77th Writers Guild Awards set for February 2025
Nominations announced January 9, 2025. Source: 77th Writers Guild Awards set for February 2025 | News | Screen
Production Assistant Union Effort Launches With LiUNA
The Hollywood Local of the laborers’ union has partnered with a grassroots group in an effort to organize crew members nationwide: “We are going to win and we are going to radically change this industry.” Source: Production Assistant Union Effort … Continued
FMovies Taken Down: International Studio Alliance Claims Victory
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment, whose members include Netflix and Walt Disney Studios, says it worked with Vietnamese law enforcement to shut down a number of criminal streaming sites. Source: FMovies Taken Down: International Studio Alliance Claims Victory
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancels pianist’s performance after dedication to journalists killed in Gaza
Jayson Gillham was scheduled to perform at Melbourne Town Hall on Thursday but he was dropped for going ‘beyond the remit of his contract’. Source: Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancels pianist’s performance after dedication to journalists killed in Gaza | Melbourne … Continued
Bloomberg Apologizes for Evan Gershkovich Prisoner Swap Embargo
Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was freed last week alongside fellow journalist Alsu Kurmasheva and former Marine Paul Whelan, among others, in an elaborate prisoner swap involving the U.S. and other countries. Many news outlets — including Bloomberg — … Continued
Harkins CEO Mike Bowers Named Chair of NATO’s Cinema Foundation
The Cinema Foundation, the nonprofit organization of the National Association of Theater Owners, has appointed Harkins Theaters president/CEO Mike Bowers as its new chair. Source: Harkins CEO Mike Bowers Named Chair of NATO’s Cinema Foundation