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  • NewsDeadline

    BBC Apologizes After Reporting That “Derogatory Comments” About Trans People Could See J.K. Rowling Fall Foul Of New Hate Crime Law

    EXCLUSIVE: The BBC has apologized after suggesting that J.K. Rowling’s remarks about transgender women could put her on the wrong side of a new hate crime law in Scotland. In an April 2 story that centered on the Harry Potter author, BBC Scotland reported that the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 means …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Annecy Brings Five Works in Progress to Cannes’ Marché du Film Animation Day (EXCLUSIVE)

    “A New Dawn,” the feature debut of Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, an animator on Makoto Shinkai’s blockbuster “Your Name,” is one draw in a five-title Annecy Animation Showcase which involves producers of real impact on the global independent animation scene. The showcase will unveil a second brand-new animation project, “Mu-Ki-Ra,” co-produced by “Unicorn Wars” backer Abano Producións. …

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  • BusinessDeadline

    Adobe Brings $6M Diversity Film & TV Fund To UK Via ScreenSkills Partnership

    The $6M Adobe Film and TV Fund supporting under-represented communities in film and TV has been extended to the UK. Adobe has partnered with UK training body ScreenSkills on the extension of the fund and around $250,000 will be spent in the nation in 2024 and 2025, helping 350 people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Adobe and …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    ‘Dune 2’ Casting Director Francine Maisler to Be Honored at Karlovy Vary Film Festival

    The Karlovy Vary Film Festival and Variety have teamed up to honor Francine Maisler, one of the world’s most respected casting directors, whose recent credits include “Dune: Part Two,” “The Bikeriders,” “Challengers,” “Civil War” and “Joker: Folie à Deux.” Maisler has worked on more than 70 feature films and is a recipient of 15 Artios …

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  • EntertainmentDeadline

    Foxtel/Binge’s Amanda Laing Exiting; Hulu’s Irish Comedy-Drama ‘Obituary’ Travels; Banijay ‘Cricketainment’ Play — Global Briefs

    Foxtel/Binge Topper Amanda Laing Exiting Foxtel and Binge’s Chief Commercial and Content Officer Amanda Laing has resigned and is exiting later this year. She joined the Australian TV giant in 2018 and has overseen the launch of streamer Binge, which is behind worldwide comedy hit Colin From Accounts. No word on her next move, but …

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  • CelebrityVariety

    Céline Dion Details Stiff Person Syndrome Diagnosis: ‘I Hope That We’ll Find a Miracle … but for Now I Have to Learn to Live With It’

    Pop legend Céline Dion is opening up about her life with Stiff Person Syndrome, saying that she still hopes “we’ll find a miracle,” but is learning “to live with it.” In a new interview with Vogue France, the Canadian singer discussed the neurological disorder, which causes progressive muscular stiffness. Following her diagnosis in December 2022, …

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  • EntertainmentVariety

    Directors Fortnight Documentary ‘The Falling Sky’ Sets World Sales With Rediance (EXCLUSIVE)

    China-based international sales agent Rediance has acquired world sales rights to “The Falling Sky,” a feature documentary which will premiere next month at Cannes in the Directors Fortnight section. Directed by Eryk Rocha and Gabriela Carneiro da Cunha, the film makes the Amazonian Yanomami people its stars. Based on the book of the same title …

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