Parklife headliner cancels festival appearance due to 'personal reasons'

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Extinction,” the Malaysian-produced animation that is playing at the Shanghai International Film Festival, has struck its first international rights sales deals. The film was recently picked up by All Rights Entertainment, the Paris, Hong Kong and Los Angeles-based sales agency. All Rights has subsequently licensed the title to Magic Film for the CIS region, to Dazzler Media for the U.K., to Red Cape Distribution for Israel and to Bir Film for Turkey.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Paolo Cortellesi’s “There’s Still Tomorrow,” a box office smash in its native Italy, was Sunday named winner of the Sydney Film Prize at the end of the Sydney Film Festival (June 5-16) A jury headed by Danis Tanovic called the film about an industrious woman in post WWII Rome “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous.” The prize is one of the richest awarded at any festival and is worth A$60,000 ($39,600). The announcement was made at the city’s State Theatre ahead of the Australian premiere screening of the Demi Moore-starring Cannes hit “The Substance.” The A$20,000 ($13,200) Documentary Australia award went to local filmmaker James Bradley, for “Welcome to Babel,” which charts Chinese-Australian artist Jiawei Shen’s plans to create an epic work.

Addison Rae is getting ready for her next moves as a pop star!

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Along with a red-carpet opening ceremony, a press conference with the members of the main competition jury is a staple event of major film festivals and the 26th edition of the Shanghai International Film Festival kicked off in traditional form on Friday. Along with Vietnam-French director Tran Anh Hung, previously revealed as jury president, the other members of the decisive committee this year are: Australian director and screenwriter Rolf de Heer; German director Matthias Glasner; Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Ka Fai; Argentinian director Santiago Mitre; Chinese director Sonthar Gyal; and, the jury’s only woman, star actor Zhou Xun. A packed audience lobbed familiar questions about the criteria they jurors would employ to decide the Golden Goblet prize winners, and what informs those views.

Jamie Lang The seventh edition of Animation is Film (AIF), a Los Angeles-based sister event to France’s prestigious Annecy Animation Festival, will run October 18-20 at the TCL Chinese 6 Theaters in Hollywood this fall. Launched in 2017, “The Festival embraces the highest aspirations of animation as a cinematic art form on par with live action and is a vocal advocate for filmmakers who push the boundaries of their work to the fullest range of expression that the medium is capable of,” reads the AIF mission statement.

Travis Kelce has been relatively open when it comes to his relationship with Taylor Swift, but the NFL player has put his foot down when it comes to one thing - cooking.In April, Swift shared a YouTube short for her “Fortnite” music video, which included a clip of Kelce kissing her while she was making cinnamon rolls in the kitchen. At a press conference on June 11, the Kansas City Chiefs player was asked about the clip.

EXCLUSIVE: The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will welcome Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix, Sundance Institute, Roadside Attractions and Film Independent as partners for its inaugural Industry Day.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) raised money from Los Angeles and showbiz donors on Sunday for his campaign for a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief “Memoir of a Snail,” directed by locally-born, Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot, has been set as the opening title of the Melbourne International Film Festival. The festival runs Aug.

A major headline act has pulled out of the Parklife festival with just days to go due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. Mercury Prize-nominated J Hus will no longer be performing at the festival in Heaton Park this weekend.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Pride month kicked off as expected at West Hollywood’s OUTLOUD Festival — which is to say that it brought queer star power to set the celebratory tone at Los Angeles’ LGBTQ+ mecca on its opening weekend. Starting on Friday and running through Sunday, concertgoers were served a platter of musicians who said it loud and proud, from headliners Kesha, Janelle Monáe and Kylie Minogue to acts including Channel Tres, Purple Disco Machine and Big Freedia.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The imminently upcoming Sydney Film Festival has added eight titles that premiered at Cannes to its lineup. They are: Guan Hu’s “Black Dog”; Mohammad Rasoulof’s “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”; Francis Ford Coppola’s passion project “Megalopolis”; Guy Maddin, Evan and Galen Johnson’s “Rumours,” starring Australia’s Cate Blanchett; documentary “Ernest Cole: Lost and Found,” Jia Zhangke’s “Caught by the Tides”; “The Girl with the Needle”; and revenge thriller “Ghost Trail.” Due to demand, the SFF organizers have also added additional screenings of “The Substance,” the Demi Moore-starring film already set as the festival’s closing night title. The festival runs June 5-16.

Jennifer Lopez has sad news for her fans. The performer has announced the cancelation of her highly anticipated US Summer 2024 Tour ‘THIS IS ME...LIVE.’ A new statement reveals that the reason for the cancelation is due to her taking a break to be with her loved ones, following a series of projects and commitments, and the ongoing divorce rumors with Ben Affleck.Antonela Roccuzzo joins Jennifer Lopez’s fashion trend in latest Miami outingJennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck reunite at Violet’s graduation party amid divorce rumorsJennifer Lopez shows off incredible figure in green sequin dress and gold jewelry“Jennifer is taking time off to be with her children, family and close friends,“ the announcement reads. Jennifer also shared a special message for her fans and followers, who were excited about the performances, after the release of her latest album and Prime movie.“I am completely heartsick and devastated about letting you down,” she shared in her newsletter this Friday.

Eric Dane enjoyed a night out with his two daughters this week!

An artist that was due to perform on the main stage of Parklife 2024 has been dramatically pulled from the festival.

Fisher has pulled out of his headlining slot for Parklife Festival due to his partner’s pregnancy and the hiccups they have been experiencing.The Australian music producer and DJ shared a statement explaining that he has had to pull out of the Mancunian music festival due to his partner Chloe’s pregnancy and how uncertain her due date has become. He was slated to perform with Chris Lake and headline the Hangar stage on Sunday (June 9).“Due to personal reasons, Fisher will no longer be able to perform at this year’s Parklife.

Comedian Matt Rife postponed a pair of Indiana shows on Wednesday night, citing “a last minute medical emergency.”

Gabby Douglas will officially not be competing at the 2024 Olympic Games after pulling out of the U.S. gymnastics championships.

Naman Ramachandran Cannes 2024 was a life-changing journey for Indian production designer-turned actor Anasuya Sengupta who won best actress at the festival’s Un Certain Regard strand for “The Shameless.” Sengupta made her acting debut alongside several of her friends in Anjan Dutt’s music-themed “Madly Bangali” (2009) and served as director’s assistant to Claire McCarthy in Australian production “The Waiting City” the same year. Kolkata native, Sengupta then moved to Mumbai, home to the vast Bollywood industry. She wasn’t impressed by Bollywood and became a noted production designer and artist instead.

Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is 18 years old. The young woman and dancer is likely celebrating the special day with her parents and siblings. Recently, she’s gained notoriety due to her passion for dancing, with several of her videos making their way online.