Academy Gives Exclusive Look Into Its Film Archive With “Hollywood Home Movies” Event

With special guests Hayley Mills, Bob Koster and Gregory Nava The Academy Film Archive gives an exclusive look into the lives of classic Hollywood figures with its annual “Hollywood Home Movies: Treasures from the Academy Film Archive” event available for streaming online for the first time.  The collection of home movies celebrates individuals who overcame… Continue reading Academy Gives Exclusive Look Into Its Film Archive With “Hollywood Home Movies” Event

Realness Institute In Partnership With Netflix Launches Episodic Content Development Lab For African Writers

Realness Institute, announced its partnership with global streaming service Netflix, to create an Episodic Content Development Lab for writers in South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria. The South African-based NPC, which has as its vision to support the development of African content and it’s makers, will open submissions for this Writer’s Lab at the end of… Continue reading Realness Institute In Partnership With Netflix Launches Episodic Content Development Lab For African Writers

2020 WGSA Muse Awards

The Writers Guild of South Africa (WGSA) cordially invites you to enter the 2020 WGSA Muse Awards. Launched in 2013, the WGSA Muse Awards are the only awards in South Africa to honour performance writers. The awards celebrate and promote local content production by acknowledging the creativity and craft excellence of South Africa and African… Continue reading 2020 WGSA Muse Awards

Academy’s Science And Technology Council Adds 7 New Members

Linda Borgeson, Lois Burwell, Teri E.Dorman, Greg Hedgepath, Ujwal Nirgudkar, Helena Packer and Amy Vincent have accepted invitations to join the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, bringing the Council’s 2020–2021 membership roster to 25. Borgeson is currently senior vice president of feature post production, Disney Live Action.… Continue reading Academy’s Science And Technology Council Adds 7 New Members

Sundance Institute Announces Seven New Members Of Board Of Trustees

The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced the newly appointed and recent additions to the Institute’s Board of Trustees. Kimberlé Crenshaw, Ann Lewnes, Wonya Lucas join the board alongside Uzodinma Iweala, Amanda Kelso, William Plapinger, and Junaid Sarieddeen who joined over the last year. Together they add to the business, cultural, and philanthropic leaders who guide… Continue reading Sundance Institute Announces Seven New Members Of Board Of Trustees