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Annika Pham Paris-based The Party Film Sales has boarded renowned Icelandic auteur Rúnar Rúnarsson’s fourth pic, “When the Light Breaks,” which is selected for Göteborg’s Nordic Film Market’s works in progress session.Rúnarsson serves as producer together with Heather Millard of Iceland’s Compass Films, in co-production with local banner Halibut, Holland’s Revolver, France’s Eaux Vives/Jour2Fête and Croatia’s MP Film. Lauded for his coming-of age tales set against Iceland’s majestic scenery, Rúnarsson saw his international breakthrough in 2008 with his Oscar-nominated short “Two Birds.” Since then, he has delivered equally poetic fare in the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2011 entry “Volcano,” San Sebastian 2015 winner “Sparrows “ and 2019 Valladolid and Lübeck fest winner “Echo.” As in his earlier works, Rúnarsson was inspired by a personal event for “When the Light Breaks”.

The European Film Academy has unveiled its new board which has been voted in under updated guidelines aimed at ensuring a more balanced geographical representation of its members.

Pep Guardiola will be forced into making one change to his starting lineup when treble-winners Manchester City get down to business against Sheffield United at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday afternoon (3pm).

Dragons Den's Duncan Bannatyne packed on the PDA with his stunning wife Nigora Whitehorn as they walked along a picturesque beach during a luxury Caribbean holiday. The loved up duo were spotted on Christmas Day walking on a beach in St Barts with their arms around one another. The 74 year old showed off his trim and toned figure as he wore an unbuttoned purple shirt, paired with some Baywatch-style red beach shorts.The Scottish entrepreneur sported a bushy beard and accessorised the look with several beaded bracelets on his wrist and iconic sunglasses with an orange lenses.

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

Things are starting to ease-up on the injury front for Manchester City ahead of the Premier League match against Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday (4.30pm).

Gareth Southgate would relish locking horns again with Scotland in a Euros rerun.

Focus Features has set a Jan. 26, 2024 theatrical release date for Goran Stolevski’s latest, Housekeeping For Beginners.

Naman Ramachandran The Council of Europe, home of Eurimages, has revealed the four series co-production markets which have been selected to host the 2024 Series Co-Production Development Awards. Conecta Fiction and Entertainment (Spain), CineKid (Netherlands), TV Beats Co-Financing Market – Industry@Tallinn (Estonia, and NEM Zagreb (Croatia) have been chosen by a panel of independent experts to present the awards valued at €50,000 ($54,325) each.

Manchester City already have seven players injured, or who have withdrawn from international duty - and have now been given a new scare with Rodri.

Manchester City's injury crisis is growing, with Matheus Nunes becoming the fourth player to withdraw from international duty in as many days.

Manchester City are 'in the race' to sign Atalanta centre-back Giorgio Scalvini.

Eddie Redmayne is hard at work on his new TV show.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor As the Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn, Estonia, prepares for its 27th edition, Variety spoke with artistic director Tiina Lokk about its ambitions and coming highlights. “If you see the festival like a big building, then all the walls are in and the building is ready, but some rooms are not furnished yet,” Lokk says, before adding philosophically.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Elvis Lenić has picked up the coveted Opus Bonum award for Best World Documentary for his latest work “Ship” at Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival. He also got to say goodbye to a place that has defined his life.

Will Tizard Contributor From hulks of collective ruins to immigrant family struggles, marginalized communities and climate crises, the 27th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival wrapped Saturday with honors for work from diverse perspectives on a myriad of pressing subjects. The Opus Bonum main prize went to Elvis Lenic’s Croatian doc “Ship,” an exploration of an unintentional monument to socialist worker collectives in the form of the Uljanik shipyard, once the country’s largest.

Naman Ramachandran Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights for Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour‘s feature documentary “Call Me Dancer.” The deal was revealed on the sidelines of TIFFCOM, the film market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film follows Manish Chauhan, a young and talented street dancer from Mumbai who struggles against his parents’ insistence that he follow a traditional path.

A man from Wythenshawe has completed the massive achievement of cycling just under 1200 miles across 11 countries in just over two weeks.

Charlie Savage was told to leave Manchester United over the summer by Wales manager Robert Page.

Strictly Come Dancing star Nikita Kuzmin is reportedly in a relationship with stunning model Lauren Jaine and the pair have been dating “for months”. Professional dancer Nikita, who joined the BBC One show back in 2021, was spied packing on the PDA with a mystery woman following Saturday’s Movie Night when he was pictured cuddling up to the mystery date after the live show.

Laila Zaidi and Adam Gillen have announced their engagement on Instagram, after falling in love back in 2018 while filming the popular TV comedy Benidorm. Sharing the exciting news with her fans, Laila, 31, shared some loved-up snaps from Croatia, where they were holidaying when Adam popped the question.

Pep Guardiola is hopeful that he can call on more players for the Nottingham Forest game on Saturday as Manchester City struggle with injuries.

Manchester City will be aiming to maintain their 100 per cent record this weekend when they travel to the London Stadium to take on West Ham United. Guardiola's side have a perfect record so far after victories against Burnley, Newcastle, Sheffield United and Fulham have seen the Blues catapulted to the top of the table.

Pep Guardiola could be without three key players for Manchester City's Premier League trip to West Ham on Saturday.

Ellise Shafer SkyShowtime, the European streaming home to releases from Paramount and Universal, has revealed its upcoming film and TV slate through the rest of the year, including “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Poker Face.” Just one year since the streaming service’s launch in the Nordics and six months since its rollout in 20 more European markets, SkyShowtime is on track to have 50% of this year’s box office on the platform. “Less than a year since our launch, SkyShowtime boasts an impressive line-up of amazing content,” SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan said in a statement.

Gerard Piqué and Clara Chía are living their best lives. The celebrity couple was spotted relaxing aboard a luxury yacht in Croatia, accompanied by their family, and enjoying a romantic moment in the ocean.PIQUÉ’S GIRLFRIEND, CLARA CHÍA, REPORTEDLY INTERACTS WITH SHAKIRA’S SONSHAKIRA AND PIQUÉ REPORTEDLY PULL OUT THE WHITE FLAG AND DECLARE THEIR WAR OVERThe player’s mom Montserrat Bernabeu was photographed having a casual conversation with the pair after they were seen paddle boarding in a bay near beach Sunj on Lopud Island.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are taking on New York Fashion Week together!

Amazon, Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez seem to have concluded their endless and luxurious summer vacation in Croatia.

David Beckham has showed off his rippling abs in a new shirtless snap as he marks the end of summer.The 48 year old shared the image as his family holiday in Croatia comes to an end. On his Instagram story, the Manchester United legend wrote: "Ending the summer with one last dip" before adding the Croatian national flag and a water splash emoji. David was wearing a pair of green swimming trunks and a pair of dark sunglasses as he got ready to jump into the water.