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Naman Ramachandran Africa-based filmmaker development organization Realness Institute has unveiled its next wave of initiatives as part of MIP Africa and FAME (Film, Arts, Media and Entertainment) Week. As part of the event, which is now in its second year in Cape Town, South Africa, alumni of six Realness Institute programs will pitch their films and television series to the market in The Film Pitch and The Episodic Pitch forums. Alongside this, the current cohort of the Institute’s Southern Africa Locarno Industry Academy (SALIA) have programmed and co-organized the FAME Week Africa Short Film Festival.

Luca Guadagnino is putting a brave face on the sudden pulling last month of new movie Challengers from the prestigious opening slot of the Venice Film Festival, after the actors’ strike grounded its U.S. cast led by Zendaya.

. In the clip, Angela and Michael meet with a sex educator, and warning, it's NSFW.The couple is presented with a toy that Angela can put on her body and Michael could use an app to control the device.

Burna Boy has shared his thoughts on the Afrobeats genre, criticising it for lacking any “substance”.The Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer made the comments in a new interview with Apple Music. Speaking with host Zane Lowe, he recalled his less-than-fond take on the genre, and pointed out how he believes the majority of Afrobeats music is lacking in any deeper meaning.This, he explained, is because he sees many of the artists as lacking any real “life experience”, which results in their final product being about “nothing”.“Half of them, [actually,] 90 per cent of them, have almost no real-life experiences that they can understand,” he claimed in the discussion. “That’s why you hear most Nigerian music, African Music, or Afrobeats, as people call it, is mostly about nothing, literally nothing.”“There is no substance to it, like nobody is talking about anything.

Burna Boy has enlisted Dave on his latest single, ‘Cheat On Me’ – taken from his upcoming seventh album ‘I Told Them’ – and announced details of an intimate London show.The ‘African Giant’ has teamed up with the Streatham rapper before on the latter’s smash hit ‘Location’ from his 2019 Mercury Prize-winning debut ‘PSYCHODRAMA’. The track currently has over 456 million plays on Spotify and is one of Dave’s most popular tracks.

After their engagement in the season finale of “The Bachelorette”, Charity Lawson and new fiancé Dotun Olubeko spoke with ET Canada’s Keshia Change about their wedding plans.

Asake has played his first UK concert since the fatal crush at his gig in Brixton last year, and started the show off by paying tribute to the two fans who were killed.The tragic event took place at his show at London’s O2 Academy Brixton last December and saw two fans – Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson – lose their life after there was a crowd surge at the venue.An investigation by the Metropolitan Police is still under way and, following the incident, the South London live music venue had its licence under review by Lambeth Council and has remained closed since.A 21-year-old woman also remains in critical condition in hospital after being caught in the crush, and police continue to appeal for information.Now, the Nigerian singer-songwriter and Afrobeats star has returned to the stage for his first live UK show since the event, and paid his respects to the victims.The returning gig took place in the city’s O2 Arena last night (August 20) – a venue which has four times the capacity compared to Brixton. Asake, whose real name is Ahmed Ololade, arrived on stage approximately an hour and 20 minutes later than planned and kicked off the show with a three-minute tribute poem to Ikumelo and Hutchinson.Backing performers dressed in white walked into view, before he appeared on stage, with flowers as a spoken word poem was recited in the background.“Up at 02:30 thinking Gaby Hutchinson could be me,” the poem read (via The Independent).

Spain have defeated England’s Lionesses to win the women’s soccer World Cup.

The players starting in England women's first ever World Cup final have been named ahead of their historic fixture against Spain.

England's date with destiny is looming large. Sarina Wiegman's Lionesses are set to represent the nation in its first football World Cup final since 1966.

EXCLUSIVE: The National Film Authority of Ghana (NFA) has set what it has described as a new strategic partnership with FilmOne Group (Nigeria) and Silverbird Cinema (Ghana) to host the inaugural Africa Cinema Summit (ACS) in Accra.

The England women's team is set to take on Colombia in the quarter finals of the World Cup, where the Lionesses will try to secure their place in the final four teams of the competition.The team is hoping to bring back the trophy to go along with the European Championship they won last summer, with the team currently performing well - finishing at the top of their group and seeing off Nigeria after a tense penalty shootout in the last 16. With every successful team, there's a lot going on behind the scenes - including a tireless work ethic, perfected tactics, and a motivational manager.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The Venice Film Festival is rolling out a juried impact award that will mark the first time a major film festival has awarded a prize focused solely on impact. Impact campaigns are crafted around documentaries and some narrative films that have strong social or political messages that can inspire action among audiences and the industry at large.

Fred Again.. has shared a new song titled "adore u." The song samples Obongjayar's "I Wish It Was Me," a song taken from the Nigerian artist's 2022 album Some Nights I Dream Of Doors .

As they continue to make huge waves in the world of football, England's Lionesses enjoyed a well-deserved break on Thursday, 10 August, ahead of their of their quarter-final World Cup clash with Colombia. With the big match set to take place on Saturday, the football team quickly returned to training the following day to get in as much extra practise as possible. During their day of relaxation, the stars took to Instagram to share their plans.

It looks as though Molly Marsh has been snubbed by her Love Island co-stars yet again after Jess Harding talked plans for a girls' trip - and Molly wasn't included. Molly, 21, struggled to get on with some of the other islanders this summer, particularly Jess, 22, who she fell out with from early on in the ITV2 series.

