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“The change we need is so profound that it’s often described as impossible,” says the transgender, non-binary subject of the new documentary Uýra: The Rising Forest. “But the impossible is coming.

The first edition of the Allora Fest in Ostuni, Puglia, got off to a triumphant start last night. Which is especially noteworthy considering the scandal that rocked the international film industry Sunday night when one of its former contributors, director Paul Haggis, was arrested and detained by Italian police on charges of rape.

OUTFEST was established in 1982 in Los Angeles as the first and only global LGBTQIA+ arts, media, and entertainment organization to support artists, communities, and filmmakers to change the world through their stories. Every year, the non-profit organization hosts over 300 screenings and panels, and six programs and engages with over 50,000 attendees.

Did many moviegoers, especially families, get used to Disney releasing Pixar films on Disney+ that they are skipping watching Lightyear in theaters, preferring to wait until the Toy Story spinoff is available on streaming? That question and others were raised when Lightyear, an origin story for the character Buzz Lightyear, did not live up to two predictions – debut at number one and earn at least $70 million. Instead, Jurassic World Dominion prevailed over Lightyear to stay on top and the new Pixar film earned $55 million in the recent 4-day Juneteenth holiday weekend, which also marked Father’s Day.

Jurassic World: Dominion continues to dominate the Chinese box office in its second week, earning a total of $92. 23 million so far in 10 days, and $23 million over the weekend with 20% of its cinemas still closed for Covid reasons.

A German comedy interrupted the top three last weekend with a more than impressive debut in third place, while the number one and two showed staying power. Jurassic World: Ein Neues Zeitalter (Jurassic World: Dominion) stayed where it debuted last week – firmly planted on top of the charts with enough dinosaur fighting power to keep the number two at bay.

Asian Pacific filmmakers were well represented at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival in New York. Two events highlighted their presence in the annual New York festival – the Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience and the Future Gold Film Fellowship hosted by Gold House, Tribeca Studios, and Netflix.

“When I was in college, I was a theater major, and I wasn’t out” recalls Greg Berlanti about his own passage to self-acceptance. “I was surrounded by kids who were out and brave and courageous and I remember thinking, I wish I had their courage.

The 61st Monte-Carlo Television Festival returned in style on Friday, not only welcoming a star-studded list of shows in competition and actors in town to support them but also welcoming back past jury chairs including Jane Seymour, Eric Close, Danny Glover and Jason Priestley. They were all in attendance at the opening night premiere of the MGM-produced limited series, Last Light, starring Matthew Fox (Lost) and Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey).

Tom Hanks currently plays Tom Parker, Elvis Presley’s manager. in Elvis directed by Baz Lurhmann.