Brazil: 10 Next Gen Talents to Track

Kardinal Offishall still remembers a time when nobody wanted to hire him. And he means nobody.

Brazil have called up Manchester United pair Casemiro and Antony to their squad for the friendly with Morocco later this month but several Premier League stars have been left out.

Gisele Bündchen has had a tumultuous past couple of months since her shocking divorce from Tom Brady.However, now she is carving out space for herself to breathe through it all and take care of herself.The supermodel – who split from the NFL legend in October 2022 – shared an inspirational message with her fans about remaining hopeful amid challenges, taking care of one's health, and ignoring the noise when things get "intense."WATCH: Gisele Bundchen shows off insane abs while partying with friendsMORE: Gisele Bündchen is totally unrecognizable in whimsical dress following Tom Brady splitGisele took to Instagram and opened up to fans about how she stays grounded, sharing a photo of herself wearing a gray workout set, her blonde hair in a braid while she did some yoga, against a serene beach background.However, the mom to Benjamin and Vivian first maintained in her caption: "Being healthy is more than a clean diet and exercise," adding: "It's about our attitudes, emotions, beliefs, thoughts and actions."MORE: Tom Brady shares glimpse of ski vacation with kids as Gisele Bündchen arrives in Brazil for CarnivalShe explained: "When life gets challenging, always remember that the sun rises everyday bringing a new opportunity for us to try again and do better."A post shared by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele)The star is making sure she is getting in some self-care timeGisele further said: "It can get intense out there and we can get easily distracted by the noise," and insisted: "Awareness is key."DISCOVER: T.J.

Top Gun: Maverick, Elvis and Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio were among the big film winners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors’ 70th Golden Reel Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles. See the full list below.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Italian actor-turned-director Andrea Di Stefano, whose gritty police drama “The Last Night of Amore” is launching from the Berlin Film Festival’s Berlinale Special Gala section, reps an Italian anomaly. “Amore,” which refers to a police lieutenant named Franco Amore, oddly marks Di Stefano debut directing an Italian-language film after helming well-received U.S. indie thrillers “Escobar: Paradise Lost,” with Benicio del Toro, and “The Informer.”  Sumptuosly shot in 35mm film and set in present-day Milan, “Last Night of Amore” harks back to Italian genre films of the 70s and 80s but has a fresh contemporary feel. The plot sees the good lieutenant, played by Italian A-lister Pierfrancesco Favino (“The Traitor,” “Nostalgia”) being called on the night before retirement to investigate a crime scene where his best friend and long-time partner Dino has been killed during a diamond heist. Complications ensue, things get very frantic, and we learn how his love for his wife Viviana, played by Linda Caridi (“The Ties”) will help Amore survive the longest and most challenging night of his existence.

A little less than five years after a tax-evasion scandal saw Chinese star Fan Bingbing disappear from public view for several months, the actress today addressed the Berlin Film Festival press corps in support of her latest movie, Green Night. 

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Veteran auteur Mario Martone, whose Naples-set drama “Nostalgia” launched last year from Cannes, has quite a lot in common with Massimo Troisi, Italy’s beloved late comic actor-director who is best known internationally as the star of Oscar-winning film “Il Postino.” Which is why Martone was well-suited to direct the multi-layered doc about Troisi’s legacy “Somebody Down There Likes Me” that is screening in the Berlinale Special sidebar. For starters, they are both Neapolitan, and were born only a few years a part. Troisi – who in “Il Postino” played the simple postman who rides his bicycle on a sandy Italian island to deliver mail to his sole client, the Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda – died tragically of congenital heart failure at age 41 in June 1994, the day after “Il Postino” finished shooting at Rome’s Cinecittà studios.

Callum McLennan There are stepping stones to carving out a career as a filmmaker. It frequently involves them creating an idea for a short and perhaps finding collaborators willing to hustle. The first short could reach a small festival. It may get commended. Their next short film reaches a larger festival, with more cache. Bit by bit a reputation is built to a height where, if lucky, they get to develop their first feature.  One such filmmaker who has worked to reach this point is Brazil’s, Rafaela Camelo, selected by Variety as one of 10 Brazilian next gen talents.  Camelo’s “Blood Of My Blood,” is now greenlit to begin shooting later this year. Produced by Brazil’s Moveo Filmes and Apoteótica, Chile’s Pinda Producciones and Vertical Production inn France, it secured funding by winning the Audiovisual Fund for minority co-production of feature films from the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage of Chile, and new director funding from Brazil’s Audiovisual Sectorial Fund (FSA) run by state film-TV agency Ancine, plus backing from the Support Fund DF Culture (FAC).

Steven Spielberg told a Berlin Film Festival press conference on Tuesday that he has yet to set his next movie in the wake of back-to-back productions West Side Story and The Fabelmans.

Gisele Bündchen is living her best life! On Sunday, the 42-year-old model celebrated carnival in Rio de Janeiro. The former Victoria's Secret model documented her festivities on Instagram, giving her followers a look at her day of partying.On her Instagram Story, Bündchen showed off her outfit, which consisted of a black cropped shirt  that read «Brahma» and low rise white pants.

Gisele Bündchen exuded happiness while celebrating Brazil's Carnival Sunday, donning a Brahma Beer shirt she made into a crop-top, exposing her rock-hard abs. The Brazilian supermodel let loose in her homeland, celebrating the festivities with friends, posing on the red carpet, and sipping on a large coconut drink. Carnival is a multi-day celebration, always beginning the Friday before Ash Wednesday.

