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Judy Garland's 100th Birthday Bash Introducing Debbie Wileman
It’s the worldwide celebration of the 100th Birthday of one of the Greatest Performers of our time, starring overnight internet sensation Debbie Wileman in an uncanny recreation of the sound of Judy Garland. Wileman has gained over 1 million online views for her spot-on recreation of Judy Garland and she is now, direct from London, onstage to dazzle Judy’s fans as well as her new followers. Fresh off her newest album release, “I’m Still Here” orchestrated, conducted & produced by Steve Orich. - May 20, 2022 - Stander Group Inc.
OTT Pipeline Network, Aperteur, by Production and Marketing Firm Starbaby Enterprises Launches with Debut Event at Haswell Greens
Aperteur is a new OTT platform aimed at bridging the gap between creatives and decision-makers in the entertainment industry. Led by Starbaby Enterprises’s Jordan Elizabeth Gelber CEO and Founder, the platform has created a virtual ecosystem where content creators can confidently share their... - May 20, 2022 - Honeysuckle Magazine
Conch Shell Int’l. Film Fest 2022 Pre-Fest Film & Chat Celebrates Caribbean Diaspora Narratives
Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) is thrilled to announce CSIFF2022 Pre-Fest “Film & Chat” online series’ May event will feature three short Caribbean Diaspora films: “Instead Dread,” written and directed by Dawn Wilkinson; “Veronica,” written... - May 15, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions
Society Performers Academy is Proud to Welcome the Return of Harriet Greenspan, Casting Director for Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., and Many More
Nickelodeon's, Warner Bros., Casting Director is back to lead another Society Performers workshop Sunday, May 15, 2022. - May 13, 2022 - Society Performers Academy
Sci-Fi/Horror Film GoFundMe Campaign, Featuring Veteran "The Wonder Years" & "Law & Order" Actress Olivia d'Abo, is Off to the Races & Receiving Funds
Sci-Fi/Horror production, titled, "The Betty," moves forward with lead actress Olivia d'Abo ("The Wonder Years," "Law & Order," "Conan The Destroyer"). The GoFundMe was launched by independent production studio HJFilmworld. HJFilmworld has already started... - May 12, 2022 - HJFilmworld
Iconic "The Wonder Years" & "Law & Order" Actress Olivia D’abo is Featured in GoFundMe Campaign for Sci-Fi/Horror Film Paying Homage to Classic Cinema
Independent production studio HJFILMWORLD launches GoFundMe campaign for sci-fi/horror feature film "The Betty," starring Olivia D’abo ("The Wonder Years," "Law & Order," "Conan The Destroyer"). "The Betty" is created by newcomers... - May 11, 2022 - HJFilmworld
Congratulations to Society Performer Rahim Barry on His Upcoming Co-Star Role in a New HBO Show
Society Performers Academy Major TV Booking announcement. - April 28, 2022 - Society Performers Academy
Society Performers Academy is Proud to Welcome the Return of Krisha Bullock Alexander, Casting Director for Nickelodeon's "Danger Force" and Many More...
