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Farm League Adds Director Phillip Montgomery To Its Roster
- Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
Phillip Montgomery has joined the Farm League roster for film and commercial representation in the U.S. His credits include commercial campaigns (P&G, Guinness, Google, Jack Daniel’s, Uber),...
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- Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 5:45pm
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization that produces the Film Independent Spirit Awards, announced that this year’s awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 22, at 10pm ET, in a primetime ceremony to be televised on IFC, a one-... Lisa Cooke Elected VES Board Chair, Becomes 1st Woman To Lead Global VFX Organization
- Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
The Visual Effects Society (VES), the industry’s global professional honorary society, has unveiled its 2021 board of directors officers. The officers, who comprise the VES board executive...
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- Thursday, January 21, 2021 - 3:30pm
Facebook is passing the buck for its indefinite suspension of former president Donald Trump to a quasi-independent oversight board, setting up a major test of the recently established panel. The social media giant said Thursday that it believes it... Bozoma Saint John, Merlee Jayme and Geoff Northcott Join Lineup of Cannes Lions Jury Presidents
- Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
Cannes Lions has confirmed its jury president lineup for the awards in June. Bozoma Saint John, Merlee Jayme and Geoff Northcott complete the full lineup and join the jury presidents initially...
MRM Names Harsh Kapadia Chief Creative Officer For East Coast
- Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021
MRM, a marketing agency that is part of McCann Worldgroup, has named Harsh Kapadia EVP, chief creative officer for MRM New York and Princeton. Kapadia moves to MRM from his role as executive...
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- Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 8:30pm
An unprecedented impeachment hearing failed to keep TV viewers from settling back into familiar, escapist habits last week. NFL and college football and sturdy drama franchises including the "Chicago" shows on NBC and the "NCIS" group on CBS were... -
- Wednesday, January 20, 2021 - 4:45pm
An attorney for "That '70s Show" actor Danny Masterson pleaded not guilty on his behalf Wednesday to the rapes of three women in the early 2000s. Defense lawyer Tom Mesereau entered the plea for Masterson, who was not present in court, to three... Director Ramin Bahrani Sheds Light On How Netflix Helped "The White Tiger" Spring To Life
- Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021
Priyanka Chopra Jonas was scrolling through Twitter a few years ago when she saw a headline that a film adaptation of "The White Tiger" was in the works. She immediately got on the phone to her...
A Loophole In Social Media Crackdown On Extremists: Podcasts
- Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021
Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the leadup to the presidential election, and expanded their efforts in the wake of the Jan...
