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Lin-Manuel Miranda to Serve as Co-Chair & Host of This Year’s Met Gala

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Lin-Manuel Miranda is ready to Met a new challenge…

The 42-year-old Puerto Rican actor, singer-songwriter, rapper, playwright, producer and film director will as one of the hosts and co-chairs of this year’s Met Gala.

Lin-Manuel MirandaMiranda will host the event, which will reflect the strong Hollywood theme, alongside Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively and Regina King.

The Met Gala, set for May 2, a primary source of income for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, follows last September’s scaled-back, pandemic-restricted “mini-gala” that launched the Met’s two-part exhibition “In America: An Anthology of Fashion.”

The exhibit will include “cinematic vignettes” exploring the roots of American fashion and designed by film directors King, Sofia Coppola, Martin Scorsese, Chloé Zhao, Tom Ford, Janicza Bravo, Julie Dash and Autumn de Wilde.

Ford, Adam Mosseri and Anna Wintour will continue their roles as honorary co-chairs for the May event.

The “In America: An Anthology of Fashion” exhibit will open to the public on May 7.

AFI to Honor Rita Moreno During This Year’s Virtual AFI Fest

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Rita Moreno is ready to talk shop as part of a special night…

The 88-year-old Puerto Rican Oscar, Golden Globe, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress will be honored during this year’s virtual AFI Fest, which will take place from October 15-22.

Rita Moreno

Moreno, who currently stars on PopTV’s One Day at a Time, will be honored alongside Sofia Coppola, Kirby Dick and Mira Nair, with each taking par t in an evening of conversation celebrating their careers.

“Artists of this caliber are essential players in our global culture,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President & CEO. “To honor each of them – and all of them – at AFI FEST will prove a symphony of talent at a time the world needs it most.”

Moreno’s career began with a Broadway debut at 13 years old. Since then she has won all four of the most prestigious awards in show business – an Oscar, a Tony, two Emmys, and a Grammy – as well as a Peabody Award and a Kennedy Center Honor. Moreno has also been recognized with the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush and the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama.

Moreno received an Honorary Degree from the AFI Conservatory in 2016.

Moreno is starring in Steven Spielberg’s remake of West Side Story, which will debut in theaters in December of 2021. She currently stars on the remake of Norman Lear’s classic sitcom, One Day at a Time. 

Garcia Bernal to Serve on the Cannes Film Festival Main Jury Panel

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It’ll be all business for Gael García Bernalat this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

The 35-year-old Mexican actor, director and producer has been announced as one of the jury members who will make up this year’s main panel at this year’s edition.

Gael Garcia Bernal

In all, four men, including Garcia, and four women will support president Jane Campion on the jury panel.

The other world cinema “luminaries” include French actress and former Bond Girl Carole Bouquet; festival habituée Sofia Coppola, whose The Bling Ring opened the Un Certain Regard sidebar last year; Iranian actress Lelia Hatami (A Separation); Korean actress Do-yeon Jeon, winner of the 2007 Cannes Best Actress prize; American actor Willem Dafoe; Chinese filmmaker Zhangke Jia, who won the screenplay award for last year’s A Touch Of Sin; and 2011 Cannes directing prize winner Nicolas Winding Refn.

Garcia and his fellow jury members will judge the 18 films in competition with awards to be handed out May 24.

The Cannes Film Festival runs May 14-25.

Rougier’s Full-Length Feature “Sal” Wins First Time Fest Award

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The first time’s the charm for Diego Rougier…

The 42-year-old Argentine director’s first feature length film Sal has won the grand prize at New York’s inaugural First Time Fest (FTF).

Diego Rougier

The film festival, hosted by the historic Players Club, honors debut films from prominent newcomers throughout the world. This year’s festival attendees and participants included Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola, Darren Aronofsky and Phillip Seymour Hoffman.

As the grand prize winner, Sal – the first western in Chilean motion picture history – will be offered theatrical distribution, as well as international sales representation through distributor Cinema Libre Studio.

Sal centers on a film director obsessed with making a western who decides to go to Northern Chile in search of a story for his screenplay. Being confused with another, a real adventure begins. It stars Fele Martínez, Patricio Contreras and Sergio Hernández.

Sal

In addition, the modern-day western earned the film’s cinematographer, David Bravo, the award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography. The judges awarded the Bravo the prize for his “beautiful cinematography with rich details, surprising touches, and a sense of humor.”

Here’s the complete list of First Time Fest award winners:

Grand Prize Winner: SAL
Written And Directed By Diego Rougier (Chile/Argentina)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Directing: Amelie Van Elmbt (Headfirst / La Tete La Premiere)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Writing: (TIE) Max Weissberg (Summertime)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Neal Bledsoe (Junction)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Acting: Alice De Lencquesaing (Headfirst / La Tete La Premiere)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: David Bravo (Sal)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Editing: Jonah Marin, John Young (Zipper)

FTF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Scoring: Martin Bossa and Tomas Carnelli (I Love You All / Los Quiero A Todos)

John Huston Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema: Darren Aronofsky