WorldPingThe upcoming Doha Film Festival has unveiled its 15-title competition lineup made up mostly of Middle East premieres of movies from the region, seven of which directed by women.
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WorldPingQatar’s Doha Film Festival (DFF) has unveiled the International Feature Film Competition lineup for its second edition which is due to take place this November.
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WorldPingGeneviève Dulude-De Celles’ “Nina Roza,” Nyla Innuksuk’s “In the Heart of the South” and Marie Clements’ “How We Stand” are among the films taking top honors at the 45th Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF).
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The Irishman was joined by co-stars Olivia Colman, Luke Thompson, Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn, as well as the real-life influences on Ian Charleson's life before his death from AIDS in 1990.
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Hollywood A-lister Judd Apatow, Monty Python legend Eric Idle and the former star of Theroux's 'The Most Hated Family in America,' Megan Phelps-Roper, will join the British broadcaster on the next installment.
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Set to shoot in Australia in 2027, the film is being cast by veteran casting directors Lisa Beach and Sarah Katzman for producers Blake Northfield and Michelle Krumm of Bronte Studios with Shaun Goodman.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Hollywood Reporter
Three years of war have upended alliances, weakened US influence and reshaped the region’s power balance.
Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by Al Jazeera
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