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• 101- LA Fleet Week at Port of Los Angeles is South California's largest Memorial Day Event - By Gary Sunkin (Television International Magazine)

LA Fleet Week® is an annual, multi-day celebration of our nation's Sea Services held on the LA Waterfront at the Port of Los Angeles over the extended Memorial Day Weekend. Events include:
• Active duty ship tours
• Military displays and equipment demonstrations
Live entertainment
• Neighborhood Activations including San Pedro, Hollywood, Downtown L.A., Venice, Brea,
• and Wilmington
• Downtown San Pedro and Wilmington Welcome Parties
• Aircraft flyovers
• Galley Wars presented by FOX Entertainment  -culinary cook-off competition between Navy,
•Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Army teams
• Competitions including Dodgeball presented by FOX Studios
• Military band performances across L.A.

Lots of fun for the entire family. And best of all, the weekend event is FREE to the general public!

LA Fleet Week is not only a fun public event, but also facilitates numerous symposiums, exercises, and outreaches focused on community resiliency, disaster preparedness, and support for area residents.Learn more by clicking here.

G. Sunkin (TVI ) with LAPD bomb robot

THE SHIPS

USCGC Terrell Horne
•••• Based in San Pedro, California, fast response cutter Terrell Horne is the third of four planned FRCs to be stationed in the Port of Los Angeles.
•••• Chief Petty Officer Terrell Horne III, the cutter's namesake, served as executive petty officer of Coast Guard Cutter Halibut. He was mortally injured while conducting maritime law enforcement operations near Santa Cruz Island, California, on Dec. 2, 2012. 
•••• FRCs are replacing the 1980s-era Island-class 110-foot patrol boats and are designed for multiple missions, including drug and migrant interdictions; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. They can reach a maximum speed of more than 28 knots and have an endurance of at least five days.
NOTE: USCGC Terrell Horne will be located in the Downtown Harbor just south of the main LA Fleet Week EXPO footprint, between the fire station and the LA Maritime Museum.

USS Cincinnati 

The USS Cincinnati (LCS-20)
Class and Type: Independence-class littoral combat ship (LCS)
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•••• It was designed to provide the Navy with modern, sea-based platforms that are networked, survivable, and built to operate with 21st century transformational platforms.
•••• The ship is equipped with Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) protection from air threats, features improved nuclear blast and fragmentation protection and a shock-hardened structure. The fiber-optic shipboard-wide area network (SWAN) allows "plug in and fight" configuration, updating and replacing hardware more easily when newer technology becomes available.

Length: 418 ft
Beam: 104 ft
Draft: 14 ft
Displacement: 2784 tons (full)
Speed: 40+ knots

USS PRINCETON

The USS PRINCETON (CG-59)
Class and Type: Ticonderoga-class cruiser (CG)

USS Princeton (CG 59) is the 13th Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and the sixth U.S. Navy ship to bear the name of Princeton. The ship has completed three deployments to the Arabian Gulf and won two consecutive Battle Efficiency Awards in 1992-1993. Princeton was the first Ticonderoga-class cruiser to carry the upgraded AN/SPY-1B radar system.
Length: 567 ft. 

Beam: 55 ft.
Draft: 34 ft.
Displacement: 9,800 tons (full load)
Speed: 32.5 kts.
Crew: 24 Officers 340 Enlisted
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Memorial Day

What we now refer to as Memorial Day began as Decoration Day just after the Civil War in 1868. It was established as a day to remember the war dead by decorating their graves with flowers. The North and The South originally observed Decoration Day on different days until the mid-20th century when the last Monday of the month was chosen to honor all Americans who died while serving in the military.

• Fellow Americans, It's Gary Sinise here

You may know me from my roles in movies like Apollo 13 and The Green Mile or the CBS television series CSI NY -- but it was in 1994 and playing the role of Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump, that my life changed and inspired my enduring connection to our defenders, veterans, and first responders.

This year, I'm honored to again serve as an Honorary Grand Marshal for the National Memorial Day Parade in Washington, D.C.

The National Memorial Day Parade is an event like no other … and this year, the American Veterans Center is bringing it BACK in full force, with 5,000+ participants marching down Constitution Avenue before a crowd of 250,000+ in-person, as well as T.V. broadcast that reaches 100 million households around the country. 

Fellow American, the National Memorial Day Parade is PRIMARILY FUNDED by private contributions, including from generous Americans like you. Will you help chip in today to help support the Parade with a gift of $25, $50, $75, $150, or more?

Support the National Memorial Day Parade

When the American Veterans Center first called me 18 years ago and invited me to the National Memorial Day Parade, I was honored to join the event to remember our fallen heroes.

The American Veterans Center revived the Parade in 2005 after it had been dormant for nearly 70 years. And this year, they're bringing the Parade back better than ever.

Every American should be proud that generations of our brave servicemen and servicewomen, from the last of our "Greatest Generation" heroes of World War II to our veterans from Afghanistan and Iraq, will get the public thanks for their service that they deserve this year.

But I know that the defenders and families of the fallen who will join me in the National Memorial Day Parade will be thinking of their friends and loved ones who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country -- the brave Americans we honor on Memorial Day.

Sadly, our country is losing hundreds of World War II veterans each day, so the mission of the National Memorial Day Parade is more important now than ever -- as this year's event may be the LAST opportunity for our WWII heroes to commemorate their friends who never came home.

Please make your most generous contribution of $25, $50, $75, $150, $250, $500, to support the National Memorial Day Parade and make it the tribute that our nation's heroes deserve.

Support the National Memorial Day Parade

The National Memorial Day Parade costs a fraction of other major public events to put on each year. In fact, the entire parade costs about as much as just THREE balloons in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade or TWO floats in the Rose Bowl Parade! 

That means that every dollar that's contributed by a generous American like you makes a difference for this important event.

Your support of the American Veterans Center not only helps the Parade, but also supports great programs like:

• Recording hundreds of oral histories of veterans from World War II to today before we lose these stories forever.

• Holding our National Youth Summit which allows young students a chance to hear firsthand from veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. 

• Producing veteran-focused T.V. documentaries and specials that remind Americans of the price of our freedom.

Please join me in support of the National Memorial Day Parade with a gift of $25, $50, $75, $150, $250, $500, or more right now.

But no matter how much you can give to this important cause, I want to ask something additional of you.

On Memorial Day -- this year and every year -- please join me in honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms.

Come to the National Memorial Day Parade in D.C. Visit a local veterans' cemetery. Send a note to a family of the fallen. Or simply take a quiet moment to think about the men and women who gave their lives to defend OUR country.

I believe while we can never do enough to express our gratitude to our defenders, veterans, and first responders, we can always do a little more.

Fellow American, thank you for your support of America's heroes, and please -- if you're able, make a gift to help fund the National Memorial Day Parade right now.

Sincerely,

Gary Sinise
Honorary Grand Marshal
National Memorial Day Parade

 Support the National Memorial Day Parade

The mission of the American Veterans Center and the World War II Veterans Committee is to preserve and promote the legacy and experiences of America's veterans and active duty service personnel from World War II through today.

A non-profit educational organization, the AVC and WWIIVC are funded solely through generous contributions from people like you. All contributions are tax-deductible.

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1100 N. Glebe Road Suite 910, Arlington, VA 22201

Memorial Day Concert

WASHINGTON, DC -- PBS will broadcast the National Memorial Day Concert live from Washington, D.C. on Sunday, May 28, 2023 at 8:00 p.m. ET on the West Lawn of the US Capitol. This will be the 34th year the annual all-star event honors the men and women who served in the U.S. armed forces, as well as their families and those who sacrificed their lives for their country.

Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinis and Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna, who have dedicated themselves to supporting the troops and veterans' causes, will be hosting once again. The concert will also feature special appearances and performances with the National Symphony Orchestra.
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• 115- Michael Douglas to receive Honorary Palme d'or at the 76th Festival de Cannes
" It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling. From my first time here in 1979 for "The China Syndrome" to my most recent premiere for "Behind the Candelabra" in 2013, the Festival has always reminded me that magic of cinema is not just in what we see onscreen but in its ability to impact people all around the world. After more than 50 years in the business, it's an honor to return to the Croisette to open the Festival and embrace our shared global language of film." Michael Douglas
••• 32nd Festival de Cannes, time to walk up those red carpet Steps. Michael Douglas arrived for the first time on the Croisette. He was with actors Jane Fonda and Jack Lemmon, as well as director James Bridges for the presentation of "The China Syndrome." Thirteen years later, in 1992, the sulphurous "Basic Instinct," by Paul Verhoeven was presented in Competition. Shaking up the thriller genre, the film was the talk of the Croisette: it propelled Sharon Stone to the rank of international icon and confirmed the power of Michael Douglas' talent. In 1993, Joel Schumacher's Falling Down was presented in Competition, for the American actor's third participation at the Festival.

•••• Michael Douglas will receive the Palme d'or d'honneur at the 76th Festival de Cannes, in recognition of his brilliant career as well as his engagement for cinema. The Festival de Cannes will pay a tribute to him during the Opening Ceremony broadcasted live on France 2 and internationally on ••• Brut. Tuesday, May 16.
•••• He reappeared on the Steps only 20 years later, with "Behind the Candelabra" by Steven Soderbergh. Transformed, moving and at the apex of his art, Michael Douglas played the famous singer and pianist Liberace. But his history with the Festival de Cannes began long before all this, through his father, Kirk Douglas, a lover of France and its cinema. The latter had marked the history of the Festival by presiding over the Jury in 1980. With the strength of his conviction and his character, he awarded the Palme d'Or to Akira Kurosawa and to Bob Fosse for "Kagemusha and All That Jazz."
•••• Michael Douglas has inherited his father's love for motion pictures, the kind of love that gives faith in the power of a film and spurs the desire to defend it body and soul. "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" by Milo Forman is proof of this; it is his first production in collaboration with Saul Zaentz and it gave him 9 Oscar nominations and the film was awarded Best Picture in 1975.
•••• Michael Douglas has worked as an actor with the greatest in the industry, such as Robert Zemeckis in "Romancing the Stone" (1984), Ridley Scott in "Black Rain" (1989) or Barry Levinson in "Disclosure" (1994). With Oliver Stone, he won the Oscar for Best Actor in 1987 for his portrayal of Gordon Gekko, a greedy New York broker in "Wall Street." The sequel, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" was screened Out of Competition at the 63rd Festival de Cannes.
•••• In addition to his valuable contribution to cinema, Michael Douglas advocates multiple causes. In his capacity as a United Nations Messenger of Peace, he has been committed to nuclear disarmament across the world since 1998 and he has also been a longstanding advocate of gun control in the United States.
•••• To complete the tribute to Michael Douglas, a previously unreleased documentary by Amine Mestari, produced by Folamour with the support of Ciné+ and soon to be broadcast on Arte, will be shown on the Festival site for two days, from Sunday May 14 at 6pm to Tuesday May 16 at 6pm.
•••• This special documentary MICHAEL DOUGLAS, THE PRODIGAL SON shows how Michael, an actor and producer like his father Kirk, had to embrace their resemblance throughout his remarkable career in order to assert his difference. The time to learn how to become Michael when your name is Douglas.
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• 115-The Cincinnati Music Festival back to the Cincinnati Riverfront
••By Mark Anderson (Television Int'l Magazine)
••• 2023 represents The Festival's 59th year of bringing top R&B talent to Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Music Festival will take place July 20 - 22.
••• Originally called the Ohio Valley Jazz Festival when it was first held in 1962, the Cincinnati Music Festival has grown and evolved into a spectacular three-day event on Cincinnati's riverfront. Starting out as an all-jazz concert, over the years it has grown into a three-day festival featuring great music from the hottest stars in R&B, jazz, soul, and hip-hop, as well as up and coming artists. Past performers include Aretha Franklin, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Luther Vandross, Gerald Levert, Patti Labelle, New Edition, Earth Wind and Fire, Lakeside, Whitney Houston, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson and many others
••• By the year 2000, the festival was the largest of its kind in the United States, drawing more than 50,000 people annually from all across the country. The festival has been held at various sites through its nearly 60 year history, including French Lick Indiana, the Carthage Fairgrounds, and the Hamilton County Fairgrounds before landing at its current home in Paycor Stadium on Cincinnati's river
front.
••• Accompanied by a street festival dubbed Festival 513, the Cincinnati Music Festival has an estimated annual economic output of $107 million, according to the Greater Cincinnati Center for Economic Education at the University of Cincinnati. 2015 marked the first of many years in partnership with Cincinnati based global company P&G.
 •••• The Cincinnati Music Festival Presented by P&G is co-promoted by The Santangelo Group and Ohio Valley Entertainment. 2023 represents The Festival's 59th year of bringing top R&B talent to Cincinnati.  

