Tyler Perry will be honored with “The People’s Champion of 2020” award at the “E! People’s Choice Awards.” Perry will be recognized for his trailblazing work in entertainment, unwavering commitment to support multiple charitable organizations, and inspiring empathy and progress for humankind.
Apple TV+ has greenlit “The Supermodels,” a new docuseries that will feature exclusive access to and interviews with Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington, who will revisit their iconic modeling careers and collective disruption of the ‘90s fashion scene.
International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) announced the selections for the Masters and Paradocs program sections, as well as the remaining titles in the Best of Fests section. A total of 47 films have been added to the IDFA 2020 program.
The 45th Cleveland International Film Festival scheduled to take place April 7-20, 2021, will be held entirely online. This decision was unanimously approved by the CIFF Board of Directors at its September 29, 2020 meeting.
The European Film Academy is introducing a new award category – the EFA Award for Innovative Storytelling, that will be awarded for the first time at the 33rd European Film Awards on December 12. In its first edition, the award will be presented to director Mark Cousins for Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema.
National Geographic will air the commercial-free broadcast premiere of Rebuilding Paradise, from director Ron Howard on Sunday, November 8 at 9/8c, the second anniversary of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California.
Cineworld, parent company of Regal, announced that it will be temporarily suspending operations at all of its 536 Regal theatres in the U.S., as of Thursday, October 8, 2020. These closures will impact approximately 40,000 employees across the U.S.
HBO announced the call for submissions for its annual Asian Pacific American Visionaries (APAV) short film competition. Submissions will open on January 1, 2021 at 9:00AM PST.
The documentary “River Tales” (Cuentos del rio) directed by Luxembourg artist Julie Schroell will represent Luxembourg in the the Best International Feature Film category at the 93rd edition of the Academy Awards.
Ann Hui’s latest film Love After Love has been selected for the Gala Presentation section of the 25th Busan International Film Festival.
Apple debuted the trailer for the “Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You” documentary, set to premiere Friday, October 23 on Apple TV+. In the documentary film, Bruce Springsteen fans around the world will get a behind-the-scenes look at the iconic artist’s creative process.
The Nordic International Film Festival (NIFF) in New York City, announced its lineup for its 6th year, which will take place online and with select in-person drive-in screenings from October 15-20, 2020.