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Watch on Deadline Scroll down for the full list of speakers and their bios. There are critical issues in the African cinema landscape that need to be properly discussed, Asante said. We are excited to have such an outstanding lineup of speakers for the Africa Cinema Summit. John Michael Schreiner, Juliet Yaa Asantewaa Asante, and Moses Babatope.Africa Cinema Summit. Funmi Onuma country manager of Silverbird Cinema, Ghana (SBCG). This was topped by record numbers for Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame and Hobbs and Shaw....

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), the other declared candidate, garnered 29 votes. This conference, this House Republican majority is united. He said the intention is go to the House floor for a vote on Wednesday. Mike JohnsonPhoto by Drew Angerer/Getty Images Watch on Deadline Johnson has been in Congress since 2017. He is a defender ofDonald Trumpas he claimed that the 2020 presidential election was rigged. The congressman lobbied members to sign on to an unsuccessful lawsuit challenging the results....

ImaxCEO Rich Gelfond predicts the longSAG-AFTRAstrike will settle relatively soon. All Imax needs is one blockbuster, one concert film, or one streaming film at a time. So I feel better about our growth prospects versusexhibitions prospects regardless of when the strike settles. Apple’s ‘Killers Of The Flower Moon’Apple TV+ / Courtesy Everett Collection SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTPare meeting todayin an attempt to end the 100-plus day work stoppage. In terms of how it affects 2024…it depends when it settles....

Imaxswung to a profit and saw revenue revenue jump in the Septembers quarter, buoyed byOppenheimerand other content from Hollywood to local language films, concert films, docs and live events. The big screen exhibitor and tech company posted a net profit of $12 million versus a loss of $9 million the year earlier on revenue of $104 million, up 51%. It was the second highest grossing quarter of all time at the global Imax box office, the company said....

We made all efforts we could to survive during this period. Screenings were packed and at one point around 370,000 people were trying to buy tickets online. However, the numbers of foreign directors and producers has still not fully recovered. Jia Zhangke at the closing ceremony of the 7th Pingyao International Film FestivalPYIFF The idea is to support good cinema wherever it originates. However, he adds that the fund would still consider films that are not suitable for China release....

The world is in love withJapan,TohoTombo producer Georgina Pope told the seminar in her opening keynote speech. There is a massive global interest in everything Japanese: art, fashion, youth culture, food. And IP such as Anime, Manga, and film. Tokyo Film Festival. One of the main issues, Pope said, is the countrys lack of an official shooting permit system. Most directors want to shoot in Shibuya and Shinjuku. There isnt a proper location permit system in place....

Johnson won 220 votes while Hakeem Jeffries drew 209 votes. Johnson said his father died of cancer three days before he was elected in 2016. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) then yelled at him, point of order. Rep. Mike Johnson after he was nominated for speakerGetty Images McCarthy has continued to blame Democrats for joining with eight Republicans to oust him from his spot. He served only nine months in the role, which is second in line to the presidency....

The lineup for the Nov. 8 event was announced onNightly Newsthis evening. The debate will air from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET from the Adrianne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts in Miami-Dade County. Its the third Republican debate this cycle, but front runnerDonald Trumpis not expected to attend. He also co-moderated a Las Vegas presidential primary debate in February, 2020 from Las Vegas. Holt also moderated the first general election debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016....

Arnold was both Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility and MTV Staying Alive Foundation Executive Director. Archer-Haynes joined Paramounts international team in New York in 2014 following local market and cluster leadership roles in London. Paramount has commissioned eight studies on representation and portrayal in content since 2022. Georgia ArnoldParamount Wame Jallowhas replaced the long-serving her as Executive Director of the foundation, joining from nonprofit Population Media Center. MTV Staying Alive is aimed at helping young people to make informed choices....

(1972) andShaft in Africa(1973) as well as the short-lived 1973ShaftTV series. Richard Roundtree, The Prototype, The Best To Ever Do It!! SHAFT, as we know it is & will always be His Creation! Richard Roundtree in ‘Shaft’Kyle Kaplan / Warner Bros. / Courtesy Everett Collection !, Jacksonwrote in an IG tributefollowing Roundtrees death. Roundtrees creation has had a profound effect on a generation of filmmakers. In 2000,Shaftwas selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress....

Richard Roundtreedied and Hollywood is reacting to the news as they remember the late actor. Samuel L. Jackson was one of thefirst celebrities to pay tributeto Roundtree having worked together in the reboot ofShaft. Jackson said that Roundtrees passing leaves a deep hole not only in my heart. Richard RoundtreeCourtesy Everett Collection He was simply the best & we all loved him. Watch on Deadline Working with Richard Roundtree was a dream....

We are scheduled to continue talks with them tomorrow, the missive continued, as Deadline had reported earlier. Remember dont believe anything you read in the press unless it comes directly from us. Keep showing up on the picket lines and make your voices heard around the country. Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, Fran Drescher, Ted Sarandos, Bob Iger, David Zaslav & Donna LangleyGetty/Courtesy The reaction was pretty clear out of the gate. The proposal flopped, an individual close to the deliberations told Deadline....

Coppola was in talks to helm the final film in theTwilightsaga which the studio split into two parts. The director thought the story was too weird and opted out after one single meeting. We had one meeting, and it never went anywhere, Coppola said in an interview withRolling Stone. Sofia Coppola talks why she didn’t direct ‘Twilight’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’ live action filmSummit Entertainment / Courtesy Everett Collection / Miikka Skaffari / Getty Images / Disney...