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Jamie Lang Having just pitched at the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, Chilean slasher flick project “Matria” will head to South Korea’s Bucheon (Bifan) in June on behalf of Ventana Sur’s Blood Window, where the project pitched to great success in late 2020. In the midst of its pandemic online market run, “Matria” has added two new key castings in award-winning Chilean actor Benjamin Vicuña (“Fuga,” “Locked Up”) and Argentina’s Gabriel Schultz (“Kryptonite,” “La Suerte en Tus Manos”).

Molly Neuman Guest ColumnistMolly Neuman is the President of Songtrust. She has previously held leadership roles at Kickstarter, A2IM, Rhapsody, and eMusic.

Naman Ramachandran U.K. public service broadcaster ITV has taken positive strides towards reducing its gender pay and ethnicity gaps, its annual report has revealed.The “Love Island” broadcaster’s 2020 Gender and Ethnicity Pay Gap Report reveals that the median pay gap rose slightly from the 2019 figure of 8.7% to 9.8% in 2020, but the mean gender pay gap has reduced for the third year in a row, from 13.2% to 12.1%.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorHot Docs, one of the world’s leading documentary festivals, has unveiled its full lineup.

Jamie Lang Hernán Caffiero, director and producer of 2018’s International Emmy-winning “The Suspended Mourning,” is teaming with up-and-coming director Bárbara Francisca Barrera Morales on “La vida de nosotras” – formerly “Voces anónimas” or “Anonymous Voices” in English – and the two will pitch their new short-format series at this year’s inaugural Sanfic Series Lab, joined by BTF Media director of production Sebastián Ignacio Catalán Silva, who is producing.“La vida de nosotras” is an

Clara McGregor, daughter of Ewan McGregor, and indie producer Black Magic are set to adapt Goddess, a novel about a swashbuckling femaleopera singer from 17th century Versailles. McGregor's Deux Dames Entertainment and Greg Lauritano's Black Magic optioned the historical female fencing novel and plan a limited series with a showrunner yet to be attached to the project.

Lauren Goodger has announced the happy news that she is expecting a baby girl in an exclusive gender reveal.The Only Way Is Essex star Lauren, 32, is expecting her first child with boyfriend Charles Drury. Announcing the happy news in an exclusive shoot with new! magazine, Lauren says: “I love the fact I’m having a little girl – my little girl.” Lauren admits she had an idea she may be having a baby girl, but was still surprised when she was told the news.

She recently announced that she was set to become a mum for the first time, and now Lauren Goodger has exclusively revealed that she's expecting a little girl! Exclusively for OK! VIP members, former TOWIE star Lauren unveils the gorgeous pictures from her gender reveal shoot and opens up about how she and her boyfriend Charles Drury are feeling about having their very own “little diva”.

As the crowd rallied and demanded change there was one overwhelming message plastered on signs and chanted by supporters: This isn't a women's issue, it's a men's issue.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentIn a drive for authenticity, Chile’s Parox, producer of “Invisible Heroes,” has attached Katherina Harder to direct “Silver Bridge” (Puente de Plata), a Latin American drug trade origins saga billed by Parox and Harder as a feminist romantic melodrama.Produced by Alvaro Cabello and Parox founders Sergio Gándara and Leonora González, “Silver Bridge” weighs in as a standout title at Sanfic Industria’s new Sanfic Lab showcase, which unspools March 24.

place in our schools, yet [former Education Secretary] Betsy DeVos created a double standard that allows schools to ignore reports of harassment based on sex where similar reports based on race, national origin, or religion would require an appropriate response,” Ria Tabacco Mar, director of the American Civil Liberties Union’s Women’s Rights Project.

Proud dad-to-be Prince Harry confirmed the news by simply stating: "It's a girl!"

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPopular actor-turned-filmmaker Aissa Maiga and co-director Isabelle Simeoni discussed with Variety about their searing documentary feature examining the lack of representation of Black actors in films and series across France, Brazil and the U.S.

new resolution opposing conversion therapy intended to change a person’s gender identity, a victory for advocates who have sought to ban the practice in various states throughout the country.The APA also updated its 1997 resolution opposing conversion therapy designed to change a person’s sexual orientation, and cited the negative impact that conversion therapy, in any form, may have on LGBTQ youths’ mental health and well-being.

Beloved Mr Potato Head, well-known for his appearance in Toy Story, will now come in a gender-neutral version as Potato Head. Hasbro announced in a public statement that they are releasing a gender neutral Potato Head play-set.

Demi Lovato has spoken out against the popular trend of gender reveal parties. The singer, 28, shared an infographic to Instagram on February 25, which detailed why the event could be deemed transphobic. “This is not about being politically correct, it’s about being correct. The refusal to acknowledge this stems from a misunderstanding of what transphobia is,” her caption read. A source close to the former Disney starlet revealed that Demi’s decision to speak out was very “personal” to her.