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The third season of Mozart in the Jungle is about reinvention, as the orchestral family must find themselves as individuals before they can reunite renewed and stronger. With the symphony under lockout, Gael heads to Venice to find inspiration working with an operatic diva.

The 2015 Gotham Awards, celebrating the year’s best in independent film, were held in New York on Monday. Tom McCarthy’s Spotlight was the night’s big winner, receiving Best Feature, Best Screenplay and a special jury award for Ensemble Cast Performance. See the full list of winners and nominees here.

A round-up of today’s distribution sales at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

Logline: Tracy, a lonely college freshman in New York, is rescued from her solitude by her soon-to-be stepsister Brooke, an adventurous gal about town who entangles her in alluringly mad schemes.

A dramatic comedy set in Gotham’s classical music scene and centers on a young oboist, Hailey, who tries to navigate egos and eccentricities of a world-renowned orchestra and new conductor and enfant terrible, Rodrigo.

A recap of the week’s TV casting news!

Logline: While visiting Los Angeles, two competitive sisters vie for the affections of a writer, a fading rock star, and a faithless rabbi.