Bafta reschedules 2021 film awards and announces eligibility changes

Taylor Swift has shared a video of her performing ‘Cornelia Street’ at her special 2019 gig in Paris – watch it below.The gig, dubbed ‘City Of Lover’, was Swift’s first live performance in support of her latest album ‘Lover’, and has recently been released as a concert film on Hulu and Disney+.Until now, no footage from the show has been widely available to view, though, and the ‘Cornelia Street’ performance is the first taster of the film to make it to YouTube.Watch the performance below.Reviewing the Paris gig, which saw Swift play acoustic versions of tracks from ‘Lover’ and beyond, NME wrote: “The lyrics to each song – even those that have only been out a few weeks – are bellowed back to the singer, and revellers hush one another while

Tom Grater International Film ReporterUK cinema owners have been lobbying hard for the government to relax its current two-meter social distancing guidelines in time for their re-opening on July 4, and today they are set to hear that their campaign has been successful.PM Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that cinemas can re-open on that date in an address to parliament shortly, but crucially he will also outline that the country’s distancing rule will be trimmed to one meter, likely with caveats, after a review.This is huge news for exhibitors. As one senior source outlined to Deadline this morning, the difference between one and two meter distancing will be stark in auditoriums.

Steve Bing, the producer behind Get Carter, Rules Don't Apply and Rock the Kasbahand the writer of Kangaroo Jack, has died, TMZ has reported. Bing, also a real estate heir, political power player and philanthropist, was 55.

Liz Hurley’s ex lover Steve Bing, who is the father of her son Damian, has died aged 55 after reportedly taking his own life. Steve, who was best known for writing film Kangaroo Jack, is understood to have died on Monday 22 June.

Wiley has released another album – just weeks after announcing his retirement.The 41-year-old dropped Boasty Gang on 22 June, confirming the news on social media.Taking to Instagram, the Wearing My Rolex rapper shared a link to his latest offering, posting: ‘OUT NOW BOASTY GANG ALBUM.’Right on cue, fans went into meltdown over the release, sliding into the comments to praise his work.‘Non-stop working @wiley__ Wizard,’ one replied.While another posted: ’That’s what I’m talking about!!’‘You’re a genius from day!!!! Lordamercy this one is maaaaaaaad [sic],’ an Instagram user agreed.Boasty Gang may come as a surprise to some as Wiley had confirmed his retirement from music earlier this month.Earlier this month, the Heatwave rapper – real name

Tom Grater International Film ReporterUK cinema owners have been lobbying hard for the UK government to relax its current two-meter social distancing guidelines in time for their re-opening on July 4, and today they are set to hear that their campaign has been successful.PM Boris Johnson is expected to confirm that cinemas can re-open on that date in an address to parliament shortly, but crucially he will also outline that the country’s distancing rule will be trimmed to one meter, likely with caveats, after a review.This is huge news for exhibitors. As one senior source outlined to Deadline this morning, the difference between one and two meter distancing will be stark in auditoriums.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorSTX has snapped up worldwide distribution rights to genre pic Run Rabbit Run, which will re-team Elisabeth Moss with The Handmaid’s Tale director Daina Reid.STXfilms will directly distribute in the U.S., UK and Ireland with STXinternational now aboard for international sales at the Cannes Virtual Market. The deal was negotiated by Nate Bolotin of XYZ Films – which was previously aboard for sales – on behalf of the producers on the eve of the market.The Oz-set modern-day ghost story will follow Sarah, a fertility doctor, with a firm understanding of the cycle of life.

Naman Ramachandran STX Entertainment has secured worldwide distribution rights to “Run Rabbit Run,” from Emmy-nominated “Handmaid’s Tale” director Daina Reid (“The Outsider”) and starring Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (“The Invisible Man”).While STXfilms will directly distribute “Run Rabbit Run” in the U.S., U.K. and Ireland, STXinternational will introduce the project to buyers at the ongoing virtual Cannes market.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentCimarrón, an ambitious pan-Latin American production shingle, is readying new high-profile features by Cannes-prized Agustín Toscano and Sundance best director winner Lucía Garibaldi as it gears up to shoot its first drama series in Mexico and Brazil, backed by two global platforms.Cimarrón, headquartered in Uruguay’s Montevideo and with offices in Brazil and Argentina and service company operations in Mexico, is working on four international productions to be shot over the next few months.Apart from Toscano and Garibaldi, the company has projects in development – movies or series – with Israel Adrián Caetano, Anahí Berneri, Marina Meliande, Gustavo Taretto and Manuel Abramovich – some of the

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Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentTrustNordisk has closed key international deals on “The Crossing,” its WWII-set Norwegian family drama. The company will be hosting a market screening at Cannes’ virtual Marché du Film on June 24.After selling the film to the U.S.

