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  • Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2018
EP Yvonne Apollonio (l) and creative director Nic Seresin of The Underground
NEW YORK -- 

Boutique postproduction studio The Underground has launched in New York, led by creative director Nic Seresin and executive producer Yvonne Apollonio. The Underground specializes in 2D and 3D VFX, color grading, on-set supervision, editorial and design for commercials and branded content. The new venture will embrace a lean and adaptive business model, working with a curated lineup of freelance talent to scale its team for projects of all scopes and sizes. Upcoming work out of The Underground includes projects for Lifetime and American Express.

Seresin will oversee the creative vision for The Underground and serve as the lead artist, working directly with clients to bring their visions to life and maintain consistent artistry across all projects. Seresin has spent 20 years crafting dynamic visuals in advertising, film, music video and digital work. Originally from the UK, his family is steeped in the film and advertising world, luring him in at More

  • Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018
In this June 19, 2017, file photo, a user gets ready to launch Facebook on an iPhone, in North Andover, Mass. Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission said in a statement Monday, Feb. 5, 2018, that Facebook is violating city and state laws that require disclosure of who pays for political advertising. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)
SEATTLE (AP) -- 

Facebook is violating a Seattle law that requires the company to reveal who pays for political advertising on its influential social media platform, the city's elections watchdog said Monday.

The rebuke comes after the internet giant had promised federal authorities that it would be more forthcoming about the money behind political ads.

Wayne Barnett, executive director of the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission, said in a statement that Facebook had failed to give adequate detail about its advertisers' spending in the 2017 city elections.

There was a high-profile mayor's race in Seattle last year, two City Council contests and other issues before voters. The commission says more than $4.8 million was donated to candidates and causes during the election.

Will Castleberry, Facebook's vice president for state and local public policy, said the company believed it had followed the law.

"Facebook is a strong supporter More

  • Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018
In this June 13, 2017 file photo, Lupita Nyong'o attends the Women In Film 2017 Crystal and Lucy Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Lupita Nyong'o is hailing the "public, intimate conversation" about sexual misconduct in Hollywood and elsewhere.

The 34-year-old actress who wrote an essay in October detailing her experiences with Harvey Weinstein said she's been happy to see the growth since then of the #MeToo and Time's Up movements.

"It feels like the public story right now is very, very intimate. So whether or not it's a phone call that I'm receiving, I feel like the most important thing is the public, intimate conversation that is happening," Nyong'o said Wednesday at the press junket for Marvel's superhero movie "Black Panther."

"I am very encouraged by how we are all talking about sexual harassment, and just sexual conduct. You know — what are the lines? What are the lines, what are the signs?" Nyong'o said.

"I think that's a very, very healthy conversation for all of us to have — so we can get to a place where those kinds of things are no longer More

  • Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Michael Demetriades, president and executive director, New York Festivals
NEW YORK -- 

New York Festivals® International Advertising Awards® has added 14 members to the 2018 executive jury, bringing the panel up to 35 members from 17 countries. The executive jury, an elite panel of global and regional chief creative officers, will meet in New York City from April 20-23 to select the World’s Best Advertising®.

“Never before has New York Festivals assembled an executive jury of this magnitude and executive leadership level,” said Michael Demetriades, president and executive director, New York Festivals. “NYF’s world-class executive jury has a 360-view of global creativity and through four rounds of judging they will determine the 2018 World’s Best Advertising award-winners.” 

Additions to the 2018 Executive Jury:

  • Cam Blackley, chief creative officer, M&C Saatchi, Australia
  • Cosmo Campbell, chief creative officer, Canada, DDB, Canada
  • Javier Campopiano, chief creative officer, Saatchi & More
  • Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Dan Fogelman (photo by Tyler Golden/NBC)
LOS ANGELES -- 

Dan Fogelman, creator and executive producer of the NBC drama This Is Us, one of the most lauded television shows of the past two years, will be named Television Showman of the Year at the 55th Annual International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Publicists Awards honoring excellence in publicity and promotion for motion pictures and television programs, to be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, March 2.

In making the announcement, ICG National President, Steven Poster, ASC, noted, “Even with the multitude of television programming currently available, This Is Us is the show that everyone wants to talk about the next day. That is due in great part to the creative genius of Dan Fogelman.”

