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17.05.2023 - 10:07 / deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald is among the marquee names set to participate in Sheffield DocFest’s Industry Program, according to an announcement today from the U.K.’s leading documentary festival.
Macdonald, director of the scripted/narrative features The Last King of Scotland and The Mauritanian, and the documentaries Whitney, Marley, and Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang among other films, will serve as a mentor for the DocFest’s Filmmaker Challenge. Under the innovative program, “six early-career UK filmmakers will make a short documentary in and around Sheffield during the festival… on the fly, with a micro budget and equipment support… All filming is to be undertaken in a single day and the final work will be screened for industry and invited guests on the last day of Sheffield DocFest.”
The Filmmaker Challenge is one of several components of Sheffield’s Industry Program and Market, which runs in conjunction with the festival from June 14-19. The program includes 21 Industry Sessions for industry delegates featuring discussions and panels on topics such as “disability inclusion, 10 Ways to win a commission, pathways for the new talent, neurodiversity inclusion, social mobility, journalistic integrity and creative distribution and exhibition.”
Beccy Ashdown, Talks & Sessions senior producer, noted: “This year, the industry sessions program will pose some big questions. Has the industry opened up to working-class voices? Do we risk compromising projects and authenticity of the subject, or is there still a middle ground to tell the stories that filmmakers, contributors and commissioners believe should be told? Is journalistic integrity under threat with the rise of disinformation and AI? How
Oscar Isaac is just like us! By that, we mean that he also binges reality television in his downtime.
It's one of the biggest nights in the UK showbiz calendar - The British Soap Awards. The annual event is set to take place this weekend, with viewers to see new host Jane McDonald take the reigns following Philip Schofield's sensational departure from ITV.
EXCLUSIVE: Just a couple of months out from his Academy Award win for his memorable supporting role in A24‘s Everything Everywhere All at Once, Ke Huy Quan has taken on new agency representation, signing with UTA in all areas.
Tame Impala have shared a new 10th anniversary box set of ‘Lonerism’ – listen to new songs ‘Retina Show’ and ‘Sidetracked Soundtrack’ below.The special edition of the 2012 LP was announced back in February and released yesterday (May 26).It includes three vinyl records and a 24-page booklet. Among the bonus tracks featured are unreleased demo versions of ‘Retina Show’ and ‘Sidetracked Soundtrack’, two songs from the ‘Lonerism’ sessions that didn’t make the final album.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains details of the winner of American Idol Season 21.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures wraps up its 10-day major retrospective of filmmaker Lourdes Portillo’s work later today, with a screening of her 2001 documentary Missing Young Woman (Señorita Extraviada).
The three-time Oscar-winning actor has kept a low profile in recent years, but was pictured on Thursday May 18 with new, long gray hair which the 66-year-old kept off his face with a black baseball cap. He rocked a pair of bold yellow cargo pants and a black zip-up hoodie paired with a blue striped T-shirt. Daniel is widely considered one of the best actors of his generation and notable for being the first actor to win three Oscars in the lead Best Actor category.
The CW has unveiled its full lineup for the 2023-2024 season – Just Jared Jr Olivia Wilde is getting called out for an outfit she wore to a friend’s wedding – Celebitchy Ariana Madix shares her thoughts on Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss‘ reported break-up – Popsugar Grant Gustin reveals the one thing he took from the set of The Flash – Just Jared Jr
Loyle Carner will be the first artist to perform at an upcoming live music series created by the organisers at Strawberries & Creem, it has been announced.The new series was developed by the festival in collaboration with HUGO – the younger of the two Hugo Boss brands.Titled ‘S&C Presents HUGO Nights’, the two brands have joined forces to co-host a series of unique parties throughout London, and unite music lovers by celebrating the best of music, fashion and youth culture in 2023.Set to take place at a variety of exclusive venues across the capital, the series looks to showcase cutting-edge acts from around the world, offer a platform for emerging new talent, and “generate its own unforgettable moments” in a way that is accessible to people of all backgrounds.The first instalment of ‘S&C Presents HUGO Nights’ — dubbed ‘Chapter One’ is set to kick off at a secret venue in the heart of the city Next Wednesday (May 24). Headlining the inaugural event will be the Mercury-nominated hip-hop artist Carner.Other artists set to perform on the night include Keyrah and Chris Jammer.
EXCLUSIVE: Here at the Cannes Film Festival, Mubi has taken rights in North America, UK, Italy, Latin America, Turkey, India and Benelux to Un Certain Regard movie The Delinquents (Los Delincuentes).
Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International MUBI has acquired all rights for Kevin Macdonald’s John Galliano documentary from Newen Connect. The film “High & Low — John Galliano” has sold to MUBI for North America, U.K. and Ireland, Germany, Austria, Latin America, Benelux, Turkey and India. The streamer and distributor will reveal its theatrical release plans and streaming dates in the near future. Macdonald’s credits include the Oscar-winning “One Day in September,” “Touching the Void,” “The Last King of Scotland,” “Whitney” and, most recently, “The Mauritanian.” Widely recognized as one of the most influential and successful fashion designers of our time, Galliano dressed the most beautiful and famous women in the world for almost 15 years at Givenchy and Dior. He reinvented the fashion industry by transforming his runway shows into immersive fantasies and helped turn high-fashion from an elitist niche into a multi-billion-dollar global business.
issued them an eviction notice, sparking an outcry across the music industry.The Leadmill is owned by Electric Group, who also own London’s Electric Brixton, Bristol’s SWX and Newcastle’s NX. They bought the site’s freehold in 2017 and are seeking to remove current management in order to run it themselves, and have registered the name Electric Sheffield under which to do so.The current management then hit back, arguing that they were being “exterminated by the landlord”.Now, the Leadmill has called on fans’ help once more to save the venue after the landlords applied for a premises licence.“Our landlords are moving forward with their plans to evict the Leadmill by applying for a premises licence,” they said in a statement.
EXCLUSIVE: The Wilds star Shannon Berry has joined the cast of Susanna Fogel’s Canadian feature Winner.
A section of the Snake Pass is to close for five days for repairs after major landslips. The A57 will be shut to all traffic, from Monday, 22 May, for resurfacing works to be carried out at Gillot Hey and Wood Cottage.
As American Idol gets ready to crown its Season 21 winner, a star-studded cast has been lined up for the night of celebration set to take place on Sunday, May 21. The three-hour finale episode is set to air live from coast to coast starting at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.
Naman Ramachandran “Bad Sisters” co-creator Sharon Horgan is actively participating in the ongoing WGA strike. The Apple TV+ series won drama series at the BAFTA TV Awards in London on Sunday. During her acceptance speech Horgan thanked “all our writers” because it all begins and ends with the writers, so we’re in solidarity to our WGA brothers and sisters.” Later, speaking at the winners press conference backstage, Horgan confirmed that all her U.S. projects are on hold at the moment. “All of my U.S. projects are just like in a pile now,” Horgan said. Anne-Marie Duff, who won the supporting actress BAFTA for “Bad Sisters,” celebrated the current “extraordinary age of television.”
EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Durand (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes) is the newest addition to the cast of the as-yet-untitled monster thriller that Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin & Tyler Gillett are directing for Universal.
Paul Heckingbottom says that Sheffield United had to work with Manchester City youngster James McAtee on the defensive side of his game to complement the talent he has at his disposal in the final third.
A multitalented star! Jamie Foxx got his start in sketch comedy before becoming an Oscar-winning actor.