Dominican Republic Poised for Post-Pandemic Return

stars Ciara Duggan and Paget Berry are “finally” engaged. The couple announced the happy news on social media Thursday.The two shared a slideshow featuring a video of the Italy proposal and photos, including a romantic snap of them sharing a kiss before popping open a celebratory bottle of G.H.

James Charles is finally speaking out and staying out of the never-ending drama about him online!

Dragons Den star Duncan Bannatyne stepped out in Marbella this weekend with his young wife for a champagne-filled night to celebrate their wedding anniversary.The 71 year-old entrepreneur took stunning Nigora to the popular showbiz haunt La Sala as part of their extravagant whirlwind 5 day tour of Europe to mark the event.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorNicky Sargent and Vikki Dunn, the founders of post-production house The Farm Group, are to be presented with the Special Award at the BAFTA TV Craft Awards on July 17.The pair will receive the prize, one of BAFTA’s highest honors, after founding their company in 1998 and working on some of the biggest shows on British television, including recent hits The Salisbury Poisonings and I May Destroy You.BAFTA CEO Amanda Berry said: “From the very beginning, The Farm

The Forrest Gump actor Tom Hanks has urged everyone to follow social distancing norms in order to battle the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. The Saving Private Ryan actor Tom Hanks also states that in order to be able to see tomorrow one has to follow all the safety precautions issued by the medical authorities.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThe head of the film commission in the Czech Republic, which recently hosted shows like “Carnival Row” for Amazon and “The Falcon & Winter Soldier” for Marvel/Disney Plus, has written to Hollywood studios to reassure them that the European Union ban on U.S.

With more than 300 films to his name across 25 years in the business, Phil Hunt, founder and managing director of London-based financier Head Gear Films, is one of the most prolific exec producers around. But Head Gear — which he founded in 2002 and helps fund film, TV and video games, and has backed titles such as Minamata, Black Mass, Belle and X+Y — is just one of Hunt’s six businesses.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineWith his Netflix animated series The Midnight Gospel, comedian Duncan Trussell embraced a novel technique and challenge, juxtaposing fantastic interstellar adventures with audio from a series of podcast interviews.A collaboration between Trussell and Adventure Time’s Pendleton Ward, the adult animated series centers on Clancy, a spacecaster (or video podcaster in space) living in a dimension known as “The Chromatic Ribbon,” who uses his multiverse

Anna Marie de la Fuente Bolstered by generous incentives that have sparked a production boom, Dominican filmmakers are exploring a diversity of genres, both mainstream and alternative.Growing in equal measure are the ranks of below-the-line crew working on both local and international projects. Training programs abound for grips, lighting technicians, and so on.

Like Bavaria's heraldic lions from which it takes its name, Leonine got off to a roaring start. The would-be German mini-major, launched last year with a nine-figure war chest from its owners, New York investment firm KKR, quickly grew from cub to king of the jungle with a series of choice acquisitions, including film and TV powerhouse Tele München Group, indie film distributor Universum, Dark producer Wiedemann & Berg and local small-screen production outfit i&u TV.

Post Malone is best known for songs such as “Sunflower” and “Better Now.” the musician can now add wine sommelier to his list of impressive accomplishments.The 24-year-old Grammy nominee, whose real name is Austin Post, released his first wine — Maison No. 9 rosé — earlier this month.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Idris Damson, star of FX’s critically acclaimed drama series Snowfall, has signed with CAA.Idris portrays Franklin Saint in Snowfall, the drama about the start of the crack cocaine epidemic in Los Angeles, which is heading into its fourth season on FX.Idris can also be seen as the star of Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje’s film Farming, opposite Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Kate Beckinsale, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentAs the Cannes online market moves forward, it’s no doubt that streamers are still the big story in the indie world — and as European producers try to restart shoots as lockdowns are lifted, their feelings towards Netflix and other streaming giants are decidedly mixed.There is no doubt that Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney Plus and other global platforms are considered “the big winners” amid the coronavirus crisis, as Carole Scotta, founder and head of

Emiliano De Pablos As coronavirus ravaged Spain in April, the country’s central government took one significant step toward building for a post-COVID future.

Post Malone‘s hair is gone! The 24-year-old singer, whose real name is Austin Post, showed off a shaved head in a new pic on June 21, proving he said goodbye to the fresh mullet he cut at the end of May. “I have cut my hair even shorter, also skeletons are cool,” he wrote in the caption for the pic. “Spread your heart as much as you can. A little love goes farther than you think. Stay strong, and keep kicking ass. Love, Austin.”

In his 2013 documentary Seduced and Abandoned, Alec Baldwin — together with writer/director James Toback — served up something of an homage to both the Cannes Film Festival and the film industry, marvelling at the cinematic allure of the event itself while also lifting a comedic lid on the less-romantic wheeler-dealings of the market.

Three days later, Kristin Cavallari was also seen at FIA, where she celebrated her publicist's birthday while rocking a black corset top, matching mini skirt and strappy stilettos. The party indulged in a feast that included spicy salon tartare cones, tuna poke and a bone-in ribeye.