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The 53rd NAACP Image Awards celebrating Black Excellence in entertainment happens on Saturday, February 26, 2022, on BET 8/7 Central. It culminates a week of awards on consecutive days starting February 21 that encompasses not only film, television and music, but also literature, fashion, news, podcasts and more.

When Italian film director, painter, and inventor Alessio Della Valle (who was born and raised in Florence, Italy, and studied film in Los Angeles) had the idea of a thriller set in the world of art, he probably didn’t think that stars like Jeremy Piven, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emile Hirsh and Paz Vega, and an Oscar-winning editor like Zach Staenberg (The Matrix) would immediately come on board. But they did because of the strength and originality of the script, and they are now supporting the US limited release of the film, American Night, a neo-noir action thriller set in the New York City contemporary art world.

In a country where language, music, food, dance, spirituality, and culture are filled with all things Africa, one would imagine that Black filmmakers and actors would dominate the movie and TV scene in Brazil. Think again.

Three Hollywood Foreign Press Association members were among those honored at the Los Angeles Press Club’s 14th annual National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards held on Thursday, February 17, 2022, taking home a collective five prizes in a diverse and crowded field of entries and finalists from outlets inclusive of the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Hollywood’s major trade publications. Typically held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, this year’s event was, like so many others over the past two years, impacted by the pandemic, and this time held virtually.

Freda (Nehemie Bastien) is the eldest daughter of Jeannette (Fabiola Remy), a single mother who owns a little grocery store in Port-au-Prince. She is expected to carry the heavy load of the day-to-day tasks, while her sister Esther (Djanaina Francois) wishes to get married to a wealthy man, and her brother Moïse (Cantave Kervern) wants to emigrate in search of a better fortune.

Kevan Hall, haute couturier to the stars and former creative director of Halston, enters his salon – a haven of lush fabrics, classic cuts, and luxurious designer pieces above the bustle of Beverly Boulevard in Los Angeles – with an elegant stride. Tall, with the wiry physique of the very fit, the designer is being honored at the 53rd NAACP’s Image Awards 2022, for a creation of another kind: the ‘Black Design Collective’, which champions black designers, giving them a spotlight and amplifying their talent and expertise.

  The winners of the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival were announced at the Сlosing Gala Awards Ceremony last night. A total of 256 features, shorts and documentary films were screened during this year's festival which ran from January 10th to February 16th.

When John Singleton died on April 28, 2019, at the age of 51 following a stroke, one of the numerous tributes to him was by Barack Obama who tweeted, “His seminal work, Boyz n the Hood, remains one of the most searing, loving portrayals of the challenges facing inner-city youth. He opened doors for filmmakers of color to tell powerful stories that have been too often ignored.

In the Netflix documentary The Tinder Swindler, we see how a con man, who goes by the name Simon Leviev, uses the dating app Tinder to trick women into believing that he is the son of the ultra-wealthy diamond tycoon Lev Leviev. It is believed that Simon Leviev has stolen an estimated 10 million dollars over the years from numerous women all over the world.

Valentine’s Day weekend in the Russian box office has shown the best results since the start of 2022 while Uncharted is the highest-grossing release of the weekend. Released in Russia a week earlier than its US release date in 1,522 cinema theaters, Uncharted tops the Russian box office with 330 mln Russian Ruble ($4.