2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival Preview
(LONG BEACH ISLAND, NJ) After paving the way last year as the first full drive-in film festival in the world (screening 28 new films in five days during COVID times), the
2021 Lighthouse International Film Festival strives to recapture a sense of normalcy as a cultural event that offers in-person screenings of the best new indie films as well as industry panels, master classes, and parties all during one long summer weekend (June 3-6) in the special atmosphere of Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
The LIFF 2021 lineup includes screenings of several films that premiered at Sundance and SXSW, as well as other festivals from around the globe. Some of these films will be shown on the big screen for the first time on LBI. Many of them will be followed by Q&A sessions with attending talent, such as celebrated comic book writer and acclaimed indie filmmaker Dash Shaw, who will be presenting his new animated film
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The Asia Pacific Tambuli Awards 2021 announced the jury members of the Creative cluster categories, with Malcolm Poynton (above left), Cheil Worldwide’s global CCO, serving as jury president.
DDB Sydney creative partner Jack Nunn (above right) has been selected for the jury alongside Aussie expats Reed Collins (bottom right), chief creative officer, Ogilvy APAC and Claire Davidson (bottom left), APAC creative services lead at Facebook Creative Shop.
The members of the Creative Executive jury include:
Edmund Choe, Chief Creative Officer, Dentsu Vietnam
Reed Collins, Chief Creative Officer, Ogilvy, Asia Pacific
Claire Davidson, APAC Creative Services Lead, Facebook Creative Shop
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Development executive Jamila Jordan-Theus has been named Head of Motion Picture of actress and founder Marsai Martin’s production banner Genius Entertainment.
According to
Deadline, Jordan-Theus has had 15 years of experience both developing and producing TV, film, and other forms of media for Netflix, Disney+, CNN, TBS, OWN, FOX, and YouTube Original. She was the Producer for CNN Film and HBO Max’s documentary
Dreamland: The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street which explores the summer of 1921 in Tulsa when white mobs attacked and destroyed the 35-block Greenwood District in reaction to an accusation of a white woman accusing a Black man of sexual harassment. In the past, she has been in charge of managing and producing the content slate while in docuseries, documentaries, and formats as the Creative Executive for the Springhill Company. Her most recent job was as the Director of Unscripted Development for Sirens Media/ITV Studios.