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GERMAN
CURRENTS returns this fall for its 19th
edition,
bringing
some of the best new German cinema to
audiences in Los Angeles and Southern
California.
- Goethe-Institut Los Angeles
Los Angeles,
( October 1, 2025) -- GERMAN CURRENTS 2025
takes place from October 17-21, with
screenings at iconic venues including the
American Cinematheque's Aero Theatre in
Santa Monica, the Los Feliz 3, the Gardena
Cinema, and the Goethe-Institut's project
space.
This year's
film selection is a vibrant bouquet:
thought-provoking, emotional, tragic, and
humorous. You will encounter strong female
leads as well as men in search of their
own identity. Those drawn to historical
narratives will discover fresh
perspectives on pivotal moments in German
history, while genre fans can also look
forward to a debut feature-length science
fiction thriller.
As we mark
35 years since the reunification of
Germany, the festival reflects on this
anniversary not only with the Opening Film
TWO TO ONE by Natja Brunckhorst. The motif
of freedom seems to run like a common
thread through the program: the freedom to
be true to oneself, the individual's
freedom within a community, the desire to
break free from societal norms -- for
better or worse, and the courage to risk
everything in the pursuit of freedom and
justice.|
I was Nineteen | Ich
War Neunzehn
Screening
Mon,
10/20/2025
7:00 PM
Goethe-Institut
LA Project Space, Los Angeles,
CA
German/English
with English Subtitles
For
full program details go to Goethe
Institute- German
Currents
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2025 Legacy vs.
Disruption
- The Global Stage for Content and
Technology
Oct.
22 - 23, Las Vegas, NV.
From
generative AI to steraming breakthrough,
the entire content ecosystem vonverges to
explore, experience and shape what's next.
Creators and AI
disruptors are fusing together to shape
the next era of modern media. This is
where the old guard meets the new blood --
and the rules are being rewritten in real
time.
Past
NAB Shows proved that it's not just a
Trade Show but a global launchpad for
ideas tools and deals to drive the media
and entertainment economy
forward
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The
Newport Beach Film Festival 2025 to screen
100 feature films from around the
world.
The
26th annual Newport
Beach Film Festival
(NBFF)
is to take place at
Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA on
October 16 - 23, 2025.
The
NPBF is one of the
largest extravagant lifestyle film
festivals in the United States. The event
brings an internationally curated
collection of films and inspired cultural
gatherings to the beautiful Southern
California coast.
The
2025 Newport Beach Film Festival
highlights include the Opening Night
film
"Blue
Moon," Closing Night
"Frankenstein"
and Centerpiece films include "Arco,"
"Hedda," "Nouvelle Vague," "Sentimental
Value" and "Sirât."
Newport
Beach Film Festival marquee at
Lido
Theater. Photo by Chris
Trela
This
26th edition honorees will include
Diane Lane ("Anniversary"), Brendan Fraser
("Rental Family"), and Mark Hamill ("Life
of Chuck") who will each receive the Icon
Award.
Kerry
Condon ("F1") and Jenny Slate ("Dying for
Sex") will both receive the Artist of
Distinction Award, Tessa Thompson
("Hedda") will receive the Outstanding
Achievement in Acting Award and Noah
Schnapp ("Stranger Things") will receive
the Spotlight Award.
This
year's Casting Visionary Award will go to
Francine Maisler ("Sinners," "Deliver Me
from Nowhere"), alongside the Arts
Champion Award presented to journalist and
screenwriter Steven Gaydos, who recently
retired from Variety after 33
years.
The Newport
Beach Film Festival is sponsored in part
by UCI Health, Los Angeles Times The
Envelope, KIA, Fashion Island, and the
City of Newport Beach.
Scarlett Johansson to be honored with the
Variety Legend & Groundbreaker Award
at Newport Beach Film
Festival
NEWPORT
BEACH, September 30, 2025 -- The 25
Newport Beach Film Festival NBFF has
unveiled its 2025 Festival Honors to take
place October 19.
The
honors will include Variety's 10 Actors to
Watch lineup, highlighting upcoming actors
such as Ella Anderson ("Song Sung Blue"),
Milly Alcock ("Supergirl"), Tonatiuh
("Kiss of the Spider Woman"), Inga
Ibsdotter Lilleaas ("Sentimental Value"),
Miles Caton ("Sinners"), Guillaume Marbeck
("Nouvelle Vague"), Mari Yamamoto ("Rental
Family"), Chase Infiniti ("One Battle
After Another"), and Jay Lycurgo ("Steve,"
"Peaky Blinders").
