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Tim Dams Since its launch in 2015, the Berlinale Series section has emerged as a kind of a boutique scripted TV fest set within a major film festival.The Berlinale was famously the first A-list festival to embrace changing viewer habits and to officially incorporate television drama into its lineup — and this head-start is reflected in the growing stature of Berlinale Series.Taking place over a concentrated three-day period (Feb. 14-16), Berlinale Series offers up seven world and international premieres from around 200 entries, giving each of them the red-carpet treatment at the Zoo Palast cinema.Running parallel, the Berlinale Series Market — part of the European Film Market — offers up an online conference program, showcases and screenings.

European Film Market has felt lopsided.Sony’s $60 million deal for Tom Hanks’ “A Man Called Otto,” an adaptation of Fredrik Backman’s bestselling Swedish-language novel “A Man Called Ove” — which was made into an Oscar-nominated  Swedish feature — that grabbed headlines early on (Variety understands it boiled down to a bidding war between the studio and Apple), but hasn’t necessarily spawned the usual flurry of deals from Berlin halfway through the festival.One buyer from a major U.K. distributor says the EFM vibe has felt “muted” for a company of its size, with an absence of broad-appeal product available once “Otto” was snapped up by Sony.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentImage Nation Abu Dhabi and low-budget Australian genre label Spooky Pictures have announced “Late Night With the Devil,” the second title under their multi-picture deal following Chloe Okuno’s  “Watcher,” which made a splash at Sundance.“Late Night With the Devil” will be helmed by writing/directing duo Colin and Cameron Cairns (“100 Bloody Acres,” “Scare Campaign”) and is set to start shooting in Australia later this year.Cinetic is handling the U.S./North American rights to the film. Stuart Ford’s AGC Intl.

Tim Dams One of the highlights of the Berlinale Series Market is the pitch event Co-Pro Series, which looks to match projects with suitable co-producers and financiers.Ten international series projects from Europe, Canada and Latin America have been selected to pitch at this year’s Co-Pro Series, where they will also have the opportunity of meeting one-on-one with potential partners.Taking place over two days (Feb. 15-16), and held online once again due to the pandemic, Co-Pro Series has a track record of showcasing drama projects that have not only gone on to be produced, but that have also achieved success.International hit “Babylon Berlin,” Austrian-German crime series “Freud,” Norwegian-German domestic terrorism drama “Furia,” Icelandic thriller “Blackport” and 1920s-set German drama “Eldorado KaDeWe” have all participated in previous Co-Pro Series pitches.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAudrey Diwan, the BAFTA-nominated filmmaker of the Venice Golden Lion-winning “Happening,” is set to make her television debut with Haut et Court TV in France, Variety has learned.Haut et Court TV is one of France’s leading production companies with credits ranging from the supernatural drama series “The Returned,” to “Panthers” with Tahar Rahim and more recently “Possession.”Diwan is currently writing the series, which will be an original story about a mother and daughter running a plastic surgery clinic. The plot is under wraps but the series will be similar to “Happening” in that it will deal with women’s relationships to their bodies.

Christopher Vourlias Peter Nadermann’s Nadcon Film and South African genre specialists Gambit Films (“Indemnity”) are teaming up to adapt a trilogy of best-selling crime thrillers, Variety can reveal.The “Revenge Trilogy” is based on the Cape Town-set novels from South African author Mike Nicol. The books will be adapted for screen by Gambit’s Daryne Joshua and will be produced by Gambit Films and Nadcon Film in cooperation with ZDF Enterprises, which co-owns Nadcon.The story begins with ex-gun-runners Mace Bishop and Pylon Buso, who made an illicit fortune while part of the struggle against Apartheid but are now at the helm of a private security company, trying to settle into a comfortable life in Cape Town.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“The Battle at Lake Changjin II” passed $500 million in total sales and remained unchallenged atop the mainland Chinese box office over the latest weekend.Data from consultancy Artisan Gateway showed no positional change among the top five films on a weekend that came a week after the Chinese New Year holiday wound down. Bona’s “Lake Changjin II” earned $43.5 million over the Friday to Sunday weekend, ahead of comedy “Too Cool to Kill” with $37.3 million over the same three days. In third place over the weekend was drama “Nice View” with $21.6 million and animation “Boonie Bears: Back to Earth” with $14.0 million.

Christopher Vourlias Belgrade-based Firefly Productions, one of the leading producers of high-end drama in the former Yugoslavia, is launching two new series as part of its slate at this year’s European Film Market.“The V Effect” is an eight-episode drama series inspired by the real-life case of an actor who commits suicide on stage during a live theater production. After the renowned actor’s death, Inspector Sorga will try to find out whether it was an unfortunate accident, a suicide – or possibly murder.“Domestic (Violence)” is a six-part true-crime anthology series set in a small town in Serbia.

Even with Bennifer flaunting their love left and right these days, Alex Rodriguez isn’t afraid to get out there. In fact, he came uncomfortably close to a run-in with his ex Jennifer Lopez at the Super Bowl on Sunday, where both were in attendance. While J. Lo and current beau Ben Affleck were seen dancing sweetly in the stands to the iconic halftime show, Alex shared a smiling selfie from the big game.

North Korea are reportedly being sent to labour camps after thousands of special flowers failed to bloom. The 'Kimjongilia' begonias - named after Kim Jong-un's father and former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il - are meant to be in bloom to mark the dead dictator's birthday on February 16. The event is known as the 'Day of Shining Star', and typically sees streets in the hermit country lined with red flowers honouring Kim Jong-il, who died in 2011 aged 69.

