International Insider: ‘Jurassic World’ Wraps; ‘Witcher’ Delayed; AFM Temp Check

After a landmark Academy Awards where “Parasite” became the first film not in the English language to win Best Picture, the International Film category is at a pandemic induced crossroads. With film festivals forced to mostly adjust to virtual screenings and major bellwethers such as Cannes and Telluride scuttled, the Oscars are looking at the most wide-open race in at least a decade.

Ozzy Osbourne is opening up about one of his biggest regrets in life: cheating on his wife, Sharon Osbourne.

The Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) has revealed the winners of it 2020 PGGB Innovation Awards, in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, which recognise production professionals who have navigated new ways of working to keep UK film and TV production moving forward during lockdown.

Black Friday sales are here and many of the UK's major holiday companies are offering holidaymakers some really attractive prices on their next trip away.

Naman Ramachandran “Jurassic World: Dominion,” “War of the Worlds,” “First Day: On Set” and “The Pursuit of Love” were among the productions commended at the 2020 Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) Innovation Awards on Thursday.Presented in association with Warner Bros.

Johnny Depp has suffered another defeat in his latest legal woes involving ex-wife Amber Heard.

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Johnny Depp previously lost his legal battle in the UK, where he sued a publishing company for libel after being called a “wife beater” in The Sun.

The Times, the actor must pay £628,000 (US$840,452.400) in legal costs to the British tabloidfor his failed libel action against the paper.Depp had sued The Sun for libel over an August 2018 story that called the star a “wife-beater” in his relationship with now ex-wife Amber Heard.

The London Screenings have been an informal fixture in the British TV diary for a number of years, but now major distributors are combining forces to formalize the event in 2021.

Two-time Oscar-winner Glenda Jackson picked up her first-ever International Emmy for best actress in Elizabeth is Missing, in which she plays an 80-something woman suffering from dementia struggling to solve a murder mystery. Best actor honors went to 13-year-old Billy Barratt for his performance as a boy tried as an adult for murder in British TV movie Responsible Child, which also picked up an International Emmy for best TV movie or miniseries.

Naman Ramachandran Netflix’s “Delhi Crime” won best drama series at the 48th International Emmy Awards while iconic British actor Glenda Jackson and 13-year-old Billy Barratt won the acting categories.The awards were announced during a live ceremony hosted by actor Richard Kind on Monday.Jackson added to her BAFTA leading actress win for BBC TV movie “Elizabeth is Missing,” while Barratt won for another BBC TV movie, “Responsible Child,” which also won the TV movie/mini-series

With the international launch of the Noma Fund, former footballer Roger Milla, is issuing an appeal to mobilise the world, including the UK in the fight against Noma. A disease little known to the general public, Noma kills nearly 140,000 children around the world every year, leaving mutilating after-effects on the faces of the few survivors.

Martin Lewis appeared on Lorraine Kelly’s morning TV show this week to encourage every woman watching to check they are being paid the correct amount of State Pension. The money-saving expert has made the plea several times recently in an effort to give women across the UK a gentle nudge towards checking their payments.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorCohen Media Group and Curzon have jointly taken all US, UK and Eire distribution rights to Uberto Pasolini’s drama Nowhere Special. A theatrical release next year is being eyed.James Norton (Little Women and Grantchester) plays John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, who has dedicated his life to bringing up his four-year-old son, Michael (Daniel Lamont), after the child’s mother left them soon after giving birth.

Peter White Television EditorSpectrum Originals has headed down under to find its latest international drama – Australian thriller Eden.The Charter Communications broadcaster has picked up the eight-episode drama, which comes from Australian streamer Stan and distributor All3Media International.

Stuart Ford's AGC Studios has optioned the film rights to The Englishman, the first in a planned book series from bestselling author David Gilman (Master of War).

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Arrow, the UK based genre label, has taken all rights in the U.S., Canada, UK, Australia & New Zealand to thriller-mystery The Bloodhound.Arrow will release the film on its new Arrow streaming service in North America and on its Prime Video Channel in the UK on December 1.