The
2025 honorees will be joined by Scarlett
Johansson who will receive the Variety
Legend & Groundbreaker Award alongside
Rian Johnson who will receive Best
Director Award. Johnson's film "Wake Up
Dead Man" will screen on Oct 17, at the
Festival.
The award
recognizes artists who have broken
barriers in the industry and withstood the
test of time. Johansson will accept the
honor for her career achievements,
including her recent directorial debut
with "Eleanor the Great."
Johansson
has been a dominant
player in the entertainment industry since
her breakout performance in Sofia
Coppola's "Lost in Translation" back in
2003. She has continued to gain critical
acclaim in the years following and
received double Academy Award nominations
in 2020: one for Best Actress in "Marriage
Story" and one for Best
Supporting
Actress in
"Jojo Rabbit."
Scarlett
Johansson
The ceremony
will be filmed for broadcast and aired
during key awards voting window in January
on PBS So Cal.
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Autumn
in Cannes By Josie
Cory
AHHH....
Autumn in Cannes...
where mild breezes
blow as the warm Mediterranean sun smiles
over this beautiful spot on the Cote
d'Azur. There you can feel a timeless
sensuality, assuaging a nostalgia for the
Mediterranean which since as far back as
the 16th century has been a constant theme
in many a Northern European's life.
"Now give us lands where the olives grow,"
Cried the North to the South, "Where the
sun with a golden mouth can blow bubbles
of grapes down the vineyard row!" Cried
the North to the South (to borrow a phrase
from the English writer Elizabeth Barret
Browning.)
"Cannes," wrote Charles Lentheric, the
indispensable and erudite historian of
maritime Provence, in 1880, " is a town
where you feel no need to work," and where
the inhabitants were not interested in the
world that lay beyond their shady gardens,
or the sheltered balconys of their hotels.
Now the world has come to Cannes, chosen
to be the Mediterranean headquarters for
its annual events, and when you stroll
along the Croisette on some warm October
day you will hardly share Mr. Lenteric's
sentiments. Cannes at festival time
blossoms into a cosmopolitan
spot.

The
international market for entertainment
content takes place annually in the French
city and serves as a key venue for TV
executives, content producers, and buyers
to connect and conduct
business.
MIPCOM Screenings and
Showcases
Matthew
Macfadyen
O-T
Fagbenle
Sian Clifford
Exclusive Screening
of "The Miniature Wife"
Presented by
Sony Pictures Television
Monday
13th of
October, 2025
From 6.00
PM
Grand
Auditorium, Palais des
Festivals
'The
Miniature Wife, produced by Media Res (The
Morning Show, Pachinko), is a high-concept
dramedy that examines the power imbalances
between spouses, played by Elizabeth Banks
(The Better Sister, Pitch Perfect, The
Hunger Games franchise) and Matthew
Macfadyen (Succession, upcoming: Death by
Lightning), who battle each other for
supremacy following a technological
accident where a husband accidentally
shrinks his wife.
Open to
registered delegates, the screening will
offer an early look at the series, which
will premiere in the U.S. on Peacock in
2026. The screening will be followed by a
Q&A with cast members Matthew
Macfadyen, O-T Fagbenle and Sian
Clifford.
Fresh Content China
at Mipcom
Presented by
China Pavilion
Monday
13th of
October, 2025
From 1.30
PM AUDITORIUM K
Palais des
Festivals
The
exclusive Fresh Content Showcase dedicated
to China, features:
Premium
Content: drama series, documentaries,
and animations with strong international
appeal,
AI
Innovation: programs with AI elements
bringing new creative
perspectives,
Partnership
Celebration: a landmark international
signing ceremony,
Networking
Opportunities: engage with senior
executives from China's media and
entertainment sectors.
Organized
by: The State Council Information Office
of the People's Republic of China;
National Radio and Television
Administration of the People's Republic of
China
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CANNES, the jewel among film festival
towns
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Cannes is host
to the annual Festival de Cannes, as well
as MIDEM, MIP TV and MICOM (Marché
International des Programmes de
Communication. It's been 38 years since
TVI under Cory's ownership first covered
MIPCOM in 1987.
