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Oscars ceremony. Danish tragicomedy "Another Round" stars former James Bond villain Mikkelsen as a middle-aged alcoholic who vows to get drunk every day, as part of a pseudoscientific experiment featuring three fellow school teachers.

Also Read: Oscars Eliminate Executive Committee Picks for International Feature, Expand ShortlistThe rest of the list: Bosnia and Herzegovina’s “Quo Vadis, Aida?,” Guatemala’s “La Llorona,” Hong Kong’s “Better Days,” Iran’s “Sun Children,” Norway’s “Hope,” “Russia’s “Dear Comrades!” and Tunisia’s “The Man Who Sold His Skin.”Normally, the general voters would choose all but three of the films on the shortlist, and then an executive committee would look at the results and add three additional

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BBC & PBS Team For ‘Unsolved Histories’ The BBC and PBS are co-producing a four-part series in which historian Lucy Worsley will attempt to shed light on some of British history’s biggest unsolved mysteries.

With international buyers unable to travel to Germany to scout movies at year’s Berlin International Film Festival, the event will instead bring a selection of titles from its program to them through new initiative ‘EFM goes global’.

Fernando Frias’ I’m No Longer Here (Ya No Estoy Aquí) had a long journey to the screen — conceived when Frias was a student at New York’s Columbia University, the project was selected by the Sundance Writers Lab in 2014, and went before cameras in 2017, ultimately hitting the festival circuit in 2019, and Netflix last year. Challenges in getting the acclaimed drama made included everything from financing hurdles to a lengthy hiatus and the lead actor being rejected for a U.S.

EXCLUSIVE: ITV Studios America, the U.S. scripted division of the British broadcaster, has promoted two of its executives.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong-based boutique distributor Lightning International has acquired the U.K.’s documentary streaming service Docsville.Docsville was set up and launched in 2018 by award- winning documentary maker Lawrence Elman and Nick Fraser who had previously been a high-profile executive with the British Broadcasting Corporation.

Actress Anne Hathaway recently spoke to British newspaper The Sun and opened up about winning a coveted Oscar, to one’s surprise the actress was not pleased about winning the prestigious award.  “You’re supposed to be happy,” the 38-year-old actress told The Sun on Sunday. “I didn’t feel that way.” For the unversed, The Intern Anne won the award in 2013 for her terrific performance in the musical Les Miserables.

A friendly suggestion for the anxious and heavy-hearted (and, these days, who isn't?): a bedtime story read by Harry Styles. "Tonight I'm going to help you drift off to sleep with some soothing words and calming music," the rakish British musician will purr into a listener's ear with his lilting baritone.

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Gallery: Love Island replacement show The Cabins unveils its new cast of singletons (Digital Spy (UK))She added: 'I’m trying for a baby so then I’ll do baby stuff, why not? I am what I am, I make mistakes, I’ve said things in the past, I stick up for myself, I am what I am, and I hope people can relate to it. ' Carl recently said that despite the couple planning babies and marriage and having posters of her on his wall before they met, he cannot stand her Jordan alter ego.

BBC Studios, the commercial and production arm of the U.K. public broadcaster BBC, has taken full control of British film and TV banner Clerkenwell Films, upping its stake from 48 percent to 100 percent.

It’s the end of an era at The End Of The F***ing World and Misfits producer Clerkenwell Films, where founder Murray Ferguson is leaving after 23 years and BBC Studios is taking full control of the business.

EXCLUSIVE: My5, the streaming service run by ViacomCBS’s UK network Channel 5, has acquired British comedy series Hapless, which first started life as a self-released project on Amazon Prime Video.

Naman Ramachandran BAFTA winners Louis Theroux and David Olusoga will deliver masterclasses at BBC Studios’ annual Showcase.Now its 45th year, the event — which normally takes place in Liverpool across five days — is fully digital due to the pandemic.

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British TV producer Nicola Shindler, an 11-time BAFTA winner and internationally renowned for shows such as Happy Valley, Years and Years,The Stranger andQueer as Folk, has officially unveiled her new ITV Studios-backed scripted production banner. Quay Street Productions, named after the street in Manchester where Shindler spent part of her early career with Granada Studios, is set to focus onpremium drama for the U.K.

EXCLUSIVE: Apple Studios has committed to finance and produce Kitbag, the Napoleon Bonaparte epic that Ridley Scott will direct, with Oscar-winning Joker star Joaquin Phoenix playing the French emperor and military leader. Production will begin in early 2022 in the UK. Scott and Kevin Walsh will produce for Scott Free.

London TV Screenings Schedule AnnouncedThe London TV Screenings became official last year and organizers have now announced the virtual schedule for this year’s event, which takes place March 1-12. Here’s the schedule: Banijay Rights (March 3), All3Media International (March 4), Fremantle (March 5), eOne (March 9), ITV Studios (March 10).