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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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Inevitable Foundation Announces Jenn Lloyd, Marc Muszynski, And Sheridan O’Donnell As 2023 Accelerate Fellows
Launched in 2021, the Inevitable Foundation is a non-profit that invests in disabled writers and filmmakers so they can achieve artistic and financial freedom and use film and television to destigmatize disability and mental health globally. The organization announced the selection of Jenn Lloyd, Marc…
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SXSW Sets Initial Keynote And Second Round Of Featured Speakers For 2024 Edition; Chuck D, Sanjay Gupta, Dylan Mulvaney On List
South by Southwest Conference and Festivals on Tuesday unveiled its initial keynote and the second round of featured speakers for its 38th edition, taking place March 8-16, 2024 in Austin.
The keynote and featured speakers include chair and CEO of AMD Lisa Su; COO and Head of Business Development at…
Fusion Entertainment Signs Trio Behind Tribeca Breakout Film ‘Mountains’
EXCLUSIVE: Fusion Entertainment has signed Monica Sorelle (director and co-writer), Robert Colom (co-writer and producer) and Chris Renois (actor), the trio behind the acclaimed independent drama Mountains.
The film premiered at Tribeca Festival, where it received Special Jury Mention for Best…
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‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’ Bares Horrors Perpetrated On The Osage: How That Attention Could Help A Tribe Reclaim Land & Fortunes That Were Taken Under Murky Circumstances
What does it take to heal while you’re still surrounded by the descendants of those who committed a century-old communal betrayal? The vibrant, thriving Greenwood section of Tulsa, Oklahoma had set up an economy so strong and affluent that it was called Black Wall Street. That was until it posed a threat…
NewFest Announces 35th Anniversary Festival Award Winners
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…
‘The Persian Version’ Review: A Daughter Seeks To Understand Her Mother’s Unusual Behavior In Maryam Keshavarz’s Dramedy
Editors note: This review was originally published after its world premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. It hits theaters Friday via Sony Pictures Classics.
The Persian Version, directed and written by Maryam Keshavarz, stars Layla Mohammadi and…
Blue Fox Entertainment Launches Sales On Sci-Fi Action Thriller ‘Site’
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment announced it has acquired worldwide rights and will be launching sales on the sci-fi thriller Site at the upcoming American Film Market in November. The gripping and thought-provoking film is written and directed by the award-winning Jason Eric Perlman, who was recently…
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The Black List Names 2023 Annual Lab Writers And Announces Expanded 2024 Feature Program
EXCLUSIVE: The Black List has named the six projects and seven screenwriters invited to their 2023 Annual Lab. The program, now in its eleventh year, provides creative mentorship and career support to promising feature writers as they further develop their scripts during a weeklong workshop in Ojai…
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Sundance Institute Adds Tessa Thompson, Nina Fialkow, Pete Nicks, And Kimberly Steward To Board Of Trustees
The nonprofit Sundance Institute today announced four newly appointed additions to the Institute's Board of Trustees. Tessa Thompson, Pete Nicks, Nina Fialkow, and Kimberly Steward have joined the leaders who guide the entire organization and also act in an advisory capacity. They add to the Institute's…
CAPE New Writers Fellowship Announces Class Of 2023
Surpassing 10 years of developing emerging writers, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has selected its latest CAPE New Writers Fellowship class. The new cohort completed the program last spring prior to the WGA strike and the class Of New Writers Completed Program Prior To Start Of WGA…
‘Candy Cane Lane’ Trailer: Eddie Murphy Battles The 12 Days Of Christmas In Prime Video Holiday Comedy
Prime Video holiday comedy Candy Cane Lane has dropped a teaser trailer for the film. The movie stars Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Jillian Bell, Ken Marino, Nick Offerman, Robin Thede, Chris Redd, D.C. Young Fly and Anjelah Johnson-Reyes. The pic begins streaming globally on December 1.
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AFI Fest Adds U.S. Debut Of ‘Lee’ Starring Kate Winslet To Lineup That Includes World Premieres Of ‘Freud’s Last Session’ & ‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ – Update
UPDATED with lineup additions, 11:01 AM: The American Film Institute today added some films to its 2023 lineup. The five films selected by Guest Artistic Director Greta Gerwig are All That Jazz, An American in Paris, Wings of Desire A Matter of Life and Death and Pee-wee’s Big Adventure. She will…
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