La Fabrique Highlights On-the-Rise Talent Worldwide at Cannes Marche du Film

Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards has shared adorable snaps of her son Axel as he turned six months old. In one snap, baby Axel was pictured in a sweet Mickey Mouse jumper as he curiously looked up at something behind the camera. Perrie, 28, captioned the photo: “6 months today”.

After decades of making films, some of which are thought to be the best ever to grace the big screen, Francis Ford Coppola is perhaps about to embark on his biggest risk to date, a big-budget, self-funded feature, “Megalopolis.” And according to the filmmaker behind “The Godfather,” his hope for “Megalopolis” might actually be higher than the $120 million budget would suggest.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp only had a one-word reaction when he learned of Manchester City's defeat to Tottenham on Saturday: 'oh.'

Number fans across the world are particularly excited about today's date.

Andy Holt has made it in black pudding game - but for a long-time, he faced countless doubters.

Hashem Abedi has been found guilty of attacking a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh.

Netflix has become the first global streamer to ink a deal with the French film industry that will see the window between theatrical and SOVD release significantly reduced.

Aaron Rodgers included his rumored ex Shailene Woodley in a reflective post about who he's grateful for on Monday. Rodgers, 38, took to Instagram using the hashtag #MondayNightGratitude and called out "some of the incredibly special people in my life" over the last year. His first tribute was to Woodley.The three-time most valuable player of the NFL and the actress, 30, were engaged for just over a year before reports circulated that the two had called it quits days ago.

Rosie O’Donnell apologized to Priyanka Chopra after having an awkward encounter with the actress at Nobu in Malibu.

Parents place more emphasis on their children being honest and kind than anything else, according to research.A study of 1,000 mums and dads, of children aged up to seven, revealed the key attributes they’d most like their youngsters to develop as they grow up – with honesty, good manners and self-confidence coming out on top.A quarter aspire for their offspring to have a good comprehension of emotions, while half would like their children to learn the art of “being kind to others”.Loyalty, patience, and optimism were also among the traits to feature in the top 20 list parents hope their children will develop.In fact, 79 percent felt it's more important their little ones grow up with a good group of friends, than aspiring to be the next Prime Minister.Claudia Caron, from Thomas & Friends, which commissioned the research, said: “It’s really heart-warming to see how many mums and dads want their child to grow up being kind, honest and independent, over other traits.“It just goes to show that these attributes many take for granted aren’t a given, and are something people want to encourage their little ones to have.”The study also found, for 47 percent of those polled, it’s important their offspring has these attributes, with 58 percent believing it will set them up well for later life.It also emerged nurture trumps nature for 63 percent of mums and dads, as they admit to actively doing things to teach their children these important characteristics.While a quarter think soft skills, such as initiative and organisation, are much more important for children to learn at a young age compared to hard skills, such as reading and writing.Buying books for their children, reading books to educate themselves, and sending their child

Chelsea.Weah is part of a highly-flying Lille side who beat PSG to the Ligue 1 title last season.And the shocks didn't stop there for the French champions as they topped their Champions League group in December.And the Blues drew Lille, at the second time of asking, for the knockout stages of Europe's premier competition.But fans were quick to notice the oddity - and some even theorised he's scoring twice when he lines up against the Blues.One fan joked: "He's scoring 2 today.

The Mirror reports that the company is already hiring a new UK team to oversee its high street comeback, four years after it closed down.The chain's Australian arm last year signed a licence agreement to bring its “digital and physical retail commerce” back to the UK after the chain fell into administration in 2018.In preparation for the comeback of the ages, it has now ramped up its recruitment and plans to relaunch the brand in the next few months.The company dates back to 1985 when it launched in the UK modelling itself as the 'world's first toy supermarket.'Sadly in 2017, the US parent company filed for bankruptcy after debts reached more than £3.5billion.A year later, the iconic toy chain collapsed, closing all of its 100 UK branches and triggering thousands of redundancies.But last year money came again as owner WHP Global signed an agreement with Toys 'R' Us Australia to lead the brand's revival in the UK.WHP Global had previously acquired a controlling interest in Tru Kids, the parent company of the Toys 'R' Us and Babies 'R' Us brands.Toys ‘R’ Us has hired senior buyer James Ford, who helped build Debenhams’ toy arm, for the core Toys 'R' Us business, while Katie Ellis, who has worked for both Toys 'R' Us and Mothercare in the past, and Argos toys buyer Lukasz Jasinski have joined the Babies 'R' US UK team.Toys 'R' Us Australia chief executive Louis Mittoni, who is spearheading the UK launch said: “I’m very excited to welcome over 100 years of retailing experience in our new team, who will lead the relaunch our iconic brand back into the UK market in the next few months."We have an amazing toy and baby buying team, which I believe is the best in the country.“With this team now in place, we’re hitting the ground

Danniella Westbrook has shared a new stunning selfie and wowed her social media followers. The former EastEnders actress posed sultrily for a makeup-free bedroom snap.

