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The Made in NY Awards have announced Darren Aronofsky, Michelle Buteau, Tracy Morgan, and Thomas J. O’Donnell, president of Local 817 International Brotherhood of Teamsters, as the honorees for the upcoming 2025 ceremony.

Earlier this year, Mome presented a Made in NY award to producer Celia Costas at the 45th Annual New York Women in Film & Television Muse Awards.

Created in 2006 by Mome, the Made in NY awards shine a light on the film and television artists who bring the streets and iconic locations of New York City to screens around the world and encourage global audiences to visit, work, and live here.

Hosted by New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Pat Swinney Kaufman, the Made in NY Awards ceremony will come on the heels of the 23rd Tribeca Festival. The ceremony will take place June 16 at the mayor’s official residence, Gracie Mansion.

The delayed New York State budget has been signed and sealed by Gov. Kathy Hochul with expanded incentives for film and television production. The news comes at the close of a frenetic week following Donald Trump’s bombshell proposal Sunday for tariffs on content produced outside the U.S.

California is working on a major expansion of its incentives. A plan unveiled by Trump’s Special Ambassador to Hollywood, Jon Voight, includes new federal tax credits for U.S. productions in addition to any state programs. But that’s being considered alongside a 120% import tax, which has panicked the film industry in the U.S. and globally. The administration has said no final decisions have been made and it’s unclear where this is headed.

Meanwhile, the sweetened New York package has been bumping around since last year. Gov. Hochul’s proposed budget was signed off on by the Assembly and the State Senate,...

The drug war between Oz Cobb (Colin Farrell) and Sofia Falcone (Cristin Millioti) in The Penguin may have blown a literal hole in Gotham City, the show itself has been a major boon for Gotham's real-life counterpart, New York City. While critics and audiences sung the praises of the show when it was released earlier this year, and guilds and awards bodies are prepping to give the show all the awards in the world next year, New York City's Mayor has praised the show for bolstering the city's economy.

According to statistics released by the Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment, The Penguin shooting in New York contributed over $134.7 million to the city. Calling all box office junkies, prepare to get nerdy, because the figure has been broken down into detailed categories. Over $73 million went to the wages of over 2,200 local cast and crew. Another $60.8 million went towards local economic activity.

The Penguin may be one of Batman’s greatest villains, but it turns out Oswald Cobblepot is a hero for New York City’s economy.

According to the Mayor’s Office of Media & Entertainment, the HBO series contributed over 134.7 million during filming, citing internal data from Warner Bros. Discovery.

That investment included over $73 million in wages to more than 2,200 local cast and crew, $60.8 million in local economic activity, $6.3 million on location fees and permits, $5.4 million on props and set dressing, $5.3 million on transportation and car rentals, $2.1 million on local catering and $1.5 million on hotels and lodging.

The drama, which filmed for 112 days around New York, including all five NYC boroughs, as well as in Westchester County and on Long Island, earned the “Made in NY” production title – an honor granted only to projects filmed 75% or more in New York.

We're over the moon that #MadeinNY series "The Penguin" was predominantly shot in NYC,...

The inaugural Climate Film Festival unspools tonight leading into the opening of New York Climate Week with hundreds of events across the city as the United Nations General Assembly comes to order. Look for a celeb actor (under wraps until Monday) staffing a vegan hot dog truck near Union Square courtesy of Yellow Dot, the nonprofit production studio founded last year by Adam McKay (Don’t Look Up). The sauerkraut and mustard dog is called Coal and Gas Pollution are Responsible For One in Five Deaths Worldwide.

Yellow Dot also presents a New York version of its live LA show Let’s Not Die NY!! at Chelsea Music Hall.

Media and entertainment is a growing piece of Climate Week, launched and run for the last 15 years by international nonprofit Climate Group, which has its own agenda — opening night on Sunday — and affiliates with hundreds of other events. The Hollywood Climate Summit,...

The “Made in NY” Awards ceremony will return this fall after a decade of handing out the honors behind the scenes.

Created in 2006 by the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment, the “Made in NY” Awards celebrate excellence in New York City’s creative community and recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to NYC’s entertainment and digital media industries.

Prior recipients of the “Made in NY” award include 2024 Academy Award nominees Noah Baumbach, Danielle Brooks, Robert De Niro and Jeffrey Wright, as well as Awkwafina, Alex Borstein, Tina Fey, Caroline Hirsch, “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Spike Lee, Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Nas, Rosie Perez and “Sesame Street.”

