EXCLUSIVE: AT&T is about to give us some major Shark Tank vibes with a film twist with their upcoming AT&T Presents: Untold Stories pitch event which will livestream on April 22 ahead of the Tribeca Film Festival which kicks off April 24 and continues through May 5.

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EXCLUSIVE: Now in its 31st year, the American Pavilion is moving with the times and bringing inclusion and representation to the forefront with its showcase of films by emerging filmmakers. This year, 29 films will make their debut on the Croisette. The global stories include 17 female directors, six documentaries and…

Before Janet Mock was directing and writing for Steven Canals and Ryan Murphy’s groundbreaking FX drama Pose, she was still making moves and advocating for LGBTQ rights as a journalist, author and activist. Even so, she sees that writing as a journalist and writing for TV shares one similarity: the search for truth in…

UPDATED with full statement from IMDb. IMDb is getting dragged for publishing the birth names of trans actors without their permission. Known as “deadnaming”, the outing of their birth names can bring about stress and possibly lead to harassment and discrimination.

Two anonymous trans actors told IndieWire that…

The popular improv and sketch comedy theatre The Groundlings, which include alumni like Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, and Will Ferrell, is partnering with NBC and Nickelodeon for the third annual Diversity Festival to celebrate diversity and inclusion in comedy and entertainment. The event will take…

Former CAA and digital industry executives Stephanie Piza and Carla Vionette Santiago are making moves and championing the need for diverse and underrepresented voices in the industry with the newly launched UNCMMN, a talent management and entertainment partnerships firm set to amplify diverse stories and deliver…

We all know Marsai Martin as the no-nonsense, tell-it-like-it-is — and oftentimes frightening — Diane on ABC’s black-ish. But now, Martin is becoming a talent to be reckoned with in Hollywood. With her upcoming film Little, Martin is making her foray into features and at 14 years old, she is accomplishing more than…

The Tribeca Film Festival will launch its inaugural Tribeca Celebrates Pride event on May 4 which will include a day of LGBTQ-focused programming of speakers, conversations, and events featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Asia Kate Dillon, John Cameron Mitchell, Raul Castillo, Patti Harrison, Angelica Ross and iconic writer…

The Bentonville Film Festival announced their lineup of gala selections and competition films which includes the world premieres of Joey Travolta’s Carol of the Bells, Haroula Rose’s Once Upon a River. Co-founded by Geena Davis will kick off with a screening of Tom Donahue’s documentary This Changes Everything and a…

Conversations about diversity and inclusion have become a necessity in Hollywood considering the demand and need for authentic representation in TV and film. Earlier this week, UTA hosted their second Diversity Showrunner Panel with Tanya Saracho (Vida), Aida Croal (Y, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones), Marco Ramirez (The Twil…

Shazam! opens in theaters nationwide Friday and although it is about a comic book film about a young boy who turns into a superhero every time he exclaims the word “SHAZAM!” He turns into a full grown man with superhuman strength, the ability to deflect bullets, can fly, is super fast and can shoot lightning from his…

The interdimensional sci-fi Netflix series The OA from Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij is, like many of their projects, unapologetic when it comes to having a complex narrative that would make your brain bleed. After the first season set up this wild world, the second season, which launched on the streaming giant on…