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Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain, known for her powerful women-centric films, has a new project participating in the Berlinale Co-Production Market and is launching a female filmmaker grant.Her Berlinale co-production market project, “The Difficult Bride,” follows Novera, a bride-to-be in present-day Dhaka who is in love with the groom and the idea of a fairytale wedding, but secretly struggles with her body, which does not seem to comply with the wedding rituals. She makes continuous trips to the beauty salon and uses home remedies to “cure” her body.

Christopher Vourlias Germany’s Sola Media has closed a wave of international sales for the animated feature “Finnick,” produced by Riki Group, which will be released by Sony Pictures Russia in Russia and CIS on March 24.The CGI-animated comedy follows the adventures of 13-year-old Christine, who befriends the young prankster Finnick – one of the furry and usually invisible beings known as Finns. The odd couple has to team up as detectives to solve the mysterious events happening in their city.The Stuttgart-based sales agency has inked deals with Eagle Pictures (Italy), Independent Films (Benelux), Koch Films (German/Austria/Switzerland), Vertigo Releasing (U.K.), Tanweer (Greece), Selmer Media (Scandinavia), Myndform (Iceland), Rialto (Australia and New Zealand), and Black Sheep Films (South Africa), and holds exclusive distribution rights in multiple additional territories.

Calum Gallagher says Airdrie can't focus on Cove Rangers, and must take care of their own business.

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou used to watch Scottish Cup Finals from the other side of the world.

An Ayrshire nursing home which was previously told to improve its infection control practices has been given the thumbs up by an official watchdog.

Gordon Smith feared Rangers were booked for trouble with Craig Whyte when learning he’d dodged paying the club’s pre-season hotel.

Chapelhall FC will kick their first league ball during the summer, having been borne of a hunger for the game in the village but, more importantly, to help struggling players with their mental health battles.

Manchester United icon is set to return to the fray in his native Uruguay in sensational fashion.The striker has enjoyed a fantastic career, including a stint at Old Trafford where he became a cult hero during his two years at the club.While he only scored 10 Premier League goals from 2002 to 2004, Forlan would enjoy La Liga much more where he became a huge star.Four years each at Villarreal and Atletico Madrid saw him become one of the top finishers in the game.He retired in 2019 - a year after leaving his last club Hong Kong side Kitchee - where he scored five times in eight games.But the United icon’s love for the game has clearly not died down and he looks set to return imminently.The veteran will join the Old Boys & Old Girls Club for over 40s in the La Liga Universitaria de Deportes de Uruguay (Uruguayan Universities League).The announcement was made on social media with Forlan saying: "The idea is to have fun and share with friends.

