WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON to Premiere on PBS for Veterans Day
by Joshua Wright - Jul 23, 2026
PBS announced WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON, a living documentary filmed at Carnegie Hall blending live orchestra, Broadway vocalists, and storytelling about America's space race, directed by Tony winner Michael Mayer.
How Does an Independent Ukrainian Film Reach Locarno During a War? Producer Dmytro Minzianov on the Festival Strategy Behind Bad Roads and Demons
by Team BWW - Jul 21, 2026
Ukrainian cinema is having an unlikely run on the international festival circuit. Even with the industry hollowed out by full-scale war, Ukrainian directors and producers turned up in force at Cannes this May, and earlier in 2026 Kyiv committed roughly 124 million dollars to a new national cultural fund, the Thousand Spring program, part of it set aside for film, as The Globe and Mail reported. Underneath the numbers sits a stubbornly practical question: how does a small, battered national cinema get its work selected by the most competitive festivals on the planet, and then keep it there?
THE COOK to Open Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 21, 2026
Eduardo Machado's The Cook directed by David Mendizábal, will open Berkeley Repertory Theatre's 2026/27 season at the Peet's Theatre, following a Cuban cook who guards an aristocratic family's mansion for 40 years after the Castro revolution.
Honor Roll! Spotlights New 50 Plays by Women+ Over 50 List
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2026
Cheryl Davis and Jacquelyn Reingold, Executive Committee members of Honor Roll!, an advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over forty — and women+ over 40 allies, have launched the 50 Plays by Women+ Over 50 list.