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Film Industry News: Awards and Fundraising

Updated 2026-09-18 19:25 UTC 1 source Positive

Don Palathara’s Indian drama ‘Monkey Play’ has been selected for the Vancouver Film Festival’s Works-in-Progress program. Additionally, the T.J. Martell Foundation raised over $3.2 million at its gala honoring Red Light founder Coran Capshaw and launched a new label by Freddy Wexler.

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Variety

Music Industry Moves: T.J. Martell Gala Honoring Red Light Founder Coran Capshaw Raises Over $3.2 Million for Cancer Research; Freddy Wexler Launches Label

The T.J. Martell Foundation raised more than $3.2 million for cancer research at its annual New York Honors Gala on Sept. 15 — the most the event has raised in more than two decades. Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw was presented with the Lifetime Music Industry Award by his longtime frien

2026-09-18 19:10 UTC

Variety

Don Palathara’s Indian Drama ‘Monkey Play’ Selected for Vancouver’s Inaugural Works-in-Progress Lab (EXCLUSIVE)

“Monkey Play” (“Kurangukali”), the latest project by Indian filmmaker Don Palathara (“1956, Central Travancore,” “Family”), has been selected for the Vancouver Film Festival’s new Business Hub Works-in-Progress program, which showcases up to eight feature-length projects in the final stages of produ

2026-09-18 19:21 UTC