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Reported by: Sarah Thompson Los Angeles, CA – The eagerly awaited list of films competing in the third annual International Brightlight Film Festival will be revealed on June 15, 2024. The announcement will take place during a press conference led by the festival director and will be streamed live on the Brightlight Film YouTube channel. The Brightlight Film Festival, a renowned independent festival held annually in Los Angeles, has garnered significant attention from filmmakers worldwide, particularly due to the high-profile participants in recent years. This year, the festival has received over 500 submissions, including feature films, short films, and animations from around the globe, all vying for a spot in the prestigious competition. Festival Director Bella Blake shared ...

By Selena Kuznikov Jeremy Renner spoke to the L.A. Times about returning to the “Mayor of Kingstown” set after his near-fatal snow plow accident. In January 2023, Renner was run over by his own snowcat, which weighs at least 14,330 pounds, and suffered from significant chest trauma — including a collapsed lung — and 38 broken bones. In the Paramount+ series “Mayor of Kingstown,” Renner stars as Mike McLusky, a power broker in a fictional Michigan city, where the business is incarceration. He returned to set this January, one year after his accident. Renner told the L.A. Times that during his first week back on the job, he would sometimes fall asleep while filming a scene: “They go, ‘And action!’ And I was out. We realized they worked me too hard, too many ho...

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Third Annual International Brightlight Film Festival Competition Lineup Announcement

Jeremy Renner Recalls Falling Asleep While Filming ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ After Accident: ‘They Worked Me Too Hard, Too Many Hours, Too Many Days in a Row’