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Succession creator Jesse Armstrong will be among the headline speakers at this year’s inaugural cinema programme at the Hay Literary Festival. 

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International An intimacy practice degree overseen by prestigious intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien was canceled days before a planned workshop, Variety has confirmed. Mountview’s Intimacy Practice Master of Fine Arts (MFA) program launched earlier this year as the world’s first university-accredited master’s course in intimacy coordination. Intimacy choreography, which makes sets safer and more regulated for performers, has been an important focus for the film and TV industry in the wake of the #MeToo movement. O’Brien’s work on shows such as “Normal People” and “I May Destroy You” has made her one of the leading directors working in the field.

The 10th Sundance Film Festival: London runs July 6-9 and will feature an industry section with keynote sessions led by A24 Execs Harpa Manku and Tom Lazenby and new London Film Festival head Kristy Matheson.

Ita O’Brien, the pioneering Intimacy Coordinator who has worked on the likes of Normal People, I May Destroy You and Sex Education, has founded what is being called the “world’s first degree in intimacy practice.”

Radio Times.Olivia admitted: “I was so mortally embarrassed about doing anything like that, but [intimacy coordinator] Ita O’Brien made it easy and fun.”Michael added: “She was making Olivia relax,” as the Oscar-winning actress emphasised: “Which is quite something!”Top Boy star Michael, on the other hand, did not find the experience quite as nerve-wracking thanks to viewing the sex scenes as any other type of situation.He explained: “For me, I was fine, it was cool to explore that.“Working with an intimacy coordinator made everything feel like a dance, or an action scene, rather than a sex scene.”The pair also addressed their intimate scenes during their appearance on The Graham Norton New Year’s Eve Show.Olivia revealed her reaction as her co-star told her she was older than his mum in the middle of a “compromising” moment.She said: “There was one particular moment when I was astride Micheal in a compromising and slightly embarrassing situation, and he said, ‘It’s my mum’s birthday today.’The Crown actress continued: “When he said she was 43, I was like, ‘OK, stop talking!’”Blue Story actor Micheal said it was an “incredible” experience to share the “same space” with Olivia, who won the 2018 Oscar for The Favourite.He added: “If Olivia had been rude I might have thought that’s how I need to be to reach a certain level of success, but the fact she is so lovely showed me I can be a good person and still be successful.”Olivia previously spoke about her biggest challenge when portraying Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown season three after taking over from Claire Foy.Season three tackled some big events in the life of the monarch including the Aberfan disaster, the breakdown of her sister Princess Margaret’s (Helena Bonham

Joe Alwyn and Paul Mescal both worked with the same intimacy coordinator - Ita O'Brien - while filming sex scenes for Lenny Abrahamson's Normal People and Conversations with Friends, which were based on Sally Rooney books.'The scenes are spoken about,' the 31-year-old Englishman explained in Variety's Actors on Actors on Thursday.'They're rehearsed. Every movement is almost choreographed like a dance or a fight. And they're quite blocked, even though there's freedom within it.' Trust: Joe Alwyn and Paul Mescal (2-L) both worked with the same intimacy coordinator - Ita O'Brien (R) - while filming sex scenes for Lenny Abrahamson's Normal People (pictured) and Conversations with Friends, which were based on Sally Rooney books  The 31-year-old Englishman (L) explained in Variety's Actors on Actors on Thursday: 'The scenes are spoken about' And when French filmmaker Claire Denis directed Joe and Margaret Qualley in a sex scene for her Cannes Grand Prix-winning Hulu romantic thriller Stars at Noon, she simply told them: 'Just like [painter] Francis Bacon.'The 26-year-old Irishman reacted: 'Wow, just that? And...

Emma Corrin, 26, who is best known for playing Princess Diana in Netflix series The Crown, has opened up about filming nude scenes with a co-star.The talented actor is set to appear in the new Netflix adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover, which is coming out later this month. Lady Chatterley's Lover, a book written by English author D. H.

made the decision about four years ago and will now only have soft drinks. It was at that time that she suffered a bout of campylobacter food poisoning and from then she has been turned off alcohol.

Joe Alwyn) and Melissa (Jemima Kirke), and embarks on a secret affair with Nick -- forever testing the boundaries and friendships she's put in place. The story, which also stars Sasha Lane as Frances' ex, Bobbi, is told from Frances' perspective through voiceover narration.«One of the reasons I loved Sally's book is because it was so heavily disguised and messy in the best way, and complicated in the best way. And I like the theme she was touching upon and the questions she was provoking about love and happiness and finding love and happiness outside of conventional stuff,» Alwyn told ET's Cassie DiLaura of what initially drew him to the adaptation. «It’s all wrapped up in this beautiful coming-of-age story for Frances and feels like quite a modern love story.

Joe Alwyn hits the red carpet for a special screening of his new Hulu series, Conversations with Friends, held at Courthouse Hotel Shoreditch on Thursday (May 5) in London, England.

Michael Coel walks the red carpet in a stunning black gown at the 2021 BAFTA TV Awards held at Television Centre on Sunday (June 6) in London, England.

Paul Mescal‘s performance as Connell Waldron in Hulu’s Normal People is making waves (as he’s being dubbed the Internet’s new boyfriend!)

Normal People star Daisy Edgar-Jones has said having an intimacy coach on set during the BBC Three adaptation’s sex scenes made them “a joy” to film.

Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones opened up about finding a ‘friend for life’ in co-star Paul Mescal, and it’s one of the cutest things ever.The actress and Paul – who play Marianne and Connell – had us all gripped with their emotional storylines and realistic sex scenes when the BBC series came out.Their intimate scenes were steered by Ita O’Brien, the show’s intimacy coordinator, and their on-screen chemistry kept us coming back for more.Discussing her pal, Daisy told Porter magazine: ‘I feel very lucky to have met Paul through this process.