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Boris Johnson, introduced Tier 4 restrictions for 17 million people in London and parts of the Home Counties from midnight on Saturday, which saw all but non-essential shops close and people being told not to travel for Christmas.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereThe French ports were shut after the Tier 4 measures were introduced as a new highly-transmissible

Naman Ramachandran Film Bazaar, South Asia’s largest co-production market, has revealed 21 eclectic projects from several countries and in a welter of languages, for its 2021 online edition.The selected filmmakers will pitch their projects virtually to a curated audience of Indian and international producers, distributors, festival programmers, financiers and sales agents at an open pitch session.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMONDAY, Dec. 21The Florida Film Critics Circle awarded its top prize to “First Cow,” and the film’s John Magaro also received a nod in the Best Actor category as a runner up.Current Oscar frontrunner and festival darling “Nomadland” also landed two wins, Best Director for Chloe Zhao and the Best Actress to Frances McDormand.The complete list of 2020 winners is below:BEST PICTURE “First Cow” Runner up: “Nomadland”/”Trial of the Chicago 7″/”Minari”BEST ACTOR Anthony

direct to your inboxFrance is expected to end a ban on freight movement from the UK as officials put in place a 'solid health protocol' in the next few hours.The UK has been cut off from large parts of Europe – and some other areas of the world – as authorities imposed bans on passengers because of fears over the new coronavirus variant.The most dramatic intervention came from France, whose ban also put a stop to hauliers crossing the English Channel with their cargo.It's caused a huge backlog

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus vaccination programme across the UK won't be affected by France's ban on freight, the Transport Secretary has said.Grant Shapps told Sky News on Monday morning that the disruption around the Channel ports in Kent 'won't have an impact' on vaccine supply.It comes as France suspended all traffic from the UK for 48 hours amid fears over the new mutant coronavirus strain.A number of EU countries have also banned flights from the four nations.Mr Shapps said: "Most

Nicola Sturgeon tonight called on Boris Johnson to extend the Brexit transition period. The First Minister took to Twitter with no breakthrough in negotiations between the UK and the EU in sight.

banning all travel and freight from the UK.

Noah Jupe, Brian Tyree Henry, Mandy Patinkin, and Benedict Wong have been lined up to voice star in The Magician’s Elephant, Netflix’s animated adaptation of the book of the same name by Kate DeCamilo. The voice cast also includes Sian Clifford, Pixie Davies, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Aasif Mandvi, Miranda Richardson, Cree Summer and Lorraine Toussaint.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSpecialty distributor Shout! Studios has secured all North American rights to ecology-themed Chinese animated feature “The Legend Of Hei.” In a partnership with France’s Play Big, it will give the film a release in the U.S. and Canada.“The Legend Of Hei” is a heart-warming fantasy about a cat spirit who goes on a journey of self-discovery after its forest home is destroyed by humans.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNetflix has unveiled the animated feature film “The Magician’s Elephant,” with a voice cast including Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Brian Tyree Henry and Benedict Wong.“The Magician’s Elephant” is based on Newbery Award winner Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same title.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set an all-star voice cast and killer creative team for new animation The Magician’s Elephant, we can reveal.

Two French films, Emmanuel Courcol's The Big Hit, and the hand-drawn Josep, have won the 2020 European Film Awards for best comedy and best animated film, respectively. In The Big Hit, French star Kad Merad (Welcome to the Sticks) plays a past-his-prime actor who attempts to give drama lessons to a group of prisoners staging a version of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.

Frances McDormand is Vogue‘s first cover star of 2021!

Taylor Swift is releasing her second album of 2020! Following the surprise July release of her eighth studio album, , the 30-year-old singer announced on Thursday that her ninth album, , will drop at midnight Eastern time on Friday, Dec. 11.«I’m elated to tell you that my 9th studio album, and’s sister record, will be out tonight at midnight Eastern.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Casting Society of America has announced its inaugural top 20 list of actors from historically underrepresented communities for 2020.The diverse and inclusive list includes Brian Michael Smith, Colin Buckingham, David Harrell, Elizabeth Frances, Elizabeth Hinkler, E.R.