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Boosting Indigenous creativity A COVID-19 relief fund helps Indigenous actors, artists persevere and represent tribal nations in TV and film Author: May 25, 2021 Noah Watts, Crow, works on motion capture content for Assassin’s Creed 3, a video game for which he’s widely known as the voice of the character Ratonhnhaké:ton. (Photo courtesy of Noah Watts) A COVID-19 relief fund helps Indigenous actors, artists persevere and represent tribal nations in TV and film Gianluca D’Elia ASU Cronkit...

Burger King is at the center of a major controversy over offensive and sexist messaging that has people furious and calling for boycotts.

DUBAI: On International Women’s Day, Netflix is investing in the next generation of storytellers by pledging $5 million globally toward programs that help identify, train and provide work placements for female talent around the world. The investment is part of Netflix’s Fund for Creative Equity, which was announced last week. The fund will see the company investing $20 million a year for the next five years in building more inclusive pipelines behind the camera. It is aimed at increasing th...

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Realscreen has put together some of our most recent interviews with and stories about female filmmakers and recently announced industry initiatives aimed at women creators. The film and television business as a whole has had a lot of catching up to do when it comes to gender parity behind the camera. According to the Center for the Study of Women in Television & Film, in 2020 percentages of behind-the-scenes women working on the top 100 and 250 ...

Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne said the Defence Minister refused to look at evidence after being told of alleged misconduct by then-chief of the defence staff Jonathan Vance

Netflix allocates US$5M to support programs for women in film, TV Netflix is committing the first US$5 million from its Fund for Creative Equity towards programs that identify, train and provide workplace placements for up-and-coming women talent globally. The streamer will partner ... March 4, 2021 Netflix is committing the first US$5 mil...

SEATTLE — A development site at 515 Howe St. sold for a little over $3.2 million, according to King County records. The buyer was GCH 515 Howe LLC, associated with Green Canopy Homes, which is planning a nine-unit townhouse project. Public records indicate a loan from Creative Equity Lending.  

Netflix, the world's leading streaming entertainment service, has published the study “Inclusion in Netflix Original U.S. Scripted Series & Films” to emphasise the importance of telling stories that can touch anyone and opening the doors for creators regardless of gender, race, or background to tell stories from their own perspectives.

At least two women are in it Who talk to each other About something besides a man It was a simple enough concept but something about it stuck and thus, the Bechdel test was born. Though her name is attributed to the test, Alison Bechdel likes to point out that the idea behind it came from her friend Liz Wallace, who mentioned the three rules when Bechdel was looking for ideas for her comic strip. "I have to confess, I stole this whole thing from a friend of mine at the time because I didnt have...

SINGAPORE - In the first diversity study of its films and series, streaming giant Netflix showed gains in the inclusion of marginalised groups both onscreen and behind the scenes.. Read more at straitstimes.com.