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REEL MINNEAPOLIS

Staff wide walkout at Periscope over BLM issues

By Reel 360 Jul 2, 2020

This story has been updated. If you're from Minneapolis, you should be familiar with the funk/rock group The Time's song, The Walk. The lyrics go, Everybody walk your bodyE...

REEL NEW YORK

Glow brings AR ‘Snowpiercer’ to life

By Colin Costello Jul 1, 2020

With COVID-19 numbers on the rise again and many theaters still shut down, television entertainment properties are experiencing increased viewership. Audiences are thirsty for ...

Union News

WGA and AMPTP reach tentative agreement

By Reel 360 Jul 1, 2020

The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have reached a tentative deal on a new film and TV contract. Negotiations...

Curtain Calls

Broadway will remain shut down until early Jan 2021

By Laura Day Jul 1, 2020

Broadway’s stages will stay dark for the coming months. The shutdown is now set to extend through early January. Broadway League announced producers have offered refunds a...

Film

Florence Pugh, Lulu Wang, John David Washington among Academy invites

By Reel 360 Jul 1, 2020

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 819 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contr...

Sundance

Sundance selects 2020 Native Filmmakers Lab Fellows

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

Five Indigenous filmmakers have been chosen to participate in the 2020 Sundance Institute Native Filmmakers Lab, reimagined and expressed digitally this year on Sundance Co//a...

In memoriam

Comedy icon Carl Reiner passes at 98

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

Carl Reiner will be missed. The 98 year old passed away from natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills Monday night. Having starred in Broadway musicals before furth...

COLCOA FRENCH FILM FESTIVAL

COLCOA French Film Fest pushed to 2021

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

The Franco-American Cultural Fund (FACF), a unique collaboration between the Directors Guild of America (DGA), the Motion Picture Association (MPA), France’s Society of Autho...

DuVernay, Kaepernick team up for Netflix series

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

The adolescent life of all-star athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick will come to television screens around the world in Colin in Black & White, a new scripted limited se...

The Craft

White actors voicing Black characters is “Blackvoicing”

By Laura Day Jun 30, 2020

We all know of the historical stain the United States has of "Blackface" -- the portrayal of Black people by Whites who darken their skin with shoe polish, greasepaint or burnt...

Union News

SAG-AFTRA Board approves agreement with AMPTP

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) National Board of Directors met today in a one-day videoconference plenary and approved ...

The One Club

One Club and 3% Movement announce global jury

By Reel 360 Jun 30, 2020

The global jury of 88 creatives from 25 countries has been announced for Next Creative Leaders competition, run jointly by The One Club for Creativity and&n...

CANNES LIONS

Cloud21 & Kultura’s virtual Showcase: Cannes 2020

By Reel 360 Jun 29, 2020

Cloud21 International and Kultura PR International co-presented the third annual "Global Entertainment Showcase: Cannes 2020” on June 24, 2020, virtually...

Film

Peele, Smith rumored for Universal monster flick

By Reel 360 Jun 29, 2020

Jordan Peele, after two films and The Twilight Zone, has solidified himself as voice to be reckoned in horror and sci-fi. That will probably be even more cemented after the re...

Film

Meet Plan “B” for ‘The Flash’ if Keaton doesn’t sign

By The Geek Jun 29, 2020

Last week, we reported that original big screen (we know it's really Lewis G. Wilson) Batman, Michael Keaton, is in talks with Warner Bros. about returning to the big screen a...

REEL MOVES/LA

ELIAS Arts rebrands itself, introduces new platform

By Reel 360 Jun 29, 2020

Renowned music and audio agency ELIAS Arts is rebranding as ELIAS Music. Celebrating 40 years as a leader and innovator in music and sound for brands, the company is launching ...

REEL MOVES/MINNEAPOLIS

Cari Bucci-Hulings joins Periscope as President

Jun 29, 2020

Approximately a month after Periscope reduced staff, the agency has now rebuilt their leadership team with a number of new hires, including former MARC-USA ( now called 9 Roof...

REEL SAN FRANCISCO

SweeTARTS wants us all to “Be Both” in new campaign

By Reel 360 Jun 29, 2020

In April 2019, Oakbrook-based SweeTARTS launched the ‘Be Both’ brand campaign by San Francisco-based Duncan Channon to celebrate its shared value with Gen-Z of being �...

REEL KENTUCKY

Papa Johns and Shaq introduce the Shaq-a-Roni

By Reel 360 Jun 29, 2020

Papa John’s announced today the launch of the new Shaq-a-Roni pizza in collaboration with board member and restaurant owner Shaquille O’Neal. Conceived by O’Neal himself,...

Social Media

Starbucks joins social media boycott

By Reel 360 Jun 29, 2020

The Starbucks mermaid is telling Facebook and other social media channels to kiss her fin. The coffee chain is now the latest company to take a break from paid advertising on s...

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Staff wide walkout at Periscope over BLM issues

Glow brings AR ‘Snowpiercer’ to life

WGA and AMPTP reach tentative agreement

Broadway will remain shut down until early Jan 2021

Florence Pugh, Lulu Wang, John David Washington among Academy invites

Sundance selects 2020 Native Filmmakers Lab Fellows

Comedy icon Carl Reiner passes at 98

COLCOA French Film Fest pushed to 2021

DuVernay, Kaepernick team up for Netflix series

White actors voicing Black characters is “Blackvoicing”

SAG-AFTRA Board approves agreement with AMPTP

One Club and 3% Movement announce global jury

Cloud21 & Kultura’s virtual Showcase: Cannes 2020

Peele, Smith rumored for Universal monster flick

Meet Plan “B” for ‘The Flash’ if Keaton doesn’t sign

ELIAS Arts rebrands itself, introduces new platform

Cari Bucci-Hulings joins Periscope as President

SweeTARTS wants us all to “Be Both” in new campaign

Papa Johns and Shaq introduce the Shaq-a-Roni