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A former Clinton resident who took home an Oscar for his work is launching a new entertainment and incubator company in California.

As it continues to expand its slate and meet growing demand for unscripted content in the territory, developer Beyond Productions has appointed Joe Rivadeneira ...

Discovery+ slates Messy History of American Food Discovery+ will debut a new documentary series, Messy History of American Food, on May 11. Dropping two episodes weekly, the six-part series promises to shine a ...

Discovery+ has unveiled details about a new series on a U.S. animal sanctuary and its founder. B17 Entertainment, The Dodo and Group Nine Studios are collaborating to produce My Pack Life ...

Clinton native Mickey Meyer had a bit of scheduling conflict Sunday. Meyer, president of California-based Group Nine Studios, needed to coach his son’s Little League baseball game at 4 p.m. The Academy Award broadcast started at 5 p.m. on the West Coast.  A film Meyer served as an executive producer on, “Two Distant Strangers,” was nominated for an Oscar. Meyer found he would have time for both the game and award show, as the film’s category — live action short film — wouldn’t be...

CNY native wins Oscar for short film ‘Two Distant Strangers’ Updated 10:30 AM; Facebook Share Central New York native Mickey Meyer has won an Oscar for the short film “Two Distant Strangers.” The Observer-Dispatch reports Meyer, who was born and raised in Clinton, N.Y., was an executive producer for the live-action short starring rapper Joey Bada$$ as a Black man stuck in a time loop and forced to relive a deadly run-in with a cop (Andrew Howard). Writer-director Travon Free and co-dir...