Canceled SXSW Festival Moving Ahead With Awards, Expands Online Screenings

The ’80s are back, thanks to New Kids on the Block.

Well, Irish lads Fontaines D.C. can confidently prance around today informing everybody they're the Best Band in the World.

GEMMA Collins looked like she was having the time of her life on a date night with Rami Hawash at a Simply Red concert. The 40-year-old posted a series of clips as she danced the night away in a box surrounded by friends.

WHILE his character is at the centre of an ongoing storyline alongside Abi and Toyah, Charlie De Melo has decided to quit Coronation Street. Prior to his time on the cobbles, the actor had a stint in EastEnders.

CORONATION Street fans are devastated after Charlie de Melo quit the soap. The actor has played lawyer Imran Habeeb in the ITV soap since 2017 but has now decided to move on, The Sun revealed yesterday. One wrote: “Gutted! He’s the best actor on Corrie.” A second said: “A real shame.

THIS Morning's Martin Lewis got emotional on the show today as he spoke movingly about the rocketing price of energy. Explaining that nobody knew what would happen next he called the crisis, which will see many faced with eye-watering bills, "horrendous".

ROBBIE Williams had just wound up banking a reported £13million profit - after selling his American mansion to Drake. The former Take That star, 48, pulled off some property market magic after offloading the Beverly Hills pad.

Academy Award Winner Taika Waititi is no stranger to mixing intimate workplace comedies with elements you wouldn’t necessarily expect like vampires, indigenous kids, musicians, etc. Now, he and writer/showrunner David Jenkins have teamed to bring you a humorous and heartfelt tale of pirates with their new show, “Our Flag Means Death,” which premieres March 3 on HBO Max.

Kanye West has been pictured for the first time since ex-wife Kim Kardashian was declared 'legally single.'The 22-time Grammy winner - who recently changed his name to 'Ye' - was spotted at a café in Miami on Wednesday after his divorce from wife Kim was reportedly finalized.Kanye, 44, and the 41-year-old reality star - who legally separated a year ago - officially became single following a virtual court hearing on Tuesday via Zoom - according to TMZ. Single! 22-time Grammy winner Kanye 'Ye' West hit up a café solo in Miami on Wednesday in his first sighting since his divorce from wife Kim Kardashian was reportedly finalizedThe couple formerly known as 'Kimye' will likely have an 'informal' custody agreement for their four children - daughter North, 8; son Saint, 6; daughter Chicago, 4; and son Psalm, 2.

Halsey was recognized with the Innovation Award this week at the BandLab NME Awards 2022 on Wednesday.The singer took to Instagram to accept the award as she was not able to make the ceremony in London. Holding up the award, she licked it as she looked into the camera for a very provocative post.The beauty was wearing a black lace camisole that made the most of her ample chest as she wore her hair in a shaggy rocker style.Scroll down for list of winners...

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The 2020 South by Southwest Film Festival was set to be a career-making moment for many creators, and a particularly bright spotlight for women, as 70% of the films in competition were directed or co-directed by female filmmakers. 

South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a hand to the movies that had been set to premiere at SXSW, on Tuesday (March 24) went ahead with the festival’s film awards.

South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a hand to the movies that had been set to premiere at SXSW, on Tuesday went ahead with the festival’s film awards.

The SXSW festival unveiled its list of film competition winners Tuesday, which took place digitally over the past week after the festival was canceled by the City of Austin to prevent further outbreak of the new coronavirus. The 10-day festival was canceled just a week out from its start, causing organizers to scramble to salvage its film competition.

By Amanda N'Duka

The SXSW Festival is making its film competition digital after the Austin festival, due to kick off on Friday, was canceled over health risks pertaining to the coronavirus Festival organizers said Friday that the juried awards scheduled for this year's festival will still take place, with jury members viewing submissions via links. All the feature films selected for SXSW this year are eligible for the Independent Spirit Awards next year, while the winners of the animated, documentary and narrative short film categories are eligible for Oscars next year.

By Patrick Hipes

Friday, March 6, was a surreal day. We were putting the finishing touches on the sound mix for our film “We Are As Gods,” a feature documentary about counterculture icon and environmentalist Stewart Brand that was set to premiere at SXSW.