Multi award-winning stage and screen actress Juliet Stevenson (Truly, Madly, Deeply; The Doctor, Almeida; Blindness, Donmar Warehouse) leads an all-star female cast in the online revival of Steven Carl McCasland’s dinner party drama, Little Wars. Joining Stevenson will be Linda Bassett (Call The Midwife; East is East), Debbie Chazen (The Smoking Room; The Girls, West End), Natasha Karp (Rags, Park Theatre; The Kite Runner, West End), Catherine Russell (Holby City; What The Butler Saw, Curve Theatre), Sarah Solemani (Him & Her; Bad Education), and Sophie Thompson (Feel Good; Present Laughter, Old Vic). Bringing together six exceptional women, Little Wars unites…
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The Golden Eyes of the three competitions of the 16th Zurich Film Festival go to HOCHWALD by Evi Romen (focus competition), SIN SEÑAS PARTICULARES by Fernanda Valadez (feature film competition) and TIME by Garrett Bradley (documentary film competition). The Golden Eye for the best series goes to CRY WOLF by Maja Jul Larsen, while the children’s jury prize goes to THE CLUB OF UGLY CHILDREN by Jonathan Elbers. The prizes were awarded this evening as part of the Award Night in the opera house. Focus Competition Jury: Angelina Maccarone (jury president) / director and screenwriter Edna Epelbaum / cinema entrepreneur…
Paris, France (October 3, 2020) – – Flying Solo New York City showcased a curated collection of designers from all over the globe at Salon Marceau at the City of Lights, steps away from the Arc de Triomphe . The presentation show featured collections of clothing, accessories, jewelry, and shoes amid a packed house of top media, influencers, stylists, and industry mavens. Flying Solo’s unique collective show has become a revolutionary concept shaking up the fashion world; attracting more and more of fashion’s elite to take a peek at some of the design world’s best emerging talent. DESIGNERS& BRANDS OF…
The Zurich Film Festival honoured the actor and director Til Schweiger for his filmmaking tonight. The German star was moved and visibly delighted about this accolade. Til Schweiger received the Golden Eye Award this evening in the Corso cinema. The actor is honoured to be awarded at the Zurich Film Festival: “It’s great to be here in Zurich – at last. I am overjoyed and moved to receive the Golden Eye Award tonight. Many thanks again to the festival, this award means a lot to me!” The Golden Eye Award was given to the multiple Bambi Award winner on the…
In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Robert Motherwell intended his “Elegies to the Spanish Republic” to be a visual lamentation or funeral song. He described the Elegies as his “private insistence that a terrible death happened that should not be forgotten”. With a series of paintings characterized by severe black strokes against white canvases, he translated a synchronous emotional charge of a certain severity. Reflecting on our own corollary to global events, Calvin Luo was drawn to the empathetic work of Robert Motherwell. While Moterwell’s story is mainly a black and white one, Luo was particularly struck by…
The opening of the Gam headquarters in Salerno, the first Italian headquarters of the Mediolanum Art Gallery, took place on 19 September. A surprising inauguration, an art party that skilfully combined cinema and pictorial, sculptural and photographic art. Prestigious guests participated in the event, including Fabrizio Maria Cortese, the protagonist of the film “Free – Liberi”, the elegant and timeless Corinne Clery, Antonio Catania and others. Not only a vernissage with works and sculptures by many Gam artists, but also live paintings by the artists Daniela Capuano, Aka Fiò, and Claudia Salvadori, who performed, respectively, portraits of Antonio Catania and…
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Birmingham Women’s Hospital Charity will use this year’s (October 9-15) to shine a spotlight on pregnancy and baby loss in the UK, as well as its ongoing £3.5 million appeals to build Woodland House, the UK’s first standalone bereavement centre in a hospital setting. It’s the charity’s first major appeal in over 10 years. The charity is calling on supporters to #Take10At10 – pause for 10 minutes’ reflection at 10am on Saturday, October 10th, simultaneously posting a message of support to bereaved families on social media, and donating what they can to its Woodland House Appeal. Louise McCathie, Director of…
The French filmmaker Maïwenn accepted the 16. Zurich Film Festival’s A Tribute To… Award this evening. The director, screenwriter and actress received the highest honour bestowed by the Zurich Film Festival on filmmakers for their contribution to film history. The Zurich Film Festival’s (ZFF) most prestigious accolade for auteur filmmakers was presented to Maïwenn at the premiere of her most recent work ADN (DNA) at the Arthouse Le Paris cinema this evening. Maïwenn has garnered numerous awards for her works, including, from today, the ZFF’s A Tribute To… Award. The filmmaker feels honoured to be awarded at the Zurich Film Festival: ”Receiving…
The British Fashion Council (BFC)’s Institute of Positive Fashion (IPF) announces its first flagship research project, the Waste Ecosystem Project. The research will lead to a focused action-driven plan, detailing solutions for how the fashion industry can responsibly manage inventory, reduce, and move to circular business operations. The research will look at actions and infrastructures needed in key areas and outline a proposal for change across the whole value chain, and other key areas of the industry such as Education and Training, Collections and Recycling infrastructure, Textile Recycling Innovations, Upcycling and Consumer Mindset. The project’s ambition is to fast-track the…