Marvel's Hero Project, produced by RPJ client Maggie Vision Productions in partnership with Marvel New Media, premieres tonight, November 12, on Disney+. The unscripted series shares the stories of 20 children (or “young heroes”) across the country whose heroism reflects that of the real life superheroes they look up to. Congratulations...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page is leading a panel at DOC NYC called "True Crime: Understanding Your Rights, Gaining Access, Protecting Your Footage" on Thursday, November 14th at 3:15 p.m. at Cinépolis in Chelsea. The panel will address how filmmakers can navigate defamation and privacy claims, complex subject matters and relationships,...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page’s new article, entitled, "Need to Know: Nicole Page on the 'New Realities' of Running a Prodco in the #MeToo Era," was published today on Realscreen.com. Ms. Page is a featured columnist for Realscreen, sharing legal perspectives on issues impacting the production landscape.
This week, fast food giant McDonald’s announced the firing of its CEO, Steve Easterbrook, because Mr. Easterbrook engaged in a consensual relationship with another McDonald’s employee. Consensual romantic and sexual relationships between coworkers are quite common in the modern workplace, with roughly 1 in 3 employees having engaged in one. But...
This is the latest in a series of non-legal articles on the city we work in and love. President Chester A. Arthur is a familiar figure here at RPJ as his bronze statue stands steps from our office entrance. (A prior “RPJ’s New York” discussed Arthur’s tumultuous relationship with his...
Yesterday, the International Documentary Association (IDA) announced the shortlist for its 35th Annual IDA Documentary Awards, and two films by RPJ clients made the cut for Best Documentary Feature. The first, Roll Red Roll, directed by Nancy Schwartzman and produced by Jessica Devaney and Steven Lake, follows the story of high school...
Assia Boundaoui’s acclaimed documentary, The Feeling of Being Watched, will be broadcast on POV next week, October 14 at 10:00 p.m. The film follows Ms. Boundaoui as she investigates rumors that her Arab-American neighborhood has long been under FBI surveillance. The documentary has been described as a “courageous, eye-opening documentary...
In June, the independent film company Cinereach announced its 2019 Producer Award recipients as part of the Cinereach Producers Initiative, naming RPJ client Jessica Devaney, Producer and Founder of Multitude Films, as one of this year’s four award winners who have demonstrated vision and integrity, contributed as leaders to the...
New York employers have just two more weeks in which to comply with the sexual harassment prevention training requirements under New York State law. If you are an employer in New York and have not already provided sexual harassment prevention training to your employees, you must do so by October...
After winning the Oscar for Best Documentary and earning seven Emmy nominations, the documentary film Free Solo, featuring our firm’s client, professional rock climber Alex Honnold, already deserved plenty of praise and congratulations. Then, on September 14 at the 2019 Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony, Free Solo won all seven...