• About The Santangelo Group:
The Santangelo Group, led by Owner Joe Santangelo, has promoted or co-promoted the Cincinnati Music Festival at Paul Brown Stadium since 2005.  Prior to that, they promoted the Festival as the Coors Light Music Festival, the Kool Jazz Festival and the Ohio Valley Music Festival stretching back to 1962.  In addition to the Cincinnati Festival in Cincinnati, The Santangelo Group promotes the Hampton Jazz Festival in Hampton, VA.

• About Ohio Valley Entertainment (OVE):
OVE is an entertainment company created to co-promote the Macy's Festival in 2006. In addition to its involvement in the Cincinnati Festival, OVE has promoted other events at Paul Brown Stadium including the 2012 Kenny Chesney/Tim McGraw "Brothers of the Sun" tour.
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TVInews attends Electrify Expo

Gary Sunkin (TVInews) - Photo By: Cody Lopez

• 115- Electrify Expo is the one-stop shop to kick the tires on all things electric - By Gary Sunkin (Television Int'l Magazine)
•••• Electrify Expo will take place May 20-21, 2023 at the Long Beach Convention Center.
•••• It is North America's largest electric vehicle festival. Attendees at this year's Electrify Expo will ride, drive and demo the world's top electric cars and trucks alongside electric motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, e-skateboards and more.
•••• In addition to automakers, Long Beach attendees will experience exciting e-bike, e-scooter, and other micromobility products from one to four wheels from top brands.
•••• Press Day for Electrify Industry Day happens on May 19. It's an event for networking with EV and micromobility professionals and discussing the latest trends, analysis, and insights during a full day of programming and brand engagement.
•••• Speakers and panelists include industry mega-minds from Ford, Walmart, Hyundai, MotorTrend, the EPA and more!
•••• Attendees at this year's Electrify Expo rode, drove and demostrated the world's top electric cars and trucks alongside electric motorcycles, e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-skateboards. Including:

• BMW: i7, iX xDrive50, iX M60, i4 eDrive 35, i4 eDrive 40, i4 M50
• Chrysler: Pacifica Hybrid
• Ford: Mach E, F150 Lightning
• Kia: EV9 and EV6
• Mitsubishi: Outlander PHEV
• Tesla: Models S, 3, X, Y
• Toyota: Rav4 Prime, Prius, Tundra Hybrid, bZrx, Mirai
• Volvo: All-electric XC40 Recharge and C40 Recharge;
• Plug-in Hybrid XC60 Recharge and XC90
• RechargeVolkswagen: ID.4

Plus other micromobility products from one to four wheels from top brands including:
• Cake
• GIANT
• NIU
• Onewheel
• Ryvid Motorcycles
• Stacyc
And so many more!
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• 115- Cruise down the Danube river at NATPE Budapest June 10 - 22
•••• Central and Eastern Europe's most established market featuring the US studios.
With nearly 400 regional buyers in attendance, NATPE Budapest is the go-to content marketplace for distributors, streamers and acquisition executives.
•••• TV2 Media Group CEO Pavel Stantchev will take to the main stage at NATPE Budapest in June to give the keynote presentation.
•••• NATPE Budapest will once again feature a nighttime cruise, down the Danube River, reviving a popular tradition that used to be a networking mainstay of the market.
•••• Delegations from the Organization of Ukrainian Producers (OUP), Spain's ICEX and the Independent Film and Television Alliance (IFTA) in the US will be attending this year's most prominent global TV market focused on the CEE and EMEA regions, taking place from June 19 to 22.
•••• Created in March 2022 in response to the Russian army's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, OUP's mission is to create documentary and fiction projects about Russian military aggression in Ukraine, supporting movie professionals in hard times and bringing personal stories of living through this conflict to the world.
•••• The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) supports, protects and advances the global independent film and television industry. Its membership includes more than 140 companies from 23 countries.
•••• The event will continue its longstanding tradition of presenting screenings hosted by some of the global TV industry's biggest players. US studios including A+E Networks International, Paramount Global Distribution and Sony Pictures Television are already on board to showcase their newest programming.
•••• NATPE Budapest will also be home to a growing contingent of exhibitors with content to sell and new projects to finance. More than 60 are already signed up to do business on its market floor and meeting suites, including its newest exhibitors StudioCanal, Warner Bros. International Television Distribution and Warner Bros. International Television Production, joining other industry heavyweights such as Entertainment One, FOX Entertainment, Fremantle, Lionsgate, NBCUniversal Global Distribution, Paramount Global Distribution and Sony Pictures Television. 
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• 101-SAG-AFTRA National Board Unanimously Agrees to Send Strike Authorization Vote to Members 
LOS ANGELES (May 17, 2023) -- In anticipation of the union's forthcoming TV/Theatrical Contract negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), which begin June 7, the SAG-AFTRA National Board agreed unanimously to recommend that its members vote to authorize a strike. An affirmative vote does not mean a strike would necessarily happen, but it would allow the National Board to call one if deemed necessary during the negotiations process. The action comes following a unanimous agreement by the TV/Theatrical negotiating committee that the strike authorization would give the union maximum bargaining leverage as it enters this round of negotiations with the AMPTP. SAG-AFTRA represents more than 160,000 entertainment and media professionals.
•••• "For the first time in a very long time, our member leadership stands in solidarity at the negotiating committee and the National Board levels on moving forward with a strike authorization. We must get all our ducks in a row should the need present itself, said SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher. "The prospect of a strike is not a first option, but a last resort. As my dad always says, 'Better to have and not need than to need and not have!' Therefore, I implore eligible members to follow the leads of both the negotiating committee and the National Board with an unprecedented show of solidarity and make three a charm with an emphatic 'yes' for a strike authorization vote!"
•••• SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland explained, "Strike authorization sends an important message during the negotiations process. A 'yes' vote gives the National Board the power to call a strike if the AMPTP does not negotiate fairly in our upcoming bargaining. This will be a seminal negotiation that will determine the future of what it means to be a working performer. We must be ready to fight to secure a meaningful deal for our members." 
•••• Earning a living as a professional performer has become increasingly difficult, with both inflation and the streaming ecosystem undercutting compensation -- all the while, corporate profits and executive pay at studios continue to rise. Add to this the unregulated use of artificial intelligence and the burdens of the industrywide shift to self-tape, the outlook for working actors becomes unsustainable without transformative change. 
•••• A successful strike authorization vote doesn't initiate a strike. Instead, the strike authorization permits the National Board to declare a strike if the studios and streaming companies fail to negotiate fairly with SAG-AFTRA for the benefit of its members.
•••• Postcards will be sent to eligible members on Thursday, May 18 with instructions on how to vote, and voting will close at 5 p.m. PT on Monday, June 5. 
•••• The current SAG-AFTRA TV/Theatrical Agreement expires at midnight on June 30, 2023.
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Day Eight of WGA Writers Strike
Photo by Gary Sunkin (Television Int'l Magazine)

• WGA negotiations fail - Writers Guild strike begins
•••• The board of directors of the East and West Coast division of the WGA voted unanimously to call a strike effective 12.01 a.m. Tuesday, May 2.
•••• Thousands of members were to walk picket lines after the union was unable to reach a last-minute agreement with the major studios on a new three-year contract to replace the one expiring Monday night.
•••• The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers said it offered "generous increases in compensation for writers as well as improvements in streaming residuals."
••• Writers are seeking a larger slice of the pie as steaming has dramatically transformed the television business. They voted by a historic margin of 98% to 2% in favor to grant strike authorization sought by their leaders if the couldn't reach a deal on a new film and TV contract on behalf of 11,500 members.
••• The walkout which could last for weeks or even months, is expected to put a halt to much of TV and film prodction nationwide.
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 Day Eight of WGA Writers Strike in front of KTLA
Photo by Gary Sunkin (Television Int'l Magazine)

LAS VEGAS -- April 18, 2023 -- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced today preliminary registered attendance of 65,013 for the 2023 NAB Show, the centennial celebration of the world's premiere convention for the broadcasting media, entertainment and technology industries.
•••• "We are thrilled to have so many exhibitors, attendees and partners from around the world join us in Las Vegas to help celebrate 100 years of innovation. More than any other year, everyone is filled with so much enthusiasm and energy as they engage on the show floor, in special sessions and throughout the entire event," said Curtis LeGeyt, NAB President and CEO. "We thank the NAB Show community for helping us reflect on our collective experience with media and entertainment and for previewing the many innovations we'll see within the next hundred years."

• 60 MINUTES TO RECEIVE INSIGHT AWARD FROM LIBRARY OF AMERICAN BROADCASTING FOUNDATION AT 2023 NAB SHOW

Washington, D.C. -- Venerated television news magazine "60 Minutes" will receive the second annual Insight Award from the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) during the Welcome Session at the 2023 NAB Show on April 17 in Las Vegas, Nev. The award recognizes the iconic program's 55-year history of excellence in broadcast journalism.
•••• Reflective of LABF's purpose, the Insight Award recognizes an individual or organization for an outstanding artistic or journalistic work or body of work that enhances the public's understanding of the role, operation, history or impact of media in our society. Actor, director and educator LeVar Burton was the inaugural recipient of the award during the 2022 NAB Show.
•••• Created in 1968 by Don Hewitt and first hosted by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner, "60 Minutes" employs a magazine format of hard-hitting investigative reports, newsmaker interviews, feature segments and in-depth profiles. Over the years, the program has elevated a pantheon of broadcast journalists into household names, including Morley Safer, Lesley Stahl, Ed Bradley, Diane Sawyer, Steve Kroft, Christiane Amanpour, Scott Pelley, Bill Whitaker and Anderson Cooper.
•••• "60 Minutes" is the recipient of more Emmy Awards than any other primetime program and was honored with a special Lifetime Achievement Emmy. The program has also been awarded almost every broadcast journalism honor, including 25 Peabody awards for excellence in television broadcasting.
•••• Considered the most successful broadcast in television history, the program has finished among Nielsen's annual top-10 highest-rated programs for a record 23 consecutive seasons. During the 2021-2022 season, "60 Minutes" finished as the week's top-rated primetime broadcast seven times. Currently in its 55th season, "60 Minutes" airs on Sunday nights on CBS and is available for streaming on CBSNews.com and Paramount+.
•••• Bill Owens, executive producer of "60 Minutes," will accept the award at NAB Show on behalf of the program. Owens was named executive producer in February 2019 after previously serving as executive director and a senior producer of the program for 12 years. During his 35-year career at CBS News, he has worked in a number of producer roles including as senior broadcast producer for "CBS Evening News" and as the CBS News senior White House producer. He has received many awards including numerous Emmy Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award and an Investigative Reporters and Editors Award, to name a few. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters by Towson University, his alma mater, in May 2012.
•••• "'60 Minutes' has set the standard for broadcast journalism during its historic run, enriching the lives of generations of Americans with its coverage of the events, people and stories that shape our lives," said LABF Co-chairs Jack Goodman, former NAB general counsel and longtime DC-based Communications attorney and Heidi Raphael, Beasley Media Group Chief Communications Officer. "The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation is thrilled to honor '60 Minutes' with the Insight Award in recognition of its seminal place in television history, trailblazing legacy of prestigious journalism and outstanding contributions to our society."

• About the LABF
The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation serves the philanthropic arm of the Library of American Broadcasting, the nation's most extensive collection of broadcast history, policy and tradition, including historical documents, professional papers, oral and video histories, books, scripts and photographs preserved at the University of Maryland. In addition, the LABF presents the Annual Giants of Broadcasting Event, which pays tribute to trailblazers in the radio and television industry.
For more information, please visit www.tvradiolibrary.org.

• About NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters is the premier advocacy association for America's broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative, regulatory and public affairs. Through advocacy, education and innovation, NAB enables broadcasters to best serve their communities, strengthen their businesses and seize new opportunities in the digital age.
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• 40th Anniversary of Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"
HOLLYWOOD, Calif. - April 20, 2023 -- The El Capitan Theatre is celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" with an opening night fan event and a Trilogy Day.
•••• The Opening Night Fan Event will start at 8:00pm on Friday, April 28. Tickets are $40 and include one assorted Funko Pop, Popcorn, Beverage, Credentail and Lanyard.
••• The trilogy screenings will take on Saturday April 29, with "Star Wars: A New Hope" beginning at 12pm, "Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back" beginning at 3:30pm, and "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" beginning 7:00pm. Each screening sold separately.
•••• Daily showtimes for "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" April 28, and April 30 &endash; May 2 are 10:00am, 1:20pm, 4:40pm and 8:00pm. Dates and showtimes are subject to change.
•••• The El Capitan Theatre has taken enhanced health and safety measures for its guests and cast members. All guests must follow posted instructions while visiting. For health and safety information including theatre policies and procedures visit https://elcapitantheatre.com/safetyinformation/

• About Lucasfilm's "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi": 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of one of the most beloved chapters in the Star Wars saga, Return of the Jedi. Released in 1983, it was the third film in the original Star Wars trilogy, bringing to a close &endash; at least for a time &endash; the storylines introduced and developed in 1977's Star Wars: A New Hope and 1980's The Empire Strikes Back. Return of the Jedi is the film that first featured Jabba the Hutt, the lovable Ewoks, and one of the most poignant moments in the entire Star Wars saga -- Vader's ultimate sacrifice to save his son... and the galaxy. Rated PG.

