EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Debora Stratman’s well-received latest Last Things, which premiered in the New Frontiers section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
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EXCLUSIVE: Public Relations and marketing vet Melissa Sun has joined Rosenfield Media Group (RMG PR) as SVP, Purpose.
The addition of Purpose joins RMG PR’s existing divisions that focus on Entertainment, Business, Sports and Live Events.
Sun counts close to two decades of experience in agency and in-house comms and marketing roles. She will spearhead the new RMG PR division that will focus on representation of non-profits, brands, talent
and entertainment companies who live and activate within the social impact and political space. This includes brand communications, media strategies, talent and partner activations, and special projects (ie: building advisory councils and covert campaigns).
Sun brings over to RMG PR an impressive roster that includes Sierra Club, the largest environmental org in the US; Good Energy, the climate script consultancy; Beyond Advisers, the social impact architects
behind The Clinton Foundation and Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation; United Nations Association of New York, and more.
Sun will work closely with RMG PR ‘s Amanda Brocato to expand the company’s slate of purpose-driven events that already features Daymond John’s “Black Entrepreneurs Day”; Shaquille O’Neal Foundation’s “The Event”; and the University of Texas’ “Ransom Center Gala.” Sun also has an eye to cultivate RMG PR’s purpose-driven entertainment clients that include tv, film, podcasts, and production companies.
“As we aggressively look to diversify our suite of services, developing a division whose only goal is representing clients who work to make the world a better place was at the top of the list,” said RMG PR CEO Zachary Rosenfield. “Melissa was the only name we considered for this role given her tremendous
reputation
EXCLUSIVE: Cinema Guild has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Debora Stratman’s well-received latest Last Things, which premiered in the New Frontiers section at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams, film commissioner Pat Kaufman, labor leaders and film and TV partners broke ground today on a East End Studios‘ new film and TV complex in Sunnyside, Queens that will create nearly 1,000 construction jobs and roughly 750 permanent, full-time jobs.
Prince William has hinted at signs of inner tension as he stood alongside King Charles at Remembrance Sunday, according to a body language expert.
nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, enduring the carnage of tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before joining Border Patrol and training to become a BORSTAR agent (Border Patrol Search Trauma and Rescue) agent, assigned to the Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC).While Vargas coped admirably with the physical demands of the intense training program, some exercises left him perplexed and amused. Occasionally, Vargas would be thrown into mock drug busts where irate Spanish-speaking actors would emerge from nowhere and hurl wads of cash and bags of fake drugs at the trainees, leaving the agents to try and defuse the situation.
Kenny Chesney just announced his 2024 ‘Sun Goes Down Tour’ that will send him to stadiums all over North America along with special guests Zac Brown Band, Megan Moroney and Uncle Kracker.That includes a pit stop at East Rutherford, NJ’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 17.“I can’t wait to get back out there in stadiums across the country,” the 55-year-old shared on Instagram.“There’s nothing like 60,000 members of the No Shoes Nation singing these songs… It’s gonna be awesome.”And if you want to sing along to “American Kids,” “Get Along” and so many more timeless hits live, you can grab tickets for all 19 upcoming concerts as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Nov.
Serena Williams was officially crowned a fashion icon by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). This prestigious award, presented to Williams at a glitzy ceremony held at the American Museum of Natural History, marked a groundbreaking moment in sports and fashion as Serena Williams became the first athlete to receive this coveted recognition.The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has long been a force to be reckoned with on the tennis court, but what many may have yet to realize is that she’s also a formidable presence in the world of fashion.
Two couples who 'will be in the final' of Strictly Come Dancing have been named after their body language was analysed. The 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest reached the halfway mark over the weekend.
EXCLUSIVE: Aaron Dominguez (Only Murders in the Building), Melissa Fumero (Blockbuster), Alejandro Edda (Narcos: Mexico), Sebastian Chacon (Daisy Jones & The Six), and Carlos Pratts (Fatal Attraction) have been set to star in Red Dirt, an indie action thriller from director Crash Buist (The Stratum) that has been handed an interim agreement from SAG.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Dave O’Connor is exiting production company Majordomo Media to take over the reins of Time Studios as president. O’Connor will report to Time CEO Jessica Sibley, who announced his hiring in a memo to staff Monday.
EXCLUSIVE: SAG-AFTRA has granted an interim agreement to Sometimes I Think About Dying, an indie gem produced by and starring Daisy Ridley that made a big impression in its world premiere on the opening night of the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
EXCLUSIVE: Cohen Media Group will be releasing Driving Madeleine, the next movie from Oscar-nominated director Christian Carion’s (Joyeux Noel), on Jan. 12, 2024 in limited release.
EXCLUSIVE: James McAvoy (X-Men franchise), Lucas Bravo (Emily In Paris), Aisling Franciosi (The Nightingale) and Almudena Amor (The Good Boss) have been set for thriller Turn Up The Sun! which has begun production in the UK under an Equity PACT agreement.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Many of the country’s best basketball players will now wear Skims under their jerseys.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Hong Kong-based sales firm Autumn Sun has acquisition worldwide rights to Chinese family-oriented animated film “I Am T-Rex,” directed by Shang Ming and Si Lin, produced by Beijing Create Dream. “I Am T-Rex” follows a young T-Rex named Didi in her coming of age journey after the death of powerful father T-Rex Rog, who is killed by a rival dino gang. She must learn the ways of the T-Rex and claim the crown again with the help of her uncle and a very caring friend.
Edward Enninful, the editor-in-chief of British Vogue, has been named the most influential Black person in the UK.
Independents are out in force with high-profile fall festival fare from Pricilla to The Holdovers, a big Viva Pictures push with Inspector Sun (voiced by Ronny Chieng), Cannes documentary winner Four Daughters and Waikiki, the debut feature by Hawaiian filmmaker Christopher Kahunahana. the first homegrown feature to be shown there.
A Montana woman who allegedly struck and killed another woman in a terrible hit-and-run back in March has been arrested. And the details that have come out since are jaw-dropping.
The couple 'most likely to win' Strictly Come Dancing this year has been named - according to their body language. Week five of the BBC One dance contest is fast approaching and wills see the 12 remaining couples return to the ballroom following the recent exit of Paralympic champion Jody Cundy.
Joe Gorga is shedding light on his marital issues… through comedy?!
Michele Amabile Angermiller Bruce Springsteen may not have gone to college, but he is getting a building named after him at Monmouth University in West Long Branch near his longtime home in New Jersey, the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music announced at a special ceremony on Wednesday morning. Springsteen has a long history with the university, having performed there on multiple occasions and housing his archives there.