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Lexus Uptown Honors Hollywood Celebrates Long-Standing, Black Cultural Innovators in Film and TV

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Friday, March 1, 2024
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LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury car brand Lexus and UPTOWN magazine announce the return of Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood, a highly anticipated event that will salute cultural innovators in film and television who have made positive impacts on the portrayal of Black people through their remarkable contributions to the entertainment industry. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Sunset Room in Hollywood.

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  • LOS ANGELES, March 1, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Luxury car brand Lexus and UPTOWN magazine announce the return of Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood, a highly anticipated event that will salute cultural innovators in film and television who have made positive impacts on the portrayal of Black people through their remarkable contributions to the entertainment industry.
  • "Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood is a celebration of excellence, resilience, and creativity," said David Telfer, senior manager, advertising, and media for Lexus.
  • Lexus UPTOWN Honors Hollywood reaffirms the commitment of both Lexus and UPTOWN magazine to amplify diverse voices and celebrate the rich tapestry of talent within the Black creative community.
  • She rose to fame after playing the role of Deputy Raineesha Williams in the TV show "Reno 911" in 2003.

CRAFTY APES EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE / LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH EGG VFX AND KEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIRE

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crafty Apes, a full-service visual effects powerhouse with eight production facilities across North America and Europe, today announced the expansion of its international growth strategy, with a number of new global initiatives designed to strengthen its existing capabilities and enter compelling new markets and verticals. As part of these efforts, the company has formed a strategic partnership with EGG Post and VFX ("EGG"), a premier Dublin-based post-production and visual effects company, and has appointed Gracie Edscer, an industry-leading business development veteran, as Executive Producer, based in London.

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  • EGG will also provide local VFX resources as well as offline and online editorial, sound design and mixing, dailies, color and finishing.
  • EGG Co-founders Gary Shortall and Gareth Young said, "We're delighted to be joining forces with Crafty Apes, an iconic International VFX company.
  • Ireland is a strong VFX hub in Europe, and EGG and Crafty Apes both have experience servicing high-profile, large-scale projects for many years in our respective markets.
  • This alliance opens the door to a wider international client base for EGG and gives Crafty Apes direct access to the European market."

CRAFTY APES EXPANDS INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE / LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL GROWTH STRATEGY THROUGH PARTNERSHIP WITH EGG VFX AND KEY EXECUTIVE PRODUCER HIRE

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Tuesday, December 19, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Crafty Apes, a full-service visual effects powerhouse with eight production facilities across North America and Europe, today announced the expansion of its international growth strategy, with a number of new global initiatives designed to strengthen its existing capabilities and enter compelling new markets and verticals. As part of these efforts, the company has formed a strategic partnership with EGG Post and VFX ("EGG"), a premier Dublin-based post-production and visual effects company, and has appointed Gracie Edscer, an industry-leading business development veteran, as Executive Producer, based in London.

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  • EGG will also provide local VFX resources as well as offline and online editorial, sound design and mixing, dailies, color and finishing.
  • EGG Co-founders Gary Shortall and Gareth Young said, "We're delighted to be joining forces with Crafty Apes, an iconic International VFX company.
  • Ireland is a strong VFX hub in Europe, and EGG and Crafty Apes both have experience servicing high-profile, large-scale projects for many years in our respective markets.
  • This alliance opens the door to a wider international client base for EGG and gives Crafty Apes direct access to the European market."

CANADA GOOSE CELEBRATES FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND INDIVIDUALITY IN FW23 CAMPAIGN SHOT BY ANNIE LEIBOVITZ

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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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The Live in the Open campaign celebrates three trailblazing women from the distinctly different worlds of cinematography, performance and sport.

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  • The Live in the Open campaign celebrates three trailblazing women from the distinctly different worlds of cinematography, performance and sport.
  • Styled in a combination of Canada Goose hero styles for the season and pieces from their personal wardrobes, their individuality as female leaders and unwavering bond with mother nature shines through in Leibovitz's signature portraiture style.
  • It is not the first time that Annie Leibovitz has photographed for Canada Goose, having captured the brand's Fall/Winter campaign in 2022.
  • Finally, female consumers will also find warmth with a new Alpaca Scarf, Cashmere Toque, Cashmere Balaclava and Cashmere Gloves.

Lionsgate and Hasbro Sign Agreement for Lionsgate to Acquire Global Independent Content Platform eOne

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Thursday, August 3, 2023
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. and PAWTUCKET, R.I., Aug. 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) and Hasbro (NASDAQ: HAS) today announced that they have signed an agreement under which Lionsgate will acquire the independent content platform eOne in a transaction valued at approximately $500 million, comprised of cash of $375 million subject to additional purchase price adjustments, and the assumption of production financing loans.  The agreement is subject to Hart-Scott-Rodino approval and customary closing conditions.

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  • eOne is a world-class producer of scripted and unscripted television and motion pictures with global distribution and a 6,500-title film and television library.
  • Under the agreement, Lionsgate will acquire a library that includes titles such as 1917, Atomic Blonde, Green Book, Grey's Anatomy, Criminal Minds, Renegade and Designated Survivor.
  • As part of the agreement, Lionsgate also will acquire film development rights to Hasbro's Monopoly, based on the wildly popular board game.
  • "The acquisition of eOne checks off all the boxes in areas that play to our core strengths," said Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer.

