The International Documentary Association is announcing an open call for applications to its flagship Enterprise Documentary Fund and the Pare Lorentz Documentary Fund, with more than $500,000 to be awarded. The application window runs from May 29 to June 25 for non-IDA members; for IDA members, the application window remains open until July 9. The
The UK will spend £140m next year helping starving people in Yemen who are suffering one of the most ”acute humanitarian crises in the world”, the deputy foreign secretary has said. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Andrew Mitchell raised the plight of the Yemeni people, whom he said were living “on the margins of subsistence” following
Manchester’s beleaguered Co-op Live arena has finally officially opened its doors after weeks of setbacks, cancellations and postponements. The venue was initially due to fully open with two Peter Kay stand-up shows on 23 and 24 April, but these dates were pushed back when problems emerged at a test event headlined by Ricky Astley. The
News Empress Of Announces 2024 Tour Dates The artist will play Pitchfork Music Festival London and more as she supports For Your Consideration By Matthew Strauss May 14, 2024 Facebook X Empress Of, photo by Bethany Vargas Facebook X Empress Of has announced an autumn tour in support of her great new album, For Your
There’s no denying that tinted lip balms are one of the most popular skincare–makeup hybrids right now. Beauty retailer Space NK reports that sales of lip treatments, largely driven by balms, is up 283% vs 2023 – proof perhaps that we’re shaking loose the reliance on lipstick for the feel-good factor. For skincare enthusiasts, it’s
Canadian writer Alice Munro died on May 13th in her home in Ontario. She was 92 years old. She is considered one of the masters of the short story, well-respected in the literary world. She won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2013, with the Academy saying she could “accommodate the entire epic complexity of
In this article HD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot is seen in Mexico City, Mexico, on Jan. 15, 2020. Luis Cortes | Reuters Home Depot on Tuesday posted quarterly revenue below Wall Street’s expectations, as shoppers postponed bigger discretionary projects like bath and kitchen remodels
In this article TSLA RIVN F GM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The future of Tesla Supercharging is uncertain following CEO Elon Musk’s disbanding of the Supercharging team as part of a broader restructuring. The roughly 500 layoffs included senior director of EV charging Rebecca Tinucci and Daniel Ho, director of vehicle programs. Musk’s
Ahead of the series premiere of Cross, Prime Video officially gave the thriller an early Season 2 renewal. Deadline recently revealed exclusively the new Aldis Hodge-led series was prepping its sophomore season. A first-look teaser starring Aldis Hodge as the titular Alex Cross can be found above. The streamer has yet to set a premiere
ABC News Studios, Neon and Network Entertainment announced on Tuesday that Brats, the feature-length Brat Pack doc directed by Andrew McCarthy, will premiere on Hulu in the U.S. on Thursday, June 13. Set to launch on Disney+ in select territories later this summer, after world premiering at the 2024 Tribeca Festival, Brats looks at the
China’s ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Office after three people were charged with spying for Hong Kong. The Foreign Office said it was “unequivocal in setting out that the recent pattern of behaviour directed by China against the UK including cyber-attacks, reports of espionage links and the issuing of bounties is not acceptable”.
The creator and star of hit Netflix series Baby Reindeer has issued a fresh plea to fans to stop trying to discover the identities of characters in the show – and warned he will refrain from commenting for good. Said to be based on true events, Richard Gadd’s series – in which he plays barman
News Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss “Not Like Us” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Another of Lamar’s anti-Drake missives, “Euphoria,” reached No. 3 on the singles chart, while the Canadian rapper’s retort “Family Matters” debuted at No. 7 By Matthew Strauss May 13, 2024 Facebook X Kendrick Lamar, June 2023 (Taylor Hill/WireImage) Facebook
Obviously, Taylor Swift is about more than boys, and the Eras Tour is about more than her boyfriend being in the audience. But…Paris Night 4 was low-key a Travis Kelce tribute. After a two-month hiatus, the Eras Tour picked up again for its European leg with a run of shows in the City of Love,
Welcome to Today in Books, where we report on literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Library of Congress Charts a Roadmap to Reading In preparation for the 2024 National Book Festival, which will take place this August in Washington, DC, the 56 state and territory Centers for the Book affiliated with
In this article SAN-FR NVAX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A vial labelled “Novavax V COVID-19 Vaccine” is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Shares of Novavax jumped as much as 50% on Monday as Wall Street cheered the company’s new multibillion-dollar deal with French drugmaker Sanofi that
From left to right, Accel general partners Harry Nelis, Sonali de Rycker, Andrei Brasoveanu, Luca Bocchio, and Philippe Botteri. Accel Venture capital firm Accel said Tuesday it’s raised $650 million for its eighth fund targeted at investing in European and Israeli early-stage startups, in a sign the venture capital market may be showing signs of
The 2023-24 TV season was different and difficult as the industry dealt with simultaneous strikes by writers and actors, followed by discernable Hollywood contraction. But these cuts hit some bone. Although every development season results in the death of several series, the decision to cancel shows like So Help Me Todd came across as particularly
Chris Hemsworth is defending films from Marvel Studios after criticism from legendary directors like Martin Scorsese and Francis Ford Coppola. In a new interview, the Thor star opened up about the negative views some filmmakers have on the superhero genre and the state of the superhero fatigue the films are experiencing. “It felt harsh, and
The House of Commons has approved plans to exclude MPs from the parliamentary estate if they have been arrested on suspicion of a serious offence. The move came despite the government putting forward a motion to recommend that a ban kicks in at the point of charge – a higher bar. MPs voted to reverse