Free school meals will be brought in for all pupils in Scotland’s primary schools, the Deputy First Minister has insisted after Humza Yousaf signalled a u-turn.
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Ed Meza @edmezavar Austrian television is awash with crime, mystery and historical drama, and the country’s biggest hits and new productions are heading to MipTV. Among this year’s most anticipated titles is the upcoming “Kafka,” starring Swiss actor Joel Basman (“KaDeWe,” “The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch”) as the famed Bohemian writer. The six-part series is currently shooting in Vienna and Salzburg and is set to premiere on Austrian pubcaster ORF and Germany’s ARD early next year, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka’s death. “Kafka” is produced by ARD, ORF and John Lueftner and David Schalko’s Vienna-based Superfilm. Schalko is directing and co-writing the series with bestselling author and screenplay writer Daniel Kehlmann (“Measuring the World”), based on the Kafka biography by Reiner Stach, who is alsoadvising the production.
Sold internationally by ORF-Enterprise, the public broadcaster’s commercial subsidiary, the series’ ensemble cast includes David Kross (“Davos”), Nicholas Ofczarek (“Pagan Peak”) and Liv Lisa Fries (“Babylon Berlin”). ORF-Enterprise’s current line-up includes such MipTV highlights as “School of Champions,” a German-Austrian-Swiss co-production about the (fictional) Austrian Ski Academy, whose graduates regularly dominate professional skiing. Premiering in late 2023, the eight-part series follows four young skiers who make it through the grueling admissions process and begin a long journey in which they will face intense training, competition, love, betrayal, the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat. Also heading to Cannes is Season 2 of “Soko Linz,” the successor of ORF’s hit crime series“Soko Kitzbuehel.” The first broadcasters and platforms have already committed to
Free school meals will be brought in for all pupils in Scotland’s primary schools, the Deputy First Minister has insisted after Humza Yousaf signalled a u-turn.
Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Twenty emerging producers from across Europe have been selected to take part in European Film Promotion’s promotion and networking platform Producers on the Move before and during the Cannes Film Festival. The producers who were selected for the program from nominations submitted by EFP’s member organizations are Gentian Koçi (Albania), David Bohun (Austria), Julie Esparbes (Belgium), Vanya Rainova (Bulgaria), Miljenka Čogelja (Croatia), Stelana Kliris (Cyprus), Alice Tabery (Czech Republic), Emile Hertling Péronard (Denmark), Emilia Haukka (Finland), Silvana Santamaria (Germany), Vicky Miha (Greece), Júlia Berkes (Hungary), Kathryn Kennedy (Ireland), Valon Bajgora (Kosovo), Dominiks Jarmakovičs (Latvia), Erik Glijnis (The Netherlands), Elisa Fernanda Pirir (Norway), Radu Stancu (Romania), Juraj Krasnohorský (Slovak Republic), and Julia Gebauer (Sweden).
Police have confirmed that a teen has been found dead at her school.
School chiefs say it is "only a matter of time" before someone is seriously hurt unless drivers take more care on nearby roads.
Five school bus routes in Trafford have been axed 'until further notice' after operator Little Gem suddenly stopped running services. Nine other routes in south Manchester and Trafford have also been withdrawn following the company's surprise announcement.
Teachers' leaders today issued a last-ditch plea for crunch talks with ministers to avert this week’s strike.
As young Prince Louis turns five years old today, a royal expert said he will be spending time with his family and they'll all be "mucking in" on the celebrations and playing "party games".The Prince and Princess of Wales have often been known to celebrate their children's birthdays, Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis in rather conventional ways, as many other families would.They have been known to spend time together, either at home or away in Norfolk during a beach trip and with Kate's family having owned Party Pieces for years, they won't be short on decorations. Historian, writer and broadcaster Tessa Dunlop spoke exclusively to OK! and shared further details about what the cheeky prince and his family might be getting up to today to celebrate the special occasion.
