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Indie teen comedy Dope to become first film to accept Bitcoin payments
The Guardian - Benjamin Lee
In an industry first, moviegoers will be able to use digital currency to buy tickets to the Sundance hit Hoping to add some more cool points to the stack already assembled, the distributor of teen comedy
Jun 15, 2015
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Indie Focus: ‘Misery loves comedy’ in ‘Tangerine,’ a seriocomic film about trans sex workers
Los Angeles Times - Mark Olsen
Standing on its own in the parking lot of a strip mall at the corner of Santa Monica Boulevard and Highland Avenue, Donut Time is a place countless Angelenos have driven by countless times and likely about
Jul 3, 2015
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Netflix sets its sights on indie film distribution, acquires rights to 3 more upcoming projects
Digital Trends - Stephanie Topacio Long
Netflix hasn’t overlooked indie films as it expands into film distribution. Though the streaming service previously made headlines when it threw down …
Jul 8, 2015
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Doctor Who
What It’s Like to Write British TV Like ‘Doctor Who’ and ‘Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell’
indiewire.com - Liz Shannon Miller
What It's Like to Write British TV Like 'Doctor Who' and 'Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell' Americans have a perception of British television being of …
Jun 13, 2015
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Toronto film critic calls Mad Max a ‘man’s movie’
The Globe and Mail - Dave McGinn
Whatever else we might think about a post-apocalyptic future, we'd like to hope there aren't any embarrassingly absurd questions about women there. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for press events
May 28, 2015
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Toronto film festival announces new focus on television
The Guardian - Benjamin Lee
This year’s Toronto film festival will introduce a new programme highlighting the best in international television shown on the big screen. Primetime will showcase up to six shows that come from either
Apr 15, 2015
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Why Every Film Producer Should Own a Publishing Company | Filmmaker Magazine
filmmakermagazine.com - Gill Holland
Why does someone who has various film producer credits on over 100 independent features and documentaries own a record label and a music publishing …
May 26, 2015
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The ACLU Wants the U.S. Government to Combat Sexism in Hollywood
TIME - Eliana Dockterman
The American Civil Liberties Union is targeting sexism in Hollywood, and it wants the government to step in and help. Only 7% of the top 250 grossing films in 2014 were directed by women—two percentage
May 12, 2015
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San Francisco, CA
'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' Searches for Home in a Fast-Changing City
CityLab - Laura Bliss
Now fundraising on Kickstarter, a film by two S.F. natives will grapple with race, class, displacement, and the importance of friendship. Among the more worrying trends out of San Francisco in recent the
May 19, 2015
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Millennials Care About Cognitive Diversity and You Should Too
Inc Magazine - Zoë Henry
A new study finds that Gen Y is more focused on cognitive diversity, as opposed to demographic diversity. Here's why that perspective could be good for your business, too. Millennials have a different
May 13, 2015
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Net Neutrality
Blocking Comcast Is a Start. But if We Want Better Broadband, We Need Much More.
recode.net - Peter Kafka
Critics of the Comcast-Time Warner Cable deal made convincing arguments that it would be bad for consumers, and for the media companies that want to …
Apr 24, 2015
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Independent Film
10 Reasons to Make Indie Films
indiewire.com - Kentucker Audley
With TV shows on the decline and facing a troubled future (and mark my words, virtual reality is a fad) indie filmmakers are now at the forefront of …
Apr 9, 2015
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Dreamworks
Verizon will launch an online video service with AwesomenessTV and DreamWorks Animation
The Verge - Micah Singleton
Verizon is going after the #teens. The company has announced it will launch over-the-top channels with Awesomeness TV, the online network geared toward young millennials, and its owner DreamWorks Animation
Mar 11, 2015
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Women's News
People Are Challenging The Male-Dominated Film Industry With The Hashtag #FilmHerStory
BuzzFeed
Mar 5, 2015
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First-Ever Pay-What-You-Want Movie BitTorrent Bundle
psfk.com - Simone Spilka
For the next two weeks (2/13–2/27) viewers can participate in the first-ever choose your own price value BitTorrent Bundle.
Feb 24, 2015
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Spock actor Leonard Nimoy wrote inspiring letter to victim of racism
The Telegraph - By Paul Kendall
A moving note by the late Star Trek actor Leonard Nimoy to a mixed-race teenager has resurfaced online An inspiring letter by Leonard Nimoy to a teenage victim of racism has resurfaced online. The moving
Feb 28, 2015
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"Empire" Is A Monster That Is Eating Network Television
BuzzFeed
When it comes to ratings, Fox's Empire is on a trajectory that's unprecedented in broadcast television's recent history, which has mostly been marked by — to appropriate a phrase from Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere
Feb 26, 2015
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Net Neutrality
FCC approves new net neutrality rules
USA TODAY Money - Roger Yu and Mike Snider
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to implement new net neutrality rules designed to make sure Internet service providers treat all legal content equally. The historic
Feb 26, 2015
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Net neutrality rules passed by US regulator
BBC News - Jane Wakefield
New rules on how the internet should be governed have been approved by the Federal Communications Commission. In what is seen as a victory for advocates of net neutrality, the commission voted in favour
Feb 26, 2015
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Manitoba
Women generally outnumbered in film industry – but not in Manitoba
CBC News - Don Marks · for CBC News ·
Women all over the world claim that they are under-represented in corporate board rooms and government bodies. They say they are discriminated …
Feb 16, 2015
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Scottish film industry 'left to wither' and lags behind neighbours, Holyrood finds
The Guardian - Libby Brooks
It’s a country with plenty to offer a film production: breathtaking scenery, versatile urban locations and a wealth of technical and creative talent. But while Scotland has lately enjoyed an extraordinary
Feb 18, 2015
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George Hurrell: the master of the Hollywood still
The Telegraph - By Lucy Davies
George Hurrell didn't just photograph Hollywood's greats: as a new collection of his work reveals, he also imbued them with their mysterious allure At 16, George Hurrell couldn’t decide whether to become
Aug 14, 2012
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Ava DuVernay
The silver lining to how white the Oscars are this year
Mashable - Brian Anthony Hernandez
LOS ANGELES — The #OscarsSoWhite hashtag has long faded from trending status, but the lack of diversity among this year's Academy Awards nominees is about to be center stage all over again on Sunday —
Feb 21, 2015
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Diversity
Hollywood is shooting itself in the foot by not focusing on diversity
fusion.net - Danielle Henderson
Feb 19, 2015
Nathan Jérémie-Brink
“@HASlavery: History Matters. http://t.co/D37Qxt2q4D” Important work by Prof. Erica Armstrong Dunbar - toward national honesty
Nathan Jérémie-Brink on Twitter
Feb 17, 2015
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BET Launches First Miniseries With 'The Book Of Negroes' Featuring Aunjanue Ellis And Lou Gossett Jr.
huffingtonpost.com - Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News
A far cry from its usual hip-hop and R&B programming, the 35-year-old network premieres its very first miniseries,'Book of Negroes,' centering on a …
Feb 17, 2015
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BET miniseries ‘The Book of Negroes’ offers woman’s view of slavery era
Los Angeles Times - Greg Braxton
Since ABC’s landmark miniseries “Roots” drew record ratings nearly four decades ago with its tale of brutality, survival and eventual triumph during America’s era of slavery, the majority of dramatic and
Oct 15, 2015
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16 Ways Screenwriters And Filmmakers Fail
raindance.org - Elliot Grove
I was sitting around contemplating the careers of so many of my friends and acquaintances, when I had a moment of clarity: Why not write up the …
Nov 13, 2012