BFI Systemic Racism Admission Sparks Renewed Calls For Independent Complaints Body

Shakin' Stevens has confirmed that the writer of the festive classic Merry Christmas Everyone, has died aged 76. 

The One Show viewers were flocking to social media to make the same complaint about Bruno Tonioli's appearance on the show as he chatted about the new series of Britain's Got Talent. The 67-year-old was on the BBC One show to be interviewed by Alex Jones and Anita Rani about his new TV gig.

The BBC has movedproduction of Silent Witness, one of its most popular long-running dramas, from London to the West Midlands.

The British Film Institute (BFI) will hand out $8m (£6.48m) in cash awards to 17 organizations as part of the first run of its new National Lottery Audience Projects Fund.

Royal expert and friend of the Sussexes Omid Scobie has revealed why Meghan Markle will not be attending the coronation of her father-in-law King Charles. Earlier today, Buckingham Palace announced that Prince Harry will be attending the coronation, but that his wife and children will not.

Taylor Swift and Joe Alywn's break-up dominated social media platforms over the weekend. The pair had been dating for six years, and the reports shocked fans across the globe with many refusing to believe that the couple had split.  However, a source has since told People magazine that while it has come as a huge surprise to many of their supporters, Taylor and Joe's decision to go their separate ways wasn't as 'dramatic' as it might appear.

described the film to Collider at the Star Wars Celebration in London Friday. “First being embraced into the family of folk music in New York and then, of course, kind of outrunning them at a certain point as his star rises so beyond belief.” Mangold referenced other characters in the film like Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, saying “they all have a role to play in this movie.”And when asked if Chalamet would be singing, Mangold immediately responded “Of course.”The French actor sang “Everything Happens” by Chet Baker in the 2019 Woody Allen film “A Rainy Day in New York,” and he told British Vogue that he would perform seven musical numbers in the upcoming “Wonka,” in which he will star as the iconic candyman character based on Roald Dahl’s book. Chalamet’s role in “Call Me by Your Name” confirmed that he can also play piano and guitar.The untitled film will watch the Nobel Prize-winning singer-songwriter’s first ascend to the top of the folk music scene before he pivots to rock and roll.Chalamet will also be seen in the upcoming “Dune Part 2” alongside Austin Butler (“Elvis”), Florence Pugh, Zendaya and Dave Bautista.

Ben Croll As director Alex Ruhl’s “Rock, Paper, Scissors” continues an international festival tour, the project’s funder has sent out a message to other immersive titles considering public support: BFI Network is open for business. “We are open for all applications, and accepting narrative fiction VR projects,” says BFI Network talent exec Alexzandra Jackson. “I had such a good experience working with Alex [Ruhl] on ‘Rock, Paper, Scissor’ that I would certainly love the opportunity to work on more.” The new and emerging talent arm of the BFI, BFI Network looks to invest in filmmakers outside of London and Southeast England, keeping scouts in a number of English regions and satellite offices in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Since 2018, the development org has held an annual call for projects, offering up to £25,000 ($31,500) for short narrative fiction development titles.

to lift her spirits. And for that, we salute her.Taking to Instagram to share some classic airport hell—her flight to Chicago was cancelled due to bad weather, meaning she missed a speaking engagement—she detailed her “disappointment.” Not for long though: she quickly sought solace in a “manicure pedicure by Luda and a haircut by the maestro himself, @johnbarrettnyc,” she wrote.

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We’ve all been there – you get a short haircut, then spend the next six months growing it out thinking you want long hair again, only to change your mind and get it cut short again. Well, it turns out celebrities aren’t so different from us when it comes to feeling indecisive about their hair, as former The Only Way is Essex star Demi Sims proves with her latest hair transformation.

King Charles and Camilla, the Queen Consort, have officially kicked off their new reign as Britain's monarchs, touching down in Germany for their first foreign trip. The king and his wife were greeted with a 21-gun salute and two flyover jets upon their arrival.They were also met by supporters as they descended from their plane, making their way to their vehicle.

EXCLUSIVE: The BFI is to involve Bectu with its Skills Task Force after being slammed for the “disappointing” decision to initially exclude the union.

The King and Queen Consort have arrived in Germany for the start of their first state visit.The royal pair said in a joint statement, released on their official Twitter account, it was a “great joy” to be able to develop the “longstanding friendship between our two nations”.The couple were greeted by a 21-gun salute and a fly-past by two fighter jets after they emerged from the ministerial plane Voyager and paused at the top of the steps. As a mark of respect, two Typhoon jets escorted the plane carrying Charles and Camilla, their entourage and a large number of media for a period as it approached Berlin-Brandenburg Government Airport.

Former Amazon Studios Europe boss Georgia Brown is to chair the BFI’s Skills Task Force, which has been assembled to address major skills shortages in the UK film and TV sector over the next five years.

EXCLUSIVE: The British Film Institute, one of the UK’s most powerful movie funding bodies, admitted to a filmmaker of color last year that it is “systemically racist” after apologizing for how it handled his long-running complaint over alleged discrimination.

Spring is upon us, daffodils are in bloom and lambs are frolicking in farmers' fields. And with the Easter holidays fast approaching, it's a chance for many families to see the lambing season in full swing at the region's farms.

When you think about McDonald's, it's likely that the smiling clown mascot Ronald McDonald will come to mind.

Lamia Chraibi is one of Morocco’s best-known indie film producers whose credits include Mica, about a boy from the slums who is discovered to have a talent for tennis, and Sitges prize-winning horror Achoura as well as co-producing 2016 Cannes Critics’ Week winner Las Mimosas.

BFI Distribution has picked up Tilda Swinton and Joanna Hogg’s latest collaboration, The Eternal Daughter, for theatrical release in the UK and Ireland.