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CAPITAL IRISH FILM FESTIVALSolas Nua, the D.C.-based organization dedicated to presenting contemporary Irish arts, readies its annual showcase of films from Ireland the first weekend of March. Co-presented by the AFI Silver Theatre, this year’s festival inaugurates the Norman Houston Short Film Award, named in memory of a former director of the Northern Ireland Bureau in the U.S.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has signed a three-year agreement with French film guilds to invest a minimum of €40 million ($45 million) in the financing of French and European movies which will be released in French theaters.Netflix previously signed a pact with France’s broadcasting authorities to start investing 20% of their annual revenues on French content, both series and movies, as part of a French decree which stemmed from the implementation of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive (Avms). Tuesday’s milestone agreement will see Netflix investing 4% of its annual revenue made in France on the financing of French and European movies, with at least €30 million invested in French-language movies.

Young Dolph.Devin Burns and Joshua Taylor have been named as persons of interest in the Memphis PD’s ongoing investigation. They’re both described as Black males aged 26 (Burns measuring 5’6” and weighing 135 pounds, while Taylor clocks in at 6’6” and 180 pounds), and it’s noted that Burns has outstanding arrest warrants active for unrelated crimes.Those with any information on Burns’ or Taylor’s whereabouts are encouraged to contact the Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers; anonymous tips can be made online through the latter service.Help locating Person of Interest in the Homicide Investigation of Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton2370 AirwaysReport…Posted by Memphis Police Department est.1827 on Sunday, February 20, 2022Help locating Person of Interest in the Homicide Investigation of Adolph “Young Dolph” Thornton2370 AirwaysReport…Posted by Memphis Police Department est.1827 on Sunday, February 20, 2022Thus far, three suspects have been alleged to be involved in Dolph’s murder.

An Ohio developer says he is moving forward with construction on a controversial housing project in Dave Chappelle’s hometown of Yellow Springs following a heated village council meeting that saw the comic icon threaten to withdraw millions in planned investments in the community. "Construction should commence in early spring," George Oberer, the CEO of Oberer Homes, told Dayton Daily News, the major local newspaper. Chappelle received criticism earlier this week after the paper reported his opposition to the developer’s plan – which sought to add dozens of multiple-family homes to the village, which in 2019 had less than 4,000 residents, according to the U.S.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentWhat’s in a Name? Or its design?Quite a lot if you’ve just become one of the prime drivers in a €1.6 billion ($1.8 billion) drive to turn your country into one of the foremost film-TV hubs in Europe.For years, at markets, ICEX Spain Trade & Investment, the country’s export and inward investment board, emblazoned its Cannes and Mipcom stands with branded logos Cinema From Spain and Audiovisual from Spain, decked out in bold colours of the Spanish national flag.From 2022, as Spanish series and movies – “Money Heist” (Part 4, 65 million households), “The Platform,” (56 million), “Below Zero” (47 million), “Elite” (Season 4, 37 million)  – scored huge audiences on Netflix, the most global of global platforms, ICEX has become a central player in Spain’s PSOE government Spain AVS Hub Plan. Tabbed at a total $1.8 billion in finance, it aims to ramp up film-TV production, exports and Spain’s big shoot scene.

Two and a Half Men alum Ashton Kutcher proudly promoted bioethanol during NASCAR's Busch Light Clash inside the Los Angeles Coliseum on Sunday.The 6ft2in corn-fed Iowan - turning 44 on Monday - is a big believer in the alternative to fossil transportation fuel produced from sugar and starch-containing crops.Ashton (born Christopher) paired his blue jeans with a black T-shirt emblazoned with the cobra logo for Shelby American Inc. as well as the late automotive designer Carroll Shelby's signature.

Mark Lima has been named vice president and Washington bureau chief for CBS News, among several appointments that the news division announced on Monday.

EXCLUSIVE: The controversy-plagued Golden Globes looks set to return this weekend, but no one will see it online or otherwise.

RUNGE, Texas – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning about a “swine bomb” in America, amid a rapid increase in the country’s wild hog population.

cancellation of SXSW and postponement of Coachella, an increasing number of artists are exercising caution to contain the spread of coronavirus by cancelling or delaying gigs.When it comes to getting your money back for shows that have been cancelled or postponed, Citizen’s Advice Bureau state that if the ticket was bought from an official ticket seller and not a secondary site “you can get a refund if the organiser cancels, moves or reschedules the event.”It is likely that you’ll only get the face value of the ticket back however and not any booking fees or postage costs.