Ed Meza @edmezavarGerman entertainment giant UFA is continuing its push into feature films with a slew of high-profile projects, including an upcoming Siegfried and Roy biopic and a sequel to the 2014 historical epic “The Physician,” starring Tom Payne (“Prodigal Son”).The ramp-up follows the huge box office success last year of Oscar winner Caroline Link’s “All About Me,” based on the childhood memoir of German comedian Hape Kerkeling, which became 2019’s second biggest local box-office hit with €31.25 million ($35.34 million) via Warner Bros.Other upcoming titles include Leander Haussmann’s highly anticipated Cold War laffer “A Stasi Comedy,” which Constantin Film is set to release next year.

Ed Meza @edmezavarCaracas-based Veloz Distribución may be the only Venezuelan company attending Cannes’s Marché du Film this year, but the five-year-old shingle has some impressive film and TV projects in development, including the latest work by celebrated auteur Román Chalbaud.Headed by actress Elaiza Gil and writer-director Edgar Rocca, Veloz is also in the process of launching VelozStreaming, a new VOD service described as “more of a virtual cinema” and “a little in the spirit of MUBI.” The company is on the lookout for films for the platform as well as for another new Venezuelan streaming service, Click a Cine, established by a group of filmmakers, producers and actors, among them producer Carlos Malavé.Chalbaud, the iconic Venezuelan

Ed Meza @edmezavarKatharina Suckale and Arfi Lamba’s Bombay Berlin Film Production has lined up a number of upcoming productions for both the big and small screen as it moves more mainstream with the likes of O’Neil Sharma’s comedy road movie “The Big B.”It’s a change of pace for the company, whose arthouse hits in recent years have included “Loev,” “The Road to Mandalay” and, more recently, “Trijya – Radius,” which premiered last year at the Shanghai Film Festival.Suckale and Lamba are currently meeting potential co-producers from the U.K.

Ed Meza @edmezavarThe global COVID-19 lockdown may have struck down this year’s international box office, but it has led to new opportunities for classic movie catalogues and, of course, streamers, according to film distribution execs taking part in a Cannes virtual market conference on Wednesday.While cinemas in mainland China remain shuttered for the foreseeable future, they have stayed open in Taiwan, where the pandemic has been much less severe, and reopened in Hong Kong, where they had been closed for some six weeks.Commenting on the Taiwanese box office, Jeffrey Chan, exec VP of China’s Bona Film Group said the lack of major international titles had created opportunities for older and beloved classic films.A restored edition of

Ed Meza @edmezavarMedia Luna New Films has acquired world sales rights to Spanish dramedy “The Grand Farewell,” by Antonio Hens and Antonio Álamo.Described as a quirky ensemble love story, “The Grand Farewell” follows a young woman, Sara, who wants to get married and has one final celebration thrown by her friends and relatives.

Ed Meza @edmezavarIn her feature documentary, “Wake Up on Mars,” Swiss-Albanian filmmaker Dea Gjinovci examines the plight of a Kosovar refugee family in Sweden whose two daughters, afflicted by resignation syndrome, lie in a catatonic state.The dissociative syndrome appears to mainly affect children and adolescents as a response to the trauma of forced migration, often due to life-threatening circumstances, and who find themselves in a state of uncertainty regarding their status in a new country.Gjinovci first heard of resignation syndrome from a 2017 article in The New Yorker that focused on several refugee families in Sweden with children suffering from the malady.

Ed Meza @edmezavarDiscussing the challenges and opportunities in a landscape radically altered by the COVID-19 lockdown, Richard Lorber of U.S. distrib Kino Lorber said Monday that his company was quickly transforming into a media and technology company due to the focus on its Kino Marquee virtual theatrical exhibition initiative.Speaking at a Cannes Marché du Film Online conference focusing on how independent streamers are responding to the crisis, Lorber said Kino Marquee had in the past two and a half months generated nearly $700,000 in ticket sales from 13 films.

Ed Meza @edmezavarBavaria Filmproduktion, whose latest film, Oskar Roehler’s “Enfant Terrible,” is part of Cannes’ Official Selection this year, is next producing projects from acclaimed filmmaker Hans Steinbichler (“The Diary of Anne Frank”) and writer-director duo Felix Fuchssteiner and Katharina Schöde, makers of the hugely popular “Ruby Red” fantasy-adventure trilogy.Steinbichler is directing an adaptation of writer-actor Robert Seethaler’s bestseller “A Whole Life,” which spans a solitary man’s life in a remote Alpine valley.