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Retro Gaming Returns with Sharp Edge VHS Dice

1985 Games has a new Kickstarter featuring retro 80s inspired VHS style boxes and custom sharp edge resin dices sets in matching colors. - April 08, 2022 - 1985 Games LLC

"I Am More Than My Hair" by Nationally-Recognized Filmmaker Alyscia Cunningham to Debut at Prestigious Black Film Festival

The Maryland native’s candid documentary, which challenge’s today’s beauty standards and promotes self-empowerment, will screen at the Pan African Film Festival in April. - April 06, 2022 - Her House Media

Andrew Keegan & Sonalii Castillo to Star in Social Justice Thriller "High Tide"

Andrew Keegan (10 Things I Hate About You) and Sonalii Castillo (CW’s Outpost) have signed on to star in “High Tide”, a social justice thriller from director Natalie Bible’. The film, penned by Bible’ and Brieanna Steele, follows a small-town waitress, Samantha... - April 04, 2022 - NB Creative Studio

Congratulations to Society Performer Ezekiel Bernier on His Dole Fruit Cups Commercial Booking

Society Performer TV Commercial Booking announcement. - April 01, 2022 - Society Performers Academy

ESPAT TV Bolsters Its Creative Collective Through New Partnership with Elite Edge, Leading Sports and Entertainment Creative Production Studio

ESPAT Studios, the nation’s leader in gaming-centric premium content and web3 production, announced it has entered into a production line partnership with Elite Edge Productions, to explore, create and produce new stories and premium formats to entertain the gaming community... - March 31, 2022 - ESPAT TV

Diffuse Logic Introduces Its New Saturn Solver

Diffuse logic is pleased to announce the public release of Bella 22.3, which introduces its new Saturn solver. - March 31, 2022 - Diffuse Logic

NYC-Based Sports Agency LAA Sports & Entertainment Sets Up Shop in LA

LAA Sports & Entertainment, a full-service representation agency is expanding its offerings by setting up shop in Los Angeles. "My partner Joe Curtis and I are thrilled with the success we’ve had with our sports clientele, and in our constant pursuit of finding new, creative ways to... - March 28, 2022 - LAA Sports & Entertainment

Winners Selected for the 8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Awards Ceremony: The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality

The 8th Annual Women's Voices Now Documentary Film Festival Winners Have Been Selected - March 26, 2022 - Women's Voices Now

Conch Shell International Film Fest Announces IPitch is an Official Larimar Award Sponsor - Celebrating Caribbean & Caribbean Diaspora Filmmakers

Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) announces that IPitch has joined the festival’s official Larimar Award Sponsor community. Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) celebrates and elevates the voices of Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora filmmakers. The focus of this year’s... - March 25, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions

Muscadine Documentary "Healthy Hope," Produced by CLINNEAM LLC, to be Shown at NoVa Film Festival

The documentary "Healthy Hope" has been Officially Selected by the NoVa Film Festival in Northern Virginia for this year’s event. The film is about the research being done on the cancer fighting and curative properties of the Muscadine Grape. Clinical Trials are now in progress with Johns Hopkins University for Prostate Cancer and the muscadine grape extract. - March 25, 2022 - CLINNEAM LLC

Indie Meme Film Festival Returns to Austin Mid-April; Lineup Boasts Diversity and Inclusiveness

Austin’s premier South Asian film festival hosts its first in-person festival since the start of the pandemic, with films showcased in a hybrid format. - March 24, 2022 - Indie Meme Film Festival

Conch Shell International Film Fest Announces Previs Pro is an Official Larimar Award Sponsor - Celebrate Caribbean & Caribbean Diaspora Filmmaking

Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) announces that Previs Pro has joined the festival’s official Larimar Award Sponsor community.. Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) is a Conch Shell Productions presentation. CSIFF celebrates and elevates the voices of Caribbean and... - March 24, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions

8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival Awards Ceremony - The Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality with Keynote Speaker Jaina Lee Ortiz

The 8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival film selections are available for streaming through March 31, 2022 at http://www.womensvoicesnow.org - March 20, 2022 - Women's Voices Now

Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Levi Frazier Receives 2022 Carter G. Woodson Award of Merit

Southwest Tennessee Community College’s Levi Frazier was named the recipient of the 2022 Carter Godwin Woodson Award of Merit. - March 17, 2022 - Southwest Tennessee Community College

RDM Opening One of Florida's Largest LED Virtual Production Studios

The Vault, an extended reality, full-service video production studio, is set to open in Jacksonville, Florida as one of Florida's largest. - March 17, 2022 - RDM

"Insecure" Actress, Christina Elmore, and Trans Advocate, Kayden X Coleman, Featured in Season 2 Launch of Birthright, a Podcast About Joyful Black Birthing Experiences

Highly acclaimed podcast series, Birthright, extends mission to shift “doom and gloom” narrative in Black maternal health by centering joy and sharing positive Black birth stories. - March 11, 2022 - Narrative Nation

