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Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
PBS Stations Call Federal Funds 'Irreplaceable And Essential' As Trump Administration Prepares To Slash Public Media Coin
The Trump administration plans to present Congress with cuts to most funding for public media late this month, according to news reports, setting the stage for a showdown when lawmakers return from a recess on April 28. This is not a surprise to public media. The threat has been in the air since the November elections. In his first term, Trump proposed eliminating funding but lawmakers restored it, something that's happened time and time again over the years as public broadcasting, which is educational and reaches into the heartland, has enjoyed bipartisan support despite ongoing critiques of NPR in particular of leaning left. More from Deadline Mark Zuckerberg Floated Idea Of Spinning Off Instagram In 2018, According To Documents Shown In Meta Antitrust Trial - Update Oscar-Nominated 'Sugarcane' And 'Black Box Diaries', 'Will & Harper', Frontline Among First Batch Of Peabody Nominees 'Home Alone 2' Director Chris Columbus Says Trump Cameo Is A "Curse" He Wishes He Could Cut The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes the federal funds with about 70% going to public media stations around the country — TV and radio. The CPB received $535 million in the current fiscal year. It is forward funded, meaning that its latest budget approved by Congress for 2025 continues appropriations through 2027. It's not immediately clear if, assuming the Trump administration memo is sent, that it will call for cutting off most funds after 2027 or seek to claw back what's already been earmarked. 'Rescinding previously appropriated federal funding for public broadcasting defies the will of the American people and would devastate the public safety, educational and local service missions of public media stations – services that the American public values, trusts and relies on every day,' said Kate Riley, President and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, in a statement today. She said the move would disproportionately hurt Americans in rural communities and states 'without the critical services local public television stations provide from proven education resources to essential local connections.' The PBS networks includes 160 locally owned and operated stations. 'Federal funding for public media is irreplaceable and essential to local public media stations and the existence of the public media system as a whole.' 'There's nothing more American than PBS, and our work is only possible because of the bipartisan support we have always received from Congress,' said PBS President Paula Kerger. 'We are proud to highlight real issues, individuals, and places that would otherwise be ignored by commercial media. We look forward to demonstrating our value to Congress, as we have over the last 50 years, to maintain our pledge to the American people to keep our organization, and service, strong and vital.' The one Capitol Hill hearing so far — late last month by a House DOGE subcommittee and called Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the Heads of NPR and PBS Accountable — was ugly. Chair Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), said it will be calling for 'the complete and total defund and dismantling of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.' DOGE is the Trump-created and Elon Musk-led cost and job slashing Department of Government Efficiency. Earlier this year, Trump-appointed FCC chair Brendan Carr announced he was opening an investigation into PBS and NPR over program sponsorships and made clear that he opposed federal funding of the outlets. In February, as have many federal and private companies, PBS shuttered its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion office following President Trump's executive orders on DEI. Best of Deadline 'And Just Like That ...' Season 3: Everything We Know So Far Everything We Know About 'Only Murders In The Building' Season 5 So Far Everything We Know About Celine Song's 'Materialists' So Far
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Disney Branded TV & Nat Geo Marketing Chief Pam Levine Exiting
