LOS ANGELES–The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Wednesday to present a special award – an Oscar statuette – to director Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s virtual reality installation, “CARNE y ARENA (Virtually Present, Physically Invisible),” in recognition of a visionary and powerful experience in storytelling. “The Governors of the […]

BEVERLY HILLS—The Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have selected several individuals to join the council. Nafees Bin Zafar, Maryann Brandon, Bill Corso, Andrea Kalas, Ai-Ling Lee, Leon Silverman and Steve Yedlin have accepted the tech council’s invitations bring the 2017–2018 membership roster to 25. Nafees Bin Zafar, […]

LOS ANGELES–From Oscar-nominated director Denis Villeneuve (“Arrival”) comes Alcon Entertainment’s science fiction thriller “Blade Runner 2049,” the much-anticipated sequel to the acclaimed sci-fi film “Blade Runner.” Three decades after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, Los Angeles Police Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s […]

Toronto, CANADA–Focus Features has acquired international rights to Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed directorial debut Lady Bird, company chairman Peter Kujawski said Monday. A24 and IAC Films are partners on the movie.  Focus will be handling distribution in all territories outside of North America. Lady Bird has emerged as one of the biggest breakouts of the fall season, winning rave reviews […]

HOLLYWOOD–(PRNewswire)–Netflix Incorporated has acquired Millarworld, the comic book publishing powerhouse founded by Mark Millar, the legendary creator of such iconic characters and stories as Kick-Ass, Kingsman, and Old Man Logan, and one of the most important voices in comics. Together, Netflix and Millar will bring Millarworld’s portfolio of critically and fan-acclaimed character franchises to life […]

SAN DIEGO–When a sex trafficking victim was discovered at the San Diego Public Library, staff found assistance for the person and created a sex trafficking awareness program, Out of the Shadows. On Saturday, the Library’s Out of the Shadows program will host the debut of the documentary “#SexSells” at a free, black-tie optional event featuring […]

SAN DIEGO–San Diego Latino Film Festival is seeking submissions from filmmakers for their 25th annual festival in 2018. Festival organizers are seeking innovative, original, and thought-provoking works that are ‘by’, ‘about’, or ‘for’ the Latino community, that have been completed between 2016 to 2017. Filmmakers can register their films through one of the festival’s submissions […]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside International Film Festival will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of “Star Wars” this year by honoring the designer who helped bring the film to life. At the event’s closing ceremony on August 1 production designer Alan Roderick-Jones will be receiving the festival’s annual Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to the world of […]

OCEANSIDE–The Oceanside International Film Festival will be awarding multiple winning films this year with a cash prize. The event, which is now entering its seventh annual, remains North County’s longest running film festival. Serving as an outlet for local and international filmmakers to screen to a wide audience, the festival is offering a $1000 grand […]