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André Braugher had a rich and diverse filmography that included roles in Homicide: Life on the Street, Men of a Certain Age and as Captain Raymond Holt in the comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

The actor died December 12 at 61 but has left a legacy for generations with his film and television work. Braugher was nominated 11 times for the Primetime Emmy Awards and won twice.

Related: ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Cast & Producers Mourn André Braugher: “This Hurts. You Left Us Too Soon”

The first Emmy the actor received was in 1998 for his work as Detective Frank Pembleton in the NBC drama Homicide: Life on the Street. His second trophy would come in 2006 for his leading role in the FX mini-series Thief.

Related: André Braugher Remembered As “Megawatt Talent” & “Incredible Human Being”

Braugher’s other television credits included Gideon’s Crossing, The Practice, The Andromeda Strain, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Last Resort, New Girl, American Experience,...

CEO and executive producer Brad Parks and executive director Rod Beaudoin will lead the event, set to run from September 23-27.

Parks funded the acquisition of the festival last year as it rebooted as a champion of social causes and alongside Beaudoin is reaching out to international partners and embracing new media and “cutting edge entertainment”.

This year the festival - whose motto is See Good | Do Good | Feel Good — programmed 20 narrative features, 27 documentaries and 38 shorts from 3,019 submissions and has included social impact TV and social impact streaming projects incorporating Vine and YouTube content.

Parks brings more than 15 years of experience in community engagement and social commerce software and served for more than a decade as vice-president of The Hanleigh Companies, America’s first direct underwriter for Lloyds of London specialising in entertainment, professional sports and high-net-worth corporate risk management.

Beaudoin has more than 20 years of festival programming and entertainment experience and helped launch the Beloit International...

The 5th Annual Napa Valley Film Festival (Nvff), scheduled to take place November 11-15, has announced its Narrative and Documentary feature film line-ups for juried competition. The complete program of approximately 125 films, including special presentations, sneak previews of award season contenders, narrative and documentary shorts, and short features, as well as jury members, will be announced soon.

Directors of the Narrative and Documentary feature films in competition will participate in Nvff’s unique Artists-in-Residence Program presented in partnership with the incomparable Meadowood Napa Valley. Directors will stay at the luxury resort for six nights during the festival and are treated to special events and workshops with their competition group and industry mentors. Meadowood Napa Valley will also award $10,000 to the winning filmmakers in both the Narrative and Documentary competition categories at the Closing Night Awards Ceremony on Sunday, November 15.

“We experienced nearly a 50% jump in submissions this year, making it just that much more difficult to whittle down to our 10 narrative and 10 documentary feature films for our core competition,” said Nvff Executive & Artistic Director Marc Lhormer. “We look forward to sharing these compelling real and imagined stories with our audiences in November, and to supporting these innovative filmmakers and getting to know them during their tenure with us as Artists-in-Residence at Meadowood."

Nvff has also announced that former USA Today Chief Film Critic Claudia Puig will be joining the festival team. She will serve as a consulting programming director and industry liaison for the balance of 2015, and then take on full responsibilities of program director at the beginning of the 2016 festival planning cycle.

“After 15 years as a film critic, I became increasingly intrigued by the film festival world and what makes compelling film programming,” said Puig. “Some of the best and most original movies I’ve seen have made their debut at film festivals. Joining the Napa staff is especially exciting - only in its fifth year, the Napa Valley Film Festival is growing by leaps and bounds with its ambitious, forward-thinking and innovative programming, panels and events. The combination of film, wine and a gorgeous location made this an easy choice for my new career path, and I look forward to working with Marc, Brenda and the entire Nvff team.”

Narrative Competition Section

Films in the Narrative competition section feature actors Alexis Bledel, Jamie Chung, Eliza Dushku, Lyndsy Fonseca, Bryan Greenberg, Rebecca Hall, Jeremy Jordan, Josh McDermitt, Kal Penn and Jason Sudeikis, among others. The 10 films selected include:

"Astraea" – When humanity is mysteriously wiped out, clairvoyant 14 year-old Astraea is led by her older brother through the snowy landscapes of a post-apocalyptic America. Astraea chronicles their trek to find and connect with other survivors along the way to the far northeast where their parents are believed to still be alive. Directed by Kristjan Thor.

"Honeyglue" – Morgan seeks out a new perspective and lifestyle after receiving a severe life-threatening medical diagnosis. After meeting Jordan, an artist whose avenues for personal expression far transcend her conservative and stale world, the two spend her last months on an adventurous journey of self-discovery. Directed by James Bird.

"It’s Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong" – After a chance encounter in Hong Kong during which an ex-pat and a tourist seem to strike a romantic spark, Ruby and Josh are blessed with an equally coincidental second date. Unfortunately, the two seem to have found the perfect connections at the most inopportune times. Starring Bryan Greenberg and Jamie Chung. Directed by Emily Ting.

