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CBS is launching the second cycle of its Performers with Disabilities Talent Initiative, which aims to provide meaningful opportunities for performers with disabilities in television roles. Since its launch in September last year, CBS has made significant strides, the network says, hosting 3 audition…

EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has refused to release the findings of an independent review into whether it is an anti-racist organization, saying that putting the document in the public domain would have a “chilling effect” on internal diversity discussions. The British broadcaster, which has a unique remit…

Lenny Henry has launched a scripted production outfit backed by the £50M ($61M) Banijay UK Growth Fund. Henry is helming Esmerelda Productions with former EastEnders and Casualty exec Jon Sen. It will produce drama and comedy shows with an emphasis on working with under-represented writers, cast and…

NewFest, the LGBTQ+ film festival, has announced the award winners for the festival's 35th anniversary run. The Grand Jury prizes included Erica Tremblay's Fancy Dance for Narrative Feature, Goran Stolevski's Housekeeping For Beginners for International Feature, Daniel Goncalves's Acsexybility for…

Disney has upped Tinisha Agramonte to SVP and Chief Diversity Officer, effective immediately, overseeing the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. The exec, who joined Disney a year ago, as VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Talent Outreach & Development with Disney Parks…

Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment and The Asian American Foundation on Wednesday unveiled the results of their collaborative study “Red Light, Green Light: Overcoming Roadblocks to Asian American Creative Executive Success in the Entertainment Industry.” Topics explored in the survey…

Outfest has pushed its upcoming Legacy Awards ceremony to 2024, hit pause on all other programming for the near term, and is initiating “leaves” for the majority of its staff, citing the severe impact the recent “financial climate” has had on the organization. Related…

EXCLUSIVE: The Asian American Foundation and the Sundance Institute on Thursday unveiled the AAPI filmmakers set for the second edition of their program, the “Sundance Institute | The Asian American Foundation Fellowship and Collab Scholarship.” Participants and projects set for the Fellowship…

EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent has set seven filmmakers for the 2023 edition of its Producing Lab, an intensive program designed to help creative, independent producers develop their skills and further their careers. The list includes Camila Grimaldi & Farah Jabir (AmeriGirl), Rob Cristiano (Gone by…

Dreaming Whilst Black brought a new, diverse audience to the BBC in droves, according to the buzzy comedy’s EP Dhanny Joshi, who was speaking on a panel of diverse creatives at MIA Market. According to Big Deal Films co-founder Joshi, the A24-distributed comedy has now notched up one of the highest…

A group of 200 internationally renowned writers, publishers, directors and producers have signed an open letter sounding the alarm over the implications of AI for human creativity. “Several generative models of language and images have recently appeared in the public and private domains; they are…

The writers have settled. Actors and companies return to the table this week. The awards season is saved (almost, we hope). This could finally be it. Do we dare even say it? The year of The Great Oscar Comeback. Everyone with a stake in the Academy Awards has watched with chagrin as the Oscar…