Opal H. Bennett Named Co-Producer at American Documentary
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 30, 2021 Bennett comes with extensive programming experience, and was most recently the Director of Filmmaker Development and Shorts Programmer for DOC NYC and Senior Programmer at Athena Film Festival.... 
Center Theatre Group Announces 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop Participants
by A.A. Cristi - September 10, 2021 Center Theatre Group has selected participants for the 2021-2022 L.A. Writers' Workshop, where local playwrights are invited to spend a year in residence at the company researching and writing new works with the feedback from artistic staff and their fellow writers. ... 
Linda Perry Releases Music For The First Time in 15 Years
by Sarah Jae Leiber - March 25, 2021 Perry, best known for her groundbreaking song-writing career for artists such as Pink, Adelle, Christina Aguilera, etc. has now set her sights on film and tv lending her musical prowess to two significant documentaries. ... 
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, COME FROM AWAY & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 24, 2021 Check out this week's top ten TikToks, featuring Kristin Chenoweth, Billy Porter, JJ Niemann, Come From Away, Moulin Rouge! & more.... 
BWW Review: VIETGONE at Geva Theatre
by Colin Fleming-Stumpf - October 11, 2021 Until recently, seeing live indoor theatre seemed like a relic of the distant past, and sitting in the audience for a play that can only be described as a rap-infused comic book comedy about Vietnamese refugees is something that definitely wasn't on my bingo card for 2021, and yet here we are. There... 
Bringing Back Broadway: Situation's Stephanie Sciandra Smith on Leading Creative and Content
by Robert Diamond - May 31, 2022 Today, we talk to Senior Creative Group Director Stephanie Sciandra Smith who leads the agency's creative and content, helping to connect Broadway shows with their global fan bases for success on both Broadway and beyond. ... 
PBS' POV Presents LA CASA DE MAMA ICHA By Oscar Molina, Premieres October 18
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2021 American Documentary | POV has announced the national broadcast premiere of La Casa de Mama Icha, the debut feature documentary from Colombian director and cinematographer Óscar Molina. Debuting as part of POV's 34th season, the documentary will premiere Monday, October 18, 2021.... 
FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022 America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland. ... 
PBS Offers Special Programs Related to the Crisis in Ukraine
by Michael Major - March 16, 2022 PBS NewsHour’s extensive coverage of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will continue in the coming days and weeks. A small NewsHour team is currently reporting from Ukraine including special correspondent Jane Ferguson, following previous in-country reporting by foreign affairs and defense correspondent ... 
The New Group Announces Two New Appointments
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 26, 2021 The New Group has announced two new appointments to its staff. Emily Bookwalter has been named as its Director of External Affairs starting October 25, 2021. Shariffa Ali has also been named as its Director of Artistic Projects starting November 2, 2021.... 
Compete to Have Your Music Featured in the Upcoming Film A GIRL LIKE HIM
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 14, 2022 Attention musicians/bands: Here's an opportunity to feature your music in an upcoming film from the filmmaker behind the Netflix hit, A Girl Like Her. In her follow-up narrative feature, Amy S. Weber aims her lens again at the teen experience in A Girl Like Him, a coming-of-age story of a non-binar... 
Moon Walker Shares New Single 'I'm Afraid I'll Go to Heaven'
by Michael Major - May 25, 2022 Brooklyn-based alt-rocker Moon Walker shares his dark, synthy single, 'I'm Afraid I'll Go To Heaven,' along with a surreal, bartender POV, The Shining-inspired music video below. The up-and-coming rock band finds brand new ways to marry sarcasm with legitimate political commentary, like only the gre... 
Ariana DeBose to Executive Produce & Star in New Rom-Com TWO & ONLY
by Michael Major - April 13, 2022 Ariana DeBose has been announced to executive produce and star in Two and Only, a new romantic comedy written by Jen Rivas-DeLoose. The new film is being produced as a star vehicle for DeBose, described as 'My Best Friend’s Wedding with a bisexual Latinx POV.'... 