From 2014 until earlier in 2024, no ceremony was held, and instead individual “Made in NY” Awards were presented to winners at various entertainment events throughout the city including the Gotham Awards and the Nywift Muse Awards.

The New York Latino Film Festival (Nylff), the nation’s premier Latino film festival, kicks off Latino Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to 22, with an impressive roster of more than 130 films from nearly 20 countries, to be held, once again, at Regal Union Square, the festival announced on Thursday.

Opening Night will be held for the first time at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre (18 Minetta Lane, NYC), Audible’s creative home for live performances in New York.

This year’s Festival opens with the World Premiere of “Clemente,” directed by David Altrogge and executive-produced by LeBron James and filmmaker Richard Linklater. The feature-length documentary explores the life, career, and legacy of baseball great Roberto Clemente, who opened the door for future generations of Latino baseball players.

Also making its World Premiere is PBS’ “Voces American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos,” co-created by actor and activist John Leguizamo and filmmaker Ben DeJesus.

On March 4, major Hollywood crew unions began negotiating their health and pension benefits with studios and streamers, with Hollywood Teamsters head Lindsay Dougherty saying, “We will strike if we have to” during the talks. But some Los Angeles-area crewmembers say that, in the aftermath of the writers’ and actors’ walkouts in 2023, there doesn’t seem to be that much work to halt if their own stoppage is called.

Caught in a brutal industry contraction amid the demise of Peak TV, crewmembers describe an anemic return to production after the strikes, which is exacerbating problems for those who already had significantly fewer opportunities to work in 2023.

“There hasn’t been any real work,” says one location manager based in L.A., who didn’t work for seven and a half months during and after the strikes. “The industry is not back. What’s back is a few things that are doing...

New York has launched a new council aimed at addressing challenges to the city’s live entertainment industry.

On Monday, Mayor Eric Adams convened the inaugural meeting of the first-ever Live Performance Industry Council, which features a mix of leaders representing the theater, music and dance industries from the city’s arenas, cultural institutions, unions, nonprofit sector and city government.

“Live performance has long been the heart and soul of this city,” said Adams in a statement. “By bringing together leaders from across the industry and city government, we are not only supporting the individuals who make the live performance industry great, but also ensuring that New York City will always be a global creative capital.”

The council, which is co-chaired by Ken Sunshine, founder of Sunshine Sachs, and Coco Killingsworth, vice president of social impact at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is focused on developing measures to support and...

The New York Latino Film Festival (Nylff), the nation’s premier Latino film festival, kicks off Latino Heritage Month from Sept. 15-24. It features an impressive roster of 116 films from nearly 20 countries. Watch a trailer for the festival above.

Held, once again, at Regal Union Square, Nylff will open with the New York City premiere of Amazon Prime’s film “Cassandro”, starring Gael Garcia Bernal. It follows the true story of a colorful gay wrestler from El Paso who rose to international stardom.

Presented by Kino Lorber, the Festival will screen Aristotle Torres’ debut feature “Story Ave”, starring Luis Guzman as an Mta transit worker held up by young graffiti artist Kadir (Asante Blackk).

HBO Documentaries will present “You Were My First Boyfriend”, the heartwarming story of Cecilia Aldarondo as she revisits her 1990s adolescence. Also showing is “Radical”, the story of actor Eugenio Derbez as a teacher in a...

Comic Con hasn’t been strictly superheroes in a long, long time. We have scoured the schedule for this year’s event and have pulled out the dark, the bloody, the monstrous, and the ghostly panels that look to be right up FEARnet readers’s alley.

Paranormal Passion Panel

Authors discuss the inclusion of romantic elements in their action-packed novels. Protagonists must battle the forces of evil while trying to keep the world (and often their lovers) safe from destruction. Maryelizabeth Hart of Mysterious Galaxy leads a discussion with Comic-Con special guest Christine Feehan (The Dark Series), Claudia Gray (Spellcaster), Aprilynne Pike (Earthbound), Lauren Kate (The Fallen Novels), Kendare Blake (Antigoddess), and Magnus Flyte (City of Dark Magic).

Thursday July 18, 2013 10:30am - 11:30am

Room 24Abc

Masters of the Web

Some of the most prominent and influential film pundits on the web discuss the film industry, writing for film online,...

Comic-Con has released the full schedule of all the events that will take place over the course of its four days, which you can see for yourself here. For your convention convenience, we’ve collected all of best movie-related panels, programs, Q&As, screenings, and dog-and-pony shows below, including ones involving anticipated upcoming releases like Ender's Game, Divergent, Gravity, and The World’s End. Check them out and mark your calendars. San Diego Comic-Con runs July 17-21. For the full list of TV highlights, check out our list on Inside TV.

