Visions du Réel Prizes ‘Faya Dayi,’ ‘1970,’ ‘Les Enfants Terribles’

Prince William and Duchess Kate have announced that Meghan Markle’s bullying accuser is stepping down from his role at their charity. The news of his departure comes just two months after reports of his claims that the Duchess of Sussex bullied her staff before her royal exit in 2020. But why, exactly, is he leaving his role now?

Rachel Riley inadvertently managed to take two years off her age this week!The Countdown star took to Twitter to share a screengrab of a profile made about her, and, while it correctly identified her parents as Christopher and Celia Riley, it listed her age as 33 – not 35.MORE: Rachel Riley twins with daughter Maven – and asks 'who wore it better?' WATCH: Rachel Riley shares sweetest video of baby Maven with Pasha Kovalev"Aaah close enough," Rachel joked in the caption, adding a crying laughing

Riley Burruss, 19, grew up in front of viewers’ eyes on The Real Housewives of Atlanta next to her mom, Kandi Burruss, 44. The two have a close bond, and although Riley is now studying at NYU, her mama is always just a phone call away.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeDisgraced TV journos Charlie Rose and Matt Lauer are back hosting another small market morning show — but this time, as imagined by Fox’s “Let’s Be Real,” in Fairbanks, Alaska.On Thursday night’s episode, the “Let’s Be Real” puppets imagine Rose and Lauer now toiling in the 49th state — moving on from their previous.

Days after a 44-year-old woman trespassed palace grounds, another couple was found intruding Queen Elizabeth's Royal Lodge. According to a report in The Sun, a 31-year-old man and 29-year-old woman reportedly scaled the fences of the Queen's  Royal Lodge and entered the property.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine Princess Charlotte celebrated her sixth birthday on May 2, and true to form, her parents the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have released an adorable portrait to mark her special day. Just like her mum Kate, Charlotte has her own royal influence when it comes to fashion - and we're in love with her adorable outfit!The young Princess wears a £59 floral dress by British children's clothing brand Rachel Riley in the snap, and it's too cute.

Tatiana Huezo has quickly emerged in the world of documentary as one of its most talented and thought-provoking directors of her generation.As she finally jumps from documentary to fiction with the upcoming “Noche de Fuego,” a strong big fest candidate, the director delivered a three-hour masterclass at this week’s Swiss doc fest Visions de Réel.Drilling down on her award-winning features and short films, the director expounded on her own understanding of filmmaking as a personal journey in a

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentGermany’s Deckert Distribution, a world sales agent on two-time Oscar nominee “Honeyland,” has confirmed first deals on “The Bubble,” “Bellum – Daemon of War” and “Les Enfants terribles,” three world premiere standouts in International Competition at Nyon Switzerland’s Visions du Réel.“Les Enfants terribles” shared the prestige Swiss doc fest’s Special Jury Prize, announced at a prize ceremony on Saturday night.The deals, with more in negotiation,

Meghan Trainor is opening up about her son’s health.

JD Linville Set on a forgotten Russian island in the Caspian Sea and playing out like a window to another world, doc feature “Ostrov – Lost Island” has been acquired for world sales by London-based Taskovski Films.Premiering at Swiss doc fest Visions du Reél in its main International Feature Film Competition, the documentary chronicles a community forced to fish illegally to feed their families, and the traditions which endure.In “Ostrov” directors Svetlana Rodina and Laurent Stoop are expertly

Lise Pedersen Multi-award winning Swedish director Anna Eborn has presented her fifth feature-length project at the Visions du Réel’s Pitching forum, one of the key industry sections at the documentary film fest in Nyon, Switzerland.The two-time Dragon Award-winner for Best Nordic Documentary at Sweden’s Göteborg Fest (for “Transnistria” in 2019 and “Pine Ridge” in 2014) was brought onboard by Stockholm-based production company Film and Tell.A coming-of-age doc about the effects of childhood

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentDuring lockdown multi-prized film director and historian Mark Cousins found out he had a problem with his eyesight. He decided to turn it into a film in which he imagines “the momentous role that looking has played in his own life and the history of humanity,” as the logline reads.Cousins’ latest film, which is based on his book “The Story of Looking,” is being presented as a work-in-progress at Switzerland’s Visions du Réel festival.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentAt Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel with Cannes ACID premiere “Coalesce,” Torino-based The Open Reel has closed a raft of deals on its current sales titles, led by Chilean Alberto Fuguet’s “Everything at Once: Paco and Manolo’s Gaze.”“Being specific titles, and referring to a specific audience, even if in constant expansion, LGBT titles – not only feature films but also documentaries and short films – respond to the constant demand of a slice of the

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent“The Vanishing,” “Yoga Village,” “Science Fiction” and “Transfariana” took top Visions du Réel industry awards at an online ceremony webcast from Switzerland on Tuesday night.Seventeen awards went in all to a total 16 recipients with major winners addressing some of the most relevant issues of the current times — gender abuse and plurality, lockdown, China — filtered through often highly personal prisms.Such is the case of “The Vanishing,” from

Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival is launching a new industry event focusing on Africa. The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy, hosted in collaboration with the Realness Institute of Africa, will take place online from 26 September to 2 October 2021 and will welcome 10-12 participants from all over the African continent.

Emiliano Granada Swiss doc fest Visions du Réel’s second virtual edition frames multiple titles – “The Bubble, “My Old Man” and “The Home” portraying an ever growing and aging demographic and the conditions in which its members live the final stage of their lives.The debut feature documentary of Chase Musslewhite and Jesse Zinn, the later also VdR with short film “Wavelengths,” “The Home,” like “The Bubble,”  plumbs the world of residential homes with an empathetic eye.Having passed through IFP

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Queen Elizabeth II was joined by a small number of Royal Family members to pay tribute to her husband Prince Philip, who sadly passed away at the age of 99. Just 30 people were in attendance at his funeral on April 17, amid strict COVID-19 protocols in the U.K. Among those at St. George’s Chapel were Prince Harry and Prince William, who were separated by their cousin Peter Phillips, as they walked behind the coffin of the Duke of Edinburgh.

Only 30 people will be allowed to attend the funeral service of Prince Philip, but there are over 700 members of the military and the armed forces who are involved in the event.

Princess Anne, 70, is in the spotlight once again after the death of her father Prince Philip. The Royal Family member, who has been Princess Royal since 1987, released a statement in honor of the late Duke of Edinburgh through the Royal Family’s Instagram account on Apr. 11 along with a heartwarming black and white photo of her sitting and smiling with him.