ActNow Filmstage

07/19/2021

Photos from ActNow Filmstage's post

06/22/2021

Simone Biles Fights Trolls and Insecurity in SK-II STUDIO “VS” Film

Simone Biles Battles Internet Trolls, Insecurity In New SK-II Studio Series.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/simone-biles-fights-trolls-and-insecurity-in-sk-ii-studio-vs-film-1234971311/

This article was created in paid partnership with SK-II Simone Biles’ “VS Trolls”, a new short film in SK-II STUDIO’s “VS Series”, opens with a relatable live-action shot of Simone Bile…

06/07/2021

Clarence Williams III, 'The Mod Squad' And 'Purple Rain' Actor, Dies At 81

RIP to the Great Clarence Williams III!
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/07/1003885526/clarence-williams-iii-the-mod-squad-and-purple-rain-actor-dies-at-81

Williams rose to fame as one of three leads in the trailblazing TV series 'The Mod Squad', but more high-profile roles were not quick to follow. Still, Williams built a wide-ranging career.

06/01/2021

Regal Mile Studios Complex Planned For South Side

Derek Dudley has plans for a mega-studio in Chicago. https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2021/05/28/production-studio-would-help-make-chicago-hollywood-of-the-midwest/

A $70 million production studio complex to help make Chicago the “Hollywood of the Midwest” is being planned for the South Side.

06/01/2021

Producer's Guide: NYC Film Permits | Wrapbook

This may be of interest!
NYC Film Permits: The Filmmakers Handbook.
https://www.wrapbook.com/nyc-film-permits-ebook

You can’t shoot in New York City without a NYC film permit. Luckily, we’re breaking down exactly how to get a film permit in NYC, how much it costs, and requirements you must meet to apply.

05/26/2021

MGM Sold to Amazon for $8.45 Billion in Blockbuster Deal

Amazon buys MGM for $8.45 billion in blockbuster deal.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/mgm-sold-to-amazon-deal-4075596/

In a landmark mega deal, Amazon is acquiring MGM Holdings — whose storied studio boasts one of the largest film and TV libraries — in a bid to turbocharge its Prime membership offering to customers…

05/24/2021

Lee Daniels Extends Overall Deal With 20th Television

Lee Daniels gets a new deal with Disney!
https://deadline.com/2021/05/lee-daniels-extends-overall-deal-20th-television-1234762718/

Lee Daniels is staying with the Disney family. The profilic writer, director, producer and his production company Lee Daniels Entertainment has extended its overall deal with Disney-owned 20th Tele…

05/21/2021

Caribbean & Caribbean diaspora Film Festival

Check out the Conch Shell Caribbean & Diaspora Film Festival this weekend-- May 21-23rd!
https://conchshelliff.com

Indie & student film festival celebrating Hero and Shero stories!

05/10/2021

Barry Jenkins Moves Overall Deal From Amazon To HBO/HBO Max And A24 - Shadow and Act

Barry Jenkins Moves Overall Deal From Amazon To HBO/HBO Max And A24 https://shadowandact.com/barry-jenkins-signs-overall-barry-jenkins-moves-overall-deal-from-amazon-to-hbo-and-hbo-maxtv-deal-with-hbo

Barry Jenkins has now signed on with HBO. Jenkins, who has his upcoming series The Underground Railroad with Amazon, has now signed an overall TV deal with HBO and HBO Max. The deal includes the stipulation that A24 will executive produce Jenkins' projects under his Pastel production company for HBO...

05/03/2021

Carl Lumbly Never Misses

Veteran actor Carl Lumbly is having a career renaissance thanks to Marvel's "Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and former co-stars Jennifer Garner and Gina Torres agree it's about time. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/carl-lumbly-falcon-winter-soldier-marvel_n_607df149e4b063a636fad5ea?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostEnt

The veteran actor is finally getting his due thanks to "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and former co-stars Jennifer Garner and Gina Torres agree it'...

04/28/2021

Dominating. 15 BAFTA Nominations for Steve McQueen's Small Axe series. https://variety.com/2021/awards/global/bafta-tv-awards-the-crown-snubs-small-axe-leads-1234962129/

Dominating. 15 BAFTA Nominations for Steve McQueen's Small Axe series. https://variety.com/2021/awards/global/bafta-tv-awards-the-crown-snubs-small-axe-leads-1234962129/

04/28/2021

Oscars Shocker: Chadwick Boseman Loses Best Actor To Anthony Hopkins - Shadow and Act

Oscar shocker. Chadwick Boseman loses to Anthony Hopkins for best actor award. https://shadowandact.com/oscars-shocker-chadwick-boseman-loses-best-actor-to-anthony-hopkins

The Oscars has proven once more that it does not vote according to what fans want. Chadwick Boseman earned his first Oscar nomination posthumously for playing Levee in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (which earned five nominations overall). However, the iconic actor lost to Anthony Hopkins for his role i...