• About The El Capitan Theatre: The El Capitan Theatre is an exclusive first-run movie theatre equipped with state-of-the-art technology, operated by The Walt Disney Studios. Known as Disney's Home on Hollywood Boulevard, the theatre also hosts live stage shows, world premieres, special events and screenings of classic Disney films. In 2014, the City of Los Angeles declared the theatre a Historical Monument after it's restoration showcasing the original lavish architecture.
•••• Tickets are on sale now at www.elcapitantickets.com and https://www.fandango.com/el-capitan-theatre-aacon/theater-page. All seats are reserved. Tickets are $16 for guests of all ages.
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• 102- BuzzFeed News shutting down as company cuts staff
- (Television Int'l Magazine)
NEW YORK - April 20, 2023 -- BuzzFeed News, which won a Pulitzer Prize for its reporting in 2021, is shutting down, due to economic challenges facing digital media companies attempting to deliver serious journalism.
•••• A memo from BuzzFeed chief Jonah Peretti announced the closure Thursday in a staff memo, which also said the New York-based company is cutting 15% of its staff.
•••• "While layoffs are occurring across nearly every division, we've determined that the company can no longer continue to fund BuzzFeed News as a standalone organization," Peretti said.
•••• BuzzFeed News, which once had as many as 250 employees, has undergone significant staff reductions in recent years, shrinking to a team of about 50.
•••• It used to be worth $1.6 billion; no it's down to $100 million.
•••• BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 and its news division launched in 2012. It was among the early successful online-only media sites, continuing a model established by Huffington Post, which BuzzFeed would later acquire.
•••• BuzzFeed, similard to other online news sites, has been hit by a deceleration in the advertising business amid greater economic challenges. With drops in advertising revenue, such companies have found themselves unable to support big staffs. Mass layoffs seem to have become so normal.
•••• Online news sites have also suffered because major social media companies, including Facebook, changed their algorithms, giving less focus to news publishers. Facebook's thinking is that its users would prefer to consume articles shared by friends. In addition, Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has made that site less hospitable to news publishers.
••• NPR and PBS stopped using Twitte after receiving ''government funded' media label.
•••• Late last week, Twitter labeled the radio broadcaster as a "state-affiliated media" organization akin to foreign propaganda outlets such as Russia's RT and Sputnik. The move was quickly rebuked by NPR, which is publicly funded by listeners. NPR CEO John Lansing called the label "unacceptable." Twitter over the weekend updated the label to "government-funded media."
•••• BuzzFeed News earned a Pulitzer Prize in 2021 for an investigative series exposing China's mass detention of Muslims.
•••• The outlet also won two prestigious George Polk Awards, including for reporting how Facebook facilitated, then failed to control, disinformation spreading through its users' accounts, leading to violence.
•••• The division was also known for publishing an infamous dossier containing unflattering information about former President Trump in 2017.
•••• BuzzFeed's content was aimed at a younger demographic of digital natives who embraced the company's stories designed to get traction on social media.
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• 115- MIPTV 2023 marks 60th Jubilee
••••CANNES, France -- Mip TV 2023 will mark the' 60th jubilee scheduled for April 17 to 19, at it usual location in the Palais des Festival. MIP TV is Cannes's longest-running annual television and content marketplace tradefair.
•••• The Spring International Content & Co-production is 4 Markets in One:
•••• Billed as 'the biggest week in unscripted television', MIPTV features genre focused strands for Documentary & Factual (MIPDOC), Formats (MIPFORMATS), Drama (MIPDRAMA) and Kids and Young Adults (Future of Kids TV). ••••
•••• In addition to the MIPDOC COPRODUCTION SUMMIT, the footprints for both MIPDOC and MIPFORMATS are significantly expanded for the 60th anniversary edition of MIPTV, including the inaugural MIPDOC International Buyer Screening Showcase for over 500 invited buyers on the eve of the market and an extended MIPFORMATS programme featuring further workshops, the FRAPA summit and a new Fresh TV Formats survey from The WIT.
•••• Once again running alongside MIPTV will be international festival CANNESERIES (14-19 April) whose Season 6 also introduces its first documentary selection.
•••• Among the hundreds of leading documentary and factual buyers confirmed to attend the market are representatives from A+E Networks, Aljazeera Media Network, Amazon Studios, American Public Television, ARTE, CBC/Radio-Canada, Channel 4, Foxtel, France Télévisions, Globo, The HISTORY Channel, ITV, National Geographic Television, Network Ten, NHK Enterprises, PBS International, RMC Découverte, RTE, Seven.One Entertainment Group, Sky, SBS, TF1, Warner Bros. Discovery.
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• 101- Writers Guild of America calls for strike authorization
•••• The leadership of the Writers Guild of America is asking its 11,500 members to authorize a strike should they fail to reach an agreement on a new contract with the studios. The guild's negotiators cited a lack of progress in contract talks that began last month.
•••• Members of the Writers Guild of America have voted overwhelmingly in favor of allowing union leadership to call a strike if talks with Hollywood studios fail. The strike-authorization vote passed with 97.85% of members in favor, WGA leaders announced Monday.
•••• Leaders of the Writers Guild of America secured a strong showing of support from members on Monday, moving the union closer to a possible work stoppage that would disrupt Hollywood production and ripple across Southern California's economy.
••• WGA members voted by a historic margin &emdash; 98% to 2% &emdash; (among 9,218 ballots cast) in favor of a strike authorization, which allows union leaders to call a walkout if they are unable to negotiate a new film and TV contract.
••• The vote, held April 11 to 17, adds pressure to already high-stakes negotiations between the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers and the Writers Guild of America over pay and conditions.
••• The current three-year contract, covering about 11,500 members, expires May 1.
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• 101- SAG-AFTRA Acquires Commercial Office Property in North Hollywood, California - Site to Be Future Home to the Union's National Headquarters
LOS ANGELES, (APRIL 11, 2023) - SAG-AFTRA, the nation's largest entertainment industry union, recently closed a deal for the purchase of an existing commercial office building and nearby vacant lot in North Hollywood, California.
•••• The property features more than 118,000 square feet of commercial office space and is 100 percent leased with two anchor tenants -- Pilgrim Media Group and Screen Engine/ASI. In total, the purchase includes the building on 1.22 acres and a nearby 0.71-acre vacant lot that provides a significant development opportunity for future office space, event facilities or additional leasable square footage.
•••• SAG-AFTRA was represented by Arlene Sommer of Cushman & Wakefield in the $46.6 million acquisition from former owner Dr. David Lee of Jamison Properties.
•••• SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher said, "As National President, I began to investigate ways to diversify our investment portfolio and was surprised to learn we were the only entertainment industry union to not own our own headquarters versus paying large rents. After multiple sessions with my ED Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and CFO Arianna Ozzanto, it was determined that SAG-AFTRA was now in a financially sound position to pursue this goal. National Secretary-Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair Joely Fisher next took the lead in pursuit of a worthwhile real estate investment. She has dreamed of this day for years and showed great determination to complete the legacy that her mother, former Secretary-Treasurer, Connie Stevens began decades ago. Many thanks to this collaborative effort for bringing our union into this new chapter of ownership!"
•••• "This is a historic milestone for our union and a testament to our strength and resilience. The new building will provide us more space, better facilities, and greater opportunities to serve our members and advance our mission. By owning instead of renting, we will save money in the long run, build equity, and have more flexibility and stability. It also reflects our commitment to innovation and sustainability. I particularly want to thank Arianna Ozzanto, our extraordinary Chief Financial Officer, along with our dedicated member leaders, especially President Drescher, Executive VP Ben Whitehair, and Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher, for their dedication to moving this important project to fruition. We look forward to moving into our new home in a few years and continuing to make SAG-AFTRA the best union in the world for the professionals who work in front of the camera or behind a microphone," said National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland. 
•••• Located in the heart of the Los Angeles "Media Triangle," the site is in close proximity to major studios and production facilities, including Netflix, Universal, Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. The property is conveniently located near major transportation arteries, including the 101 and 170 freeways and the Metro Orange Line.
Members will be kept apprised of critical design, occupancy and development milestones as they unfold.
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 • 101- Passionate hip hop dancers meet at USA Hip Hop Championship at Burbank Mariott, April 14 - 16 - By Gary Sunkin
•••• Coast to Coast dance crews from all across the United States will unite in Los Angeles for the biggest weekend in hip hop dance. The three-day event includes the USA Hip Hop Dance Championship, World Moves Dance Workshops, meeting and socializing with respected living legends and icons of hip hop dance, and shopping the latest apparel and merchandise in Hip Hop International's Marketplace.