Pam Levine is leaving Disney. Levine has been Head of Marketing for Disney Branded Television and National Geographic since July 2022. More from Deadline Inside YouTube's Weird World Of Fake Movie Trailers - And How Studios Are Secretly Cashing In On The AI-Fueled Videos Disney Japan Names Tamotsu Hiiro As Managing Director Disney Near Deal For Hawaii-Set Crime Pic With Scorsese, Dwayne Johnson, DiCaprio & Emily Blunt: The Dish The news was just shared by Shannon Ryan, who is President of Marketing for Disney Entertainment Television, in an email to staff. Levine, who replaced Jayanta Jenkins, in the role, led brand and creative marketing, strategy, publicity, media planning, digital/social, events, talent relations and awards for the brands, which cover factual projects such as Sugarcane as well as titles such as Percy Jackson and the Olympians and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. She will not be replaced with Ryan's marketing and publicity teams assuming her responsibilities. Erin Weir, who is EVP, Marketing, ABC and Disney Entertainment Television and oversees marketing for the linear network, ABC News, Disney Television Studios, affiliate marketing and syndication, will added marketing for Disney Branded Television to her oversight. Joe Ortiz, who is SVP, Content Marketing for Onyx Collective and Freeform will add marketing for Nat Geo to his responsibilities. Candice Ashton, who oversees publicity for ABC Entertainment, Hulu, Disney Television Studios, Freeform and Onyx Collective, will now oversee Nat Geo and Disney Branded Television publicity. When Levine joined in 2022, she reported to Disney Branded Television President Ayo Davis and National Geographic Content President Courteney Monroe but more recently reported to Ryan. Levine joined Disney from the VC-backed tech company where she was chief marketing officer for the consumer-facing digital platform. Her appointment at Disney marked a homecoming of sorts; she was previously president of Worldwide Theatrical Marketing at 20th Century Fox Film following the studio's acquisition by Disney and left as part of a mass exodus of Fox's film leadership following the transaction. There, she led campaigns for such hits as Hidden Figures, Logan, Murder on the Orient Express, The Greatest Showman, Deadpool 2 and Bohemian Rhapsody. Before that, Levine served as chief marketing officer at HBO, leading campaigns for commercial and critical successes such as Game of Thrones, True Detective, Girls, Silicon Valley and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery '1923' Season 2 Release Schedule: When Do New Episodes Come Out? 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
International Documentary Association Adds Inti Cordera, Nathalie Seaver, Joel Simon And Luis González Zaffaroni To Board Of Directors
The International Documentary Association is adding a quartet of distinguished members of the nonfiction film community to its board of directors. Joining the board are More from Deadline 'No Other Land' Wins Best Feature Documentary & Best Director At 40th IDA Documentary Awards: Complete Winners List 'Sugarcane,' 'Soundtrack To A Coup D'Etat,' 'Queendom,' 'Black Box Diaries' & More Earn Multiple Nominations For IDA Documentary Awards 'No Other Land,' 'Queendom,' 'Black Box Diaries,' 'Sugarcane' & More Make IDA's Shortlist Of Year's Top Documentaries Inti Cordera, a documentary film director, producer, and founder of La Maroma Productions Nathalie Seaver, executive vice president at Foothill Productions Joel Simon, author and founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York Luis González Zaffaroni, executive director of DOCSP, an organization focused on the development of the documentary field in São Paulo, Brazil 'We are excited to welcome Inti, Nathalie, Joel, and Luis to the IDA Board of Directors,' IDA Executive Director Dominic Asmall Willsdon said in a statement. 'Our board is growing steadily with the inclusion of international leaders in the documentary field who will be invaluable resources in IDA's efforts in advocacy for documentary filmmakers across the globe.' The newly added board members join Ina Fichman (co-president), Michael Turner (co-president), Chris Albert (secretary), Maria Agui-Carter (treasurer), Bob Berney, Paula Ossandón Cabrera, Toni Kamau, Grace Lee, Orwa Nyrabia, Chris Pérez, Al Perry, and Amir Shahkhalili. The IDA announced that Marcia Smith, co-founder of Firelight Media, will be stepping down from the board after serving two terms. The org also noted that Keisha N. Knight, head of the IDA Funds department since 2022, is leaving to establish a new initiative to support systems-impacted filmmakers, The Solidarity Media Network. The IDA sees its mission as supporting documentary makers and championing 'a thriving and inclusive documentary culture… Through our work, we connect audiences with the best of the form, provide resources, create community, and defend the rights and freedoms of documentary artists, activists, and journalists around the globe.' Below is more background on each of the new board members joining the IDA. Inti Cordera is a documentary film director, producer, and founder of La Maroma Productions and the DocsMX festival & organization in Mexico City. In his more than 30 years as a director and producer, he has carried out numerous projects for documentary films, series, and TV programs. His work was selected and awarded at renowned festivals in Mexico, Latin America, North America, and Europe. He has also participated as a jury member in festivals and project evaluation committees, as well as in workshops, analysis