Valerie Complex

Orion has acquired 'If I Had Your Face,' a 2023 Black List horror script by Ran Ran Wang. The film is in the vein of Jordan Peele’s 2017 debut 'Get Out.'

Tioleja Films has optioned four of author Gabriel Souleyka‘s novels: Solitude, My Soul is a Witness, Akoni Yoruba, and Toya for cinematic adaptation.

The Native American Media Alliance (NAMA) has revealed the four selected fellows for the 7th Annual Native American Feature Film Writers Lab.

5 Point Film, in collaboration with Fat Tire and Mountains of Color Film Festival, has revealed the recipients of the second annual Wading for Change BIPOC Filmmakers Grant. This grant, established by Sofia Jaramillo and Jr Rodriguez, aims to center BIPOC voices within the adventure film industry. The $20,000 grant has been split between two […]

Stowe Story Labs announced the 2024 Stowe Launch Fellows and Selected Projects, with the support of the National Endowment of the Arts.

EXCLUSIVE: Marketing executive and entrepreneur Akbar Hamid in collaboration with indie film distribution executive Evan Schwartz are set to launch F.L.U.I.D., a production company, film fund and community resource dedicated to centering LGBTQIA+ filmmakers, storytellers and artists. F.L.U.I.D. will formally launch Friday with an event following the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures‘ 25th anniversary screening […]

EXCLUSIVE: The Pasifika Entertainment Advancement Komiti has revealed its inaugural PEAK Writers Fellowship class. Supported by Netflix, the new fellowship discovers and nurtures six emerging Pasifika writers who are looking to launch their careers in television. Founded by PEAK co-founder, director, screenwriter and showrunner Dana Ledoux Miller, this is the only writing program in Hollywood […]

Dolly de Leon received her long-overdue international breakout role in Ruben Östlund’s 2022 feature Triangle Of Sadness.

EXCLUSIVE: The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival aka Frameline48 wrapped over the weekend and presented it awards after a slate of 120 in-person screenings and programs featuring international LGBTQ+ filmmakers and Bay Area artists. Frameline48 highlights included a 30th anniversary screening of the 4K restoration of Go Fish; the “queer premiere” of Anthony […]

Hello, and welcome to the Scene 2 Seen Podcast! I am your host Valerie Complex, an associate editor and film writer at Deadline. Today, I’m chatting with Prentice Penny, an Emmy nominated, Peabody, and Golden Globe winning writer-director-producer who has brought his unique voice and sensibilities to some of today’s most beloved film and TV […]