European Training Program SOFA Kicks Off in Poland With Largest Class to Date

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Netflix has come on board for the second year to support the Short Film Camp, a film industry training program for professionals from Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The SFC is led by Purin Pictures, a film funding body backed by the Purin Foundation. The event, running for ten days (Dec. 2-12, 2022) in Bangkok, Thailand, will involve 12 teams of directors and producers. The 24 participants will receive mentoring that aims to hone their writing, producing and directing skills. The workshop culminates in a live pitch of their short film projects, where four winners will receive funding and post-production support to produce their short films.

The Walking Dead’s Maggie and Negan spin-off series has unveiled its release date.The show, called Dead City, is currently under production in New Jersey.Now, show makers have revealed that it will have a release date of April 2023 (via Digital Spy).Dead City is one of several Walking Dead spin-offs in development. Recently, Norman Reedus revealed that his new Walking Dead spin-off series will be titled Daryl Dixon. Named after the iconic character played by Reedus, the upcoming series will see him (and his crossbow) venture off to France.Programme makers also announced a further spin-off show for Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) would be on the way.The Walking Dead premiered in 2010 and has run for eleven seasons. The season finale will air next month.Last month, Morgan shared a behind-the-scenes look at his and Cohan’s new spin-off Dead City – which will see their characters traverse a zombie-ridden Manhattan, years after the events of the main series.“I’ll say this… it feels like we’re making something special,” he wrote in an Instagram post at the time.

Iron Maiden have announced the first UK, Ireland and European dates of ‘The Future Past Tour’ 2023.The English metal band will kick off their six-date UK run of shows in Glasgow (June 26), stopping off in Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham and Birmingham, before finishing up at London’s O2 on July 7.READ MORE: Iron Maiden – ‘Senjutsu’ review: an imaginative instant classicThe band has also announced five European shows, starting in Krakow, Poland on June 13, with stops in Zurich, Amsterdam and Antwerp, rounding up in Italy on July 15.The tour will feature previously unperformed songs from their most recent studio album ‘Senjutsu’, along with tracks from 1986’s ‘Somewhere In Time’ and other fan favourites.Pre-sale tickets can be purchased here from 9am BST until 8am October 14, while the general sale starts at 9am October 14.Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris said in a statement: “Following the release of our latest album, ‘Senjutsu’, we updated the current ‘Legacy of the Beast Tour’ a little by opening the show with the first 3 songs from it, with the Japanese Palace stage set. As it doesn’t make a lot of sense to repeat this for a ‘Senjutsu’ album tour, we thought about other options and we’ve decided to revisit ‘Somewhere In Time’ as that tour didn’t feature in the various retrospective history tours we’ve played over the years.“They were based on our 80’s concert videos and sadly we did not film that tour (blame the manager!!).

Norman Reedus has revealed that his new Walking Dead spin-off series will be titled Daryl Dixon.Named after the iconic character played by Reedus, the upcoming series will see him (and his crossbow) venture off to France.Taking to social media on Monday (October 3), Reedus shared an announcement image for the the new spin-off, featuring a gloomy-looking Eiffel Tower.In a recent interview with Total Film, The Walking Dead writer and producer Scott M. Gimple said of the series: “Daryl is a fish out of water to start with.

Made in Chelsea stars Maeva D'Ascanio and James Taylor have spilled details about their upcoming wedding, including when it'll take place. Maeva, 30, and James, 26, got engaged during a romantic trip to Rome earlier this year and have been busy getting ready for their big day.

Actress Sofia Carson — known for her roles in the  franchise and the Netflix rom-com  spoke with ET at the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park over the weekend. Debuting on the streaming platform this past July, Carson plays the role of Cassie in , a woman who enters a «marriage of convenience» with a Marine named Luke as a way to get health insurance benefits to treat her type I diabetes. While the emotional film was met with success, it wasn't just the storyline that got fans talking — it was also Carson's hairstyle. In the film, Cassie often has her long dark hair tucked into the back of her jacket.

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EXCLUSIVE: Following the success of one of Netflix’s biggest films of the summer in Purple Hearts, Netflix has moved fast to work with the films star as sources tell Deadline Sofia Caron is set to join Taron Egerton in the Netflix and Amblin thriller Carry On. The streamer is also reuniting with Harder They Fall breakout Danielle Deadwyler, who has also joined the ensemble that also stars Jason Bateman. Jaume Collet-Serra is directing. TJ Fixman penned the first draft of the screenplay, with Michael Green doing the most recent polish. Dylan Clark will produce. The film marks the first production to come out of the overall deal Amblin signed with Netflix last June.

Robbie Williams has announced details of the European leg of his ‘XXV’ tour, which marks 25 years of his solo career.The star has already confirmed dates for the UK and Ireland stint of the tour, which will kick off in October.Now, Williams will head to the continent in January, starting the run in Bologna, Italy, on January 20. He will then call at 20 further cities.

Sofia Carson and Diane Warren attend Fashion 4 Development’s 10th Annual First Ladies Luncheon on Tuesday (September 20) in New York City.

Christopher Vourlias Five years ago, the Finnish Film Affair launched the first edition of its Nordic Flair training program, an initiative designed to offer career development for film professionals from across the Nordic region that takes place parallel to the Helsinki International Film Festival — Love & Anarchy. This year’s event focuses on sales agents, distributors, buyers and broadcast commissioners working in one or more of the Nordic countries and is designed to offer participants the tools to innovate new sales and distribution models, scout emerging Nordic filmmaking talent and lead their professional teams through challenging times. “There are many Nordic talents working internationally behind the scenes in the business of film, and with the focus this year, we want to highlight that,” says Finnish Film Affair director Maria Pirkklainen, noting that “training opportunities have been scarce for this group in general.”

Morning Live hosted a “digital detox expert” who repeated a doubtful piece of research that suggested simply having your smartphone on the desk in front of you lowers your IQ, a claim swiftly debunked on Twitter by Dr Matthew Sweet. Elsewhere, studies into the horrors of tech use rarely distinguish between the techs they monitor, when of course each kind is vastly different; how should we compare the experience of talking in a group chat on WhatsApp to using a period tracker, or learning Polish on Duolingo to putting a cute little baby effect on an Instagram selfie?Many of the studies say spending too long on your phone might lead to depression, anxiety and sleeplessness. But it is almost impossible to say for sure which way that river flows.

Meghan Markle has turned down an invitation to attend a swanky awards ceremony in the US following the death of The Queen. Meghan, 41, was due to be honoured at an event hosted by Variety, to celebrate the publication of its ‘Power of Women’ issue on September 28. The Duchess of Sussex had been approached by the magazine to appear alongside other famous women including Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, as they discussed the "tropes holding women back”.