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Three Emerson College students had an idea to start a film festival as a way to showcase student filmmakers around the Boston area. When coronavirus forced everyone into quarantine, they had a choice to either let their months of prepping go in vain or to find a way to make it happen; they chose the latter
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 819 to join, including Awkwafina, Natasha Lyonne and Lakeith Stanfield.
Actor Fred Willard, known for his roles in This Is Spinal Tap, Waiting for Guffman, and For Your Consideration, died on Friday. He was 86.
Indie film director Lynn Shelton of many critically acclaimed films including Humpday, Sword of Trust died on Friday. She was 54.
Actor Jerry Stiller known for playing Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens has died. He was 92.
John Lafia co-writer of the screenplay for the horror film Child’s Play and director of Child’s Play 2 died on April 29. He was 63.
Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, known for playing romantic leading roles in Bollywood movies died on Thursday after a two-year battle with leukemia. He was 67.
Irrfan Khan, the cross-over Bollywood actor know for his roles in Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi, The Lunchbox, died on Wednesday. He was 53.
![Gene Deitch at Bradford Animation Festival 2010 [National Science and Media Museum]](https://images.vimooz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/19121814/Gene-Deitch-650x450.jpg)
Gene Deitch, American-born Czech illustrator, animator, comics artist, and film director died in his apartment in Prague. He was 95.
Brian Dennehy, known for his award winning performances on film, stage, and television died on Wednesday in New Haven, Conn. He was 81.
German actor Dieter Laser know internationally for starring in the horror film, The Human Centipede, has died aged 78.
Documentary filmmaker Gordon Quinn, executive producer of the Oscar-nominated basketball documentary “Hoop Dreams,” has been diagnosed with coronavirus.