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Sugarcane earned a leading five nominations as the IDA Documentary Awards announced its nominees today, followed closely by Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat with four.

A post shared by Global Citizen (@glblctzn)Like with other editions of the Global Citizen Festival, the Amazonia event will include performances from major international acts as well as Brazilian and Indigenous musicians.In the coming months, Global Citizen Festival: Amazonia will being rolling out details surrounding its line-up, show date, ticketing information and more – you can find out more here. Tickets will be free but have to be earned via various Global Citizen initiatives.This year’s Global Citizen Festival was co-headlined by Doja Cat and BLACKPINK‘s Lisa.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left speechless after nearly donating a painting without realising its true worth.

In February 1961, a remarkable outburst took place at the United Nations in New York – jazz artists Abbey Lincoln, Max Roach, writer Maya Angelou and others crashed the Security Council to protest the assassination of Congolese Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba.

EXCLUSIVE: The Sundance Institute and Sandbox Films have named the documentary projects and teams that will be receiving support this year through the Sundance Institute | Sandbox Fund.

Children of the Church Steps (Os Quatro da Candelária) dropped on Netflix today. It is inspired by events that took place in Rio, Brazil, in 1993 in what has come to be known as the Candelária Massacre. Eight homeless people – aged between 11 and 19-years-old – were killed when scores of street kids living outside the Candelária Chruch in Rio were attacked. Several of the group that launched the assault were found to be police officers.

Doja Cat has spoken out against conflicts around the world and called on her fans to use “their voice” and help end the violence.During her headline set at the Global Citizen Festival in New York’s Central Park, she took time to highlight the plight of civilians in areas such as Gaza and Ukraine.“Right now, millions of men, women and children in Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, the Congo and all across the world, are suffering. In times like this, it is important to remember that we have the power to bring change, love light and hope to those who need it most,” she said.“I join forces with Global Citizen to help people in areas of conflict and crisis, and I know so many of you join me in taking action to earn your tickets to be here tonight.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Belgian artist and filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, whose “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” won an award at this year’s Sundance, will be the guest of honor at the 37th edition of IDFA. The documentary festival, which will take place from Nov. 14 to 24, has also unveiled curated program Dead Angle and Spotlight on Cuba, which focuses on the island’s cinema, alongside live cinema section IDFA on Stage and new media program IDFA DocLab.

Belgian artist and filmmaker Johan Grimonprez, whose latest documentary Soundtrack To a Coup D’Etat is expected to be an Oscar contender, has been named Guest of Honor at the upcoming International Documentary Festival Amsterdam.

More than 120 prisoners have died in a horror jailbreak gone wrong in an African capital. Warning shots were fired into crowds of lags as they tried to flee their cells in Congo’s main prison in Kinshasa - and at least 129 people have died during the attempted escape.

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said on Friday the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days.

EXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Arlette Amuli and Bolia Matundu, the Phoenix-based married couple best known for creating and producing the viral online dating show Pop the Balloon or Find Love.

A man who contracted mpox, previously known as monkeypox, warned others to be vigilant of a particular symptom that becomes more prominent at night.

Mpox has been declared an international emergency by the World Health Organisation (WHO) - and our map shows the suspected cases in Greater Manchester.

It's already 'very likely' someone in the UK has contracted the new deadlier variant of monkeypox, an expert has warned. Another two countries outside Africa have recorded cases of the viral diseaseafter an outbreak of a newer strain emerged.

Experts have warned that a lethal strain of Monkeypox could 'likely already be in the UK' and could spread in just two weeks.

Variety praised its “unassuming warmth and natural-ness…The story has a documentary feel without any of the detachment usually noted in that particular technique.” Photo: Eliot Elisofon, Congo, Africa, 1951.Monroe and Russell between takes of the “Two Little Girls from Little Rock” number in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.” This was relatively early in Monroe’s stardom, and Life rather condescendingly noted that “she sings and dances with surprising technical competence.” In her final Life interview in 1962, Monroe recalled Russell being “quite wonderful to me,” but Fox treated her disdainfully. Photo: Ed Clark, Twentieth Century-Fox Studios, 1953.After finishing her whirlwind Manhattan shopping spree, Life wrote of Kelly, “With Grace’s dead pan poodle, Oliver, sitting this one out, bride-to-be packs and packs.” Photo: Lisa Larsen, New York, 1956.After becoming an international sex symbol in French films like”…And God Created Woman,” Life remarked on her phenomenal impact: Not since the Statue of Liberty has a French girl let such fires in America.” Photo: Ralph Crane, Mexico, 1965.Longtime friends Poitier and Belafonte were active in the Civil Rights movement and steadfastly supported Martin Luther King, Jr.

An annual list of the 'World's Greatest Places' has been revealed - and one of Manchester newest landmarks has made the cut. American news magazine TIME has unveiled its 2024 list, which highlights 100 'extraordinary' destinations to visit and stay.

Crash, out June 21, the singer-songwriter has been preparing for their Las Vegas residency at LIV Nightclub and fundraising with in support of families in Palestine, Congo, and Sudan. Kehlani and the collective have raised $555,000 to date.Despite their busy schedule, Kehlani still manages to find the time for leisurely activities like and self-care. Prioritizing moments to decompress is exactly why the 29-year-old is able to do at all.

Katcy Stephan Sherri Crichton was on a mission. She was poring over filing cabinets, old computers and scattered notes when she finally found it: a manuscript from her late husband, “Jurassic Park” and “Congo” writer Michael Crichton. Each thread led her to the next: a draft called “Vulcan,” and other pieces called “The Black Zone” and “Black Agent.” She knew about a long-gestating volcano project he’d been working on before his death – they’d been to Pompeii on their honeymoon, after all.