Sundance Institute and The Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation will collaborate to support diverse independent artists, they announced today at a reception at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. As part of a two-year commitment, the Foundation will support the Institute's Screenwriters Intensive and year-round work with diverse independent filmmakers and artists.
Millennial digital news brand NowThis and social justice organizations We Are Here and #LoveArmy have partnered to produce 'We Are Here' - an hour-long program to advocate for citizen use of the core freedoms protected under the First Amendment.
This morning, Jennifer Hudson, Brie Larson, Emmanuel Lubezki, Jason Reitman and Ken Watanabe will join Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs to reveal the 89th Oscars Nominations
The excitement of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival happens both on-screen and off, with a robust slate of panels and music performances, many of which are free and live streamed so independent film and music fans can tune in from anywhere.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. It was established by Act of Congress in 2003, following decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans. To date, the Museum has collected more than 36,000 artifacts and nearly 100,000 individuals have become charter members. The Museum opened to the public on September 24, 2016, as the 19th and newest museum of the Smithsonian Institution.
On Sunday night of Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos and U.S. Ambassador Nicole Avant (ret.) hosted a reception and special conversation on behalf of Netflix's original documentary 13TH at their home in Los Angeles.
The nominations for the EE British Academy Film Awards in 2017 have been announced. La La Land is nominated in 11 categories.
Finalists for the 42nd annual Humanitas Prize were announced today. The honor recognizes film and television writers whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding.
The nominees for the NAACP Image Awards were announced today. The awards recognize the year's best in film, TV, music and books.
The season finale of OWN's popular drama series QUEEN SUGAR (11/30/16) delivered 2.76 million viewers and a 2.62 W25-54 rating in L+3.
'La La Land' was singing a happy tune when The Washington, D.C. Area Film Critics Association (WAFCA) announced their top honorees for 2016 this morning. Sparkling musical love story 'La La Land' was the big winner, racking up seven awards, including Best Film and Best Director (Damien Chazelle).
On Thursday, December 1, the ladies of THE REAL discuss the news of the day when they debate what flag-burning means in this country and how it should be handled.
Turkey, football and family gossip aren't the only things to binge on this Thanksgiving holiday! Chelsea Handler wants viewers to pull up a seat at the grown-ups table as she serves up six of her favorite mouthwatering season one episodes of CHELSEA.
Production for Disney's upcoming epic, live-action adventure A WRINKLE IN TIME kicks off in Los Angeles starring Oprah Winfrey ("Selma", "The Butler") as Mrs. Which
Lexus and TV One join forces for a one-night lyrical event with a special presentation of the NAACP-nominated variety show LEXUS VERSES AND FLOW, airing Wednesday, October 26
BARBECUE is a darkly funny new play that turns the traditional family comedy on its head, forcing hilarious and uneasy revelations about the assumptions we make about poverty, race and social class.
Today, Netflix debuted the trailer and key art for 13TH. Directed and produced by Ava DuVernay, 13TH explores how mass incarceration evolved to its current epic proportions and what the ramifications are for communities of color across the country.
After an extensive search, The Walt Disney Studios is pleased to announce that 13-year-old Storm Reid will play the lead role of Meg Murry in the upcoming Disney live action adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's A WRINKLE IN TIME.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's QUEEN SUGAR delivered the highest-rated two-episode debut in network history (9/6/16 and 9/7/16).
The 20th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival (www.urbanworld.org), presented by REVOLT with founding sponsor HBO, announced additions to its schedule including HBO's 'Insecure' and Fox's 'Shots Fired' that will happen during the anniversary events that will take place from September 21-25, 2016 at Manhattan's AMC Empire 25 on 234 West 42nd Street.
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