Anthology Film ‘Quareer,’ By Five Female Directors, Wins Big at Saudi Film Festival

The Tribeca Festival, which opened on June 8, is winding down its last few days before wrapping up on Sunday, June 19.On Friday, the acclaimed crime drama Heat (1995) was among the films to be featured in theRetrospective Screenings segment of the festival.Its two leading men, Robert De Niro and Al Pacino, were on hand to talk about the making of the movie, written and directed by Michael Mann, and to attend a screening ofa 4K version of the filmat United Palace Theater in New York City.Heat actually markedthe first-ever appearance of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino together in the same scene. Retrospective Screening: Robert De Niro, 78, and Al Pacino, 82, hit the red carpet ahead of a special screening and conversation about their acclaimed film Heat (1995) at the Tribeca Festival in New York City on FridayThe two longtime leading men hit the red carpet ahead of the showing of the 4K version, which is actually a higher quality of video than HD.De Niro, 78, looked stylish in black pants, a matching shirt, a gray blazer and black leather shoes.

A new independent cinema will open in Leigh this summer. The inside of Leigh Film Factory is currently under development and the public can get a small glimpse of what is to come after the team decided to offer a sneak peek.

Erika Jayne's money troubles and legal woes are showing no signs of wavering, as it's been revealed she is now struggling to pay off a huge tax bill - despite recently refusing to 'downsize' on her rumored $40K-a-month glam squad.The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star - who has been caught up in estranged husband Tom Girardi's 2020 bankruptcy case - has claimed that she is unable to pay $2,226,985.77 in California state taxes from 2019.It comes after the 50-year-old said on a recent episode of RHOBH: 'You can downsize and we've downsized, right? Certain things you don't downsize on and that's your glam.' Money woes: Erika Jayne has claimed that she is unable to pay a $2.2M tax bill... after revealing on RHOBH that is also refusing to give up her $40K glam squadBut in legal documents obtained by PEOPLE, it is stated that Erika claims she does not have the 'ability' to pay the California tax board, after receiving a notice from administers in May this year.The filing reads: 'I am in the midst of trying to figure out the basis of this tax bill with the assistance of my business manager, who is also an accountant.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentRising Saudi Arabian star Yaqoub Alfarhan, who plays the titular role in hit MBC TV series “Rashash,” is attached to star in “Norah” a groundbreaking drama written and directed by Tawfik Alzaidi that is currently shooting in AlUla the sprawling area of Saudi desert and giant boulders that boasts an ancient city.Set in 1990s Saudi Arabia, when conservatism was at its height and all forms of art and painting were banned for religion-related reasons, “Norah” sees Alfarhan (pictured) play an artist named Nader who has given up painting and moved to a remote village to be a schoolteacher. There he intersects with the film’s titular “Norah,” an illiterate orphaned young woman who is facing an arranged marriage in which she will be trapped and has a need  for self expression.

Sarah Ferguson has vowed to stand by Prince Andrew despite the sexual assault claims made earlier in 2022. The Duchess of York, 62, described her former husband, 62, as "very good and kind", before adding that "he really understands the art of communication with me". She made the comments during an interview with LBC's Iain Dale, following Andrew's out of court settlement with Virginia Giuffre in February.

Coming-of-age drama Good Girl Jane, written and directed by Sarah Elizabeth Mintz, took the Tribeca Festival Founders’ Award for Best U.S. Narrative Feature on Thursday while its star Rain Spencer won for Best Performance at the fest, which announced its winners ahead of wrapping this weekend.

The beloved Manchester, Tennessee event 2022 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival begins today after two successive years of cancellations thanks to the global pandemic. This year's line-up is stacked, and as Pitchfork points out, many of the stand-out artists will be streamed live on two exclusive Hulu channels.

Lise Pedersen Six teams of budding animation professionals have pitched their projects at the Annecy Intl. Animation Film Festival as part of a new mentoring program for women from France and Africa launched by Les Femmes s’Animent (LFA), an organization that supports women in animation.The aim of the initiative, entitled “A Woman’s Journey,” is to help women who want to create short animated films but are not part of, nor have access to, the animation industry.

