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Christopher Vourlias Croatian production house Antitalent has signed an option agreement to develop and produce a local version of the best-selling global format “Your Honor,” the hit drama whose American remake for Showtime stars Emmy winner Bryan Cranston.The series follows a judge who must deal with the fallout when his son is involved in a hit-and-run that gets him embroiled with an organized crime family. Facing impossible choices, he discovers how far a father will go to save his son’s life.The Balkan remake will travel across the former Yugoslavia with a story that spans Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia, according to Antitalent’s Danijel Pek.

Marina Lazarevska U.S. actor John Malkovich is backing a plan to build Stonebridge Studios, a film, music and media production facility in Skopje, North Macedonia.

Christopher Vourlias Croatia’s Drugi Plan and Bulgaria’s Agitprop, two of the leading production outfits in Southeast Europe, have been attached to co-produce the upcoming drama series “Sabre,” a political thriller revolving around the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic produced by Belgrade-based This and That Productions.Created by Goran Stanković and Vladimir Tagić, the series will star Serbian-Danish actress Danica Curcic, known to international audiences for her lead role in the Netflix psychological thriller “The Chestnut Man,” as a reporter investigating the shocking murder.The companies announced the deal on Monday at the Sarajevo Film Festival, where This and That’s “Bad Blood” and Drugi Plan’s “The Silence” were among the top Balkan drama series vying for Heart of Sarajevo TV Awards, which were handed out at a ceremony in the Bosnian capital on Sunday night. “Sabre” was first pitched in Sarajevo three years ago during the CineLink Drama co-financing forum, where it was named best drama project.

Christopher Vourlias Croatian miniseries “The Last Socialist Artefact” was the big winner at the Heart of Sarajevo TV Awards, which were handed out Sunday night during the Sarajevo Film Festival.The six-part limited series, which is adapted from Robert Perišić’s novel “No-Signal Area,” tells the story of two urban transplants who take over an abandoned turbine factory for a mysterious client in a remote, economically depressed Balkan town. The show took home awards in five of the eight categories for drama series, including best series, best leading actor for Izudin Bajrović and best director for Dalibo Matanić.Created by Ankica Jurić Tilić and Dalibor Matanić, “The Last Socialist Artefact” is produced by Tilić for Zagreb-based Kinorama, in co-production with Serbia’s Sense Production, Slovenia’s Perfo Production and Finland’s Citizen Jane.

Produced in conjunction with Serbia, Slovenia and Finland, Croatian six-part mini-series The Last Socialist Artefact had the perfect pedigree to take top honors in the Hearts of Sarajevo Awards for TV Series, a regional award set up to celebrate the past year’s best small-screen talent from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia.

Christopher Vourlias Belgrade-based Firefly Productions has closed a raft of deals in the run-up to this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival, where the Serbian production powerhouse leads the pack with 19 nominations at the Heart of Sarajevo TV Awards, including best drama series nods for supernatural drama “Block 27” and psychological thriller “Black Wedding.”As Variety previously reported, Beta Film has acquired international distribution rights to “Block 27” (pictured), a science fiction-mystery series about the disappearance of a teenager in Belgrade. Firefly has also closed deals with Australian public broadcaster SBS on “Black Wedding,” which follows a government agent investigating a killing spree and its links to ancient folklore, and “The Family,” a five-part miniseries about the arrest of the former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milošević.

Lazio president Claudio Lotito has broken his silence on Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's future amid interest from Manchester United.

Christopher Vourlias Beta Film has added two new titles to its growing slate of titles from Central and Eastern Europe, acquiring international distribution rights to Serbian supernatural drama “Block 27” and the Czech crime series “Ultimatum,” the company announced on the eve of the Sarajevo Film Festival.Veronika Kovacova, Beta’s VP of international sales and acquisitions for Eastern Europe and Turkey, said the deals underscore the company’s continued commitment to the fast-growing region. “We are there for the creators, for the producers, to help them and to support what they want to produce,” she said.Directed by Momir Milosevic and Milica Tomovic, and produced by Belgrade-based Firefly Productions, “Block 27” is a science fiction-mystery that follows the disappearance of a teenager in Belgrade, and the search by his twin sister to find him—a journey that finds her traveling to another dimension.

Manchester United are considering a €68million (£57.5m) bid for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

Austria’s ORF Joins Big Budget Central Europe Drama Series ‘Rise Of The Raven’

K.J. Yossman “Stranger Things” star Nikola Djuricko has been tapped to present the Serbian edition of NBCUniversal Formats’ entertainment series “Hollywood Game Night.” This is the 24th international edition of the series, joining adaptations in the U.K., France, Greece, Hungary and Thailand, among others. The show pairs celebrities with contestants as they compete in a variety of party games.

Reports from Italy suggest Manchester United are preparing to offer £42million for Sergej Milinkovic-Savic.

