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Sundance announces Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellows

Sundance Institute announced today the 11 artists selected for its first-ever Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellows, designed to meaningfully support women artists creating bold new work in film and media, with a priority on filmmakers from historically underrepresented communities. The fellowship includes a $5,000 cash grant, skill-building workshops, and year-round mentorship from Sundance Institute staff … Continue reading “Sundance announces Women at Sundance | Adobe Fellows”

ADCOLOR announces noms for 14th annual awards

ADCOLOR announced the nominees and honorees for the 14th Annual ADCOLOR Awards. Since 2007, the awards have highlighted and honored the achievements of diverse communities in the advertising, marketing, PR, media and entertainment industries. They recognize those who go above and beyond to make a difference and embody the organization’s call to “Rise Up, Reach Back.” … Continue reading “ADCOLOR announces noms for 14th annual awards”

Kia unleashes most powerful midsize sedan in live stream

Kia Motors America today is kicking off a multi-channel marketing campaign in support of the all-new 2021 K5. True to Kia Motors America (KMA) “Give It Everything” philosophy, the wide-reaching, real-time “K5 Live,” effort will reset expectations by placing Kia’s most powerful mid-size sedan in situations previously untouched in this traditionally conservative category. The campaign, … Continue reading “Kia unleashes most powerful midsize sedan in live stream”

Everything you need to know about Peacock streaming

Get ready for more streaming. Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new highly anticipated streaming service, will officially launch tomorrow offering consumers across the country a world-class collection of the best live and on demand programming from NBCUniversal and beyond. Peacock will offer more than 20,000 hours of premium content from networks and studios including NBC, Bravo, USA Network, SYFY, Oxygen, E!, … Continue reading “Everything you need to know about Peacock streaming”

GALE adds Geoff Edwards as ECD

GALE has bolstered its creative roster by adding 20-year advertising and entertainment industry veteran Geoff Edwards to its leadership team. The new Executive Creative Director (ECD) joins the agency from TBWA \ Media Arts Lab, the bespoke agency for Apple, where he led the Services Department and launched the highly anticipated Apple TV+ subscription service. … Continue reading “GALE adds Geoff Edwards as ECD”

‘Moldy Whopper’ wins 18 Gold Pencils at One Show

The One Show 2020 Winners have been revealed. After months of judging, of debating, the Pencil winners of The One Show 2020 are finally here. In total, 171 Gold Pencils, 169 Silver Pencils, and 213 Bronze Pencils were awarded, all from nearly 20,000 submissions from over 70 different countries. The single biggest entry on today’s list of … Continue reading “‘Moldy Whopper’ wins 18 Gold Pencils at One Show”

Laura Day’s hellish journey from Chicago to New York

Even as a privileged white woman, Covid-19 has been a personal hell for me. Early March, I land back in Chicago from a blissful weekend vacation and the world takes its first dive into chaos. The eve of the pandemic itself triggered a distressing bout of childhood memories of being sickly with bronchitis and pneumonia. What … Continue reading “Laura Day’s hellish journey from Chicago to New York”

Nike finally says, “Don’t Do It” when it comes to racism

As a biracial man, I suffer at the sight of George Floyd being murdered in cold blood. As a father, I collapse to my knees every time I hear the 46-year-old African American man utter, “I can’t breathe.” And as a human being, I sob every time a white friend (someone I had to block … Continue reading “Nike finally says, “Don’t Do It” when it comes to racism”

ADC Best of Show, Agency of the Year announced

Los Angeles was a big winner on the final day of the week-long online ADC 99th Annual Awards, taking home the coveted best-of-show ADC Black Cube for “Bounce” on behalf of Apple and Agency of the Year honors. “Bounce”, done with Pulse Films and Framestore, both in Los Angeles, was also awarded Best of Discipline in Advertising. This year’s Special Awards top honors, based upon … Continue reading “ADC Best of Show, Agency of the Year announced”

