MILWAUKEE On the surface it seems so nonsensical–a wordless black-and-white feature film about a stranded 19th century applejack salesman (played by actor and co-writer Ryland Brickson Cole Tews) who’s waging war with a colony of beavers, portrayed by actors in mascot costumes. Yet there’s a method to this slapstick madness as Hundreds of Beavers, directed and Read More 

ATHENS, Ga. The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has announced the nominees for the Arts, Children’s/Youth, Entertainment, and Interactive & Immersive categories selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 27 jurors from over 1,000 entries from television, podcasts/radio Read More 

NEW YORK The 2025 Tribeca Festival will feature a medley of music stars, including Billy Joel, Miley Cyrus and Eddie Vedder, in its 24th edition. The annual New York festival, which in 2022 dropped “Film” from its name, unveiled the lineup Wednesday. The festival, which runs June 4-15, kicks off with the premiere of “Billy Joel: And Read More 

ATHENS, Ga. The Peabody Awards Board of Jurors has announced the nominees for the Documentary, News, Public Service, and Radio/Podcast categories selected to represent the most captivating and impactful stories released in broadcasting and streaming media during 2024. The nominees were chosen by a unanimous vote of 27 jurors from over 1,000 entries from television, podcasts/radio and Read More 

NEW YORK The 2025 Tribeca Festival has unveiled its lineup of television and original independent episodic series. The festival, which takes place June 4 – 15 in New York City, showcases highly-anticipated world premieres of new and returning programs, along with exclusive panels featuring select cast members, from major networks and streamers including Apple TV+, HBO, Prime Video, Read More 

WASHINGTON (AP) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg emphasized in federal court on Wednesday that he bought Instagram and WhatsApp because he saw value in the companies — not to take out competitors, as the Federal Trade Commission alleges in a historic antitrust trial. Zuckerberg took the stand for the third day in the trial, wrapping up his testimony Read More 

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Google has been branded an abusive monopolist by a federal judge for the second time in less than a year, this time for illegally exploiting some of its online marketing technology to boost the profits fueling an internet empire currently worth $1.8 trillion. The ruling issued Thursday by U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Virginia Read More 

NEW YORK SAG-AFTRA and The Joint Policy Committee, LLC (JPC) have reached a tentative agreement on terms for successor Commercials and Audio Commercials Contracts, subject to approval by the SAG-AFTRA National Board, which will meet on April 26, and ratification by the membership. The specific details will not be released in advance of the board’s review. Read More 

LONDON Cannes Lions has revealed the lineup of global experts selected to award the world’s very best creative and effective work and benchmark excellence this June. Work from across the globe will be judged, awarded and celebrated during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, running from June 16-20, 2025. Simon Cook, CEO, Lions, said, “This Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) Target’s chief executive officer met Thursday with the Rev. Al Sharpton, whose civil rights organization has encouraged consumers to avoid U.S. retailers that scaled backed their diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Sharpton called the meeting with Target CEO Brian Cornell “very constructive and candid,” according to an update from his National Action Network. Two other Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Ryan Coogler was the one who convinced Michael B. Jordan he could be a movie star. That was 13 years ago on “Fruitvale Station,” Jordan’s first time leading a feature film and Coogler’s first time making one. And it was the start of an enviably rich creative collaboration that would take them from the Rocky Read More 

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) Five years after the end of the first season’s events, “The Last of Us” picks up in Wyoming, where Joel and Ellie — played by Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey — are settled into everyday life alongside an ensemble of returning characters and new faces protecting their fortress from the infected. Ellie is at the Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) The filmmaker Andrew Ahn grew up in what he calls “a Blockbuster Video family.” They would rent three or four movies every weekend. When Ahn was 8, his mom rented the VHS for Ang Lee’s “The Wedding Banquet.” “She was like, ‘It’s this Asian movie that white people are talking about,'” Ahn remembers. “She rented Read More 

LOS ANGELES FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions, has issued an update regarding regional filming activity. In the midst of a global decline in production and intensifying competition for film projects and jobs, on-location production in Greater Los Angeles declined by 22.4 percent in the first quarter Read More 

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls and internet searches by Gene Hackman’s wife in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques. Betsy Arakawa died in February of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome — a rare, rodent-borne Read More 

LOS ANGELES Director Brent Harris–whose work spans brands including Nike, Expedia, EA, Intel, PlayStation, Coca-Cola, NASCAR and Goodyear–has joined the roster of GREATERGOOD for U.S. commercial representation. Born in South Africa and now based in New York City, Harris has built a reputation for crafting powerful, human-centered narratives, complemented by richly cinematic visuals. In Harris’s own words, Read More 

LONDON Florence Poppy Deary has joined Biscuit Filmworks’ U.K. directing roster for her first career commercial representation. Deary is an award-winning writer, animator, and director working in film and commercials. Inspired by human nuance and universal truths, she seeks to capture life’s bizarre realities through her acerbic, observational animations and live-action projects. An emerging British comedy Read More 

LOS ANGELES Reverie Content has added director JJ “Jon Jon” Augustavo to its talent roster for U.S. representation spanning commercials, branded content and music videos. Augustavo’s music videos masterfully capture realism with fantastical elements inspired by street culture and have collectively garnered upwards of four billion views worldwide. Known for pioneering Macklemore’s trademark film style, he directed Read More 

LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK Imposter has signed Canadian director Jamie Webster for exclusive representation in the U.S. Founder of Toronto-based production company Common Good, Webster had previously been repped in the U.S. market by Golden LA. He brings a multifaceted approach to storytelling–one rooted in real-world experience and a deep curiosity for culture, performance, and image-making. “From competitive ski Read More 

CHICAGO & LOS ANGELES Known for her work in feature films and long-form TV series, as well as commercials and fashion films, L.A. based Sophia Banks has joined the directorial roster at Quriosity Productions. Banks made a name for herself in advertising circles with her breakthrough film for the fashion designer Christian Siriano, featuring a trio of models skateboarding Read More 

LONDON DROOL, the London-based creative studio founded by Freddie Powell and Genevieve Sheppard, has added director Jasper Cable-Alexander for global representation. DROOL is a collective of directors and producers who bring the full team into every project–not just a single director. Like a wolfpack, they’re hell-bent on getting the best out of every job for every Read More 

NEW YORK Effie Worldwide has announced eos Products as the winner of the Iridium Award, for the 2024 Global Best of the Best Effie Awards. The competition awarded the eos “Evolution of Smooth” brand campaign–brought to life by Mischief @ No Fixed Address–as the single most effective marketing effort in the world. The 2024 Global Best of Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) It’s gotta be something in the water. How else to explain the plethora of A-list twins on Hollywood screens lately? In the last few months alone, we’ve had Robert Pattinson, Theo James and the great Robert De Niro playing opposite each other on screen. But now we have by far the most creatively ambitious, culturally Read More 

LOS ANGELES (AP) Two gay couples decide to embark on one fake straight marriage to get what they need in Andrew Ahn’s modern update of “The Wedding Banquet.” Min (Han Gi-Chan), a young artist from an extremely wealthy Korean family, wants to stay in the U.S. longer to be with his boyfriend Chris ( Bowen Yang ) and Read More 

NEW YORK (AP) After just two weeks in theaters, “A Minecraft Movie” is already the highest grossing Hollywood release of 2025. The Warner Bros. videogame adaptation followed up its blockbuster opening with a second weekend of $80.6 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. Worldwide, it’s quickly surpassed $550 million. After doubling expectations in its $300 Read More 

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