forums, and work groups in more than 15 countries. Nathalie Seaver has a long history in film and has held creative development and production executive positions for scripted film and television at Universal Pictures, MGM, Warner Brothers, and Showtime. This narrative background informs her approach to elevated storytelling in her current role, nurturing and supporting documentaries at all stages of production as Executive Vice President at Foothill Productions. Their films have premiered at Sundance, Telluride, TIFF, Tribeca, Hot Docs, and the Venice Biennale and include several Oscar and Emmy Nominees. Recently released titles include Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid, Art Spiegelman, Disaster is My Muse, Food and Country, Desperate Souls, Dark City -The Legend of Midnight Cowboy, and The Martha Mitchell Effect. Joel Simon is the founding director of the Journalism Protection Initiative at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, part of the City University of New York. He is the author of four books, including The New Censorship: Inside the Global Battle for Media and Media Freedom and most recently The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free, co-authored with Robert Mahoney. He writes regularly on press freedom issues for The New Yorker and produces a column for Columbia Journalism Review. From 2006 until 2021, Simon served as executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. His work defending press freedom was featured in the HBO documentary Endangered, which was nominated for an Emmy. Luis González Zaffaroni is the executive director of DOCSP, an organization focused on the development of the documentary field in São Paulo, Brazil, since 2015. He was the founding director of DocMontevideo (Uruguay, 2009-2023), with a key role in the Latin American documentary community and its international promotion. Always connected with training and networking programs, he has been a consultant and adviser in more than ten countries for cinema agencies, funds, markets, and festivals. He is a member of the advisory board of TAL, the Latin American cultural and public broadcasters network, and the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders Network. Best of Deadline 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery Everything We Know About Paramount's 'Regretting You' Adaptation So Far List Of Hollywood & Media Layoffs From Paramount To Warner Bros Discovery To CNN & More
CBC
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Vancouver-based designers celebrate red carpet appearance at the Oscars
Himikalas Pam Baker watched the Oscars on Sunday night with a sense of anticipation — not just to see the winners in each category but for something a little more personal. She watches the awards show each year, but the 2025 show was more personal: some of her clothing designs made an appearance on the red carpet. Baker, who is of Kwaguilth and Squamish heritage, has designed pieces for the likes of Lily Gladstone under her company, Touch of Culture Legends House of Design. She and fellow Vancouver-based designer Zahir Rajani were asked to create pieces for the filmmakers and subjects of Sugarcane, the Oscar-nominated film that explores the history of St. Joseph's Mission, a former residential school in B.C.'s Interior, and the lasting impact it had on those forced to attend. Residential schools have been described by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada as an "attempt to destroy Aboriginal cultures and languages." "What the government and the church did was horrific," Baker told CBC's The Early Edition on Monday. "Thankfully, people are recognizing the stories, recognizing the art. I've been in this business 35 years, and the ultimate goal was to share our stories and let the world know that we're still here." Baker said she made some dresses, a couple of cummerbunds and a vest for the filmmakers and their party. Meanwhile, Rajani, co-creative director of The Sartorial Shop, said he made a pants and shirt combo for Julian Brave NoiseCat, a tuxedo for Ed Archie NoiseCat and Williams Lake First Nation Kúkwpi7 (Chief) Willie Sellars' suit — all personalized to fit each man. Julian needed something to make the moosehide vest his aunt had made pop. Ed's tux was monogrammed, and the inner lining featured some of the colours he uses in his own artwork, Rajani said. Sellars' specifically wanted his suit to be sage green, according to Rajani. "Sage is healing. Sage is important not only to him personally, but the community, the culture." As a non-Indigenous designer, Rajani said it was a "genuine honour and privilege" to dress the NoiseCats and Sellars. "My wife and I, we worked on this together. She is my co-creative director, and we still, until this morning, reflect on how much of an honour it was just to be a part of this and be a part of something that's important to the First Peoples of North America."
