“In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has been rebounding slowly. Five years after the disaster, researchers suggest that the city promote its entertainment industry as a development strategy.” Miller-McCune 08/24/10 Click here to read the entire article.
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Journal of African Cinemas: Volume 2 Number 1
Journal of African Cinemas Volume 2 Number 1 Aims and Scope The Journal of African Cinemas will explore the interactions of visual and verbal narratives in African film. It recognizes the shifting paradigms that have defined and continue to define African Cinemas. Identity and perception are interrogated in relation to their positions within diverse African… Read more »
Protests Over UK Plans To Close Film Office (And Its Funding)
“The timing of the announcement was jarring to many because it came shortly after the council’s chief executive, John Woodward, had publicly touted the health and growth of the British film industry.” Los Angeles Times 08/12/10 Click here to read the entire article.
In Memorium: Abbey Lincoln
Abbey Lincoln, jazz vocalist, actress and civil rights activist, passed away Saturday, August 14, 2010. She was 80 years old. The Black Film Center/Archive hosted a program in March 2010 which honored the film Nothing But a Man. Abbey Lincoln played the leading female role, Josie, in this film. The BFC/A extend our condolences to… Read more »
Lee Daniels Takes On 'The Butler'
Precious director Lee Daniels will head to the White House for his next project. Daniels has signed a deal to rewrite and direct The Butler, a film based on the life of Eugene Allen, the African-American butler who worked in the White House for 34 years and through eight presidents. Click here to read the… Read more »
A Note from Amy Serrano, Director of The Sugar Babies
Dear Friend: By way of this note, I share that effective September 1, 2010, Sugar Babies will be exclusively distributed via Films for the Humanities and Sciences/ Films Media Group [FMG]. They will handle all non-theatrical distribution for film including electronic downloads [ finally available ]. FMG has a very prestigious catalog of films and programming and represent the… Read more »
Michael Moore's Plans To Revive Old Movie Theatres
The Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker has a plan to refurbish or prop up downtown movie houses in his home state of Michigan, and eventually nationwide. Philadelphia Inquirer (AP) 08/01/10 Click here to read the entire article.
UK Film Council to Be Abolished
“The culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, today confirmed plans to abolish the UK Film Council. … The move is part of a raft of DCMS cost-cutting measures that involve the merger, abolition or streamlining of 16 public bodies.” The Guardian (UK) 07/26/10 Click here to read the entire article.
Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti?
A “source close to the government” told an Ottawa-area francophone newspaper that the star singer “is only waiting for paperwork to be finalized by next week’s deadline. The current president, René Préval, is barred by Haiti’s laws from seeking a third term.” National Post (Canada) 07/25/10 Click here to read the entire article.
Rival Distributors Settle Lawsuit Over Precious
“A lawsuit over the rights to the award-winning film Precious has been dismissed after Lionsgate Films and The Weinstein Co. reached an agreement, lawyers for Lionsgate said on Thursday.” Reuters (via Yahoo!) 07/22/10 Click here to read the entire article.