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Call for Submissions, Eighteenth Annual Tribeca Film Festival®, April 24 – May 5, 2019
The 18th edition of the Tribeca Film Festival is scheduled April 24 to May 5, 2019 in the Big Apple, another round of ecstatic celebration of storytelling in all forms from film to TV, VR to gaming. Submissions open August 20 for feature and short films; episodic and online storytelling; virtual, immersive, and augmented reality; as well as branded entertainment.
Line Up for the Convergence Section of the 56th New York Film Festival, October 11 to 14, 2018
Edited by Gregg W. Morris The seventh edition of thise highly anticipated annual program delves into innovative modes of storytelling via interactive experiences, featuring Virtual Reality, Immersive Cinema, AI and more. “By expanding our virtual reality programming for 2018. it’s…
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy: Germaine Dulac, August 24-30
Despite being frequently overlooked in film history, Germaine Dulac’s bold experimentation helped legitimize cinema as an art form that would be on the same footing as painting, dance, theater, and music.
Projections, the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Annual Showcase of Innovative and Experimental Work
Projections features 36 short and feature films, with four world premieres, nine North American premieres, and 14 U.S. premieres.
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Digital Journalist’s Legal Guide
Tablet and mobile phone showing news online
Everything online journalists need to protect their legal rights. This free resource culls from all Reporters Committee resources and includes exclusive content on digital media law issues.
Reporters Committee reminds journalists of legal assistance hotline ahead of demonstrations in Charlottesville and D.C.
August 8, 2018
UPDATE (Aug. 8, 2018): This post has been update to include information provided by the City of Charlottesville and the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia (MPD) related to media operations and briefing areas, prohibited items, and contact information for press inquiries and in the event of an arrest or other incident.
Ahead of planned demonstrations marking the one-year anniversary of the ‘Unite the Right’ rally in Charlottesville that turned violent, the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press reminds journalists that our Legal Defense Hotline is available seven days a week for journalists who need legal support.
Main Slate Selections for This Year’s New York Film Festival
By Gregg W. Morris Thirty features include new films from Olivier Assayas, Bi Gan, Richard Billingham, Joel & Ethan Coen, Paul Dano, Claire Denis, Louis Garrel, Jean-Luc Godard, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Hong Sangsoo, Christophe Honoré, Barry Jenkins, Tamara Jenkins, Jia…
Jonathan Mena!
Former WORD Senior Editor Jonathan Mena.
How Do the Police Police Themselves?
The results of Freedom of Information Law requests filed in court by the New York Civil Liberties Union to find information on 23 police departments and their their policies on high-stakes interactions like uses of force, data on whom they stop and why, and how they train their officers. Over 15,600 pages of documents, many of which the public has never seen, to piece together a comprehensive understanding of what rules govern police actions.
Richard Prince’s Journal-isms – Friday July 27, 2018 July 28 Update
Although his news column was started to focus on diversity issues in the news media, the breadth of the reportage rivals CNN’s Reliable Sources about the news media in general.