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  • Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020
"The Disciple" returns India to Venice film fest competition
Chaitanya Tamhane poses during a photo call for "Court" at the 71th edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 6, 2014, in Venice, Italy. Writer-director Tamhane's "The Disciple," a film about a classical musician's struggle to balance his career dreams and life in contemporary Mumbai, will return India to the main competition at the upcoming Venice Film Festival for the first time in nearly two decades. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
By Juwon Park
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- 

A film about a classical musician's struggle to balance his career dreams and life in contemporary Mumbai will this week return India to the main competition at the Venice Film Festival for the first time in nearly two decades.

Writer-director Chaitanya Tamhane's "The Disciple" is among the 18-films selected for competition at the festival, which opened Wednesday. The last Indian film in competition was "Monsoon Wedding" by Mira Nair, which in 2001 won the festival's top prize, the Golden Lion.

Tamhane spent four years researching, filming and editing "The Disciple," which follows a would-be classical music vocalist who struggles to balance his craft's centuries-old traditions with contemporary Mumbai.

His film is slated to premiere Friday and despite travel restrictions and precautions due to the coronavirus pandemic, Tamhane plans to be there.

"It's been my dream, in a way to, you know, (to) be in competition at the More

  • Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020
Hilary Swank leads a mission to Mars in Netflix's "Away"
This image released by Netflix shows, from left, Mark Ivanir, Hilary Swank and Ray Panthaki from the new series "Away," premiering on Sept. 4. (Netflix via AP)
By Alicia Rancilio
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Before she went into acting, Hilary Swank was one of those kids who looked up at the sky and dreamed of blasting off to outer space. She got to pretend living out that dream in her new Netflix series, "Away," debuting Friday, where she plays an astronaut commander leading a voyage to Mars.

"I just love an adventure and I'm a Leo," said Swank in a recent interview.

Executive produced by Jason Katims, "Away"  follows Swank's character Emma Green and her international crew on this dangerous mission as she leaves behind her husband (played by Josh Charles) and teenage daughter (Talitha Bateman) for three years. It begins airing Friday.

The series shifts back-and-forth between what's going on in space and back home with her family. Charles juggles health issues while essentially being a single parent. Emma has some personnel issues onboard (prickly personalities, a colleague who may think of her as more than a friend, and a rookie More

  • Thursday, Sep. 3, 2020
SAG-AFTRA members ratify TV animation agreements
SAG-AFTRA headquarters in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES -- 

In national voting completed on Wednesday (9/2), SAG-AFTRA members ratified the 2020 SAG-AFTRA TV Animation Contracts with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. Members approved the new agreements by a vote of 87.68% to 12.32%.

“This is a strong, future-focused agreement with significant gains for our members,” said SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris. “It applies scale wages to more productions, lowers budget thresholds for half-hour HBSVOD programs and delivers additional money for the use of interstitial programs in new media.”

“The industry is changing, and our contracts are changing with it,” said SAG-AFTRA chief contracts officer Ray Rodriguez. “Building off of our successful TV/Theatrical negotiations, the new animation contracts position members to grow residuals from subscription streaming services — the area of greatest growth.”

The agreements--which went into effect July 1, 2020, and will continue More

  • Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020
Director Bryan Fogel's documentary "The Dissident" finds distribution
Director Bryan Fogel (l) and Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of the murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pose for a portrait to promote the film "The Dissident" during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Jan. 24, 2020. Briarcliff Entertainment said Wednesday that it has acquired “The Dissident” and will release it theatrically and via on-demand in late 2020 to coincide with the second anniversary of Khashoggi’s death. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)
By Jake Coyle, Film Writer
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Bryan Fogel's Jamal Khashoggi documentary "The Dissident" made one of the biggest splashes at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Reviews were terrific. Hillary Clinton attended the premiere, as did Khashoggi's fiancée, Hatice Cengiz. 

But perhaps because of global media companies who feared the wrath of the authoritative Saudi Arabian regime that the film alleges was behind Khashoggi's murder, no distribution deal followed. Nearly eight months later, one has finally materialized. Briarcliff Entertainment said Wednesday that it has acquired "The Dissident" and will release it theatrically and via on-demand in late 2020 to coincide with the second anniversary of Khashoggi's death. 

"My hope is that this film will enshrine his memory as well as ensure that justice is served, and that our society no longer turns a blind eye to the brutal human rights violations committed by the Saudi regime," Fogel said in a statement. "I am thrilled that More

  • Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020
New episodes of Disney+ hit "The Mandalorian" coming in October
This image released by Disney Plus shows a scene from "The Mandalorian." An announcement on the Star Wars Twitter account Wednesday said new episodes would be available on Disney+ starting on Oct. 30. (Disney Plus via AP)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

Not even a pandemic and television production shutdown can keep Baby Yoda down. A new season of "The Mandalorian" will arrive next month.

An announcement on the Star Wars Twitter account Wednesday said new episodes would be available on Disney+ starting Oct. 30.

Created by Jon Favreau, the first live action "Star Wars" television series became a major hit for the streaming service at its launch. It follows a stoic, duty-bound bounty hunter and his quest to protect a small being who's been christened by fans as Baby Yoda.

