A dizzying array of colours, singing, dancing and the heat – oh the heat – is ‘In The Heights.’ Lin-Manuel Miranda – the uber talented creator of Hamilton, wrote the stage version of ‘In the Heights’ while he was in college in New York City in the late 1990’s. Eventually it became a hit Broadway show and now, 20 years later, hits the big screen. The film is a homage to Washington Heights – the neighborhood in the upper upper west side of Manhattan (North of Harlem), an area which is predominately Dominican and Hispanic. ‘In the Heights’ comes at…
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Restaurateur Rajeev Bhasin started his career in the hospitality industry with the Taj group of hotels in the 80’s. In 1991 opportunity brought him to Hongkong and started working as a manager in a reputed Indian restaurant “Gaylord”. After that Rajeev was unstoppable opening almost a dozen dining and entertainment concept restaurants – everything from an Australian steakhouse, oceanside brasserie, fine-dining Italian Cucina…to a casual Vietnamese Café. There literally seemed no limit to Rajeev’s talent and determination. In 2012 Rajeev started his own company and opened three of his own highly successful restaurants across Hong Kong . “Tamarind”, a delightful…
Eve Russell, Festival Director said; “We’re so sad to announce that we have taken the decision to postpone the Parade March and our planned Pride Day Gathering on 10th July, at such short notice. “Following the government announcement to delay the roadmap, we have met with Public Health, Bristol City Council and Avon & Somerset Police to discuss the feasibility of all parts of these events. We had robustly planned all our events to ensure they could go ahead had the rules not been relaxed, but sadly COVID-19 cases are rising significantly in Bristol, particularly among young people, and it…
For the immense impatience to finally find ourselves again in the Cannes setting: the seaside, the palm trees and the silver screen, just like a blank page, that will welcome the films of the Official Selection… For that curious look he is going to put on the work of his fellow filmmakers who bring us news of the World – of theirs and surely a little bit of ours too… For this personal view that he has shared with us since his very first feature: shot in black and white in the heat of summer 1985, he was already shaking up cinema by…
Fellowship for British Hairdressing launches International Image of the Year Award The Fellowship for British Hairdressing is launching a brand new category to its annual Awards. One of the most anticipated events in the British hairdressing calendar, the Awards recognise the creative flair of hairdressers across four categories. And 2021 sees the introduction of the exciting new International Image Award, open to all hairdressers outside the UK. To enter, you need to upload up to three images to Instagram, tag @fellowship hair and use the hashtag #fellowshipinternational21 Chancellor Ashleigh Hodges explains: “The Fellowship for British Hairdressing has recognised inspiration and…
ANIME LIMITED BRINGS MAMORU HOSODA AND STUDIO CHIZU’S “BELLE” TO CINEMAS Oscar®-Nominated Director Mamoru Hosoda’s Latest Animated Marvel May Be His Most Stunning Yet Anime Limited, Europe’s premiere distributor for Japanese animation, announced today that it has acquired all distribution rights in the United Kingdom and Ireland for Mamoru Hosoda‘s upcoming animated feature from Studio Chizu, BELLE. The film is written, directed, and produced by the celebrated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda whose previous works include Mirai, The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, among other classics. Anime Limited previously distributed Mirai, the previous…
The Jury for Short Films and the Cinéfondation film school competition will be awarding the Short Film Palme d’or to one of the 10 films in Competition, and the three Cinéfondation prizes to the best of the 17 selected films by film school students. Just like in october 2020, the Jury demonstrates complete gender parity, three women and three men, and will occur without presidency. The Jury Kaouther Ben Hania Director, Writer Tunisia Tuva Novotny Director, writer, actress Sweden Alice Winocour Director, writer France Sameh Alaa Director, producer, writer Egypt Carlos Muguiro Filmmaker, teacher Spain Nicolas Pariser Director, screenwriter France The…
Tuesday 15th June, London, UK: Lightbulb Film Distribution is pleased to share the poster and trailer for new romantic comedy, Diana’s Wedding, which will be released on Digital Download July 19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDtQrFciaso&ab_channel=FabukTv Diana’s Wedding is a romantic comedy about a girl observing her parents’ turbulent marriage and dealing with how their relationship has affected her own ability, as an adult, to love, or be loved. July 29, 1981. Lady Diana Spencer marries Charles, Prince of Wales, at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. On that same day, Liv and Terje are celebrating their wedding too. In a pram lies their…
You slowly step inside an emptied-out room as if you stepped outside space and time. Everything is bright white, except the vanilla-colored doors of the closet. Another timid step towards the closet. You stop and gently touch the velvety handles. You open the doors of this curious closet like you just opened the hardcover of a lost novel. The whole story reveals itself all at once. It is the story of Sara Berman’s Closet exhibited at New York’s Metropolitan Museum in 2017. The precisely organized, impeccably simple closet of an immigrant who traveled from Belarus to Palestine to New York.…
Andrea Arnold – Director, screenwriter (United Kingdom) Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Andrea Arnold was born in England. Her early short films included Milk (1998), Dog (2001), and Wasp for which she won an Academy Award in 2005. Her first feature film Red Road (2006) and second film Fish Tank (2009) competed at the Festival de Cannes and both won the Jury Prize, before being awarded at the BAFTA’s. In 2011 she completed shooting the adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights which premiered at the Venice Mostra. That same year, she was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire for services to the film industry. Andrea Arnold returned to Cannes in 2016…