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Garcia will lead engagement and outreach initiatives for the organization’s worldwide membership of more than 10,000 artists, filmmakers and executives, and oversee Academy Awards processes for submissions, nominations, voting and balloting. He will also continue Munoz’s work with the Academy’s Office of Representation, Inclusion and Equity and the branch executive committees on member representation and inclusion efforts. Munoz had been integral in coordinating the Academy’s increased efforts to diversify membership, resulting in significant gains in that area in recent years. … [Read more...] about Motion Picture Academy Taps Fernando Garcia As New EVP Member Relations And Awards, Replaces Lorenza Munoz

Deadline’s signature Contenders event has come a long way since it started over a decade ago. Designed then—and now—as a kind of one-stop shop for industry awards voters, it is packed with clips and interviews to provide a good idea of which movies should be seen before casting a ballot. It started as an idea, and now has grown into a tradition. After a few years of focusing just on Oscar season in Los Angeles, our Contenders brand expanded to London, and then to New York as well. We also initiated an extremely popular Contenders TV event, and just two weeks ago, we launched spinoffs Contenders International and Contenders Documentary. … [Read more...] about Deadline’s Contenders Film Kicks Off Today – Watch The Livestream

Related Story Deadline's Contenders Film: Livestream, Schedule, Lineup “There are a lot of reasons it took so long, and now I am glad it did. The film has been on a 14-year collision course with events,” he says on the panel. “We thought it was plenty relevant when we were making it. Donald Trump was holding (raucous) rallies… but we never imagined just how relevant it would become in the next few months when in May George Floyd was killed…and there were protests in many cities all over America, and those protesters were again met with tear gas and nightsticks.” … [Read more...] about Aaron Sorkin & Stars On ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’s “14-Year Collision Course” With Current Events – Contenders Film

“I think a lot of the film came from my interest in reproductive rights,” she said, “and I was reading a lot of articles at the time about women who traveled to New York specifically to get abortions, and one article in particular was talking about all of the costs associated with this type of journey. So, it really came out of my own interest and desire to tell a very intimate story about how difficult it is to access reproductive care in America. I did a lot of research, but, ultimately, I wanted to craft a film that was very much a poetic odyssey out of these issues.” … [Read more...] about ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ Director Eliza Hittman On Telling “Intimate Story” About Reproductive Healthcare In America – Contenders Film

For Tucci, the film offered a chance to explore a difficult subject in a tender, matter-of-fact way. “I thought it was beautiful,” he says. “I thought it was beautifully written, and what I liked about it was the directness of it, and the lack of melodrama. And the images [onscreen] reflected and enhanced exactly what was on the page.” … [Read more...] about Stanley Tucci & ‘Supernova’ Director Harry Macqueen On Love, Life And Loss – Contenders Film