The diminutive yet Force-full character, designated The Child by producers, leapt into pop culture and meme stardom after its reveal at the end of the first season's first episode. 

"The Mandalorian's" debut season will vie for a best drama Emmy Award later this month. The status of a second season debut had been unclear with the industry-wide production shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic. The show More

  • Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020
Attorneys present revised Weinstein bankruptcy plan to judge
In this Feb. 5, 2020, file photo, Harvey Weinstein departs a Manhattan courthouse during his rape trial in New York. Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware judge Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, with a revised bankruptcy plan that would provide about $35 million for creditors, including victims of sexual misconduct by disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
By Randall Chase
DOVER, Del. (AP) -- 

Attorneys for The Weinstein Co. presented a Delaware judge Wednesday with a revised bankruptcy plan that would provide about $35 million for creditors, including victims of sexual misconduct by disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein.

The settlement amount is $11.5 million less than under a previous plan, which was scrapped after a federal judge in New York refused to approve a proposed $19 million settlement between Weinstein and some of his accusers. The settlement in the purported class-action lawsuit was a key component of the initial bankruptcy plan.

Attorneys for the company told Judge Mary Walrath the reduction is due primarily to the fact that the plan no longer includes contributions from insurers for the resolution of certain "Miramax era" claims that arose prior to Harvey Weinstein leaving that company and forming the Weinstein Co.

Roughly half of the overall settlement amount, about $17 million, is allocated for a single More

  • Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020
Prince Harry and Meghan sign production deal with Netflix
In this Jan. 7, 2020, file photo, Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex leave Canada House in London. Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, the couple have signed a multiyear deal with Netflix. According to a statement Wednesday, they plan to produce nature series, documentaries and children’s programming through a new production company. The two recently relocated to Santa Barbara, California, with baby Archie. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have a new home: Netflix.

Six months after detangling their work lives from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have signed a multiyear deal to produce nature series, documentaries and children's programming for the streamer, according to a statement Wednesday.

The two, who recently relocated to Santa Barbara, California, plan to focus on stories and issues that elevate diverse voices and other issues close to their hearts. Several projects are already in development, including a nature docu-series and a series focused on women who inspire.

"Our lives, both independent of each other and as a couple, have allowed us to understand the power of the human spirit: of courage, resilience, and the need for connection," the pair said in the joint statement. "Through our work with diverse communities and their environments, to shining a light on people and causes around the world, our More

  • Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020
Carol H. Williams Advertising, AdVenture Media, NYF team to expand scope of Bowery Awards
Carol H. Williams
NEW YORK -- 

Carol H. Williams Advertising, the longest-running independent multi-cultural marketing shop in the country, and AdVenture Media, one of New York’s fastest growing digital agencies, have joined forces with New York Festivals®  Bowery Awards to honor the 2020 competition winners.
 
The Carol H. Williams ‘Together for Better Award’ is a new category that accepts work from each of the Bowery Awards category groups and honors campaigns that promote unity and diversity.  Advertising icon and Hall of Famer Carol H. Williams will judge the “Together For Better” creative entries and select the winner who will receive this prestigious award.

“Along with our collaborators and sponsor, Fiverr and AdVenture Media, we’re incredibly honored to announce that Advertising Hall of Famer and Bowery Executive Jury member, Carol H. Williams will be selecting the winning work from this category,” said Scott Rose, executive director, New York Festivals The More

  • Wednesday, Sep. 2, 2020
Blanchett on Venice Film Fest, virus and why lessons weren't learned
Jury president Cate Blanchett poses for photographers at the jury photo call during the 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP)
By Nicole Winfield
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- 

Australian actress Cate Blanchett said Wednesday she is baffled that other countries didn't learn from Italy's pain to be better prepared to fight the coronavirus outbreak when it spread.

Blanchett, who is heading the jury at the virus-restricted Venice Film Festival, arrived on the Lido wearing a surgical mask and skipped the typical water taxi photo op that stars have long used. 

Both were evidence of the safety and social distancing norms that have added a certain degree of sobriety to the usually glamorous festival, the first international in-person film showcase after COVID-19 shut down the film industry in March.

At an opening-day press conference, Blanchett was asked whether she feared coming to Italy, the first country in the West to be slammed by COVID-19. Hospitals, cemeteries and morgues were overflowing in nearby Lombardy, which became the epicenter of the outbreak in Europe.

Blanchett said she had many fears, but More

  • Tuesday, Sep. 1, 2020
Facebook threatens to block news distribution in Australia
This July 16, 2013 file photo shows a sign at Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)
By David Hamilton & Rod McGuirk
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Facebook threatened to block Australian publishers and individuals from sharing news stories on its platform in reaction to an Australian measure that could require it to compensate media organizations for its use of their stories.

The social network said the Australian move would force it to pay arbitrary and theoretically unlimited sums for information that makes up only a small fraction of its service.

The measure would force Facebook to choose between "either removing news entirely or accepting a system that lets publishers charge us for as much content as they want at a price with no clear limits," the company's managing director for Australia and New Zealand, Will Easton, wrote in a blog post. "No business can operate that way."

Campbell Brown, a former NBC and CNN anchor who is Facebook's vice president of global news partnerships, said the cutoff threat "has nothing to do with our ongoing global commitment to journalism." More

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