International Insider: Covid Clause Controversy; EFM Hot Packages; Paramount+ Powers Up; London Screenings

EXCLUSIVE: David Unger’s Artist International Group (AIG) and Barcelona-based Infinito Studios have launched a joint venture that will focus on international production and talent representation.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorThe Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has begun inviting talent to present at the upcoming 93rd Oscars.With those invitations, more details have emerged about how producers intend to keep the ceremony COVID-safe. The ceremony will likely be an open-air production at Los Angeles’ historic Union Station.

direct to your inboxSir Peter Fahy, the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, criticised 'rushed legislation' over demonstrations and said officers where 'hugely frustrated' after criticism of the handling of a vigil held in London to commemorate Sarah Everard.

The repercussions from Wednesday’s edition of  “The Talk” continue to be felt, with CBS announcing plans to undertake an “internal review” in the wake of the heated discussion that took place between co-hosts Sheryl Underwood and Sharon Osbourne about racism.

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Lauren London, 36, is a breathtaking sight to see in her latest photos for Puma. The actress posed for a series of snapshots for the popular brand and showed off a pretty light purple zip-up jacket over a white crop top and matching purple sneakers. She also had on white pants as her long wavy locks were parted to the side and draped over one shoulder.

Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades Of Grey) is to direct starry drama Rothko, which will chart how Kate Rothko, the daughter of revered U.S. painter Mark Rothko, was drawn into a well-publicised legal battle to honor her father’s legacy.

Happy Friday all, and welcome to International Insider, your weekly guide to everything that’s worth knowing in film and TV outside of America. Jake Kanter with you this week. Got feedback or a story? I’m on [email protected] or my DMs are open on Twitter. And sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox every Friday.

EXCLUSIVE: Four-time Oscar nominee Annette Bening (The Kids Are All Right) is set to star in Oscar-winning duo Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s (Free Solo) narrative directorial debut Nyad.

Tim Dams In just a few years, the London Screenings have coalesced into a significant event for the international TV business.Taking place virtually over the next two weeks, London Screenings is organized by a group of leading London-based international distributors — All3Media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios — to showcase their latest scripted and unscripted fare.The distributors have been working together since 2018 to coordinate their spring

here.If there are concerns about rising infection rates locally, as is currently the case in Bury, Mr Burnham believes heads and leaders should be able to make the judgement 'not to close the schools per se, but to take perhaps a more phased approach to the return'.He added: "What we wouldn't want to see is the overruling of councils and schools as we saw in London before Christmas.

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