STEPHEN AKINMOSA
EUROPEAN FILM AWARDS 2020
Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round swept the European Film Awards winning in each of its categories: Film, Director, Actor (Mads Mikkelsen) and Screenwriter (Vinterberg and
Tobias Lindholm). The drama that’s Denmark’s entry for the International Feature Oscar
has continued to scoop prizes
from San Sebastian to London. The story of four weary high school teachers who test the theory that a constant level of modest inebriation opens our
minds to the world, takes them on a journey of self-discovery with both tragic and uplifting consequences.
Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round
Paula Beer - European Film Award for best actress
On accepting the top prize during second one about the same and the virtual EFA ceremony, four heterosexual white males ever could ever have been made teaching youngsters to drink. It without the support systems of could never have been possible my country and of European outside of this continent and I’m super proud to be awarded in this continent.�
The best actress honor went to Paula Beer for the titular role in Christian Petzold’s love story Undine, a variation on the myth of water nymph Undine, who must kill every lover who leaves her.
the award to her, as he has
Best European documentary went to Alexander Nanau for Collective, a furious look at hospital corruption in Romania, which is also an inside look at investigative journalism.
for his debut Sole, a hardhitting drama about a pregnant woman from Eastern Europe who comes to Italy to sell her unborn child.
itself. The European Discovery — Prix Fipresci for a work by a
historian Marc Cousins won the inaugural EFA Award for Mikkelsen, accepting his prize Innovative Storytelling for for best actor, dedicated it to his groundbreaking, 14-hour Ida’s memory. “She shines in documentary Women Make Films. said. “She died during the making of the project. She was supposed to be a part of it. It was shot at her school, in her classroom,” Vinterberg said, accepting the it only made sense to dedicate
Portuguese producer Luís Urbano of Lisbon’s O Som e a Fúria shingle won the Eurimages Co-Production Award for his contribution as a co-producer on such features as Ira Sachs’ Frankie, Joao Nicolau’s Technoboss, and
Thomas Vinterberg Best Director Goncalo Waddington’s Patrick. Hidden Away, Giorgio Diritti’s portrait of self-taught Italian painter Antonio Ligabue, won European Film honors for best cinematography (for cameraman Matteo Cocco) and for Ursula Patzak for best costume design. Dascha Dauenhauer won best original score for her soundtrack to Burhan Qurbani’s Berlin Alexanderplatz, a modern-day adaptation of Alfred Döblin’s
1929 literary classic. Earlier in the month of December Agnieszka Holland was elected as the new president of the European Film Academy, succeeding Wim Wenders. Holland, also a nominee for European Director for “Charlatan,” was on hand to present awards. “Phantom Thread” star Vicky Krieps presented the award for
European Director to Thomas European Film Awards on 12 Vinterberg for “Another Round.” December, the European Film Academy is introducing a new prize for lead Mads Mikkelsen, award category – the EFA Award and screenplay for Vinterberg for Innovative Storytelling. and Tobias Lindholm. Paula Beer took the Actress award for is presented to director Mark her performance in Christian Cousins for WOMEN MAKE Petzold’s “Undine.” FILM: A NEW ROAD MOVIE On the occasion of the 33rd THROUGH CINEMA.
Mads Mikkelsen -Best European Actor
Italian Reve) The European Film Academy achievements in European introduces this new category storytelling. “The cultural narrative of the history of cinema cinematic landscape and to has largely been viewed from celebrate the great innovative the male perspective since the
movies began over a century ago,” says EFA Chairman Mike Downey, “Mark Cousins’ completely epic and utterly essential WOMEN MAKE FILM, is not only a long overdue redressing of the balance, it is in itself an inspiring and revisionist history of cinema, which puts women directors right back where they belong - at the epicentre of the story
FILM - Mark Cousins.” With this award, the European Film Academy wishes to pay tribute to a ground-breaking documentary produced by Hopscotch Films, a 14-hour odyssey introducing the viewer to many amazing but often overlooked female auteurs of cinema. Using almost a thousand
than that: it’s an alternative decades and six continents, the prism of the female gaze, teaches us the themes and are made, shot and edited; techniques of cinema, but how stories are shaped and how movies depict life, love, as examples. EFA is proud politics, humour and death, all to present the EFA Award for through the compelling lens of Innovative Storytelling to the some of the world’s greatest director of WOMEN MAKE directors — all of them women.