Naman Ramachandran The rights of three songs from iconic 1959 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” have been acquired by Indian film “Music School.” The musical was adapted as a 1965 film by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, which went on to win five Oscars and also had two live television adaptations – on NBC in 2013 and ITV in 2015. “Music School” is directed by Indian civil service officer-turned filmmaker Paparao Biyyala, who has obtained the rights for three songs from “The Sound of Music” – “Do Re Mi,” “So Long Farewell” and “Sixteen Going on Seventeen.” Veteran Indian composer Ilaiyaraaja has recreated the songs along with the London Philharmonic Orchestra to suit the sensibilities of an Indian audience.
A familiar face is returning for Season 2 of Max’s Pretty Little Liars reboot. Original PLL cast member Annabeth Gish will reprise her role as Dr. Sullivan in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School.
Ground has been broken on a massive project to deliver a brand new site for Byrchall High School.
because of his ears and his position in the royal family.Charles’ ex-classmate wrote an essay for the Telegraph recently in which he alleged that it was “common knowledge” at the school that the young prince, now 74, was being picked on.There was one instance where Stonborough — who met him when the royal was 13 — recalled seeing the actual taunting take place at a rugby game.“A couple of the boys decided it would be funny to ‘do’ him. This meant punching him, pulling his ears, all out of sight in the scrum,” he wrote for the British outlet.“[Charles] never said a word.
John Legend's biggest fans are the ones living right under his roof! During an appearance on , the «All She Wanna Do» singer revealed that his and Chrissy Teigen's children are his biggest fans, even going so far as to demand that he play his music on their ride to school.When asked by host James Corden about Luna, 7, and Miles, 4, requesting his music as their morning playlist, Legend shared: «They do, especially my son. He knows all my songs and he's like Rain Man with the lengths of the songs.
A primary school is in lockdown this afternoon amid reports of a masked man being hunted by police.
Christine McGuinness was being inundated with compliments as she showed how her new brand can take busy mum's from working at home to the school run. The mum-of-three showed off her gym-honed figure as she promoted her new new fashion brand, We Are H-E-R, which specialises in ASD-friendly clothing.
Balbeggie Primary School was closed because of a fire in a classroom on Wednesday, April 19.
co-stars were together on-and-off-screen during the mid-to-late aughts and were one of the biggest teen couples of their era. Think , but with singing! They broke up in 2010, and (who was suspiciously missing from Coachella this year) recently to professional baseball player Cole Tucker.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.So, when did follow her, exactly? Well, fans seemingly discovered the social media update on April 17, but it might have happened sometime before then.
Ed Meza @edmezavar Studiocanal has sold two new thrillers from Benelux to international buyers at MipTV in Cannes. The eight-part crime thriller “1985,” produced by Eyeworks for Belgian public broadcasters VRT and RTBF, follows three friends as they move to Brussels and get caught up in the horrifying events of Belgium’s most notorious unsolved crime spree that shocked a generation and left a scar on the entire country. The series went to SBS Australia; Filmin for Portugal and Spain; Canal+ for France, Czech Republic and Slovakia; TG4 in Ireland; and Free TV in Israel.
Footage has captured the horrifying moment a man is hit over the head with a 'paving slab' in a violent attack just yards away from school gates.
Ed Meza @edmezavar CJ ENM Sells Remake Rights to hit Korean Drama ‘Train’ to Firebrand Studios The U.K.’s Firebird Studios has acquired remake rights for hit Korean drama “Train” from entertainment giant CJ ENM. “Train” follows a detective investigating his love’s death who discovers a parallel universe, where his late partner is very much alive. Moving back and forth between the two worlds, he tracks down the truth behind her death in one, while protecting her in the other. “With two unforgettable central characters, ‘Train’ is a love story, a detective show, a journey across the multiverse,” said Firebird Pictures CEO Elizabeth Kilgariff. It’s “a story that defies expectations at every turn and one that we can’t wait to re-tell in a British setting.”
Jeremy Clarkson has courted controversy by insisting school is "for smoking and shagging" and "not swotting".The former Top Gear presenter, who often talks about flunking his own A-levels, believes that teens are under too much pressure when it comes to studying for their exams.The Clarkson's Farm star said: "I tell this story to kids, hoping they’ll realise that school is for smoking and sh***ing, not swotting. "But they all have it in their heads that without four A*s and a first from Oxford, they’re going to spend their lives endlessly asking customers if they’ve ever been to a Harvester before." The 63-year-old told the Daily Star: "This makes them all unbelievably stressy.