Thessaloniki Film Festival’s Industry Arm Looks to Boost Talents in Greece and Beyond

Ariana Grande song on ITV's Starstruck.The dad-of-six was reminded of the time he grew tearful with his four girls as they watched Ariana perform at the One Love concert in June 2017 - following the tragic Manchester Arena Attack.The comedian is a judge on the new ITV talent show, which sees super-fans take to the stage and emulate their biggest musical idols.Saturday night's (February 12) show, hosted by singer Olly Murs, saw trios take to the stage to cover hits from Lady Gaga, Queen, Marvin Gaye and Ariana Grande.However, when Team Ariana, made up of Connie, Ellis, and Abi, sung the US pop star's hit song One Last Time, Jason was visibly moved by the rendition.After they performed it, Jason opened up about what the song meant to him and his family.It was phenomenal. Absolutely brilliant.

Casualty, Robyn Miller needed to make a life-changing decision, but before she did – disaster struck and fans were quick to notice something not quite right. While enjoying some downtime with a friend and her four-year-old daughter Charlotte, Robyn was relaxing on top of a cliff when she drifted off into a relaxing state. Drifting away from reality, the nurse spaced out for a second before coming too and realising her daughter had wandered off.

Heather Rae Young was spotted with her left foot in a splint as she stepped out to run errands in Palm Springs this week.The 34-year-old Selling Sunset blonde had previously revealed she had gotten X-rays of her foot owing to 'issues' in the affected area.Her dashing husband Tarek El Moussa, who rose to fame with his then-wife Christina Haack on Flip Or Flop, could be seen out in Palm Springs running errands too. Soldiering through:Heather Rae Young was spotted with her left foot in a splint as she stepped out to run errands in Palm Springs this weekTarek showed off his muscled arms in a clinging t-shirt that threw his toned figure into relief as he headed across the parking lot.Accessorizing with a baseball cap that matched his charcoal shorts, the reality TV heartthrob rounded off the casual look with flip flops.

Elsa Hosk was spotted affectionately holding her daughter Tuulikki one day after celebrating her baby's first birthday.On Saturday morning, the 33-year-old model was seen out on a sunny stroll with Tuulikki and her partner Tom Daly in Pasadena.Elsa wrapped her arms around her infant as she walked down the sidewalk in the Los Angeles suburb. Out and about:On Saturday morning, Elsa Hosk, 33, was seen out on a sunny stroll with her daughter Tuulikki and her partner Tom Daly in PasadenaThe runway star completed her casual ensemble with loose-fitting blue jeans and white sneakers.The blonde beauty wore her long locks down around her shoulders and sported a red scrunchie on her wrist.

UPDATE: Controversial rapper Kodak Black (aka Bill Kapri) has been identified as one of the three people shot last night outside the Justin Bieber after-party in West Hollywood, according to law enforcement officials and various media accounts.

Young apprentices in Lanarkshire are carving out a career for themselves after graduating from a government jobs scheme.

Osaze Urhoghide had a tough debut at his new Belgian club as the young Celtic defender was substituted at the break for KV Oostende.

Rebel Wilson, 41, had her fan girl moment with Aaron Rodgers, 48! The How To Be Single actress made her way over to the Green Bay Packer at the NFL Honors event on February 10, 2022 after he won MVP. “Many of the players and celebs were outside and backstage at the YouTube Theater for the NFL Honors looking to get on golf carts that led them to their cars or the nearby after party,” an eyewitness from the event spilled EXCLUSIVELY to HollywoodLife.

An early Valentine’s Day celebration! Ahead of the loved-up holiday, Jennifer Lopez shared the sweet, personal gift that boyfriend Ben Affleck made: a special remixed music video of her new single “On My Way.”

Although the evening would take a turn for the worse, Khloe Kardashian showed up for Justin Bieber’s party looking like everything was on point in her world. The reality star stunned in a black leather ensemble as she arrived to the pop star’s soiree at The Nice Guy in West Hollywood on Feb. 11 sometime before gun shots were fired in the street outside, causing three victims to be rushed to a hospital. It is unknown if Khloe was still at the restaurant when the incident occurred, which was at 2:45 am, according to a police statement obtained by HollywoodLife.

Panda was crowned as the 2022 champion Masked Singer UK and fans have started reminiscing about an iconic X Factor moment after the identity behind the mask was revealed.Natalie Imbruglia was unmasked as Panda during the finale of ITV's The Masked Singer, a revelation that left fans completely shocked. Viewers of the popular guessing game who also watched The X Factor more than a decade ago were quick to clock that the unmasked Panda was responsible for one of the most infamous auditions on the talent show.

Kanye West's girlfriend Julia Fox has opened up about "partner swapping and watching," admitting that she's never tried it but thinks it's "hot". Opening up about her private life in a new podcast, the Uncut Gems star spoke of her past as a dominatrix, her possessiveness in relationships and her interest in partner swapping.The 32-year-old actress has been dating 44-year-old Kanye, who is now legally known as Ye, since the beginning of the year, but has now lifted the lid on her sexual fantasies.Speaking on the Call Her Daddy Podcast, the brunette beauty said: “I’m into, weirdly, partner swapping and watching."I have never done it.

Liam Payne has revealed that his four year old son Bear came up with a naughty way to escape school for a day. The Strip That Down singer, who shares son Bear with ex Cheryl, revealed how the little boy claimed to his teacher that he had coronavirus symptoms in order to take the day off school. Former One Direction star Liam, 28, shared the insight in a Q and A to his 24 million Instagram followers when a fan asked about Bear.

