Indie film director Lynn Shelton of many critically acclaimed films including Humpday, Sword of Trust and Outside In died on Friday at a hospital in Los Angeles of a previously unidentified blood disorder. She was 54.
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RIP: Jerry Stiller, Actor, Comedian Dead at 92
Jerry Stiller in Hairpsray (2007) Actor Jerry Stiller known for playing brash but love-able characters Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens has died. He was 92.
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Filmmaker Jessica Sanders’ Picking Cotton Wins Sun Valley Film Festival Pitch Fest
Picking Cotton Producer Jessica Sanders is the winner of the Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) $25,000 Ford Producers Grant prize for her project titled Picking Cotton, based off the New York Times bestseller, and will now have the opportunity to take her in-development film one big step closer to reality.
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RIP: Bollywood Actor Rishi Kapoor, Dies at 67
Rishi Kapoor in “The Body” Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, best known for playing romantic leading roles in Bollywood movies died on Thursday after a two-year battle with leukemia, his family said. He was 67.
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RIP: Gene Deitch, Oscar Winning Animator Dead at 95
Gene Deitch at Bradford Animation Festival 2010 [National Science and Media Museum] Gene Deitch, American-born Czech illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director died during the night from Thursday to Friday in his apartment in Prague. He was 95.
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RIP: Award Winning Actor Brian Dennehy Dead at 81
Brian Dennehy Brian Dennehy, known for his award winning performances on film, stage, and television died on Wednesday in New Haven, Conneticut, from cardiac arrest due to sepsis. He was 81.
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RIP: Dieter Laser, Star of HUMAN CENTIPEDE, Dies at 78
Dieter Laser in The Human Centipede German actor Dieter Laser know internationally for starring in the horror film, The Human Centipede, has died aged 78. His death was announced in a post on his Facebook page, saying that the actor had died on February 29.
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Mexican Film Wins Films Progress 37 Toulouse Awards + San Sebastian Festival Exits as Partner
“50 o Dos Ballenas se Encuentran en la Playa” directed by Jorge Cuchí The Mexican production “50 o Dos Ballenas se Encuentran en la Playa” directed by Jorge Cuchí was awarded the Films in Progress Toulouse Award and the Special Ciné+ in Progress Award at the 2020 Films in Progress Toulouse organized by the San Sebastian Festival and Cinélatino, Rencontres de Toulouse.
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American Documentary Re-opens Artist Emergency Fund for Indie Documentary Community Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
American Documentary Gala 2019 via Facebook American Documentary (AmDoc), the nonprofit organization behind the PBS series POV, is launching a COVID-19 Artist Emergency Fund to support the independent documentary community. This adapted fund of over $100,000 will provide rapid response grants up to $500 to assist artists with basic needs including food, immediate health needs and insurance premiums. Applications are now open and will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the fund is expired. For more information about eligibility, criteria and the application process, visit www.amdoc.org/aefund