Nickelodeon's “Danger Force,” “Henry Danger,” Casting Director is back to lead another amazing Society Performers workshop. - April 27, 2022 - Society Performers Academy
CMX Cinemas Announces New CEO, Patrick J. Ryan
CMX Cinemas, the tenth largest movie theater chain in the United States, has announced a new CEO, Patrick J. Ryan. José Leonardo Martí will remain on board as Executive Vice Chairman for Cinemex Holdings USA, Inc. Patrick is a highly experienced and well-regarded leader in the... - April 27, 2022 - CMX Cinemas
RiverRun International Film Festival Announces "Healthy Hope" to be Included as Part of Their 24th Annual Lineup
The RiverRun International Film Festival's 24th annual lineup will include the locally produced and filmed documentary "Healthy Hope" that tells the story of the Muscadine Grape and the documented health benefits of the product. - April 27, 2022 - CLINNEAM LLC
“Fight ALS Film Fest” Aims to Shine a Spotlight on the World of ALS
Films explore universal themes of life-changing diseases through examination of ALS. Films and dialogue aim to improve understanding, uplift those affected, and expand the community. - April 25, 2022 - ALS Therapy Development Institute
Jon Gentry Stars in Debut at Prominent Black Film Festival
The Houston native’s poignant performance screens at the Pan African Film Festival in April. - April 22, 2022 - Jon Gentry
Author Kimberly D. Worthy Pens New Book to Help Those Aspiring to Land a Spot on Television
How to Develop Your YOU: A Tactical Guide and Planner to Develop You Into a Personality Fit for Non Scripted Television. - April 20, 2022 - Denise S'llure Publishing & Production Company, LLC
Edwin Freeman Releases His Third Poetry Compilation Titled "Awake," Aimed at Inspiring Readers to Find Their Life’s Calling
Edwin Freeman releases his third compilation of poems titled “Awake,” which follows the release of his two critically acclaimed poetry compilations, “Enlightenment” released in 2010, and “Renewed” released in 2011. - April 14, 2022 - Edwin Freeman
San Diego to Host Landmark Film Event April 29 – May 1 Featuring World’s Best Mobile Movies and Filmmakers
International Mobile Film Festival to Screen 6 Feature Length Films and 25 Short Films All Shot on Smartphones; Award Top Categories - April 12, 2022 - S. Botello Productions
Congratulations to Society Performer Leah Compton on Her Recurring Role in Disney’s Princess Club Airing on YouTube
Society Performers Academy Theatrical Booking announcement. - April 10, 2022 - Society Performers Academy
Society Performers Academy is Proud to Announce the Return of It’s National Competition SPiN (Society Performers in Nationals)
Society Performers Academy National Competition (SPiN which stands for Society Performers in Nationals) Returns. - April 09, 2022 - Society Performers Academy
Retro Gaming Returns with Sharp Edge VHS Dice
1985 Games has a new Kickstarter featuring retro 80s inspired VHS style boxes and custom sharp edge resin dices sets in matching colors. - April 08, 2022 - 1985 Games LLC
"I Am More Than My Hair" by Nationally-Recognized Filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham to Debut at Prestigious Black Film Festival
The Maryland native’s candid documentary, which challenge’s today’s beauty standards and promotes self-empowerment, will screen at the Pan African Film Festival in April. - April 06, 2022 - Her House Media
Andrew Keegan & Sonalii Castillo to Star in Social Justice Thriller "High Tide"
Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You) and Sonalii Castillo (CW’s Outpost) have signed on to star in “High Tide”, a social justice thriller from director Natalie Bible’. The film, penned by Bible’ and Brieanna Steele, follows a small-town waitress, Samantha... - April 04, 2022 - NB Creative Studio
Congratulations to Society Performer Ezekiel Bernier on His Dole Fruit Cups Commercial Booking
Society Performer TV Commercial Booking announcement. - April 01, 2022 - Society Performers Academy
ESPAT TV Bolsters Its Creative Collective Through New Partnership with Elite Edge, Leading Sports and Entertainment Creative Production Studio
ESPAT Studios, the nation’s leader in gaming-centric premium content and web3 production, announced it has entered into a production line partnership with Elite Edge Productions, to explore, create and produce new stories and premium formats to entertain the gaming community... - March 31, 2022 - ESPAT TV
Diffuse Logic Introduces Its New Saturn Solver
Diffuse logic is pleased to announce the public release of Bella 22.3, which introduces its new Saturn solver. - March 31, 2022 - Diffuse Logic
NYC-Based Sports Agency LAA Sports & Entertainment Sets Up Shop in LA
