Film enthusiasts and lovers of cinema came together at the 6th Annual Kodak Film Awards honoring Ava DuVernay, Andrew Haigh, Celine Song, Hoyte van Hoytema, Killer Films, Petra Collins, and Amazon’s Swarm. The event took place at the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) Clubhouse on Friday, Feb. 23, 2024.
Attendees at the event included Adamma Ebo, Kara Brown, Karen Joseph Adcock, Phoebe Darling, Tyler Shields, Pip White, Matthew J. Lloyd and Keith Davis.
Renowned production company Killer Films received the Film Production Company of the Year award at the 6th Annual Kodak Film Awards, which producer Christine Vachon accepted.
Vachon, who co-founded the independent production company Killer Films alongside Pamela Koffler in 1995, was honored with the Film Production Company of the Year award. Most recently, Killer Films produced two Academy Award-nominated films, Past Lives and May December.
Ava DuVernay, acclaimed for her latest film Origin, and Andrew Haigh, of the critically lauded All of Us Strangers,...
Attendees at the event included Adamma Ebo, Kara Brown, Karen Joseph Adcock, Phoebe Darling, Tyler Shields, Pip White, Matthew J. Lloyd and Keith Davis.
Renowned production company Killer Films received the Film Production Company of the Year award at the 6th Annual Kodak Film Awards, which producer Christine Vachon accepted.
Vachon, who co-founded the independent production company Killer Films alongside Pamela Koffler in 1995, was honored with the Film Production Company of the Year award. Most recently, Killer Films produced two Academy Award-nominated films, Past Lives and May December.
Ava DuVernay, acclaimed for her latest film Origin, and Andrew Haigh, of the critically lauded All of Us Strangers,...
- 2/24/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
AI is “giving Bitcoin”, according to Swarm and She-Hulk: Attorney At Law writer Kara Brown.
Brown, speaking on a panel at the Banff Media Festival alongside This Is Us writer Elan Mastai and Crazy Rich Asians writer Adele Lim, highlighted the challenges for writers as the strike against the studios is in its second month.
But while Brown discussed the issue of artificial intelligence, which has become one of the most talked about issues during the strike, she said that there are more fundamental issues at heart, including residuals. “It sounds scary, but to me at least, I don’t think it’s close to our biggest issue,” she added.
Brown highlighted the lack of streaming residuals as one of her main concerns, having previously written shows for cable and broadcast. She said that she’ll never get another cheque for work on Disney+’s She-Hulk. “That character we built,...
Brown, speaking on a panel at the Banff Media Festival alongside This Is Us writer Elan Mastai and Crazy Rich Asians writer Adele Lim, highlighted the challenges for writers as the strike against the studios is in its second month.
But while Brown discussed the issue of artificial intelligence, which has become one of the most talked about issues during the strike, she said that there are more fundamental issues at heart, including residuals. “It sounds scary, but to me at least, I don’t think it’s close to our biggest issue,” she added.
Brown highlighted the lack of streaming residuals as one of her main concerns, having previously written shows for cable and broadcast. She said that she’ll never get another cheque for work on Disney+’s She-Hulk. “That character we built,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As the Hollywood writers strike extends well into its second month, top screenwriters at the Banff World Media Festival declared their resolve to see the current negotiations between the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers reach a comprehensive and uncompromising new labor contract.
“The Writers Guild means business,” Adele Lim, whose screenwriting credits include Crazy Rich Asians, told a festival panel when asked what might be the impact on the labor talks from SAG-AFTRA starting negotiations with the AMPTP, with the threat of a wider work stoppage and the possibility of a separate deal for Hollywood actors.
“We’re not going to take that as the pattern for what we need to accept with the SAG contract,” Lim insisted. The screenwriters in Banff instead talked up the benefits of being in alignment with the often fractious world of Hollywood unions, while also striving...
“The Writers Guild means business,” Adele Lim, whose screenwriting credits include Crazy Rich Asians, told a festival panel when asked what might be the impact on the labor talks from SAG-AFTRA starting negotiations with the AMPTP, with the threat of a wider work stoppage and the possibility of a separate deal for Hollywood actors.
“We’re not going to take that as the pattern for what we need to accept with the SAG contract,” Lim insisted. The screenwriters in Banff instead talked up the benefits of being in alignment with the often fractious world of Hollywood unions, while also striving...