04/28/2021

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom's' Mia Neal And Jamika Wilson Make History With Hair And Makeup Oscar Win - Shadow and Act

Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson make history. https://shadowandact.com/ma-raineys-black-bottoms-mia-neal-and-jamika-wilson-make-history-with-hair-and-makeup-oscar-win

History was made on Oscars night as Mia Neal and Jamika Wilson became the first Black women to win the Oscar for makeup and hairstyling for Ma Rainey's Black Bottom , along with Sergio Lopez-Rivera. Neal helmed the hair department and Wilson is Viola Davis ' personal stylist. They were also the firs...

04/28/2021

H.E.R. Has Half Of An EGOT With 'Judas And The Black Messiah' Oscar Win - Shadow and Act

H.E.R. has half of an EGOT with Oscar Win. https://shadowandact.com/h-e-r-has-half-of-an-egot-with-judas-and-the-black-messiah-win

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)’ 93rd Academy Awards ceremony aired last night and unfortunately, it did not quite live up to expectations as far as diversity and inclusion were concerned. The late Chadwick Boseman was wholly snubbed by the Academy and Viola Davis did not t...

04/28/2021

'Soul' Wins The Oscar For Best Animated Film - Shadow and Act

"Soul" Wins the Oscar for Best Animated Film. https://shadowandact.com/soul-wins-the-oscar-best-animated-film

Disney/Pixar's Soul , Pixar's first film with a Black lead character, won the Oscar for Best Animated Film on Sunday night. In a review for Shadow and Act , senior writer Aramide Tinubu wrote in December, " Like previous films from the famed animated studio , Soul is nuanced and layered, but it's no...

04/26/2021

Daniel Kaluuya Wins Best Supporting Actor Oscar For 'Judas And The Black Messiah' - Shadow and Act

Congratulations to Daniel Kaluuya who wins Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. https://shadowandact.com/daniel-kaluuya-wins-best-supporting-actor-oscar-for-judas-and-the-black-messiah

Daniel Kaluuya has won his first Academy Award for playing Chairman Fred Hampton in Warner Bros.' Judas and the Black Messiah . It completes a full-season sweep for the actor, as he won every major award leading up to the Oscar. "Man, thank you God. I can’t be here without your guidance and protec...

04/08/2021

Despite History-Making Noms, 'Judas and the Black Messiah's' All-Black Producing Team Find Oscar Success to Be "Bittersweet"

Congrats to the 1st all-Black producing team nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture. Shaka King, Charles King, Ryan Coogler, "Judas and the Black Messiah". https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/judas-and-the-black-messiahs-all-black-team-on-bittersweet-feeling-of-making-oscar-history

Charles King, Shaka King and Ryan Coogler acknowledge the importance of their Academy Award nominations but still wrestle with the meaning of an honor that has excluded so many: "Why did it take 93 years?”

03/26/2021

'Black Widow' joins the streaming battle, but nobody's sure what winning looks like

Black Widow joins the streaming battle...
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/26/entertainment/movies-streaming-column/index.html

Wonder Woman, Mulan and now Black Widow have all been enlisted to help power streaming services. Yet despite that high-profile roster of heroes, it's a battle the studios deploying them appear somewhat conflicted about winning.

03/26/2021

Black representation in film and TV: The challenges and impact of increasing diversity

Recent McKinsey Study- Racial disparity in film and TV costs $10 billion...
https://www.mckinsey.com/Featured-Insights/Diversity-and-Inclusion/Black-representation-in-film-and-TV-The-challenges-and-impact-of-increasing-diversity#

New research reveals the barriers that Black talent in the film and TV industry faces, the economic fallout, and solutions for an inclusive, equitable workplace.

03/26/2021

Music Licensing: Legal Empowerment for Filmmakers - Black TV & Film

Music Licensing for Films Workshop:
https://www.blacktvfilmcollective.org/new-events/music-licensing-legal-filmmakers/

Music is a necessary component of every film. Join us and the Filmmakers Legal Clinic for a better understanding of music licensing.

03/25/2021

Issa Rae signs $40 million film, TV deal with WarnerMedia - TheGrio

Issa Rae signs $40 million film, TV deal with WarnerMedia https://thegrio.com/2021/03/24/issa-rae-signs-40-million-film-tv-deal-with-warnermedia/

Issa Rae inked a brand new five-year overall deal that will create a partnership between her Hoorae media label and WarnerMedia.

