Brand Executive Kira Cohen Joins DIFF as Vice President of Integrated Marketing

Richard M. Bates, longtime Senior Vice President, U.S. Government Relations for The Walt Disney Company, has died.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSavaged by COVID-19, global box office plunged between 57% and 76% in major markets outside the U.S., with the U.K. and Ireland leading the rout, crashing 76% against 2019, according to a Comscore study, published Wednesday.Also hit hard were China (-70%), South Korea (-71%), and Italy and Spain (both down 72%).

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris receives her first injection of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at the United Medical Center on Tuesday (December 29) in Washington, DC.

Video: 104-year-old woman discharged after recovering from COVID-19 (Daily Mail)Ole Gunnar Solskjaer lauds Harry Maguire's 'strength of character'Solskjaer tips Edinson Cavani to keep performing for years to comeTeaching union urges Government to rethink schools reopeningUS military bases in South Korea receives COVID-19 vaccinesTrump motorcade returns from golf course after signing relief billOle Gunnar Solksjaer positive ahead of Man United clash with WolvesSouth Korea announces first cases of

Before “Oldboy,” before “The Handmaiden,” visionary South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook helmed, “Joint Security Area,” a gripping tale of deceit, misunderstanding, and the senselessness of war. READ MORE: The Best & The Rest: The Films Of Park Chan-Wook Ranked Released in 2000, “Joint Security Area,” occurs after a shooting incident at the North/South Korean border/DMZ leaves 2 North Korean soldiers dead.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentStrand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Anthony Chen’s “Wet Season,” which represents Singapore in the Oscar race for best international feature film.The movie world premiered in the Platform section at the Toronto International Film Festival, and is being represented in international markets by Memento Films International.Penned and directed by Chen, “Wet Season” revolves around a Chinese language teacher whose marriage and school

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaDiana Prince may be able to best Cheetah, but she’s no match for a global pandemic.“Wonder Woman 1984” opened to a less than heroic $18.8 million in China over the weekend and a disappointing $38.5 million overseas.

On Friday, Vice President Mike Pence celebrated the one year anniversary of Donald Trump’s new branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, the Space Force. Pence did so by announcing that — as those serving in the Navy are known as sailors and those in the army are known as soldiers — “henceforth, the members of the United States Space Force will be known as ‘guardians.'”

Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterAs 2020 lurches to a close, Columbia Records has given Sarah Mary Cunningham and John Salcedo some well-earned reasons to end it with a toast: They have both been given vice-president stripes, of publicity and digital marketing, respectively.Since joining Columbia in July of 2014, Cunningham has worked closely with Rosalia, Leon Bridges, the soundtrack to Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” as well as TikTok superstar rapper PPcocaine, among

With a newly elected Democratic president, this is the season of speculation, where names are being floated as potential ambassador picks. And this time around, The Walt Disney Co.’s executive chairman Bob Iger is getting attention as a prospect for one of the highest profile foreign posts, China.

COVID-19 vaccination Friday morning, making him the highest-profile government official to do so publicly. Second Lady Karen Pence and Surgeon General Jerome Adams also received a vaccination.«I didn't feel a thing,» Pence said in brief remarks after receiving the vaccine shot.

Maura Higgins shocked the nation recently when she confirmed her romance with fellow Islander Chris Taylor. Since making it official, the loved-up pair appear to have taken a trip to Dubai, where Maura, 30, has been showing off a serious holiday glow by sporting a gorgeous tan.

Refresh for latest…: Sunday’s international box office reporting looks vastly different to what was expected coming into the weekend. A Friday gross that portended a high-teens launch for Monster Hunter in China was quickly thwarted when local authorities pulled the feature game adaptation from the country’s cinemas.