Just before the late Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, his widow Vanessa Bryant appeared to celebrate the life and legacy of the NBA superstar.
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Vivienne Chow Retrospectives tributes to German director Volker Koepp and Takamine Go from Japan are featured in the upcoming Taiwan International Documentary Festival, which will kick off on Friday and run until May 9, 2021.The Filmmaker in Focus section will include 11 films by Koepp and the festival claims that the program is one of the most comprehensive showcases of the director’s work in Asia.
Koepp films “have so far only been sporadically screened” in the region, TIDF organizers said on
.Just before the late Kobe Bryant’s induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame on Saturday, his widow Vanessa Bryant appeared to celebrate the life and legacy of the NBA superstar.
The prestigious Cannes Film Festival, which got canceled in 2020 due to the COVID outbreak has delayed its official press conference by one week. As per a report in Variety, the highly anticipated press conference will now occur on June 3.
Milli Vanilli is getting the documentary treatment. Luke Korem will direct the film, named after the pop duo’s hit single “Girl You Know It’s True.” The film will chronicle the rise and fall of the most infamous Grammy winners in history.
Dragon Quest will be the first stream to receive a live English translation as it airs.The long-running Japanese role-playing franchise celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, and to celebrate Square Enix is planning a special livestream which will air on May 26.Unlike previous Dragon Quest announcement streams, this one will feature live translation to English, as well as Chinese, and Korean, whilst airing in native Japanese.The stream will be available on YouTube, and a reminder can be set
EXCLUSIVE: PBS is to air documentary Sergio Mendes & Friends: A Celebration, about the acclaimed Brazilian musician.
The Berlin Film Festival's planned in-person event this summer is in doubt amid new coronavirus pandemic restrictions set out in Germany's recently updated Infection Protection Act. The changes "now make the planning of the Berlinale Summer Special a bigger challenge," organizers said in a statement on Wednesday.
Manori Ravindran International EditorBerlin Film Festival organizers have said that staging their planned “Summer Special” in-person event in June is proving to be a “bigger challenge” given a recent update to the country’s Infection Protection Act following the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.A statement from the festival on Wednesday said that Berlin directors are currently speaking with German authorities to “determine the next steps for an all-outdoor event.”“The Berlinale also wants to explore the
The Berlin Film Festival’s planned summer event is in doubt due to ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in Germany.
One of our most anticipated films of the year? “Italian Studies,” the collaboration between Academy Award-nominated actress Vanessa Kirby “Pieces of A Woman“) and Adam Leon, the indie filmmaker behind the American indie writer/director behind acclaimed films like “Gimmie The Loot” and “Tramps.” And we’re fortunate enough to unveil the exclusive first-look image from the film.
Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook just won its first Oscar.“Colette,” from the social giant’s Oculus VR group and EA’s Respawn Entertainment, picked up the trophy for documentary short subject Sunday at the 93rd Academy Awards. The 24-minute film follows former French Resistance member Colette Marin-Catherine as she travels to Germany for the first time in 74 years.
A series of ironic and satiric videos from some of Germany's most prominent film and television actors criticizing and mocking new government lockdown measures have sparked a furious online debate, and support from an unlikely source.
Jasmin Rosemberg In this age of FaceTime and Zoom events, stars are focusing on bedazzling their earlobes. “Your ear game needs to be amazing because that’s what people are seeing,” says L.A.-based fine jewelry designer Shain Leyton (@shainleytonjewelry), whose eponymous line retails in stores throughout California, New York and Japan.
Naman Ramachandran In today’s Global Bulletin YouTube Originals sets England soccer team manager Gareth Southgate documentary; Firebird options debut novel “Wahala”; Vice Distributions sells programming to streamer Pluto TV; and the BBC’s women’s representation 50:50 Project proves successful.“Raise Your Game with Gareth Southgate,” a feature documentary on England soccer team manager Gareth Southgate, will launch in June as part of YouTube’s Originals series, ahead of the Euro 2020 soccer
UFA, the German production giant owned by Fremantle, is doubling down on documentaries and setting up a new unit, UFA Documentary, to focus on high-end non-fiction for the German and international market. Gwendolin Szyszkowitz-Schwingel and Marc Lepetit will run UFA Documentary as co-managing directors.
property that looks like a mini castle in the heart of Glasgow's West End has gone on the market. Lismore House, nestled on plush Kelvin Drive overlooking the city's Botanic Gardens, has six bedrooms and a tower, perfect for living out your fairytale fantasy.The stunning property was built circa 1860 for a German Consul, Johan Keif by his wife, as part of their wedding dowry and was later transformed into a family home.
Well, the race to summer and Cannes is on. Legendary filmmaker Leos Carax returns to Cannes with his first feature film since the critically acclaimed “Holy Motors” (2012).
Fyre Festival‘s co-founder Billy McFarland is reportedly out of solitary confinement in prison.McFarland is currently serving a six-year sentence after pleading guilty to multiple counts of fraud, including for the disastrous festival in the Bahamas in 2017.McFarland spent six months of this sentence alone in solitary confinement after taking part in the recording of a podcast.Last year, McFarland launched Dumpster Fyre, a podcast which saw him “share everything that happened” regarding the