Venice Film Festival To Stick With 50% Capacity In Cinemas; UK Delegates Facing Quarantine

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20th TV/ABC’s hit series Big Sky is moving production on Season 2 to Rio Rancho, New Mexico, the New Mexico Film Office said today. The first season was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia. The series will film from August 2021 through April 2022.

Naman Ramachandran Director Sebastián Lelio has commenced production of Netflix film “The Wonder,” starring Florence Pugh, in Ireland.An adaptation of the acclaimed novel by Emma Donoghue, author of the Oscar winning “Room,” the film is set in the Irish Midlands circa 1862.

Vaccinated Brit guests at the Venice Film Festival (September 1 – 11) will no longer need to quarantine or only stay for five days, a festival spokesperson has confirmed to us.

Naman Ramachandran Eminent British director and producer Ridley Scott (“Gladiator,” “Blade Runner,” “Alien”) will receive the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker award at the 78th Venice International Film Festival (Sept. 1 – 11).

After weeks of planning and preparation, Stacey Solomon has finished off designing her daughter’s nursery and it is a beautiful space worthy of a little princess.

UK indie ‘Kindling’ Gears Up

Naman Ramachandran The world premiere of Netflix’s new school western “The Harder They Fall” will open the 65th British Film Institute (BFI) London Film Festival.The film is directed by Londoner Jeymes Samuel, touted by Ted Sarandos as one of the streamer’s discoveries.The film stars Jonathan Majors, Zazie Beetz, Delroy Lindo, LaKeith Stanfield, Danielle Deadwyler, Edi Gathegi, R.J. Cyler, Damon Wayans Jr.

Naman Ramachandran Siân Heder’s “CODA,” an Apple original film, has won the 2021 Sundance Film Festival: London Award presented by BIFA.The award was voted for by 40 leading professionals from the British film industry assembled by the British Independent Film Awards.The film follows Ruby, a CODA or Child of Deaf Adults, who is torn between pursuing her love of music and her fear of abandoning her parents.

The Venice Film Festival (September 1 – 11) is not expected to offer a quarantine dispensation for vaccinated UK guests, according to festival sources.

YouTube Names VP For Europe, Middle East & AfricaYouTube has appointed Pedro Pina as VP, YouTube, responsible for all aspects of the business across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The exec arrives with 30 years of experienced in global marketing.

Michael Sarnoski’s ‘Pig’, starring Nicolas Cage, and Billy Crystal’s ‘Here Today’ will open and close the 74th Edinburgh International Film Festival.As reported by Variety, other highlights of the annual festival will include the UK premiere of ‘Annette’, ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’, ‘Prince Of Muck’ and ‘The Road Dance’, as well as a string of films focused on social issues including ‘Europa’, ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’, ‘Ballad Of A White Cow’ and ‘The Justice Of Bunny King’.Ken Hay,

With the temperatures currently soaring in the UK, everyone is frantically searching for ways to stay cool. Well, two women who are showing us one way to do it are none other than the gorgeous mums-to-be Stacey Solomon and Millie Mackintosh.

The 78thVenice International Film Festival has set its full roster of juries.

The 78th Venice International Film Festival has set its full roster of juries.

Rosamund Pike wasn’t holding back when it came to her fashion choice on the final day of the Cannes Film Festival.

Kira Kovalenko’s Russian drama Unclenching The Fists won the Grand Prize in Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard sidebar this year.