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Naman Ramachandran Parsifal Reparato’s “She” dominated the awards at the 33rd Sunny Side of the Doc market with three wins.Several other projects won two awards each, including Gustavo Ribeiro’s “The Factory’s Basement,” Joanne Popinska’s “Jacob’s Journey” and Rama Ayasraa’s “Harvest Moon.”The four-day event ran June 20 – 23 June in La Rochelle, France. Running alongside, the sixth edition of PiXii Festival took over eight cultural and heritage sites in the city, and provided opportunities for exchange between industry professionals concerning how virtual reality can be applied to the documentary genre.“We are delighted that we were able to bring together international industry leaders this year to celebrate and champion the genre, which in recent years has experienced both a greater audience demand and increased difficulties in terms of financing and production,” said Mathieu Bejot, director of strategy and development at Sunny Side of the Doc.
“The documentary genre is recovering from the health crisis more slowly than others. We must now find spirited ways to collaborate internationally, to be able to meet new partners, not only for funding opportunities but also for the creative side too.
This is the challenge for a marketplace like Sunny Side of the Doc and what also makes it so important for the sector.” The 34th edition of Sunny Side of the Doc will take place June 19 – 22, 2023.BEST GLOBAL ISSUES PITCH Award sponsored by RTBF “She” Produced by: Antropica S.r.l. (Italy) Directed by: Parsifal ReparatoBEST ARTS & CULTURE PITCH Award sponsored by West Lake International Documentary Festival “The Hidden Eye” Produced by: Wanda Films (Spain) Directed by: Carlota NelsonBEST IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES PITCH Award sponsored
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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMaxime Saada, the chairman and CEO of Canal+ Group and chair of its film and TV subsidiary Studiocanal, has joined the management board of Vivendi.The arrival of Saada within Vivendi’s management board is part of the company’s recent strategic moves and underscores its ambition to continue growing its international scope and focus on content, media and communications. The management board, which remains chaired by Arnaud de Puyfontaine (who is also CEO), welcomed several other new members alongside Saada.Last month, Vivendi, whose supervisory board is chaired by Yannick Bolloré, launched a takeover bid for Lagardère, the French publishing and travel retail conglomerate, following the distribution of 60% of the share capital of Universal Music Group and its listing on the Amsterdam stock exchange.
Brooklyn Beckham congratulated his parents on the milestone of being together for almost three decades - but he missed their anniversary by one day!The 23-year-old model posted a picture of himself, his brothers Romeo and Cruz, his little sister Harper and their parents Victoria and David Beckham posing at the beach on his Instagram Stories.He wrote: "Happy anniversary @davidbeckham @victoriabeckham love u guys [heart emoji]" Brooklyn sent a beach family photo to celebrate the special dayPerhaps Brooklyn forgot to send his message earlier because he’s too busy having fun on his honeymoon with his newlywed, Nicola Peltz.READ: Brooklyn Beckham shares cosy photo of wife Nicola on lavish honeymoonThe couple had a star-studded wedding in Palm Beach, Florida back in April, which was attended by Serena Williams, Gordon Ramsay, and his mother’s former fellow Spice Girls, Mel B and Mel C.Since then, they’ve been travelling across Europe for their honeymoon, stopping off in St. Tropez, and more recently sharing a romantic meal in Portofino, Italy.
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Jack Grealish's girlfriend Sasha Attwood has given fans a glimpse into their stunning trip abroad as the pair attended the wedding of Man United footballer pal Harry Maguire.The ceremony took place at the romantic Chateau Varennes in France, once voted as one of the world's top 10 wedding venues. The 25 year old influencer, who has been dating her Manchester City footballer beau since school, shared a series of sun-soaked wedding snaps with her 140k Instagram followers. She captioned the post: "One of my beautiful besties and her soulmate got married...
Angelique Jackson The American Black Film Festival has announced this year’s Best of ABFF award winners, with “Our Father, the Devil” and “Feel Like Ghosts” among the top honorees.After two years of virtual programing, ABFF returned to Miami Beach for its 26th edition, with live events held June 15-19. The 2022 winners were announced by Emmy nominee Dondré Whitfield, who hosted the ceremony on the final day of ABFF’s in-person program, with a virtual presentation of the event now available to view on its custom-designed online platform, ABFF PLAY, where the festival continues until June 30.The Best of ABFF Awards includes winners in the official film selection categories — narrative and documentary features, web series and the 25th HBO Short Film Award Showcase, decided by a jury led by Michael Quigley, Warner Bros.