Thursday, July 18

Thurs., 10:30am-11:30am, Room 6A,...

Comic-Con International has announced the schedule for the third day of San Diego Comic-Con 2013 on Saturday, July 20. You can clickHere to check out the full schedule, including comic book-related events, but we have pulled out all the movie, DVD, and TV-related panels right here. Take a look at what this day has to offer.

10:00 Am - 11:00 Am A&E Bates Motel

The Bates Motel is open for business in San Diego! Executive producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) will release new footage from the highly acclaimed A&E drama series Bates Motel exclusively for Comic Con attendees. The executive producers will be joined by the cast, including Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan), Olivia Cooke (Emma), and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero) to discuss the show's unique backstory and creation. Fans will get an opportunity to...

The full Saturday, July 20th schedule for Comic-Con has been officially announced and includes panels for Bates Motel, Godzilla, True Blood, and much more. Continue reading for a list of Saturday’s horror events:

A&E Bates Motel: “The Bates Motel is open for business in San Diego! Executive producers Carlton Cuse (Lost) and Kerry Ehrin (Friday Night Lights) will release new footage from the highly acclaimed A&E drama series Bates Motel exclusively for Comic Con attendees. The executive producers will be joined by the cast, including Academy Award nominee Vera Farmiga (Norma Bates), Freddie Highmore (Norman Bates), Max Thieriot (Dylan), Olivia Cooke (Emma), and Nestor Carbonell (Sheriff Alex Romero) to discuss the show’s unique backstory and creation. Fans will get an opportunity to hear more about season 2, debuting in 2014 on A&E, and will have a chance to ask the cast and creators questions during a Q&A.

Comic-Con is releasing its daily schedules over this long holiday weekend and the schedule for Saturday, July 20 has just come out. The day features panels on TV favorites like How I Met Your Mother (at the Con for the first time!), True Blood, and The Vampire Diaries as well as upcoming shows like Dracula and The Originals, and much more. Many of the major film panels are Saturday, including a look at the upcoming Hunger Games: Catching Fire, the Marvel panel, which will feature the Thor and Captain America sequels, and WB and Legendary’s panel featuring Godzilla, and Gravity.

There's always one day during the Sdcc when you just shake your head, laugh, and say, "This schedule is ridiculous." Saturday, July 20th, is shaping up to be that day this year.

Horror fans will have a lot of choices to make as the "Bates Motel" panel battles the one-two punch of Godzilla and Seventh Son. Later in the day you'll be faced with choosing to learn more about "True Blood," Telltale's The Walking Dead video game, or "Being Human." Right now 20th Century Fox's presentation that runs at the same time remains "To Be Announced," but once details are revealed, we'll provide an update.

Other panels vying for your attention throughout the day are "The Originals," "Grimm," I, Frankenstein teamed with The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (that combination should make for some interesting audience reactions), a look at gameplay from Dead Rising 3 on the Xbox One, more games, comics,...

The official San Diego Comic-Con schedule for Saturday has just been announced. We’ve included a number of the horror highlights, including True Blood, Pacific Rim, Silent Hill: Revelations and much more. There’s also a rumor that we’ll get our first glimpse of the upcoming Godzilla remake during the Legendary Pictures panel.

12:00-1:00 Cbldf Master Session: Charlie Adlard— With his work on The Walking Dead, Charlie Adlard has proved to be a master of abstract anatomy, suspenseful storytelling, and the imaginative depiction of a familiar but terrifying world. Get a glimpse of his approach to creating the definitive zombie narrative of the 21st century at this Cbldf Master Session. The pieces created will be auctioned off at Cbldf’s Art Auction tonight. Room 11Ab

12:00-1:00 Nerdist Channel— Chris Hardwick (the host of BBC America’s The Nerdist and AMC’s Talking Dead) and...

Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for the third full day at the Con, Saturday, July 14. We have pulled out all the movie, DVD, and TV-related events right here. You can also clickHere to check out the events happening on Wednesday and Thursday, and clickHere for the events happening on Friday.

10:00-11:00 After Earth

Enter the world of After Earth with an in-depth panel that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at the universe of the upcoming film and comic book. With the film now in post-production and set to hit theaters next June, screenwriter Gary Whittaand director of photography Peter Suschitzky will discuss the making of the film.

In After Earth, one thousand years after cataclysmic events forced humanity's escape from Earth, Nova Prime has become mankind's new home. Legendary General Cypher Raige (played by Will Smith) returns from an extended tour of duty to his estranged family,...

