The 45th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival – the largest short film happening in the world – will be held from 27th January through 4th February 2023. Three competitions bring together the short films selected this year from over 8,300 entries spanning the entire world, including some 2,000 just from France. Seventy-eight films from fifty-two countries will be shown in the International Competition. The Lab Competition will host twenty-five films from twenty-three countries. And fifty-six French films, including ten international co-productions, make up the National Competition. In conjunction with the Festival, the 38th Short Film Market, a stand-out, one-of-a-kind gathering, will…
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The UK’s longest standing fashion trade show Moda, which has become an integral fashion destination at Spring Fair and takes place from 5th – 8th February 2023 at NEC Birmingham, has announced an exciting collaboration with De Montfort University with a design competition for final year BA (Hons) Footwear Design students. The initiative showcases incredible young talent and the future of footwear design. All 16 of the students have been invited to display their innovative designs at Moda and from nine finalists the winner will be announced at an awards ceremony on Sunday 5th February. Visitors to the show will…
This season, The Royal Ballet’s signature production of The Sleeping Beauty returns to the Royal Opera House. First presented at Covent Garden in 1946 after the post-war re-opening of the Royal Opera House, this legendry production featured Margot Fonteyn as Princess Aurora, Robert Helpmann as Prince Florimund and Beryl Gray, who died earlier this month aged 95, as the Lilac Fairy. Marius Petipa’s three-act ballet was fully restored to the Company’s repertory by Monica Mason and Christopher Newton in 2006, incorporating original designs by Oliver Messel and Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score. With additional choreography by Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon,…
In Florence a great evening dedicated to solidarity: “With children’s eyes”, the Christmas charity event conceived by the cultural entrepreneur and presenter Claudia Conte is full of donations in its Florentine debut. The total amount raised, which will serve to support the precious work of Unicef Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, has reached 200 thousand euros. «An extraordinary result that fills us with joy – underlines Claudia Conte (who wore a dress by Alberta Ferretti for the occasion) -. Gestures of solidarity are never taken for granted, we have to thank the generosity of the many participants…
How wonderful is it to see Sir Ian McKellen, at the age of 83, wearing frocks and hamming it up, in all his glory, on the place where he belongs, the stage, where he’s now in a production of ‘Mother Goose.’ Yes ‘Mother Goose’, which had its premier at Brighton’s Theatre Royal, is panto, but this one is extra special because of McKellen. He’s such a joy to watch, and he delivers every line perfectly, hilariously, deliciously, caked in full makeup while wearing over the top frocks as he plays the title role – Mother Goose. And as a bonus…
Released Friday 16 December Synopsis: Jake Sully and Ney’tiri have formed a family and are doing everything to stay together. However, they must leave their home and explore the regions of Pandora. When an ancient threat resurfaces, Jake must fight a difficult war against the humans. Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Kate Winslet Director: James Cameron Cert: 12A
THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY RELEASE FIRST LOOK IMAGES OF ALEX KINGSTON AS PROSPERO AND JESSICA RHODES AS MIRANDA IN THE UPCOMING PRODUCTION OF THE TEMPEST Today (Tuesday 13 December 2022), the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) release first look character portrait images of Alex Kingston (Doctor Who, A Discovery of Witches, ER) as Prospero and Jessica Rhodes as Miranda in their upcoming production of The Tempest, alongside the launch of new poster artwork. The production will run in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre from Thursday 26 January to Saturday 4 March 2023, with press night on Thursday 2 February. The company comprises…
THE STORY OF ENGLAND’S HISTORIC WOMEN’S EURO 2022 VICTORY, IN THEIR OWN WORDS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sU3-U-GgtI&ab_channel=AltitudeFilms LIONESSES: HOW FOOTBALL CAME HOME gives unrivalled insight into England’s historic Women’s EURO 2022 victory, behind the scenes and in their own words. Featuring The Lionesses’ captain Leah Williamson, stalwart Jill Scott, Mary Earps, Fran Kirby, Keira Walsh, Nikita Parris, ex-Lioness players, journalists and more, this is a must-watch for any England football fan. Through touching and personal home movie footage, childhood stories and exclusive new interviews with the players, LIONESSES shows us the real women behind the team now forever etched into football history. The…
The UK’s leading contemporary womenswear show Scoop, returning to the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea from 29th- 31st January 2023, has announced two new premium designers to join the exciting lineup of collections. David Launart studied at Sorbonne in Paris and has worked on some of the most iconic French Haute Couture collections of the last decade. Passionate about the craftmanship of French haute couture Launart decided to create his own collection earlier this year. Inspired by the 50s, Launart creates a modern line that blurs the boundaries between vintage and modernity. Exclusively made in its own Parisian Haute Couture Atelier…
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