Belgium has selected Lukas Dhont’s Cannes-winning title Close as its official submission to the International Oscar race this year.
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Terry Flores Paramount Pictures Animation and Nickelodeon Animation president Ramsey Naito and Sony Pictures Animation topper Kristine Belson will be featured speakers at the 2022 VIEW Conference, to be held Oct. 16-21 in Turin, Italy. Naito and Belson will be attending in person as the conference returns mostly to an onsite event. In her role with Paramount and Nickelodeon, Naito oversees animation across all platforms: linear, digital, TV movies, theatrical films and SVOD. She is behind such hit Nick projects as “Star Trek: Prodigy,” “PAW Patrol: The Movie” and the expansion of the SpongeBob SquarePants universe. She is also behind the upcoming Paramount theatrical releases of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” produced by Seth Rogen and Point Grey Pictures, and “The Tiger’s Apprentice,” directed by Raman Hui. She’ll talk about these projects and more at the conference.
Belson, who took the reins of SPA in 2015, will talk about the studio’s 20 years of innovation, including its hits “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” “The Mitchells vs. The Machines” and the popular “Hotel Transylvania” franchise. She discuss the studio’s most impactful creative breakthroughs, what sets SPA apart from other studios and some of its future plans. Also speaking at the conference is Cartoon Saloon co-founder Nora Twomey, who will be presenting her upcoming Netflix feature “My Father’s Dragon.” Twomey was the recipient of the VIEW Conference’s Visionary Award in 2018. Other speakers include “The Sea Beast” director Chris Williams and producer Jed Schlangner; and Shannon Tindle and Peter Ramsey, who will discuss their Netflix series “Lost Ollie.” In addition to its slate of speakers, the VIEW Conference is offering a special
Belgium has selected Lukas Dhont’s Cannes-winning title Close as its official submission to the International Oscar race this year.
Michaela Zee editor Legendary jazz musician Ramsey Lewis, known for hits such as “The In Crowd” and “Wade in the Water,” died Monday morning at his home in Chicago. He was 87. Lewis recorded over 80 albums in his career, during which he received five gold records and three Grammy Awards. The jazz pianist and composer’s death was announced in a post on the official Ramsey Lewis Facebook page, stating that he “died peacefully” with no cause of death mentioned at this time. In the notice, a quote from his wife Janet Lewis read, “Ramsey’s passion for music was truly fueled by the love and dedication of his fans across the globe. He loved touring and meeting music lovers from so many cultures and walks of life. It was our family’s great pleasure to share Ramsey in this special way with all those who admired his God-given talents. We are forever grateful for your support.”
Iggy Pop has collaborated with Belgian composer and multi-instrumentalist Catherine Graindorge on a new EP – listen to ‘The Dictator’ below.The four-track collection was released on Friday (September 9) via the Glitterbeat label, and, as Graindorge explained, came to fruition after she sent off a speculative email to the rock legend.“He played two tracks of mine on his BBC 6 Music show last November,” the composer began in a statement.“So I sent an email addressed to Iggy to the producer of the show, saying that I was very honoured and that I’d be delighted to work on a track with him. It was completely spontaneous; I never thought anything would really happen.”When he replied saying yes to a collaboration, “Iggy said to send him a track,” Graindorge added.
Lena Dunham is premiering her new movie at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival!
EXCLUSIVE: Director Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface) is underway in Belgium on shark attack thriller The Last Breath, written by Nick Saltrese (Prayer Before Dawn).
Gordon Ramsey and Fred Sirieix have travelled the world with their series Gordon, Gino and Fred's Road Trip. Part one of the series where the trio travel to Greece, is airing tonight (Wednesday, August 31) on ITV2. Sticking more with his homeland, D'Acampo says the secret to shedding weight whilst still enjoying all the food you like is adhering to the Italian "way of life".
Lewis Hamilton has claimed he "doesn't care" after Fernando Alonso called the Mercedes star an "idiot" after their lap one crash at the Belgian Grand Prix. Hamilton swept around the outside of Fernando Alonso in a bid to take second place on lap one. However, the pair made contact at Les Combes with Alonso's front-wing smashing into Hamilton's rear-right tyre.
LIVE – Updated at 17:47Carlos Sainz will start Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix on pole, with first in qualifying Max Verstappen taking an engine penalty and starting from the back of the grid. Sergio Perez will start alongside the Ferrari on the front row having come home third, while Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton will occupy the second row in third and fourth respectively on Sunday, with George Russell and the impressive Alex Albon behind. Hamilton in particular could not believe the 1.