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Tribeca Film Festival Launches Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Projects
77 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by AT&T, has announced the first half of their feature films, which includes: U.S. Narrative and International Narrative competition sections, as well as the Documentary competition selections. Tribeca is stepping up their presence with virtual and augmented reality projects with VR headset content, five immersive installations and the virtual arcade. VIRTUAL ARCADE Virtual Arcade debuts at the 2016 Festival, helping to expand the immersive entertainment slate with additional VR experiences from some of the leading creators and emerging voices in this new medium. The selections, available April 18-20, will offer 13 different projects
The Fashion Fund Available to Stream on Amazon Video
Anna Wintour & Diane von Furstenberg Select Designers for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Amazon announced a 10-episode docu-series titled The Fashion Fund to stream on Amazon Prime. The design and outfits showcased on the show will work in conjunction with the season premiere, Amazon Fashion will showcase collections from designers featured on the show. Condé Nast Entertainment and Break Thru Films have teamed up to produce the first two seasons, and will showcase the 2015 fashion designs with the third season being released on Amazon Prime each Thursday evening. In a press release from businesswire.com, they share insight from Michael Paull, Vice
Google Launches Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) to Compete with Facebook’s Instant Articles
An Open Source Solution to Building a Faster Mobile Web Two of the larger technology-based companies, Google and Facebook, have been developing code to assist Web publishers with faster loading experiences for their readers on mobile devices. Google has noted that their Accelerated Mobile Pages, AMP project is a way to build Web pages with static content that renders at faster speeds. AMP in action consists of three different parts: AMP HTML AMP JS Google AMP Cache To break that down, Google is providing Web publishers code to add to their articles to enhance the speed when someone is viewing an article
The 88th Academy Awards Hosted by Chris Rock
#OscarsSoWhite Gets the Treatment by Chris Rock at the Dolby Theatre The Oscars will be held this evening, February 28, 2016, from downtown Los Angeles and broadcasted on ABC at 7 p.m. EST. They will be presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). The awards will honor the best films of 2015 and is scheduled to air and stream live tonight on ABC. Chris Rock will be hosting the award ceremony. His comedic edge will fit perfectly with the buzz that has been building around the Oscars this year for excluding African American actors from the nominees
Tribeca Film Festival Hosts Snapchat Short Films, Virtual Reality Projects, Tina Fey and More
Worldwide Cultural is Celebrated at Tribeca 2016 The Tribeca Film Festival will be premiering over 20 virtual reality installations at the event this year. Tribeca has noted that 16 of them will be making their world debut. Maasai, a virtual reality project produced by Felix & Paul Studios, will be making their mark at the event. Felix & Paul Studios will be a “Featured Creator” at the Tribeca Festival Hub for 2016. The VR filmmakers will appear as part of Imagination Day and a selection of their work, including Inside Impact: East Africa with President Bill Clinton, Cirque du Soleil’s Inside the Box of Kurios,
Preview Films Set to Premiere at SXSW Film 2016
Greener Grass, The Hollywood Shorties, Snowfall + More Premiere at SXSW SXSW will showcase and premiere dozens of new films over March 11-19 in downtown Austin, Texas. One of the emerging fields that will be a highlight at SXSW Film 2016 will be the VR/AR track taking place March 16-18. The Hilton Austin Downtown will be the epicenter for virtual reality-based cinematography. Creative Control, a film by Benjamin Dickinson, uses augmented reality glasses to develop a life-like avatars; but the characters are not always prepared for what happens when the line between reality and virtual reality begins to blur. Narrative Competition: Creative Control
The 58th GRAMMY Awards Celebrate David Bowie, B.B. King and the Top Artists of 2016
Taylor Swift Wins Album of the Year, Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars Win Record of the Year The 58th Annual GRAMMY Awards® was broadcasted live on CBS Monday, February 15 from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Musicians from different genres were awarded for their hard work and dedication. Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn picked up Best Folk Album early in the evening. This marks Béla's 16th GRAMMY Award. Taylor Swift picked up her 10th award with three big wins. She opened the show with a stunning live performance, and gave an empowering acceptance speech. Swift showcased her class, along with her
The GRAMMYs Preview of Hot Talent & Album of the Year
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Stream Santigold’s Banshee from 99¢ out 2/26
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Funny or Die Presents: The Art of the Deal
[av_heading heading='Money, Power, Respect & a Fictional Epic Biopic ' tag='h2' style='blockquote modern-quote' size='' subheading_active='subheading_below' subheading_size='15' padding='10' color='' custom_font=''] Written by: Matthew McGuire [/av_heading] Funny or Die recently released Art of the Deal: The Movie featuring the excess of the late '80s and Donald Trump's rocky road to where he is today. Jeremy Konner, director for Art of the Deal: The Movie, connected with the brilliant minds of Ron Howard, Johnny Deep, Stephen Merchant, as well as several established producers and actors for this hour long exclusive film. Funny or Die parallels with the current presidential race to show the destructive personality disorder that
77 World Premieres, 8 International Premieres The Tribeca Film Festival, presented by
Anna Wintour & Diane von Furstenberg Select Designers for the CFDA/Vogue Fashion
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#OscarsSoWhite Gets the Treatment by Chris Rock at the Dolby Theatre The
Worldwide Cultural is Celebrated at Tribeca 2016 The Tribeca Film Festival will
Greener Grass, The Hollywood Shorties, Snowfall + More Premiere at SXSW SXSW
Taylor Swift Wins Album of the Year, Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars
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