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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFrench actor Judith Chemla posted photos of her bruised face on her Instagram account on Sunday and said they were taken a year ago after she was allegedly assaulted by her then-boyfriend Yohan Manca, a filmmaker with whom she shares a daughter.In her emotional post, Chemla said she was finally revealing these photos because she was still being harassed by Manca, a year after the alleged incident involving Manca throwing a cell phone at her. The alleged domestic abuse occurred on June 3 near the Theatre du Rond-Point in Paris. The next day, Chemla filed a police complaint and canceled her trip to Cannes where she was expected to present “Mes freres et moi,” a film directed by Manca in which she had a role.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentWhile promoting the French release of his 2020 film “Rifkin’s Festival,” Woody Allen said he was planning to shoot his next movie in Paris. The New York-based director told the French newspaper Le Journal du Dimanche that he was aiming to relocate to Paris in September to lens his next project which he said will be a French-language movie with a local cast. Allen said he was able to find the financing in the U.S.

French actress Judith Chemla took to her Instagram account late Sunday night to post photos of injuries she said she sustained a year ago from domestic abuse suffered at the hands of her daughter’s father whom she did not name.

Just like a Disney movie! Ashley Tisdale got her fairy tale ending when she married Christopher French — and things have only gotten sweeter.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAlbert Serra’s “Pacifiction” has lured major distributors around the world following its critically acclaimed world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival. Berlin-based Films Boutique (“Lunana, a Yak in the Classroom,” “Charlatan”) is representing the film in international markets.“Pacifiction” stars Cesar-winning French actor Benoit Magimel (“Peaceful”) as a calculating French government official working in the French Polynesian island of Tahiti.

Christine and Frank Lampard have jetted off to Ibiza to celebrate the former Chelsea footballer’s 44th birthday. The loved-up couple, who were recently seen enjoying the sun in Formentera, have been documenting the trip on social media, with 43 year old Christine posting snaps on Instagram Kicking off the celebrations, Christine, who shares Patricia, three, and one year old Freddie with the sportsman, shared a sweet picture of Frank as the couple enjoyed a romantic meal by the sea.

Mick Jagger‘s bout of COVID-19, The Rolling Stones performed ‘Gimme Shelter’ with gospel singer Chanel Haynes.The legendary rockers performed in Milan, Italy on Tuesday (June 21), performing a 19-song set as part of their UK and European ‘SIXTY’ tour. The show was confirmed to go ahead on Monday (June 20), following the postponements of shows in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Bern, Switzerland.

Camila Cabello's back out on the dating scene, and she has her friends to thank.A source tells ET that the «Señorita» singer and the man she was seen out with last week, Austin Kevitch, have mutual friends and it was Kevitch, the co-founder and CEO of the dating app Lox Club, who asked them to set him up with the singer. The source added that «they went out and had fun together.»It's not the first time that the 25-year-old singer has been linked to a dating expert.

Camila Cabello's back out on the dating scene, and she has her friends to thank.A source tells ET that the «Señorita» singer and the man she was seen out with last week, Austin Kevitch, have mutual friends and it was Kevitch, the co-founder and CEO of the dating app Lox Club, who asked them to set him up with the singer. The source added that «they went out and had fun together.»It's not the first time that the 25-year-old singer has been linked to a dating expert.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefWith a mission to bring Japanese independent cinema to a world audience, todoiF launched Friday as a new specialist streaming platform.The service is privately backed and operated by Kawano Koichi, a San Francisco State University alumnus who worked as a talent agent in Japan for two decades, before becoming involved between 2019-21 in the start-up of another Japanese specialty streamer Cinema Discoveries.The new venture will start very small, possibly as few as eight carefully-curated titles, and make them available on a transactional-VOD only basis. New titles will be uploaded monthly and will typically be available for a year before rotating off the service.

Emiliano De Pablos Suggesting an appreciable recovery in the dynamism of international film markets, Madrid-based Latido Films has unveiled a raft of deals on its Cannes line-up, led by standout sales for Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s Cannes Premiere player “The Beasts.” The Spain-set rural thriller was acquired by Movies Inspired in Italy and Imagine in Benelux. Co-produced by Spain’s Arcadia Motion Pictures and Sorogoyen’s Caballo Films with France’s Le Pacte, “The Beasts” has also been taken by Kino Mediteran in former Yugoslavia territories and Transilvania Film in Romania.Meanwhile, fruit of Latido’s strengthening of its remake rights sales strategies, the company has optioned Mexican movie adaptation rights on Nicolás Postiglione’s drama “Immersion” to Paloma Negra Films and Whisky, as a French redo of Gastón Duprat’s Spanish-Argentine drama “Masterpiece” is moving into production.  Also, Latido is in advanced negotiations on further remake rights deals in France, Italy and Mexico, among other territories.“Our sales expectations are beginning to approach pre-pandemic levels,” said Antonio Saura, Latido Films managing director.“We saw a market with multiple signs of dynamism but, at the same time, we feel that less and less risks are being taken,” argued Juan Torres, head of international sales. “Projects with a commercial vocation today attract the attention of many buyers more quickly,” he explained. “On the other hand, films that are more fragile from a commercial point of view but which previously managed to find acceptance in various territories today seem destined more than ever for festivals or minor online exhibition,” he added.Regarding signs of dynamism, Saura points out, “we see that independent distributors,

Camila Cabello is back from her social media break. She shared her return on Instagram, where she shared a look at what she’d been up to, including a photo of herself wearing a blue bikini.Camila Cabello reveals to Selena Gomez what anxiety feels like for herCamila Cabello and Shawn Mendes performed on the same stage during the 2022 Wango Tango festivalA post shared by camila (@camila_cabello)The post features a variety of images, including photos of her dog and herself enjoying the beach. “305 TILL I DIE,” she captioned the post, referencing her hometown of Miami.

Tribeca Festival Artists Dinner hosted by Chanel is back with a star-studded evening. The event took place at the restarant Balthazar, in Manhattan, New York.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMusic Box Films has acquired North American rights to “Rodeo,” the bold feature debut of Lola Quivoron which premiered in Un Certain Regard at Cannes where it won the Coup de Cœur du Jury special prize. Produced by Charles Gillibert (“Annette”) at CG Cinema and represented by Les Films du Losange, “Rodeo” stars newcomer Julie Ledrue a Julia, a hot tempered and fiercely independent young woman who infiltrates an underground dirt bike community in France.After a chance meeting at an urban ‘Rodeo,’ Julia finds herself drawn into a clandestine and volatile clique and striving to prove herself to the ultra-masculine group, but is she is faced with a series of escalating demands that will make or break her place in the community.

Lily Allen is almost as famous for her fashion choices as for her hit singles such as Smile and Not Fair. No one can forget her mix of frothy tulle dresses and trainers back in the 00’s. Since then her tastes have of course evolved and last night she was the epitome of elegance, in a dark demure ensemble from Chanel while attending the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival Chanel Arts Dinner at Balthazar in New York.

Emiliano De Pablos Montreal and Madrid-based Pink Parrot Media has picked up international distribution rights to 3D CGI animated feature project “Onca & The Protectors of the Amazon” (aka “Arara and the Guardians of the Amazon”).“Onca” is being brought by Pink Parrot onto Annecy Festival’s MIFA market, where the company will look for financial partners.Aimed at 8-12year-old children family audiences, the feature is written and directed by Colombia’s Vlamyr Vizcaya (“Out of Love”). Its story takes place in the Amazon rainforest and aims to raise environmental awareness.The film co-producers take in Belgium’s Walking The Dog (“Another Day of Life,”  “Where is Anne Frank?”), L.A.