Super Bowl half-time show, where he was seen hanging upside down.The hotly anticipated concert also featured performances from Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J Blige, Kendrick Lamar in a jaw-dropping spectacle.The musicians provided entertainment at SoFi Stadium in California during the Super Bowl match-up between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals.Surprise guest 50 appeared upside down for a specially produced mix of his hit song "In da Club", which mirrored a key scene from the song's original music video.50 was welcomed on stage after both Snoop and Dre, who opened the show and sang their hit classic "The Next Episode" from the early 2000s.With screams and cheers darting around the stadium during 50's surprise medley, he was surrounded by beautiful women while he flaunted his buff physique.After his shock reveal, social media went absolutely wild, with many flocking to tweet their excitement about 50 joining the widely anticipated concert.One person tweeted: "5O Cent is in 'DA' house! This is the best Super Bowl ever. #SuperBowl."Another avid fan penned: "Could this line-up get any better? Legend after Legend and now 50 Cent! This is a 90s dream #SuperBowl." A third said: "50 Cent!!!!! This is sick! This performance is legendary.

Liverpool’s resurgence in recent years has undoubtedly thrown them back into the limelight.But just before the Premier League’s inception they were the biggest force in the UK, so it’s no wonder they have picked up plenty of supporters from the world over.Jurgen Klopp has got the Reds battling for titles again with those at Anfield loving what they see.But away from the likes of Johnny Vegas and Daniel Craig, there are plenty of names who support the club that you might not have heard of.Here are nine names who support the mighty Merseysideclub that you might not know about.Indeed, Austin Powers is a Reds supporter as his parents originate from the Old Swan area of the city.The actor said: “I was born in Canada in ‘63 and my parents came to

Liverpool have confirmed that sporting director Michael Edwards will be leaving the club at the end of the season.Edwards has been a key man behind the scenes and played a vital role in building the team that would go on to win the Champions League and the Premier League.Ever since being appointed sporting director in November 2016, Edwards has worked closely with Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and in that time the club has signed a handful of players who will no doubt go on to become club legends - if they haven't done already.But they haven't all been great signings.So as rumours of a move to Newcastle United continue to circulate, we take a look back at Edwards' five best and five worst signings for Liverpool.Starting with the

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp lost it at a reporter while he was being interviewed after his club's defeat to West Ham United on Sunday.The German told BBC Radio 5 Live reporter "I'm not your puppy" following the Reds' first defeat of the season as they were leapfrogged by the Hammers in the Premier League table.This is not the first time that Klopp has hit back at a reporter, having previously snapped at journalists after Liverpool matches in the past.In this instance, he took exception with being questioned about the decisions of referee Craig Pawson during the match.Speaking to Rob Nothman, Klopp firstly said: “It (Liverpool's unbeaten run coming to an end) is the least of my problems. That always happens.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was furious at the referee’s decision to not send off West Ham’s Aaron Cresswell in the 3-2 defeat at the London Stadium.Cresswell avoided any sort of punishment for his seemingly reckless challenge which enabled the home side to secure a shock three points against the 2020 Premier League champions.And Reds boss Klopp was left frustrated both by his team’s performance and the lack of assistance from the referees.Aside from the Cresswell incident, the Liverpool manager also complained about the build up to the Hammers’ opener, where defender Angelo Ogbonna was accused of obstructing goalkeeper Alisson Becker.Pundits including Jamie Carragher disagreed wit was a foul, however.Klopp said: "It’s a clear foul on

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Loose Women host Nadia Sawalha recently paid tribute to her husband Mark Adderley as he celebrated seventeen years of sobriety with a post on her Instagram, and Mark has since spoken out about her role in his recovery from alcoholism.READ: Loose Women hosts' heartbreaking miscarriages revealed: Stacey Solomon, Nadia Sawalha, moreHe took to the comments section beneath Nadia's post to thank her for her support, explaining that he wouldn’t have been able to do it without her and their daughters Kiki and Maddy.WATCH: Nadia Sawalha opens up about pride for husband Mark"None of it is possible without you and all my girls," he wrote.

Strictly star Sunetra Sarker shared details of her wedding to long-term partner Scott Carey after six years of dating.The Ackley Bridge actress didn't quite manage to avoid drama despite loving her big day.Sunetra, who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing with Brendan Cole back in 2014, recently told the Loose Women panel her friends didn't like her wedding dress.Speaking to co-stars Nadia Sawalha and Jane Moore, Sunetra said her friend's brutal honesty was a shock so close to her big day.She said, "I was in this wedding dress shop and I’d tried a few on and I thought, 'This is the one' and I put a deposit down."Sunetra invited her friend to come along because she was: "Ready to show off."However, on seeing the dress, her friend said: "As long

Liverpool Echo that one of the German’s most recent sub-par incomings, Loris Karius, will be allowed to depart the club on a free transfer in January. The German shot-stopper’s contract doesn’t expire until the summer of 2022 but the Reds have come to the conclusion that they are not going to receive a fee for the keeper so are willing to let him leave sooner rather than later.

Virgil van Dijk did not enjoy his best day in a Liverpool shirt on Saturday and his performance against Brighton prompted uncomplimentary comparisons with Harry Maguire.Van Dijk has enjoyed a strong return to the Liverpool side this season after missing the majority of the 2020/21 campaign with a serious knee injury.The Dutch defender has retaken his place in Jurgen Klopp’s side and has generally been the calming influence you would expect.However, all players have bad days at the office and one of those came for Van Dijk against Brighton at Anfield.All looked to be running smoothly initially as goals from Jordan Henderson and Sadio Mane gave the hosts a 2-0 lead after just 24 minutes.But Graham Potter’s side fought back admirably as Enock