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Tomris Laffly Tereza sleeps alone in bed near the opening of “Tereza37,” Danilo Serbedzija’s placidly paced Croatian drama with edges both witty and shrewdly dark. It’s an image that stands as a fitting visual foreword to Serbedzija’s film, as Tereza is often solitary at home despite being married; her husband is regularly absent, gone out to the sea frequently on his unspecified aquatic job.

EXCLUSIVE: The second ACA Cinema Project series, “Flash Forward: Debut Works and Recent Films by Notable Japanese Directors,” has set its lineup for a hybrid program that will run from December 3-23. Presented by the New York-based non-profit Japan Society and the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs, in collaboration with the Visual Industry Promotion Organization, the event will be comprised of 20 films streaming in the U.S.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorRidley Scott will receive the Cinema Audio Society filmmaker award at the 58th Annual CAS Awards on March 19, 2022, at the InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown.The filmmaker is behind this year’s awards contenders “House of Gucci” and “The Last Duel.”“The Cinema Audio Society has long regarded Sir Ridley as a legendary director and bold visionary producer,” CAS President Karol Urban said in a statement.

Naman Ramachandran The U.K.’s Royal Television Society (RTS) has opened entries for the RTS Program Awards 2022, in partnership with Audio Network. After a pandemic-forced hybrid event this year, the 2022 edition will take place in-person at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on March 29.

French auteur Bruno Dumont has busied himself in recent years with films about Joan of Arc. Now, he teams up with French star actress Léa Seydoux for his latest film, “France,” fresh off its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this July.

NEW YORK -- The New-York Historical Society has chosen Dr. H.M.

The Artios Awards has its callback date, and it’s going green, so to speak. The Casting Society of America said today that its 37th annual trophy show is set for St. Patrick’s Day — Thursday, March 17.

Squid Game as criticism against “beastly” South Korean society.According to Reuters, North Korean website Arirang Meari published an article on October 12 where it reportedly said that hit series Squid Game is a reflection of South Korean society, where “corruption and immoral scoundrels are commonplace”.The article has also allegedly cited unnamed South Korean film critics, saying that they lauded Squid Game for reportedly exposing the “unequal” South Korean society, where “moneyless people

Squid Game.In a series of interviews with OSEN, Tripathi discussed the research that went into his portrayal of Squid Game character Ali Abdul. The actor highlighted the importance of Ali being one of the first migrant worker characters that play a major role in a Korean drama.“In Squid Game, which showcases a variety of types of humans, he is the most good-natured character.

At the heart of every case that appears before the courts are the ones who suffer - the victims.

Casting Society of America (CSA), casting director Candido Cornejo, and actor Ty Deran will host and moderate a virtual panel discussion with CSA’s LGBTQIA+ Casting Professionals for “National Coming Out Day” on Monday, Oct. 11 at 10 AM PT.

The thought of a deep-dive into the mind of Martin Shkreli—whose adoption of the now (in)famous moniker “Pharma Bro” lends director Brent Hodge his title—is a tough ask for anyone, let alone for a film that works towards competing ends.

Olivia Rodrigo’s song “Drivers Licence” went viral a month before the singer turned 18 years and her life changed forever. While she seems to be on top of the world attending A-list events like the 2021 Met Gala, it‘s not always easy for the young artist.

The Visual Effects Society has set Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and VES award-winning filmmaker James Cameron (Titanic, Avatar) and CG pioneer Gary Demos (The Last Starfighter) as Honorary Members, while adding new fellows and Hall of Fame inductees, all of whom will be celebrated at a special event this fall.

Naman Ramachandran Feature debutant Natesh Hegde’s “Pedro,” which has its world premiere at Busan’s New Currents strand and has subsequent play dates at the BFI London Film Festival, explores the theme of outsiders in society.The titular Pedro is a taciturn electrician in a forest village in the foothills of western India. He also does odd jobs and is frequently inebriated.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentLaurent Cantet, best known for “The Class,” his Cannes 2008’s Palme d’Or-winning film about a teacher and his racially-mixed students in an underprivileged Parisian suburb, highlights the cracks within French society in the thought-provoking “Arthur Rambo.” The film, which played at Toronto in the Platform section and is competing at San Sebastian, is inspired by the true story of Mehdi Meklat, a young man who grew up in a French project on the outskirt

Bohemian Rhapsody Oscar winner and nine-time nominee Paul Massey will receive the Cinema Audio Society’s Career Achievement Award at the 58th annual CAS Awards in March.