- 6/12/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
While “Swarm” comes from the minds of Donald Glover and Janine Nabers, both of whom worked together on “Atlanta” before they co-created the Prime Video series, it also features contributions from Malia Obama, who makes her TV writing debut on the show.
And Obama’s episode does not disappoint, with Nabers, who serves as the series’ showrunner, telling Et that “[‘Girl, Bye’] is probably one of the wildest episodes.” She adds, “I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people. It’s pretty dope. I’m really proud of it.”
Read More: Billie Eilish Makes Surprise Acting Debut in Donald Glover's 'Swarm' Series: Watch a Clip
Without giving anything away, “Swarm” follows a young woman named Dre (Dominique Fishback), who goes on an increasingly violent journey following an unexpected trauma involving her sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey), as she tries to get closer to her idol, the Houston-born singer Ni’Jah.
And Obama’s episode does not disappoint, with Nabers, who serves as the series’ showrunner, telling Et that “[‘Girl, Bye’] is probably one of the wildest episodes.” She adds, “I think it’s going to surprise a lot of people. It’s pretty dope. I’m really proud of it.”
Read More: Billie Eilish Makes Surprise Acting Debut in Donald Glover's 'Swarm' Series: Watch a Clip
Without giving anything away, “Swarm” follows a young woman named Dre (Dominique Fishback), who goes on an increasingly violent journey following an unexpected trauma involving her sister, Marissa (Chloe Bailey), as she tries to get closer to her idol, the Houston-born singer Ni’Jah.
- 3/17/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Stars: Tatiana Maslany, Jameela Jamil, Ginger Gonzaga, Mark Ruffalo, Josh Segarra | Written by Jessica Gao, Francesca Gailes, Jacqueline J. Gailes, Melissa Hunter, Dana Schwartz, Kara Brown, Zeb Wells, Cody Ziglar | Directed by Kat Coiro, Anu Valia
Jennifer Walters has a complicated life as a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.
We are finally getting to the point where the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is so grandiose that the folks over at Disney can practically make a series or movie about any character from Marvel’s overwhelmingly large roster and it would be successful, at least in terms of viewership.
She-Hulk is a character that isn’t too famous, and yet here we are, in the year 2022, and she has her own show now. This was a show I wasn’t really looking forward to, however, despite being a fan of this franchise.
Jennifer Walters has a complicated life as a single, 30-something attorney who also happens to be a green 6-foot-7-inch superpowered hulk.
We are finally getting to the point where the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is so grandiose that the folks over at Disney can practically make a series or movie about any character from Marvel’s overwhelmingly large roster and it would be successful, at least in terms of viewership.
She-Hulk is a character that isn’t too famous, and yet here we are, in the year 2022, and she has her own show now. This was a show I wasn’t really looking forward to, however, despite being a fan of this franchise.
- 10/14/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Peacock is developing a teen comedy drama about Black teenagers in L.A. from Real Husbands of Hollywood creator Chris Spencer and Grown-ish writer Chad Sanders.
How To Survive Inglewood is created and written by by the pair, who will exec produce alongside Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary of Revelations Entertainment. Matt Milkovich is producing for Revelations Entertainment
Ucp, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
The comedy drama follows Black teenagers trying to get through the absurd, treacherous, and embarrassing obstacles that come with adolescence. After moving from the suburbs to Inglewood, the Sanders family will find that teenage years are universally magical, confusing, scary, and hormonal, but in this new environment, the emotional swings are crazier because the stakes are higher.
Chris Spencer and Chad Sanders (left) were recently set to write the Universal Pictures-Will Packer Productions sports drama One and Done.
The project...
How To Survive Inglewood is created and written by by the pair, who will exec produce alongside Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary of Revelations Entertainment. Matt Milkovich is producing for Revelations Entertainment
Ucp, a division of Universal Studio Group, is the studio.
The comedy drama follows Black teenagers trying to get through the absurd, treacherous, and embarrassing obstacles that come with adolescence. After moving from the suburbs to Inglewood, the Sanders family will find that teenage years are universally magical, confusing, scary, and hormonal, but in this new environment, the emotional swings are crazier because the stakes are higher.
Chris Spencer and Chad Sanders (left) were recently set to write the Universal Pictures-Will Packer Productions sports drama One and Done.
The project...
- 7/30/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new streaming service, launches nationwide July 15 with originals including an adaptation of Brave New World, the original movie Psych 2 and a number of British titles.
