Movie News
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Golden Globes Alter Eligibility Rules For Theatrical Releases
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced it will be altering long-standing rules for Golden Globe motion picture eligibility and screenings for the coming year, change that could include the unheard of step of first being seen even on broadcast TV. However, producers and studios must prove they had a “bona fide theatrical release planned to begin in Los Angeles during the period from March 15 to April 30 2020.” The HFPA, unlike other press associations, in most cases get their own private screenings for eligible films. In a break from the status quo, the organization said today it is temporarily suspending the rule that stated all members qualified to vote…
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FOCUS FEATURES KICKS OFF “MOVIE MONDAYS” WITH FREE FACEBOOK LIVESTREAMS OF CLASSIC FOCUS TITLES FOR FANS AT HOME
Every Monday in April for free Focus Features will be livestreaming a film exclusively on their Facebook page beginning on Monday April 6th Each livestream will include a link to donate to the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s COVID 19 Response Fund. The program brings moviegoers together through social media, as the livestreams allow chat functionalities between the studio, filmmakers, viewers, and talent alike to have live watch parties together. Focus Movie Mondays’ planned programming includes a screening watch party of Gosford Park, written by Julian Fellowes who received the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film, another screening watch party of Mallrats with Kevin Smith, one of Moonrise…
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Paramount Pictures Update Release Dates
THE SPONGEBOB MOVIE: SPONGE ON THE RUN July 31, 2020 A QUIET PLACE PART II September 4, 2020 TOP GUN MAVERICK December 23, 2020 THE TOMORROW WAR Date to Be Announced The latest Tinsel & Tine on https://t.co/v6wC91Qq6t! https://t.co/3540wMhBGW Thanks to @6abc @BeautifulPHL #friday — Tinsel & Tine (@tinseltine) April 4, 2020
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Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) SET IN PHILADELPHIA SCREENWRITING CONTEST 2020
SIP 2020 Will Open on April 1st “Set in Philadelphia” Screenwriting Competition (SIP), which is presented by the Greater Philadelphia Film Office, is open to all screenwriters, world-wide, who submit a feature length screenplay OR an original TV pilot length screenplay that can be shot in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. All genres will be accepted. Scripts will be judged on their overall quality, and the extent to which they project “shootability” in the Greater Philadelphia region. SIP Finalist Judges are high profile Producers, Writers and Actors who have a Philadelphia connection. FOR MORE INFO AND TO SEE LAST YEARS WINNERS Click HERE
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ONLINE SCRIPTWRITING ESSENTIALS WORKSHOP
Reel Sisters & BRIC present Scriptwriting Essentials & The Art of Writing Strong Female Characters, a 4-session screenwriting workshop. About this Event Reel Sisters & BRIC present ONLINE: Scriptwriting Essentials & The Art of Writing Strong Female Characters™ MONDAYS, APRIL 20, 2020-MAY 11, 2020, 6:30 pm-8:30 pm DATES: 4/20/2020, 4/27/2020, 5/4/2020 & 5/11/2020 Registration Fee: $150 (plus Eventbrite fees) THIS WORKSHOP SELLS OUT QUICKLY REGISTER ASAP! Film director/writer Dana Verde will lead a beginning scriptwriting workshop that will cover the essentials of writing scripts for TV, Film and Web Series. Dana specializes in writing everything from comedies and sit-coms to dramatic television and film scripts. Scriptwriting Essentials will offer tips…