Producers Vie For Up To $150,000 At The Pitchblack Forum April 7 and 8
by A.A. Cristi - February 26, 2021 Ten producing teams will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at the Black Public Media (BPM) PitchBLACK Forum, an interactive pitching competition to public television and commercial distributors and funders. The high-stakes event culminates the fourth edition of BPM's intensive 360 Incubator+... 
Acclaimed PBS Television Series POV Announces 34th Season
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 06, 2021 The season kicks off with writer and comedian CJ Hunt’s directorial debut, The Neutral Ground, on July 5.... 
Out Today: Violinist Sean Lee & Pianist Peter Dugan Release New EP, Paganini X Schumann: 9 Caprices
by A.A. Cristi - January 28, 2022 A top prizewinner at the “Premio Paganini” International Violin Competition, violinist Sean Lee embraces the legacy of his late mentor, violinist Ruggiero Ricci, as one of few violinists who dare to perform the complete 24 Caprices of Niccolò Paganini in recital. ... 
BWW Review: ORSON WELLES at Don Bluth Front Row Theatre
by Tim Shawver - May 05, 2021 Don Bluth Front Row Theatre debuts their new venue with ORSON WELLES, a one-man theatrical biography of the acclaimed actor/filmmaker. It’s a pleasant 80 minutes featuring Keath Hall’s expert performance of an unambitious script. ... 
Weekly Roundup: Our Top Ten Theater TikToks of the Week - Jessica Vosk & Scott Hoying, Wayne Brady, and More!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 26, 2021 Check out our top ten TikToks of the week featuring stars including Jessica Vosk and Scott Hoying, Caitlin Kinnunen, Lesli Margherita, Didi Conn, Isaac Powell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Taylor Louderman and more!... 
World Channel Celebrates Juneteenth With 19 Films
by Michael Major - June 14, 2022 Selections from its curated playlist by noted filmmakers including Stanley Nelson, Ken Burns, Michèle Stephenson, Joe Brewster, Sam Pollard and Yoruba Richen run all month on a variety of platforms, including WORLD Channel, WorldChannel.org, WORLD Channel’s YouTube Channel and Facebook page, PBS Pas... 
Onyx Collective Expands Programming Team With Three New Executive Hires
by Michael Major - June 08, 2022 Former WME partner Holland is set as senior vice president of Scripted Series, along with seasoned producers Anil Kurian and Janice Park, who will both serve as vice presidents of Scripted Series. All three will report to Tara Duncan, president of Freeform and Onyx Collective.... 
FRIGID New York to Present 8th Annual Queerly Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 11, 2022 FRIGID New York will present the 8th Annual Queerly Festival at The Kraine Theater (85 East 4th Street between 2nd Avenue and Bowery), June 15-July 3. Most performances will also be available to livestream from home.... 
Filmmakers & Creative Technologists To Vie For Up To $150K In Funding At PitchBLACK, The Daily Show's CJ Hunt To Host
by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2022 Filmmakers and creative technologists will vie for up to $150,000 in project funding at Black Public Media's PitchBLACK Forum, April 26 and 27, the largest pitch competition for Black, independent filmmakers and creative technologists in the United States. ... 
MAYOR Debuts July 26th on PBS's POV
by TV News Desk - June 30, 2021 Mayor offers a much-needed injunction against the narrow representations of Palestinians in the media.... 
SEDM SMRTELNÝCH HŘÍCHŮ a OČEKÁVÁNÍ ve Státní opeře
by Krystof Petrasek - December 06, 2021 Národní divadlo přináší na svou scénu v pěti uvedeních v rámci projektu Musica non grata večer dvou minioper dvou autorů židovského původu, Kurta Weilla a Arnolda Schönberga. Představení jsou to výrazně odlišná a tento krok udeřit diváka dvěma originálními formami za jeden krátký večer je poněkud od...
FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND Premieres On AMERICA REFRAMED
by A.A. Cristi - February 21, 2022 America ReFramed, the Peabody Award-winning documentary series coproduced by WORLD Channel and American Documentary (AmDoc), takes viewers to scenic New England where a battle rages over refugee resettlement in Jennifer Maytorena Taylor's For the Love of Rutland. ... |
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