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Valerie Complex
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Valerie joined Deadline in September 2021 from Gizmodo's genre news site io9 and a freelance writing career that includes bylines at Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Collider, Conde Nast, Harper’s Bazaar and many others. A writer of graphic novels and screenplays and a lover of all things film, she is part of Deadline's reviews team and is co-host of Deadline's New Hollywood podcast, where she will continue to amplify voices from marginalized communities. She is based in New York.
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Fellows Selected For The 5th Annual Native American Feature Film Writers Lab
The Native American Media Alliance announced today they have selected six fellows for the 5th Annual Native American Feature Film Writers Lab, a talent development program that boosts the careers of Native American writers.
In partnership with Comcast NBCUniversal, A+E Networks, Cherokee Nation Film Office, and A+E…
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Britt Lower To Star In Noami Jaye’s ‘The Incident Report’; Charlie Kaufman Will Serve As Executive Producer
EXCLUSIVE: Julie Baldassi of Younger Daughter Films and Brian Robertson of Low End announce Britt Lower (Severance), Tom Mercier (We Are Who We Are), Jean Yoon (Kim's Convenience) and Sook-Yin Lee (Shortbus) will star in the drama/thriller/romance The Incident Report.
The film is executive-produced by Academy…
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The 3rd Annual Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival’s Inclusion Fellowship Open For Submissions
The Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) announced the call for submissions for its third annual LALIFF Inclusion Fellowship which aims to champion underrepresented filmmakers within the Latino community. With continued support from Netflix's Fund for Creative Equity, ten visionary self-identifying…
Blockchain Tech Company GoldenArk CEO Mitch Ngo Enters Film Industry In $10 Million Deal With Cherry Blossom Studios Founder Kareem Davis
EXCLUSIVE: Blockchain tech company GoldenArk via its subsidiary GoldenArk Media, and independent film start-up Cherry Blossom Studios enter into $10M partnership deal.
Hammer Management brought the two parties together, spending the last two months structuring the terms between Mitch Ngo (of GoldenArk) and Kareem…
Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Talking With Kristal Bush, Zara Katz, And Kiara C. Jones About The Prison System, How To Reunite Families, And The Future
The Scene 2 Seen podcast is back to regularly scheduled programming–publishing episodes on the first, second, and third Tuesday of the month unless otherwise specified.
On this episode, I discuss documentary, A Woman on the Outside. The film premiered at SXSW in March 2022, won Best Documentary Feature at the…
CBS Studios/NAACP Venture And The Black List Partner To Identify Television Writers Telling Black Stories
The Black List will assist CBS Studios/NAACP in identifying a shortlist of talented writers who exemplify authentic storytelling of Black narratives through a submission period on blcklst.com that begins August 16 and is open until Nov. 16.
Interested writers with feature films, pilots, plays or theatrical musicals…
Erica Tremblay’s ‘Fancy Dance’ Starring Lily Gladstone Underway From Confluential Films
EXCLUSIVE: Production is underway for Fancy Dance in Cherokee Nation/Tulsa County, Oklahoma.
Based on a script by director Erica Tremblay & Miciana Alise, Fancy Dance was developed with the support of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, Directors Lab, Creative Producing Lab and Indigenous Intensive. Charlotte Koh for Conf…
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First Look At Rachel Zegler & Tom Blyth In ‘The Hunger Games: Ballad of Songbirds And Snakes’ Released By Lionsgate
Lionsgate has released a first-look image for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, a prequel to the wildly successful Hunger Games franchise. Check it out below.
Suzanne Collins, who wrote the original Hunger Games novels, decided to follow it up with a prequel that takes place 64 years before Katniss…
Foundation Of The National Academy Of Television Arts & Sciences Awards 2022 Scholarship Grants
The Foundation of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) announced $90K in scholarships to seven college-bound high school students pursuing careers in television.
"This year's scholarship recipients had a lot in common. They showed tremendous creativity, sterling accomplishments and a…
Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Actress Mia Isaac And Director Hannah Marks Of ‘Don’t Make Me Go’ Discuss Identity And Finding The Connection In Every Story
The Scene 2 Seen podcast is finishing off the week strong!
This week I've already published conversations with spectacular talents such as Michael Greyeyes, Naturi Naughton and Juliette Binoche. Today is no different as I chat with actress Mia Isaac and writer-actress-director Hannah Marks.
Isaac is a rising talent…
Scene 2 Seen Podcast: Juliette Binoche Discusses New Film ‘Paradise Highway’, Truck Driving And The Perils Of Human Trafficking
The Scene 2 Seen podcast is back in a major way!
This week I've already published conversations with actor Michael Greyeyes and Naturi Naughton. Today, I chat with legendary actress Juliette Binoche about her newest film that tackles a difficult subject.
Paradise Highway, directed by Anna Gutto, is a riveting…
Sanaa Lathan, Algee Smith, Sierra Capri & Mike Epps To Star In ‘Young. Wild. Free’ From Macro Film Studios & Confluential Films
EXCLUSIVE: Macro Film Studios, Confluential Films and No Label Productions are collaborating on the film Young. Wild. Free. Sanaa Lathan (The Perfect Guy), Algee Smith (Judas and the Black Messiah), Sierra Capri (On My Block) and Mike Epps (The Upshaws) star.
Directed by Thembi Banks (Insecure) and written by Juel…
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