Naman Ramachandran International collaborations, new voices and renewal were the overarching themes of the 33rd edition of documentary market Sunny Side of the Doc, which concluded on Thursday.Industry professionals heard from major international players including PBS, NHK, France Televisions, Docu Box Nairobi, Sodec, Arte, RTBF, RAI, Telefilm Canada and Canal+ Group, among many others, who provided an insight into the current state of the industry, on-going projects and potential growth strategies for the future.“There is a very strong willingness to co-produce internationally. There are more and more projects that couldn’t happen because of COVID and now that they are ready, it’s really promising in terms of editorial offer,” Caroline Behar, director of international co-productions and acquisitions at France Televisions, told Variety.
Fans of Love Island are in for a double dose of romantic shenanigans next year as show bosses at ITV and Lifted Entertainment have announced that 2023 will see not one, but two new series hit our screens. Kickstarting the new year with a return to South Africa, a fresh batch of islanders will be entering the villa in search of fame and fortune as they try to find the love of their lives.
Westminster Dog Show — revealing the pooch is actually related to her late dog.The 80-year-old rushed to Instagram to share the sweet trivia, revealing her late dog Ghenghis Khan’s relative won Best of Breed for the Chow Chow at the 146th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.“Great news from @westminsterkennelclub! Non-sporting breeds were judged including the chow chows!! Buddakan won,” Stewart wrote alongside a snap of the winning pooch on Instagram.“He is the son of my winner Genghis khan, and Genghis was the son of winner Maddox. Three generations of chow chows I am so proud!!!!!!”A post shared by Martha Stewart (@marthastewart48)In 2012, Stewart’s own Chow Chow, Ghenghis Khan, won Best of Breed at the dog show.“Ghenghis Khan did it! Best of Breed at Westminster! Big deal,” Stewart tweeted at the time.This year’s show saw its first bloodhound emerge victorious at the event after being was crowned the Best in Show winner.The bloodhound, named Trumpet, beat a French bulldog, a German shepherd, a Maltese, an English setter, a Samoyed, and a Lakeland terrier to take the trophy.
TMZ has reported that the rapper (real name Tione Jayden Merritt) was shot multiple times after midnight on Wednesday (June 22). The exact extent of his injuries are currently unclear.According to a release from the Begen County Prosecutor’s Office (BCPO), police responded to a call at 12:08am regarding a shooting that occurred at 14 The Promenade, Edgewater, New Jersey.
Emiliano De Pablos Madrid-based The Mediapro Studio, one of Europe’s super-indies, is re-teaming with Hulu Japan to produce Season 2 of thriller “The Head,” the studio’s hit drama series whose Season 1 was broadcast in more than 90 countries.The English-language shoot has got underway in Tenerife, in Spain’s The Canary Islands, helmed by Jorge Dorado, who directed Season 1.“The Head” Season 2 boasts an extensive international cast led once again by John Lynch (“The Terror,” “The Fall”) and Katharine O’Donnelly (“Mary, Queen of Scots”).Joining them for Season 2, the series features Hovik Keuchkerian (“Money Heist,” “Riot Police”), Moe Dunford (“Texas Chainsaw Massacre”), Josefin Nelden (“The Restaurant”) and Olivia Morris (“Hotel Portofino”).
Naman Ramachandran Seven international broadcast majors have teamed to launch a call for documentary proposals at the ongoing Sunny Side of the Doc market.The international documentary coproduction unit of France Televisions is uniting with partners ZDF (Germany), Channel 4 (U.K.), CBC (Canada), SVT (Sweden), ORF (Austria) and ABC Australia, seeking proposals for high-end documentaries dealing with subjects in two categories. The first category focuses on ancient civilisations, archaeology, paleontology, geology and space exploration and the second on the subject ‘How cutting-edge science can provide solutions to save the planet.’Proposals should ideally be “an epic scientific adventure with international scope, following groups of international scientists in their fieldwork,” with “wide and international audience appeal” and “factual clarity combined with an engaging and emotional approach, creating a sense of awe” and are “visually spectacular, using the best of modern image-making techniques,” according to the broadcasters.
Naman Ramachandran The ongoing situation in Ukraine, international co-productions and an examination of post-COVID audience tastes are on the agenda at the 33rd Sunny Side of the Doc.The international marketplace for documentary and narrative experiences held annually at La Rochelle, France, is back as an in-person event this year following two pandemic-caused online editions. With Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine showing no signs of abating, Lejla Dedic, producer-selector at Al Jazeera Balkans and Philippe Muller, commissioning editor at Arte will discuss how they support Ukrainian films in a panel discussion.