Another day, another schedule for the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con. Next up is Day 3 - Saturday, July 14th - which is just about as chock-full of events for the horror crowd as Friday the 13th!

As always, our focus is the horror panels, but included are a few others that we think will be of interest as well. Remember that times and participants are subject to change so keep your eyes on the official Sdcc site for updates. And hopefully they'll provide a fix soon for the Sdcc smartphone app - in years past it's been extremely helpful.

10:00-11:00 Comic-Con How-To: Anatomy of a Fight Scene, Part One— Stories are about conflict, and there is no purer form of conflict than a good ol' fisticuffs-style brawl-or sword fight, laser battle, western shootout, or even two chicks pulling each other's hair. How do you put that much action down on...

Pat Swinney Kaufman has seen huge changes in her 18 years as executive director of the New York State Governor’s Office for Motion Picture and Television Development, but one constant has been her attendance at the annual Locations Show organized in Southern California by the Association of Film Commissioners International. “You want to be out here because there’s always a story to tell and information to share,” said Kaufman, who was accompanied on her trip by her husband, Lloyd Kaufman, founder of Troma Films. “You want to touch base with people you’ve known for years, and there are always new

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Shabana Azmi has been honoured by the city of New York for her contribution to cinema. Azmi was presented with a 'Proclamation by the City of New York' "in recognition of her great contribution to the art of cinema and for her participation with the movie industry in New York City". Patricia Kaufman, Executive Director of Motion Picture and Television Development, presented Azmi with the proclamation, saying: "Shabana Azmi's talent has garnered international acclaim, helping to shape the Indian film industry and build awareness of Indian cinema in North America," Ndtv reports. The proclamation also applauded her work as a social activist, noting that apart from being a "highly respected" advocate for social justice, she has worked tirelessly for other causes, including funding for displaced Kashmiri migrants and relief (more)...

Did you miss the Filmmaker Conference at Independent Film Week last month? Me too – I managed to catch a few panels, but I spent most of the week running around, working, and attending other Ifw events (as evidenced by my photo blogs here, here, and here).

Luckily, Ifp will streaming the entire conference available to members. One new video will be added to ifp.org every weekday this month. Membership levels start at $35, which for roughly 30 hours of film industry education (and tons of other benefits) is not a bad deal.

One video is already online – a case study of Sundance Audience Award winning documentary Buck featuring director Cindy Meehl, producer Julie Goldman, editor Toby Shimin, associate producer Sofia Santana, line producer Alice Henty, and co-executive producer and Back Allie Films president Andrea Meditch.

Other panels coming soon:

Keynote addresses from Geoffrey Gilmore (Tribeca Enterprises), Rose Kuo (Film Society of...

Following last year's pattern, the last day of San Diego Comic Con 2011 is all about kids. With the 8th annual San Diego International Children's Film Festival being kicked off on Sunday, July 24, about 60 short films from around the world are brought to the convention in a presentation that runs from 10:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.

"Tom and Jerry & The Wizard of Oz", which will be available on Blu-Ray Combo Pack and DVD on August 23, will be premiered in a screening taking place at Room 6A. Eleven-year-old animator and child film critic Perry Chen will participate in "The Holocaust Through the Eyes of a Child, Animated by a Child" panel which will bring forward his work "Ingrid Pitt: Beyond The Forest" as a topic of discussion.

The final day of this year's Comic Con is also filled with education programs such as the fourth day of comprehensive course on...

Comic-Con International has released the full schedule for Sunday July 24th for San Diego Comic-Con 2011. This is the final day of the convention. Sunday is known as Kids day and is usually the slowest of all the days, there are a few surprises though. In all my years of going to Comic-Con I've never been to a panel in Hal H. Usually nothing is happening in Hall H on Sunday, this year there are a few TV programs going on in Hall H such a as Glee, Supernatural, Doctor Who, The Cleveland Show, Sons of Anarchy, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and this year Buffy the Musical will be in the great Hall as well. I've never been to the Buffy Musical event, and I think I finally want to go this year. A couple of other things worth noting are a one on one panel with Nathan Fillion, and Max Brooks talks about zombies.

