New York Stage and Film has announced the mentors and artists for its 201920 Filmmakers' Workshop. Mentors include Luis Castro (The Pop Culture Collaborative), writerproducer Bash Doran ("Traitors," "Boardwalk Empire"), Jessica Goldberg ("The Path", "Parenthood"), William Goldberg (Abominable, Infinitely Polar Bear), Rajiv Joseph (Draft Day, "Nurse Jackie"), Toni Kalem (A Slipping Down Life), Max Mayer (Adam, As Cool As I Am), Shelby Stone ("The Chi", Bessie), and Amy Robinson (After Hours, Julie & Julia).
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Starz COO Jeffrey Hirsch announced today that the STARZ Original series 'Vida' from Executive Producer and showrunner Tanya Saracho ('How to Get Away With Murder,' 'Looking,' 'Girls') has been picked up for a third season.
Sundance Institute, in collaboration with A24, invites fans and supporters of independent cinema to celebrate writer/director Lulu Wang with a special premiere screening of her film The Farewell and afterparty at The Theatre at Ace Hotel DTLA on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Wang, an alumna of Sundance Institute's 2017 FilmTwo Initiative, will be honored with the Institute's annual Vanguard Award presented by Acura at the summer benefit. Proceeds from the evening will advance Sundance Institute's mission and programs that discover, support and amplify risk-taking and exciting independent artists across film, theatre and media.
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), received the 'Outstanding Comedy Series' award for its original series 'Vida' at the 30th Annual GLADD Media Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton last night.
The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the showcase of new independent feature films selected across all categories for the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 24 - February 3, 2019.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Starz has decided to renew VIDA for a second season. No date has yet been announced for the series return. Read more about the news from The Hollywood Reporter here!
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced today that the premiere episode of the critically lauded Starz Original Series 'Vida,' and Audience Award winner at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, will be made available for free nationwide on THURSDAY MAY 10, 2018 starting at 12:00AM ET, midnight in honor of Dia de las Madres. Viewers can see what all the buzz is about by sampling the episode in its entirety online on Starz.com, Starz Youtube channel, 'Vida' Facebook page, and Remezcla.com.
CineArte, the 5th annual arts festival of the queer Latinx community presented by The Los Angeles LGBT Center, announces a special, red-carpet event and an advance screening of the first two episodes of the STARZ network's highly anticipated new original series Vida on Saturday, April 21, at The Village at Ed Gould Plaza, located at 1125 N. McCadden Place in Hollywood.
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced it has signed Starz Original series 'Vida' Showrunner and Executive Producer Tanya Saracho ('How to Get Away With Murder,' 'Looking,' 'Girls') to a three-year overall deal. Under the pact, Saracho will develop new projects for the network and continue as showrunner and executive producer on 'Vida.'
New York Stage and Film announced today that they have expanded their Filmmakers' Workshop winter session, bringing the 2017-18 residency filmmakers to New York City to get feedback on the rewrite of their script, participate in Master Classes addressing the next phase of their process, and meet other professionals from the industry at a celebratory cocktail party this year hosted by Moet Hennessy.
The Huntington Theatre Company's 2018 Breaking Ground festival of new plays will be held February 9 11, 2018 at the Huntington's home for new work, the Calderwood Pavilion at the BCA. The festival is a vital part of the Huntington's new play development efforts and highlights the work of locally-based Huntington Playwriting Fellows and national writers in partnership with the Huntington. Over the last decade, Breaking Ground plays have gone on to appear at the Huntington as well as theatres in Boston, across the country, and internationally.
Today at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Winter 2018 Press Tour, Starz President of Programming Carmi Zlotnik announced premiere dates for three new originals including the eagerly-awaited STARZ Original Limited Series Howards End, premiering on Sunday, April 8. Half-hour dramas Vida and Sweetbitter will premiere on Sunday, May 6.
Sundance Institute showcases bold, independent storytelling at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, beginning with today's announcement of feature films selected across all categories. The Festival hosts screenings in Park City, Salt Lake City and at Sundance Mountain Resort, from January 18 28.
Starz announced today that Mishel Prada ('Fear the Walking Dead: Passage,' Tell Me How I Die)an more have been cast as series regulars alongside Melissa Berrera ('Club de Cuervos,' 'La Mujer de Judas') in the new STARZ Original series VIDA
The 18th Annual Fiercely Independent Woodstock Film Festival wrapped up on Sunday with the closing night film ARTHUR MILLER: WRITER which was followed by a Q&A with director Rebecca Miller.
