Exclusive: The Latinx House is coming back to the Sundance Film Festival.
First planting its flag at the last in-person Park City shindig in 2020, the Mónica Ramírez, Alexandra Martinez Kondracke, and Olga Segura founded gathering returns to Main Street for a series of events, panels, and activations over the 2023 fest’s opening weekend.
“We are thrilled to come back to Sundance to continue uplifting and celebrating all Latinx filmmakers that have worked so hard to get their movies made and now have an opportunity to share it with the world at the festival,” Waiting for the Barbarians producer Segura told Deadline after a two-year virtual pause. “Creating a space to build community and celebrate our achievements has always been one of our main goals. Our continued collaboration with Sundance is helping us build a bridge to create more opportunities for Latinx creators in the industry for many years to come.
First planting its flag at the last in-person Park City shindig in 2020, the Mónica Ramírez, Alexandra Martinez Kondracke, and Olga Segura founded gathering returns to Main Street for a series of events, panels, and activations over the 2023 fest’s opening weekend.
“We are thrilled to come back to Sundance to continue uplifting and celebrating all Latinx filmmakers that have worked so hard to get their movies made and now have an opportunity to share it with the world at the festival,” Waiting for the Barbarians producer Segura told Deadline after a two-year virtual pause. “Creating a space to build community and celebrate our achievements has always been one of our main goals. Our continued collaboration with Sundance is helping us build a bridge to create more opportunities for Latinx creators in the industry for many years to come.
- 1/18/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
With the end in sight—True Blood’s series finale airs Sunday at 9 p.m. Et on HBO—here’s another look inside some of season 7’s most fun and memorable scenes, which have led us there.
Episode 1, “Jesus Gonna Be Here”: Tara (Rutina Wesley) dies—again.
“It’s kind of like the catalyst for everything else that’s gonna probably happen,” Wesley told EW. “I think it’s kinda cool that the last time you see me, it looks like I’m gonna win the fight, and then you cut to Lettie Mae. Me and that vampire went at it,...
Episode 1, “Jesus Gonna Be Here”: Tara (Rutina Wesley) dies—again.
“It’s kind of like the catalyst for everything else that’s gonna probably happen,” Wesley told EW. “I think it’s kinda cool that the last time you see me, it looks like I’m gonna win the fight, and then you cut to Lettie Mae. Me and that vampire went at it,...
- 8/23/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
This post contains plot details of “Karma,” the True Blood episode that aired on July 27. Read our full recap here.
The writer/director of Sunday’s installment of True Blood, Angela Robinson, took EW inside the big Sarah Newlin reveal and her personal inspiration for Bill’s legal consultation.
What was the genesis of the idea that Sarah Newlin would be the antidote to Hep-v?
We really wanted to bring Anna Camp back, and Sarah Newlin was still out there. We didn’t really want to create a whole new Big Bad for this season. Instead of having the story spiral out,...
The writer/director of Sunday’s installment of True Blood, Angela Robinson, took EW inside the big Sarah Newlin reveal and her personal inspiration for Bill’s legal consultation.
What was the genesis of the idea that Sarah Newlin would be the antidote to Hep-v?
We really wanted to bring Anna Camp back, and Sarah Newlin was still out there. We didn’t really want to create a whole new Big Bad for this season. Instead of having the story spiral out,...
- 7/28/2014
- by Mandi Bierly
- EW - Inside TV
After making a big splash in the independent film community by personally financing, expertly producing, or generally saving art house driven films like "Killing Them Softly," "The Master," "American Hustle," and the just announced Cannes-inclusion "Foxcatcher," Megan Ellison is taking her first stab at television. Her company, Annapurna Pictures, is developing a TV series based around the lives of Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich, two iconic Old Hollywood actresses whose lives intersected not only with each other but also many important figures of the 1930s and '40s. Angela Robinson ("True Blood") and Alex Kondracke ("The L Word"), both of whom worked on HBO's "Hung," are writing the series with Ellison as executive producer and Annapurna's Stephen Feder overseeing production as well as day-to-day operations. "We're so excited this project found a home at Annapurna," Robinson and Kondracke told Variety. "We couldn't imagine a better partner than Megan Ellison and the folks at.
