Mister Signs With Greenpoint Pictures
Bicoastal production company Greenpoint Pictures has added the directing team Mister to its roster of talent for commercials and branded content. This marks the first U.S. production house signing for Mister--which is comprised of filmmakers Miche Sieg and Rose Chirillo. Sieg and Chirillo’s former...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
"Past Lives" Wins Best Feature At Gotham Awards
Celine Song's wistful romance Past Lives earned top honors at the Gotham Awards on Monday evening at an award-season kickoff where the night's biggest drama came in a political speech by Robert De Niro that the actor claimed had been edited without his permission. Past Lives , a breakout at the...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
O Positive Adds Thaddeus McCants To Its Directorial Roster
Multi-hyphenate talent Thaddeus McCants has joined O Positive Films for commercial representation. McCants is an accomplished screenwriter, playwright, performer and director. McCants has directed select assignments as a freelancer via O Positive, including an HP "After School" spot for Wieden+...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
Academy Films Launches U.S. Office Under The Aegis of Managing Director/EP John Nguyen
London-based Academy Films is opening an office in Los Angeles after nearly 40 years of developing director, photographer and artist talent, creating work that's earned Cannes Lions, Yellow & Black Pencils, AICPs, Clios and British Arrows. The U.S. arm of Academy will be led by John Nguyen as...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
Elon Musk Visits Israel To Meet Leaders As Accusations of Antisemitism On X Grow; Major Brands Stop Advertising On The Platform
Elon Musk, who's been under fire over accusations of antisemitism flourishing on his social media platform X, paid a visit Monday to Israel, where he toured a kibbutz that was attacked last month by Hamas militants and was set to meet with top leaders. The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
Reports Cite Court Documents Which Claim Meta Engineered Its Platforms To Hook Kids
Facebook parent Meta Platforms deliberately engineered its social platforms to hook kids and knew — but never disclosed — it had received millions of complaints about underage users on Instagram but only disabled a fraction of those accounts, according to a newly unsealed legal complaint described...
Monday, Nov. 27, 2023
A Murder and a Movie Fuel Demand In Italy To End Violence Against Women
After the latest, horrifying killing of a college student allegedly by her resentful and jealous ex-boyfriend, students from Turin to Palermo have taken to pounding on classroom desks in unison to demand a stop to the slaying of women in Italy at the hands of men. Just days before the killing of 22...
Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023
"Hunger Games" Tops Thanksgiving Box Office; "Napoleon" Finishes 2nd, Edging Out "Wish"
The Walt Disney Co.'s "Wish" had been expected to rule the Thanksgiving weekend box office, but moviegoers instead feasted on leftovers, as "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" led ticket sales for the second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. Neither of the weekend's...