CSIFF2022 Pre-Fest Film & Chat Celebrates Guadeloupean Filmmakers Wally Fall & Luc Saint Eloy

Conch Shell International Film Fest is thrilled to announce CSIFF2022 Pre-Fest “Film & Chat” online series will be screening two short films by acclaimed Guadeloupean filmmakers: Map-Ternité written and directed by Luc Saint-Éloy; and Fouyé Zétwal... - March 11, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions

The Various Artists independent Film Festival Offers Filmmakers the Opportunity to Experience a New Evolution of Festival Competition

The Various Artists independent Film Festival (VAiFF) is now open for submissions. VAiFF accepts short films from filmmakers of all ages, ethnic groups, and backgrounds from around the world. Filmmakers have the opportunity to win a production grant to produce and premiere their new film during the opening night of next year's live event presentation. - March 10, 2022 - Various Artists independent Film Festival

"Nightmare," Released by Easyfind Pictures, is Available Now

Starring Jia Shi and released by Easyfind Pictures, “Nightmare” is now available on independent film streaming platforms including Gumroad, NoBudge, SeedandSpark, and Shorts TV. - March 09, 2022 - Easyfind Pictures

Award-Winning Filmmaker to Teach Female Creatives How to Fund Film Projects That Tell Powerful Stories

Alyscia Cunningham to launch “Let’s Talk BIPOC Creatives in Film” in celebration of Women’s History Month. - March 06, 2022 - Her House Media

Shaken: The Great Sylmar Earthquake Takes Home Award at the Reels International Film Festival

Shaken: The Great Sylmar Earthquake; a collaboration between Brill Productions and The Magpie Film Company has started its festival run by taking home the Best Story award for documentaries at the Reels International Film Festival. - March 05, 2022 - Magpie Film Co

Burst Agency LLC of Atlanta Becomes Full-Service Multi-Media Company

Behind the Scenes Crew Provider, Cynthia Joubert, CEO of BURST Agency, Launches Production Company for Small Businesses. - March 04, 2022 - Burst Agency

Oscar Winner Cuba Gooding Jr. Joins Cast of "Beneath"

Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. has joined the cast of British sci- fi/thriller film. - March 03, 2022 - Cupsogue Pictures

Healthy Hope - Documentary Film Premieres at the Amelia Island Film Festival

The documentary "Healthy Hope" will makes its premiere Saturday, February 25, 2022 at the Amelia Island Film Festival in Florida. The film is about the research being done on the cancer fighting & curative properties of the Muscadine Grape. Doctors from NC State, Wake Forest University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Johns Hopkins University talk about the results they have seen in their studies. - February 25, 2022 - CLINNEAM LLC

8th Annual Women’s Voices Now Film Festival the Rights and Roles of Women: Redefining Our Shared Reality

Film Viewing Starts March 1, 2022, Awards Ceremony on March 24, 2022, Keynote Speaker Jaina Lee Ortiz. - February 25, 2022 - Women's Voices Now

Jamaican Actor Musician Everton E-Dee Dennis Wraps New Film, "Temperature Rising," and Readies New Album

E-Dee Dancehall Celebrity Ready got the world. - February 24, 2022 - Unseen Lab

Dais World is the Media Partner for the Telugu Short Film Awards (TSFA) 2021

Dais World is the Media Partner to promote the Telugu Short Film Awards (TSFA) 2021, supporting young talent across the Telugu Short Film Industry. Organized in Hyderabad, Telangana, it was an event that brought to light young talent in the Telugu film industry. - February 23, 2022 - Dais Informatics Pvt. Limited

RightsLedger Signs Five-Year Licensing Agreement for ITN Studios’ Films on Milio.io

RightsLedger, an international company focused on global digital content ownership rights protections and monetization platform, has inked a five-year deal with ITN Distribution, Inc. (ITN) for the rights to its view-on-demand (VOD) catalog. ITN films will be available on RightsLedger’s Milio... - February 22, 2022 - RightsLedger

Sarah Kellysen Set to Collaborate with Mike Barkhoff on New Film "Knock"

Set to release in November 2022 is a new horror film from Live Free, directed by Jarrod Van Hauen, starring Mike Barkhoff and Sarah Kellysen. - February 21, 2022 - Live Free

Derek De Jong Appearing on the Live Free Podcast February 20th

Derek De Jong, star of "Derek & Ryan", is set to appear on The Live Free Podcast Sunday - February 18, 2022 - Live Free

Broadway Stars Gather & Perform in Naperville: New West Suburban Arts Academy to Host Feb. 18 Gala & Concert

Academy of the Arts, a new, west-suburban, non-profit academic and art school projected to open in fall 2025, will host its first fundraiser gala and concert at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 18, at North Central College’s Wentz Concert Hall in Naperville, IL. The concert will feature stars from some of Broadway’s biggest shows including Olympian turned Broadways's Peter Pan Cathy Rigby; Arlington Hts., IL. native & Broadway veteran Karen Mason of Mamma Mia, and more. - February 14, 2022 - Academy of the Arts

