Festivals
A trio of global festival favorites — Pan Nalin‘s “Last Film Show,” Mostofa Sarwar Farooki‘s “No Land’s Man” and Gurvinder Singh‘s “Crescent Night” (“Adh Chanani Raat”) — will open the 11th edition of the Bmo International Film Festival of South Asia (Iffsa), Toronto (Aug. 11-21). The festival is in-person at venues across the Greater Toronto area, featuring 120 features and shorts in 22 languages and some 40 masterclasses, workshops and special events.
Program highlights include “The Orphanage,” “Pedro,” “Once Upon A Time In Calcutta,” “Dug Dug,” “Palyad,” “Shoebox,” “No Ground Beneath the Feet,” “Deep6,” “Gandhi & Company” and “Invisible Demons” and there are world premieres for “Range Road 290” and “Anatomy of a Warrior.” Guests of honor this year are “Halo” actor Shabana Azmi and eminent screenwriter, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar (“Silsila”) and well-known South Asian industry figures present at the festival include opening film directors Farooki and Singh, filmmakers Anup Singh...
A trio of global festival favorites — Pan Nalin‘s “Last Film Show,” Mostofa Sarwar Farooki‘s “No Land’s Man” and Gurvinder Singh‘s “Crescent Night” (“Adh Chanani Raat”) — will open the 11th edition of the Bmo International Film Festival of South Asia (Iffsa), Toronto (Aug. 11-21). The festival is in-person at venues across the Greater Toronto area, featuring 120 features and shorts in 22 languages and some 40 masterclasses, workshops and special events.
Program highlights include “The Orphanage,” “Pedro,” “Once Upon A Time In Calcutta,” “Dug Dug,” “Palyad,” “Shoebox,” “No Ground Beneath the Feet,” “Deep6,” “Gandhi & Company” and “Invisible Demons” and there are world premieres for “Range Road 290” and “Anatomy of a Warrior.” Guests of honor this year are “Halo” actor Shabana Azmi and eminent screenwriter, poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar (“Silsila”) and well-known South Asian industry figures present at the festival include opening film directors Farooki and Singh, filmmakers Anup Singh...
- 7/19/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Matthew Belloni, the former editorial director of the Hollywood Reporter, has joined the management team of a new media startup that will cover finance, politics, technology and entertainment. His landing spot has been the subject of much speculation since Belloni left the Reporter in a dispute with the trade publication’s owners over editorial coverage. There have been rumors for some time that he was interested in striking out on his own.
The new, as yet unnamed, media platform raised $7 million in Series A financing from Tpg and 40 North Media. The board includes Jim Coulter, executive chairman of Tpg, and David Winter, co-ceo of Standard Industries, 40 North Media’s parent company. Its co-founders include Jon Kelly, a veteran of the New York Times and creator of Vanity Fair’s “The Hive”; Joe Purzycki, a digital veteran of Vox Media and Luminary, who is CEO; Max Tcheyan, an early Athletic employee,...
The new, as yet unnamed, media platform raised $7 million in Series A financing from Tpg and 40 North Media. The board includes Jim Coulter, executive chairman of Tpg, and David Winter, co-ceo of Standard Industries, 40 North Media’s parent company. Its co-founders include Jon Kelly, a veteran of the New York Times and creator of Vanity Fair’s “The Hive”; Joe Purzycki, a digital veteran of Vox Media and Luminary, who is CEO; Max Tcheyan, an early Athletic employee,...
- 5/17/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Former Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni has joined a venture capital-backed digital media startup as a founding partner.
The still-unnamed digital media startup is co-founded by former Vanity Fair editor Jon Kelly, Vox Media and Luminary veteran Joe Purzycki, The Athletic alum Max Tcheya, and Conde Nast veteran Liz Gough, and counts Tpg and 40 North Media among its investors. It has raised $7 million so far in Series A financing.
The startup plans to focus its editorial coverage on the nexus of power and influence in a few key sectors: Finance, technology, politics, and entertainment. Belloni will help launch its coverage ...
The still-unnamed digital media startup is co-founded by former Vanity Fair editor Jon Kelly, Vox Media and Luminary veteran Joe Purzycki, The Athletic alum Max Tcheya, and Conde Nast veteran Liz Gough, and counts Tpg and 40 North Media among its investors. It has raised $7 million so far in Series A financing.
The startup plans to focus its editorial coverage on the nexus of power and influence in a few key sectors: Finance, technology, politics, and entertainment. Belloni will help launch its coverage ...
- 5/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Former Hollywood Reporter editorial director Matthew Belloni has joined a venture capital-backed digital media startup as a founding partner.
The still-unnamed digital media startup is co-founded by former Vanity Fair editor Jon Kelly, Vox Media and Luminary veteran Joe Purzycki, The Athletic alum Max Tcheya, and Conde Nast veteran Liz Gough, and counts Tpg and 40 North Media among its investors. It has raised $7 million so far in Series A financing.
The startup plans to focus its editorial coverage on the nexus of power and influence in a few key sectors: Finance, technology, politics, and entertainment. Belloni will help launch its coverage ...
The still-unnamed digital media startup is co-founded by former Vanity Fair editor Jon Kelly, Vox Media and Luminary veteran Joe Purzycki, The Athletic alum Max Tcheya, and Conde Nast veteran Liz Gough, and counts Tpg and 40 North Media among its investors. It has raised $7 million so far in Series A financing.
The startup plans to focus its editorial coverage on the nexus of power and influence in a few key sectors: Finance, technology, politics, and entertainment. Belloni will help launch its coverage ...
- 5/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Will Ferrell is gracing the pages of Port Magazine this winter, and we've got the exclusive first look at both the cover (photo by Tim Barber, styling by David St. John-James) and the story by New York Times Magazine editor Jon Kelly.
Ferrell may be one of the most revered comedic actors working today, but he wasn't always so confident. Back when he auditioned for "SNL", he was downright awkward. Fortunately, that didn't stop Lorne Michaels from casting him. In this excerpt from the Port interview, Ferrell describes his audition process, and the joke that never quite happened:
Ironically, the biggest break in Ferrell’s career came from a joke that he was never able to make. By the mid-90s, Saturday Night Live, the beloved and long running NBC sketch comedy show, was in need of new life. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, and other stars who had defined...
Ferrell may be one of the most revered comedic actors working today, but he wasn't always so confident. Back when he auditioned for "SNL", he was downright awkward. Fortunately, that didn't stop Lorne Michaels from casting him. In this excerpt from the Port interview, Ferrell describes his audition process, and the joke that never quite happened:
Ironically, the biggest break in Ferrell’s career came from a joke that he was never able to make. By the mid-90s, Saturday Night Live, the beloved and long running NBC sketch comedy show, was in need of new life. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, and other stars who had defined...
- 12/10/2012
- by Carol Hartsell
- Huffington Post
Mastermind producer Jon Kelly has denied claims that the show has been 'dumbed down'. The quiz series, hosted by John Humphrys, sees contestants answer questions on general knowledge and a specialist subject. However, Kelly dismissed rumours that the contestants' areas of expertise are becoming too focused on popular culture. "We've had this accusation before," he told the Radio Times. "The show reflects the interests of modern Britain and they can be popular culture subjects. I think there's a common misconception that the previous Mastermind didn't have any popular subjects, but it did. Punk rock was once a subject, as was Doctor Who." He added: "People like to think that the olden days were better. We are making a Champion (more)...
- 5/18/2010
- by By Catriona Wightman
- Digital Spy
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