Project Greenlight is a documentary series about filmmaking from executive producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Starting with a digital competition on July 24, the series will be a revealing and uncensored look at the challenges facing a first-time director as cameras roll from pre-production and casting through principal photography and post-production.
MATT & BEN Comes to ThinkTank
by Stephi Wild - December 10, 2024
ThinkTank Theatre will once again head across the bay with its upcoming production of Matt & Ben. The comedy is co-written by Mindy Kaling and Brenda Withers....
MATT AND BEN, THE LAST WALTZ, And More Coming Up This Spring At Cotuit Center for the Arts
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2024
Discover the upcoming events at Cotuit Center for the Arts. Stay up to date with the latest performances, exhibitions, and workshops curated for art enthusiasts....
Shia LaBeouf To Make Stage Debut In David Mamet World Premiere HENRY JOHNSON
by A.A. Cristi - August 18, 2023
Actor Shia LaBeouf will make his stage debut in the world premiere of Henry Johnson, a new work from playwright David Mamet, directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, showrunner of the Showtime series The L Word: Generation Q....
Daniel J. Watts, Nicole Ari Parker & More to Star in THE REFUGE PLAYS at Roundabout Theatre Company
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 03, 2023
Discover the complete cast for THE REFUGE PLAYS, the highly anticipated production at Roundabout Theatre Company. Get ready for an unforgettable experience as the talented actors bring this captivating play to life. Make sure to secure your tickets now....
The American Black Film Festival and The Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau Set For The 2023 Annual Community Day
by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023
The 2023 American Black Film Festival (ABFF) will close out its five-day event with the annual Community Day taking place on Sunday, June 18, at the Black Archives Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, from noon to 5:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public....
FATHER FIGURES Starring Steven Hauck & Matthew Delamater Selected For LA's Dances With Films Festival
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 30, 2023
'Father Figures,' a short film written and directed by Alessandro Chille, has been officilly selected in the Fusion category for the prestigious Dances With Films festival....
Five Seattle Premieres Set for ArtsWest's 2023-2024 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2023
ArtsWest has announced their 2023-2024 season SOMETIMES I DREAM…, with five productions – all Seattle premieres – featuring the work of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwrights, new collaborators, and the premiere of a brand-new holiday show specially built for Seattle....
Zoe Colletti, Regan Aliyah, Andrew Liner Join PLEASE DON'T FEED THE CHILDREN
by Blair Ingenthron - May 21, 2023
Zoe Colletti (Only Murders In The Building, Boo Bitch and Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark), Regan Aliyah (Marvel's Ironheart and Netflix's XO KITTY), and Andrew Liner ('Vampire Academy', 'Bang Bang', 'Gray Matter') join Michelle Dockery in Destry Allyn Spielberg's feature directorial de...
Wayne State University's Dance Workshop to Present EYES ON THE WATCHTOWER This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - April 01, 2023
This April, Dance Workshop at Wayne State University will explore the nuances of digital surveillance and community tracking in its production Eyes on the WatchTower. In this provocative show, Dance Workshop's artists investigate the relationship between humans and technology through virtuosic mov...
R. T. 'Bob' Bowersox Brings His Theatre Company To Philadelphia For Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - August 08, 2022
Many know R. T. 'Bob' Bowersox as the friendly and popular face of QVC's 'In the Kitchen with Bob,' a long-running show on the home shopping television network. Bowersox is returning to the Philadelphia region, bringing his Florida Keys theatre company, Theatre XP, to the city's Fringe Festival with...
Northern NJ Community Foundation Awards Scholarship To Aspiring Artist To Study Animation And Fine Arts
by A.A. Cristi - July 28, 2022
The Northern New Jersey Community Foundation's (NNJCF) Frank DeLorenzo Memorial Scholarship Fund awarded Pilar Carranza, a graduate of the Leonia High School class of 2022 in Leonia, New Jersey, its fourth annual scholarship. This fall, Carranza plans to attend Otis College of Art and Design in Lo...
Jury Revealed for Geena Davis' 8th Annual Bentonville Film Festival
by Marissa Tomeo - May 04, 2022
Today, The Bentonville Film Festival unveiled their distinguished Competition Jury, singularly dedicated to inclusive representation in media and entertainment. The festival, produced by the BFFoundation and chaired by Academy Award-winning Actor Geena Davis, will take place in-person June 22-26 and...
Issa Rae to Receive Visionary Award at 2022 Producers Guild Awards
by Michael Major - February 10, 2022
The Visionary Award honors producers across television, film or new media who share inspiring, uplifting stories that add unique value to society and culture. Past recipients include: Octavia Spencer, Kenya Barris, Ava DuVernay, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner’s Plan B Entertainment....