Although
Cannes has remained the quintessential
market place, despite enormous changes in
the cinema, television, streaming and
social media landscape, it was more casual
back in 1987, of course. You could hang
out with studio executives without much
planning or go see a performer in his
hotel room and spend the afternoon in
discussing the latest video. There was no
"French day," the interview period now set
aside so French journalists can get their
stories before everyone else.
And many
things were simpler. Though it sounds
paradoxical, even getting stories back to
my TVI Magazine -- it was less
time-consuming in that pre-computer age.
The festival headquarters had a room where
telex operators who spoke not a word of
English -- took your typewritten copy,
grunted something unintelligible and
transmitted it to the U.S. without a
hitch.
Since then,
Cannes has only gotten bigger. Though we
now live in an age when films can be
viewed via links and streamed on computers
anywhere in the world, the number of
journalists covering the 4-day affair has
multiplied.
Cannes got
off the ground after World War II with the
Cannes Film Festival, and followed by tv
markets MIPTV and VIDCOM, later MIPCOM
when the market festival also responded to
the advent of home video technology,
including VCRs, DVDs, Blu-ray and
Streaming plus entering the dawn of AI the
post-or new industrial revolution. As
those new formats drove interest in older
films and tv series and both French and
American distributors wanted a platform to
publicize their plans to re-release
classics.
Cannes is
not just a festival that screens rarefied
films. It also hosts a major market, known
officially as the Marche du Film
(established in 1959) held annually in
conjunction with the Festival de Cannes,
where about 4,000 films are shown to
buyers from more than 100 countries. Here,
deals are cut to bring movies to theaters
in countries around the world or to
release them on video or in digital
formats.
This kind of
willingness and ability to literally pay
the price to keep the festival relevant is
a through-line in Cannes' response to
challenges. The event's annual budget is a
staggering 20 million euros, roughly $26
million, and half of that comes from
governmental tax funds. The French public
considers film to be part of its cultural
patrimony and is quite willing to foot the
bill to be the best.
Part of that
money goes to making the city as pleasant
as it can be for festival visitors. Two
months before the event begins, flowers
get planted so they will bloom on
schedule. One of the treats of getting to
Cannes early is watching enormous cranes
place huge, blossom-filled concrete
planters into strategic positions along
the Riviera.
Given
how easy it is to see films these days
without leaving your room, why do people
continue to spend such considerable time,
energy and money to go to
Cannes?
Because,
despite the billions of dollars involved,
the movie and television business remains
a personal one, where relationships count
and seeing people face to face from time
to time is essential. Cannes has made sure
that there's no place better to do that
than Cannes. What was true in 1946 is
still true today: Everyone goes to Cannes
because everyone else is there. No other
place can make that claim, not even
close.
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SAG-AFTRA
Statement on Journalist
Safety
LOS ANGELES
(Sept. 30, 2025) -- Over the weekend,
CBS News Chicago reported that SAG-AFTRA
member Asal Rezaei, a WBBM TV reporter,
was injured by a pepper ball fired at her
vehicle by an ICE agent as she was
arriving to cover a story at the
Broadview, Illinois, ICE Facility. The
projectile is said to have released strong
chemicals inside her vehicle, causing
vomiting and skin irritation. The Village
of Broadview Police Department has
launched a criminal investigation into the
incident.
A free
press is the bedrock foundation of
journalism, and attacks such as these,
whether by law enforcement, in war zones,
or militarized federal agents, strike at
the heart of this fundamental American
value. Journalists must be allowed to do
their jobs of keeping the public informed,
free from assault.
Unprovoked,
violent attacks against journalists must
never be glossed over or normalized. We
condemn the use of illegal and excessive
tactics and demand this incident be
thoroughly and independently
investigated.
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Jimmy
Kimmel Live! returns after
suspension

In response
to Kimmel's return, President Trump called
ABC "a true bunch of losers" and
threatened legal
action.
September 24 --
Jimmy Kimmel returned to ABC on Tuesday
night, less than a week after Jimmy
Kimmel Live! was abruptly
suspended over on-air
comments he made about the political
response to the killing of conservative
activist Charlie Kirk.
During his
monologue on Sept. 15, Kimmel said that
Trump's supporters were trying to "score
political points" by portraying Kirk's
accused killer, 22-year-old Tyler
Robinson, as a left-wing radical while
"desperately trying to characterize
[Robinson] as anything other than
one of them."
