Disney has announced that the filmed version of the Off-Broadway stage production Trevor: The Musical will debut on June 24th exclusively on the Disney+ streaming service. Trevor: The Musical, produced by RadicalMedia, follows a 13-year-old on a turbulent journey of self-discovery. After an embarrassing incident at school, Trevor must summon the courage to forge his […]
Fresh from their win at the British Academy Television Awards, Together TV announces this year’s Diverse Film Fund’s chosen filmmakers. Our Land, from Together TV’s Diverse Film Fund 2021, won the accolade of Best Short Form Programme from the British Academy Television Awards. The inspirational documentary was part of the channels Black, British and Breaking […]
VIS Social Impact, the cause-driven production division of Paramount’s international studio, VIS, has announced the launch of its inaugural writers’ room; ‘Beyond the Binary: Fluid Voices,’ led by actor, writer and director Thishiwe Ziqubu. A stellar line-up of seven African writers with different levels of experience have been selected for the opportunity to create content […]
ZEASN, a provider of OTT and smart TV solutions, has announced a partnership with Revry, the global LGBTQ-first streaming media network. The deal encompasses the launch of the Revry streaming channels on ZEASN’s free ad-supported live streaming service WhaleLive, and to make the Revry apps available on tens of millions of Whale Eco enabled smart […]
Filmzie, the free film streaming and social platform, has added a curated catalogue of feature length and short films around LGBTQ+ stories and directors. The slate includes Gwenn Joyaux’s multi award winning film Tomorrow Island, an atmospheric love story set in the arctic circle at the dawn of the Cold War. The film follows a […]
As part of LGBTQ+ History month, BT Sport will air Life Stories, a series that celebrates the lives and careers of LGBTQ+ athletes and organisations across the UK. Stories from all corners of the sporting landscape will be shared throughout the month-long series, including professional road cyclist’s Pippa York, former British professional boxing champion Nicola […]
Netflix has unveiled its first LGBTQ+ podcast – The Gay Agenda, produced by MOST, the home of LGBTQ+ storytelling. The new podcast aims to take an entertaining and honest look into the lives of LGBTQ+ creatives at the top of their fields across different industries and celebrates their success stories. The Gay Agenda will launch […]
The 14th season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming in January 2022, and, for the first time, the series will stream exclusively on World of Wonder’s own streaming platform, WOW Presents Plus, in the UK. Premiering on January 7th 2022 in the US (and 4am on January 8th in the UK) the latest season of […]
The British Film Institute (BFI), the UK’s lead organisation for film and the moving image, has selected global media services company Red Bee Media as its official access services provider for two major film festivals in 2021. Red Bee delivered audio description and captioning for the 2021 BFI Flare Festival and provided similar support for […]
Kinema, a new community-centric, cinematic experience platform, has announced the expansion of its film library to a total of more than 60+ new titles. Kinema continues to grow its partners who are committed to extending the reach of cinematic experiences in non-theatrical settings, both virtually and in-person, to communities and audiences around the world. New […]