Cinema Napa Valley announced the lineup of filmmaker tributes taking place virtually at this year’s Napa Valley Film Festival from Nov. 10-14. Video tributes will play following screenings of the honorees’ work and include conversations with them.
This year, in addition to the annual Napa Valley Filmmaker Awards, the festival will debut a new series of Culinary Cinema Awards honoring achievements in storytelling devoted to food, wine, and spirits. Across both categories, the 2021 honorees include Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Harvey Keitel, Marlee Matlin, Odessa Young, David Gelb, Phil Rosenthal and Jon Taffer. Each honoree will be presented with a special bottle of wine from a festival sponsor.
“Our tributes highlight those that share an unabashed passion for cinema in many forms throughout their careers,” said Cinema Napa Valley chairman Rick Garber. “We recognize and acknowledge not only their personal accomplishments and critical thinking, but also their career achievements. We embrace their artistic vision,...
This year, in addition to the annual Napa Valley Filmmaker Awards, the festival will debut a new series of Culinary Cinema Awards honoring achievements in storytelling devoted to food, wine, and spirits. Across both categories, the 2021 honorees include Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Harvey Keitel, Marlee Matlin, Odessa Young, David Gelb, Phil Rosenthal and Jon Taffer. Each honoree will be presented with a special bottle of wine from a festival sponsor.
“Our tributes highlight those that share an unabashed passion for cinema in many forms throughout their careers,” said Cinema Napa Valley chairman Rick Garber. “We recognize and acknowledge not only their personal accomplishments and critical thinking, but also their career achievements. We embrace their artistic vision,...
- 10/28/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
“Power” star Lela Loren is joining the ranks of fictional galactic leaders with a series regular role on Season 2 of Netflix’s “Altered Carbon,” the streaming service revealed on Tuesday.
For the eight-episode second season of the sci-fi series, which is led by Anthony Mackie and set to debut in 2020, Loren will play Danica Harlan, who is described as “the charming and ambitious governor of planet Harlan’s World. She has the support of the people, but keeps an uneasy grip on the political players who surround her.”
According to Netflix, Loren has already completed production for Season 2, as her series regular role on “Altered Carbon” had been kept under wraps during filming.
Also Read: Alison Schapker Signs Overall Deal with Skydance TV, Takes Over as Sole Showrunner For 'Altered Carbon'
Along with Mackie, who is taking over the part of Takeshi Kovacs from Joel Kinnaman for Season 2, Loren joins...
For the eight-episode second season of the sci-fi series, which is led by Anthony Mackie and set to debut in 2020, Loren will play Danica Harlan, who is described as “the charming and ambitious governor of planet Harlan’s World. She has the support of the people, but keeps an uneasy grip on the political players who surround her.”
According to Netflix, Loren has already completed production for Season 2, as her series regular role on “Altered Carbon” had been kept under wraps during filming.
Also Read: Alison Schapker Signs Overall Deal with Skydance TV, Takes Over as Sole Showrunner For 'Altered Carbon'
Along with Mackie, who is taking over the part of Takeshi Kovacs from Joel Kinnaman for Season 2, Loren joins...
- 8/27/2019
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Jason Taylor has joined Futurism Studios as the new president of production, where he’ll spearhead the Brooklyn studio’s expansion into scripted content.
Taylor will work to build a television and theatrical film slate that takes advantage of Futurism’s online audience and its interest in coverage of technology and scientific discoveries. Initially, he’ll focus on the science fiction genre.
Based in Los Angeles to give Futurism a West Coast presence, Taylor also travel to the studio’s current headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
Taylor joins Futurism Studios from Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry Productions, where he was president of production. He worked as co-producer on many of Singer’s films, including X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse. He has also produced several independent projects; most notably the award-winning British thriller UWantMe2KillHim? and the Netflix horror/mystery The Taking of Deborah Logan.
Taylor will work to build a television and theatrical film slate that takes advantage of Futurism’s online audience and its interest in coverage of technology and scientific discoveries. Initially, he’ll focus on the science fiction genre.
Based in Los Angeles to give Futurism a West Coast presence, Taylor also travel to the studio’s current headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
Taylor joins Futurism Studios from Bryan Singer’s Bad Hat Harry Productions, where he was president of production. He worked as co-producer on many of Singer’s films, including X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past and X-Men: Apocalypse. He has also produced several independent projects; most notably the award-winning British thriller UWantMe2KillHim? and the Netflix horror/mystery The Taking of Deborah Logan.
- 11/15/2018
- by Dawn C. Chmielewski
- Deadline Film + TV
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