The decision
to suspend production on the show was to
avoid further inflaming a tense situation
at an emotional moment for our country,"
the Walt Disney Company, which owns ABC,
said in a statement on Monday. "It is a
decision we made because we felt some of
the comments were ill-timed and thus
insensitive. We have spent the last days
having thoughtful conversations with
Jimmy, and after those conversations, we
reached the decision to return the show on
Tuesday."
"Regardless
of our political affiliation, or whether
we engage in politics or not, we all love
our country," the letter said. "We also
share the belief that our voices should
never be silenced by those in power --
because if it happens to one of us, it
happens to all of
us."
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SAG-AFTRA
Statement on the Suspension of Jimmy
Kimmel Live!
LOS ANGELES
(Sept. 17, 2025) -- SAG-AFTRA
condemns the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel
Live!
Our society
depends on freedom of expression.
Suppression of free speech and retaliation
for speaking out on significant issues of
public concern run counter to the
fundamental rights we all rely on.
Democracy
thrives when diverse points of view are
expressed.
The decision
to suspend airing Jimmy Kimmel Live! is
the type of suppression and retaliation
that endangers everyone's freedoms.
SAG-AFTRA
stands with all media artists and defends
their right to express their diverse
points of view, and everyone's right to
hear them.
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Jimmy
Kimmel Live! Pulled of the
Air
September 25, 2025
-- ABC announced on Wednesday that it was
pulling Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk
show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, off the air
"indefinitely" after Brendan Carr, the
Federal Communications Commission chair,
criticized comments Kimmel made
earlier this week about the motives
of the man accused of killing conservative
activist Charlie Kirk.
Carr also
suggested the FCC could move to revoke ABC
affiliate licenses as a way of
forcing Disney, the network's parent
company, to punish Kimmel.
Nexstar
added that it would "replace the show with
other programming in its ABC-affiliated
markets."
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SAG-AFTRA
Statement on Synthetic
Performer
LOS ANGELES
(Sept. 30, 2025) -- SAG-AFTRA has
released the following statement on the
announcement of "Tilly Norwood," an
A.I.-generated "actor" that is reportedly
seeking representation:
"SAG-AFTRA
believes creativity is, and should remain,
human-centered. The union is opposed to
the replacement of human performers by
synthetics.
"To be
clear, "Tilly Norwood" is not an actor,
it's a character generated by a computer
program that was trained on the work of
countless professional performers --
without permission or compensation. It has
no life experience to draw from, no
emotion and, from what we've seen,
audiences aren't interested in watching
computer-generated content untethered from
the human experience. It doesn't solve any
"problem" &emdash; it creates the problem
of using stolen performances to put actors
out of work, jeopardizing performer
livelihoods and devaluing human
artistry.
"Additionally,
signatory producers should be aware that
they may not use synthetic performers
without complying with our contractual
obligations, which generally
require notice and bargaining
whenever a synthetic performer is going to
be used."
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SAG-AFTRA
On the Passing of Robert Redford
Celebrating the Life and Legacy of a SAG
Life Achievement
Honoree
LOS ANGELES
(Sept. 16, 2025) -- SAG-AFTRA mourns
the loss of SAG Life Achievement honoree
Robert Redford, who passed away today at
the age 89.
Redford, the
founder of the Sundance Film Festival, a
tireless activist and an accomplished
actor and director, received the Life
Achievement Award in
1995.
"It is
impossible to overstate the impact that
Robert Redford had on this world. As a
filmmaker, a philanthropist, a performer
and more, Robert Redford is the essence of
cinema. From Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid to All the President's Men
and for decades beyond, he set a standard
of excellence that all actors aspire to.
His Sundance Film Festival launched the
careers of countless filmmakers and
elevated the work of so many
performers.
On behalf of
the members of SAG-AFTRA, we thank him for
the example he set and we will miss him
very much," said SAG-AFTRA President Sean
Astin. Astin went on to recount his
favorite line of dialogue from Redford,
from the film Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid. "He says before leaping from
a cliffside, 'I can't swim.' Well, today
he swims with the angels."
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Redford
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Robert
Redford 1936 - 2025
LOS ANGELES,
CA - (TVI Magazine) 9/16/25 --
Robert
Redford, the Oscar-winning actor,
director, and founder of the Sundance Film
Festival, passed away today, September 16,
2025, at the age of 89.