EXCLUSIVE: Darko Perić, the Serbian actor best known for his breakout role as Helsinki in Netflix’s award-winning Spanish series Money Heist, has signed with Artist International Group for management.

Venice Critics’ Week Unveils 2022 Selection

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBoutique West Australia film festival, CinefestOZ announced its 2022 program featuring 270 film screenings and events.In its 15th edition, the six day destination film festival will be held from Aug. 23-28, 2022 across 35 locations in Western Australia’s South West, famous as a top wine producing region. Veteran actor, Richard Roxburgh ( “Moulin Rouge,” “Elvis”) was named as chair of the Jury that will award a A$100,000 ($65,000) film prize for best Australian feature film or feature-length documentary.Competing for the prize is director Gracie Otto’s feature film debut “Seriously Red” (which screened at SXSW earlier this year) which stars the film’s writer Krew Boylan as a Dolly Parton impersonator.

Laying down the law on and off the court. Following Novak Djokovic’s controversial views about refusing to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the U.S. Open has made it clear that he’s not welcome to participate unless he receives the shot.

Novak Djokovic will not be allowed to play in the US Open due to his vaccination status.WATCH: Prince George's adorably shy moment with Novak Djokovic caught on camera The US Open confirmed on Wednesday their entry requirements for all players, with tournament organizers sharing that "all eligible players are automatically entered into the men's and women's singles main-draw field based on ranking 42 days prior to the first Monday of the event". WATCH: Prince George's must-watch moment with Novak DjokovicThe tournament begins on 29 August. However, although there is no vaccine mandate specifically from the organization, the US government requires all guests flying into the country to be vaccinated, and organizers confirmed that they would "respect the U.S. government's position regarding travel into the country for unvaccinated non-U.S.

The Sarajevo Film Festival has unveiled its competition line-up for this year’s festival, with Marie Kreutzer’s Corsage and Ukrainian helmer Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s documentary ‘Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles’ selected in the feature film and documentary categories respectively.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe Goran Stolevski-directed horror-drama “You Won’t Be Alone,” was Thursday named the best film at the Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Korea’s leading genre film event.The Australia-U.K.-Serbia co-production is set in Macedonia and stars Noomi Rapace in a 19th century tale about a young girl who is transformed into a witch. It premiered at the Sundance festival in January and recently played in Sydney.

A creep 'visually raped' a woman by installing secret spy cameras in her home and watching her have sex with her boyfriend.

Prince William and Kate Middleton made an appearance at Wimbledon on Tuesday to watch day nine of the iconic tournament. But as the royal couple watched on they became distracted by Kate's mum, Carole Middleton, who playfully stuck her tongue out at them. Her daughter, 40, and son-in-law, also 40, who were spectating from the Royal Box, were left in fits of giggles as they noticed the funny moment before they got stuck into the game.

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge (aka Kate Middleton) and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge enjoy a tennis match from the Royal Box during day nine of the 2022 Wimbledon tournament at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Tuesday (July 5) in London, England.

Former Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has admitted that the opportunity to work with Jose Mourinho once again was one of the key elements that convinced him to join Roma.

Novak Djokovic was in high spirits ahead of his quarter-final match at Wimbledon on Monday.MORE: Game Set Match: The Wimbledon wives and partners on courtside this summerThe Serbian tennis star was seen messing around with his son Stefan during practice – and the pair seemed as happy as can be! WATCH: Kate Middleton makes surprise appearance at WimbledonStefan, seven, could be seen clambering up on his dad's back and trying to wrestle his tennis racquet away, while Novak responded by picking his son up in the air as they carried on play fighting.Novak shares two children with his wife, Jelena – Stefan and four-year-old Tara. Just last week, he shared a post from a fan on Twitter comparing his forearm to that of his son.

Andy Murray was no doubt left heartbroken following his shock defeat against John Isner in the second round of Wimbledon - however, it isn't all bad as the tennis star will return to the court in September.MORE: Andy Murray makes touching comment about wife Kim during 'difficult' career momentThe three-time Grand Slam champion is joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal at this year's Laver Cup which is taking place in London for the first time.WATCH: Andy Murray breaks down in tears after incredible comeback"I'm looking forward to playing the Laver Cup in London," the 35-year-old said. "I love playing as part of a team and there is a great atmosphere and intensity to the event.

Anna Franklin Ana-Maria Comănescu’s debut feature “Horia” starts shooting in Romania on Wednesday. The film is a Romanian/Bulgarian/Serbian coproduction, produced by Carla Fotea and Ada Solomon through Romania’s MicroFILM, in coproduction with Rossitsa Valkanova through Bulgaria’s Klas Film, and Nikolina Vučetić-Zečević through Serbia’s Biberche Productions, Film New Europe reports.The script, written by Comănescu, follows Horia, a cautious teenage boy from a Romanian village, who is badly longing for his crush, who lives on the other side of the country. He resents his only parent, Petrică, a charming mechanic, for constantly pushing him to pursue girls.

