Outfest Names 2022 Screenwriting Lab Fellows

As time goes on many names will fall into and out of popularity - although some unfortunately fade into obscurity.

Robert Munoz has been tapped as Amblin Partner’s Chief Financial Officer. He will oversee finance and accounting for the studio, reporting directly to Amblin’s co-COO Chris Leotis.

Ward has been named executive director of the Visual Effects Society — the first woman to lead the honorary society. She had served as interim executive director since the retirement of longtime executive director Eric Roth in September.

A man who was allegedly bludgeoned to death on an oil rig off the coast of Qatar has been named. Robert Robson, of Tyne and Wear, has been described as "one of a kind" by his heartbroken family.

A Scottish fine-dining restaurant has been awarded the title of the country's 'Best Restaurant' for the second year running at the third annual World Culinary Awards.

Kylie Jenner has a favorite sister — can you guess who it is?!

Do you think that you live in a cool neighbourhood, with loads of fun places to go out, shop and stay in?

Aberdeenshire has been named by Good Housekeeping as its number one holiday destination for 2023.

Film and documentary production company White Horse Pictures said Tuesday it is moving forward with a strategic reorganization to service growth at the company whose recent titles include Lucy and Desi and the Ron Howard pics The Beatles: Eight Days a Week and Pavarotti.

Former Paramount Pictures and 20th Century Fox executive Steve Siskind has been tapped as the General Manager, Studio Analytics of EDO, Inc.

Actress, screenwriter and director Kristen Stewart has been named president of the International Jury at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival.“We’re excited about Kristen Stewart taking on this distinguished task. She’s one of the most talented and multi-faceted actors of her generation,” festival directors Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo Chatrian said in a statement. “From Bella Swan to the Princess of Wales she has given life to everlasting characters.

No other film caused as big a sensation this year as “Top Gun: Maverick.” No other movie made as much money either, with Joseph Kosinski‘s film making $1.478 billion at the worldwide box office. Time will tell if James Cameron‘s “Avatar: The Way Of Water” overtakes “Maverick” on both fronts, but there’s one thing that film won’t do: it won’t be the National Board Of Review‘s Best Film of 2022.

No other film caused as big a sensation this year as “Top Gun: Maverick.” No other movie made as much money either, with Joseph Kosinski‘s film making $1.478 billion at the worldwide box office. Time will tell if James Cameron‘s “Avatar: The Way Of Water” overtakes “Maverick” on both fronts, but there’s one thing that film won’t do: it won’t be the National Board Of Review‘s Best Picture of 2022.

Best Film:  “Top Gun: Maverick”Best Director: Steven Spielberg,“The Fabelmans” Best Actor: Colin Farrell, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Best Actress: Michelle Yeoh, “Everything Everywhere All at Once” Best Supporting Actor: Brendan Gleeson, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Best Supporting Actress: Janelle Monáe, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”Best Original Screenplay: Martin McDonagh, “The Banshees of Inisherin”Best Adapted Screenplay: Edward Berger, Lesley Paterson, Ian Stokell, “All Quiet on the Western Front”Breakthrough Performance: Danielle Deadwyler, “Till”Breakthrough Performance: Gabriel LaBelle, “The Fabelmans”Best Directorial Debut: Charlotte Wells, “Aftersun”Best Animated Feature:  “Marcel the Shell with Shoes On” Best International Film: “Close”Best Documentary: “Sr.”Best Ensemble: “Women Talking” Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Claudio Miranda, “Top Gun: Maverick”NBR Freedom of Expression Awards:“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”“Argentina, 1985”Top Films (in alphabetical order):“Aftersun”“Avatar: The Way of Water” “The Banshees of Inisherin”“Everything Everywhere All at Once”“The Fabelmans”“Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery”“RRR”“Till”“The Woman King” “Women Talking”Top 5 International Films (in alphabetical order):“All Quiet on the Western Front”“Argentina, 1985” “Decision to Leave” “EO”“Saint Omer”Top 5 Documentaries (in alphabetical order):“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed”“All That Breathes”“Descendant”“Turn Every Page – The Adventures of Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb”“Wildcat”Top 10 Independent Films (in alphabetical order):“Armageddon Time”“Emily the Criminal”“The Eternal Daughter” “Funny Pages” “The Inspection”“Living”“A Love Song”“Nanny”“The Wonder”“To Leslie”The NBR Awards Gala is scheduled

EXCLUSIVE: Firelight Media has today named its latest cohort of Fellows for its flagship mentoring program, the Firelight Documentary Lab, which is now in its thirteenth year.

The longest voting awards committee is underway with the New York Film Critics Circle already naming this AM A24’s Marcel the Shell With Shoes On Best Animated film and A24/Mubi’s Aftersun from Charlotte Wells as Best First Film. In previous years, it can take five hours before the New York Film Critics Circle names Best Picture. We’ll be here for the long haul.

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa has been named Scotland’s most influential creative person by The List. The magazine’s Hot 100 guide returned this year after a three-year hiatus and has honoured the biggest names in Scottish arts and culture.

EXCLUSIVE: CBS’ SVP Current Programs Eric Kim has been promoted to EVP and head of the current department for the broadcast network and sibling CBS Studios. He succeeds in the role Amy Reisenbach who was recently upped to President of CBS Entertainment. Kim will report to Reisenbach and David Stapf, President of CBS Studios — who both held the top CBS current programming job before taking on their current positions