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at sundance, filmmakers say the space to get indie films made is shrinking

The Sundance Film Festival has honored independent movies for 40 years. At this year's gathering, filmmakers expressed unease at the state of the industry.


Hollywood’s New Leaders of 2021

These individuals — whose careers have been forged in some of Hollywood’s darkest days — are prepared to take on the challenges wrought by the lockdown…


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The 10 most innovative film and TV companies of 2021

Cinetic Media is ushering in the next evolution of that process for documentary films. The company, which combines aspects of talent management, sales, and strategic advising, works on both the content creation side and distribution.


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David Gordon Green Signs With Cinetic Media for Management (Exclusive)

The prolific filmmaker's upcoming credits include 'Halloween Kills', the sequel to his 2018 horror reboot 'Halloween'.


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Cinetic Virtual Roundtable: Sundance, Berlin & New York Film Festival Chiefs Debate How Fests Will Look Post-COVID

Cinetic Media hosted its second virtual roundtable on Thursday.  Joining Cinetic’s principal John Sloss were: Sundance’s Tabitha Jackson, New York’s Eugene Hernandez, and Berlin’s Carlo Chatrian.


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Cinetic Media Promotes Shane Riley And Alec Ring To New Roles In Sales And Management

Talent management, sales, and media company Cinetic Media has promoted Shane Riley and Alec Ring to new roles in sales and management respectively.


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Netflix Made More Films Than Any Other Studio. Now It Wants an Oscar.

Netflix Inc. has been making its own movies for years, but 2019 may be remembered as the year it truly became a film studio.


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David Gordon Green, John Sloss Launch Branded Storytelling Venture Brand New Story

David Gordon Green and John Sloss are partnering in Brand New Story, a new concern that will work with top brands and Hollywood storytellers to finance, develop, distribute and market long-form content that finds ways to integrate brand ethos into entertainment properties at a time when viewers — millennials in particular — won’t sit for commercials, outside of live sporting events.


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Making of 'Green Book': A Farrelly Brother Drops the Grossout Jokes for a Dramatic Road Trip in the 1960s Deep South

Five decades passed before writer Nick Vallelonga could share the remarkable true story of how his bouncer father Tony and a jazz pianist named Don Shirley made a road trip during segregation: "Even as a child, it struck me as something you'd see in a movie."

HOW Anti-’Algorithm’ Richard linklater’s festival smash hit man ended up at netflix

Since earning a six-minute standing O during its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival earlier this month, writer-director Richard Linklater’s Hit Man has become one of festival season’s most ecstatically reviewed films.


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“it’s just where i belong”: Surfer Garrett McNamara On Riding Giants in hbo docuseries ‘100 foot wave’ - tca

Surfing legend Garrett McNamara has broken many bones riding some of the world’s biggest waves.


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‘Freedia got a gun’: Gun violence doc featuring new orleans hip hop star set at peacock

The feature-length doc, which sees the artist use her platform to shift focus on gun violence after her brother Adam was murdered, will launch on the NBCU streamer on October 15.


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Hollywood Feels The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Film and TV productions are halted and movie release schedules have been adjusted. John Sloss, principal at Cinetic Media, joined Cheddar to discuss how the coronavirus affects the entertainment industry.


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Listen: Cinetic’s John Sloss Talks Expanding Into TV, Branded Content and State of Indie Film Biz

John Sloss, founder and principal of Cinetic Media, is the consummate mover and shaker in the independent film business. But a conversation with Netflix content chief Ted Sarandos a few years ago changed his view of television forever.


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Robin Wright to Make Feature Directorial Debut With 'Land'

The film, in which Wright will star as a woman who vows to go off the grid, is being introduced to buyers in Cannes.


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All3Media America, Cinetic Media Team On Development Fund

All3Media America and Cinetic Media have established an original content development fund to draw premium film and television IP for projects, as All3Media America establishes an original premium content pipeline.


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'Boyhood' Producer John Sloss on a Possible Sequel, How to Release Films Yourself and the Scene Heading Into Cannes

The founder of Cinetic Media, who also is a lawyer and manager, talks to THR about Todd Haynes' much-buzzed-about lesbian drama 'Carol,' which is headed to the French film festival; the new distribution landscape; and why there's no longer an advantage to being a major studio.

Oscar Winner Asif Kapadia Signs With Cinetic Media For Management

The Academy Award, BAFTA and Grammy-winning director-producer is best known for his innovative trilogy of narratively driven, archive-constructed documentaries, Senna, Amy and Diego Maradona.


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Robert Downey Jr. To Co-Star In Drama Series Adaptation Of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s ‘The Sympathizer’ For HBO And A24; Park Chan-wook Directing

The series is a co-production between HBO, A24 and Rhombus Media in association with Cinetic Media and Moho Film.


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IFC films buys ethan hawke drama ‘tesla’ (exclusive)

IFC Films has nabbed U.S. rights to “Tesla,” the story of inventor Nikola Tesla and his efforts to build a revolutionary electrical system.


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hollywood producers on filmmaking post covid-19: ‘necessity breeds invention’ (video)

For almost six months, Hollywood executives and producers have been figuring out how to safely resume production, and with that, new policies have had to be put in place and filmmakers have had to pivot in the way they make content.


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Sundance 2020: Hunting for the next indie hit and what it may be worth

With this year's Sundance Film Festival kicking off in Park City, Utah, on Thursday, film buyers will be on the lookout for the next big indie sensation.


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FX, network of ‘Atlanta’ and ‘The Americans,’ could be a victim of Disney-Fox consolidation


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‘A Mouthful Of Air’: Amanda Seyfried, Finn Wittrock, Paul Giamatti, Amy Irving & Jennifer Carpenter Set For Maven Pictures Drama

Production gets underway next week in the U.S. on feature drama A Mouthful Of Air, starring Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!), Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story), Amy Irving (Yentl), Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways).


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Indie Films, Coming to a Small Screen Near You

Distribution for the unseen majority of films is the next project for John Sloss, an agent for independent movies like “Super Size Me,” “Hoop Dreams” and “Little Miss Sunshine.”Credit...