Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterEver since the 1960s, animators from the world over have assembled in the Alpine French city of Annecy to celebrate animated film. Initially a biannual event, the Annecy Intl.
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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter a six-month shutdown, French cinemas reopened May 19 with a bang.In spite of an audience capacity of 35% and a 9pm curfew, as many as 305,000 admissions were sold on Wednesday, scoring the best reopening day for cinemas in Europe, according to Comscore France.“This score is simply exceptional and surpassed our most optimistic expectations,” says Eric Marti at Comscore.
The number of admissions sold yesterday is on par with about the same day in May
.Andrew Barker Senior Features WriterEver since the 1960s, animators from the world over have assembled in the Alpine French city of Annecy to celebrate animated film. Initially a biannual event, the Annecy Intl.
MADRID -- French author Emmanuel Carrere, popular for his non-fiction books in a high literary vein, has been granted this year’s Spanish Princess of Asturias Literature Award.The award is one of the eight prestigious prizes by the foundation named after the heir to the Spanish throne, Princess Leonor.Its jury said Wednesday that Carrere, 63, was chosen among 33 candidates from 20 countries because of the ability of his works to straddle reality and fiction.Starting with his “The Adversary” in
Rami Malek arrives for a low key day at the 2021 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris, France on Tuesday afternoon (June 8).
Naomi Osaka is keeping her mental health a priority and it’s been revealed that she will not be playing in the upcoming Berlin WTA 5000 Tournament.
French Open in Paris on Tuesday. The Bohemian Rhapsody star, 40, looked stylish in a black top and matching face mask at Roland Garros, while soaking up the sun.
French President Emmanuel Macron had an incident during a visit.
Insomniac Games Sci-Fi action platformer Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart looks like it is getting its own PlayStation 5 bundle.The upcoming PS5 exclusive Rift Apart is set for release on June 11, and French news site Station of Play has discovered a listing on a French retailer’s website that shows a PS5 bundle that includes the game.Station of Play also shared a tweet that seemingly confirms the stock information, and a price of £515 (€599) though this may well be a placeholder price.INFO
Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Emmanuel Macron has been slapped in the face by a man during a trip to southeast France.In a video of the incident published online, the French president can be seen seen walking towards a crowd barrier where he is greeted by a man in a t-shirt shaking his hand.The masked man held onto the President's right hand and delivered a slap across Macron's cheek before being pounced on by security staff.As the
Just ahead of its French release, Universal’s F9 has been set for a special screening at the Cannes Film Festival, Deadline has confirmed. This is the mystery studio movie that Cannes General Delegate Thierry Frémaux has been teasing for a few weeks.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCritics’ Week, the Cannes Film Festival parallel strand dedicated to first and second films, follows the official selection’s lead in announcing an expanded lineup after taking a year off.The 2021 program — which marks the sidebar’s 60th edition — will feature 13 world premieres, seven of them in competition, chosen from nearly 1,000 films by Charles Tesson, artistic director, and his committee.
Former world number one Roger Federer, who is targeting a record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon, withdrew from the French Open on Sunday, a day after winning a tough third-round match, opting to save himself for the grass-court season.
Roger Federer has announced that he, too, will be leaving the 2021 French Open.
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PARIS (Reuters) - Leading figures in tennis and sport have rallied to support Naomi Osaka after the women's world number two withdrew from the French Open in a row about post-match media duties, saying she had been suffering from "depression" and "anxiety".