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SHOOT News of the Day  DOC NYC’s Main Slate Lineup Includes 30 World Premieres, 34 Films Making Their U.S. Debut 
The DOC NYC festival–celebrating its 16th edition in-person November 12-20 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika and continuing online through November 30–has unveiled its Main Slate lineup. The 2025 festival presents more than 115 feature-length documentaries (with Short List, Winner’s Circle, and Selects Encore sections still to be announced), including 30
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Biscuit Filmworks, Droga5 Win Production Company and Agency of the Year Honors, Respectively, At CICLOPE 
At its awards ceremony on Thursday (10/9) in Berlin, the CICLOPE Festival–wrapping three days of inspiring conversations and networking–honored six Grand Prix winners, and presented 47 Gold, 56 Silver and 76 Bronze trophies. This year’s winners were selected by an expert panel of top industry talent, comprised of 200 jurors from around the world. They
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Prince Harry and Meghan Urge Families To Join Them In Pushing Against Predatory Social Media Practices 
Prince Harry and Meghan urged parents to stand against social media companies that they said lure children with predatory algorithms designed to exploit their data amid the “explosion of unregulated artificial intelligence.” “Like so many parents, we think constantly about how to embrace technology’s benefits while safeguarding against its dangers,” Meghan said Thursday night at
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ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum names this year’s Top 5 Student Animation Showcase Films 
ASIFA-Hollywood’s Animation Educators Forum (AEF) has named the 2025 Top 5 Student Animation Showcase Films. Each winning student will receive a complimentary one-year membership to ASIFA-Hollywood and free submission to the student category for this year’s Annie Awards™. The 2025 Top 5 Student Animation Showcase Films: —Dogs of Bishkek School: Ringling College of Art and
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UK watchdog targets Google’s “strategic” role in search ads and a competitive market 
Britain’s antitrust watchdog on Friday labeled Google a “strategic” player in the online search advertising market, paving the way for regulators to force the company to change its business practices to ensure more competition in that market. The Competition and Markets Authority said its investigation found that the U.S. tech giant has “strategic market status”
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Kitty Boone becomes executive director at Aspen Film 
Kitty Boone is the new executive director at Aspen Film. Boone previously spent 20 years leading the Aspen Ideas Festival, as well as more than a decade working at Aspen Skiing Company. Nick DuBrul, a member of the organization’s finance board, said the Aspen Ideas Festival and Aspen Skiing Company are two foundational elements in
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ICE runs TV ads stirring up local frustration to recruit police for mass deportation efforts 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is spending millions of dollars on television advertising in select metro areas around the country, an Associated Press tally found, aimed at recruiting local officers frustrated with their cities’ restrictions on immigration enforcement into President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. “You took an oath to protect and serve, to keep
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  Issue Date: 10/10/2025 | Click headlines for full story, pics, video or to comment 
SPW News of the Day  Triple Spotlight: Mel England Takes Center Stage with Three Major Premieres This Fall 
October is a milestone month for actor and filmmaker Mel England, with three powerful LGBTQ+ features premiering across festivals, streaming, and digital platforms. England stars in the intense post-apocalyptic drama “Until the Silence,” the romance “Snow Falling on Pumpkins,” and the eagerly awaited sequel “Adam & Steve: The Second Coming.” “It’s always an honor to
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DWA Presents Ultimate Events, October 2025 Edition (Hybrid Special) 
Are you ready for the future? Over the past nine years, this monthly update has offered timely access to upcoming, cutting-edge events from all around the world before their histories were written. Each new day, our best and brightest welcome us to the next monumental get-together designed to rock. The settings span music, the arts,
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