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• 115- The 4th Filmocracy Film Market is around the corner!
•••• On April 6 - 8, Filmhub the virtual market presents a rare opportunity to get face time with executives who can launch your film/script/project into the stratosphere. Unlike other film markets, you don't just buy a badge and wander the halls hoping someone will sweep you off your feet. At the Filmocracy Film Market you click on the executive you want to meet with, wait for your turn, and start building that relationship. Love it or hate it, Hollywood is built on these relationships and if you don't have them, your career is infinitely harder.
•••• Filmocracy is an innovative film and media festival, bringing together the best of traditional festival events, while integrating unique digital programs.  
•••• More than ever, there is need for systemic, sustainable changes in Hollywood to make the entertainment industry a more equitable and inclusive place. Movikarma is hosting the first-ever 'Rewriting Hollywood' Summit. Named after her award-winning podcast that spotlights underrepresented talent and social impact projects around the world, the Rewriting Hollywood Summit provides an interactive, virtual space that will feature panel discussions with award winning filmmakers and working industry professionals, social impact film screenings, a live pitch competition and discussions with 2023 Oscar Nominees. Check out more lineups for this festival.
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• 114- Ron Rice, Hawaiian Tropic founder in 2004 accompanied the Troy Cory Show on a concert tour through China. -
Rice died May 19, 2022 at the age of 81 in Daytona Beach, Florida
••• He grew up in the mountains of North Carolina, and fell in love with the beaches of Florida on a childhood visit. He made his home in Daytona Beach, where he worked as a high school chemistry teacher and part-time lifeguard.
••• It was at his part-time job that Rice was inspired by seeing people all over the beach using Coppertone suntan lotion. He became determined to create a unique competitor, using his chemistry knowledge to experiment with a suntan lotion formula, scented with coconut and fruit.
••• He famously mixed his first formula in a garbage can, bottling it at home in his garage with a $500 loan from his father to launch his business. He named it Hawaiian Tropic to evoke an exotic beach locale.
••• His experiment was a hit making him a multi-millionaire, with his Hawaiian Tropic suncare brand creating sales of $110 million per year.
••• Ricewith his Hawaiian Tropic brand became known for sponsoring beauty pageants and NASCAR racecars.
••• In 2004 he accompanied Troy Cory to a concert tour through China.
•••After selling Hawaiian Tropic to Playtex in 2007, Rice returned to the industry in recent years with the suncare brand Habana Brisa.
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• 102- These Countries spend the most time online
•••• Undoubtedly, we spend a significant portion of our day online. But just how much?
•••• According to data presented by the Atlas VPN team, the average time spent browsing the internet in 2022 was 397 minutes (6 hours and 37 minutes) per day. It equates to an astonishing 2,415 hours yearly, or nearly 30% of our time.
•••• However, there is some good news as daily online time actually decreased by 4.8% or 20 minutes compared to 2021 as we gradually moved past the pandemic.
•••• These figures are derived from data provided by Meltwater, and We Are Social. The data looks at internet usage trends worldwide among internet users aged 16 to 64.  
•••• The time spent online varies significantly from country to country. South Africans are the most internet-addicted, with an average of 578 minutes (9 hours and 38 minutes) spent online each day, three hours more than the global average.
•••• Brazilians are just a little behind, with 572 minutes (9 hours and 32 minutes) devoted to internet usage daily. The Philippines ranked third with an average of 554 minutes (9 hours and 14 minutes) spent online per day, followed by Argentinians and Colombians, both with 541 minutes (9 hours and 1 minute) of daily internet usage.
•••• People in the United States also spend an above-average amount of time online, dedicating 419 minutes (6 hours and 59 minutes) daily to internet browsing &emdash; the same as people living in Singapore. Meanwhile, Canadians are slightly less generous with their time, spending an average of 395 minutes (6 hours and 35 minutes) online daily.
•••• In contrast, East Asian countries have one of the lowest average daily internet usage, with Chinese people spending 325 minutes (5 hours and 25 minutes) online, followed by South Korea at 321 minutes (5 hours and 21 minutes), and Japan with only 225 minutes (3 hours and 45 minutes) &emdash; the least out of all the countries in the study. The only exception is Taiwan, with an average daily internet usage time of 434 minutes (7 hours and 14 minutes).
•••• Most European countries also spend significantly less time online than the global average. Austrians devote 322 minutes (5 hours and 22 minutes) daily to internet usage, while Germans spend 312 minutes (5 hours and 12 minutes).
•••• People in Denmark dedicate the least amount of time to being online out of all European countries in the study, with an average of 298 minutes (4 hours and 58 minutes) spent on the internet each day.
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• 101- John Wick: Chapter 4 sets franchise record with 73.5 Million •
••• Lionsgate said Wick 4 is one of nine movie franchises to set a box office record on its fourth release in the past 40 years.
•••• The fourth installment in Lionsgate's successful John Wick movie franchise met expectations, with the Keanu Reeves-starrer generating an estimated record $73.5 million in North American weekend ticket sales through March 26, according to Lionsgate. John Wick: Chapter 4 added another $64 million in foreign revenue to top $137.5 million in worldwide ticket sales.
•••• The opening exceeded the $56.8 million debut of John Wick: Chapter 3 &endash; Parabellum in pre-pandemic 2019. That movie went on to realize more than $328 million in global revenue.
•••• Driven by word of mouth, an A CinemaScore, skillful marketing strategy, and a 95% Certified Fresh Rotten Tomatoes score, John Wick Chapter 4 screened at 3,855 locations as well as 1,692 premium priced format screens, including Imax, Premium Large Format, and Motion Enhanced Seats (DBOX, 4DX, MX4D), according to Lionsgate. 
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• 101- Hear Jackie Gibson in "BROADWAY BOUND" at the Lineage Performing Arts Center, Pasadena - (Television Int'l Magazine) Photo: Gene Reed
JACKIE GIBSON -- "Whatever the mood calls for, she's there, smooth and velvety, hard and angry, sexy and inviting. So great to hear a singer who knows what she's singing about and is capable of making you feel it 100%," so says celebrated vocal coach Terri Baker Weiss of Los Angeles-based singer JACKIE GIBSON.
Having performed locally throughout including E Spot Lounge, Feinsteins, The M Bar, the Gardenia Supper Club, Catalina's, Myrtle Tree Café, The Pour House, Campus Jax, La Puglia. And most recently at the Agua Caliente Casino in Palm Springs, in the beautiful Cascade Room, Jackie is probably best known for her often performed "Songs at the Brill Building" cabaret show that celebrates the best loved classics of the late 50s/early 60s.
•••• She is collaborating with singer/songwriter Wayne Moore, on her children's story, with Wayne and Jackie writing the lyrics and music for the upcoming book. She also has been recording the works of singer/songwriter Stephen Michael Schwartz, and the works of both the multitalented producer/musician Stephan Oberhoff and Country Music Hall of Famer Sharon Vaughn.
••••Jackie has been researching her Latino roots, and has been preparing a show as well as writing a book about her mother, Dr. Helia Israel Benavides Olivera, MD, sharing her journey of being a Latina woman whose passion was medicine, and the struggles she faced to become a doctor in California.
•••• Jackie is also part of a Latina duo, "DOS DIVAS," with fellow singer Lorraina Marro. Together, they celebrate their Latin roots and family stories, growing up as Latinas in Los Angeles. She is a member of the Angela O'Neil and the Outrageous 8 little Big Band.
•••• Singing songs from the Great American Songbook… She also is a member of the non profit group Theatre Americana, performing throughout Los Angeles and surrounding cities. They have an upcoming Broadway show, "BROADWAY BOUND," performing at the Lineage Performing Arts Center on April 28 and 29 in Pasadena, CA.
•••• Jackie's other passion is as a creator/producer of specialized fundraising events that assist fellow L.A. jazz artists. in various life-altering states of need. She is a member of the CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MONROVIA GUILD and loves to share her songs at various functions.
•••• She has been chosen to be featured on RADIO AIRPLAY'S TOP ARTIST OF THE WEEK and social media. Radioairplayblog.logspot.com - Radio Airplay's Top 10 Artists of The Week. Jackie's single "LOVE SAID MY HEART" is being featured on jango.coms' INDEPENDENT ARTIST'S TOP PICK. ••••
•••• Tickets for BROADWAY BOUND" at the Lineage Performing Arts Center, 920 Mountain St., Pasadena, CA. http://www.bloomagain.ticketleap.com/broadway-bound---bloom-again-fundraiser/ Friday, 4/28 @7:00 pm - Saturday, 4/29 @3:00 pm
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• 115- "Everything Everywhere All at Once" scored big wins
•••• The 95th Academy Awards were held March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and televised live on ABC.

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Best picture "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Elvis" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER "The Fabelmans" "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick" "Triangle of Sadness" "Women Talking" Actor in a leading role Austin Butler ("Elvis") Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Brendan Fraser ("The Whale") - WINNER Paul Mescal ("Aftersun") Bill Nighy ("Living") Actress in a leading role Cate Blanchett ("Tár") Ana de Armas ("Blonde") Andrea Riseborough ("To Leslie") Michelle Williams ("The Fabelmans") Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - WINNER Actor in a supporting role Brendan Gleeson ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Brian Tyree Henry ("Causeway") Judd Hirsch ("The Fabelmans") Barry Keoghan ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Ke Huy Quan ("Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER Actress in a supporting role Angela Bassett ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") Hong Chau ("The Whale") Kerry Condon ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Jamie Lee Curtis ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - WINNER Stephanie Hsu ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") Animated feature film "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio"-WINNER "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On" "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" "The Sea Beast" "Turning Red" Life Action short film "An Irish Goodbye" Tom Berkeley, Ross White - WINNER "The Red Suitcase" Cyrus Neshvad The Pupils, Alfonso Cuarón, Alice Rohrwacher "Ivalu" Anders Walter, Rebecca Pruza "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" - WINNER "The Flying Sailor" "Ice Merchants" "My Year of Dicks" "An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It" Live Action Short Film Cinematography James Friend, "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" "Elvis" "Empire of Light" "Tár" Costume design Mary Zophres, "Babylon" Ruth E. Carter, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - WINNER Catherin Martin, "Elvis" Shirley Kurata, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Jenny Beavan, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" Directing Todd Field ("Tár") Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") - WINNER Martin McDonagh ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Ruben Ostlund ("Triangle of Sadness") Steven Spielberg ("The Fabelmans") Docuentary feature "All That Breathes" "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" "Fire of Love" "A House Made of Splinters" "Navalny" - WINNER Documentary short film "The Elephant Whisperers"-WINNER "Haulout" "How Do You Measure a Year?" "The Martha Mitchell Effect" "Stranger at the Gate"

Film editing Mikkel E.G. Nielsen, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Matt Villa and Jonathan Redmond, "Elvis" Paul Rogers, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER Monika Willi, "Tár" Eddie Hamilton, "Top Gun: Maverick"  International feature Germany, "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER Argentina, "Argentina, 1985" Belgium, "Close" Poland, "EO" Ireland, "The Quiet Girl" Live-action short film "An Irish Goodbye" "Ivalu" "Le Pupille" "Night Ride" "The Red Suitcase"  Makeup and hairstyling "All Quiet on the Western Front" "The Batman" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Elvis" "The Whale" - WINNER  Music (original song) "Applause" from "Tell It like a Woman" "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick" "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" - WINNER "This Is a Life" from "Everything Everywhere All at Once"  Music (original score) Volker Bertelmann, "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Babylon" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "The Fabelmans"  Production design "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Avatar: The Way of Water" "Babylon" "Elvis" "The Fabelmans"  Sound "All Quiet on the Western Front" - WINNER "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Batman" "Elvis" "Top Gun: Maverick" - WINNER  Writing (Adapted screenplay) Edward Beger, Lesley Paterson & Ian Stokell, "All Quiet on the Western Front" Rian Johnson, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Kazuo Ishiguro, "Living" Screenplay by Ehren Kruger and Eric Warren Singer and Christopher McQuarrie; Story by Peter Craig and Justin Marks "Top Gun: Maverick" Sarah Polley, "Women Talking" - WINNER  Writing (Original screenplay) Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once" - WINNER Steven Spielberg & Tony Kushner, "The Fabelmans" Todd Field, "Tár" Ruben Ostlund, "Triangle of Sadness"  Visual effects "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water"-WINNER "The Batman" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Top Gun: Maverick" Here are the total nominations by film: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - 11 "All Quiet on the Western Front" - 9 "The Banshees of Inisherin" - 9 "Elvis" - 8 "The Fabelmans" - 7 "Tár" - 6 "Top Gun: Maverick" - 6 "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - 5 "Avatar: The Way of Water" - 4 "Babylon" - 3 "The Batman" - 3 "Triangle of Sadness" - 3 "The Whale" - 3 "Living" - 2 "Women Talking" - 2

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Winners: Kenyan 's Stacy Ndiwa (2:31:00) and Ethiopia's Jemal Yimer (2:13:13) were the winners of the 2023 Los Angeles Marathon.

• The 38th Los Angeles Marathon presented by ASIC - By Gary Sunkin
•••• Participants will start at Dodger Stadium at 6:55 a.m. then heading east and finish at Avenue of Stars. The 26.2 mile course will cover iconic locations like Downtown Los Angeles, Hollywood, Little Tokyo, Hollywood and more. The "Stadium to the Stars" Los Angeles Marathon 2023 will maintain its traditional course till Brentwood. From there, the runners will backtrack on San Vicente, Sepulveda, and Santa Monica Blvd before reaching the finishing line at Avenue of the Stars just below Santa Monica Boulecard, by the Westfield Century City. A finish festival is waiting in Century Park across.
•••• Runners will not only accomplish their personal goals but also support McCourt Foundation's mission to build a healthier world.
•••• The Los Angeles Marathon, inspired by the success of the 1984 Olympics, was first run in 1986. It is the most popular marathon in the western half of the United States and is also keen to boast that it is "one of the biggest parties anywhere."
•••• The Event has a maximum race day time of six hours and 30 minutes runners are expected to finish within the 6:30 hour space.

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• 115- Berlin Film Festival reveals addictions to politics
Climate activists glue themselves to Berlinale's red carpet
BERLIN, Feb 16 -- The 73rd Berlin International Film Festival is in full swing and kicked off with politics, one cinematic low and a memorable high.
•••• A man and a woman glued themselves to the red carpet at the opening of Berlin's film festival on Thursday, calling on the German government and society to take more action to fight climate change.
•••The two activists glued themselves to the carpet after the arrival of film stars at the Berlinale Palast for the festival's opening ceremony, featuring a video address by Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the premier of "She Came To Me", directed by U.S. director Rebecca Miller.
•••• The Last Generation group, which was behind the protest, said the current government and society are the last ones left with a chance of preventing the course to a climate hell with billions of deaths.
•••• "Advertising for sustainability on a small scale, like the Berlinale does, is important, but it will not save us on its own. We need to turn things around now," Raphael Voellmy, one of the activists, said in a statement.
•••• "If we continue escaping from reality, we will tear the first climate tipping points and unleash a deadly avalanche from which there is no escape," Lisa Winkelmann, the other activist, said.
•••• The protest did not interrupt the festival's opening ceremony.

Let's start with the politics...The topic was discussed during the opening jury press conference.
•••• The festival has never been shy about its political leanings and how engaged it is with current events. This 73rd festival was all about that from the get-go. It's no surprise, as Russia's war on Ukraine continues to rage on and Iranian citizens continue to be imprisoned and executed by a regime determined to destroy human rights and freedom of speech.
•••• The Berlinale has already announced a series of special events planned, including panel discussions and red-carpet protests in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and Iran. Artistic director Carlo Chatrian said the Berlinale would be a celebration of the "catalysing and revolutionary notion of cinema which unites even when it divides."
•••• Very early on, jury president Kristen Stewart - at 32 the youngest president in the festival's history - made some interesting remarks on the fact that we are currently living "in the most reactive, emotionally whiplashed time" and how the job of an artist is "to take a disgusting and ugly thing and transmute it, put it through your body and pop out something more beautiful and more helpful."
•••• Iranian-French actress Golshifteh Farahani, a co-juror, spoke about the symbolism of being in Berlin, especially in the context of what is happening in Iran.
•••• "It's very symbolic to be in Berlin, a city that broke the wall towards equality, freedom and brought so many people together. This year with Ukraine, Iran and the earthquake, it feels like the whole world is disintegrating - especially now with Iran," said Farahani.
•••• "In a country that is a dictatorship like Iran, art is not only an intellectual, philosophical thing - it's essential, it's like oxygen. Your existence by being an artist is put into danger. That's why it's so amazing to be here this year. Art and culture is a fire - we can all gather together and warm ourselves up. I'm really happy to be here to fight for freedom, in Iran and in the world," said the actress. The applause was immediate.
••••Echoing her comments, Hong Kong director Johnnie To (A Hero Never Dies, Election) spoke about the role of cinema as a tool to counter oppressive regimes.
Come the opening ceremony later that evening, Stewart and Farahani doubled down at the Berlinale Palast theatre.
••••"There are a lot of oppressions against our physical selves. I'm a girl, but I'm probably the least marginal version of a woman I can be," said Stewart.
••••As for Farahani, said stated with regards to the Iranian regime that it "lies and executes."
••••"The prisons of Iran are full of innocent people," she said. "We need you to stand on the right side of history with the Iranian people. This regime will fall."
••••"The wall of dictatorship is a thick wall. The revolution in South Africa took 800 days, ours has been just five months. This wall is one of oppression, attacking human rights. We need all of you. We need Germany, France, Europe. We need you to stand on the right side and to acknowledge it. Call it a revolution," she said.
••••To cap things off, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as has become his habit during major cultural ceremonies, appeared via satellite to introduce Sean Penn to the stage.
••••Seann Penn is currently in Berlin for his documentary Superpower, which features Penn's travels to Kyiv, his meetings with Zelenskyy, and focuses on the resilience of the Ukrainian people.
••••"A logical question comes up: On which side should culture and art be?" asked Zelenskyy. "Can art be outside of politics? Should cinema be outside of politics?"

