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The endlessly entertaining game of deceit, lies and strategy came to an end last night as BBC's The Traitors aired its third season finale.

Coexistence, My Ass!, a film about Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi who dares to advocate for peaceful coexistence between Israelis and Palestinians, won the Golden Alexander Sunday at the Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, TiDF’s top award.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Amber Fares’ “Coexistence, My Ass!,” which centers on Israeli comedian Noam Shuster-Eliassi, won the Golden Alexander in the International Competition section of the 27th Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival Sunday.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor The largest audience award in the world, the LUX Audience Award, sees citizens and members of the democratically elected European Parliament coming together yearly to honor a European film with their coveted prize. This year’s slate of highly-acclaimed nominees include Gints Zibalodis’s history-making “Flow,” which just won Latvia its first ever Oscar for Best Animated Film, and Mati Diop’s “Dahomey,” the first film by a Black filmmaker to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Two years after receiving the Honorary Golden Alexander Award for his body of work, renowned Greek documentarian Stavros Psillakis returns to the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival with “Sculpted Souls.” The film looks at the history of the Hansenites — individuals affected by Hansen’s disease, also known as leprosy — through the story of Swiss dentist Julien Grivel, who treated patients affected by the disease pro bono for almost three decades. Speaking with Variety ahead of the film’s world premiere, Psillakis recalls first reading Grivel’s book, “Greece, My Ithaca,” and promptly wanting to meet up with the dentist. “He immediately won me over,” says the director, who then quickly began production despite not having funding locked yet.

Siddhant Adlakha In Alexander Ullom’s “It Ends,” four friends fresh out of college find themselves on a road with no exits. It’s Jean-Paul Sartre with a Gen Z spin, a hangout horror movie rife with existential anxieties that cinema and television have been wrestling with since their inception — from Luis Buñuel to “The Good Place” — and which philosophers have pondered for much longer.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert is one of the world’s leading documentary directors, but he remains “humble,” he told an audience Saturday at Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, which had presented him with its honorary Golden Alexander award the previous evening. Among other honors, Philibert won the European Film Award and was BAFTA nominated for “To Be and to Have,” and won Berlin’s Golden Bear for “On the Adamant.” In a discussion Saturday, Philibert said he doesn’t like to be described as an “observational filmmaker.” He is not merely recording reality, but “re-writing” it, he said. Philibert, who edits his own films, added that the most important thing was to construct a narrative.

Netflix teams with Joe and Anthony Russo again for a large scale blockbuster-style sci fi adventure that seems tailor made for IMAX, except you will be watching it on your couch. Hopefully your TV is really big.

George Clooney is looking back at the beginning of his relationship with now-wife Amal.

The Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival has announced its competition lineups for the March event, a slate of world, international and European premieres hailing from Greece, Paraguay, Kyrgyzstan, Israel, Kenya, the U.S. and other parts of the globe.

The cost and timeline for the repair of an historic clock knocked down by a driver in December have yet to be agreed.

The Traitors UK season three finale was the most watched live episode in the show’s history.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the reality series features a group of strangers holed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, with a small selection of ‘Traitors’ attempting to eliminate the remaining ‘Faithful’ contestants without being detected.After 12 episodes, eight murders and 14 banishments, Leanne and Jake were declared joint winners, taking home £47,300 each.The finale was watched live by an average audience of 7.4million on Friday night (January 24), up 1.6million on last year’s final, reports BBC News.Following the finale, a further 4.8million also tuned in to an extended episode of The Traitors: Uncloaked spin-off podcast, broadcast on BBC One and Sounds.Host Ed Gamble was joined by all of the finalists and host Winkleman – with the rest of the cast in the audience – as they reacted to the final episode.In a tense finale, Leanne and Jake successfully managed to banish the last remaining Traitor, Charlotte, but also sent home two innocent Faithfuls in Alexander and Frankie, which left many viewers furious.Back in August, the BBC announced that they had renewed the show for a fourth season, and also confirmed there would be a celebrity version of the show, with both new series set to be recorded in 2025.The application process for the next regular season is now open, with production company Studio Lambert stating that they are looking for “smart, funny and strategic people to take part in the ultimate game of trust and treachery”.Members of the public must be 18 years of age or older and have the right to reside in the UK.

The Traitors' fans were left on the edge of their seats as the BBC One series aired its dramatic final episode, crowning the 2025 champions.The emotionally charged episode wasn't just a rollercoaster for the contestants, but also for host Claudia Winkleman, who held back tears while discussing the filming of the show. On The Traitors: Uncloaked, which aired right after the finale, Claudia confessed to host Ed Gamble that re-watching the episode was "very emotional". "My eye make-up is deeply smudged, even more than usual.

The Traitors aired its final episode of series three on Friday night (January 24), and fans took to social media to complain that a twist introduced in the finale "ruined" the game.

The Traitors UK season three.Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the reality series features a group of strangers holed in a castle in the Scottish Highlands, with a small selection of ‘Traitors’ attempting to eliminate the remaining ‘Faithful’ contestants without being detected.After 12 episodes, eight murders and 14 banishments, Leanne and Jake were declared joint winners, taking home £47,300 each.In a tense finale, Leanne and Jake successfully managed to banish the last remaining Traitor, Charlotte, but also sent home two innocent Faithfuls in Alexander and Frankie, which left many viewers furious.“These abysmal people preventing the loveliest man in the world [Alexander] from getting the money,” wrote one particularly irate X user.Another posted: “Alexander gone… This year’s Faithfuls were god awful.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor French filmmaker Nicolas Philibert will be awarded the honorary Golden Alexander for his contribution to cinema at the 27th Thessaloniki Intl. Documentary Festival, which runs March 6-16.

Alfie Dorrington wants to follow in the footsteps of Tottenham team-mate James Maddison and use Aberdeen as a launchpad.

Warning: The Traitors Season 3 Episode 4 spoilers ahead.Some fans of The Traitors were left disappointed tonight (January 8) when one of the contestants left the game during a mission with a surprise twist.READ MORE: ‘The Traitors’ UK celebrity edition announcedIn the fourth episode of the new season of the hit BBC show, the three players who volunteered to sacrifice themselves – and leave the train to the castle before the game began – returned.Community development manager Fozia, former British diplomat Alexander and market trader and gardener Jack were all brought back during the mission, in which they were suspended in cages in the air and the other players had to find golden coins to get them down. The twist was, only two of the three returning players could enter the game.Yorkshireman Jack was the unlucky one, left in his cage as the players lowered Fozia and Alexander to the ground.The result left some fans unhappy, as many took to social media to share their commiserations that Jack wouldn’t be a part of the show going forward.Jack???? Our Yorkshire, 6ft5, garden hero.

Jack Dunn Peacock has released the trailer for “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,” a new docuseries delving into the history of the prolific late-night sketch show and the comedians that made it possible. According to an official logline, “‘SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night’ is a four-part docuseries honoring the legacy of ‘SNL,’ with over 60 contributors, including ‘SNL’ alumni, and covering decades of ‘SNL’ history.

Alexander Zverev and his girlfriend Sophia Thomalla are saying goodbye to Perth, Australia.

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