Charles
Robert Redford Jr. was borne on August 18,
1936, in Santa Monica, California, and
rose to cinematic fame as one of
Hollywood's leading men with iconic roles
such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid, All the President's Men and The
Sting.
In 1980,
Redford made his directorial debut with
Ordinary People, which won four Academy
Awards, including Best Picture and Best
Director.
Known as a
passionalte advocate for environmental
causes (The Redford Center) and
independent filmmaking, he founded the
Sundance Institute and later the Sundance
Film Festival in the early 1980s reshaping
the landscape of American cinema.
He is
survived by his German-borne wife, Sibylle
Szaggars, and their two daughters, as well
as his three children from previous
marriages.
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2025
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The
77th EMMY Awards
Winners
77th
Primetime Emmy Awards hosted by Nate
Baryatze honored the best in American
prime time television programming from
June 1, 2024, until May 31, 2025, as
chosen by the Academy of Television Arts
& Sciences.
Adolescence,
The Studio, The Pitt and The
Late Show With Stephen Colbert among
the night's big winners.
Apple
TV+'s comedy series The Studio took
home the most Emmys, winning 13 awards,
with its co-creator and lead actor Seth
Rogen winning four, tying the record for
an individual in a single year.
Outstanding Comedy
Series
The Studio
Outstanding Drama
Series
The Pitt
Outstanding Lead Actress in
a drama
series
Britt Lower -
Severance
Outstanding lead actor in a
Drama
Series
Noah Wyle - The
Pitt
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Outstanding or
Nonfiction (Hosted
Nonfiction)
Conan O'Brien Must
Go
Outstanding Variety
Special
SNL50: The
Anniversary Special
Outstanding Televsion
Movie
Rebel Ridge
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Please
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The
Burbank
International Film Festival (BIFF)
runs Sept 24 -
28th
at the AMC
theaters

BURBANK, September 15,
2025 - The Burbank International Film
Festival (BIFF) is an annual film festival
held since 2009 in Burbank, California,
United States. It was founded by Val
Tonione, and awards are distributed to
filmmakers that have focused on social and
environmental
issues.
BIFF's schedule of
films comprises cinema of every genre, so
there's something for everyone to enjoy.
BIFF also continues to introduce new
Awards categories to honor the talented
craftspeople behind the scenes. The
four-day festival includes 130+ film
screenings; Q&A's featuring
celebrities and industry professionals;
fabulous red carpet receptions; audience
awards; and informative panels.
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California
Celebrates 175th
Anniversary
California
Celebrates 175 Years of
Statehood
The state was admitted to
the Union on September 9, 1850, as part
of the
Compromise of 1850.
SACRAMENTO --
Get ready for a celebration 175 years in
the making! On Tuesday, Sept. 9,
California State Parks is throwing a
birthday block party in front of the State
Capitol in Sacramento to celebrate the
historic anniversary of California
becoming America's 31st state in
1850.
"As we come
together to protect rights and safeguard
California's future, we also do so to
celebrate the past 175 years that have
made this state the global leader that it
is today." -- Governor Gavin
Newsom
State Parks
staff and volunteers dressed in period
attire will engage with partygoers as they
interpret the history of the Capitol
Building, Admission Day and the state's
rich and diverse past. There will also be
opportunities to learn more about
California history through hands-on
activities from the California State
Railroad Museum, Sutter's Fort State
Historic Park (SHP), the State
Indian Museum SHP and
the Sacramento History
Museum.
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SAG-AFTRA
Announces Establishment of Success Bonus
Distribution
Fund
LOS ANGELES
(Sept. 12, 2025) -- SAG-AFTRA today
announced the SAG-AFTRA-Producers Success
Bonus Distribution Fund has been formally
established and the Fund's trustees have
approved the key points for
distribution.
Jointly
administered by employers and the union,
the Fund follows a methodology recommended
by the TV/Theatrical Standing Committee to
equitably distribute payments. Additional
details on eligibility and timing will be
announced in the coming weeks. The Fund
applies to high-budget made-for streaming
productions first exhibited on or after
Jan. 1, 2024, that meet the guidelines
established by the trustees.
"This is the
last puzzle piece from the 2023
TV/Theatrical/Streaming contract.
