Across all creative disciplines, artists are faced with the same obstacle at the beginning of their projects: the blank page. For many of us, there is nothing more daunting than staring at a sheet of paper and wondering: “How do I begin?” For animator and storyboard artist Jackson Read, this... Read more
The 40th Film Independent Spirit Awards took place on Saturday afternoon, February 22, 2025, in a tent on the Santa Monica beach. Oscar®-winning actress Emma Stone (Poor Things, La La Land), who was in attendance, had every reason to celebrate. In an admirable example of giving back, Stone produced no... Read more
The 78th British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Film Awards were held on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the Royal Festival Hall in Southbank Centre, London. Audiences in North America were able to watch the show on BritBox. For the first time, BAFTA gave an award for an... Read more
Facebook turned 20 years old in February 2024. Zuck turned 40 years old in May 2024. We’re not throwing any parties this year. Instead, we’re giving some serious side-eye to Meta’s new dividends for shareholders, which began in March 2024 and are expected to continue every quarter. Zuck and other... Read more
Google turned 25 years old in September 2023. In that same month, it also faced off with the U.S. Department of Justice in a historic antitrust trial over the company’s signature product, Google Search. What an appropriate way to celebrate the “Don’t Be Evil” giant’s birthday! The trial began on... Read more
What comes to mind when you think of Philadelphia? We bet it’s the Liberty Bell, which is on display in downtown, or Benjamin Franklin, whose diplomatic mission to France is the subject of a new miniseries starring Michael Douglas. Philadelphia also served as the U.S. capital from 1790-1800, but the... Read more
The Berlin International Film Festival, known as the Berlinale, will take place for the 74th time from February 15-25, 2024. One talented and lucky filmmaker will earn the festival’s top prize, the Golden Bear. Seven Silver Bears will be awarded for excellent directing, acting, screenwriting, or other crafts. A Golden... Read more
The 66th edition of the GRAMMY Awards® will take place on Sunday, February 4, 2024, at the Crytpo.com Arena in Los Angeles. The awards show will be available for live viewing on CBS and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME®. This year, 94 awards will be given in 12 categories. In addition to... Read more
Every fall, as Thanksgiving approaches, we CreativeFuture employees receive an e-mail (slightly reworded from last year) asking us to report what we’ve appreciated during the past year. ‘Tis the season for us to release involuntary groans as we wonder how we’re going to dredge up the appropriate sentiments once again.... Read more
Portland, Oregon, is known for many things – its many bridges, the International Rose Test Garden, literary greats like Ursula K. Le Guin and Chuck Pahlaniuk, craft beer, indie music, comics publishers, craft beer… It’s easy to become blissfully lost in “Beervana.” Before we do, we had better share our... Read more