The American Film Institute and Universal Pictures have extended their partnership to bring a “Black Stories Matter” week-long AFI Movie Club event, “spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. The event comes on the heels of a recent collaboration between AFI and Universal …
Read More »Kobe Bryant Removed From Film Festival Jury After Petition Over 2003 Rape Allegation
Kobe Bryant won’t be able to attend a film festival because of his 2003 rape allegation. Bryant was removed as a jury for the Animation Is Film Festival after people protested his attendance on Change.org. The petition titled “Remove Sexual Predator Kobe Bryant from ‘Animation Is Film’ Festival Jury” was …
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