ICON MANN REIMAGINES AFRICAN DIASPORIC NARRATIVES WITH SALUTE TO 'THE WOMAN KING' DIRECTOR GINA PRINCE-BYTHEWOOD, 'SIDNEY POITIER' DIRECTOR REGINALD HUDLIN, AND UZODINMA IWEALA, CEO OF THE AFRICA CENTER

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Monday, February 27, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, ICON MANN (IM) unveiled their upcoming in-person events centered around this year's awards season where IM will celebrate the achievements and accomplishments of filmmakers Reginald Hudlin (Sidney Poitier, House Party, Boomerang), George Tillman Jr. (Soul Food, Men of Honor), Gina Prince-Bythewood (The Woman King, Love & Basketball, The Old Guard), and The Africa Center's Uzodinma Iweala, in addition to partnerships with the National Film Authority of Ghana, Uganda Communications Commission, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC.

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  • The forum, entitled 'Africa 2 America,' places the African creative sector in Hollywood for the development of bilateral exchange.
  • ICON MANN reteamed with Sony Pictures for the annual ICON MANN HONORS dinner, which will take place on Wednesday, March 8th at Waldorf Astoria in Beverly Hills, California.
  • 2023 Honorees include Gina Prince-Bythewood, Reginald Hudlin and Uzodinma Iweala, CEO of the Africa Center NYC and NY Times Best-Selling Author of 'Beasts of No Nation.'
  • ICON MANN's Africa 2 America film market sessions partners officially with the National Film Authority of Ghana and Uganda Communications Commission.

Streamer Clix Celebrates Top 50 Black Voices 2023

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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
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Clix Inc., the free “Guidance Guru” for the top streaming movies and series celebrates February’s Black History Month, unveiling the 50 most extraordinary Black voices in media: icons, leaders, and legends Angela Basset to Zendaya; Lizzo to Byron Allen.

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  • Clix Inc., the free “Guidance Guru” for the top streaming movies and series celebrates February’s Black History Month, unveiling the 50 most extraordinary Black voices in media: icons, leaders, and legends Angela Basset to Zendaya; Lizzo to Byron Allen.
  • Our Top 50 Black Voices led streaming audience favorites, awards contenders and big global box office titles such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, The Woman King, Black Adam, Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Stranger Things, The Boys, Euphoria, The Godfather of Harlem, Glass Onion, and Kaleidoscope.
  • Clix identified 2023’s icons, leaders, and legends of excellence in the Black community of talent to include exceptional creators, actors, producers, directors, and writers of 2023’s most beloved, critically acclaimed and innovative streaming movies and series as the nation celebrates February’s Black History month.
  • Here's the Clix Top 50 Top Black Voices and where to stream our honorees’ works:
    Byron Allen, Media Entrepreneur, Byron Allen Presents TheGrio Awards, Paramount+.

AARP The Magazine Announces Nominees for the Annual Movies for Grownups® Awards

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Thursday, December 15, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine today announced the nominees for the upcoming annual Movies for Grownups® (MFG) Awards, with Elvis, Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Fabelmans, Tár, Top Gun: Maverick, The Woman King and Women Talking contending for Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups category. For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers. The 21st annual MFG Awards ceremony will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • For more than two decades, AARP's Movies for Grownups program has championed movies for grownups, by grownups, by advocating for the 50-plus audience, fighting industry ageism, and encouraging films and TV shows that resonate with older viewers.
  • And we're thrilled that the Movies for Grownups Awards are back as a live event, celebrating a profusion of grownup masterworks we could scarcely have imagined when we started the awards decades ago."
  • Proceeds from the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards will benefit Wish of a Lifetime From AARP to help grant life-changing wishes for older adults and shift the way society views aging.
  • AARP also produces the nation's largest circulation publications: AARP The Magazine and the AARP Bulletin.

Hasbro Initiates Sale Process for eOne TV and Film Business

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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Hasbro will maintain the capability to develop and produce animation, digital shorts, scripted TV and theatrical films for audiences related to core Hasbro IP.

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  • Hasbro will maintain the capability to develop and produce animation, digital shorts, scripted TV and theatrical films for audiences related to core Hasbro IP.
  • The Company plans to maintain significant development, production and financing capabilities to support its core brands across film, TV, animation and digital shorts.
  • We will retain these terrific capabilities while exploring the best way to maximize the value of the eOne TV & Film Business for the benefit of our shareholders.
  • The process aims to maximize the value of this significant business for Hasbro and its shareholders.

Mademoiselle and MARBL Host Exclusive TIFF Events Celebrating Creators

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Friday, September 9, 2022
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Both restaurants will host events focused on celebrating and uplifting BIPOC creators throughout the Festival.

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  • Both restaurants will host events focused on celebrating and uplifting BIPOC creators throughout the Festival.
  • Earlier this week, TIFF CEO, Cameron Bailey, hosted some of Torontos biggest creators at MARBL to kick off the Festival.
  • The event was followed by an official TIFF kick-off cocktail party at Mademoiselle on September 8th, in partnership with ETALK and hosted by Tyrone Edwards.
  • We designed Mademoiselle and MARBL to be spaces where attendees could enjoy the Festival, and for filmmakers, creators and production companies to host exclusive parties to celebrate their hard work, said Peter Girges, Owner of Mademoiselle and MARBL Restaurant.