HBO Max & Miramax Television Team Up With Issa Rae To Bring Back PROJECT GREENLIGHT
by Sarah Jae Leiber - May 18, 2021
PROJECT GREENLIGHT is a docuseries focusing on the next generation of talented female filmmakers who are given the chance to direct a feature film. Issa Rae will appear in every episode as an Executive Producer, providing guidance and mentorship to these aspiring filmmakers. The finished film will t...
Listen: LITTLE KNOWN FACTS with Ilana Levine and Special Guest, TV Producer Jennifer Todd
by Little Known Facts w/ Ilana Levine - May 03, 2021
Today's episode features movie producer Jennifer Todd, who has partnered with Hamilton's Tommy Kail on a new TV company with 20th Century Fox. Her next project is the filmed version of Come From Away....
Sundance Institute Announces 2020 Creative Producing Labs Fellows
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 28, 2020
Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2020 Creative Producing Labs, redesigned digitally to take place for the first time ever on Sundance Co//ab. ...
Effie T. Brown Named CEO of Gamechanger
by Kaitlin Milligan - January 07, 2020
Veteran producer Effie T. Brown (Dear White People, Project Greenlight, Real Women Have Curves) has been named the new CEO of Gamechanger, which launched in 2013 as the first film financing fund by and for women. Brown is broadening the fund's scope to include projects by and about people of colo...
NBC Welcomes Its 2019-20 Writers On The Verge Class
by Kaitlin Milligan - December 10, 2019
NBC's Writers on the Verge welcomes eight new writers to its 2019-20 class: comedy writers Rishi Chitkara, Shirin Najafi and Min-Woo Park as well as drama writers Andi Delott, Maya Houston, Mitali Jahagirdar, Lira Kellerman and Shani Am. Moore. Chosen from an applicant pool of more than 2,...
Photo Flash: The Los Angeles LGBT Center Presents TO T, OR NOT TO T Los Angeles Premiere
by A.A. Cristi - October 04, 2019
The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the LA premiere of a new solo show, To T, or not To T?, written and performed by D'Lo, the acclaimed queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comedian. Directed by award-winning director/author/a...
TO T OR NOT TO T? Comes to The Los Angeles LGBT Center
by Stephi Wild - September 12, 2019
The Los Angeles LGBT Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center has announced the LA premiere of a new solo show, To T, or not To T, written and performed by D'Lo, the acclaimed queer/transgender Tamil-Sri Lankan-American actor/writer/comedian. Directed by award-winning director/author/ac...
Sundance Institute Announces 2019 Creative Producing Labs & Summit
by Kaitlin Milligan - July 19, 2019
Sundance Institute today announced Fellows and Advisors for the five-day 2019 Creative Producing Labs, as well as the three-day Creative Producing Summit which immediately follows; both take place at Utah's Sundance Mountain Resort. The Labs begins July 29, and the Summit August 2. These are the ...
Film Mode Entertainment Announces the Cannes World Market Premiere of BAILEY AND DARLA
by Kaitlin Milligan - May 15, 2019
Clay Epstein's Film Mode Entertainment is pleased to announce the Cannes World Market Premiere of Yale Production's romantic adventure, BAILEY AND DARLA....
Internationally Acclaimed TILDA SWINTON... Comedy Returns To NYC For Limited Run April 18
by A.A. Cristi - March 29, 2019
After scoring with critics and audiences alike in LA, New York, London and Edinburgh, Byron Lane's absurd comedy TILDA SWINTON ANSWERS AN AD ON CRAIGS LIST* returns to New York for a limited engagement. Directed by Tom Detrinis (Bright Colors and Bold Patterns), it stars Tom Lenk (Buffy the Vampire ...
TOP CHEF JUNIOR Crowns Winner of Season 2: NYC's 12-Year-Old Chef Nikki Bidun Wins
by Tori Hartshorn - December 03, 2018
UNIVERSAL KIDS crowned 12 year-old Chef Nikki Bidun of New York City as the season two TOP CHEF JUNIOR winner on Saturday after a gastronomic showdown. The runner-up was 12 year-old Londyn Green from Atlanta, GA. The culinary kid drama, based on Bravo Media's critically acclaimed and Emmy-award w...
Tribeca and Chanel Support Women Filmmakers Through 4th Annual THROUGH HER LENS: THE TRIBECA CHANEL WOMEN'S FILMMAKER PROGRAM
by Tori Hartshorn - October 11, 2018
Tribeca and CHANEL continue to provide extraordinary opportunities to propel women filmmakers forward with the fourth annual THROUGH HER LENS: The Tribeca Chanel Women's Filmmaker Program. The mentorship program was created to provide a balance of industry support, artistic development, and funding...
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