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Marta Balaga It was a good day for female filmmakers – and documentaries – at Locarno Pro, with “Mother Vera” by Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson winning the Creativity Media First Look Award on Sunday at Locarno’s pix-in-post competition, dedicated this year to the U.K. Dedicated to a young Orthodox nun, “Mother Vera” shows her turbulent past and fragile future as she faces inner conflict after 20 years as a monastic.

The View is one of the longest running daytime shows on TV, known for its intense political debates and constantly rotating roster of co-hosts.

EXCLUSIVE: Outgoing Berlinale co-director Mariette Rissenbeek shared a surprising statement during an industry keynote this week at Locarno. 

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Paul Reubens, who died July 30 after a six-year battle with cancer, is a pop-culture figure so entwined with the character that catapulted him into international fame that it can be hard to separate the two.

Sophia Scorziello editor “Dicks: The Musical,” the first film musical from A24, has everything: Megan Thee Stallion, a “Parent Trap” plotline, a pair of twins singing penis euphemisms, Nathan Lane and a cage full of mutant sewer boys. The independent banner released the first trailer for the R-rated comedy on Thursday morning, shortly following the announcement by the Toronto International Film Festival that the film will play in the event’s Midnight Madness section.

Diane Kruger To Be Feted At Zurich 

Leonine’s Fred Kogel To Be Feted In Zurich

The Daily Show is close to hiring Hasan Minhaj as its new host, according to new reports.

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EXCLUSIVE: Channel 4 has set cast for The Gathering, the show from Line of Duty producer World Productions about a violent attack on a teenage girl during a rave.

Vertigo Films & Haifaa Al Mansour Join Saudi Female Filmmaker Program

Nicholas Winding Refn’s ‘Famous Five’ Adaptation Sets Cast

sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the use of a floating buoy border barrier to stop illegal immigration into the state.Abbott responded on Twitter to the letter, saying that Texas “has the sovereign authority to defend our border, under the U.S.

Charity Lawson is making some tough decisions. On Monday night's episode of , the child and family therapist had to suffer through the dreaded two-on-one date as she struggled to choose the four men she'd take to Hometowns.The New Orleans-set week started on a high note for Charity, as she treated Joey to a horse-drawn carriage around the city.

Pact Hires International Boss From UK Government

Piers Morgan Added To RTS Cambridge Lineup

Dow Griffith is set to receive the Location Managers Guild International’s (LMGI) Lifetime Achievement Award at the 10th Annual LMGI Awards taking place on Aug. 26, the guild announced Wednesday. With a lifetime career defined by over 65 motion pictures, Griffith is being honored for his rich creativity and enthusiasm that have “set the scene for movies sites literally around the world.” Griffith’s movie credits span across titles including “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” “Jumanji,” “And Justice For All,” “Proof of Life,” “Carrie,” “Dinosaur,” “Mission to Mars” and “Sleepless in Seattle,” among others.

doesn’t kick off for a couple of days (July 20, in Australia and New Zealand), but many are already feeling confident that the U.S. Women’s National Team (USWNT) has that coveted in the bag—not just because of the team’s track record, of incredible talent (hello, ) or how much but because one highly reliable predictor has just pointed in Team USA’s favor.Before each World Cup, the video game company runs to attempt to forecast the winner of soccer’s most important tournament—and for the past four go-rounds, that prediction has proven correct.

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