Andy Serkis To Receive ICG Publicists Award Andy Serkis has been selected to receive the Motion Picture Showman of the Year Award next month at the Publicists Awards. The honor will be presented during the International Cinematographers Guild’s annual lunch gala March 2 at the Beverly Hilton. ..

SXSW Announces Film Features Lineup, John Krasinki’s ‘A Quiet Place’ As Opening Night Film The 25th edition of the South by Southwest Conference and Festival have unveiled its robust lineup and opening night film for their Film Festival. The confab runs March 9-18. Related SXSW Adds..

UK Talent Agency Roar Launches Production Arm With Debut Feature Following Rebrand EXCLUSIVE: UK talent agency Roar Group, which looks after clients including Kelly Brook, star of NBC comedy One Big Happy and Extra TV host Mark Wright, is launching a standalone film and TV production company as ..

BBC Gender Pay Row Rumbles On After Ex-China Editor Slams “Insulting” Pay Rise Offer The gender pay row at the BBC continues to rumble on after former China editor Carrie Gracie slammed the corporation for an “insulting” pay rise offer after she raised the issue. Related Female BBC ..

Dream On: Jimmy Kimmel Attempts Understanding Between Anti-DACA Hardliners And A Dreamer Stormy Daniels was his big get, but another group of guests on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night just might linger longer in viewers’ memories. In a poignant – until it’s infuriating – taped segment, Kimmel atte..

‘Life After Flash’: AMP Intl Jets To Doc On 1980 ‘Flash Gordon’ Pic – Berlin EXCLUSIVE: London-based sales and financing outfit AMP International has boarded global sales on Life After Flash, a documentary that chronicles the making of 1980 cult sci-fi pic, Flash Gordon. Directed by Lisa Downs, ..

Fox Locks Up Thursday Night Football In Five-Year Deal Fox has locked up rights to Thursday Night Football for five years, stealing the ball from NBC and CBS and breaking with the NFL’s previous one-year-at-a-time approach to the night’s prime-time rights. Related Fox Closes In On D..

Super Bowl Slowdown At Box Office As CBS Films’ ‘Winchester’ Takes Aim – Preview It’s easy for the studios to blame sluggish weekend ticket sales on Super Bowl Sunday when it falls in late January or early February, but the truth is if they don’t book any titles over the weekend, it’s a lost opp..

‘Model Squad’ Docuseries Set At E! A new docuseries is about to take the runway at E! The entertainment channel has greenlit Model Squad which will follow today’s most high-profile and in-demand supermodels in the fashion industry. A preview special titled Model Squad: Fashion Week will air at 1..