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Hot Docs executive director Brett Hendrie to depart in March Hot Docs president Chris McDonald will temporarily take over Hendries responsibilities while the board of directors searches for a new executive director. February 22, 2021 Brett Hendrie will depart his post as executive director of Hot Docs after eight years at the helm. Hendri...

Oneida Indian Nation Leader Ray Halbritter Launches Standing Arrow Productions, Will Adapt Sally Jenkins Book (EXCLUSIVE) Mónica Marie Zorrilla, provided by Feb. 22, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Ray Halbritter, the Oneida Indian Nation Representative, CEO of Oneida Nation Enterprises, and a trustee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Museum, has launched Standing Arrow Productions, a privately-funded, independent film and TV production company aimed at increasing the representation ...

NOW Magazine 115 115 people viewed this event. Livestream event with director Tamara Dawit (FINDING SALLY), Prof. Elleni Centime Zeleke (Columbia University) and author Rebecca Fisseha (Daughters of Silence) in conversation with journalist Hannah Giorgis (The Atlantic). The event will be followed by a special musical performance by Zaki Ibrahim. Finding Sally will be available for streaming, with option of Fre...

Westdoc Online lines up “Huntsville Station,” “Hysterical Girl” spotlights Realscreen is partnering with filmmaker and executive producer Chuck Braverman and his Westdoc Online video series to bring his interviews with acclaimed documentarians and non-fiction content industry figures to its ... February 11, 2021 Realscreen is partn...

TCA: Discovery+ unveils doc slate for first half of 2021 Discovery Inc.’s newly launched streaming service, Discovery+, has lifted the veil on its documentary slate for the first half of 2021, featuring a mix of festival favorites and docs exclusively ... February 11, 2021 Discovery Inc.’s newly launched streaming service, Discovery+, ...

Pam Grady February 1, 2021Updated: February 4, 2021, 7:06 pm A 16th century conquistador (Eduardo San Juan) sits among migrants in 21st century Mexico in Rodrigo Reyes’ “499,” screening virtually at SF IndieFest. Photo: SF IndieFest Oakland filmmaker Rodrigo Reyes’ new documentary-fiction hybrid “499” begins with the striking image of a man flailing in water. Washing up on shore, he is revealed to be a Spanish conquistador in the army of Hernán Cortés, coming to conqu...

January 30, 2021 Here’s a list of things to enjoy while you hunker down inside for the foreseeable future. Keep checking back, we’ll be updating as more content rolls through. On January 31, a new docuseries on professional gamers comes to Amazon Prime. GameBreakers reports on esports professionals, streamers, and other notable names working in the gaming world. The first season has six episodes and will feature talent like 78-year-old Abbie “DieHardBirdie” Borg, Gary “Gizzy Gazza�...

Beginning by Dea Kolumbegashvili TBILISI: Georgia was strongly affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, which shut down cinemas and film production for most of 2020, but Georgian films received new awards at international festivals. Georgian cinema days and retrospectives were held in Brussels, Tallinn, Split and Lisbon, and Georgia was the Focus Country at the 2020 Trento Film Festival. Hundreds of films made from 1921 to 1991 are to be returned to Georgia under a deal signed with the...

Producer, History Makers organizer Bill Nemtin passes away Bill Nemtin, filmmaker and executive producer of Achilles Media’s History Makers conference, has passed away at the age of 77. As an award-winning documentary producer, Nemtin’s career first took flight at ... January 13, 2021 Bill Nemtin, filmmaker and executive producer of Ac...

What to watch on Showmax this January Shares Video on demand service, Showmax, now presents new movies and brand new seasons and episodes of your favorite series. This January, spoil yourself and watch away with these intriguing and interesting productions, from Kenya and beyond. This January, Showmax is serving us a new season of Monica and the return of fan favorites like Fargo and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. 1. Monica, Season 3 Monica follows Brenda Wairimu (Subira, Disconnect) in the role of Monica...