Bill McGoldrick, President of Original Content at NBCU Entertainment Networks and Direct-to-Consumer, would have hoped that he and his team would have had a few more originals at launch, including reboots of Saved By the Bell and Punky Brewster, but these were curtailed by Covid-19.
In an interview with Deadline, McGoldrick and President of Content Acquisition and Strategy Frances Manfredi lay out the nascent platform’s content strategy, its comedy push, what shows tested well during its three-month cable trial and which A-list creatives it is targeting to work with.
The service has been available to Comcast Xfinity Flex customers since the beginning of May and McGoldrick and Manfredi revealed that some of its strongest performers include the Kevin Costner cowboy drama Yellowstone,...
Bill McGoldrick, President of Original Content at NBCU Entertainment Networks and Direct-to-Consumer, would have hoped that he and his team would have had a few more originals at launch, including reboots of Saved By the Bell and Punky Brewster, but these were curtailed by Covid-19.
In an interview with Deadline, McGoldrick and President of Content Acquisition and Strategy Frances Manfredi lay out the nascent platform’s content strategy, its comedy push, what shows tested well during its three-month cable trial and which A-list creatives it is targeting to work with.
The service has been available to Comcast Xfinity Flex customers since the beginning of May and McGoldrick and Manfredi revealed that some of its strongest performers include the Kevin Costner cowboy drama Yellowstone,...
- 7/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Screenwriter Diablo Cody says her Oscar-winning script for Juno probably would not have been written in today’s political climate.
Speaking on the Crooked Media Keep It! podcast, Cody said the pro-life legislation in Alabama and Georgia would have influenced her writing choices. Juno came out in 2007 and tells about a pregnant teenager who gives up her baby for adoption rather than choosing abortion. The film was a smash that went on to gross more than $143 million at the box offie.
“I don’t even know if I would have written a movie like Juno if I had known that the world was going to spiral into this hellish alternate reality that we now seem to be stuck in,” Cody said.
Podcast host Kara Brown asked Cody if the film’s teenager, played by Ellen Page, would have chosen a different path if the story were written today.
“I think...
Speaking on the Crooked Media Keep It! podcast, Cody said the pro-life legislation in Alabama and Georgia would have influenced her writing choices. Juno came out in 2007 and tells about a pregnant teenager who gives up her baby for adoption rather than choosing abortion. The film was a smash that went on to gross more than $143 million at the box offie.
“I don’t even know if I would have written a movie like Juno if I had known that the world was going to spiral into this hellish alternate reality that we now seem to be stuck in,” Cody said.
Podcast host Kara Brown asked Cody if the film’s teenager, played by Ellen Page, would have chosen a different path if the story were written today.
“I think...
- 5/18/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In the wake of today’s political climate, Diablo Cody says she likely wouldn’t make a film like Juno, in which the main character is dissuaded from getting an abortion.
During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the Keep It podcast, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter opened up about her 2007 hit and how it fits in with the current anti-abortion efforts underway in states like Georgia, Ohio and Alabama, which introduced a sweeping bill banning nearly all abortions on Wednesday.
“I don’t even know if I would’ve written a movie like Juno if I had known that...
During an appearance on Thursday’s episode of the Keep It podcast, the Academy Award-winning screenwriter opened up about her 2007 hit and how it fits in with the current anti-abortion efforts underway in states like Georgia, Ohio and Alabama, which introduced a sweeping bill banning nearly all abortions on Wednesday.
“I don’t even know if I would’ve written a movie like Juno if I had known that...
- 5/16/2019
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
The constant refrain in Hollywood is that we need diversity, particularly when it comes to writers. Unfortunately, this is almost always quickly followed by shrugs of frustration that no one knows where to find unique voices because there are only so many options in the WGA. And therein lies the problem: showrunners, agents and other influential figures often realize that they need to find fresh voices from outside Hollywood, but they aren’t sure where to find them.
Matthew A. Cherry, an executive at Monkeypaw Prods., says his company understands the power that social media can have; that’s actually how founder Jordan Peele discovered him, even though Cherry had no prior experience as an executive. But they also go one step further and offer a portal on their website that allows novice and unsigned talent to submit their writing samples. Applicants must also submit their age, gender and more...
Matthew A. Cherry, an executive at Monkeypaw Prods., says his company understands the power that social media can have; that’s actually how founder Jordan Peele discovered him, even though Cherry had no prior experience as an executive. But they also go one step further and offer a portal on their website that allows novice and unsigned talent to submit their writing samples. Applicants must also submit their age, gender and more...
- 11/15/2018
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
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