International Disruptors: The Match Factory’s Michael Weber & Thania Dimitrakopoulou On Their Passion For Arthouse Cinema & The Impact Streamers Can Have On Auteurs

Rebecca Davis editorTop Chinese social media platform Weibo has banned the official account of the German consulate in Guangzhou for “violating community standards” after it posted information about a LGBTQ film festival jointly hosted with 16 other foreign governments.The ban, which has now been in effect for more than two full days, was instated after nationalist Weibo users flooded the platform’s censors with reports that the German consulate’s message was politically problematic.All of the

EXCLUSIVE: Accomplished German actress Christiane Paul (Counterpart) and Carter Redwood (The Long Road Home) round out the series regular cast of FBI: International, the upcoming third series in Dick Wolf’s hit FBI drama franchise on CBS. They will play the remaining leads opposite recently cast Luke Kleintank, Heida Reed and Vinessa Vidotto in the series, which is slated to air as part of an FBI Tuesday lineup.  FBI International will launch Sept.

Strictly Come Dancing has announced four new professional dancers to its 2021 line-up as we eagerly await the ballroom competition's return to our small screens in the autumn. The latest additions include former Dancing With The Stars Ireland professional Kai Widdrington, former Let’s Dance Germany professional Nikita Kuzmin, reigning South African Latin Champion Cameron Lombard, and Poland's Jowita Przystal, who won BBC One's The Greatest Dancer in 2020.

Strictly Come Dancing. The news follows confirmation Anton du Beke will replace Bruno Toniolo as judge on the forthcoming series.

EXCLUSIVE: Indie distributor and SVOD service MUBI is continuing its remarkable buying spree at Cannes 2021. The growing player has now taken rights from The Match Factory to Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s Cannes Competition drama Memoria for Germany, Italy, Latin America (excluding Mexico, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador) and India.

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Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLeading arthouse sales company The Match Factory has pre-sold Austrian director and screenwriter Sebastian Meise’s second feature “Great Freedom,” which plays in Un Certain Regard at Cannes on Thursday, to Paname Distribution in France.

Jamie Lang “A staggering 20.6 million of you watched England’s victory on BBC One last night,” tweeted “Match of the Day” host and English soccer legend Gary Lineker on Wednesday as the viewing numbers from Tuesday night’s UEFA European Football Championship round of 16 match between England and Germany came in.

Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton happily cheered on England with their son George as they emerged victorious against Germany in the Euros.

We don’t often get to see Prince George at events, but this week he made a rare appearance with his mom, Duchess Kate Middleton, and dad, Prince William, at the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Round of 16 match between England and Germany at Wembley Stadium on Tuesday (June 29) in London, England.

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