•••• Should sports be outside politics? asks this writer.

••••Zelenskyy thanked the Berlinale for electing to ban creatives with ties to Russia, before concluding that "culture and cinema can be outside of politics, but not when it's a policy of aggression, mass crimes, murder and terrorism."
••••He added that the festival was "the showcase of the free world."
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• 115- 'On the Adamant' wins top Berlinale Prize, the Golden Bear
•••• The most important awards at the Berlinale are the Golden Bear and the Silver Bears. They are presented by the International Jury to films in the Competition and belong to the most renowned awards in the international film industry.
••• After a celebratory start, the 2023 Berlinale was delighted to report a lively audience interest. Full cinemas, glamourous Red Carpets and numerous prominent guests marked the first part of the Berlinale. The latest highlight was the awarding of the Honorary Golden Bear for Lifetime Achievement to US director Steven Spielberg. In front of a standing ovation of an audience of 1,600, he accepted the prestigious award after a laudatory speech given by U2 singer Bono at the Berlinale Palast. Already before entering the hall, there had been a standing ovation lasting several minutes.
•••• "If this honor means that my work has found a home in Germany, then tonight, I feel like I'm home too," Spielberg said (via Variety). "This honor has particular meaning for me because I'm a Jewish director. I'd like to believe that this is a small moment in a much larger, ongoing effort of healing the broken places of history &endash; what Jews call Tikkun Olam, the repairing and restoring of the world."

Berlinale 2023: Golden and Silver Bear winners

• Golden Bear: 'On the Adamant' ...

• Silver Bear, Grand Jury Prize: 'Afire' ...

• Silver Bear, Jury Prize: 'Bad Living' ...

• Silver Bear for best director: 'The Plough' ...

• Silver Bear for best leading performance: Sofia Otero. ...

• Silver Bear for best supporting performance: Thea Ehre.

• Silver Bear for Best Screenplay &endash; "Music," Angela Schanelec

• Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution -- Disco Boy," Hélène Louvart, cinematography

Encounters winners:

Best Film -- "Here," Bas Devos
Best Director -- "The Echo," Tatiana Huezo
Special Jury Award -- "Orlando, My Political Biography," Paul B. Preciado; "Samsara," Lois Patino

Documentary winners:

Best Documentary -- "The Echo," Tatiana Huezo
Documentary Special Mention -- "Orlando, My Political Biography," Paul B. Preciado
Best First Feature -- "The Klezmer Project," Leandro Koch, Paloma Schahmann
Berlinale Shorts winners:
Golden Bear -- "Les Chenilles," Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
Silver Bear -- "Dipped in Black," Matthew Thorne, Derik Lynch
Special Mention -- "It's a Date," Nadia Parfan

Berlinale 2023 Highlights:
•••• Nahom Abraham from Eritrea has won the top prize for best film, and $5,000, in the Berlinale's 2023 NEFTI award for his film Home, a drama about a couple longing to be reunited.
•••• Mihk Vergara and Miko Livelo from the Philippines took the NEFTI Audience Viewers Choice award, along with the $2,000 prize for You Are Gathered Here Today, a story about a man who returns home to the Philippines to bury his father and reunite with his best friends.
|•••• The third finalist was Zoulikha Tahar from Algeria for her film Leila's Night Of Joy, about a girl who, on her 25th birthday, finally stands up for herself and takes her life into her own hands.
•••• A panel of judges, including actress Vivica A. Fox, Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen (American Beauty) and Fox/Disney President, of feature post-production Ted Gagliano, picked the NEFTI winners together with last year's competition winner Minenhle Luthuli, selected the three finalists.
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• 102-YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki announces plan to stepp down
MOUNTAINVIEW, Feb. 16, 2023 -- CEO Susan Wojcicki said that she's stepping down. Neal Mohan, chief product officer, will take the lead as the senior vice president and new head of YouTube.
•••• "Today, after nearly 25 years here, I've decided to step back from my role as the head of YouTube and start a new chapter focused on my family, health, and personal projects I'm passionate about," she said in a blog post.
•••• Wojcicki, 54, joined YouTube as CEO in 2014.
•••• She will continue working with YouTube teams, coaching members and meeting with creators, she added.
•••• Wojcicki said she agreed with Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to, in the longer term, take on an advisory role across Google and Alphabet. "This will allow me to call on my different experiences over the years to offer counsel and guidance across Google and the portfolio of Alphabet companies," she wrote.
•••• "The time is right for me, and I feel able to do this because we have an incredible leadership team in place at YouTube," she noted. "When I joined YouTube nine years ago, one of my first priorities was bringing in an incredible leadership team."
•••• Wojcicki has long-held ties to Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, who she let work out of her Menlo Park, California, home upon founding Google. Page and Brin rented the garage space for $1,700 a month from her. At the time Wojcicki was working in the marketing department at Intel.
•••• In 2006, she advocated for the $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube.
•••• Wojcicki joined Google in 1999 and oversaw the design and build of Google's advertising and analytics products for 14 years. In recent years, YouTube has expanded its physical footprint in areas like New York and near its headquarters in San Bruno, California.
•••• During her tenure, she oversaw the company's rapid expansion to become the largest video platform in the world. YouTube now has more than 2.5 billion monthly active users and more than 500 hours of content are uploaded to the platform every minute, the company has said.
•••• The rapid growth became a challenge for the company to contain. Google and YouTube had to pay $170 million in 2019 to settle a case where the video platform allegedly violated children's privacy laws. Wojcicki also came under fire during the 2020 elections and the Covid-19 pandemic as the platform struggled to contain misinformation and disinformation campaigns.
•••• Wojcicki's blog post said she spent nearly 15 years of her career working with Mohan, the new head of YouTube, "first when he came over to Google with the DoubleClick acquisition in 2007 and as his role grew to become SVP of Display and Video Ads."
•••• YouTube has faced pressure in recent years amid a rise in popularity of social media, namely TikTok, which it has been trying to compete with through its short-form video platform Shorts. YouTube booked $7.96 billion in advertising revenue during the fourth quarter, which fell short of analyst expectations and was down 8% from the year prior.
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• 101- The Chiefs prevailed in Super Bowl LVII
GLENDALE, Ariz -- Kansas City Chiefs scored 38-35 vs. Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl LVII, and become NFL champs for second time in four years.
•••• Patrick Mahomes, The Kansas City quarterback, who hobbled into the halftime locker room wincing in pain, emerged a hero in the second half, hoisting the Chiefs out of a 10-point hole and leading them to a 38-35 victory over the mighty Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium.
•••• Rihanna made her long-awaited return to the stage -- on the biggest stage in all of pop music -- backed by an expansive cast of dancers with with her half-time performance at Super Sunday.
••• She opened the show on a suspended platform high above the field at State Farm Stadium with the throbbing rap track "Bitch Better Have My Money" before segueing into a series of her uptemp EDM cuts "Where Have You Been," "Only Girl (In the World)" and "We Found Love." ••••

•••• The Super Bowl is the annual final playoff game of the National Football League (NFL) to determine the league champion. It has served as the final game of every NFL season since 1966, replacing the NFL Championship Game. Since 2022, the game is played on the second Sunday in February. Prior Super Bowls were played on Sundays in early to mid-January from 1967 to 1978, late January from 1979 to 2003, and the first Sunday of February from 2004 to 2021. Winning teams are awarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for the coach of the Green Bay Packers who won the first two Super Bowls. Due to the NFL restricting use of its "Super Bowl" trademark, it is frequently referred to as the "big game" or other generic terms by non-sponsoring corporations. The day the game is played is often referred to as "Super Bowl Sunday" or simply "Super Sunday."
•••• The game was created as part of a 1966 merger agreement between the NFL and the competing American Football League (AFL) to have their best teams compete for a championship. It was originally called the AFL--NFL World Championship Game until the "Super Bowl" moniker was adopted in 1969's Super Bowl III. The first four Super Bowls from 1967 to 1970 were played before the merger, with the NFL and AFL each winning two. After the merger in 1970, the 10 AFL teams and three NFL teams formed the American Football Conference (AFC), while the remaining 13 NFL teams formed the National Football Conference (NFC). All games since 1971's Super Bowl V have been played between the winners of each conference's championship game.
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• 115- Academy Awards Nominations announced
Los Angeles, Jan. 24, 2023 - The nominations for the 2023 Academy Awards were announced early Tuesday morning by actors Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams, accompanied by the usual gasps, cheers, snubs and surprises. Crowd-pleasing "Everything Everywhere All at Once" led the pack with 11, followed by Netflix's German war movie "All Quiet on the Western Front" and the Irish dark comedy "The Banshees of Inisherin" with 9 and "Elvis" with 8.
•••• The finalists in all 23 categories were revealed in two parts via livestream on Oscar.com and Oscars.org, along with the Motion Picture Academy's social media accounts (Twitter, YouTube and Facebook).
•••• The 95th Academy Awards will be held March 12 at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and televised live on ABC.

View full list of 95th OSCAR AWARDS nominees

Best picture "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Elvis" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "The Fabelmans" "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick" "Triangle of Sadness" "Women Talking"  Actor in a leading role Austin Butler ("Elvis") Colin Farrell ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Brendan Fraser ("The Whale") Paul Mescal ("Aftersun") Bill Nighy ("Living")  Actress in a leading role Cate Blanchett ("Tár") Ana de Armas ("Blonde") Andrea Riseborough ("To Leslie") Michelle Williams ("The Fabelmans") Michelle Yeoh ("Everything Everywhere All at Once")  Actor in a supporting role Brendan Gleeson ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Brian Tyree Henry ("Causeway") Judd Hirsch ("The Fabelmans") Barry Keoghan ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Ke Huy Quan ("Everything Everywhere All at Once"  Actress in a supporting role Angela Bassett ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") Hong Chau ("The Whale") Kerry Condon ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Jamie Lee Curtis ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") Stephanie Hsu ("Everything Everywhere All at Once")  Animated feature film "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" "Marcel the Shell With Shoes On" "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" "The Sea Beast" "Turning Red"  Animated short film "The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse" "The Flying Sailor" "Ice Merchants" "My Year of Dicks" "An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It"  Cinematography "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths" "Elvis" "Empire of Light" "Tár"  Costume design "Babylon" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Elvis" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris"  Directing Todd Field ("Tár") Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert ("Everything Everywhere All at Once") Martin McDonagh ("The Banshees of Inisherin") Ruben Ostlund ("Triangle of Sadness") Steven Spielberg ("The Fabelmans")  Docuentary feature "All That Breathes" "All the Beauty and the Bloodshed" "Fire of Love" "A House Made of Splinters" "Navalny"  Documentary short film "The Elephant Whisperers" "Haulout" "How Do You Measure a Year?" "The Martha Mitchell Effect" "Stranger at the Gate"

Film editing  "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Elvis" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick"  International feature Germany, "All Quiet on the Western Front" Argentina, "Argentina, 1985" Belgium, "Close" Poland, "EO" Ireland, "The Quiet Girl" Live-action short film "An Irish Goodbye" "Ivalu" "Le Pupille" "Night Ride" "The Red Suitcase"  Makeup and hairstyling "All Quiet on the Western Front" "The Batman" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Elvis" "The Whale"  Music (original song) "Applause" from "Tell It like a Woman" "Hold My Hand" from "Top Gun: Maverick" "Lift Me Up" from "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Naatu Naatu" from "RRR" "This Is a Life" from "Everything Everywhere All at Once"  Music (original score) "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Babylon" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "The Fabelmans"  Production design "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water" "Babylon" "Elvis" "The Fabelmans"  Sound "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Batman" "Elvis" "Top Gun: Maverick"  Writing (Adapted screenplay) "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" "Living" "Top Gun: Maverick" "Women Talking"  Writing (Original screenplay) "The Banshees of Inisherin" Everything Everywhere All at Once" "The Fabelmans" "Tár" "Triangle of Sadness"  Visual effects "All Quiet on the Western Front" "Avatar: The Way of Water" "The Batman" "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" "Top Gun: Maverick"  Here are the total nominations by film: "Everything Everywhere All at Once" - 11 "All Quiet on the Western Front" - 9 "The Banshees of Inisherin" - 9 "Elvis" - 8 "The Fabelmans" - 7 "Tár" - 6 "Top Gun: Maverick" - 6 "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" - 5 "Avatar: The Way of Water" - 4 "Babylon" - 3 "The Batman" - 3 "Triangle of Sadness" - 3 "The Whale" - 3 "Living" - 2 "Women Talking" - 2

