The Match Factory Boards Sales On Fatih Akin’s Remastered ‘Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul’ – Red Sea Film Festival

Manchester City's Champions League matchwinner Rodri has likened the Blues' Club World Cup win over Urawa Red Diamonds to their performance against Inter Milan in Istanbul - but has told his teammates they must improve in the final on Friday.

Marks this holiday season.Meghan Markle and Prince Harry unveiled their annual holiday card via email Friday, with the couple’s Archewell organization spreading a message of cheer.“On behalf of the office of Prince Harry & Meghan[,] the Duke and Duchess of Sussex[,] Archewell Productions and Archewell Foundation[,] we wish you a very happy holiday season,” the card reads. “Thanks for all the support in 2023!” The forest green missive, which links back to Meghan and Harry’s annual Archewell Foundation impact report, features a one-minute video set to the song “Happy Place” by Saint Phnx, highlighting some of the organization’s charitable work and important causes from the past year.“We believe in the power of community building as a potent and transformative solution for mental wellness, the cornerstone of our collective wellbeing,” says the Archewell Foundation’s mission statement, which accompanies the card.

While Francis Coppola plans to set cinema alight in 2024 with his final epic Megalopolis, the Oscar-winner will begin the year with a revisit of one his most misunderstood efforts, One From The Heart. That’s the 1981 picture that Coppola threw himself into so hard, creatively and financially, that his American Zoetrope had to declare bankruptcy when it failed to draw audiences. It took Coppola years to build back his fortune with film hits and a win empire, to the current situation where he was able to self finance the $100 million+ Megalopolis.

Teezo Touchdown has announced a 2024 tour in support of his debut album ‘How Do You Sleep At Night?’ – find all the details below.The Texas rapper/singer-songwriter is due to hit the road next year, kicking off with European headline shows in Amsterdam (March 21), Zurich (22), Paris (25) and Berlin (26).He’ll then head to the UK for a gig at Village Underground in Shoreditch, east London on March 29. A run of North American dates is scheduled to begin in late April, continuing throughout May and into early June.Teezo is set to stop off in Boston, Philadelphia, Toronto, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Austin, Houston and more cities as part of his tour of the US and Canada.Tickets for the upcoming London concert will go on general sale at 9am GMT tomorrow (December 15) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

A+E‘s survivalist format Alone is headed into Germany.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “The Summer With Carmen,” Zacharias Mavroeidis’ queer comedy, has been acquired in major territories since world premiering at the Venice Film Festival. The movie, which is represented by Be For Films and had its North American premiere at AFI, recently won three prizes at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. It will be released next year by Cinobo in Greece, Epicentre in France and Xenix Filmdistribution in Switzerland.

Edward Berger To Address Israel’s Sam Spiegel International Film Lab

Manchester United are missing the bite to go with their bark right now. The man who gives them both - Lisandro Martinez - is one injured player Erik ten Hag would love back the most.

Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir has made history at the 20th edition of Morocco’s Marrakech Film Festival as the first local director to win its top prize with her hybrid documentary The Mother Of All Lies.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has acquired the international rights to the recently remastered 4K version of Fatih Akin‘s 2005 documentary “Crossing the Bridge — The Sound of Istanbul.” The film is celebrating its new restored version with the premiere tomorrow at Red Sea Film Festival. In the film, Akin goes on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of East and West.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has announced sales to key territories for Michel Franco’s latest feature “Memory,” which stars Jessica Chastain. The Academy Award winning actor is serving as jury president at this week’s Marrakech Film Festival, where she spoke about the film (see here). “Memory” premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was awarded with the Coppa Volpi for best actor to Peter Saarsgard.

The Match Factory has posted a raft of deals for Michel Franco’s drama Memory, starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Saarsgard, who won the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor in Venice following its world premiere there in September.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has started Rasmus Hojlund against Galatasaray because he's scored five goals in Europe already this season and his 'speed' will be needed.

Tonight's Champions League meeting between Galatasaray and Manchester United is currently not under threat of postponement, despite heavy downpours in Istanbul.

Manchester United's players had been on the ground in Istanbul for a matter of minutes when they got their first taste of what awaited them in November 1993. As Sir Alex Ferguson's squad made their way into the arrivals hall at the city's airport, they were greeted by a deafening din from a few thousand Galatasaray fans keen to greet them. "Welcome to Hell", said the banners as Ferguson, Eric Cantona, Bryan Robson, Peter Schmeichel and co put their passports away.

A post shared by Blank Forms (@blankforms_)“In 2003, Hennix returned to producing computer-generated sound works, initiating a productive two-decade run. After a long hiatus from leading ensembles, she formed the Chora(s)san Time-Court Mirage in 2005 after meeting the trombonist Hilary Jeffery, and later led the just intonation group the Kamigaku Ensemble.

Manchester United enjoyed a perfect start to their action-packed winter programme with a clinical victory over FFP-sanctioned Everton in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Diane Kruger, Bollywood star Ranveer Singh and Saudi actor-writer Abdullah Al-Sadhan are set to receive career honors at Saudi Arabia’s upcoming Red Sea International Film Festival, which has also announced its full jury roster. Joining Baz Luhrmann, who is presiding over the main Red Sea jury, are Swedish-American actor Joel Kinnaman (“Suicide Squad”); Freida Pinto (“Slumdog Millionaire”); Egyptian actor Amina Khalil; (“Grand Hotel”) and Spain’s Paz Vega (“Sex and Lucía,” “The OA”).

Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has unveiled the juries and honorees of its third edition which kicks off on Thursday in the port city of Jeddah.

Eleven people have been jailed after a 'crime family' which pushed millions of pounds worth of drugs onto the streets was dismantled. Fourteen people have been convicted from the major organised crime group, including a 72-year-old woman nicknamed 'grandma', who told police 'cross my heart and hope to die' as she denied her involvement.