VIFF 2018 Expands The Frame With Next Stream & Inaugural VIFF Immersed Event
by Tori Hartshorn
- Sep 4, 2018
Since 2014, the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) has been exploring and promoting virtual reality (VR) as an emerging medium for cinematic storytelling. As part of the NEXT program stream, VIFF will expand its commitment to immersive storytelling–a rapidly evolving sector made up of VR, augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR)–with the inaugural VIFF Immersed conference and public exhibition. This initiative is designed to bring together the creative and technology sectors in order to develop a global destination event that will focus on immersive, entertainment-based storytelling and promote sector growth within BC and across Canada.
Jacqueline Saturn Promoted To President Of Caroline
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Sep 4, 2018
Jacqueline Saturn has been promoted to President of Caroline – the Independent Distribution & Label Services arm of Capitol Music Group (CMG) – it was announced today by CMG Chief Operating Officer Michelle Jubelirer, to whom Saturn reports. In her elevated position, Saturn will continue to lead Caroline's 50-person U.S. team and oversee all aspects of its business, including artist and label signings and partnerships, as well as strategic planning and alliances with Caroline International's 11 offices outside the U.S. She will also continue to head CMG's Harvest Records, having signed and developed a host of successful emerging artists at that label. Saturn is based in Hollywood in the iconic Capitol Tower.
Florida Rep Opens Season with BECOMING DR. RUTH
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 29, 2018
Florida Repertory Theatre is pleased to announce the opening of "Becoming Dr. Ruth," a moving and humorous new biographical comedy to kick off its 2018-2019 Season. Playing September 21 to October 21 in the ArtStage Studio Theatre, the run includes four nearly sold out preview performances September 18-20 and stars Broadway and regional theatre veteran, Susan Greenhill, and welcomes back director and longtime Florida Rep ensemble member, Chris Clavelli.
HBO Presents SWIPED: HOOKING UP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 29, 2018
With more than 40 million Americans currently engaged in online dating, seeking hookups, relationships and love, meeting someone has never been easier. The options are endless — just turn on your phone.
ReFrame and IMDbPro Announce Second Round of Gender-Balanced Films
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 28, 2018
ReFrameTM (ReFrameProject.org), a coalition of industry professionals and partner companies founded In Film and Sundance Institute-whose mission is to increase the and IMDbPro (imdbpro.com/)- the essential information resource for the entertainment industry-announced today the second round of feature films that qualify for the ReFrame Stamp to recognize standout, gender-balanced films. The complete list of stamp recipients can be found at ReFrameProject.org/stamp and imdb.com/reframe. The ReFrame Stamp program launched on June 8, 2018 with the announcement of 12 films that earned the stamp out of 100 films surveyed. We then expanded the program by inviting studio and independent films that have secured U.S. domestic theatrical or streaming distribution to submit their films for stamp consideration.
Northern Stage Welcomes New BOLD Associate Artistic Director And BOLD Gurley Brown Fellow
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 28, 2018
Northern Stage announces its 2018-19 Season, a season of plays connected by a theme of peace in a turbulent world. The main stage season is sponsored by Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital and begins with a rotating repertory of the 2017 Tony Award-winner for Best Play, Oslo by J.T. Rogers, and Sarah Ruhl's Dear Elizabeth. Inspired by the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords between the Israelis and Palestinians, Oslo is a deeply personal story about the individuals behind an historic peace negotiation and their all-too-human ambitions.
'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS Returns To Broadway Playhouse
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 28, 2018
Broadway In Chicago and Emerald City Theatre are delighted to announce that KEN LUDWIG'S 'TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS will return to Broadway In Chicago's Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place (175 E. Chestnut) by popular demand for a limited engagement that runs November 3 through December 30, 2018. Individual tickets will go on-sale on September 6, 2018.
THE CLEANSE, ACTIVE MEASURES and More are New on Hulu
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Aug 28, 2018
Hulu has announced the newest additions to its site, streaming August 27 - September 3. Below is the full list of titles being made available, plus Hulu Originals premiere dates.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT Begins September 26 at RTP
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 27, 2018
Richmond Triangle Players continues its 2018-19 season with The Laramie Project, the groundbreaking play by Moises Kaufman and members of the Tectonic Theater Project that chronicles the people and events that led up to the horrific murder of Matthew Shepard, as well as the immediate aftermath. The production will open Friday September 28 at 8:00 pm, after two low-priced previews on Wednesday and Thursday September 26 and 27 at 8:00 pm, and run through Friday October 19.
The Mitten Lab Announces 2018 Residency Program Artists
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 23, 2018
The MITTEN Lab (A Michigan Incubator for Theatre Talent Emerging Now), led by co-founders Katherine M. Carter and Rachel Sussman, is proud to announce this year's artists for its third annual residency program in Northern Michigan, taking place September 9th through 16th.
La Mama Opens New Docu-Drama In September
by Julie Musbach
- Aug 22, 2018
THE ARTS -- a new docu-drama by Kevin Doyle/ Sponsored By Nobody about the checkered history of public funding for the arts in the U.S. -- will be given its world-premiere production by LA MAMA, the 2018 Tony Award-winning theatre company, with preview performances beginning September 13 prior to the play's official opening September 16 at the Ellen Stewart Theatre (66 E. 4 St.) in Manhattan. This debut of THE ARTS marks the start of the 57th season at La MaMa, led by artistic director Mia Yoo.
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