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ITVFest Announces 2016 Official Selections, Panelists
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Willie DavidDOVER, Vt., (FNN NEWS) By ITVFest — On October 5-9, content creators from across the globe will gather in West Dover, VT for ITVFest, the original Independent Television and Film Festival. They’ll be joined by leading directors and producers, showrunners and actors at the five day festival, designed to showcase the best of independent television, web series and short films.
This year, ITVFest panelists include casting director, Erica Arvold; director, writer and producer Bobby Farrelly; actors Tamara Tunie and Brett Butler, Bravo’s Watch What Happens Live Executive Producer Caissie St. Onge, producer Assim Saied,Chairman and CEO of Akyumen Technologies Corp., Alexandra Shapiro, EVP for Marketing and Digital at NBCUniversal; film and television producer Dana Kuznetzkoff; writer Jacob Krueger; Showrunner, writer and producer Jerome Perzigan;producer Michael Rosenberg, author Neil Landau; executive producer and showrunner Randy Zisk; and many others.
More than 467 submissions were received from across the globe for the official selection slots. Close to 100 independent TV pilots, web series and short films will be screened at the festival, along with a series of panel discussions and workshops.
“ITVFest is the world’s largest, most accessible and longest running independent television festival,” said Philip Gilpin, ITVFest Executive Director. “Every year, the quality of the shows gets better and this year, many of the shows rival anything you can see currently on network TV. Dover is the perfect destination for the festival, allowing for relaxed gatherings and casual interactions throughout the weekend. We can’t wait for it to begin.”
With the majority of today’s visual content being created outside of the major networks & studios, independent artists have become a central force within the entertainment industry generating their own sustainable revenue streams and fan bases solely on the merits of their outstanding talent and engaging content. ITVFest judges reviewed every submission that came in, watching each show at least twice before scoring and determining the final selections. Shows selected for this year’s festival include documentary/reality shows, short films, web dramas, web comedies, television dramas, television comedies, and animated shows. A full line-up of the shows can be found at www.itvfest.com
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[PHOTOS] 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Supermodel Adriana Lima Boasts Baby Bump on ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Red Carpet
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May 28, 2022CANNES, France (FNN) – Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima brought a guest with her to the red carpet premiere of Top Gun: Maverick. No, we don’t mean her boyfriend Andre Lemmers, but her adorable–and well-styled–bun in the oven.
Lima, 40, graced the red carpet dressed in Chopard jewelry and a black long-sleeved Balmain gown with a baby bump cutout.
Lima announced in February that she was expecting her third child, this one being the first with Lemmers, and her first son. She has two daughters, Valentina, 12, and Sienna, 9, with ex-husband Marco Jarić.
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Florida National News editor Mellissa Thomas and FNN News international correspondent Patience Eding contributed to this report. | info@floridanationalnews.com
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[PHOTOS] 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Tom Cruise and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Cast Grace the Red Carpet
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May 28, 2022CANNES, France (FNN) – Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, and the cast and crew of Top Gun: Maverick landed for the 2022 Cannes Film Festival red carpet in style. (No, literally–the aircraft actually landed.)
Executive Producer Jerry Bruckheimer and his wife also joined the excitement on the red carpet for one of the most anticipated sequels in all of Hollywood.
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Interfaith Group Asks Starbucks to Drop Vegan Milk Surcharge
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FNN NEWSBOSTON (AP) — A group of Christian, Hindu, Buddhist and Jewish leaders is asking Starbucks to stop charging extra for vegan milk alternatives, saying the practice amounts to a tax on people who have embraced plant-based lifestyles.
In a statement issued Friday, an interfaith coalition led by Nevada-based Hindu activist Rajan Zed pressed the coffee chain to end the surcharges it called “unethical and unfair.”
“A coffee company should not be in the business of taxing individuals who had chosen the plant-based lifestyle,” said Zed’s statement, which was also signed by Thomas W. Blake, an Episcopal priest; Greek Orthodox clergyman Stephen R. Karcher; Buddhist priest Matthew Fisher; and Jewish rabbi ElizaBeth Webb Beyer.
The religious leaders cited numerous reasons why some Starbucks customers prefer alternatives to dairy, including dietary restrictions, ethical issues, environmental concerns, lactose intolerance, milk allergies and animal welfare.
Those who want plant-based milk should not have to pay more, they said, calling on the Seattle-based company’s CEO, Howard Schultz, and board chair Mellody Hobson to immediately drop the surcharge.
Starbucks outlets in the United States typically charge 50 cents to a dollar more for drinks made with plant-based milks.
Starbucks doesn’t charge for a splash of nondairy milk, including soy milk, coconut milk, almond milk and oat milk, though it does levy a surcharge for customized beverages made largely with those substitutes, spokesperson Megan Adams told The Associated Press.
It is not the first time Starbucks’ surcharge has riled the public. On Tuesday, activist and actor James Cromwell glued his hand to the counter of a Starbucks franchise in New York City to protest the practice.
Cromwell, 81, later used a knife to scrape it off. Police said there were no arrests.