Dancing On Ice 'branded a dating show' by judges as 'curse' strikes again

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentTel-Aviv-based Cinephil, the sales company behind triple-Oscar nominated “Flee,” has snapped up world rights, excluding U.S., to Italian director Nicolò Bassetti’s transgender-themed doc “Into My Name,” which is executive-produced by Elliot Page.UTA Independent Film Group will be handling North American rights. The buzzy doc, which world-premieres at the Berlin Film Festival in the Panorama Documentary section, stems from Bassetti’s personal experience with the gender transition of his child, Matteo.“Into My Name” provides an intimate look at the universal challenges of gender transition by observing a tight-knit group of trans friends in the central Italian city of Bologna. Cinephil managing director Olivier Tournaud in a statement said that he was “immediately taken” by Bassetti’s “sensitive and relatable exploration of the many facets of gender and even more so the love letter from a father to his son.”“Into My Name is timely and spotlights voices that need to be heard; this is exactly the kind of film Cinephil is proud to represent,” Tournaud noted.Bassetti underlined that for him the doc “is a deeply personal project, both as a parent of a transgender son and as a director who has always explored individual paths that show our shared humanity.” “I trust that together with a strong partner such as Cinephil, we can add to the awareness and understanding of trans issues with international audiences,” the director said.The doc’s characters, Nico, Leo, Andrea and Raff — whose ages span from their mid-20s to mid-30s — come from different parts of Italy, and started their gender transition from a female to a male identity at different times in their lives.

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Wether they are on or off of the ice, skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have undeniable chemistry.So fans of the Dancing on Ice Judges may not be surprised to hear the duo shared a peck when they were teenagers.The skating partners addressed the speculations on Piers Morgan’s Life stories programme in 2013.After persistent questioning from host Piers Morgan, Torvill revealed that shortly after they started skating together when the duo were teenagers - Torvill 17 and Dean 16 - they “dabbled” once with romance.The ‘dabble’ was then confirmed in an interview in Radio Times to be a smooch while travelling on a bus together as teenagers.Torvill said: “We did actually kiss once – before we were a skating couple.“We were in the back

Dancing on Ice judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean are adamant that the show isn’t ‘cursed’ despite all the romance and breakups surrounding the contestants.

AS judges on Dancing On Ice, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have witnessed almost as many budding romances on their watch as legendary Blind Date host Cilla Black. And the Olympic skate legends reckon the ITV show’s infamous “curse”, which has seen a series of both contestants and production staff split with previous partners after finding love around the rink, has only boosted its hold over viewers.

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