With Production Booming, Greek Filmmakers Hope Industry Can Keep Up

Naman Ramachandran Fremantle has acquired global rights to “The Piano,” the format from Love Productions, makers of “The Great British Bake Off.” “The Piano,” hosted by Claudia Winkleman, recently launched in the U.K. on broadcaster Channel 4 and is a ratings success. Created by Richard McKerrow, the British version of the format sees talented amateur pianists invited each week to play on public pianos in well-known train stations. Unknown to the performers, acclaimed classical pianist Lang Lang and platinum selling pop superstar Mika are secretly watching and one performer from each train station is invited to perform on one of the world’s most prestigious stages. 

Sophia Grace Brownlee is officially a mum after announcing she has given birth to her first baby. The 19-year-old found fame after she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show with her cousin Rosie McClelland following YouTube stardom. Taking to Instagram on Sunday night, Sophia uploaded an adorable black and white snap of her tiny tot’s hands next to her own.

Fans will unfortunately not be seeing Oscar Isaac and Greta Gerwig‘s off-Broadway production of Chekhov’s Three Sisters anytime soon.

Sophia Grace Brownlee is officially a momma!

YouTube star Sophia Grace Brownlee has given birth to her first child. The 19-year-old was rocketed to fame when she became a viral sensation after appearing on the Ellen DeGeneres Show as an eight-year-old singer, performing a Nicki Minaj song alongside her five-year-old cousin Rosie McClelland, who is now 16. She announced she was expecting in October last year and, on Sunday, she took to Instagram to reveal she'd welcomed her baby to the world last month, sharing a black and white picture of the newborn's hand resting on hers.

Leslie Grace was ready to burst into Hollywood by bringing Barbara Gordo’s vision of Batgirl to life. For seven months the 28-year-old and a large cast moved to Scotland to shoot the film. The film was almost finished when suddenly, Warner Bro’s canceled everything.

Francisca Alegria is an award-winning filmmaker who’s short film “And the Whole Sky Fit in the Dead Cow’s Eye” received the award for Best International Fiction Short at Sundance Film Festival. Her debut feature “The Cow Who Sang A Song Into the Future” premiered at Sundance Film Festival in 2022 and was supported by the 2017 Sundance Institute Screenwriters and Directors Lab along with the Catalyst Forum.Rita Baghdadi is an Emmy award-winning documentary filmmaker known for the intimacy of her bold, character-driven films.

A complicated history. Teresa Giudice‘s daughters were once close to their uncle Joe Gorga and his wife, Melissa Gorga, but the siblings’ ongoing feud has seemingly caused tension among the younger generation.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Zachary Quinto has been cast in the lead role of the NBC drama pilot “Wolf,” Variety has learned. The project was first ordered to pilot at the broadcaster back in January. It is inspired by the books “The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat” and “An Anthropologist on Mars” by Oliver Sacks. Per the official logline, “Wolf” will follow “a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist (Quinto) and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.” Quinto’s character is named Dr. Oliver Wolf. He is further described as “head of neurology at Bronx General and an obsessive genius. He’s drawn to people that society has deemed “other” and helps them find hope and purpose. He embraces differences rather than suppressing them.”

Missing someone important. Melissa Gorga gets emotional while attending sister-in-law Teresa Giuduce’s engagement party without her husband, Joe Gorga in Us Weekly‘s exclusive sneak peek of the Tuesday, February 28, episode of The Real Housewives of New Jersey.

Jennifer Aydin is calling out the double standard she says is at play on season 13 of . «Why am I held to another standard? Why do I have to be holier than thou when they all tried to crucify me last year?» she asks, as castmates and viewers question why she and Teresa Giudice would take a meeting with co-star Margaret Josephs' ex-best friend, a woman named Laura, who promised dirt on the reality star. That dirt proved to be dirt Margaret allegedly dug up on other 'Wives, including allegations of Melissa Gorga — Teresa's sister-in-law — cheating on her husband, Joe Gorga, aka Teresa's brother.«Unfortunately, Melissa happened to be the collateral damage in this,» Jennifer admits, having repeated the cheating rumors (which she claims to not believe) on camera.

EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Garcia (Flamin’ Hot) will star opposite Eva Longoria and George Lopez in the Disney+ film Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.

Italy legend Giorgio Chiellini has claimed that Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez is perfect and admitted that he was wrong to doubt his ability.

The full rundown. Melissa Gorga detailed what really happened when her husband, Joe Gorga, ran into Joe Giudice in the Bahamas — and she denied that the reunion was staged.

Aamu Film Company will invest in Jenni Jauri’s new production company Silmu Films, Variety has found out exclusively. Aamu, founded in 2001 and co-owned by Jussi Rantamäki and Emilia Haukka, has become a local arthouse powerhouse thanks to its festival-friendly slate, especially Juho Kuosmanen’s “The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mäki” and Golden Globe-nominated “Compartment No. 6,” awarded the Grand Prix in Cannes. “We had a good film with decent sales and we started to think about what we should do next,” Rantamäki said. “Aamu’s brand is simple and clear: we only work with a select few directors. We don’t want to change that; we don’t want to turn into a factory where you don’t know what is happening and with whom. So first we decided not to grow, and then realized we could invest in a new company instead.”

season 13 of .In ET's exclusive sneak peek at Tuesday's all-new episode, tensions boil over at guys' night, as Joe Gorga and Louie Ruelas put on quite the show for their bros. The two are at odds over how Louie and Teresa Giudice, Joe's sister, are handling their wedding plans. First, Teresa announced on  that Joe's wife, co-star Melissa Gorga, would be a bridesmaid in her wedding.

Setting the record straight. Melissa Gorga explained why she deleted a comment on Gia Giudice‘s Instagram account after her niece slammed her uncle Joe Gorga.

Gia Giudice is not happy with how her estranged uncle Joe Gorga is framing a tropical island reunion with her father. And she’s letting the whole world know about it!!

Fueling the family feud? Gia Giudice was quick to call out uncle Joe Gorga after he shared a sweet video of himself running into Joe Giudice in the Bahamas.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 will be coming out this year!