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GLAAD Media Awards Honors ‘Pose,’ Lil Nas X, More

New York [USA] May 07: The 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards took place in New York City tonight celebrating LGBTQ+ excellence in Hollywood. Honorees include FX’s Pose and Lil Nas X. The event is a continuation of the Los Angeles celebration.


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Pic Courtesy: GLAAD Media

The east coast ceremony was hosted by celebrity Peloton Instruction Cody Rigbsy and transgender recording artist, actress, GLAAD Board Member, and RuPaul’s Drag Race Alum Peppermint. The event also featured special performances from Dove Cameron and Michael R. Jackson.


A full list of winners can be found below.


Outstanding Broadway Production: (TIE) Company and Thoughts of a Colored Man

Outstanding Music Artist: Lil Nas X

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist: Lil Rose, Stronger Than I Am (Big Loud Records/Back Blocks Music/Republic Records)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode: “Elliot Page” The Oprah Conversation (Apple TV+)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “HIV/AIDS: 40 Years Later” TODAY (NBC)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form: “Pride of The White House” (MSNBC)

Outstanding Print Article: “Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports” by David Crary & Lindsay Whitehurst (The Associated Press)

Outstanding Online Journalism Article: “‘No Time for Intolerance:’ Dr. Rachel Levine Has A Job To Do” by Dawn Ennis (Forbes.com)

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia: “Transnational” [series] by Eva Reign, Alyza Enriquez, Freddy McConnell, Vivek Kemp, Courtney Brooks, Sarah Burke, Hendrik Hinzel, Alyza Enriquez, Dan Ming, Trey Strange, and Daisy Wardell (VICE News)

Outstanding Blog: Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism Article: (TIE) “Claudia: La Enfermera Trans que Lucha Contra el Covid en Ciudad Juárez” por Louisa Reynolds (Nexos.com) and “Somos Invisibles”: La Discriminación y los Riesgos se Multiplican para los Indígenas LGBTQ+” por Albinson Linares (Telemundo.com)

Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia: “Expulsados México: Cómo la Comunidad Transgénero se Unió para Ayudar a los Migrantes” por Patricia Clarembaux, Anna Clare Spelman, y Celemente Sánchez (Univision Noticias)


Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’ to launch trailer, NFTs at Cannes 2022

Festival de Cannes [France]: VistaVerse is set to launch the first metaverse experience with Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vikram’ movie NFTs and theatrical trailer at the Cannes Film Festival 2022


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Pic Courtesy: Kamal Haasan and Lokesh Kanagaraj on the sets of ‘Vikram’


Fantico, a Vistas Media Capital company, will launch its first metaverse experience in VistaVerse in partnership with Raaj Kamal Films International’s upcoming film Vikram starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. The project will also offer Vikram NFTs, which will be a ticket to the experience, and many more utilities like unique artwork of characters, digital avatars, props, posters, film memorabilia, fan interaction moments, private screenings, and access to invite-only VistaDome parties.

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The limited-edition Vikram NFTs will be launched on the 18th of May, 2022 at Cannes Film Festival amongst the global film fraternity.

Commenting on the launch of Vistaverse, Kamal Haasan said, “It has been a pleasure to be a part of Fantico, and I look forward to Vistaverse which is uniquely placed to create a bridge between fans, fandom and talent in a language and platform that the youth today relates to. I am sure this will set a benchmark for more creators to use this disruption of content by blockchain for their future endeavours.”


Asian Films And Filmmakers At Cannes 2022

Updated: May 5, 2022

Festival de Cannes [France]: The 75th edition of the Cannes Film Festival will see two Asian films in the official In-Competition section. The highly-anticipated Broker by Japanese filmmaker Kore-eda Hirokazu and Decision to Leave by the prolific Park Chan-Wook will be part of the 21-film competitive category. Hunt, the directorial debut of Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae, will premiere in the midnight screening section.


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Pic Courtesy: Festival de Cannes 2022 © 2022 Getty Images


A familiar face at Cannes, Park’s last film was The Handmaiden (2016), which also competed at the festival and later went on to gross nearly US$38 million worldwide. In 2003, he burst onto the scene with Cannes Grand Prix winner Oldboy.

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Led by French actor Vincent Lindon, the Competition jury includes Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone and Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi. In 2021, Farhadi received the Grand Prix prize at Cannes for his film A Hero. Previously, he received two Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film for his films A Separation (2011) and The Salesman (2016).



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