San Diego Comic-Con has released its full schedule for Saturday. We have pulled out all of the movie, TV, and DVD-related activities for both nights below. If you want the full schedule with all the comic-book related activities, you can clickHere

Saturday, July 24

10:00-10:45 Chuck Screening and Q&A

Comic-Con fan-favorite Chuck returns with a bang for its farewell panel to celebrate its fifth and final season. Executive producer and co-creator Chris Fedak, along with series stars Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski, Joshua Gomez, Ryan McPartlin, Mark Christopher Lawrence, Vik Sahay, Scott Krinsky with Sarah Lancaster, and Adam Baldwin, offer a Q&A with fans and an unforgettable video presentation. Produced by Fake Empire, Wonderland Sound and Vision in association with Warner Bros. Television, Chuck airs Friday at 8:00 Et/Pt on NBC, and Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season DVD and Chuck: The Complete Fourth Season Blu-ray will be released this fall.

TromaDance Co-Director Jonathan Lees has unveiled the poster for the 12th Annual TromaDance Film Festival (April 22-23, Asbury Park, New Jersey). The 12th Annual TromaDance Film Festival will feature films including Drew Bolduc’s The Taint, Joshua Grannell’s All About Evil, and the East Coast premiere of Miguel Angel Vivas’ Kidnapped (courtesy of IFC Films). TromaDance will also include films from Oscar nominated animator Bill Plympton as well as a panel including Plympton, Fangoria Managing Editor Michael Gingold, animator John Goras, and New York Film Commissioner Pat Kaufman.

TromaDance is the first film festival wholeheartedly devoted to filmmakers and fans. Unlike every other film festival, TromaDance does not charge filmmakers to submit their films. Entrance to all screenings is free and open to the public. Also, there are no VIP reservations or preferential treatment regarding films, panels, or parties of any kind given. The organizers of TromaDance believe films are meant to be seen,...

April 7, 2011 (New York, NY) -  It was announced today by Tromadance director Jonathan Lees, that the Tromadance Film Festival (April 22-23, Asbury Park NJ) will feature guest panelists Michael Gingold (Managing Editor of Fangoria Magazine), cult animator John Goras (Chirpy), and legendary Queen of Independent Cinema, Debbie Rochon, along with Academy Award nominated animator Bill Plympton, and New York State Film Commissioner Pat Kaufman.  Special guest panelist and Tromadance founder, Lloyd Kaufman, will serve as moderator. 

The panel will be Selling Your Movie in the Age of Digital Revolution.  Now that the digital revolution has allowed all of us to make our own damn movies, how do we live off them in a media world controlled by giant conglomerates?

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Pat Kaufman, as New YorkState's Film Commissioner, has spearheaded the $2 billion NY State incentive program which has fostered the great growth of New York's film industry.

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Bonnie hit the carpet at the 30th annual ceremony in New York City!

On Dec. 8, Bonnie joined The New York Women in Film & Television to support the careers of women in entertainment at the 30th annual Muse awards. Nywift supports women calling the shots in film, television and digital media. The organization energizes the careers of women in entertainment by illuminating their achievements, providing training and professional development activities, and advocating for equity. Membership includes more than 2,000 women and men working both above and below the line. Nywift is part of a global network of 40 women and film organizations, representing more than 10,000 members worldwide.

Bonnie joined all of the honorees yesterday including, Pmk*Bnc Chairman & CEO Cindi Berger, Executive Director of New York State Governor’s Office for Motion Picture and Television Development Pat Swinney Kaufman, A&E Television Networks President & CEO Abbe Raven, and Desperate Housewives star Vanessa Williams...

New York -- Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Rachael Ray and New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez are lending their pro-bono on-screen support to New York as a tourism destination in a new summer/fall TV ad campaign under the banner "I Love New York."

The state on Tuesday unveiled two 30-second TV spots with the celebrities -- along with 15-second promos featuring them individually -- produced by director Bob Giraldi.

 

State officials lauded the latest spot -- the first TV spot since 2006 -- for bringing together big names for pro-bono work at a time when the state is looking for tourism as a key part of its economic recovery strategy. "The commercial, film, and television industries has been incredibly supportive of New York State over the years," emphasized Pat Swinney Kaufman, executive director of the Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development.

The "I Love New York" branding campaign...

New York -- Chaos in the New York State Senate in Albany on Monday overshadowed a meeting of film and TV production sector representatives with the office of Katherine Oliver, head of the NYC Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting, to discuss the future shape of the city's successful production tax incentives.

The Mayor's Office didn't comment Monday, but two sources familiar with the situation said the two sides expressed a willingness to discuss the situation further.

With only two weeks to go to the summer break of the New York State legislature in Albany, the industry has suggested extending the New York City production tax credits at the current 5% through 2013. But to give New York City time to address budget woes amid the recession, the proposal includes caps for annual payouts by the city, under which it would provide money for small projects more quickly, while delaying payouts...