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Sugarcane' at the Academy Awards
Sandra Hale SchulmanICT It was a long bittersweet road for 'Sugarcane,' the film nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 2025 Oscars. While the acclaimed film did not win the Oscar Sunday night, March 2, at the Academy Awards, director Julian Brave NoiseCat won as the first North American Indigenous filmmaker to be nominated in the category. SUPPORT INDIGENOUS JOURNALISM. "No matter what happens at the Oscars this weekend, I am incredibly proud of our film, our team, our participants, our families, our communities, our people and especially our survivors,' NoiseCat said in a social media post. 'Helping tell this story has been a profound and life-changing experience. Kukwstsétselp (thank you) to everyone who has watched and supported." he said. The heart-wrenching film investigates the Catholic-run state schools enforced upon Indigenous children in Canada, particularly the one in Kamloops, Canada, where his father, Archie Ed NoiseCat was almost incinerated as a newborn, apparently the only baby to escape that fate. Despite the heavy subject matter, the film team was exuberant on the red carpet. Julian Brave NoiseCat wore beaded earrings, a black shirt with a floral embroidered suede vest, a gorget neckpiece featuring a deer head and turquoise. Archie NoiseCat wore a classic tuxedo with a black-brimmed hat and mirrored sunglasses. 'So incredibly grateful to my nations, my friends and especially my family — by blood and in film — for this Academy Award nomination (What a crazy thing to even get to write!),' the younger NoiseCat said in the Instagram post. 'The stories of the First Peoples of this land deserve to be known and recognized. To all who came before and have been working and praying for this for so long, thank you. It is an honor to learn from you and follow in your footsteps, as that is our way. Xwexweyt te kwseltkten, all my relations.' He continued, 'The news of the grim discovery in Kamloops hit close to home for me. All my adult life, I'd heard rumors that my father was born at or near one of those residential schools and that he'd been found, just minutes after his birth, abandoned in a dumpster,' he said. 'Those few details were all he or I knew. The silence, shame and guilt that hid this history from broader society rippled across generations of Indigenous families like my own. Our communities continue to suffer from cycles of suicide, addiction and violence, instigated by the experience at these schools.' In an opinion piece for The New York Times Julian Brave NoiseCat wrote, 'It's an honor to be the first Indigenous filmmaker from North America to be nominated for an Academy Award. But I better not be the only one for long. Some might see this nomination as historic and proof that Hollywood has come a long way from the time when studios portrayed Indians dying at the hands of swaggering cowboys. That era of western movies coincided with the heyday of the residential schools, which were designed to kill off Indigenous cultures and which led, in some cases, to the death of children themselves.'The film earned many prestigious accolades — including a 90/100 on Metacritic and a 100 percent positivity score on Rotten Tomatoes, signifying universal acclaim. It has also been praised by renowned voices like former President Barack Obama who listed it as a top film from last year. Even former President Joe Biden acknowledged its impact. "Sugarcane shines light on this shameful chapter of history, helping ensure that it is never forgotten or repeated," Biden said. The film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the U.S. Documentary for Directing award. There was an emotional screening in Santa Fe last summer attended by Julian and Archie, with a Q&A hosted by 'Dark Winds' director Chris Eyre that left the mostly Native audience weeping. The documentary had the rare honor of a White House screening, with then-Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, director NoiseCat and other dignitaries in attendance in December. On Oct. 25, Biden traveled to the Gila River Indian Reservation in Arizona offering a historic apology for the federal government's role in the boarding schools that abused Indigenous children. After the screening, the filmmaking team received a letter from Biden in which he reiterated his condemnation. 'I have always believed that we must know the good, the bad, and the truth of our past so that we can begin to remember and heal,' he wrote. 'That is why I became the first President to issue a formal apology for the Federal Indian Boarding School era — one of our Nation's most horrific periods. 'For over 150 years, the Federal Government ran boarding schools that forcibly removed generations of Native children from their homes to live at schools that were often far away,' the letter stated. 'The schools aimed to assimilate Native children by stripping them of their languages, religions, and cultures, often separating them from their families for years, with some never returning home. Native children endured physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, and at least 973 children died in these schools.' The president continued, 'The 'Sugarcane' documentary shines a light on this shameful chapter of history, helping ensure that it is never forgotten or repeated… I know the story of 'Sugarcane' wasn't easy to tell, but we do ourselves no favors by pretending it didn't happen.' 'Sugarcane' is now streaming on Hulu. Our stories are worth telling. Our stories are worth sharing. Our stories are worth your support. Contribute today to help ICT carry out its critical mission. 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