Category: Arts
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“CaribbeanTales Rolls Out ” “CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio Access Project
ROLLS OUT “CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio AccessProject” CaribbeanTales Inc., founded by award winning filmmaker and Academy member, Frances-Anne Solomon, announces the launch of the “CaribbeanTales Black Incubator and Studio Access Project” (CTBISAP). This new project is a production and knowledge-based incubator designed to build capacity in the Black Canadian Film industry and provide an opportunity for Black Canadian filmmakers to acquire skill sets and…
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Vancouver Rockers MAD SYMPHONY Are Ready to “Do It All Over Again” with Release of New Single
Horns up for the six-piece Mad Symphony, raucously rumbling from the coast of British Columbia, armed with their eponymous debut EP and earth-shaking lead anthem, “Do It All Over Again” — available now! Orchestrated from a variety of professional rock artists from all walks of life and career, Mad Symphony plucks together Kevin Wright (lead…
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THEATRICAL RELEASE – “AMERICAN RECKONING” A FILM BY YORUBA RICHEN AND BRAD LICHTENSTEIN – LOS ANGELES LAEMMLE THEATRES – FEB 11; FRONTLINE PBS FEB 15; STREAMING PBS.ORG FEB 16
THEATRICAL RELEASE – Beginning February 11, 2022 – for one week exclusive engagement in Los Angeles at the Laemmle Monica Film Center.WORLD BROADCAST PREMIERE – February 15, 2022 – FRONTLINE/PBS – 10PM/9PM CTSTREAMING PREMIERE – Beginning February 15, 2022 – pbs.org/frontline & in the PBS Video AppAMERICAN RECKONING is an extraordinary look at the civil rights era – the violence and resistance – through rare…
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Orange County Troubadour Doug Schmude Gives A Folk-Roots Reason To Believe With “It Takes a Little Faith”
“Roots-Americana for a new century.” – IndieMusic.com “…pop-Americana shot through with streaks of beautiful loser” – Americana UK Orange County Troubadour Doug Schmude Gives A Folk-Roots Reason To Believe With “It Takes a Little Faith” Kicks Off New EP One Shy of a Six Pack Keeping one foot in front of the other is easier…
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Australian Hip Hop Producer DJ VIEWS Taps Arrested Development’s Speech & Dell-P for “Global Moves”
Song Lands Ahead of Forthcoming Gizmo Produktionz LP Australian producer DJ Views emerges from the lab harnessing the technical wizardry of rappers Speech and Dell-P as they deliver ‘90s inspired hip-hop track, “Global Moves” — available now! With the undeniable rap chemistry heard in sonic detail, DJ Views channels the hip-hop classics on the 1s…
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San Francisco-based award-winning artist/illustrator Eric Joyner- Entitled Someday World, Joyner’s exhibition will premiere Saturday February 19th, 2022@ Corey Helford Gallery.
L-R: “Duck Hunt” (concept for piece featured inLast Week Tonight), “Hot Wheels” (in-process), “Market St.” (in-process) Last September, Joyner’s work was featured in a segment about the “Duck Stamp” on HBO’s Emmy and Peabody-award-winning show, Last Week Tonight, hosted by John Oliver. In the segment (click here to watch), Oliver shared a history of the stamp, explained that…
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Invitation to special Q and A event hosted by Rainn Wilson: SALT IN MY SOUL (Feb 8)
A very special Q and A event below on behalf of powerful documentary SALT IN MY SOUL, hosted by Rainn Wilson (The Office).The trailer gives you a great sense of the film here: https://youtu.be/tSnu6k5emhA SALT IN MY SOUL has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics calling it “a powerful film” and “profound, unflinching and genuinely poignant.”…
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Los Angeles Hard Rock / Alternative Band-SOKOJO Debut 5 tracks EP “More” & Music Video.