"Jane Wants a Boyfriend" – Jane, an aspiring costume designer on the autism spectrum, recruits her sister to help her find her first boyfriend. As she challenges the obstacles of her daily life in seeking a romantic connection, often failing, she also shows those closest to her that everyone deserves a chance at love. Starring Eliza Dushku. Directed by William Sullivan.

"Life in Color" – Mary, a failed nanny, and Homer, a floundering comedian, grapple with the harsh realities that preclude them from the success that appears to come so easily to others. The unlikely duo realizes that they can overcome their lack of home, job and purpose if they face defeat together. Starring Josh McDermitt and Katharine Emmer. Directed by Katharine Emmer.

"Lola’s Last Letter" – While completing her community service, a young woman continues to deal with the emotional trauma left over by the mistake that sent her to prison. As Lola’s camera captures details of her daily routine, the reason behind her resistance to moving on is revealed. Starring Valerie Brandy. Directed by Valerie Brandy.

"Moments of Clarity" – Two unlikely friends, Claire and Danielle, elude their protective parents and embark on a quest to repair an antique camera. A series of events lead to their adventure extending beyond their original plans, ultimately helping them both to better understand the worlds from which they had seemingly escaped. Starring Lyndsy Fonseca and Kristin Wallace. Directed by Stev Elam.

"Outliving Emily" – Twelve diverse actors portray the various stages of Tim and Emily’s anthologized marriage. Each pair uniquely captures the notable highs and lows that take place throughout the span of a life-long relationship, making their story highly relatable to couples everywhere. Starring Alexis Bledel, Zosia Mamet, Thomas Mann, Kal Penn, Jeremy Jordan, Phylicia Rashad and many more. Directed by Eric Weber and Sean Devaney.

"The King of New Orleans" – Larry’s story is chronicled from the passenger seat of his taxi cab. His regular commuters and new riders represent the various walks of life in the faded and haunted beauty of New Orleans. The compelling bond he creates with travelers and locals alike is forever changed by the heartbreaking effects of Hurricane Katrina. Directed by Allen Frederic.

"Tumbledown"– Hannah, the widow of an acclaimed folk musician, engages a New York professor to assist her in writing her late husband’s biography. Her emotions are thrown for a loop when he begins investigating the circumstances surrounding the untimely death. Starring Rebecca Hall and Jason Sudeikis. Directed by Sean Mewshaw.

Documentary Competition Section

"A Place to Stand" – Jimmy Santiago Baca was a seventeen-year-old petty thief and drug dealer when he was sentenced to five years in Arizona State Prison, one of the deadliest prisons in America. Baca began his incarceration violent, angry and illiterate. Against all odds, he taught himself how to read and write, discovering a passion for poetry that ultimately saved his life. Directed by Daniel Glick.

"Bounce: How the Ball Taught the World to Play" – Based on the book by anthropologist John Fox, “The Ball: Discovering the Object of the Game,” Bounce takes us to the far reaches of the globe and the deep recesses of our ancient past to answer the question: why do we play ball? Equal parts science, history and visual essay, the film follows the bouncing ball from animal play through professional sports to video games, exploring why we play and what play says about who we are and where we are going as a civilization. Directed by Jerome Thelia.

"Code: Debugging the Gap" –Code asks the questions: why is there a dearth of female and minority software engineers, what would society gain from having more women and people of color coding, and how do we get there? Code highlights breakthrough efforts that are producing a more diverse set of computer programmers. Directed by Robin Hauser Reynolds.

"King Georges"– Fiery French chef Georges Perrier is on a crusade to save his world-renowned 40-year-old Philadelphia restaurant, Le Bec-Fin, from closing. Times and tastes have changed – what was once cutting edge is now out of favor. "King Georges" is the story of a determined, tragi-comic figure, and his fight to keep culinary traditions alive. Directed by Erika Frankel.

"Life Under Siege: Exploring Gaza’s Secret Tunnels" – "Life Under Siege" is the story of a U.S.-Palestinian family divided by the siege on the Gaza Strip, and reunited under the cloak of the Arab Spring. Director Miriam Abu Sharkh’s travels to Gaza investigates the smuggling tunnels to Egypt, and attempts to forge relationships with her father and half siblings, whom she is only able to visit by result of monumental social movements. Directed by Miriam Abu Sharkh.

"Right Footed" – Despite being born without arms, Jessica Cox overcame both physical and emotional challenges to become fully independent. She learned to type with her toes, drive a car with her feet, and amazingly, fly an airplane. "Right Footed" follows Jessica as she transforms from a motivational speaker to a mentor, and eventually into a leading advocate for people with disability. Directed by Nick Spark.

