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Known as a fast-rising producer with a focus on diversity, Nigerian-born Londoner Joy Galolo-Akpojotoor broke through with Rapman’s box office record-breaking musical crime drama Blue Story in 2019, and followed this up in 2021 with Amr Amin’s romantic comedy Boxing Day, the UK’s first all-black Christmas film. Even though she has a number of projects in development through her Joi Productions banner, including “Animol.” Galolo-Akpojotlu, who marks the directorial debut of Emmy-nominated “Adolescence” star Ashley Walter, takes the director’s chair himself with “Dreamers,” which he also wrote. The film, which first bowed in London and just had its UK premiere…

Alec Baldwin crashed his car into a tree in the Hamptons on Monday afternoon. In photos obtained exclusively by Page Six, the bonnet of the actor’s white Range Rover appears to have been severely damaged by a large tree. Baldwin, 67, was accompanied by his younger brother, Stephen Baldwin. The actor spoke with officers at the scene, but did not appear to be injured. Baldwin, wearing a gray polo shirt and pants, stood next to his damaged car and made a call on his cell phone. At one point, the father of eight children had his hands in his pockets…

As Spain continues to solidify its position as the world’s most dynamic exporter of scripted television, Atres Media Sales has announced a major deal with AXN Japan for the crime drama Una vida menos en Canarias. The agreement marks another step into one of the toughest but most prestigious Asian markets and signals growing demand in Japan for premium Spanish drama. This follows previous breakthroughs for Atres Media, including “Eltiempo entrecosturas” (“The Time in Between”), which aired on NHK, and Hulu Japan’s hit prison thriller “Vis a Vis” (“Locked Up”). A high-energy procedural with a sun-drenched noir aesthetic, “Una vida…

Former Sen. Mitt Romney’s sister-in-law, Carrie Elizabeth Romney, was found dead in a Los Angeles parking lot on Friday, October 10th. She was 64 years old. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s representative tells PEOPLE that law enforcement responded to the 24500 block of Town Center Drive in a Valencia parking lot around 8:30 p.m. PT on Friday. A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy confirmed to PEOPLE that the woman jumped or fell from the parking lot. According to NBC Los Angeles, the garage has five floors and is located near the Hyatt Regency hotel. Although it did not confirm the…

Cher took her ice cream brand and her younger boyfriend to New York for the weekend. The “If I Could Turn Back Time” singer, 79, and her much younger producer Alexander “AE” Edwards, 39, celebrated the opening of Alan Faena’s new hotel in West Chelsea on Friday, and the pair reportedly looked transfixed. Cher and Alexander “AE” Edwards arrived at Faena holding hands. David X. Plutting/BFA.com/Shutterstock “Cher and her boyfriend are very close and stuck together… They seem very much in love and happy to be together.”ce told Page Six. The couple spent most of the night together. David X.…

Some of Britain’s most prominent studios and film companies have been hit with legal warnings over the industry’s boycott of Israeli film companies. A letter from British Israeli lawyers says the boycott, which is supported by Hollywood stars including Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, Olivia Colman and Mark Ruffalo, is a breach of the UK’s Equality Act and could have implications for finance and insurance. Companies receiving the letter include domestic companies such as the BBC, Film4 and ITV, as well as the UK offices of Netflix, Disney, Amazon Studios, Apple and Warner Bros. Discovery. Other winners include film bodies such…

CNN International will launch multi-platform programming called “CNN Creators” from its new facility at Media City in Doha, Qatar. The new weekly half-hour CNN International program will air Thursdays at 11:30 a.m. ET and begin Oct. 23 under a phased launch plan. For the first few months, the show will be called “CNN Creators – The Intro.” This first phase will bring in a team of multi-platform content creators, “each with unique backgrounds, interests, skills and perspectives,” according to a statement from CNN. “These digitally native storytellers will explore conversations that capture the zeitgeist, focusing on AI, technology, art, culture,…

Nancy Meyers has paid a touching tribute to Diane Keaton, reflecting on their decades of collaboration and close friendship. The filmmaker wrote some of Keaton’s most beloved films, including 1987’s “Baby Boom,” 1991’s “Father of the Bride,” and 1995’s “Father of the Bride Part II.” Meyers later wrote and directed 2003’s Something’s Gotta Give, in which Keaton co-starred with fellow acting great Jack Nicholson. “We have lost a giant,” Meyers, 75, wrote on Instagram on Monday. “An amazing actress who put herself out there again and again to tell our story.” Nancy Meyers has paid a touching tribute to Diane…

Tallinn’s Baltic Event Co-Production Market  – an industry sidebar to the Black Nights Film Festival – has unveiled exclusively to Variety the strong line up of 15 European titles from 13 countries competing for the hefty €20,000 ($23,200) Eurimages Co-Production Development Award. For the second year, the lineup also takes in films aimed at kids and youth from the Black Nights Film festival (PÖFF)’s Just Film program. The slate, completed from a record 111 submissions from 44 different countries, runs the gamut from debuts works to compelling stories from acclaimed directors.  “It’s exciting to see strong and diverse voices shaping how stories are being…

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce celebrated the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory with a night on the town. After watching her fiancé and his team defeat the Detroit Lions at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday night, the singer and her beau headed to Kansas City hotspot Prime Social and partied atop the rooftop bar. In one snap shared on Instagram, Swift, 35, was seen sipping a cocktail while wearing a custom black jersey dress with “Chiefs” written on the front. Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce partied with friends after the Kansas City Chiefs’ Sunday Night Football win. Instagram/Samantha Ray Corum The two…