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• 101- Gustavo Dudamel Takes Baton To New York Philharmonic
LOS ANGELES, Feb 7 - Gustavo Dudamel, the longtime Music and Artistic Director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is heading east: He's leaving L.A. to take the baton of the New York Philharmonic when his current contract ends in 2026, dealing a blow to the music world of Los Angeles
••• It's a big loss for LA fans that welcomed him to LA with a 10-minute standing ovation at his inaugural concert. Dudamel has become one of the most respected and sought after conductors in the world.
••• Known for his kinetic energy and bouncing curly hair, Dudamel has led the Los Angeles Philharmonic since 2009. He was hired by Deborah Borda, who is now the president of the New York Philharmonic.
••• New York Philharmonic officials made the announcement: Dudamel will become the Orchestra's next Music Director, beginning in the 2026-27 season, and will hold the title of Music and Artistic Director of the New York Philharmonic for a five-year term. Prior to that term, he'll serve as Music Director Designate during the 2025-26 season.
••• With Dudamel at the helm, the New York Times called the LA Phil "the most important orchestra in America - period."
••• Dudamel made his New York Philharmonic debut in November 2007, conducting works by Dvorák and Prokofiev as well as the Orchestra's first performances of Chávez's Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2) since Leonard Bernstein led the piece in 1961.
••• In addition to his tenure in L.A., Dudamel has been Music Director of the Opéra National de Paris since 2021, and Music Director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela since 1999. Dudamel, 42, has conducted 26 concerts of the NY Phil and made his debut there at just 26 years of age.•••
••• Coming to Los Angeles at 27, Dudamel worked to bring new audiences to classical music at the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, promote music from the Americas and engage with contemporary composers and musicians.
••• As the most famous product of Venezuela's acclaimed network of music schools known as El Sistema, he also started a youth orchestra known as YOLA in 2007, providing 1,500 young people with free instruments and instruction.
••• LA Phil's chief executive officer, Chad Smith, congratulated Dudamel and said he "has left indelible marks on classical music, the LA Phil and Los Angeles."
••• Smith said Dudamel programmed some of the most ambitious works ever staged, inspired the orchestra to reach new levels of artistry, expanded the limits of Walt Disney Concert Hall, and demonstrated the power of music to change people's lives through YOLA.
••• "I am grateful to the musicians and leadership of the New York Philharmonic as we embark upon this new and beautiful journey together," Dudamel said on Tuesday. "As the great poet Federico García Lorca said: 'Every step we take on earth brings us to a new world.'"
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• 115- Beyoncé breaks record for most Grammy wins ever
•••• The main ceremony was hosted by Trevor Noah in Los Angeles from Crypto.com Arena and broadcast on CBS while streaming on Paramount+ and Grammys.com.
•••• Beyoncé's career triumph came in the wake of her 2022 album "Renaissance." With her wins for R&B song, traditional R&B performance, dance/electronic recording and dance/electronic album, Beyoncé has broken the record for most lifetime Grammy wins and is now the most-awarded artist in Grammys history.
•••• Harry Styles took home album of the year, an honor most music critic thought Beyoncé should win, while Lizzo won record of the year, Bonnie Raitt won song of the year and Samara Joy was named best new artist.
••••With a leading nine nominations this year brought Beyoncé even with her husband, Jay-Z, for the most nods (88) of all time.
•••• Beyoncé entered the night with 28 Grammys, tied with producer and musician Quincy Jones and trailing only classical conductor Georg Solti, who won 31.
•••• The honor of winning best album of the year was thought by many music critics and fans Beyoncé should win. The formula for success in album of the year, which despite the fragmentation brought on by digital streaming is still the Grammys' equivalent of best picture, has always been a shifting mixture of commercial might, critical acclaim and cultural impact.
•••• This week, Beyoncé announced dates for her "Renaissance" stadium tour, which hits Inglewood's SoFi Stadium on Sept. 2-3.
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• 115- Indie Films at Crossroad
•••• When the Sundance Film Festival last came to Park City, it was before COVID-19 drastically affected millions of lives, yes. But also before the entertainment industry ecosystem of which the festival is a part was wildly upended.
•••• In general there is an indication of tough times for indie movies. The unpredictable COVID-19 situation is only part of the blame. Producers and studios are reckoning with long-term trends in audience behavior that were amplified by the pandemic. Moviegoers over 35 -- the prime demographic for festival selections -- are the most reluctant group to return to theaters, especially older women, according to industry data.
•••• In addition to halting the in-person version of the annual Utah conclave in 2021 and 2022, after all, the pandemic caused theatrical filmgoing to cease altogether for a time. And audiences for the arthouse movies that are the festival's lifeblood have been slow to return to cinemas in the years since.
•••• "It kind of sets the tone for the year," said Joana Vicente, CEO of Sundance Institute, citing the festival's traditional January date and penchant for identifying and incubating emerging talent. "It's this opportunity to spotlight all of the amazing new voices, new films that the team is excited about. And we put them out there and it's like we are setting culture. We are really creating the conversation."
•••• "Sundance is a place where we convene so many different groups of people," said Kim Yutani, the festival's director of programming. "It's filmmakers, of course, but then it's also press, it's industry, it's people who just love independent cinema. And to be able to create a program full of new films, in some cases by people who are not household names, to be able to put them into a program and to launch these films with this kind of nexus of constituents, to me that feels like a privilege."
•••• In recent years, streaming services such as Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV+ have paid outsized sums of money for titles, only for their nontraditional release strategies and unpredictable algorithms to seem to soften their impact. Meanwhile, distributors with a stronger investment in theatrical exhibition, such as Sony Pictures Classics, Roadside Attractions, Focus Features, Searchlight Pictures, Magnolia Pictures and IFC Films -- all strong presences at Sundance before the streaming services -- were forced to compete with unprecedentedly deep pockets.
•••• Now, as the streamers trim the fat for a shifting economy and the more established players face an uncertain theatrical landscape, most everyone is trying to figuer over what the new normal might be, or even how to define success.
•••• The industry's approach to the festival changes with the times as surely as the topics covered by the films in the festival, which this year includes movies about the immigrant experience, the war in Ukraine and a host of other hot-button issues.
•••• "We change our business model constantly because the business changes constantly," said Tom Bernard, co-president of Sony Pictures Classics, which at last year's festival picked up "Living," starring Bill Nighy, then released it in conjunction with an awards campaign for the lead actor.
•••• "The streamers are going to sort of collide. How many [services] can you subscribe to?" said Bernard. "I think that you're going to have a new version of a cable package, only it's going to be your streamer package. Eventually when the fear of COVID is totaly over, the audience will be back."
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• 115-Sundance- Is streaming the new hope for indie films?
PARK CITY, Utah - The Sundance Film Festival is under way since January 20 in a virtual format as the in-person event was cancelled January 5, amid a surge in COVID-19 cases in the state brought on by the omicron variant. Accordingly, the Sundance Film Festival's action is a responsible, community-focused measure in response to the current infection rates in our communities.
•••• In general there is an indication of tough times for indie movies. The unpredictable COVID-19 situation is only part of the blame. Producers and studios are reckoning with long-term trends in audience behavior that were amplified by the pandemic. Moviegoers over 35 -- the prime demographic for festival selections -- are the most reluctant group to return to theaters, especially older women, according to industry data.
•••• Viewers have become used to being able to see a movie at home as soon as it hits theaters, or shortly after, as studios experiment with new distribution models. Many former moviegoers say they don't think they'll go back to theaters. Most living room TVs and sound systems don't replicate the movie house experience, but for many, they're good enough. However, for the little art-house films that dominate the scene at Sundance, the theatrical model seems no longer viable.
•••• At last year's Sundance, Apple paid $25 million for "CODA," a small and heartwarming drama about a teenage girl with a deaf family, for its streaming service Apple TV+. Disney-owned Searchlight Pictures and Hulu paid $12 million for Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson's music documentary "Summer of Soul." Those trends aren't going away soon.
•••• The streamers' ability to spend makes it difficult for traditional specialty distributors to compete for the top titles. Those companies for long have used the promise of a big-screen campaign as a bargaining chip with filmmakers.
•••• According to distribution chiefs a movie with a robust theatrical release can be more profitable and have longer-term cultural resonance than a streaming release. They make money not just at theaters but later through video on-demand and by selling to pay-cable channels and streaming services.
•••• Going forward, you're going to have to look at these films as being produced for the streaming market. That's the only market for them.
•••• This year's Sundance has the hallmarks of another seller's market, given the scarcity of available films and the proliferation of deep-pocketed buyers creating the expectation of bidding wars and eye-popping price tags, despite the lack of standing ovations and glitzy socializing typical of the non-virtual Sundances. •••• More than 80 feature-length films are screening during the Sundance program. Nearly 75% of the pictures showing at the festival did not have a distributor as of Thursday.
•• Streamers are buying up the bigger titles and there's going to be a level of competition this year not seen before."
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• 106- SAG-AFTRA Statement on Rust Charges
LOS ANGLES, CA - Jan. 19, 2023 - SAG-AFTRA released the following statement on news regarding charges in the Rust tragedy.
•••• " The death of Halyna Hutchins is a tragedy, and all the more so because of its preventable nature. It is not a failure of duty or a criminal act on the part of any performer. 
••••"The prosecutor's contention that an actor has a duty to ensure the functional and mechanical operation of a firearm on a production set is wrong and uninformed. An actor's job is not to be a firearms or weapons expert. Firearms are provided for their use under the guidance of multiple expert professionals directly responsible for the safe and accurate operation of that firearm.  In addition, the employer is always responsible for providing a safe work environment at all times, including hiring and supervising the work of professionals trained in weapons. 
••••"The Industry Standards for safety with firearms and use of blank ammunition are clearly laid out in Safety Bulletin 1, provided by the Joint Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Commission. The guidelines require an experienced, qualified armorer to be put in charge of all handling, use, and safekeeping of firearms on set. These duties include "inspecting the firearm and barrel before and after every firing sequence," and "checking all firearms before each use." 
••••"The guidelines do not make it the performer's responsibility to check any firearm. Performers train to perform, and they are not required or expected to be experts on guns or experienced in their use. The industry assigns that responsibility to qualified professionals who oversee their use and handling in every aspect.  Anyone issued a firearm on set must be given training and guidance in its safe handlin g and use, but all activity with firearms on a set must be under the careful supervision and control of the professional armorer and the employer."

SAG-AFTRA represents approximately 160,000 actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, dancers, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, puppeteers, recording artists, singers, stunt performers, voiceover artists, influencers and other entertainment and media professionals. SAG-AFTRA members are the faces and voices that entertain and inform America and the world. A proud affiliate of the AFL-CIO, SAG-AFTRA has national offices in Los Angeles and New York and local offices nationwide representing members working together to secure the strongest protections for entertainment and media artists in the 21st century and beyond. Visit sagaftra.org online or find us on social (Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter).
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• 115- THE CRITICS' TURN - 28th Critics Choice Awards hosted by Chelsea Handler premiered live on the WC on January 15, 2023.
••• The ceremony honored the best in film with Avatar: The Way of Water, Babylon, The Banshees of Inisherin, Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, RRR, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick and Women Talking up for Best Picture.
•••• On the TV side, there were nine shows nominated for Best Drama Serie -- Andor, Bad Sisters, Better Call Saul, The Crown, Euphoria, The Good Fight, House of the Dragon, Severance and Yellowstone --- and eight programs competing for Best Comedy Series -- Abbott Elementary, Barry, The Bear, Better Things, Ghosts, Hacks, Reboot and Reservation Dogs.

