The British Fashion Council (BFC) is announcing today the release of a third series of its podcast, Fashion Forum. Launching today, episode one features writer, model & podcaster Trey Gaskin, talking to designer Olubiyi Thomas and stylist and founder of Boy.Brother.Friend KK Obi, about sustainability, creating authentic publishing, and how the fashion industry can help foster change. Further guests appearing on the third season of the podcast include Christopher Morency, Harris Reed, José Neves, Phillip Picardi, Susie Lau, Tim Blanks and Zinnia Kumar, with many more exciting names to come. The Fashion Forum podcast aligns with the mission of the Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF), helping the British fashion industry lead in…
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Peter Dourountzis’ debut film is a gripping social thriller featuring the character Djé, a serial killer with an angelic face played by Pierre Deladonchamps, who is both remarkable and disturbing in his portrayal and shows us there is no such thing as monsters. The film deconstructs the stereotype of an aggressor and exposes the everyday misogyny that permeates our streets. Distributed by Rezo Films, Vaurien (Rascal) was presented at the Lumière Film Festival last October after featuring in the Cannes Selection in 2020. It will be released in France on June 9. Djé arrives in Paris with no money and nothing but…
This year’s Virgin British Academy Television Awards took place in true 2021 style as nominees, who couldn’t attend the ceremony due to Covid restrictions, were beamed onto the red carpet in hologram form. The stars, who did make to the awards, were chauffeured by Audi, the official car partner to BAFTA TV. Here’s a selection of images of the key VIP arrivals:
Manchester-based brand ISAWITFIRST have today announced that they are once again the Official Fashion & Sunglasses Partner of Love Island for 2021, following the hugely successful partnerships in 2019 and 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMMV3B2v504 The seventh series of ITV2 and ITV Hub’s smash hit dating show returns this summer with a bevy of singletons looking for love and a chance to claim the amazing £50,000 prize. As the official fashion partner of the show, ISAWITFIRST will be providing both male and female Islanders with a whole new wardrobe so all they need to worry about is cracking on! Once again the Love…
LONDON – Christie’s Jewels & Handbags Online: The London Edit from 9 to 23 June will present a curated selection of fine antique jewels, bold contemporary designs and renowned jewellers including Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Garrard, Tiffany & Co. and Buccellati, alongside over 150 handbags, accessories and lifestyle items from designers including Hermès, Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Dior and Fendi. The pieces will be on view at Christie’s London from 11 to 16 June, and will coincide with Christie’s Private Sales selling exhibition, The Colours of Summer, presenting collectors with the very best in coloured gemstones. Highlights of the auction include…
The brand new concept has been created by the team behind The Cause and Costa Del Tottenham and is set inside a cavernous space that co-founder Stuart Glen says ‘has all the hallmarks of a 1989 warehouse party’. It’s the perfect place to watch the Euros for 2021’s summer of love. Set in a spectacular new space just down the road from the main Costa Del Tottenham site, Euro Warehouse will feature every game from 11th June to the final on 11th July 2021 with 300 tickets for every game starting at just £7.50 per head (purchased in tables of…
‘After Love’ is the powerful debut feature by writer and director Aleem Khan and is an extraordinarily moving drama that features a compelling lead performance by Joanna Scanlan, alongside French actress Nathalie Richard and newcomer Talid Ariss in his first major English language role. ‘After Love’ tells the story of Mary Hussain (Scanlan) who converted to Islam when she married and now is in her early 60s, living quietly in Dover with her husband Ahmed. Following his unexpected death, she discovers that Ahmed had a secret life just twenty-one miles away, across the Channel in Calais. The shocking discovery compels…
It has just been announced that Belgian Flemish film La Civil by Teodora Ana Mihai has been chosen for the Official Selection of the Festival de Cannes 2021, in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section. Following on from Hugo Claus’s The Sacrament in 1990 and Lukas Dhont’s Girl in 2018, this is only the third time in recent history that a Belgian Flemish production has been included in the prestigious official selection. La Civil is the first fiction feature by Belgian-Romanian director, Teodora Ana Mihai (born 1981). The film tells the story of Cielo, a Mexican mother searching for her daughter…
On Thursday 3 June at 11am, Pierre Lescure and Thierry Frémaux presented the Official Selection of the 74th Festival de Cannes at the UGC Normandie in Paris. Discover the list of selected films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premières, and Special Screenings In Competition Opening Film ANNETTE Leos CARAX (France) *** A FELESÉGEM TÖRTÉNETE (THE STORY OF MY WIFE) Ildikó ENYEDI (Hungary) BENEDETTA Paul VERHOEVEN (Netherlands) BERGMAN ISLAND Mia HANSEN-LOVE (France) DRIVE MY CAR Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI (Japan) FLAG DAY Sean PENN (USA) HA’BERECH (AHED’S KNEE) Nadav LAPID (Israel) CASABLANCA BEATS Nabil AYOUCH (Morocco)…
It’s not a surprise to say that the future of business is global. By 2025, almost 50% of the world’s biggest companies will be based in emerging markets. While the English language is widely used throughout business, communicating in English only can have large disadvantages in today’s markets. As most markets have been opened internationally due to globalisation there is lots of competition. By being able to speak in multiple languages, your business can cross both cultural and linguistic barriers. You are likely to make a better first impression communicating in at least one other language because it shows respect…