Southeast European Exhibitors, Distributors Plan for Post-COVID Reboot

Britain’s Got Talent to “bubbling up” the professional dancers with their celebrity partners on Strictly Come Dancing, broadcasters are trying to bring the nation some feel-good “normal” television this autumn, despite the coronavirus-induced obstacles.In the week that the BBC unveiled Strictly’s most diverse line-up yet and BGT returns to ITV, the extraordinary and costly lengths that producers are going to in order to feed the nation’s hunger for the return of reality and talent shows are

Jamie Lang Few countries in Latin America, and indeed the world, can boast such positive results from health and safety decisions made in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic. In total, Uruguay has seen only 1,611 confirmed cases, plateauing at 200 active cases for several weeks now.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentIn February, “Mission: Impossible 7” was forced to halt production in Italy days before its planned shoot in Venice, as the country contended with one of the highest coronavirus death rates in Europe.Cut to September.

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Variety Staff Follow Us on TwitterDarryl Macdonald, co-founder of the Seattle and Palm Springs film festivals, died Aug. 25.Macdonald joined the Palm Springs International Film Festival in 1989 as artistic director of the gathering founded by Sonny Bono, the artist-producer turned Republican congressman, to bring more tourism to the L.A.’s desert getaway.Macdonald worked with the festival until 1993.

Scheana Shay gave a tour of her house in Palm Springs, California, where she spent much of the coronavirus quarantine before moving to San Diego with her boyfriend, Brock Davies.The Vanderpump Rules star, 35, purchased the vacation home in April 2019 but just gave fans a peek inside in a video recently posted on her YouTube channel. The 2,000-square-foot house includes three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Twilight fame actor Robert Pattinson is excited to get back to work. The 34-year-old actor made a surprise appearance during the virtual DC Comics FanDome event on Saturday (August 22) and greeted excited fans.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThe Victorian fantasy series “Carnival Row,” starring Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne, has wrapped its post-COVID shoot in the Czech Republic. The series, produced by Amazon Studios and Legendary Television, is the biggest spending production ever to shoot in the country.The show’s second season began filming on Nov.

The SNP must be 'honest' about the economic reality of Scottish independence in a post-Covid world, pro-Union campaigners have said. It comes as the Scottish Government prepares to publish its annual GERS report this week, which estimates the difference between what Scotland raises in taxation and what is spent on its public services.

A protest was held Aug. 11 at the state capitol. (Photo courtesy of the PBFC)

Trini López, the singer and guitarist who in the 1960s had hits with the songs "If I Had a Hammer" and "Lemon Tree" and appeared in the classic war movieThe Dirty Dozen, has died. He was 83.

The Dirty Dozen and for singing a popular cover version of the hit ‘If I Had A Hammer’. His death was first confirmed in Palm Springs Life Magazine, with Lopez being a longtime resident of the Southern California area and ultimately passing away there.Lopez was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1937 and grew up in the Little Mexico neighbourhood.

COVID-19 at Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs, California.Mentored by Buddy Holly and Frank Sinatra, Lopez became an international star while performing in English and Spanish. Unlike Mexican American singers such as Ritchie Valens, Lopez rejected advice to change his name and openly embraced his Mexican American heritage despite warnings it would hurt his career.“I insisted on keeping my name Lopez,” he told The Dallas Morning News in 2017.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorTrini Lopez, the pop singer and guitarist who also acted in Robert Aldrich’s “The Dirty Dozen,” died Tuesday of complications from COVID-19.Palm Springs Life magazine first reported his death; he was a longtime resident of the desert enclave. Filmmakers P.

Erik Pedersen Managing EditorTrini Lopez, an actor and singer who co-starred The Dirty Dozen actor and had hits with “If I Had a Hammer” and “Lemon Tree” — which was referenced in a popular Seinfeld episode — died today in Palm Springs. He was 83. Palm Springs Life magazine reported the news but didn’t give a cause of death.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorLos Angeles County director of public health Barbara Ferrer said Monday that there were 19 new deaths reported in the region from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total in the cities of Los Angeles, Long Beach and Pasadena to 4,996 since the outbreak began in March.The new total does not include delayed data from the state, which Ferrer says they have not received and have not processed.Still, the latest county coronavirus numbers released today