EXIT Festival has announced the final additions to the line-up for its 2022 event, with names including Disciples, Ofenbach and Iva Lorens now on the bill.The four-day Serbian festival takes place between July 7-10 in the Petrovaradin Fortress, with Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds and Calvin Harris both previously confirmed as headliners. They join the likes of Bury Tomorrow, Coach Party, Napalm Death and The Undertones.In May, EXIT organisers announced the line-up for this year’s MTS Dance Arena, as well as the acts playing the No Sleep and Urban Bug stages.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefEuropean cinemas bounced back strongly in 2021 after a miserable COVID-hit 2020. They are capable of returning to 2019 levels, says the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) in its annual report, but they are not there yet.

Stana Katic has welcomed her first child into the world. The former 'Castle' star and her husband Kris Brkljac secretly gave birth to their first child together late last year. Her rep told Us Weekly: "They had a baby this winter and have been enjoying the time since cocooning as a family.

Crystal Globe Competition“America,” Ofir Raul Graizer (Israel, Germany, Czech Republic)“Chemi otakhi” (“A Room Of My Own”), Ioseb “Soso” Bliadze (Georgia, Germany)“Edna provintsialna bolnitsa” (“A Provincial Hospital”), Ilian Metev, Ivan Chertov, Zlatina Teneva (Bulgaria, Germany)“F—ing Bornholm,” Anna Kazejak (Poland)“Hranice lásky” (“Borders of Love”), Tomasz Wiński (Czech Republic, Poland)“Isihia 6-9” (“Silence 6-9”), Christos Passalis (Greece)“The Ordinaries,”  Sophie Linnenbaum (Germany)“Slovo” (“The Word”), Beata Parkanová (Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland)“Tabestan Ba Omid” (“Summer with Hope”), Sadaf Foroughi (Canada)“Tenéis que venir a verla” (“You Have to Come and See It”), Jonás Trueba (Spain)“Tooi tokoro” (“A Far Shore”), Masaaki Kudo (Japan)“Vesper,” Kristina Buožytė, Bruno Samper (Lithuania, France, Belgium)Proxima Competition“A pak přišla láska…” (“And Then There Was Love…”),  Šimon Holý (Czech Republic)“Los Agitadores” (“Horseplay”), Marco Berger (Argentina)“Au grand jour” (“In Broad Daylight”), Emmanuel Tardif (Canada)“Balaye aseman zire ab” (“Like a Fish on the Moon”), Dornaz Hajiha (Iran)“Głupcy” (“Fools”), Tomasz Wasilewski (Poland, Romania, Germany)“Još jedno proleće” (“Another Spring”), Mladen Kovačević (Serbia, Qatar)“La pietà” (“Piety”), Eduardo Casanova (Spain, Argentina)“Ramona,” Andrea Bagney (Spain)“Stric” (“The Uncle”), David Kapac, Andrija Mardešić (Croatia, Serbia)“Tinnitus,”Gregorio Graziosi (Brazil)“Zkouška umění” (“ART talent show”), Tomáš Bojar, Adéla Komrzý (Czech Republic)“Zoo Lock Down,” Andreas Horvath (Austria)Special Screenings“BANGER.” Adam Sedlák (Czech Republic)“June Zero,” Jake Paltrow (USA, Israel)“The Killing of a Journalist,” Matt Sarnecki (Denmark, USA, Czech

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Aleksandar Kolarov is embarking on a career to become a sporting director and scout after confirming his retirement from football.

, Jibri admits to his parents that he's basically being forced to marry Miona in 90 days so that she can stay in America with him as opposed to her having to go back to Serbia, her home country.Miona has rubbed Jibri's loved ones the wrong way since moving to South Dakota to be with him, specifically, his parents as well as his best friend, David. Miona wants to leave South Dakota and live in Los Angeles sooner rather than later, though Jibri has told her they need to save money by living with his parents before they can make the move. Miona has also caused a rift between Jibri and David, with Jibri noting that he felt he's given up his band — which also has David in it — for her. In the clip, David's dad asks Jibri bluntly if he would marry Miona if he didn't have a 90-day time limit for her visa.

A number of Manchester United supporters have sent a string of 'good luck' messages to Nemanja Matic after he completed his move to Italian giants Roma on Tuesday.

Claudia Winkleman first stepped onto the presenting scene in 1997 when she hosted Talking Telephone Numbers alongside Phillip Schofield. And in some throwback snaps from 25 years ago, it's clear the age-defying presenter hasn't changed one bit. In the pictures from 1997, Claudia is standing with host Phillip and still sporting her iconic block fringe.

Naman Ramachandran The Walt Disney Company’s streamer Disney+ will be available in 42 new countries and 11 new territories this week following the launch on Tuesday in Greece, Turkey and countries in Central Eastern Europe, including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic and Croatia. Tuesday’s series of launches follow the arrival of the service in South Africa on May 18 and across West Asia and North Africa on June 8.