Emilio Mayorga More than a coming of age film, “Perlimps,” the third feature of Oscar-nominated Alȇ Abreu (“The Boy and the World”), could  be seen as a dazzling love letter for children.Perlimps” encourages kids’ awareness of social, ecological issues and a taste for art, while delivering a film of artistic ambition and visual complexity.The story focuses on Claé and Bruô, who are secret agents from the enemy Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon sent to an Enchanted Forest threatened by giants. The only way they can protect the forest is to join forces and find the Perlimps, mysterious creatures who could have the solution for peace.“Perlimps” is produced by producers-directors Laís Bodansky and Luiz Bolognesi at Sao Paulo-based Buriti Filmes and Ernesto Soto.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Institute has set the participants and projects for its Documentary Edit and Story Lab, which this year returns to Utah’s Sundance Resort after a two-year hiatus. The list consists of filmmaking partners Jude Chehab and Fahd Ahmed (Q), Jalena Keane-Lee and Diana Diroy (Standing Above the Clouds), Alessandra Sanguinetti and Soledad Salfate (The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer) and Edwin Martinez and Inés Vogelfang (The Monster and the Storm). The Institute also today named Diroy, Stephanie Andreou, Julie Gaynin, Alma Herrera-Pazmino and Luna X. Moya as the artists selected for the second edition of its Art of Editing Fellowship.

Anna Marie de la Fuente In a bid to further expand job opportunities in the animation industry, France’s first free animation school ÉCAS (Ecole Cartoucherie Animation Solidaire) has partnered with French animation producer Frog Box and post-production service provider Titrafilm to create a new course that will train professional actors in the art of dubbing animation projects.News was announced Thursday at the MIFA market at this week’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival where the issues of inclusion, diversity and labor shortages in the sector were discussed in some forums at the festival, particularly at the Women in Animation summit.Founded in 2018 by TeamTO in response to the under-representation and lack of diversity in the animation sector, ÉCAS has trained a new generation of underprivileged talent in 3D character animation and storyboarding (in partnership with Canada’s House of Cool) for the past four years. Said Guillaume Hellouin, president of ÉCAS and TeamTO: “Over the past few years, there has been a general awareness and desire among producers, major platforms and traditional broadcasters to integrate a greater representation of society.

In 1911, two huge personalities and historic ships raced to be the first to lead an expedition to the South Pole.

World Cup play-off on Monday night. Redmayne became a national hero for the Socceroos after saving Alex Valera's shot in a sudden-death penalty shootout to send the Aussies to Qatar this winter. And while his clowning antics on the goalline grabbed the headlines in the immediate aftermath of their victory, new footage has now emerged of Redmayne appearing to use slightly darker arts in the build-up to the shootout.

Selome Hailu Amazon Prime Video has picked up the QCode podcast “Last Known Position” for a TV adaptation with Gina Rodruguez set to star and executive produce.The podcast is a scripted project also starring Gina Rodriguez and charts the fallout of a brand-new, state of the art American commercial jetliner vanishing on its maiden voyage over the Pacific. The ensuing air crash investigation discovers evidence of a creature of the deep that may have been responsible.

The preseason continues! As Big Brother 24 approaches, CBS is revealing more and more details about the highly-anticipated summer programming.

. In an ongoing effort to restore Detroit, Michigan’s surrounding neighborhoods, the duo turns rundown and abandoned homes on the same block into affordable, stylish and ideal starter homes that invite people back into the area. “Our goal is to help bring up the value to a point where the people who have been in those neighborhoods for so long actually have value in their home,” Thomas tells ET.

Rapper Gunna has issued a statement about his arrest last month – and current incarceration – in relation to charges made under the US Racketeer Influenced And Corrupt Organisations Act. He insists that he is innocent of all the charges, adding that the way he is being portrayed by prosecutors is “ugly and untrue”.Gunna and fellow rapper Young Thug were among 28 people arrested in the US state of Georgia last month accused of involvement in a gang that allegedly committed murders, shootings and carjackings.The arrests have put the spotlight on the so called ‘Rap On Trial’ campaign.

Lise Pedersen Alongside its annual World Summit at the Annecy Int’l Animation Festival, Women in Animation (WIA) has launched the inaugural edition of Stories x Women, a program aimed at increasing the diversity of voices in animation around the world.Six delegations of filmmakers selected among a pool of candidates from emerging animation communities in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America have presented their projects to industry experts in Annecy this week.The two-member teams, which have to include at least one woman leading the project as director, producer or screenwriter, benefited from mentoring sessions with internationally acclaimed animation experts as well as one-to-one coaching sessions ahead of the Annecy pitch. This first edition features filmmakers from Argentina, Colombia, Peru, South Africa, India and Thailand.“La Sombra del Altiplano (“Highland’s Shadow”) is an Argentine project led by first-time director Paula Boffo, co-directed and produced by Annecy regular Patricio Plaza (“El Empleo” Annecy 2010, “Padre” Annecy 2014) of Ojo Raro studios.Based on a graphic novel of the same name by Boffo, which won several national prizes in Argentina, it tells the story of Juana, an indigenous teenage girl from the Argentinian Highlands, whose sister is abducted by a trafficking ring.

EXCLUSIVE: The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the 10 projects selected for its prestigious Documentary Feature Lab, an intensive program for first-time filmmakers.

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.

For one day only, Spanish beer brand, Cruzcampo is offering every dad a free pint at selected venues across Greater Manchester.