Category: Festivals
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73rd ANNUAL CHRISTOPHER AWARD WINNERS CELEBRATE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO BRING LIGHT INTO DARK SITUATIONS
Creators of 22 films, TV programs and books to receive recognition NEW YORKÂ /PRNewswire/ —Â Themes of healing, justice, service, building bridges, and overcoming steep odds are reflected in the 22 films, TV programs, and books for adults and young people being honored with Christopher Awards in the program’s 73rd year. Winners include beloved chef and PBS…
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THE PALEY CENTER FOR MEDIA BRINGS STAR TREK TO THE BIG APPLE
New York’s Iconic Home for Media Hosts Interactive Exhibition for Fans of All Ages, In Celebration of the Upcoming New Paramount+ Original Series, “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” NEW YORK, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Paley Center for Media today announced that its new immersive exhibition, The Visionary Universe of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, will be open…
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Daughters for Earth Launches to Raise $100 million for Women-Led Efforts to Protect and Restore the Earth
New campaign mobilizes women around the world to engage on climate action LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — Daughters for Earth, a new campaign to mobilize women around the world to engage in climate action, launched today at SXSW. The initiative is co-founded by female leaders in women’s rights, climate and philanthropic sectors who recognized that women-led efforts to protect…
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Winning Writers Announces the Winners of the 19th Annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest
Winning Writers is pleased to announce the results from its nineteenth annual Tom Howard/Margaret Reid Poetry Contest. 4,593 entries were received from around the world. Qin Qin of Minneapolis, Minnesota won the Tom Howard Prize of $3,000 for a poem in any style or genre, for “Bastards’ Tongue”. Edythe Rodriguez of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania won the Margaret Reid Prize of $3,000 for a poem that rhymes or has…
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2022 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books presents The Trouble with Nature: Freedom Tree
A Race of Bees And Wasps — Friendship, Love, and Compassion LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES, April 16, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Author Robert J. Morris will be one of the featured authors at the upcoming Los Angeles Festival of Books 2022 with his published book titled The Trouble with Nature: Freedom Tree. A story that…
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Novel “Voice of A Mummy” Receives First Place Award From Bookfest
First Place in Bookfest’s 2022 Spring Competition for Best Historical Fiction, Mystery Category is the book entitled “Voice of A Mummy,” by Kay A. Oliver. LOS ANGELES, CA /24-7PressRelease/ — Voice of A Mummy receives First Place Award from Bookfest’s Spring Competition 2022. Written by Kay A. Oliver, this adventure thriller entitled Voice of A Mummy won First Place in the…
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The Film Festival Doctor pivots her business to the USA
LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Dr. Rebekah Louisa Smith, contributor to Dig IN Magazine, is an Award Winning Film Festival Strategist Published Author and Founder of The Film Festival Doctor. Her work surrounds developing targeted film festival strategies for filmmakers in order to get their films seen by audiences around the world. By developing targeted strategies for her…
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Short Shorts Film Festival & ASIA “Stories from around Japan” Announcing the Winner of the 8th Book Shorts Award
Moe Haruno, who wrote a short story based on the nursery rhyme “Akatonbo (Red Dragonfly)” Full text available on the Book Shorts website. TOKYO /PRNewswire/ — Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia (SSFF & ASIA), one of Asia’s largest international short film festivals accredited by the Academy Awards® is pleased to announce the 8th Book Shorts Award winner selected for the…
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Spider-Man: No Way Home and “Ted Lasso” Publicity Campaigns Win Top Honors at the 59th Annual ICG Publicists Awards
FRANCES FORD COPPOLA is Feted with the Lifetime Achievement Award; MICHAEL DE LUCA & PAMELA ABDY Receive the Motion Picture Showpersons Award; STERLIN HARJO & TAIKA WAITITI Accept the TV Showpersons Award HOLLYWOOD, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — The ICG Publicists (The International Cinematographers Guild, IATSE Local 600) today announced winners of its 59th Annual ICG Publicists Awards, returning live to The Beverly Hilton Hotel. Spider-Man: No Way Home (Sony…
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AARP The Magazine Celebrates Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards With a 20th Anniversary Special From Great Performances on PBS
Special Appearances by Lily Tomlin, Will Smith, Nicole Kidman, Jared Leto, Rita Moreno, Bradley Cooper, Aunjanue Ellis, Kenneth Branagh, Cate Blanchett, Jo Ann Jenkins, Jean Smart, Demi Singleton, Saniyya Sidney, Judi Dench, Marlee Matlin, Jason Sudeikis, Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and more WASHINGTON, March 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — AARP The Magazine unveiled the winners of its annual Movies for Grownups®Awards with a 20th anniversary special, featuring honorees from Being the Ricardos, Belfast, CODA, Dopesick, Hacks, House of Gucci, King Richard and more. Winners…