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Tom Grater International Film ReporterA wide group of global entertainment figures have signed a letter supporting the Polish LGBT+ community in the face of growing controversy in the country.On Tuesday, the government stepped in to support the Polish town of Tuchow, which recently lost financial support from the EU after it set up a ‘LGBT-free’ zone.

WARSAW, Poland -- Dozens of authors, artists and scholars — including writer Margaret Atwood and film directors Pedro Almodóvar and Mike Leigh— have expressed outrage at the hostility being directed toward LGBT people in Poland by the country's president and other politicians.

Naman Ramachandran “Pain and Glory” director Pedro Almodovar, “The Nun” actor Isabelle Huppert and “Call Me by Your Name” filmmaker Luca Guadagnino are among a galaxy of 70 film, television, literature and eminent personalities from other walks of life who have signed an open letter expressing “outrage” over the repression of the LGBT+ community in Poland.Addressed to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, the letter states: “We, the undersigned, express our outrage at

Margaret Atwood, James Norton and Ed Harris are among the stars who have signed a letter in support of LGBT rights in Poland.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticMovie theaters are still shuttered for the most part in what is usually blockbuster season, but some potentially big flicks just got some big bucks to shoot in California, eventually.Netflix’s Russo Brothers-directed The Gray Man, the Jessica Chastain starrer Losing Clementine and an untitled Jordan Peele project set at Universal were among the nine films allocated $50,053,000 collectively in the last round of Golden State tax credits.

The 1,600-square-foot Liberation Coffee House is a unique social enterprise that connects the Center’s intergenerational Culinary Arts program with a vibrant community space. (Photo courtesy LA LGBT Center)

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentSales agent M-Appeal has closed distribution deals for LGBT coming-of-age movie “Cocoon,” the opening film of Generation 14Plus at the Berlin Film Festival, with the U.K. and several other territories.The film, directed by Leonie Krippendorff, stars Jella Haase and Lena Klenke.

Amanda Kloots and her son, Elvis, have a new home.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterEXCLUSIVE: The documentary advocacy group Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) is bolstering representation behind the camera with a robust, searchable directory featuring over 200 of its members today. The directory launches today and will offer access to women and non-binary people of color in the documentary space.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAustralian sitcom, “Metro Sexual” has landed multiple streaming arrangements in North America.It will premiere in the U.S. on Sept.

< 1 min read A study by Research Behemoth Nielsen has suggested 10% of all video game players are LGBT+.

yobs armed with pick axes smashed their way into a Midlothian chiropodist.

Watch “The Clinic” above. Viewers can also screen the films at any time during the festival at Shortlistfilmfestival.com and vote from Aug. 6-19.(Tap photo and swipe to view gallery)