Manori Ravindran International EditorMia Wasikowska will take on the lead role in “Little Joe” director Jessica Hausner’s cult thriller “Club Zero,” Variety can reveal.The Australian actor will portray an unusual schoolteacher in Hausner’s second English-language film, which begins shooting in the U.K. and Austria in July.Wasikowska was most recently seen in Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes-premiering film “Bergman Island.”In “Club Zero,” Wasikowska’s teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students — a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.Discussing the film at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event last year, Hausner described the film as “a lot about eating,” relating to eating disorders and “eating behaviors.” This will be Hausner’s sixth feature.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Roberta Torre, known for campy Mafia musical “Tano to Die For” and other anarchic pics, is making “Le Favolose,” about a group of transgender women who reunite after 20 years to commemorate a dead friend and do right by her after her identity has been violated.“Le Favolose,” which translates as “The Fabulous Ones,” is being produced by Donatella Palermo, who is at the Berlinale with auteur Paolo Taviani’s competition entry “Leonora Addio.”Palermo, who has a longstanding rapport with Torre, is the Italian producer behind two Berlin Golden Bear winners: the Taviani brothers’ “Caesar Must Die” and Gianfranco Rosi’s “Fire at Sea.” “When a person decides to face the [gender] transition from man to woman it can be a very painful process in several different ways: social, physical, etc.,” said Palermo, who notes that “when a trans dies, most of the time their body is returned to their families.” Torre’s new pic is based on a real-life story of Antonia, one of the “Fabulous Ones,” who is buried by her family dressed as a man under her original name, Giampaolo, amid the indifference of most.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorArna Media, the Russian distribution company run by Nadezda Motina, has secured the rights to “Brother and Sister,” “The Tank,” “Little Allan – The Human Antenna” and “The Colors of Fire” for its theatrical pipeline. Arnaud Desplechin’s family-drama “Brother and Sister” stars Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud and Golshifteh Farahani. Cotillard and Poupaud play the titular siblings who, following the death of their parents, reunite after decades of silence.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAnthony Martial was subjected to further racist abuse following Manchester United's 1-1 draw at West Brom.Martial and United teammate Axel Tuanzebe were targeted by racist trolls last month after the Premier League defeat to Sheffield United on January 27 and the Frenchman was abused on social media again on Sunday.A number of Instagram users left racist words and symbols in the comments section of Martial's most recent post, uploaded 16 weeks ago.Last week, Instagram announced new measures to tackle online abuse in the wake of the latest spate of sickening racist attacks on footballers.The social media network told the PA news agency on Sunday evening that it is looking into the matter and has

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Anthony Martial to rediscover his form, claiming “class is permanent”.

Axel Tuanzebe was again subjected to vile racist abuse after Manchester United conceded a last-gasp equaliser against Everton.

straight to your inbox every day for freeThe Football Association has overturned Jan Bednarek's red card against Manchester United upon appeal.The Southampton defender was sent off after referee Mike Dean consulted his on-field monitor, judging the centre-back deliberately brought down Anthony Martial in the area for a penalty kick.The Saints were already trailing by seven goals after being reduced to ten men since the second minute before Dean gave Bednarek his marching orders and Bruno Fernandes scored from the spot. Daniel James then added United's ninth in stoppage time equal their highest-ever Premier League victory.

Southampton midfielder Alexandre Jankewitz suffered racist abuse online after Tuesday's match at Manchester United, the Saints have confirmed.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes joked Fred resembled Brazilian legend Roberto Carlos after his second-half cameo at left-back during the win against Southampton.United cruised to a win against Saints at Old Trafford, netting four first-half goals which put the result beyond doubt after Alex Jankewitz's early red card.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer saw a chance to hand some first-team minutes to summer signing Donny van de Beek given United's superior position and rest the in-form Luke Shaw in the process.The Dutchman was introduced alongside Anthony Martial with Fred shifting to an unfamiliar role on the left side of the back four despite Solskjaer having Alex Telles available on the bench.Solskjaer explained that the

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's 9-0 win over Southampton was not short of talking points. From Alexandre Jankewitz's horror tackle on Scott McTominay and red card in the second minute of the game, to the way United ruthlessly took an injury-hit Southampton side apart, it was an action-packed contest at Old Trafford.

Southampton away at Manchester United on Tuesday night.Ralph Hasenhuttl’s men were on the wrong end of a 9-0 pummelling at Old Trafford, which got off to a nightmare start when debutant Alexandre Jankewitz was sent off 82 seconds into his full Premier League bow for a reckless challenge on Scott McTominay.Saints were made to pay for having a man less and went in at the break 4-0 down, but it’s fair to say things went from bad to worse for them after the interval.United went on to put another five goals past the visitors in the final 20 minutes of the game, which goes down as the joint-highest win in Premier League history.Bruno Fernandes tucked home their eighth of the night from the penalty spot, with referee Mike Dean pointing to the spot

Marcus Rashford insists Manchester United aren't going to be distracted by what their rivals Manchester City and Liverpool are doing in the Premier League title race.

It took a VAR review for Southampton defender Jan Bednarek to be given his marching orders - but he claims Anthony Martial agreed it shouldn't have even been a penalty.