Cairo Film Festival Artistic Director Resigns Over Inflammatory Social Media and Blog Posts

festival announced Thursday.The romantic comedy, written and directed by Allen, stars Elena Anaya (“Wonder Woman”), Louis Garrel (“An Officer and a Spy”), Gina Gershon (“The Insider”), Sergi López (“Pan’s Labyrinth”), Wallace Shawn (“Marriage Story”) and Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”).Allen shot the film last summer in and around San Sebastian, a town located in the mountainous Basque region of northern Spain.

Viggo Mortensen will receive a Donostia Award in recognition of his career at the 68th edition of the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain, organizers unveiled on Monday. The star will present his directorial debut Falling, for which he also wrote the screenplay, during the festival.

performances, summits and panels from Bruno Mars, John Legend, Patti Labelle, Swizz Beatz, Estelle, Doug E Fresh, BBD, Nas, Andra Day, Master P, Tank and The Bangas, PJ Morton, India.Arie, Kelis, Kirk Franklin, The Clark Sisters, Egypt Sherrod and more.Leading a special tribute to the city of New Orleans will be Mayor LaToya Cantrell,PJ Morton, Big Freedia, Irma Thomas, Tank and The Bangas and Big 6 Brass Band.

While many of his peers have been preaching messages decrying injustice and intolerance, rapper Ice Cube spent Wednesday (June 10) confoundingly posting images that appeared to amplify anti-Semitic tropes tying Jews to the oppression of black people. They also appeared to nod to debunked conspiracy theories about the noses of Egypt's sphinxes that first surfaced as attempts to manipulate black voters in the 2016 election.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEgyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky has resigned from his post as artistic director of the Cairo International Film Festival after past controversial social media posts re-emerged.Shawky had been acting as the event’s artistic director since its 2019 edition and had only recently taken over the role on a permanent basis.

CAIRO -- The controversial art director of Cairo's international film festival has resigned amid calls for his removal because of past inflammatory posts on social media, the festival said. The resignation of Egyptian film critic Ahmed Shawky was announced Tuesday in a statement by the festival’s advisory board.

Mackenzie Nichols Staff WriterAfter hundreds of musicians advocated for New York to repeal the 50-A legislation, which safeguarded police officers from being held accountable for brutality, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will sign the repeal, which passed by lawmakers on Tuesday.The 50-A legislation was first passed in the 1970s, but conversations about its validity resurfaced in response to the murder of Eric Garner in 2014 at the hands of a police officer.

Disruptors Bozoma Saint John, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Glennon Doyle and Stacey Bendet are launching a new social media initiative on Wednesday, June 10.

Disruptors Bozoma Saint John, Luvvie Ajayi Jones, Glennon Doyle and Stacey Bendet are launching a new social media initiative on Wednesday, June 10.

to make 42 staff redundant as “heartbreaking” and “painful”.In an interview, Elizabeth revealed the theatre would go bust in November unless redundancies are made.But she remained hopeful for the future as she vowed not to lose hope.Over 12,000 respond to poll asking what school model parents preferThe theatre has been producing popular initiatives during lockdown to reach people remotely.

Star Wars actor attracted attention for his impassioned speech at a London rally for racial justice on Wednesday (June 3).“I want to thank you all for the love and support you have shared over the last few days, although nothing I have done is for praise, or is truly even enough, in the grand scheme of things,” Boyega wrote on Instagram in his first post since the speech.“This is an intense time for our community, and the most important thing is for us to maintain momentum and not lose sight of

The much-awaited Cannes Film Festival which happens around May every year was cancelled this year owing to the Coronavirus pandemic. Indian celebrities like , , and others who usually walk the red carpet for brands also did not get to put down their best fashionable foot forward.

Oprah Winfrey is hosting a discussion with Black thought leaders, artists and activists regarding the civil unrest across American in response to the murder of George Floyd next week as part of a two-night event that will be simulcast across 19 different Discovery-owned networks.

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