Here's the full list of 2023 CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS nominees and Winners- (bold)

BEST PICTURE "Everything Everywhere All at Once" (A24) (WINNER) BEST ACTOR  Brendan Fraser -- The Whale" (WINNER)	BEST ACTRESS   Cate Blanchett -- "Tár" (WINNER) Viola Davis -- "The Woman King" (Sony Pictures)

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• 115- The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game will ring in on Jan 2nd, 2023 - TVImagazine
•••• This year, the 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses President, Amy Wainscott, announced "Turning the Corner" as the Pasadena Tournament of Roses theme; celebrating the unlimited potential that each new year brings, "The 2023 theme celebrates turning a corner. Whether that corner is actual or figurative like the unlimited potential that each new year brings -- we all enjoy the opportunity of a fresh start," explained Wainscott. "Turning a corner means rising above -- alone, or with family, friends and community. This year, as we turn the corner together, we share in the hope, beauty and joy of what 2023 will bring."
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• 101- Georgia Bulldogs beat T.C.U., 65-7, at Sofi Stadium - By Gary Sunkin

•••• Texax Christian became the conference's unlikey hero this season as it soared to 13 wins, including one in the semifinal over Michigan, by coming the first Big 12 team to win a game in the plaoff format. TCU was facing Georgia in the final -- a college football juggernaut -- but seemed to perhaps have a chance with a unique defensive style, a Heisman finalist quartrack and one of the best receivers in the nation.
•••• T.C.U. uncharacteristically, was not the resilient team it had been all yar. The Horned Frogs had won five games in comeback fashion, often down double digits, but on Monday night seemed to lay down as Georgia ran up the score.
••• On Moday night, on the biggest stage in one of the biggest games for the Big 12 in recent memory, T.C.U suffered arguably the most embarrassing defeat in College Football Playfoff history, losing, 65-7 in a game that was mostly not competitive.

 • 101- Get ready for the College Football Playoff National Championship! and multi-day fan festival at the LA Convention Center - By Gary Sunkin, TVI
••••The CFP national championship will be played at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
•••• A pre-game fan festival will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 6th to 8th.
•••• The winners of the College Football Playoff (CFP) semifinals -- the Peach Bowl (Georgia) and the Fiesta Bowl (TCU) -- will contest the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship.
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101- Damar Halin suffered cardiac arrest -Television Int'l Magazine-
••• Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed after having made a hit in the first qarter of "Mondy Night Football" during a game against the Bengals and reported in critical condition as he remains hospitalized in Cincinnati.
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• 115-The Golden Globe Awards are back awarding The 80th Golden Globe Awards winners
•••• The 80th Golden Globes will air on NBC starting at 5 p.m. PT on Jan. 10, and will be hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael.
•••• The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which holds the annual awards, showing particular affection for films "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and TV series "Abbott Elementary" and "The White Lotus," among others.
•••• Last year, NBC dropped the broadcast of the 2022 Globes after a Los Angeles Times investigation of the HFPA raised questions about the group's ethical and financial lapses and revealed that not one of the then-87 members was Black. The association has since approved interim Chief Executive Todd Boehly's proposal to acquire the Globes, established new bylaws, banned gifts, hired a chief diversity officer and added 21 new members plus 103 international nonmember voters.

Here's the full list of 2023 Golden Globe nominees and Winners- (bold)

Best motion picture -- drama "Avatar: The Way of Water" "Elvis" "The Fabelmans" - (Winner) "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick"	Television series -- drama "Better Call Saul" "The Crown" "House of the Dragon" - (Winner) "Ozark" "Severance"

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• 115-FILMFEST MÜNCHEN announces collaboration with EURO CINE EXPO
•••• Euro Cine Expo announce an exciting collaboration with FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, Germany's largest summer film festival, and Film Commission Bayern, the first information and contact point for national and international production companies.
•••• The partnership aims to strengthen and enhance both events and the production site Bavaria, attracting and boosting common industry delegates, internationally and nationally, whilst increasing visibility and awareness.
•••• Euro Cine Expo and FILMFEST MÜNCHEN will work together to ensure that access to both events is covered by one ticket, with easy transport options between the venues to maximise ease of access to both events.
•••• This year's Euro Cine Expo welcomed over 100 exhibitors and almost 2000 visitors from around the world, and delivered an international platform for the film, TV and cinematography industry, including an exhibition and seminar programme, and next year's event will be further enhanced with a larger exhibition area and an updated flow through the hall spaces.
•••• FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is also a major event for representatives of the film industry, who come together to exchange ideas and initiate new projects. This is the place to explore the whole spectrum of contemporary global cinema, from independent gems to star-studded German and international films.
•••• The Film Commission Bayern, as a department of FFF Bayern, the regional film funding, is the first information and contact source for national and international production companies, presents Bavaria as a production and shooting location at international festival markets and trade fairs and and aims to ensure optimal filming conditions.
••• Taking place at the Motorworld complex from June 30th - July 1st, Euro Cine Expo 2023 will offer the cinematography industry an unrivalled opportunity to showcase its brands and network in person as business continues to rebound from the pandemic. The event will deliver a festival feel for attendees with on-site restaurants, food trucks, and areas to socialise.
••• Claire Saunders, event director commented: "We look forward to creating a partnership which will promote mutual support, and raise the profile of the European and global Film and TV industry."
••• "We as the Film Commission see enormous potential in Euro Cine Expo collaborating with Filmfest München in Munich next summer. Euro Cine Expo is not simply an event for film technology, but will convey a festival flavour over the two days of the event.
••• Dr. Throsten Grieser, Commercial Director of FILMFEST MUNICH ads: "FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is not only Germany's largest summer film festival, but has also always been an important central meeting point for the national and international film industry at the end of June. Together with FFF Bayern and Euro Cine Expo we will be able to create an exciting and even broader B2B offering and further international networking opportunities."
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2023 Royal Court: left to right: Michelle Cortez Peralta, Uma Wittenberg, Adrian Crick, 2023 Rose Queen Bella Ballard, Salia Baligh, Zoë Denoncourt, Michelle Cortez-Peralta, Sahanna Rajinikanthan

• 115- The Rose Parade and Rose Bowl game will ring in on Jan 2nd, 2023 - TVImagazine
•••• This year, the 2023 Pasadena Tournament of Roses President, Amy Wainscott, announced "Turning the Corner" as the Pasadena Tournament of Roses theme; celebrating the unlimited potential that each new year brings, "The 2023 theme celebrates turning a corner. Whether that corner is actual or figurative like the unlimited potential that each new year brings -- we all enjoy the opportunity of a fresh start," explained Wainscott. "Turning a corner means rising above -- alone, or with family, friends and community. This year, as we turn the corner together, we share in the hope, beauty and joy of what 2023 will bring."
••••Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords is the 2023 Grand Marshal. Gabby's remarkable recovery from traumatic injuries epitomizes the 2023 theme, "Turning the Corner" "Almost all of us have the luxury to face our challenges in private and many of us also have the freedom to overcome or heal on our own timeline. But when one has no choice but to be both vulnerable and strong in public, that calls for a special brand of bravery and that is why Gabby Giffords is the perfect example of how to turn the corner."
•••• Each year the Tournament of Roses selects three judges to grant float awards based on many criteria including float design, floral presentation and entertainment value. The Tournament of Roses announces the award-winning floats on New Year's Day prior to the Rose Parade. As the award-winning floats venture down the parade route, they are preceded by banners showcasing their award. The banners are carried by select members of the Tournament of Roses Eagle Scout and Gold Award Girl Scout Troops.
•••• The Pasadena Tournament of Roses has selected Nicole Cavender, Jennie O'Hagan and Lois Hiranaga as judges for the 2023 Float Awards sponsored by FTD. To learn about this year's judges click here.
•••• FTD is the official floral partner of the Tournament of Roses. The iconic American company has been affiliated with the Rose Parade for more than 60 years. FTD decorates the antique automobiles which carry the Rose Parade VIPs down Colorado Boulevard including the Grand Marshal, Tournament of Roses President, Mayor of Pasadena and the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame cars. FTD is also the sponsor of the Rose Parade Float Awards. pecial brand of bravery and that is why Gabby Giffords is the perfect example of how to turn the corner."
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• 115-The Golden Globe Awards are back
•••• The 80th Golden Globes will air on NBC starting at 5 p.m. PT on Jan. 10, and will be hosted by comedian Jerrod Carmichael.
•••• The nominations for the 2023 Golden Globes were announced by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn., which holds the annual awards, showing particular affection for films "The Banshees of Inisherin" and "Everything Everywhere All at Once" and TV series "Abbott Elementary" and "The White Lotus," among others.
•••• Last year, NBC dropped the broadcast of the 2022 Globes after a Los Angeles Times investigation of the HFPA raised questions about the group's ethical and financial lapses and revealed that not one of the then-87 members was Black. The association has since approved interim Chief Executive Todd Boehly's proposal to acquire the Globes, established new bylaws, banned gifts, hired a chief diversity officer and added 21 new members plus 103 international nonmember voters.

Here's the full list of 2023 Golden Globe nominees

Best motion picture -- drama "Avatar: The Way of Water" "Elvis" "The Fabelmans" "Tár" "Top Gun: Maverick" Actress in a motion picture -- drama Cate Blanchett, "Tár" Olivia Colman, "Empire of Light" Viola Davis, "The Woman King" Ana de Armas, "Blonde" Michelle Williams, "The Fabelmans" Actor in a motion picture -- drama Austin Butler, "Elvis" Brendan Fraser, "The Whale" Hugh Jackman, "The Son" Bill Nighy, "Living" Jeremy Pope, "The Inspection" Best motion picture -- musical or comedy "Babylon" "The Banshees of Inisherin" "Everything Everywhere All at Once" "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" "Triangle of Sadness"  Lesley Manville, "Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris" Margot Robbie, "Babylon" Anya Taylor-Joy, "The Menu" Emma Thompson, "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande" Michelle Yeoh, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Actor in a motion picture -- musical or comedy Diego Calva, "Babylon" Daniel Craig, "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" Adam Driver, "White Noise" Colin Farrell, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Ralph Fiennes, "The Menu" Motion picture -- animated "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" "Inu-Oh" "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" "Puss in Boots: The Last Wish" "Turning Red" Motion picture --foreign language "All Quiet on the Western Front" (Germany) "Argentina, 1985" (Argentina, U.S.) "Close" (Belgium) "Decision to Leave" (South Korea) "RRR" (India) Supporting actress in a motion picture Angela Bassett, "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" Kerry Condon, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Jamie Lee Curtis, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Dolly de Leon, "Triangle of Sadness" Carey Mulligan, "She Said" Supporting actor in a motion picture Brendan Gleeson, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Barry Keoghan, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Brad Pitt, "Babylon" Ke Huy Quan, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Eddie Redmayne, "The Good Nurse" Director &emdash; motion picture James Cameron, "Avatar: The Way of Water" Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Baz Luhrmann, "Elvis" Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Steven Spielberg, "The Fabelmans" Screenplay -- motion picture Todd Field, "Tár" Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, "Everything Everywhere All at Once" Martin McDonagh, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Sarah Polley, "Women Talking" Steven Spielberg and Tony Kushner, "The Fabelmans" Original score -- motion picture Carter Burwell, "The Banshees of Inisherin" Alexandre Desplat, "Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio" Hildur Gu?nadóttir, "Women Talking" Justin Hurwitz, "Babylon" John Williams, "The Fabelmans" Original song -- motion picture "Carolina" by Taylor Swift ("Where the Crawdads Sing") "Ciao Papa" by Alexandre Desplat, Roeban Katz, Guillermo del Toro ("Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio") "Hold My Hand" by Lady Gaga and Bloodpop ("Top Gun: Maverick") "Lift Me Up" by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler ("Black Panther: Wakanda Forever") "Naatu Naatu" by M.M. Keeravani, Chandrabose ("RRR")

Television series -- drama "Better Call Saul" "The Crown" "House of the Dragon" "Ozark" "Severance" Actress in a television series -- drama Emma D'Arcy, "House of the Dragon" Laura Linney, "Ozark" Imelda Staunton, "The Crown" Hilary Swank, "Alaska Daily" Zendaya, "Euphoria" Actor in a television series, drama Jeff Bridges, "The Old Man" Kevin Costner, "Yellowstone" Diego Luna, "Andor" Bob Odenkirk, "Better Call Saul" Adam Scott, "Severance" Sept. 6, 2022 Television series -- musical or comedy "Abbott Elementary" "The Bear" "Hacks" "Only Murders in the Building" "Wednesday" Actress in a television series &emdash; musical or comedy Quinta Brunson, "Abbott Elementary" Kaley Cuoco, "The Flight Attendant" Selena Gomez, "Only Murders in the Building" Jenna Ortega, "Wednesday" Jean Smart, "Hacks" Actor in a television series -- musical or comedy Donald Glover, "Atlanta" Bill Hader, "Barry" Steve Martin, "Only Murders in the Building" Martin Short, "Only Murders in the Building" Jeremy Allen White, "The Bear" Limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television "Black Bird" "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" "The Dropout" "Pam & Tommy" "The White Lotus" Actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television Jessica Chastain, "George & Tammy" Julia Garner, "Inventing Anna" Lily James, "Pam & Tommy" Julia Roberts, "Gaslit" Amanda Seyfried, "The Dropout" Actor in a limited series, anthology series or television motion picture Taron Egerton, "Black Bird" Colin Firth, "The Staircase" Andrew Garfield, "Under the Banner of Heaven" Evan Peters, "Dahmer &emdash; Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Sebastian Stan, "Pam & Tommy" Supporting actress in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television Jennifer Coolidge, "The White Lotus" Claire Danes, "Fleishman Is in Trouble" Daisy Edgar-Jones, "Under the Banner of Heaven" Niecy Nash, "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Aubrey Plaza, "The White Lotus" Supporting actor in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television F. Murray Abraham, "The White Lotus" Domhnall Gleeson, "The Patient" Paul Walter Hauser, "Black Bird" Richard Jenkins, "Dahmer -- Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story" Seth Rogen, "Pam & Tommy" Supporting actress -- musical-comedy or drama television series Elizabeth Debicki, "The Crown" Hannah Einbinder, "Hacks" Julia Garner, "Ozark" Janelle James, "Abbott Elementary" Sheryl Lee Ralph, "Abbott Elementary" Supporting actor -- musical-comedy or drama television series John Lithgow, "The Old Man" Jonathan Pryce, "The Crown" John Turturro, "Severance" Henry Winkler, "Barry"