LAA Sports & Entertainment, a full-service representation agency is expanding its offerings by setting up shop in Los Angeles. "My partner Joe Curtis and I are thrilled with the success we’ve had with our sports clientele, and in our constant pursuit of finding new, creative ways to... - March 28, 2022 - LAA Sports & Entertainment
Winners Selected for the 8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Awards Ceremony: The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality
The 8th Annual Women's Voices Now Documentary Film Festival Winners Have Been Selected - March 26, 2022 - Women's Voices Now
Conch Shell International Film Fest Announces IPitch is an Official Larimar Award Sponsor - Celebrating Caribbean & Caribbean Diaspora Filmmakers
Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) announces that IPitch has joined the festival’s official Larimar Award Sponsor community. Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) celebrates and elevates the voices of Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora filmmakers. The focus of this year’s... - March 25, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions
Muscadine Documentary "Healthy Hope," Produced by CLINNEAM LLC, to be Shown at NoVa Film Festival
The documentary "Healthy Hope" has been Officially Selected by the NoVa Film Festival in Northern Virginia for this year’s event. The film is about the research being done on the cancer fighting and curative properties of the Muscadine Grape. Clinical Trials are now in progress with Johns Hopkins University for Prostate Cancer and the muscadine grape extract. - March 25, 2022 - CLINNEAM LLC
Indie Meme Film Festival Returns to Austin Mid-April; Lineup Boasts Diversity and Inclusiveness
Austin’s premier South Asian film festival hosts its first in-person festival since the start of the pandemic, with films showcased in a hybrid format. - March 24, 2022 - Indie Meme Film Festival
Conch Shell International Film Fest Announces Previs Pro is an Official Larimar Award Sponsor - Celebrate Caribbean & Caribbean Diaspora Filmmaking
Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) announces that Previs Pro has joined the festival’s official Larimar Award Sponsor community.. Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) is a Conch Shell Productions presentation. CSIFF celebrates and elevates the voices of Caribbean and... - March 24, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions
8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Awards Ceremony - The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality with Keynote Speaker Jaina Lee Ortiz
The 8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival film selections are available for streaming through March 31, 2022 at http://www.womensvoicesnow.org - March 20, 2022 - Women's Voices Now
Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Levi Frazier Receives 2022 Carter G. Woodson Award of Merit
Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Levi Frazier was named the recipient of the 2022 Carter Godwin Woodson Award of Merit. - March 17, 2022 - Southwest Tennessee Community College
RDM Opening One of Florida's Largest LED Virtual Production Studios
The Vault, an extended reality, full-service video production studio, is set to open in Jacksonville, Florida as one of Florida's largest. - March 17, 2022 - RDM
"Insecure" Actress, Christina Elmore, and Trans Advocate, Kayden X Coleman, Featured in Season 2 Launch of Birthright, a Podcast About Joyful Black Birthing Experiences
Highly acclaimed podcast series, Birthright, extends mission to shift “doom and gloom” narrative in Black maternal health by centering joy and sharing positive Black birth stories. - March 11, 2022 - Narrative Nation
CSIFF2022 Pre-Fest Film & Chat Celebrates Guadeloupean Filmmakers Wally Fall & Luc Saint Eloy
Conch Shell International Film Fest is thrilled to announce CSIFF2022 Pre-Fest “Film & Chat” online series will be screening two short films by acclaimed Guadeloupean filmmakers: Map-Ternité written and directed by Luc Saint-Éloy; and Fouyé Zétwal... - March 11, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions
The Various Artists independent Film Festival Offers Filmmakers the Opportunity to Experience a New Evolution of Festival Competition
The Various Artists independent Film Festival (VAiFF) is now open for submissions. VAiFF accepts short films from filmmakers of all ages, ethnic groups, and backgrounds from around the world. Filmmakers have the opportunity to win a production grant to produce and premiere their new film during the opening night of next year's live event presentation. - March 10, 2022 - Various Artists independent Film Festival
"Nightmare," Released by Easyfind Pictures, is Available Now
