Red Sea Film Foundation Names Faisal Baltyuor CEO
The organizer of the annual Red Sea Film Festival has chosen the veteran film producer and industry pioneer to succeed Mohammed Al Turki. Source: Red Sea Film Foundation Names Faisal Baltyuor CEO
The Futurist: Site of former Birmingham cinema gets listed status
The site of a “pioneering” former cinema has been granted listed status. The Futurist, on John Bright Street in Birmingham, survived two world wars and was the first in the city to show “talkies”, according to Historic England, these were … Continued
Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty of Sexual Assault, Gets 18 Months
A Paris court has found the French star guilty in relation to allegations of groping on the set of Jean Becker’s ‘The Green Shutters’ in 2021. Source: Gérard Depardieu Found Guilty of Sexual Assault, Gets 18 Months
Italian Producer Andrea Iervolino, “Hollywood Envoy” Mel Gibson Unveil Italy-U.S. Film Treaty Proposal
Iervolino says the proposal is designed to “serve as a ‘pilot project’ for the development of similar treaties between the USA and all other countries around the world.” Source: Donald Trump “Ambassador” Mel Gibson Sets Italy Film Treaty Proposal
We’re having sex inside Moby Dick! The wild architectural world of Japan’s love hotels
French photographer François Prost has been on a 3,000km pilgrimage of passion, driving from Utsunomiya, north of Tokyo, to the island of Shikoku in the south, to document Japan’s unique architecture of furtive liaisons. What he found spans from manga-embellished … Continued
‘A lot of pride and joy’: the First Nations team representing Australia at the Venice Biennale of Architecture
These seven architects hope to show First Nations design and connection to Country at the world’s most prestigious architecture exhibition. Source: ‘A lot of pride and joy’: the First Nations team representing Australia at the Venice Biennale of Architecture | … Continued