The battle for success on the new drama series scene is the battle for talent, led by screenwriters. Following, portraits of Spanish TV scribes or creators, sometimes writing teams, who’ve made an impact, or look set to do so: 2022 was Araujo’s year. He co-wrote Berlin Competition’s “One Night, One Day” and “Rapa,” Movistar+’s biggest 2022 bow. “Offworld,” a collective series he coordinated, was a Variety’s International TV Show of the Year. An iconoclast – “if I do the same thing, I get bored,” he says –  who tears up the rule book. Best known for acting, winning at Malaga for “The Wild Ones,” but a driving force as co-creator, director and star behind “This Is Not Sweden” a €1.5 million grant recipient and groundbreaking Spain-Scandinavia-Germany co-pro, turning on a couple who think they’ve found a model lifestyle. But “there are no guarantees,” says Clotet. 

Berlin Film Festival. At least not according to the co-chiefs of Turkey’s Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. “The festival’s opening ceremony started with Ukraine, ended with Ukraine and touched on Iran. But I don’t think they ever mentioned Turkey,” said Ahmet Boyacıoğlu, president of the fest that has historically always been the country’s prime local cinema catalyst.

Naman Ramachandran Portuguese auteur João Canijo (San Sebastián winner “Blood of My Blood”) has a brace of films at the Berlin Film Festival in 2023. “Bad Living” is in competition while its companion piece “Living Bad” is in the Encounters strand. “Bad Living” follows five conflicted women who are operating an old family-run hotel, trying to save it from going under. The unexpected arrival of a granddaughter to this oppressive space stirs trouble, reviving latent hatred and piled-up resentments. “Living Bad,” which plays out like the reverse shot of “Bad Living,” follows the stories of three groups of guests in the same hotel with glimpses of what transpires in the first film.

Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen are getting some proper rest and relaxation, on their own.Just as all of the Carnival festivities kicked off in Brazil, Gisele jetted off to her home country to celebrate.Meanwhile, Tom, who recently announced his second retirement from the NFL, is taking care of the kids, taking them to see the snow and enjoy some skiing.WATCH: Tom Brady talks family following split from Gisele BündchenMORE: Carrie Underwood reveals jaw-dropping addition to her 400-acre family homeRight as the weekend rolled around, the supermodel was seen arriving in Rio de Janeiro, all smiles waving at photographers as she walked out of the airport.Gisele had the perfect, cozy airport look on, donning a coordinating gray sweatpants and sweatshirt set, plus an army green baseball cap as her sole accessory aside from a white purse.MORE: Carrie Underwood reveals jaw-dropping addition to her 400-acre family homeCarnival is celebrated in Brazil from February 17 to the 22nd, kicking off the festivities the Friday before Ash Wednesday, just before the 40-day period that is Lent begins.A post shared by Gisele Bündchen (@gisele)Gisele showed off her Carnival dance moves ahead of arriving in BrazilGisele has been eager to enjoy the annual event, and ahead of her trip, on Friday, she took to Instagram where she shared a video alongside her choreographer, Justin Neto, in which the two are dancing to a Portuguese pop song.MORE: Kelly Ripa's proud mom moment as son Michael lands major roleThe video sees her in workout gear, shaking her hips as she expertly performed a dance choreography. "Getting in the mood for carnival!" she wrote.

Berlinale Series Market kicks off Monday as Spanish series “The Snow Girl,” a missing girl suspense thriller produced by Spain’s Atípica Films, has attracted huge heat for Netflix, punching 101.7 million hours watched in its first three weeks. Doing so, it ranked as the streamer’s No. 1 non-English show in the world over Jan. 30 – Feb. 5.  In all, Spain has more shows and movies in Netflix’s all time non-English Top 10s than any other country in the world, seven to France’s two, for example.  Spain, it could be argued, has cracked online. But its drama series industry wants to ring more options. 

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The life of Turkey’s most famous photographer, Ara Guler, known globally for his portraits of scores of 20th century icons ranging from Pablo Picasso to Winston Churchill, is set to become a biopic directed by writer-director duo Aren Perdeci and Ela Almayanac (“Lost Birds”). Guler worked for many years for the photo agency Magnum, after its co-founder, celebrated photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson, personally signed him up. Besides documenting top 20th century personalities, Guler, who died in 2018, gained fame for his images of a bygone Istanbul, which earned him the moniker “Istanbul’s Eye.” He established a long collaboration with Nobel Prize-winning Turkish author Orhan Pamuk. Guler’s photographs were included in the 2003 Pamuk book “Istanbul: Memories and the City.” He also directed the 1975 doc “End of the Hero,” about a World War I battle cruiser.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Filmax has boarded “The Sleeping Woman,” the new film from Spain’s Laura Alvea, who helmed episodes of Netflix hit series “The Snow Girl,” which has run up over 100 million global views in three weeks. Filmax will present first images of the film, along with a promo, at Berlin’s European Film Market. A horror thriller with supernatural elements, “The Sleeping Woman” turns on Ana (Almudena Amor), a nursing assistant who starts to feel an attraction towards Agustin (Javier Rey), the husband of the woman in a coma whom she’s caring for.  It won’t be long before Ana begins to get harassed by strange, paranormal phenomena that seem to be trying to kick her out of the house and separate her from Agustin.

Who knew a Canadian biopic of an infamous smartphone could be this entertaining, even poignant and moving? I am here to tell you today’s World Premiere Berlin Film Festival competition entry, BlackBerry is all that and more.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Emily Atef, who is presenting her latest film, “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything,” in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, just moved to Paris to direct “La Maison,” a series depicting a fictional family-owned French luxury fashion empire. While discussing “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything” ahead of its world premiere, Atef told Variety that “La Maison” will be filled with a lot of drama and tragicomedy. “It’s very Shakespearean. There’s so much beauty and luxury with old mansions in Brittany, Parisian ‘hotel particuliers,’ and then behind all that there’s so much human poverty, and you see them ripping each other appart for power,” said Atef, who will direct the pilot and three more episodes.