Taskovski Picks Up IDFA Competition Contender ‘Turn Your Body to the Sun’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Maura Higgins first came into the public eye back in 2019 when she entered the Love Island villa and since then, the 24 year old has launched a series of exciting projects. Maura has collaborated with numerous well-known fashion and beauty brands, signed to a top model agency Elite Models and even taken part in Dancing On Ice.

A distraught Indiana mother is frantically searching for her 20-year-old daughter, who has gone missing in the San Diego, California area — roughly three weeks after a quarrel with her boyfriend.

Marta Balaga Amsterdam’s documentary festival IDFA’s 34th edition wrapped on Sunday as an in-person event, having weathered the partial lockdown in the Netherlands. Variety speaks to artistic director Orwa Nyrabia about this year’s edition.He says of documentary filmmakers: “I prefer to spend my life with this bunch.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefIndependent comics firm Red 5 Comics has struck a deal to publish “Mystery Brothers,” an Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) science fiction adventure comic book hatched by filmmaker and author Quentin Lee (“White Frog”).

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The French comedy Call My Agent and Israeli drama Tehran took the top prizes at the 49th annual International Emmys, which here handed out Monday night during an in-person ceremony in New York. See the full list of winners below.

“Titan of Tehran,” by Shahrzad Elghanayan (The Associated Press)When most of us get curious about our family history, we pay a visit to Ancestry.com. Shahrzad Elghanayan is not most of us.She is the granddaughter of Habib Elghanian, arguably one of the most famous Iranian industrialist of all time, whose rise and fall mirrored that of his homeland.

Filmed in the mountains of Greece — which doubled for the stark, alien landscapes of war-torn Afghanistan — Shariff Korver’s Do Not Hesitate tells the story of three young Dutch soldiers who are left guarding a military vehicle after it breaks down. A chance encounter with a local boy causes tensions in the group, which reach a shocking climax.

Naman Ramachandran AMC Networks streamer AMC Plus has acquired spaghetti western drama series “That Dirty Black Bag” from Bron Studios and Mediawan’s Palomar.The series features an all-star cast including Dominic Cooper (“Preacher”), Douglas Booth (“The Dirt”), Niv Sultan (“Tehran”), Guido Caprino (“The Miracle”), Christian Cooke (“The Promise”), Travis Fimmel (“Vikings”) and Aidan Gillen (“Game of Thrones”).The eight-part series, which aims to capture the dark side of the Far West, follows an

Metallica have announced a takeover of San Francisco to coincide with their upcoming 40th anniversary shows in the city.The legendary metal band, who formed back in 1981, are scheduled to perform two celebratory headline concerts at San Fran’s Chase Center arena next month (December 17/19).Yesterday (November 17) James Hetfield and co. outlined plans to “take over the city of San Francisco” between December 16-19 with a series of special events.

Former Chelsea and England captain John Terry has sent a congratulatory message to Manchester United defender Harry Maguire after he became England's highest scoring centre-back in history.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorInternational sales agent Deckert Distribution has taken world rights to “Eat Your Catfish,” directed by Adam Isenberg, Noah Amir Arjomand and Senem Tüzen, which will celebrate its world premiere in IDFA’s new Envision Competition section.“Eat Your Catfish” is filmed from the perspective of Kathryn, who has become completely paralyzed because of ALS – also known as motor neurone disease – and is in need of 24-hour care.