03/20/2021

Donald Glover Inks Huge Amazon Deal, Exiting FX; Malia Obama On Writing Staff For One Of His Projects - Shadow and Act

Donald Glover Inks Huge Amazon Deal, Exiting FX; Malia Obama On Writing Staff For One Of His Projects
https://shadowandact.com/donald-glover-inks-huge-amazon-deal-exiting-fx-malia-obama-on-writing-staff-for-one-of-his-projects

Donald Glover has inked a big deal at Amazon, which means he is leaving FX, where he is currently under an overall deal. In case you are wondering: No, this will not impact the upcoming seasons of Atlanta or any future seasons of the show. The new Amazon deal is reportedly in the eight-figure range....

03/13/2021

Deadline March 15th!

Deadline March 15th!

03/05/2021

Berlin: A Post-COVID Recovery Leads to Optimism as European Film Market Wraps

Word from EFM on the state of the industry... https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-2021-european-film-market-wraps-optimism

Berlin: A Post-COVID Recovery Leads to Optimism as European Film Market Wraps 1:00 AM PST 3/5/2021 by Scott Roxborough FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Andreas Rentz/Getty Images With the promise of theaters reopening and plenty of big-budget, buzzy art house titles available, Berlin's EFM offered hope for...

03/02/2021

Berlin: Infotainment Takes China Rights to 'The Blacksmith' (Exclusive)

Berlin: Infotainment takes China rights to "The Blacksmith"
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/berlin-infotainment-takes-china-rights-the-blacksmith

Berlin: Infotainment Takes China Rights to 'The Blacksmith' (Exclusive) 2:30 AM PST 3/2/2021 by Patrick Brzeski FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ME Earl Gibson III/FilmMagic The Beijing-based company is sticking with a recently signed distribution deal for the Laurence Fishburne-starring action thriller despi...

03/01/2021

Three Black Film Actors Win Golden Globes for the First Time Since 2007

Three Black Film Actors Win Golden Globes for the 1st Time since 2007. https://variety.com/.../golden-globes-winners-diversity.../#!

Amid controversy over the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s own diversity disparity, the 2021 Golden Globe winners included three Black actors awarded in the film categories for the first time …

03/01/2021

Apply Now | The Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color 2021 - NYFA

The Incubator for Executive Leaders of Color 2021 https://www.nyfa.org/blog/apply-now-the-incubator-for-executive-leaders-of-color-2021/

Executive leaders of color from arts and cultural organizations based in the five boroughs of New York City are encouraged to apply by Thursday, March 18, 2021. Through the support of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and designed with input from a group of alumni of NYFA’s Emerging Leaders Program a...

02/28/2021

Conch Shell International Film Fest

Submit to the Conch Shell International Film Festival! Waiver code for NVBC artists: https://filmfreeway.com/CONCHSHELLIntFilmFest

Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) is an online film festival which promotes films and screenplays by artists from the Caribbean and the Caribbean D...

02/26/2021

GET A GRANT,

Check out the grant artists! https://www.culturalsolidarityfund.org/get-a-grant/

The Cultural Solidarity Fund application will open for one week from February 26th at 9 AM to March 5th at 9 PM.

02/22/2021

Wavelength And Black TV & Film Collective Select Recipients Of Inaugural Black Producers Fellowship

Wavelength And Black TV & Film Collective Select Recipients Of Inaugural Black Producers Fellowship https://deadline.com/2021/02/wavelength-the-black-and-tv-film-collective-fellows-black-producers-fellowship-1234696517/

Wavelength Productions and The Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) has revealed their jury selection of six fellows for the inaugural year for The Black Producers Fellowship. The fellowship, whic…

02/17/2021

MPAA “Film School Friday: Sylvie’s Love”
Friday, February 19, 2021
4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT)

Register Here: https://www.motionpictures.org/event/film-school-friday-sylvies-love/

MPAA “Film School Friday: Sylvie’s Love”
Friday, February 19, 2021
4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT)

Register Here: https://www.motionpictures.org/event/film-school-friday-sylvies-love/

02/17/2021

02/16/2021

02/13/2021

Annapurna Pictures Lands Jerrod Carmichael’s Sundance Prize Winner ‘On The Count Of Three’; Near $2M For NA Rights

Jerrod Carmichael's Sundance winner "On the Count of Three" sells North American rights. https://deadline.com/2021/02/on-the-count-of-three-annapurna-pictures-two-million-dollars-north-american-rights-jerrod-carmichael-directing-debut-2021-sundance-1234693188/

EXCLUSIVE: In a deal around $2 million, Annapurna Pictures has acquired North American rights to On the Count of Three, the 2021 Sundance buzz title that marks the directorial debut of stand-up com…

02/11/2021

Looking for Caribbean Films-- Deadline 3/15/21!
#ConchShellFilmFestival