Atlanta Publisher Muriam Cinevert of True Self Magazine Collaborates with Macy’s Towson Town Center, Baltimore, MD to Launch the "Beauty Is Me" Campaign

Atlanta Publisher Muriam Cinevert of True Self Magazine collaborates with Macy’s Towson Town Center, Baltimore, MD to launch the “Beauty Is Me” campaign, which focuses on embracing confidence/self esteem. Macy’s Towson Town Center collaborating with True Self Magazine to... - February 12, 2022 - True Self Magazine

Arian Moayed at the Netflix Premiere of Inventing Anna Wears Que Shebley Shoes

Arian Moayed at the Netflix premiere of Inventing Anna wears Que Shebley shoes. - February 10, 2022 - Que Shebley

Legends and Idols Film

The Award-winning art documentary "Legends and Idols" is being released by Gravitas Ventures distributors in the USA and Canada on major VOD streaming networks this month (Feb 23). - February 09, 2022 - Legends and Idols

The Magpie Film Company's Script: "The Healed" Awarded Best Original Screenplay at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival

The Healed (written by Edward Janis Gusts) takes home Best Original Screenplay award at the Hollywood Blood Horror Festival. - February 09, 2022 - Magpie Film Co

Submissions Open for 25th Annual FirstGlance Indie Film Festival Philadelphia

Submissions open on February 1, 2022, for the 25th annual FirstGlance Indie Film Festival Philadelphia. - February 04, 2022 - FirstGlance Films

Lifetime’s "Saying Yes To Christmas" Star Romaine Waite Joins the CW Hit Series "Two Sentence Horror Stories" for Season 3

Romaine Waite (Saying Yes To Christmas) will appear in Season 3 of "Two Sentence Horror Stories" on The CW. The show is an award winning horror anthology series. Each episode explores primal and social fears. It dissects the horrific parts of society in creative and terrifying ways. The... - February 01, 2022 - Pisgarie Entertainment

Nicholas Merchant Joins the Live Free Podcast

Content creator behind acclaimed series such as "High Schooled" and "Derek & Ryan" discusses his career as he meets Mike Barkhoff for The Live Free Podcast. - January 31, 2022 - Live Free

Star-Studded Fundraising Event to Celebrate Icon Harry Belafonte’s 95th Birthday & 10th Anniversary of Sankofa.org

A star-studded line-up will celebrate the 95th birthday of legendary singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Harry Belafonte. The HB95 benefit evening will also present the inaugural Harry Belafonte Social Justice Awards in honor of the 10th anniversary of Sankofa.org, the social justice organization Mr. Belafonte co-founded. - January 20, 2022 - Sankofa.org

Final 48 Atlanta Theatrical Premiere at the Springs Cinema. Tickets on Sale Now.

Seahawk Productions Pushes the Cinematic Envelope to Create a New Wave of Ultra Low Budget Motion Pictures Looking to start a new breed of independent films, Producers Lisa Sanow and Willi Sanow completed the motion picture Final 48 using an innovative new style of filmmaking. Filmed in just four... - January 18, 2022 - Final 48 Film

2nd Annual Conch Shell International Film Fest Announces Filmocracy.com is the Official Industry Sponsor of Conch Shell International Film Fest

Film - January 17, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions

Documentary Showcase Presents Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child

Scientology Network’s Documentary Showcase, the weekly series providing a platform for Independent filmmakers to air films on important social, cultural and environmental issues, presents the award-winning documentary Gottfried Helnwein and the Dreaming Child on a special night and time:... - January 17, 2022 - Scientology Media Productions

Sarah Kellysen Set to Appear on the Live Free Podcast

Sarah Kellysen, a musician, actor, and content creator, is a feature on Week 13 of the Live Free Podcast - January 15, 2022 - Live Free

2nd Annual Conch Shell International Film Fest Announces Final Draft is the Official Larimar Award Sponsor for Conch Shell Int'l Film Fest

Conch Shell International Film Fest (CSIFF) announces that Final Draft (a Cast and Crew Company) is the festival’s official Larimar Award Sponsor. Conch Shell International Film Fest (a Conch Shell Productions presentation) is a 3-day online film festival that takes place Friday August 26,... - January 15, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions

2nd Annual Conch Shell International Film Festival Welcomes Submissions from Caribbean & Caribbean Diaspora Creatives

Conch Shell Int'l Film Fest accepting short film and script submissions for August 26-28, 2022 online fest. - January 15, 2022 - Conch Shell Productions

Private School Capstone Academy Featured on Lifetime TV Show The Balancing Act

Capstone Academy was featured in December ’21 on Lifetime Channel’s long running TV show The Balancing Act hosted by Montel Williams. The School was on the show's local Atlanta edition that took a look at how innovative teachings can be more productive and less stressful on both... - January 13, 2022 - Capstone Academy