Jeremy Piven Launches Podcast ‘How U Livin’ J Piven’ With Kast Media

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentParticipant is teaming up with leading French sales agent MK2 Films and Endeavor Content to represent worldwide distribution rights on “Costa Brava, Lebanon,” the anticipated feature debut of Lebanese filmmaker Mounia Akl.“Costa Brava, Lebanon” will be headlined by Lebanese star and filmmaker Nadine Labaki (“Capernaum”), alongside Palestinian actor Saleh Bakri (“The Band’s Visit”).

Jessica Biel has launched a new health and wellness brand for families. The 39-year-old actress - who has sons Silas, six, and Phineas, 11 months, with husband Justin Timberlake, 40 - has teamed up with natural products entrepreneur Jeremy Adams to create Kinderfarms.

“The Story of Film: A New Generation,” which was afforded the honor of unofficially opening the 2021 edition, the Thomas film is split into thematic sections looking at sex, politics, death and stars.Thomas grew up on film sets. His father and uncle — Ralph and Gerald — were hugely successful producers and directors, making the iconically British series of “Doctor” films and “Carry On” comedies.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Jeremy Thomas, best picture Oscar winner for Bernardo Bertolucci’s “The Last Emperor” is a Cannes veteran and was the talk of the Croisette for David Cronenberg’s “Crash” (1996)Thomas is back in 2021 as the subject of Mark Cousins’ documentary “The Storms of Jeremy Thomas” that details his annual road trip from London to Cannes, while he reflects on a storied career.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralian-Lebanese journalist and filmmaker Daizy Gedeon is en route to Cannes where she will receive a prize Monday night at the Better World Fund gala. Her latest film, “Enough — Lebanon’s Darkest Hour,” is an expose of how the country has fallen into chaos.The darkest hour that she refers to is neither the 2020 port explosion, nor the bizarre flight of fugitive auto industry executive Carlos Ghosn.

If there’s a kerfuffle on the Croisette, the prolific U.K. producer is never far away…

Jamie Lee Curtis is launching a podcast about friendship. The 62-year-old actress thought it would be "interesting" to examine the ways people's relationships with their pals change over time after witnessing first-hand the impact the coronavirus pandemic had on long-standing bonds.