Cedric the Entertainer has been preparing for his Emmys 2021 hosting gig with today's cancel culture in mind. The 57-year-old multi-hyphenate will be the emcee for Sunday night's star-studded show.

Naman Ramachandran On a tumultuous day at the Royal Television Society convention at Cambridge, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon and the U.K. government were very much in disagreement over the proposed privatization of the channel.Moments before Mahon took the stage, Oliver Dowden who was due to speak immediately after, was replaced as Culture Secretary by Nadine Dorries, in what was an equally tumultuous day at No.

iOS - Android A spokesperson for the charity told Lanarkshire Live: "Due to pandemic our face to face fundraising events have been put on hold so we are looking for someone who has innovative ideas for online events."The role will require around two or three hours of work per week, or more if you can commit.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterA series adaptation of Charlie Jane Anders’ “Victories Greater Than Death” is in development at Amazon from Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society, Variety has learned.No writer is currently attached to the project.

Amazon Studios has put in development Victories Greater Than Death, a series based on Charlie Jane Anders’ novel, from Michael B. Jordan’s Outlier Society. A writer is not yet attached. The project falls under Jordan’s overall deal at Amazon Studios.

announced editor in chief Swati Sharma on Monday. McCarthy is the former editor in chief of Vice News.

Typically, when a studio revives a horror franchise and tries to reboot it for a new audience, fans roll their eyes. This has been seen time after time, and mostly, these reboots/revivals result in a subpar product.

Manic Street Preachers have claimed that “the upper echelons of society have tipped the cultural scales too heavily in their favour”, while vowing that things soon sway back towards working class music and art.The Manics were talking to NME about their upcoming 14th album ‘The Ultra Vivid Lament‘, when quizzed about a line from new song ‘Don’t Let The Night Divide Us’ which sees frontman James Dean Bradfield sing: ‘Don’t let those boys from Eton suggest that we are beaten’.The singer said that

Tayside radiographer has been elected as president of the Society of Radiographers (SoR). Superintendent radiographer Claire Donaldson will now head up the professional body and trade union for diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers across the UK.

Alec Baldwin doubled down on his comments on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo following his resignation on Tuesday amid allegations of sexual harassment.

Kim Williams has been elected president of the Casting Society of America, and Caroline Liem has been elected vice president as part of CSA’s newly elected board of directors. Williams is the fifth woman, and the second woman of color, to helm the organization since its founding in 1982.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate won an auction and is paying north of $1 million and under $2 million for Black Collar, a heist thriller pitch to be written by William N. Collage and produced by Kenya Barris through his Khalabo Ink Society banner. Lionsgate took it off the table as bidders were circling. It is one of the biggest pitch deals of the year.

Rosie Williams spent two weeks on Love Island in series four while her mum Sharon Williams, 51, watched it all at home in Rhondda. She knows how parents may be feeling this year as they watch their beloved children take part in the popular ITV dating show.

Morrissey has hit out at the UK’s pandemic response in a rare new interview, saying society over the last 18 months has been akin to slavery.The former Smiths frontman was speaking to his nephew Sam Esty Rayner for a new interview on his official website, where he also discussed cancel culture, his new album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ and more.“The bigger problem is that nobody can any longer agree with anyone else, and this is the main outcome of Con-vid,” Morrissey told his nephew in the

The 70,000-square-foot expansion at the New-York Historical Society will include an entire floor dedicated to the new American LGBTQ+Museum. Photo: Courtesy Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterPerhaps best known for his comedic work on “Veep” and “Arrested Development,” Tony Hale has also been prolific in programs for younger eyeballs over the years, from “Toy Story 4″ and “Forky Asks a Question” to the adaptation of his 2014 book, “Archibald’s Next Big Thing.” Although he continues to work in adult fare (“Eat Wheaties!” and the upcoming “Being the Ricardos”), his recent slate is populated with family-friendly fare: “I Heart Arlo,” the “Rugrats” revival,

Scotland feeling excluded and isolated.Cash use has plunged during the coronavirus pandemic in an effort to limit the number of shared surfaces and more places are becoming 'card only', but Age UK said it would be a mistake to assume that everyone is willing or able to make all their financial transactions digitally.Many people from older generations, those with health conditions, disabilities and dexterity issues find paying in cash much easier than with a bank card or a phone, the charity

NEW YORK -- The New-York Historical Society is creating a new archive which will focus on “marginalized communities and inclusive voices” in New York City over the past quarter century.The Diamonstein-Spielvogel Institute for New York City History, Politics, and Community Activism will chronicle “important political, social, and cultural moments from the mid-1900s to the present,” the historical society announced Thursday.“We are so grateful for the initiative and support of the

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