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Its not an easy novel to adapt as the story is so complex, Isfansyah says. It has so many perspectives and spans three separate eras. Isfansyah agreed and then asked Andini to join him as co-director, marking a first for the pair. Dian Sastrowardoyo (L) and Ario Bayu (R) in ‘Cigarette Girl’Netflix, Base Entertainment It was also something new for me directing with Ifa as we both have our own style....

Nigeriahas submitted CJ ObasisSundancetitleMami Wataas its candidate for theBest International Feature Filmin the 96thAcademy Awards. Uzoamaka Aniunoh stars as her devoted daughter and Evelyne Ily Juhen as a skeptical protege. Its first-ever entryLionheartin 2019 was disqualified because of the high percentage of English in the film. Mami WataDekanalog However, an AMPAS decision to accept films in Pidgin English has opened the door for more Nigerian entries. Its second entry, for the 2021 awards, was the Hausa-language dramaThe Milkmaid....

American and international news crews are not allowed into Gaza. More than 2,700 locals have already been killed in the conflict. Often when people go into to cover a conflict, they go somewhere to cover a conflict. An AFPTV cameraman films Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City.Mohammed Abed, AFP/Getty Images Here, our staff are living in the middle of a conflict. The conflict is right outside their front door. We have lots of traumas....

But its fair to say that the strikes coincided with Kay having a serious moment. The WGA are wonderful, but thats an American union, its not the whole world, he says. Its the reason why he was happy to sit down with Deadline for this interview. George KayITV That and Kay has managed to surface for air after a manic period of writing. I was doing those three series at the same time, he says....

We are witnessing a crime and a catastrophe. The letter in full: We are witnessing a crime and a catastrophe. Gaza is already a society of refugees and the children of refugees. Tilda Swinton, Steve Coogan, Maxine Peake & Charles DanceGetty Images Our governments are not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them. There will come a time when they are held to account for their complicity. We support the global movement against the destruction of Gaza and the mass displacement of the Palestinian people....

EXCLUSIVE:The expansion of theBasketball Wivesfranchise looks to be a slam dunk forVH1. In all, the episode drew about 203,000 viewers in the 18-49 demo. On social media, the franchise also performed well.Basketball Wives: LAranked as the No. Basketball WivesParamount Global 2 reality series on cable that day with 2.6M video views, up 90% compared to Season 10. Basketball Wives: Orlandotook the cake as the No. 1 most social reality series on cable in terms of total interactions....

The Fall of the House of Ushersnuck into second place onNetflixs English-language TV charts during its debut week. After debuting on October 12, the series tallied 6M views in just a few days on the service. With eight episodes available, its possible Mike Flanagans latest project could make its way to No. Lupin, The Fall of the House of UsherNetflix 1 on the English-language list. But, it would have to beatBeckham, which held onto its No....

1 on-demand Spanish-language title by reach on the Roku Channel both stateside and in Mexico. Serenata de las Estrellasdoesnt simply rely on stunting famous singers. This show as a format does a really nice job of that. Chiquis in ‘Serenata de las Estrellas’Roku Lopez caught the Quando Quando Quando viral video and was won over by Santos idea for the show. The emotional journey of that story is what really sold me....

I continue to see very little on TV for me as a woman of color. One wonders why, she said. Probably at the bottom, she continued. Mo AbuduCourtesy of Kelechi Amadi Obi How many Black or African global shows are there, with a global budget? you’re able to read our exclusive in-depth feature on African streaminghere. The real challenge is maybe that commissioners are risk averse, she added. They would rather tell something similar to what theyve always been used to telling....

The Fellowship is a non-studio professional development program that trains emerging writers to succeed in Hollywood. Jess Ju, CAPEs former Director of Programs and Operations, returned to execute the program. Its all about giving back and lifting each other up. Top (L-R): Armaan Uplekar, Aldous Davidson, Cindy Chu (Credit: Emily Lin) Bottom (L-R): Homer Hsieh (Credit: Nicholai Perez), Keiko Sugihara (Credit: Caitlyn Hynes), Caroline Tsai, Samantha Xiao (Credit: Paige Parsons)CAPE...

4TH UPDATE, Oct 16:Casey Wasserman is the latest Hollywood heavyweight to speak out in support ofIsrael. Read her full memo at the bottom of this post. We denounce the brutal attacks by Hamas in Israel, said the joint statement. Israeli soldiers guard outside Kibbutz Kfar Aza near the border with GazaAlexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images These atrocities will have a devastating impact on future generations. We unequivocally stand in solidarity with Israel in the global fight against terrorism....

Barrymore introduced her guest Shania Twain, saying to the audience, Alright everybody, welcome to season four. Lets go girls, without comment about her return following the recently ended writers strike and ongoing actors strike. It began interviewing writers and said that it would be in compliance with the guild. ‘The Drew Barrymore Show’CBS Media Ventures Barrymore received strong backlash when she initially decided to return before the strike had ended....

But still, industry onlookers were sceptical. In August, ITV trumpeted 2 billion views and was named Best On-Demand Service at the Edinburgh TV Awards. ITVs best total for a full year prior was 1.9 billion for 12 months in 2022. Damian Lewis in ‘A Spy Among Friends.‘ITV Studios The metrics were up significantly. The numbers dont lie, and they are really good in all metrics, Radcliffe says. Similar stories have been playing out across Europe....