AFI Fest Winners: ‘Majonezë’, ‘Forevergreen’ & ‘Shanti Rides Shotgun’ Take Grand Jury Prizes

AFI Fest Winners: ‘Majonezë’, ‘Forevergreen’ & ‘Shanti Rides Shotgun’ Take Grand Jury Prizes

We have the winners at the 2025 AFT Fest: The envelope, please… The Grand Jury prizes went to Giulia Grandinetti’s live-action short Majonezë, Charles Frank’s documentary short Shanti Rides Shotgun, and Nathan Engelhardt and Jeremy Spears’ toon short Forevergreen. See the jury’s statements on those pics below, followed by the films that earned Special Jury…

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Aidan Laprete, Kelley Pereira & Nelson Franklin Join Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’

Aidan Laprete, Kelley Pereira & Nelson Franklin Join Aaron Sorkin’s ‘The Social Reckoning’

EXCLUSIVE: Aidan Laprete (The Pitt, Drivers Ed), Kelley Pereira (The Runarounds), and Nelson Franklin (Veep) have joined the cast of The Social Network’s follow-up feature, The Social Reckoning, from Sony Pictures and filmmaker Aaron Sorkin, sources close to production tell Deadline. Sorkin returns with an original screenplay and will take on directing duties. They join…

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Kourtney Kardashian Unveils Lemme Purr Lollipops for Vaginas

Kourtney Kardashian Unveils Lemme Purr Lollipops for Vaginas

Kourtney Kardashian is a sucker for shock value.  But her latest Lemme venture may be the most jaw-dropping yet. The Kardashians star’s supplement brand recently launched its newest product: the Lemme Purr Probiotic Lollipops, infused with Vitamin C, pineapple and the SNZ 1969 probiotics to promote vaginal health.  “Our community fell in love with our…

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NBC News Addresses Low Trust In Media With “Reporting For America” Marketing Campaign Highlighting “Facts. Clarity. Calm”

NBC News Addresses Low Trust In Media With “Reporting For America” Marketing Campaign Highlighting “Facts. Clarity. Calm”

NBC News unveiled a new marketing campaign on Monday that attempts to address low trust in news media, promoting the network as a place for “facts” “clarity” and “calm.” A 60-second spot opens voices from ordinary Americans expressing frustration with the news environment, including one who says, “I turned off news altogether,” and another who…

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Apollo Management International Rebrands As Sales Firm Mavryk, Takes Five Titles To AFM

Apollo Management International Rebrands As Sales Firm Mavryk, Takes Five Titles To AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Apollo Management International has rebranded as sales firm Mavryk and will take a slate of five features to the American Film Market next month, including Follow Me with Connie Nielsen and Seance with Connor Paolo. Deadline announced Apollo’s move away from management and into film sales and production earlier this year. Bekkers told us of the company’s name change:…

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Cordlife submits information to MOH by extended deadline it was given

Cordlife submits information to MOH by extended deadline it was given

[SINGAPORE] Embattled cord blood bank Cordlife announced on Monday (Oct 27) that it had submitted on the same day the necessary written representations to the Ministry of Health (MOH) in response to the contents of a notice from the ministry. The submission was made within the 14-day extension the cord-blood bank operator had been given…

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Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer & Ann Dowd Starring In Supernatural Thriller ‘Poor Boy’; AMP Launching Sales For AFM

Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer & Ann Dowd Starring In Supernatural Thriller ‘Poor Boy’; AMP Launching Sales For AFM

EXCLUSIVE: Supernatural thriller Poor Boy is set to star Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential), Teresa Palmer (The Fall Guy) and Ann Dowd (The Handmaid’s Tale) with AMP launching world sales ahead of the American Film Market. The synopsis reads: “After a near fatal accident on his seventh birthday, a boy awakens from his coma, only to…

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