Los Angeles hard rock / alternative band SOKOJO will debut a 5 tracks EP “More” (listen link) and it will be released on February 4th 2022, along with the music video of the song holding the same name, “More”. SOKOJO is a young and promising band. Drawing influences from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s rock scenes, yet honing an original sound that…
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The Manic Boys And Girls Club’s High-Voltage Distress Call “Blacked Out” Gets the Remix Treatment from Horror Film & Mega-Network Composer, Producer & Musician Paul Andrews
Watch “Blacked Out (Paul Andrews Remix) (Official)” via YouTube Here Toronto rock duo The Manic Boys and Girls Club’s sonic distress call dressed up as a high-voltage dance banger receives thrilling new treatment from composer, producer, and musician Paul Andrews with the release of “Blacked Out (Paul Andrews Remix)” — available now! “’Blacked Out’ is…
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WINNER: THE EXILES wins U.S. Doc Grand Jury Prize | Sundance 2022
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize: U.S. Documentary** THE EXILES Directed and Produced by Violet Columbus and Ben KleinProduced by Maria ChiuExecutive produced by Steven Soderbergh, Chris Columbus, Eleanor Columbus “For the Grand Jury Prize, we recognize a film which is totally original, layered, philosophical and non-linear — challenging our understanding of history. For celebrating the power of documentary filmmaking and the responsibility of the…
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Imagining the Indian to Have World Premiere at California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival
Feature Documentary Film details the past, present, and futureof insidious Native American-themed mascots and imagery,including the Washington Football Team Washington, D.C. – The timely documentary Imagining the Indian: The Fight Against Native American Mascoting will make its world premiere at California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival. The festival highlights the best of current films from American Indian filmmakers,…
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McMichael Canadian Art Collection DebutsGenerations: The Sobey Family and Canadian ArtExhibition spotlights more than 170 works including Canadian trailblazers from the Group of Seven to Quebec Impressionists and Contemporary Indigenous Artists
Kent Monkman (b. 1965), Study for “mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People): Resurgence of the People,” (Final Variation), 2019, acrylic on canvas, 107.3 x 213.4 cm, Collection of the Sobey Art Foundation,© Kent Monkman The McMichael Canadian Art Collection proudly announces the upcoming new special exhibition Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art, opening on February 12, 2022. Generations offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to…
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WINNER: Simon Lereng Wilmont wins Directing Award for A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS | Sundance Film Festival 2022
A HOUSE MADE OF SPLINTERS Produced by Monica Hellström (Flee)Executive Produced by Oscar®-Nominee Philippa Kowarsky (The Gatekeepers), Oscar®-Nominee Signe Byrge Sørensen (The Act of Killing, The Look of Silence) “We present this award for astonishing achievement in documentary storytelling. With sensitivity, this filmmaker immerses us in an intimate story that otherwise would be obscured by the broad political conflict that is literally…
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Artist GRIFF GALEXXZEE Drops “FACTS OVER FEELINGS”
GRIFF GALEXXZEE drops “FACTS OVER FEELINGS” GriffGalexxzee, Canadian pop/hip-hop/R&B singer songwriter and music producer dropped is new album, “Facts Over Feelings” on all music platforms. The music video for album single“Groove” also released. Griff has been writing and making music for himself and his fellow artists from a very young age. Growing up in Regent Park area of Toronto, Griff,a hyperactive…
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Poly Styrene: I am a Cliché – Release Date- February 4th, 2022
POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ Available in Theatres and on VOD across Canada on February 4th Photon Films is excited to announce that Hot Docs favourite POLY STYRENE: I AM A CLICHÉ will be available in theatres and on VOD across Canada on February 4th. The film played several Canadian festivals in 2021 receiving…
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Lucha VaVOOM’s ‘Amor Impossible’ Valentine’s shows
Event Info: What: Lucha VaVOOM’s two-night Valentine’s event, Amor Impossible Who: Los Angeles’ longest-running, most celebrated action-packed variety show where electrifying Mexican masked wrestling, burlesque, and comedy collide Date: Friday, February 11 and Saturday, February 12 Location: The Mayan Theatre (1038 S Hill St.) Time: Doors for this 21+ event open at 7:00pmand the show goes from 8:00pm – 10:30pm Tickets: General Admission ($45) and Ringside Seating ($60) still available atLuchaVaVOOM.com Proof…
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Film Talk | Award-Winning “Drive My Car” Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi
https://japanhousela.swoogo.com/ma-in-japanese-filmJAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles has been presenting the Rethinking of MA webinar series, examining the role of MA, a concept of time and space, applied throughout Japanese culture, in partnership with UCLA’s xLab, UCLA’s Terasaki Center, and University of Washington’s Japanese Studies program.On February 1, award-winning director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, whose film “Drive My Car” is Japan’s entry for…
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JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-DOCS, the MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE,EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and DIRECTOR BEN PROUDFOOTFOR A SPECIAL VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 30 AT 2PM PT/4PM CT/5PM ET OFTHE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL
JOIN THE NEW YORK TIMES OP-DOCS, the MUSEUM OF TOLERANCE, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER SHAQUILLE O’NEAL and DIRECTOR BEN PROUDFOOT FOR A SPECIAL VIRTUAL WATCH PARTY THIS SUNDAY JANUARY 30 AT 2PM PT/4PM CT/5PM ET OFTHE QUEEN OF BASKETBALLhttps://watch.eventive.org/thequeenofbasketball/play/61f2d3a77c16810029b2947a LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! ABOUT THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL is a New York Times Op-Doc/Breakwater Films…
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SUNDANCE 2022 – Jewish Film Institute Presents Filmmaker Conversations and Funding Opportunities at 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Jewish Film Institute Presents Filmmaker Conversations and Funding Opportunities at 2022 Sundance Film Festival Applications Open for Third Round of JFI Completion Grants JFI and Jewish Story Partners Present Inaugural JFI/JSP Momentum Award to Pratibha Parmar (Queen Sugar) for My Name is Andrea Ondi Timoner (Last Flight Home, Sundance ‘22) and Ran Tal (1341 Frames of Love and…
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“My Music Is My Power,” L’Oréal Paris names Gen. Z icon, Grammy and Oscar-winning singer H.E.R. as global ambassador
The 24-year-old singer-songwriter is an eight-time nominee for the 2022 Grammy Awards. She is the second most nominated artist at the 64th edition of music’s greatest awards ceremony, her full-length album, “Back of my Mind” is in the running for the coveted prize Album of the Year, while she’s up for Song of the Year once again, for her protest…
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