Jenny Milkowski, Media Queen, Taco Lover

Editor’s Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 REEL WOMEN. During Women’s History Month, you will be able to meet these incredible personalities in Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production. Get ready, they are making “Herstory.” Jenny Milkowski is a broadcast … Continue reading “Jenny Milkowski, Media Queen, Taco Lover”

REEL WOMEN: Joanna Shaw, a Unicorn in Los Angeles

Editor’s Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 REEL WOMEN. During Women’s History Month, you will be able to meet these incredible personalities in Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production. Get ready, they are making “Herstory.” For over two decades, producer … Continue reading “REEL WOMEN: Joanna Shaw, a Unicorn in Los Angeles”

Natasha Royzina, David&Goliath’s Director of Business and Legal Affairs

Editor’s Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 REEL WOMEN. During Women’s History Month, you will be able to meet these incredible personalities in Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production. Get ready, they are making “Herstory.” Meet Natasha Royzina. This REEL … Continue reading “Natasha Royzina, David&Goliath’s Director of Business and Legal Affairs”

Stevie Heptig, dancer and world explorer

Editor’s Note: They are leaders. They are inspirational. They are mentors. They are visionaries. They are, quite frankly, badasses. They are our 2020 REEL WOMEN. During Women’s History Month, you will be able to meet these incredible personalities in Advertising, Entertainment, Media and Production. Get ready, they are making “Herstory” This Reel Woman has a … Continue reading “Stevie Heptig, dancer and world explorer”

Sybil Curry, 4x Emmy-nominated Producer

Editor’s Note: “The Reel Black List” is our annual spotlight of brothers and sisters in the worlds of advertising, film, TV, music, radio and media who are making a difference through their contributions and creativity. For the next 29 days, you will be able to celebrate these various personalities with us. Her mantra is, “If … Continue reading “Sybil Curry, 4x Emmy-nominated Producer”

‘Shameless’ S10 premieres tonight on Showtime

The Gallaghers are back and for the first time without Fiona (Emmy Rossum) as season ten of Shameless premieres tonight on Showtime at 9 p.m on the coasts and 8 p.m. Central. Led by Emmy and SAG Award winner William H. Macy, picks up six months after last season’s finale where we saw Fiona move … Continue reading “‘Shameless’ S10 premieres tonight on Showtime”

‘Two Popes,’ Pakula tribute round out AFI galas

Today, the American Film Institute announced the two Gala titles that complete the Gala line-up at AFI FEST 2019 presented by Audi. Netflix’s The Two Popes starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce will screen on Monday, November 18 and Amazon Studios‘ The Aeronauts starring Felicity Jones and Eddie Redmayne will screen on Tuesday, November 19. … Continue reading “‘Two Popes,’ Pakula tribute round out AFI galas”

Review: Lakeith Stanfield shines in ‘Sorry To Bother You’

Sorry to Bother You is an absurdist dark comedy with magical realism and science fiction. (EDITORS NOTE: This is a repost from the blog Just Joia Shootin the Sh*t)According to writer and director Boots Riley, “Sorry to Bother You is an absurdist dark comedy with magical realism and science fiction inspired by the world of … Continue reading “Review: Lakeith Stanfield shines in ‘Sorry To Bother You’”

Saturday AM, Phenomenon, MOR, MelodyGun, Adolescent

Saturday Morning brings on new partner Saturday Morning, the fantastic initiative launched in the summer of 2016 by black creative leaders Keith Cartwright, Geoff Edwards, Jayanta Jenkins and Jimmy Smith is expanding its team with the arrival of new partner lead Deja Cox. “As we grow, we will continue to add talented and dedicated leaders … Continue reading “Saturday AM, Phenomenon, MOR, MelodyGun, Adolescent”

SAG Awards, PGA Awards, Midnight Oil, Halo in the news

SAG Awards tee up “Three Billboards” for Oscar run Sunday night, the SAG Awards made it very clear that Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is a frontrunner for the Oscars. Chicago-born Frances McDormand was named Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture. In the film, McDormand portrays Mildred Hayes, a distraught mother … Continue reading “SAG Awards, PGA Awards, Midnight Oil, Halo in the news”