Looks like Dare Productions and Reels In Motion are taking their cues from this year’s San Diego Comic, and setting up production of their next feature during a major comic convention. The companies have invited comic book and movie fans to be part of their latest feature film, titled Pulp. Pulp is a comedy feature [...]

Idris Elba just announced on his blog that he’s looking for music to include in the upcoming Takers mixtape. The mixtape will be released in conjunction with the action film Takers, which Elba is also a star. Directions on the actor/musician’s website are to send complete songs to Big Nif at bignif@gmail.com with your contact [...]

The International Cinematographers Guild has announced the honorees for its 14th annual Emerging Cinematographers Awards. The eight short subjects and two honorable mentioned films, all from Guild members, will be shown at a special screening at the Directors Guild of America Theater in Los Angeles on September 26th. ICG judges from across the country, under [...]

Robert Kirkman – creator of The Walking Dead, which is being adapted into an AMC television horror series – announced today that he is launching and will direct a new division of Image Comics called Skybound, which will give a new generation of comic book artists and creators the opportunity to publish their works as [...]

Part of the mission of the BFI National Archive is to look after the film heritage of Great Britain. The Archive contains the largest and most important film and TV collection in the world by many standards. Curators of the BFI National Archive have identified a collection of films in desperate need of restoration with [...]

We’ve just released a groundbreaking new line of resume headshots for actors and models. This new line of headshots, which also includes comp cards and business card versions, eliminates the need for models and actors to glue or staple their resume of work separately to the back. All Actor/Model Headshot Packages include a headshot on [...]

The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) has reached an agreement with Comcast and NBC Universal to provide enhanced independent programming opportunities on NBCU’s broadcast and cable networks, as well as Comcast’s VOD and online platforms, IFTA’s Jean Prewitt announced. The agreement offers greater consideration for independently produced primetime programming from both IFTA and non-IFTA [...]

Educational forum organizer Winston Baker today announced the 2010 Film Finance Forum Series this fall, with Variety as the exclusive entertainment media partner. The events will include the 2nd Annual Film Finance Forum East to be held in New York City on September 14th and 15th and Film Finance Forum Zurich to be offered for [...]

Creative collaboration platform Talenthouse has partnered with producer and screenwriter Steven E. de Souza to provide aspiring filmmakers an opportunity to work with one of the most renowned screenwriters in cinema history. De Souza, whose films have earned over $2 billion at the worldwide box office, with blockbusters such as Die Hard, 48hrs, Commando, The [...]

For 14 years the International Cinematographers Guild has honored new talent within its membership with what is now known as the Emerging Cinematographers Awards. Any Guild member who is not already a Director of Photography can enter this contest with his or her short film, be they a camera operator, loader, still photographer or any [...]