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Russell Wilson and Ciara sign first-look TV and film production deal with Amazon Studios

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Russell Wilson and Ciara are getting into the film and television production business with Amazon Studios. The Seattle Seahawks quarterback and his Grammy-winning entertainer wife have signed a first-look deal to develop and produce scripted series and films with Amazon, Variety reported on Tuesday.

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Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?

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(Game to Grow Image) A new whitepaper from two Seattle organizations exhibits research into how tabletop roleplaying games, such as Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons , can be used to help children and teenagers develop their social skills.

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The global brain is like a child’s brain – let’s nurture it

Trends in the Living Networks

One of the wonderful outcomes of that was that the film-maker Tiffany Shlain , who has long thought on very similar lines, reached out to connect. These were the questions that led me to make my short film, embedded below. Each is early in its development, and can be shaped in positive and negative ways.

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Seattle startup is Val Kilmer’s ‘Top Gun’ wingman as it helps maneuver an interactive screening of film

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Val Kilmer and Tom Cruise in the 1986 film “Top Gun.” in 2020, is a tech company that creates campaigns for social good by bringing together causes, celebrities and brands for a mix of influencer and cause marketing plus advertising. ” (SparkRise Image). He previously led Flaggpole for nine years.

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How to raise money from crowds: 11 crowdfunding platforms and examples

Trends in the Living Networks

Kickstarter is a well developed creative crowdfunding platform, covering films, music, games, theatre, technology and far more. Film crowdfunding is an active space. The climate change documentary The Age of Stupid was successfully crowdfunded, providing lessons on How to Crowdfund Your Film.

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Summary and notes from AIMIA event: Social media and user generated content

Trends in the Living Networks

This morning I moderated an AIMIA event on social media and user generated. • Social networking vs. User generated content. • Social networking vs. Social Media. • The future of Social Networking. Social media and user generated content. Michela Ledwidge , Managing Director, MOD Films.

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Addison Rae signs Netflix film deal after going from TikTok to He’s All That

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Netflix is doubling down on TikTok star Addison Rae with a new multi-picture film deal that could see the social media celebrity bringing even more eyes to the streaming service, As part of the deal, Netflix will develop projects specifically for Rae to star in and executive produce ( via Variety ).

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