Successful SVOD shows on streaming
channels will share their success with the
SAG-AFTRA members performing on these
shows. And for the first time in our
union's history, members from both the
stunts and background communities who work
a minimum of 25 days will receive the
bonus too. I am so very proud of the
negotiating committee, the standing
committee and our superlative staff. I
appreciate the streaming channels and
AMPTP who leaned towards us and made a
fair deal. This historic triumph marks the
end of my tenure," said President
Drescher.
"This Fund
reflects the vision and determination of
President Drescher and our negotiating
committee during the 2023 bargaining
cycle, and now it's delivering real
results. It underscores our commitment to
building innovative structures that
provide real economic value for artists in
the streaming age," said
Crabtree-Ireland.
The creation
of this Fund marks another milestone in
SAG-AFTRA's ongoing mission to secure fair
compensation for performers across all
mediums. With preparations already
underway for the next
TV/Theatrical/Streaming bargaining cycle,
the union remains committed to advancing
member interests at every step.
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Amy Goodman covering
the Standing Rock oil pipeline protest,
October
2016
(courtesy of
Reed Brody)
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"Steal This Story, Please!": Documentary
on Democracy Now! Premieres at Telluride
Film
Festival
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TVI
Magazine, August 29, 2025
AugustA new
documentary, Steal This Story, Please!,
tells the personal story of Amy Goodman
and her decadeslong career as an
independent journalist, is premiering this
Sunday at the Telluride Film Festival in
Telluride, Colorado. The film highlights
some of the monumental stories Democracy
Now! has covered throughout the years and
the importance of independent
journalism.
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Documentary
on 'Democracy Now's' Amy Goodman Shines a
Light on Independent Journalism presented
at the Telluride Film
Festival
TVI
Magazine - August
31, 2025
Telluride,
CO -- The art of boots-on-the-ground
mission journalism -- going to where a
story is happening, talking to people
despite the physical and emotional risk
and reporting the facts -- is in decline,
a victim of pod-casting, opinionated
opining, shrinking news budgets and
government intimidation.
Telling the
truth as controversial and hard as it
always was, it's harder than ever
today.
Documentarians
and longtime partners Carl Deal and Tia
Lessin ("Citizen Koch," "Fahrenheit 9/11")
confessed that they made the film about
Goodman, a friend and colleague, in part
to cope with their concern about the
decline of press freedom in general and
independent journalism in
particular.
"We were
looking for ways to deal with the insanity
in the world," said Deal from Telluride,
where he and Lessin are showing the film.
"We were drawn to Amy's story. The way
she's been working over the last three
decades is validated in the way that the
media is capitulating to
power."
Lessin, Deal
and Goodman are fellow travelers in the
rough and tumble world of independent
journalism and documentaries. Deal
and Lessin worked closely with firebrand
Michael Moore on "Bowling for Columbine"
and "Fahrenheit 11/9," films that stand
the test of time in highlighting critical
social issues, from gun control to climate
change.
Goodman's
broadcast "Democracy Now" has been on the
air for 29 years, but she has been a
fierce advocate for the poor, the
powerless, the marginalized, the forgotten
people in distant war zones for even
longer.
She is one of
the few or maybe the only one that keeps
audiences informed with visual evidence
about the inhumanities in Gaza and the war
in Ukraine on a daily
basis.
But the more
significant distinction is her willingness
to fearlessly s go out and expose the
facts, convenient or otherwise. She
is one of the few or maybe the only one
that keeps audiences informed about the of
inhumanities in Gaza and Ukraine on a
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Documentary on 'Democracy Now's Amy
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Please!"
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PARK CITY, Utah
-- The 2025 Sundance Film Festival
concluded its run with the announcement of
its Festival Favorite Award on February 2,
completing the festival's recognition of
outstanding achievements in independent
cinema. The festival, which presented 94
feature-length and episodic works and 57
short films
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selected from 15,775 submissions
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Proclamation
by Wallace G.
Wilkinson,
former Governor of
Kentucky
1992
proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield
year and
Murray
Kentucky, Birthplace of
Radio
Nathan
B. Stubblefield's patented the wireless
telephone in
1908
May
will mark the 115th Anniversary of
the
Wireless Telephone
Patent
Nathan
B. Stubblefield, the Man History
Overheard
Who
are the SMART Inventors of Radio
WiTel?