"Romeo is Bleeding" – Donte Clark’s poetic voice was honed on the violent street corners of his struggling city of Richmond, California. Rather than succumb to the everyday pressures to just survive, Clark uses his artistic perspective – and a good dose of inspiration from the Bard – to create a personalized production of Romeo & Juliet as one man’s attempt to save his city from itself. Directed by Jason Zeldes.

"Since: The Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103" – When a terrorist-planted bomb destroyed Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in December 1988, 270 lives were ended and a heartbreaking new reality for thousands of relatives begun. Since follows the victims’ families on a 23-year quest for justice and the truth. Directed by Phil Furey.

"The Family Next Door" – He was the star Yale football player who went on to become an attorney. She was the beautiful cheerleader who became a loving, caring teacher. Their genes were perfect to start a dream family. Four children and seventeen years later, they are the family that no one wants to be: the family affected by autism, with drastically altered expectations, and yet with patience, grace, determination and unconditional love. Directed by Michael Messner and Barry Reese.

"The Uncondemned" – In 1997, a mismatched group of underdog lawyers embarked on a quixotic quest to have rape classified as an international war crime for the first time. "The Uncondemned" is the story of their fight for the first conviction and the story of the heroic Rwandan women who risked a wave of witness assassinations to testify.

Jeremy Jordan, who currently stars alongside Anna Kendrick in the big screen romance The Last Five Years, has signed on to play Winslow "Wynn" Schott in CBS' Supergirl pilot. As you may know from the DC Comics, Wynn Schott eventually becomes the villainous Toyman, but it isn't known if we will see this transformation on Supergirl. Jeremy Jordan will guest star in the pilot episode, with the potential to recur in the series.

We first learned about Wynn Schott's presence in Supergirl after character breakdowns released in August revealed that this character is a 20-something programmer for CatCo, the same company Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist) works at as an assistant to company founder Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart). Wynn also lives next door to Kara, and harbors a huge crush for her. Jeremy Jordan joins a cast that also includes Mehcad Brooks as CatCo photographer Jimmy Olsen, Laura Benanti as Kara's Kryptonian birth mother Alura Zor-El,...

Phylicia Rashad and Andre Braugher, have been added to the cast of "Outliving Emily," a project based on a short story about the tumultuous marriage of a couple, over half a century. Comprised of 6 vignettes, each portrayed by twelve different actors, with real-life husband and wife Olympia Dukakis and Louis Zorich playing the couple in the final stages of their life together, the project also features Jeremy Jordan, Adam Rose and Luke Brandon Field.  "Outliving Emily" is produced by Josh Sugarman through the Tenafly Film Co. It is directed by Eric Weber from his own script, based on his short story. Given the cast, this should, at the very least, be a well-acted film. Rashad was...

Kal Penn has been added to the cast of Stereotypically You.

The Harold and Kumar and House actor has also committed to the film Outliving Emily.

Penn will film both movies this summer while he is on a break from Vince Gilligan's upcoming series Battle Creek, Deadline reports.

In Stereotypically You, Penn will portray a womaniser opposite SNL's Abby Elliott and Men at Work's Kelen Coleman.

Filming is slated to begin next week in New York.

Later this summer, Penn will then board the drama Outliving Emily, the story of one couple's marriage over half a century.

Gilmore Girls' Alexis Bledel, Zosia Mamet of Girls and Amityville Thomas Mann also star.

Kal Penn, who stars in the CBS mid-season series Battle Creek from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, has signed on for two indie comedies, Stereotypically You and Outliving Emily.

Stereotypically You centers on Charlie Carroll (Aaron Tveit), who loses his job and his girlfriend on the same day, as he goes on a journey of self-discover. Kal Penn will play a serial womanizer in the dating comedy, which also stars Lauren Miller, Cloris Leachman, Abby Elliott and Kelen Coleman. Benjamin Cox is directing from his own screenplay, with production scheduled to begin in New York City next week.

Outliving Emily is an ensemble that follows the 50 year marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty through a series of six vignettes. No details were released for Kal Penn's character, but he joins a cast that includes Alexis Bledel, Zosia Mamet, Thomas Mann, Jeremy Jordan, Phylicia Rashad and Olympia Dukakis. Eric Weber...

• Girls star Zosia Mamet and Thomas Mann (Project X) have joined the cast of Outliving Emily, an ensemble project currently underway in New York that’s made up of six distinct vignettes. Eric Weber (A Jersey Christmas) is writing and directing the pic about a tumultuous marriage told across 50 years. [Variety]

• Zoe Soul, who played the daughter who doesn’t go missing in Prisoners, has joined the cast of The Next Chapter Of The Purge. The James DeMonaco-scripted and directed follow-up to this summer’s surprise box office hit The Purge also stars Frank Grillo, Michael K. Williams (Boardwalk Empire...