- 4/17/2014
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Washington, April 17: TV series based on actresses Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo's lives are in development.
'Hung' and 'The L Word' alums Angela Robinson and Alex Kondracke, who are working with Annapurna Pictures on the project, said that they're couldn't imagine a better partner to help bring the series to life, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
The untitled drama will look at the association of the two actresses with famous figures like John Gilbert, Mercedes de Acosta, Tallulah Bankhead, Alla Nazimova, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant and John Wayne, among others. (Ani)...
'Hung' and 'The L Word' alums Angela Robinson and Alex Kondracke, who are working with Annapurna Pictures on the project, said that they're couldn't imagine a better partner to help bring the series to life, the Hollywood Reporter reported.
The untitled drama will look at the association of the two actresses with famous figures like John Gilbert, Mercedes de Acosta, Tallulah Bankhead, Alla Nazimova, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant and John Wayne, among others. (Ani)...
- 4/17/2014
- by Meeta Kabra
- RealBollywood.com
Hollywood super-producer Megan Ellison is bringing her Oscar-nominated instincts to television. Deadline reports that Ellison's production and distribution company Annapurna Pictures, which made American Hustle, Her and Zero Dark Thirty, is working on its first major TV project, focusing on the overlapping lives of Hollywood rivals Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. Ellison will executive produce and Hung and L Word duo Angela Robinson and Alex Kondracke will write the script. Set in Hollywood's Golden Age, the show will cover the starlets' relationship with icons like Cary Grant, Barbara Stanwyck and John Wayne. Bring on the period garb!
- 4/17/2014
- by Anna Silman
- Vulture
Annapurna Pictures is headed into the realm of scripted drama television. The company is developing an untitled drama exploring the relationships of famed Golden Age of Hollywood starlets Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich.
The show will feature notable figures of the period including John Gilbert, Mercedes de Acosta, Tallulah Bankhead, Alla Nazimova, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant and John Wayne, among others.
"Hung" and "The L Word" alums Angela Robinson and Alex Kondracke are developing the show which Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer on.
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The show will feature notable figures of the period including John Gilbert, Mercedes de Acosta, Tallulah Bankhead, Alla Nazimova, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant and John Wayne, among others.
"Hung" and "The L Word" alums Angela Robinson and Alex Kondracke are developing the show which Megan Ellison will serve as an executive producer on.
Source: The Live Feed...
- 4/17/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Annapurna Pictures is entering the scripted TV business. The film production and finance company is working with Hung and The L Word alums Angela Robinson and Alex Kondracke for a scripted drama exploring the Golden Age of Hollywood and the intersecting lives of Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich. The untitled drama, which marks the company's first major television project, is in development and will be taken out to networks. It will explore the relationships of the starlets with notable figures including John Gilbert, Mercedes de Acosta, Tallulah Bankhead, Alla Nazimova, Barbara Stanwyck, Cary Grant and John Wayne, among others. Photos:
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- 4/16/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures is producing its first major television project with writers from “True Blood” and “The L Word,” the company said Wednesday. Angela Robinson (“True Blood,” “Hung”) and Alex Kondracke (“Hung,” “The L Word”) are writing the project, which focuses on the intersecting lives of film legends Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich in Hollywood's Golden Age. Also read: Megan Ellison's Annapurna Pictures Terminates Financial Involvement in ‘Terminator: Genesis’ Ellison will serve as executive producer, and Annapurna's Stephen Feder will be the executive overseeing day-to-day development and production. “We're so excited this project found a home at Annapurna,...
- 4/16/2014
- by L.A. Ross
- The Wrap
Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures has earned a reputation for helping to fund films that other companies weren’t willing to risk, like Spike Jonze’s Her, Paul Thomas Anderson’s The Master and Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty. The company is now looking to get into television, setting up an untitled project about Hollywood icons Marlene Dietrich and Greta Garbo.Annapurna has True Blood writer Angela Robinson and The L Word’s Alex Kondracke scripting the project, which is mostly being kept under wraps in terms of content and where it might end up. That's not surprising, since the project doesn’t yet have a network or channel involved.But we can imagine there being considerable interest in a series that would delve into the lives of two such fascinating screen legends, including their rivalry and the circles in which they mixed during Hollywood’s Golden Age. People...