Scott
Bryan Stubblefield great-grand son of
inventor,
Nathan B. Stubblefield died Sept. 18,
2022
Nathan
Stubblefield Speaks -
YouTube
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Proof
of Connection 1902 when voice was
introduced to wireless transmission -
Wi-Fi
1902
106- Proclamation by Wallace G. Wilkinson,
former Governor of
Kentucky
1992
proclaimed Nathan Beverly Stubblefield
year and
Murray, Kentucky 'Birthplace of
radio'
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Wireless
Telephone inventor Nathan
Stubblefield
Click Stubblefield Speaks - YouTube-
30Min
115th
Anniversary of the N.B. Stubblefield's
Wireless Telephone
Patent
1908
0512 - PATENT GRANTED: Stubblefield's U.S.
Patent, Number 887,357, All Purpose
Wireless Telephone, Filed April 5, 1907,
Granted May 12, 1908. / Click MORE STORY
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Trivia:
What
other event occurred in 1902, the year of
Stubblefields's public demonstration in
1902.
A:
The founding of J.C. Penney stores by
James Cash.
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Nathan B. Stubblefield, the Man History
Overheard
By
Harvey
Geller
In Life's current Bicentennial
issue, radio checks in, at #86 on the hot
"100 Events That Shaped America," 19
buttons behind Bell's telephone.
Erroneously, Life lists Guglielmo Marcon's
dots and dashes as the first wireless
broadcast, a fable echoed by the World
Almanac and Encyclopedia Britannica. It's
a forgivable mumpsimus, since the evidence
offered on the following pages has not,
until now, appeared in any national
publication.
The birth of broadcasting is a bizarre
soap opera saga, a lacrymal legend of
mystery, machination, ephemeral
enshrinement, decline, disillusionment and
disaster. It's denouncement dissolves six
miles north of Murray, Kentucky, in a
two-room shanty constructed of pine and
cornstalks, where radio's uncelebrated
architect is discovered 48 hours after his
death, his records scattered, his
equipment destroyed, his brain partly
eaten by rats. Even local radio fails to
mention his demise. He is Nathan Beverly
Stubblefield, the man history over-heard
and then overlooked.
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0512 - PATENT GRANTED: Stubblefield's U.S.
Patent, Number 887,357, All Purpose
Wireless Telephone, Filed April 5, 1907,
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SMART90 stands for Stubblefield
Nathan, Marconi Guglielmo,
Ambrose Fleming, Reginald
Fessenden, Tesla Nicola,
DeForest Lee, Armstrong
Edwin Howard, Alexanderson Ernst
Fredrik Werner, Farnsworth Philo,
SMART-DAAF
Boys,
Vol I, 'The Inventors of Radio
& Televison & The Life Style of
Nathan B. Stubblefield," by Troy
Cory-Stubblefield and Josie Cory, Library
of Congress Number 93060451. (ISBN)
1-883644-003, pgs.
580.
Copyright
© 1993
SMART-DAAF stands for
Stubblefield,
Marconi, Ambrose,
Reginald Fessenden, Tesla,
DeForest, Armstrong,
Alexanderson, Farnsworth
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by Tim
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TVIMAGAZINE.COM under the distribution arm
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Stubblefield
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Fleming
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Fessenden
Tesla
DeForest
Armstrong
Alexanderson
Farnsworth
Smartdaafboys/
(The
inventors of the Signals and Frequencies
that put the Pizzazz in the
Electromagnetic Radio
Wave)
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The 26th Shanghai TV Festival with focus
on story's quality &
energy
On the morning of
August 5, the meeting of judges for
Magnolia Award of the 26th Shanghai TV
Festival (STVF) was held, including
Chinese judges for Dramas, Documentaries
and Animations.
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Troy Cory, First American to perform on
Stage in China,
PRC
101-
Cory's Road to China
Troy Cory was among the first
international entertainers and the first
American entertainer to perform in the
People's Republic of China, beginning in
1988. In itself a notable
culture-historical feat, in view of
China's closed door policies of the late
70s and well into the 80s. The PRC's
administrative climate in comparison is
much less restrictive now and China's open
door policy enables many entertainers to
introduce themselves to the populace
Chinese audiences.
