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Debut filmmaker Trygvi Danielsen had no doubts. When he sat down to write the script of his first feature film, 111 Good Days (111 góðir dagar), he knew it had to be in the Faroese language.

In 2019 alone, direct investment in film production in Hungary reached $565. 6 million, not counting indirect investment in tourism.

Director Satyajit Ray had no thought of making a sequel to Pather Panchali until the rapturous reception the film received, both critically and financially. Aparajito (The Unvanquished) would become the second in the Apu Trilogy, followed by Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) in 1959.

Four new movies arrived at the French box office this week. Thanks to the school break and the Easter holidays, animation and light fiction films were the most successful.

Dia Mirza is an actor/producer at One India Stories LLP, as well as an Advocate for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program. An average working person may not be able to shop in an organic grocery store or buy an electric car.

If – as the adage goes – we are what we eat, how could that impact the future of our planet? Australian filmmakers Kate Clere and Mick McIntyre have been looking for answers in their upcoming six-episode docuseries, Eating Plants. The couple traveled to six countries (United States of America, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, China, and Australia) to explore the plant-based movement and find the best food products, restaurants, influencers, chefs, experts, and benefits.

As one of the first festivals focused on the television industry, PaleyFest has for 39 years been presenting cutting-edge programs and connecting TV fans with the stars of their favorite shows. This year, PaleyFest celebrated NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and newcomer NCIS: Hawai’i with their cast and creatives at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.

Hany Abu-Assad received the Dutch Movies Matter award for Huda's Salon from the 14th edition of the Movies That Matter Festival. The international film festival homing in on human rights ran April 8-16, 2022, and screened its films in The Hague, online, and in cities across the Netherlands.

Italians flocked to the cinema over the Easter weekend. And Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the third installment of the prequel to the Harry Potter saga, climbed in its first week of programming at the Box Office, reaching the top position and the €4 million mark.

Only a few years ago, Slava Vakarchuk was touring the world as the famous lead singer of Okean Elzy, the most decorated rock band in Ukraine. Now he’s touring his own country, but this time it’s in his role as a soldier staying behind to support Ukraine troops fighting the Russians.