All Points East has confirmed the final acts for its 2023 edition.The festival is due to take place in Victoria Park, east London between August 18 and August 28. Kicking off with Stormzy’s ‘This Is What We Mean Day’, the series will also feature the headliners The Strokes, Jungle, Dermot Kennedy and HAIM.Other previously announced names include Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Walkmen, BADBADNOTGOOD, Olivia Dean, Girl In Red, Confidence Man, Kehlani, Sampha, Knucks and Romy (The xx).Today (August 10), organisers have added the last batch of artists to the APE ’23 bill ahead of the festival starting next week.Joining Stormzy and co.

Fresh for her shock red card in Monday's crunch match against Nigeria, England Women's player Lauren James is contemplating what could turn out to be her tournament-ending deliberate stamp on defender Michelle Alozie. Ultimately, the Lionesses ran out as winners thanks to cool heads across the penalty shootout, but when they face Columbia in the World Cup quarter-final on Saturday, they'll be without one of the finest talents. However, a further sucker punch may materialise if FIFA's disciplinary committee choose to extend Lauren's ban to three games, which would render her ineligible for the remainder of the tournament.

England star Chloe Kelly was "finally" reunited with her boyfriend following the Lionesses' nail-biting win over Nigeria. The Women's World Cup is well underway and, following a tense penalty shootout, England managed to claim victory.Their win means they've reached the quarter final stage at all six FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments they've played in. 25 year old forward Chloe has been making waves for her performance in the tournament, and managed to score the winning penalty at Brisbane Stadium on August 7.

's Angela Deem, the franchise's latest spinoff was the final hope when it comes to salvaging her rocky relationship with her husband, Michael Ilesanmi. ET's Rachel Smith sat down with the reality star and she opened up about what viewers can expect from the new show, and what she learned from the intense experience.

couple Angela Deem and Michael Ilesanmi's marriage, it's complicated. ET's Rachel Smith sat down with Angela to talk about the two starring in the franchise's latest spinoff,, and she opened up about their on-again, off-again relationship that was rocked by a cheating scandal last year.Angela and Michael, who have a 22-year age difference, have been together since 2018 after connecting online.

Lionesses and Manchester City star Chloe Kelly was England’s hero yet again as she scored the winning penalty in a dramatic shootout victory for her side against a resilient Nigeria.

England's Lionesses have made it into the next stage of the World Cup following a nail-biting match against Nigeria, which had viewers on the edge of their seats as they waited to see who would prove victorious.The match went to penalties after the match ended 0-0, with England then selling their spot in the last eight of the World Cup and making it into the quarter-final. Chloe Kelly scored the winning spot-kick as England clinched the shoot-out 4-2.

A guest on Antiques Roadshow was left dumbfounded when he was told the true value of a charity shop find.

All 14 Manchester City players are still in contention to win the World Cup with the group stage now in the book.

The six-strong Manchester United contingent have experienced mixed fortunes at the World Cup, with only four of them are still in contention to lift the trophy.

Bayo Akinfemi, who stars in Bob ❤️ Abishola, is reacting to the news that the CBS sitcom would be reducing most of its cast to recurring roles.

Emanuel Okusanya Nigerian superstar Adekunle Gold is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. He’s just announced a North American tour, is celebrating a freshly inked deal with Def Jam and is reaping the fruits of his latest release “Tequila Ever After” — Gold’s debut album on the label. “One thing that I’ve always done is just focus on the game,” Gold tells Variety.

The FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia could be England's to lose after Tuesday's glittering display against the Chinese. Unfolding at Hindmarsh Stadium, the 16,500-capacity home of Adelaide United, manager Sarina Wiegman's superstars made a lightning-quick start to the match; Alessia Russo squeezing in the opener after just four minutes of play.

Burna Boy has shared the launch single ‘Big 7’ along with details of his upcoming seventh studio album ‘I Told Them’. Check it out below.Last month, the Nigerian star released his Brandy-sampling nostalgic song ‘Sittin’ on Top Of The World’ with Atlantan rapper 21 Savage.

Lisa Hochstein blissfully celebrated her birthday with boyfriend Jody Glidden before finding out that her estranged husband, Lenny Hochstein, had gotten engaged.

Cyriel Dessers reckons he could form a partnership with new Rangers team-mate Danilo.

Music distributor IDOL has announced two new artist services deals.The first is with Nigerian afropop artist Yemi Alade and the label she runs, Effyzzie Music. IDOL will work with Alade on the release of her upcoming seventh studio album.

The youngest player in this year’s FIFA Women’s World Cup was born in the United States, but she’s not playing with Megan Rapinoe and the rest of the USWNT — she’s playing for South Korea.

's latest spinoff, , will feature one of the most controversial couples in the franchise — Angela and Michael.Premiering on Aug. 14, the new spinoff will follow five past  couples who have reached the breaking point in their relationships undergoing a couples retreat to determine if they want to continue on with the relationship. Joining the couples is a team of professionals who will help them actively deal with issues with trust, sex, jealousy, anger and intimacy.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Amid deep concerns about the risks posed by artificial intelligence, the Biden administration has lined up commitments from seven tech companies — including OpenAI, Google and Meta — to abide by safety, security and trust principles in developing AI. Reps from seven “leading AI companies” — Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft and OpenAI — are scheduled to attend an event Friday at the White House to announce that the Biden-Harris administration has secured voluntary commitments from the companies to “help move toward safe, secure, and transparent development of AI technology,” according to the White House.