- 4/16/2014
- EmpireOnline
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Question: I absolutely loved Linda Villarosa's book, Passing For Black. I was wondering if she's working on another novel.
― Janay, Detroit, Mi
Linda Villarosa
Answer: Linda Villarosa is a busy woman, but I tracked her down and asked her to give us the scoop on how she'll be following up on the success of her first novel:
Thank you for asking! I have another novel in my head but that's the only place it is right now. I'm teaching writing and media studies full time at City College in New York, so my time is short these days.
And I'm co-writing a...
- 9/29/2009
- by karman
- AfterEllen.com
Film Independent, the Los Angeles-based nonprofit that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, has chosen 10 projects for its seventh annual Fast Track program, which connects filmmakers with film industry professionals.
Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's "Better This World," one of the projects chosen, has also been awarded the second annual HBO Documentary Films Fellowship.
"Better" follows the journey of two childhood friends from Midland, Texas, who set out to prove their manhood to themselves and to Brandon Darby, a revolutionary activist turned FBI informant. The fellowship combines HBO's funding with Find's year-round support services to give documentary filmmakers the necessary tools to develop their craft.
The Fast Track Program, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Co., takes place during Laff, which runs through June 28.
Industry participants include representatives from Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, the Weinstein Co., Participant Prods., Roadside Attractions, Yari Film Group, the Film Department,...
Kelly Duane de la Vega and Katie Galloway's "Better This World," one of the projects chosen, has also been awarded the second annual HBO Documentary Films Fellowship.
"Better" follows the journey of two childhood friends from Midland, Texas, who set out to prove their manhood to themselves and to Brandon Darby, a revolutionary activist turned FBI informant. The fellowship combines HBO's funding with Find's year-round support services to give documentary filmmakers the necessary tools to develop their craft.
The Fast Track Program, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Co., takes place during Laff, which runs through June 28.
Industry participants include representatives from Paramount, Sony, Lionsgate, the Weinstein Co., Participant Prods., Roadside Attractions, Yari Film Group, the Film Department,...
- 6/19/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Want to know the status of a particular movie, TV show, or band? Wondering what a certain actress is up to these days? Send your entertainment-related questions to askafterellen@gmail.com — with your first name, city and country — and we'll try to answer as many as we can.
Question: Is it true? There is going to be a Girltrash! movie? We've read on Killola's page that Lisa is starting shooting in October so it must be true and she also hinted that the whole cast is going to be back in. Do you know anything more? Isn't this exciting?
― Nathalie, Toronto
Answer: Yes, the rumors are true, and, yes, also exciting! For official confirmation, I checked in with Girltrash! creator Angela Robinson, and here's what she told me:
We are in talks with producers to shoot a (very low budget) Girltrash! movie in December, starring the original cast, plus some new characters.
Question: Is it true? There is going to be a Girltrash! movie? We've read on Killola's page that Lisa is starting shooting in October so it must be true and she also hinted that the whole cast is going to be back in. Do you know anything more? Isn't this exciting?
― Nathalie, Toronto
Answer: Yes, the rumors are true, and, yes, also exciting! For official confirmation, I checked in with Girltrash! creator Angela Robinson, and here's what she told me:
We are in talks with producers to shoot a (very low budget) Girltrash! movie in December, starring the original cast, plus some new characters.
- 5/19/2009
- by karman
- AfterEllen.com
Walt Disney Pictures has picked up Mi Casa, Su Casa, a Latino family comedy to be written and produced by Angela Robinson and Alex Martinez Kondracke and will mark Kondracke's feature directorial debut. The story is a comedy about cultural differences set under one roof. Mario Iscovich also is producing. Louanne Brickhouse and Josh Simon are overseeing for Disney. Kondracke is the daughter of political pundit Morton Kondracke. She was in Disney's director fellowship program and is a staff writer on The L Word. Casa is loosely based on her life.
- 6/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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