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Cory Meets Jiang Zemin, former President
PRC
Back in the 80s, as a
goodwill ambassador representing the
U.S.A., Troy Cory and his back-up dancers
and singers, "The Brooke Sisters," were
the first entertainers from the United
States to appear in a full staged program
in the People's Republic of China during
the Shanghai TV Festival, and televised on
China's National Television (CCTV), viewed
by over 300 million
people.
It was there Cory met Jiang Zemin, then
mayor of Shanghai, and who later became
the 5th President of the People's Republic
of
China.
The '88 Shanghai Concert was the
beginnings of Troy's concert tours in
China for the next two decades. The
concerts, just to name a few, included the
following cities: Shanghai, Beijing,
Anshan, Harbin,
Fuzhou and and Tsingtao
(Qingdao)
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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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died in 2022 at the age of 81 in Daytona
Beach, Florida
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Scott B. Whitenack-Stubblefield Esq.,
great-grand son of wireless telephone
inventor, Nathan B. Stubblefield,
died
- By Troy
Cory
Scott Bryan Whitenack passed away
untimely on September 18, in Los Angeles,
CA.
Scott, aka Scott
Stubblefield, was one of four children
with siblings, Alden, Keith, and
Priscilla. (His brother Keith pre-ceded
him in death at the age of 32). His
parents were Troy Cory Stubblefield, an
entertainer and author and Dorothy
Swafford, owner of a furniture and
antiques retail store. Scott's children
are Steven, David and grand-children,
William, Bruce, Cora and Max, borne to
Steven and Skylark. Scott's
great-grandfather is Nathan B.
Stubblefield, the inventor of Radio, in
1882, and patent holder of the wireless
telephone (1908) and his great-great-great
.... grandparents were - John and
Priscilla Alden who were part of the
pilgrimage who sailed on the Mayflower to
Plymouth Rock from England in
1620.
(The
Stubblefield story is incorporated within
several photographs and denotes of and
about S Scott to show how their personal
ambitions and dreams parallel each other -
both died - before their dreams and
ambitions were
fulfilled)
During
the time he studied for the State Bar,
Scott lived with Josie and myself on our
family estate in Pasadena. He passed the
State Bar the first time and was among
only 33% to do so.
The balance of time was spent doing
cinematography for my TV shows, which he
considered an artistic outlet besides his
major life's work, in the field of law.
After he passed the State Bar he handled
numerous legal cases and ended up working
as an associate lawyer with Melvin Belli
with whom he engaged in several cases and
won a lawsuit that became precedent case
law. Whitenack was committed to his legal
profession for over three
decades.
r
If
you needed legal advice or help with a
motion filing, Scott was there with his
trusty law books. He was very intelligent,
outspoken and an independent thinker.
He
also was a family man, who loved hiking
and scuba diving, a good game of tennis
and enjoyed bringing his sons to Paramount
Ranch for regular family outings and
Father's Day get-togethers.
As
to his love for cinematography he
videotaped additional segments for the
movie "Christmas around the World." Scott
later became my producer and
cinematographer for "To Catch a Dream"
filmed in Europe. The video project
brought him and the production team to
Paris, Venice, Cannes, Munich and
Salzburg. Said footage with perfect
picture-book pans of the Eiffel Tower, the
Seine River, the leaning Tower of Pisa and
the Venice Bridge of Sigh, is a legacy he
left behind for us.
In the early 90s
during the writing of our 4-volume set of
books entitled "the SMART-DAAF Boys" about
the invention of radio and the the
wireless telephone, Scott lent a helpful
hand in giving his legal aspect of his
great-grandfather Nathan Stubblefield's
copyrighted and patented invention. He
also was the co-author of "Bank America,
the Tortfeasor."

Scott
as a teenager with John Wayne
at LA Herald-Express columnist Harrison
Carroll's Cinema Reporting Prize press
conference.
His
favorite poem is found on a card he
prepared for one of my Father's Days
titled "The Force That Through The Green
Fuse Drives The Flower."
He
leaves behind his father, Troy
Cory-Stubblefield, his mother Dorothy
Steele, sister Priscilla Stubblefield
Cory, brother and sister-in-law Alden and
Sara Stubblefield, step mother Josie
Cory-Stubblefield, sons David and Steven,
daughter-in law Skylar, and
great-grandchildren, William, Bruce, Cora
and Max; Nephew
Ryan White, and niece Jenny Wharton. His
brother Keith pre-ceded him in death at
the age of 32.

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