This Is Us was nominated for 10 Emmys as well as a Golden Globe for Best Drama for its first two seasons. The series also recently won the SAG Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama More

  • Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. President Tatsumi Kimishima speaks in front of picture of the Nintendo Switch gaming console during a news conference during in Tokyo Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018. Japanese video-game company Nintendo Co. says a movie starring the plumber in the Super Mario franchise is in the works, being co-produced with Chris Meledandri, the chief executive of Illumination Entertainment, the U.S. animation studio behind the popular "Despicable Me" series. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
TOKYO (AP) -- 

Mario is getting together with the Minions.

Japanese video-game company Nintendo Co. says a movie starring the plumber in the Super Mario franchise is in the works, co-produced with Chris Meledandri, the chief executive of Illumination Entertainment, the U.S. animation studio behind the popular "Despicable Me" series.

Nintendo's star game designer Shigeru Miyamoto told reporters Thursday the script is mostly finished. He's promising a "fun" movie, since Meledandri shares his thinking on creative projects.

The movie, two years in the making after a meeting between Meledandri and Miyamoto, is set for global distribution through Universal, which co-owns Illumination, according to the Kyoto-based maker of Pokemon games and the popular Switch machine.

They did not give other details, including the release date.

Miyamoto said some people mistakenly think that making games is similar to making movies.

"Creating in an More

  • Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018
This combination photo shows Greg Kinnear, left, and Diane Lane, who will star as siblings in the final season of "House of Cards," on Netflix. (AP Photo/Files)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Diane Lane and Greg Kinnear are joining "House of Cards" for the political thriller's final season.

Netflix said they'll play siblings in the show's sixth season, which resumed production Wednesday.

"House of Cards," Netflix's first original series, halted production last October amid sexual misconduct allegations against star Kevin Spacey.

Spacey was suspended from the show by producer Media Rights Capital after Netflix said it wouldn't continue with it if he remained. A representative for the actor said previously that he was seeking unspecified treatment.

Robin Wright, who co-starred as wife to Spacey's Francis Underwood, will be the focus of the final season. A debut date has yet to be announced.

Further details on the new characters played by Lane and Kinnear weren't available.

  • Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018
In this image made from screengrab, journalist Carrie Gracie gives evidence to the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee in Portcullis House, London, Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018. (PA via AP)
LONDON (AP) -- 

A senior BBC journalist who quit her post to protest the media company's gender pay gap argued Wednesday that management is hurting the corporation's credibility by failing to address the issue.

Carrie Gracie, the broadcaster's former China editor, testified before a British parliamentary committee that BBC managers have treated women who speak out about pay "as some sort of enemy."

Gracie said once confronted, the corporation tried to "throw money at me to resolve the problem."

"This will not resolve my problem," she said. "My problem will be resolved by an acknowledgement my work was of equal value to the men I served alongside."

Gracie resigned in early January after learning that male colleagues in similar jobs had much higher salaries. Gracie said she told the BBC: "I demand to be paid equally."

Tensions over pay flared last summer when the BBC released a list of top earners, which showed that many high-profile More

  • Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018
Andy Serkis (photo by Laurie Sparham)
LOS ANGELES -- 

Andy Serkis, the master of performance capture with unforgettable roles this past year in War for the Planet of the Apes and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, will receive the Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award at the 55th Annual International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) Publicists Awards for his unique contribution to the art of movies. The awards will be held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, March 2.

In announcing the award, Steven Poster, ASC, national president of the ICG, said, “Andy Serkis, with his unparalleled flexibility and understanding of movement, has made motion capture his own. We are delighted that he will be flying in from England to be with us.”

Serkis has appeared in almost 100 films and TV shows. He has accumulated numerous award nominations from the Golden Globes®, Primetime Emmys®, BAFTA®, and the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.

Serkis first made a More

  • Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2018
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) throws a pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Green Bay Packers in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) -- 

Fox and the NFL have agreed to a five-year deal for Thursday night football games.

Those games previously were televised by CBS and NBC, two of the league's other network partners. But Fox announced Wednesday that it will televise 11 games between Weeks 4 and 15, with simulcasts on NFL Network and Fox Deportes.

Fox, which has the Sunday afternoon NFC package, will produce all of the games.

"This is a single partner deal, we are not splitting the package," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said. "We had tremendous amount of interest from all the broadcast partners, all of whom wanted it exclusively. We felt this was the best opportunity for the NFL to grow the Thursday night package."

Goodell added the league is exploring partnerships with digital outlets, also in conjunction with Fox.

The NFL has broadcast deals "five years out" with its other partners — ESPN has the Monday night package — so five years on this agreement More

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