Peaky Blinders “simply won’t be the same” without Helen McCrory.The star went on to say that the show’s final season would be in the late actress’ memory.Cillian, who plays Tommy Shelby on the BBC favourite, reflected on how Helen’s absence has been felt on the show. Helen, who played the matriarchal figure Polly Gray on Peaky Blinders, died of cancer last year at the age of 52.She died before filming for the sixth and final season of Peaky Blinders had properly got underway, which means she will not appear on screens when the show returns.In an interview with Variety, Cillian discussed how he felt about Helen’s death and the impact it had on the final season of the show. “I think the whole series is really in tribute to her and to honour her,” he said.“Her presence and her character’s presence are very much still felt in the series, and it is very much part of Tommy’s journey in the season. “It’ll be different without her, you know.

Jimmy Carr, 49, has come under fire for a comment on his Netflix special, His Dark Material. In a new interview Tyson Fury, 33, has admitted he wants to "chin" the comedian, who needs to be "man enough" to get "punished" for his actions.The 8 Out of 10 Cats star had a new show, His Dark Material released on Netflix in December.In the stand up show, he said the public "never mention the thousands of Gypsies that were killed by the Nazis" in the Holocaust, because "no one ever wants to talk about the positives".A petition urging Netflix to remove the joke has so far received over 15,000 signatures.In response, Tyson admitted in a new interview that he was not happy with the comedian's choice of words.Speaking to LadBible he said: "I don't really have any comments about what people do or say because I'm not a sheep."And two, I don't jump on board when someone's down."Probably has enough s**t going on in his life at the moment so he doesn't need me, the Gypsy King, to jump on board that boat."The Gypsy King then went on to say what he believes should happen in the situation.He continued: " I believe in free speech in this country."Say what you want, pay with the consequences."If he's man enough to say it he's man enough to get punished for it."Or whatever he's going to do, it's up to him."I don't get involved with jumping on board a ship that's sinking.

Ex-UFC ring girl Rachelle Leah has amassed a huge net worth from her TV and modelling exploits since strutting around in the Octagon.The 36-year-old was just 19 when she became a UFC ring girl - and in 2008 she made her first appearance in Playboy magazine.She has also made TV appearances on the Carson Daly Show, The Nick and Jessica Variety Show, and the WB Morning Show.Now, according to virgiwiki, her net worth is estimated to be £1.1million, which is higher than some fighters who will feature at UFC 271, such as Derek Brunson (estimated to be £740,000) and AJ Dobson (estimated to be £180,000).Leah said to ESPN of her time in Playboy: "Well, UFC called me a few months ago, and said Playboy is interested - are you?"I literally said, 'Give me a few minutes,' hung up, called my parents."I told them I really wanted to do it, but I wouldn't do it unless they said they were cool with it. Luckily, they were 110 per cent behind it, so I call back UFC, they call Playboy and within days I'm on a plane to Los Angeles."Leah made her debut at UFC 48 in 2004 and was an immediate success.

Married At First Sight UK for bad behaviour in the autumn.She received abuse online and had strangers calling her scum.But five months on, her stint on Celebs Go Dating has turned things around.Viewers have seen a different side to the 27-year-old from County Durham… and they love her.Nikita told the Daily Star Sunday: “People saw me kicking off on Married At First Sight and social media blew up. It was bedlam.“People were sending me loads of hate online and I even had negativity in public."I had a guy on a train telling me the show was embarrassing, and people in supermarkets saying I was the scum of the earth.“Those people didn’t know me – they only knew what they’d seen on TV.

Shane Richie for romance tips, as his ex-wife Coleen Nolan said the EastEnders star’s wedding proposal to her was a disaster. She moaned: “He just said, ‘Shall we get engaged then, or what?’“The first thing we did was go for a McDonald’s - renowned for its intimate atmosphere - before finding a branch of H Samuel and buying an engagement ring for about a 100 quid.“Not exactly Romeo and Juliet, is it?”Coleen, 56, recently found love again with Michael Jones, who she met on dating app Tinder.But she said in her new book Live.

Rihanna looked incredible as she showed off her growing baby bump in a flesh-baring outfit, weeks after announcing her pregnancy.She walked the red carpet at her Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin photocall in Los Angeles on Friday (February 11) accompanied by her boyfriend A$AP Rocky.The pair couldn't have looked any happier as they posed for photos cuddling up with him lovingly touching her bump of their unborn child.Rihanna, 33, oozed confidence in her embellished outfit as she beamed at the cameras, her pregnant figure fully on display.Wearing a green sequin strappy backless halterneck top Rihanna teamed the revealing top with a pair of trousers crafted from the same sparkling material but in a silver and purple colour palette.Wearing her long dark hair down and straight, she slicked one side back behind her ear to show off her large amethyst chandelier earrings.She added further glamour to her look with bold red lipstick, and an array of sparkling jewellery including several rings and an eye-catching amethyst and diamond snake-themed bangle.Keeping her eye-makeup simple the Fenty businesswoman's look was complimented perfectly by beau A$AP Rocky.He sported a purple and white baseball jacket and jeans, with a matching purple cap featuring images of Care Bears as he embraced his love on the red carpet.Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were seen regularly touching her bump as they posed, embracing one another and laughing.Meanwhile, she admitted that they didn't even plan to coordinate their outfits and that sometimes it just happens unintentionally.Speaking with PEOPLE at the event she said: "I didn't know what he was wearing. I didn't even see him!" she said.

A huge search has been launched after two youths were seen entering a derelict pub moments before it caught fire.

Christopher Vourlias Now in its 17th year, the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s Crossroads Co-Production Forum has become a de rigueur stop on the fall circuit for producers, distributors, festival programmers and sales agents from across Europe – and increasingly the rest of the world – as they look to spot promising projects in development from Southeast Europe, the Black Sea, and the wider Mediterranean region.For Yianna Sarri, who heads Thessaloniki’s industry arm, Agora, the reason is obvious.