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Seattle film nonprofit SIFF supports effort to save Cinerama and could run theater with funding help

GeekWire

SIFF , the nonprofit that champions film and the movie-going experience in Seattle, is joining the call to save the Cinerama, the historic movie theater that has been in limbo for almost two years. Here is the full statement from SIFF: The Cinerama holds a prominent place in Seattle film history. (GeekWire File Photo / Kurt Schlosser).

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How Amazon landed a key role in ‘Nomadland,’ in which film’s star does real fulfillment center work

GeekWire

If a film was going to capture the modern American landscape authentically, it’s hard to imagine doing so without including Amazon’s vast fulfillment operations as a supporting character. In the film, Fern is shown taking part in a pre-shift safety meeting, packaging goods and taping boxes, and picking product from a robotic cart.

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Paul Allen Foundation giving $9M to boost arts and culture initiatives in downtown Seattle

GeekWire

Across visual arts, theater, film and even the improvements being made to Seattle’s waterfront, the grants being issued by the late Microsoft co-founder’s philanthropic arm are intended to increase access and opportunities for audiences and artists alike. million to the effort last week.

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Building a digital content platform for Botswana's creative ambitions

TM Forum

This includes films, mini-series and daytime dramas, according to Dintwa, citing the example of a daily show by UpicTV that centers around a mining family in Botswana. UpicTV has also been negotiating the film rights to books by a local author. “The easiest example of what I’m trying to do is the BBC. .”

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Jeffrey Cole at Ninemsn Digital Marketing Summit on the future of digital media

Trends in the Living Networks

Schedules have almost disappeared : newspapers used to come out once a day, albums of a dozen songs or so would be packaged and released every 18-24 months, and TV programming was selected from a TV guide. The film business has been shrinking for a long time. This is the most exciting development in the last 100 years for newspapers.

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Neuroscientist recounts his long strange trip to plumb the depths of consciousness

GeekWire

Umbrella Films). ” “Aware” has been on the film-festival circuit for weeks, and an online showing will be the centerpiece of a live-streaming event set for Nov. Koch, who’s the chief scientist of the Seattle-based Allen Institute’s MindScope brain-mapping program , is one of the stars of the show.

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TikTok’s one-night Ratatouille musical will star some of Broadway’s biggest names

The Verge

Based on the 2007 Disney-Pixar movie Ratatouille , the musical came together on TikTok, with creators composing songs based on the original film, building the “show” piece by piece. Disney isn’t directly involved with development but has apparently given its blessing to the project. original sound - danieljmertzlufft. “

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