A panel of international figures joined forces today at the Venice Festival to pledge their support for filmmakers suffering oppression, harassment and imprisonment around the world.
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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDoha-based beIN Media Group and its flagship beIN Sports channel — which is the official broadcaster of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 across the Middle East and North Africa — have forged an exclusive partnership with Twitter to share tailored content throughout the upcoming soccer tournament.The planet’s biggest soccer event, which will take place in Qatar from Nov. 20 to Dec.
18., will mark the first time the FIFA World Cup is held in the Arab world.BeIN Sports will be sharing highlights of the tournament’s top moments for MENA audiences across Twitter. Each soccer game will be highlighted through content clips, a one match recap and in-studio analysis, aired through the beIN Sports official Twitter handle for a total of 320 videos, according to a beIN statement. Twitter’s Kinda Ibrahim, director of global partnerships for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey, said in the statement.
A panel of international figures joined forces today at the Venice Festival to pledge their support for filmmakers suffering oppression, harassment and imprisonment around the world.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Two Korean and two Indian movies make the cut in the Busan International Film Festival’s New Currents main competition section. Thet are joined by one each from Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Germany. The section has a track record of making significant discoveries among new Asian films and directors.The selected titles are eligible for multiple awards, including the New Currents Award, the FIPRESCI Award, the NETPAC Award, and the KB New Currents Audience Award. The selection comprises: “Ajooma,” directed by Hu Shuming (Singapore-Korea); “Blue Again” from Thailand’s Thapanee Loosuwan; “Hail to Hell,” by Korea’s Lim Oh-jeong; “Memento Mori: Earth,” by Vietnam’s Marcus Vu Manh Cuong; “No End,” directed by Nader Saeivar and flying the flags of Germany, Iran and Turkey; “A Place Called Silence,” by Malaysia’s Sam Quah; “Shivamma,” fromIndia’s Jaishankar Aryar; Japanese director Kubota Nao’s “One Thousand and One Nights”; “A Wild Roomer,” from Korea’s Lee Jeong-hong; and The Winter Within,” directed by Aamir Bashir, and structured as a co-production between India, France and Qatar.
Burgeoning Saudi Arabian content company Arabia Pictures Group is joining forces with Greece-based audiovisual group Tanweer on a strategic partnership that will see them cooperate on production and distribution across all formats in the Middle East and North Africa.
Love Island 2022 was one for the books; from Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu’s cheeky antics on the balcony to Andrew Le Page “licking Coco [Lodge’s] t*t, or whatever” – there were so many memorable moments. With the explosive season in mind, some of the show’s contestants have already gone on to make the big bucks, while others have humbly returned to their pre-Love Island day jobs.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola believes the England Lionesses' historic Euro 2022 triumph has 'put pressure' on the men's squad heading into the World Cup later this year.
Love Island star Tasha Ghouri looked incredible on Friday night as she squeezed into a blue latex Versace dress and posed alongside her boyfriend Andrew Le Page as they met up with their former cast mates at a reunion dinner in London. The model and dancer, who just celebrated her 24th birthday, looked happier than ever as she beamed next to her real estate beau, who she met and later became official with on the hit ITV2 show, before the pair eventually came fourth in the final.
A bullish Pep Guardiola has said that will not be taking the upcoming World Cup into consideration in the slightest when picking his starting XIs for the first half of the season.
EXCLUSIVE: Charlie Hall (Bel-Air, Single Drunk Female) has booked a trio of TV and film projects with HBO Max and Disney+.
EXCLUSIVE: The U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team (USMNT) is set to be the subject of a new documentary series as they gear up for the World Cup.
While on Love Island, Davide Sanclimenti gained fans up and down the UK thanks to his incredible one-liners and loud out loud funny sense of humour. However, two weeks after being crowned winner of the show alongside Ekin-Su Culculoglu following a landslide victory, the 27 year old has hinted that not everyone has been won over following his stint in the villa. During an interview on Capital Xtra, the reality TV star revealed that he’s so far been excluded from the Islanders’ WhatsApp chat and is yet to even receive an invitation to join the group.
Incredible images of the last Supermoon of 2022 have been captured overnight. The rare lunar phenomenon occurs when there is a full moon while it is also at its closest point to the Earth in its orbit.