Officials at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association are following the example set by the Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards and have moved their 2021 prizegiving.The 78th annual Golden Globe Awards, which honours the best in film and television, will now be presented on 28 February, the same date vacated by the Oscars. The decision to delay the annual ceremony was announced in a joint press statement by Hollywood Foreign Press Association, dick clark productions and NBC.Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are still set to host the prizegiving, as per a previous announcement.Usually held in early January, the Golden Globes are known as 'Hollywood’s Party of the Year'.

© @Copyright HELLO! Hello! Magazine , a film producer and the co-writer of Kangaroo Jack, has tragically passed away aged 55. According to TMZ, he died after falling from an apartment building.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Siddharth Roy Kapur, former MD of The Walt Disney Company India and current president of the Producers Guild of India, has picked up exclusive screen rights to The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise Of The East India Company, William Dalrymple’s bestselling historical epic.Releasd in 2019, the book encompasses more than 200 years, covering how the infamous East India Company rose to prominence against the decline and fall of the storied Mughal Empire.

Liz Hurley 's son Damian Hurley has shared a poignant photo of the sky after his father's suspected suicide. The 18-year-old model took to his Instagram story to share a the image after the news of Steve's death this morning.It was revealed multi-millionaire movie producer and writer Steve died aged 55 after falling from his LA apartment.According to publication Variety, police and the coroner’s office said a man fitting his age fell from a Century City apartment building on Monday.

Manori Ravindran International EditorFrench-German broadcaster Arte and Germany’s public broadcaster BR will go around the world for love in a new feature documentary, set for delivery next Valentine’s Day.German factual producer-distributor Autentic, best known for “The Woodstock Bus” and “Out of the Cradle,” is producing “Love Around the World,” with Croatian production banner Drugi Plan on board as co-producers.The film (1 x 75’) is directed by newly married documentary filmmakers Davor and Andela Rostuhaar, who decided to turn their honeymoon into a global journey, exploring love through the prism of different cultures, customs and beliefs.The team interviews 110 couples across 25 countries including France, Oman, Iran, India,

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Christopher Vourlias As the calendar turned to March this year, producer Wojciech Kabarowski had high hopes for his latest film, “The Hater,” which was set to hit Polish cinemas. The follow-up to Jan Komasa’s Oscar-nominated “Corpus Christi” would be released just weeks after Komasa had walked the red carpet outside the Dolby Theatre during the Oscars ceremony.

Christopher Vourlias When production began on “Sweat,” Magnus von Horn’s follow-up to his Cannes Directors’ Fortnight player “The Here After,” no one could have predicted how prescient the film would be. As the world grapples with a protracted lockdown that’s pushed more and more of our lives online, the story of a Polish fitness instructor and social media celebrity searching for real-world intimacy feels especially timely.“‘Sweat’ wants to embrace everything in this modern world that we otherwise love to hate, and I think that makes it unique,” says producer Mariusz Włodarski of Lava Films.“Sweat” is one of 56 films that will receive a Cannes 2020 label as part of this year’s Official Selection.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilms Boutique has acquired international rights to Chinese filmmaker Wei Shujun’s “Striding Into the Wind,” which is part of Cannes’ 2020 Official Selection. The film marks the first arthouse feature completely funded by Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Pictures.“Striding Into the Wind” is the feature debut of Wei Shujun, an up-and-coming Chinese filmmaker who received the Special Jury award at Cannes with his short film “On the Border” in 2018.“Striding Into the Wind” tells the story of Kun, a young man who seems to be messing up pretty much everything: his senior year at film school, his work on his friend’s graduation film and his relationship with his girlfriend.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Guido Rud’s FilmSharks has snapped up worldwide sales and remake rights to Uruguayan genre mash-up “Ghosting Gloria” (“Muerto con Gloria”), a mix of eroticism, comedy and the paranormal.“After a bidding war among sales agents, we are happy to be able to have gone with FilmSharks for the sale of our second feature film,” said Marcela Matta, who co-directed the comedy with its screenwriter Mauro Sarser.In “Ghosting Gloria,” the titular Gloria, played by Stefania Tortorella, is a single 30-year-old who has never had an orgasm.