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• 115-FILMFEST MÜNCHEN announces collaboration with EURO CINE EXPO
•••• Euro Cine Expo announce an exciting collaboration with FILMFEST MÜNCHEN, Germany's largest summer film festival, and Film Commission Bayern, the first information and contact point for national and international production companies.
•••• The partnership aims to strengthen and enhance both events and the production site Bavaria, attracting and boosting common industry delegates, internationally and nationally, whilst increasing visibility and awareness.
•••• Euro Cine Expo and FILMFEST MÜNCHEN will work together to ensure that access to both events is covered by one ticket, with easy transport options between the venues to maximise ease of access to both events.
•••• This year's Euro Cine Expo welcomed over 100 exhibitors and almost 2000 visitors from around the world, and delivered an international platform for the film, TV and cinematography industry, including an exhibition and seminar programme, and next year's event will be further enhanced with a larger exhibition area and an updated flow through the hall spaces.
•••• FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is also a major event for representatives of the film industry, who come together to exchange ideas and initiate new projects. This is the place to explore the whole spectrum of contemporary global cinema, from independent gems to star-studded German and international films.
•••• The Film Commission Bayern, as a department of FFF Bayern, the regional film funding, is the first information and contact source for national and international production companies, presents Bavaria as a production and shooting location at international festival markets and trade fairs and and aims to ensure optimal filming conditions.
••• Taking place at the Motorworld complex from June 30th - July 1st, Euro Cine Expo 2023 will offer the cinematography industry an unrivalled opportunity to showcase its brands and network in person as business continues to rebound from the pandemic. The event will deliver a festival feel for attendees with on-site restaurants, food trucks, and areas to socialise.
••• Claire Saunders, event director commented: "We look forward to creating a partnership which will promote mutual support, and raise the profile of the European and global Film and TV industry."
••• "We as the Film Commission see enormous potential in Euro Cine Expo collaborating with Filmfest München in Munich next summer. Euro Cine Expo is not simply an event for film technology, but will convey a festival flavour over the two days of the event.
••• Dr. Throsten Grieser, Commercial Director of FILMFEST MUNICH ads: "FILMFEST MÜNCHEN is not only Germany's largest summer film festival, but has also always been an important central meeting point for the national and international film industry at the end of June. Together with FFF Bayern and Euro Cine Expo we will be able to create an exciting and even broader B2B offering and further international networking opportunities."
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• 115- Trends Shaping the Technology of Tomorrow at CES
••• The CES Show will display the next wave innovation that will shape 2023 and the economy of tomorrow. The show is set to feature a plethora of exhibitors advancing two of the most compelling technology megatrends of the future: intelligent automation and the evolution of the metaverse.
••• CES is right around the corner, with over 2100 exhibiting companies and hundreds of thought leaders from around the world are ready to show you how tech has never been more important in our lives. Key industry audiences are also showing strong commitment: 195 of the Fortune Global 500, 77 of the Interbrand 100, 66 of the top retailers, leading US and global media and attendees from 159 countries are already registered and joining us in Las Vegas. We're ready to bring the industry back together to experience the next generation of innovation.
•••The Expansion of Intelligent Automation
•••Advancements in cloud infrastructure have allowed tech companies to pursue more expansive uses of intelligent automation. This will be critical as limited available hours and a tight labor market will require artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to play a larger role in the post-Covid economy.
•••A mainstay of past shows, autonomous vehicle (AV) technology will once again be on display with the intelligent automation technology's entire value chain showcased throughout CES 2022. From AV chipmakers like Qualcomm to leaders in AV perception technologies like LIDAR leader Luminar to Waymo, CES 2023 decidedly will be an intelligent mobility event.
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• 115- OSCAR Nominations for 94th AWARDS

The Oscar nominations 2022 are in as Emmy®-winning actor-comedian Leslie Jordan ("Will & Grace," THE HELP) and Emmy-nominated actor-CEO-producer Tracee Ellis Ross ("black-ish," THE HIGH NOTE) announced the nominations for the 94th Academy Awards on February 8.
•••• The Oscars 2022 will air LIVE SUNDAY MARCH 27 8e/5p on ABC and will be televised live in more than 200 territories worldwide.
• CODA takes Oscar for best picture

• Oskar Winners Complete List
©	94th Academy Awards	®	94th Academy Awards	®
	Best Picture BELFASTLaura Berwick, Kenneth Branagh, Becca Kovacik and Tamar Thomas, Producers CODA Philippe Rousselet, Fabrice Gianfermi and Patrick Wachsberger, Producers DON'T LOOK UP Adam McKay and Kevin Messick, Producers DRIVE MY CAR Teruhisa Yamamoto, Producer DUNE Mary Parent, Denis Villeneuve and Cale Boyter, Producers KING RICHARD Tim White, Trevor White and Will Smith, Producers LICORICE PIZZA Sara Murphy, Adam Somner and Paul Thomas Anderson, Producers NIGHTMARE ALLEY Guillermo del Toro, J. Miles Dale and Bradley Cooper, Producers THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion, Tanya Seghatchian, Emile Sherman, Iain Canning and Roger Frappier, Producers WEST SIDE STORY Steven Spielberg and Kristie Macosko Krieger, Producers   Actor in a Leading Role Javier Bardem in BEING THE RICARDOS Benedict Cumberbatch in THE POWER OF THE DOG Andrew Garfield in TICK, TICK...BOOM! Will Smith in KING RICHARD Denzel Washington in THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH   Actor in a Supporting Role Ciarán Hinds in BELFAST Troy Kotsur in CODA Jesse Plemons in THE POWER OF THE DOG J.K. Simmons in BEING THE RICARDOS Kodi Smit-McPhee in THE POWER OF THE DOG   Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Chastain in THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Olivia Colman in THE LOST DAUGHTER Penélope Cruz in PARALLEL MOTHERS Nicole Kidman in BEING THE RICARDOS Kristen Stewart in SPENCER   Actress in a Supporting Role Jessie Buckley in THE LOST DAUGHTER Ariana DeBose -WEST SIDE STORYJudi Dench in BELFAST Kirsten Dunst in THE POWER OF THE DOG Aunjanue Ellis in KING RICHARD   Animated Feature Film ENCANTO Jared Bush, Byron Howard, Yvett Merino and Clark Spencer FLEE Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie LUCA Enrico Casarosa and Andrea Warren THE MITCHELLS VS. THE MACHINES Mike Rianda, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Kurt Albrecht RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON Don Hall, Carlos López Estrada, Osnat Shurer and Peter Del Vecho   Cinematography DUNE Greig Fraser NIGHTMARE ALLEY Dan Laustsen THE POWER OF THE DOG Ari Wegner THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Bruno Delbonnel WEST SIDE STORY Janusz Kaminski Costume Design CRUELLA Jenny Beavan CYRANO Massimo Cantini Parrini and Jacqueline Durran DUNE Jacqueline West and Robert Morgan NIGHTMARE ALLEY Luis Sequeira WEST SIDE STORY Paul Tazewell   Directing BELFAST Kenneth Branagh DRIVE MY CAR Ryusuke Hamaguchi LICORICE PIZZA Paul Thomas Anderson THE POWER OF THE DOG Jane Campion WEST SIDE STORY Steven Spielberg   Documentary (Feature) ASCENSION Jessica Kingdon, Kira Simon-Kennedy and Nathan Truesdell ATTICA Stanley Nelson and Traci A. Curry FLEE Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen and Charlotte De La Gournerie SUMMER OF SOUL (...OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Joseph Patel, Robert Fyvolent and David Dinerstein WRITING WITH FIRE Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh   Documentary (Short Subject) AUDIBLE Matt Ogens and Geoff McLean LEAD ME HOME Pedro Kos and Jon Shenk THE QUEEN OF BASKETBALL Ben Proudfoot THREE SONGS FOR BENAZIR Elizabeth Mirzaei and Gulistan Mirzaei WHEN WE WERE BULLIES Jay Rosenblatt   Film Editing DON'T LOOK UP Hank Corwin DUNE Joe Walker KING RICHARD Pamela Martin THE POWER OF THE DOG Peter Sciberras TICK, TICK...BOOM! Myron Kerstein and Andrew Weisblum		International Feature Film DRIVE MY CAR Japan FLEE Denmark THE HAND OF GOD Italy LUNANA: A YAK IN THE CLASSROOM Bhutan THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Norway   Makeup and Hairstyling COMING 2 AMERICA Mike Marino, Stacey Morris and Carla Farmer CRUELLA Nadia Stacey, Naomi Donne and Julia Vernon DUNE Donald Mowat, Love Larson and Eva von Bahr THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Linda Dowds, Stephanie Ingram and Justin Raleigh HOUSE OF GUCCI Göran Lundström, Anna Carin Lock and Frederic Aspiras   Music (Original Score) DON'T LOOK UP Nicholas Britell DUNE Hans Zimmer ENCANTO Germaine Franco PARALLEL MOTHERS Alberto Iglesias THE POWER OF THE DOG Jonny Greenwood   Music (Original Song) "Be Alive" from KING RICHARD Music and Lyric by DIXSON and Beyoncé Knowles-Carter "Dos Oruguitas" from ENCANTO Music and Lyric by Lin-Manuel Miranda "Down To Joy" from BELFAST Music and Lyric by Van Morrison "No Time To Die" - NO TIME TO DIE Music and Lyric by Billie Eilish and Finneas O'Connell "Somehow You Do" from FOUR GOOD DAYS Music and Lyric by Diane Warren   Production Design DUNE Production Design: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Zsuzsanna Sipos NIGHTMARE ALLEY Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau THE POWER OF THE DOG Production Design: Grant Major; Set Decoration: Amber Richards THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Production Design: Stefan Dechant; Set Decoration: Nancy Haigh WEST SIDE STORY Production Design: Adam Stockhausen; Set Decoration: Rena DeAngelo   Short Film (Animated) AFFAIRS OF THE ART Joanna Quinn and Les Mills BESTIA Hugo Covarrubias and Tevo Díaz BOXBALLET Anton Dyakov ROBIN ROBIN Dan Ojari and Mikey Please THE WINDSHIELD WIPER Alberto Mielgo and Leo Sanchez   Short Film (Live Action) ALA KACHUU - TAKE AND RUN Maria Brendle and Nadine Lüchinger THE DRESS Tadeusz ?ysiak and Maciej ?lesicki THE LONG GOODBYE Aneil Karia and Riz Ahmed ON MY MIND Martin Strange-Hansen and Kim Magnusson PLEASE HOLD K.D. Dávila and Levin Menekse   Sound BELFAST Denise Yarde, Simon Chase, James Mather and Niv Adiri DUNE Mac Ruth, Mark Mangini, Theo Green, Doug Hemphill and Ron Bartlett NO TIME TO DIE Simon Hayes, Oliver Tarney, James Harrison, Paul Massey and Mark Taylor THE POWER OF THE DOG Richard Flynn, Robert Mackenzie and Tara Webb WEST SIDE STORY Tod A. Maitland, Gary Rydstrom, Brian Chumney, Andy Nelson and Shawn Murphy   Visual Effects DUNE Paul Lambert, Tristan Myles, Brian Connor and Gerd Nefzer FREE GUY Swen Gillberg, Bryan Grill, Nikos Kalaitzidis and Dan Sudick NO TIME TO DIE Charlie Noble, Joel Green, Jonathan Fawkner and Chris Corbould SHANG-CHI AND THE LEGEND OF THE TEN RINGS Christopher Townsend, Joe Farrell, Sean Noel Walker and Dan Oliver SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME Kelly Port, Chris Waegner, Scott Edelstein and Dan Sudick   Writing (Adapted Screenplay) CODA Screenplay by Siân Heder DRIVE MY CAR Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe DUNE Screenplay by Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve and Eric Roth THE LOST DAUGHTER Written by Maggie Gyllenhaal THE POWER OF THE DOG Written by Jane Campion   Writing (Original Screenplay) BELFAST Written by Kenneth Branagh DON'T LOOK UP Screenplay by Adam McKay; Story by Adam McKay & David Sirota KING RICHARD Written by Zach Baylin LICORICE PIZZA Written by Paul Thomas Anderson THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier

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