The 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards were held in NYC tonight. The winners were: BEST FEATURE The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment) Director: Kathryn Bigelow Producers: Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro BEST DOCUMENTARY Food, Inc (Magnolia Pictures) Director: Robert…

UPDATES Ferriter Claims Unlawful Termination, WME Claims Told Him To Work UPDATES Agent John Ferriter Declares War On WME UPDATES John Ferriter & WME Feuding; “This Is Going To Get Ugly” UPDATES John Ferriter “Hates” Coming Into WME John Ferriter’s $25 million lawsuit alleging contractual fraud, wrongful…

The price tag is said to be $5.8 billion. This, even after GE chairman Jeff Immelt last week went to Paris to beg the one-time French water company to come to reasonable terms. Then again, the French love money even more than screwing their partners, and Vivendi knew it had GE by the balls. What I can’t understand is…

Broadcasting & Cable today says longtime ABC sales and marketing president Mike Shaw is leaving and that Disney is considering creating a new position for ad sales across all its properties. The NBC Agency announced today a consolidation of its West Coast Creative Team under the leadership of Jim Vescera, EVP…

LOS ANGELES (November 30, 2009) – The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today the nominations for Television Series and Non-fiction Television categories that will advance in the voting process for the 21st Annual Producers Guild Awards. The PGA Awards television categories include: Danny Thomas Producer of…

I’ve been meaning to post about YouTube star Shane Dawson. So now the Fine Brothers have brought some production value to his channel by co-writing and co-directing this weekend’s epic 11-minute send-up of the Canadian TV show DeGrassi: The Next Generation which is a U.S. cable staple. (Must be on its 4th generation…

I’ve learned that Stephanie Allen, EVP of marketing at Fox Searchlight Pictures, is leaving after a decade there promoting Slumdog Millionaire, Sideways, Juno, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, and other pics. “Stephanie has decided to take a break from the movie business. She is already enrolled in graduate…

Once again my pal Patrick Phillip at IWantMedia.com is asking you to vote for the top figure in media for 2009. Previous winners have been Arianna Huffington, writers on strike, Stephen Colbert, Anderson Cooper, Jon Stewart, Bonnie Fuller, and Martha Stewart. So who do you think was the leading personality in the…

(November 30, 2009 – Burbank, CA) Greg Silverman has been named to the newly created position of Executive Vice President, Creative Development and Production, Warner Bros. Pictures, it was announced today by Jeff Robinov, President, Warner Bros. Pictures Group. In his new position, effective January 1, 2010…

MONDAY AM: It looks like this was not a resignation, but a defection. That’s right — UTA partner and co-head of the motion picture talent department David Guillod told the tenpercentery he was leaving the agency biz to supposedly join a content company. He said he was going into business with Eric Gitter, his client…

SUNDAY AM: Official numbers coming in now… Analysis on its way… 1. NEW MOON (Summit Entertainment) Week 2 [4,042 Theaters) Wed $14.3M, Thurs $9.2M, Fri $17.7M, Sat $16.5M 3-Day Total: $42.5M  (includes Sunday estimate) (-70% over last weekend) 5-Day Total: $66M  (includes Sunday estimate) Domestic Cume: $230.7M …

TJ Miller, an LA-based comedian (Cloverfield, Carpoolers) shot this video after two unsuccessful auditions for the Warner Bros’ Yogi Bear movie. Studio boss Alan Horn and producer Donald De Line saw this footage and offered him a major part in the film. He’s already in New Zealand…