The grand final of the Eurovision song contest hit our screens last night, broadcasting live from Liverpool to millions all over the world.
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Lise Pedersen A group of Ukrainian filmmakers have won the top industry award at Swiss international documentary film festival Visions du Réel with their project “The Days I Would Like to Forget,” divided into three chapters, each of which will explore a different phenomenon of war. Filmmakers Alina Gorlova (“No Obvious Signs,” “This Rain Will Never Stop”), Maksym Nakonechnyi (“Butterfly Vision,” “This Rain Will Never Stop”), Simon Mozgovyi (“Salt from Bonneville,” “The Winter Garden’s Tale”) and Yelizaveta Smith (“Solitude,” “Butterfly Vision”) of independent Ukrainian production company Tabor were awarded the Vision du Sud Est prize, handed out to the best project from the South (Africa, Latin America and Asia) or Eastern Europe.
Running alongside Visions du Réel, the festival’s industry event brought together some 1,600 professionals from nearly 80 countries, in line with last year’s record numbers. A total of 31 projects were presented in the key forums – VdR–Pitching, VdR–Work in Progress (WIP) and VdR–Rough Cut Lab, alongside the VdR–Development Lab – that run April 24 through April 27 in Nyon, Switzerland. Representing her colleague filmmakers who are shooting in Ukraine, Gorlova and producer Eugene Rachkovsky picked up the award, which comes with a 10,000 CHF ($10,700) cash prize. Hugging the jury members, Gorlova thanked the entire VdR team for their support, saying: “We are happy to be here and feel this free spirit of documentary filmmaking.” Rachkovsky added: “These last three days have been intense but so warm and productive, for us it was very important as it was the first place where we showed our crazy, ambitious things, and we are very glad it was here in Nyon.” “The Days I Would Like to Forget” is
The grand final of the Eurovision song contest hit our screens last night, broadcasting live from Liverpool to millions all over the world.
Kate Middleton made a surprise cameo at the Eurovision Song Contest final on Saturday night. The 41-year-old Princess of Wales gave a pre-recorded piano performance in the international song competition's opening segment, which she filmed earlier this month at the Crimson Drawing Room of Windsor Castle. Middleton played an instrumental version of the Ukrainian group Kalush Orchestra's song "Stefania," which won the contest last year.
Catherine Tate left Eurovision Song Contest fans 'screaming' as she put on a dazzling display while being the spokesperson for the UK. The comedian and actress delivered the results of the country's national jury – including the coveted "douze points" on Saturday night (May 13).
The Eurovision Song Contest is taking place on Saturday night and is this year being hosted by the UK.
This year the Eurovision Song Contest is taking place right here in the UK. Liverpool is hosting the competition on behalf of last year’s winners Ukraine, who are unable to host the contest due to the war.
The buzz has been brewing this week - if not longer - for Eurovision 2023 and today's finally the day. The Grand Final of the 67th Eurovision Song Contest will take place on Saturday night (May 13) in Liverpool after the city won a tight bidding contest to host the event on behalf of Ukraine.
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Salma Hayek is honoring her mother, Diana Jiménez Medina. On Wednesday, Hayek shared a video on Instagram dacing with Medina with a touching caption. “How precious are the moments of connection with mothers, grandmothers, daughters, and sons,” she wrote.Una publicación compartida por Salma Hayek Pinault (@salmahayek)The USA, Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Finland, Switzerland and Turkey are some of the countries that celebrate their moms on May 14. In Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador, it’s on May 10.
People of the world, are you ready to spice up your life?Spice Girl Melanie Brown, aka Mel B, will join the judges’ panel for “Queen of the Universe” for the international drag talent competition’s second season. Returning to the panel are “Drag Race” mainstay Michelle Visage, actress/singer Vanessa Williams and drag superstar Trixie Mattel.Graham Norton is also back as series host.Each week, they will judge the world’s fiercest drag queens battle if out for global domination and countries go head-to-head spotlighting their top talent.This season’s cast includes:Season 2 of “Queen of the Universe” will premiere on Paramount+ with two back-to-back episodes exclusively on the service Friday, June 2 in the U.S.
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The Coronation was but the warm-up event. This coming Saturday sees the UK play host to the 67th Eurovision Song Contest and venue city Liverpool is pulling out all the stops.
Eurovision mania is in full swing as the official start of Eurovision week kicks off. Last year's winner, Ukraine, unfortunately couldn't handle the hosting duties due to the ongoing war. However, the United Kingdom stepped up to the plate and will host the contest in Liverpool Arena this week, which can hold up to 11,000 Eurovision-crazy fans.The home of The Beatles is pulling out all the stops to give the event a Ukrainian flair in their honour.
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The prestigious Visions du Réel film festival in Nyon, Switzerland wraps up this weekend, after hosting the world premiere of dozens of documentaries.
Lise Pedersen As Switzerland’s international documentary film festival Visions du Réel is about to wrap up, its artistic director Emilie Bujès, who’s been running the show since 2017 and was part of the selection committee for several years before that, told Variety that packed theaters throughout the 10-day event are proof that the public is back. She was very pleased to note that many of the 163 screenings were packed – “even the retrospectives!” – and she was delighted to have two women filmmakers among her guests. “They were fantastic. Symbolically, to have two strong women who were so generous with the audience – it was paradise,” she said of Alice Rohrwacher, who will be in Cannes’ main competition with “La Chimera”, and acclaimed Argentinian filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, whose upcoming project, “Chocobar,” will be her first foray into feature-length non-fiction.