Starring Jia Shi and released by Easyfind Pictures, “Nightmare” is now available on independent film streaming platforms including Gumroad, NoBudge, SeedandSpark, and Shorts TV. - March 09, 2022 - Easyfind Pictures
Award-Winning Filmmaker to Teach Female Creatives How to Fund Film Projects That Tell Powerful Stories
Alyscia Cunningham to launch “Let’s Talk BIPOC Creatives in Film” in celebration of Women’s History Month. - March 06, 2022 - Her House Media
Shaken: The Great Sylmar Earthquake Takes Home Award at the Reels International Film Festival
Shaken: The Great Sylmar Earthquake; a collaboration between Brill Productions and The Magpie Film Company has started its festival run by taking home the Best Story award for documentaries at the Reels International Film Festival. - March 05, 2022 - Magpie Film Co
Burst Agency LLC of Atlanta Becomes Full-Service Multi-Media Company
Behind the Scenes Crew Provider, Cynthia Joubert, CEO of BURST Agency, Launches Production Company for Small Businesses. - March 04, 2022 - Burst Agency
Oscar Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Joins Cast of "Beneath"
Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. has joined the cast of British sci- fi/thriller film. - March 03, 2022 - Cupsogue Pictures
Healthy Hope - Documentary Film Premieres at the Amelia Island Film Festival
The documentary "Healthy Hope" will makes its premiere Saturday, February 25, 2022 at the Amelia Island Film Festival in Florida. The film is about the research being done on the cancer fighting & curative properties of the Muscadine Grape. Doctors from NC State, Wake Forest University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Johns Hopkins University talk about the results they have seen in their studies. - February 25, 2022 - CLINNEAM LLC
8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival the Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality
Film Viewing Starts March 1, 2022, Awards Ceremony on March 24, 2022, Keynote Speaker Jaina Lee Ortiz. - February 25, 2022 - Women's Voices Now
Jamaican Actor Musician Everton E-Dee Dennis Wraps New Film, "Temperature Rising," and Readies New Album
E-Dee Dancehall Celebrity Ready got the world. - February 24, 2022 - Unseen Lab
Dais World is the Media Partner for the Telugu Short Film Awards (TSFA) 2021
Dais World is the Media Partner to promote the Telugu Short Film Awards (TSFA) 2021, supporting young talent across the Telugu Short Film Industry. Organized in Hyderabad, Telangana, it was an event that brought to light young talent in the Telugu film industry. - February 23, 2022 - Dais Informatics Pvt. Limited
RightsLedger Signs Five-Year Licensing Agreement for ITN Studios’ Films on Milio.io
RightsLedger, an international company focused on global digital content ownership rights protections and monetization platform, has inked a five-year deal with ITN Distribution, Inc. (ITN) for the rights to its view-on-demand (VOD) catalog. ITN films will be available on RightsLedger’s Milio... - February 22, 2022 - RightsLedger
Sarah Kellysen Set to Collaborate with Mike Barkhoff on New Film "Knock"
Set to release in November 2022 is a new horror film from Live Free, directed by Jarrod Van Hauen, starring Mike Barkhoff and Sarah Kellysen. - February 21, 2022 - Live Free
Derek De Jong Appearing on the Live Free Podcast February 20th
Derek De Jong, star of "Derek & Ryan", is set to appear on The Live Free Podcast Sunday - February 18, 2022 - Live Free
Broadway Stars Gather & Perform in Naperville: New West Suburban Arts Academy to Host Feb. 18 Gala & Concert
Academy of the Arts, a new, west-suburban, non-profit academic and art school projected to open in fall 2025, will host its first fundraiser gala and concert at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville, IL. The concert will feature stars from some of Broadway’s biggest shows including Olympian turned Broadways's Peter Pan Cathy Rigby; Arlington Hts., IL. native & Broadway veteran Karen Mason of Mamma Mia, and more. - February 14, 2022 - Academy of the Arts
Atlanta Publisher Muriam Cinevert of True Self Magazine Collaborates with Macy’s Towson Town Center, Baltimore, MD to Launch the "Beauty Is Me" Campaign
Atlanta Publisher Muriam Cinevert of True Self Magazine collaborates with Macy’s Towson Town Center, Baltimore, MD to launch the “Beauty Is Me” campaign, which focuses on embracing confidence/self esteem. Macy’s Towson Town Center collaborating with True Self Magazine to... - February 12, 2022 - True Self Magazine
Arian Moayed at the Netflix Premiere of Inventing Anna Wears Que Shebley Shoes
Arian Moayed at the Netflix premiere of Inventing Anna wears Que Shebley shoes. - February 10, 2022 - Que Shebley