THE RISE OF AFRICAN FASHION & MODELS IN HONG KONG
CELEBRITY BREAKUPS 2020 PART ONE
“Tyler and his girlfriend split up some time ago.” “They remain friends and are focused on being the best parents they can for their son.” Hollywood mogul Tyler Perry has caused a frenzy over his latest Instagram photo and newly single status. Perry Tyler a billionaire also announced the news via Instagram on Wednesday, writing, “This is what a midlife
crisis looks like. I’m 51, single and wondering what the next chapter in my life will look like.” “Whatever it looks like I’m going to walk with God, be the best father and man I can be, hold my head up high, and try to look my best doing it!!” he continued. “In a world with so much sadness, please try and stay in the good! Merry Christmas and let’s look forward to 2021 bringing us peace!”
BRAD Pitt has reportedly split Jolie, in court for custody of the from his girlfriend, Nicole former couple’s six children. Poturalski, after just a few months of dating the swimsuit model. that the attractive pair were a hot new item in August after The 56-year-old’s latest breakup comes as he continues they were seen boarding a to battle his ex-wife, Angelina private jet together.
Peter Morgan, 57, has been a No. 10). mainstay in the newspapers since the release of the fourth A golden couple by every estimation. Anderson has Now, he’s in the papers for an been critically acclaimed for her starring roles in The it has been reported that he X-Files, Sex Education and has split amicably with his The Fall. Morgan, as a writer, girlfriend of four years, Gillian was Oscar-nominated for his Anderson, 52. Anderson was cast in the role of Margaret Queen, starring Helen Mirren, Thatcher for the latest Crown and has been applauded for his and reportedly said she would stage productions, including be delighted to reprise her role Frost/Nixon and The Audience should the opportunity arise prime ministers); as well as for Thatcher’s departure from creating The Crown.
But Sabrina Parr surprised her Instagram followers on Wednesday when she revealed that she and her 40-year-old
I love him dearly but I am no longer able to be by his side while he seeks the help he so desperately needs,� wrote the Cleveland native. “I wish him their separate ways. all the best and I am asking In all seriousness, Parr implies that you pray for everyone Odom, who turns 41 on Friday, involved.� may be dabbling in bad habits announced their plans to an overdose at a Nevada brothel wed in November 2021. in 2015, while still married to Khloe Kardashian.
he alone has to work through. December 2013.
Elena Samodanova recently opened up about her relationship with estranged husband and Dancing with the Stars pro Gleb Savchenko.
we’re going to be running it together,” she said. “Not at this moment, I’m just too pissed at him. So I won’t be able to do anything at this moment. Samodanova, 36, answered fans Maybe later.” questions during an Instagram When someone asked her what she made pancakes with her her plans are for the ballroom younger daughter Zlata, 3. dance studio the former couple Savchenko and Samodanova, runs, Samodanova expressed who announced their split her anger at Savchenko, who after 14 years of marriage last is currently vacationing in month, also share daughter actress Cassie Scerbo.
Taraji P Henson and 37-year- work out,’ admitted the pinup. old Kelvin Hayden have ended ‘You know what I mean? I tried, their engagement. I said, “let’s do the therapy thing” but if we are both not on The 50-year-old Empire actress the same page with that, then shared the news on Monday during Power 105.1’s The you feel like you’re taking it on Breakfast Club morning show. yourself and that’s not a fair position for anybody to play in ‘I haven’t said it yet but it didn’t a relationship.’
“My happiness is not his responsibility and his is not her three year relationship with mine,” she continued. “We Scott Disick, 37, in August.
reportedly ‘still healing from the breakup between her and Scott’ and putting future romances to the wayside for the time being.
right now,’
dating in 2017, split for the
ourselves happy, to make each other happy. So, when one person is taking on the weight of the entire relationship, it’s never going to work. You have to show up, yes you want to be understanding but you can’t lose yourself in that understanding. You have to still stand up for yourself and be there for yourself but it’s hard to do if the other person isn’t doing that either.”
Scott’s brief stint at a Colorado rehabilitation facility in late But, unfortunately, Scott and April.
was short lived and they ended The Talentless founder allegedly checked himself in to up ‘[breaking] up for good’ in work on issues related to the August. deaths of his parents, father Disick and Richie split shortly who passed away within after Scott checked himself out months of one another in late after spending less than a week 2013 and early 2014. at the private recovery center.
Ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos
EX-WIFE OF JEFF BEZOS DONATES $4BN MacKenzie said she took a “data-driven” approach to selecting the recipients of donations. However, her team paid “special attention to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital”.
include food banks and tribal colleges. She added that some of her basic needs, such as food banks, emergency relief funds and support for the most vulnerable. Others focused on long-term issues that the pandemic has exacerbated, such as debt relief, employment training and education for
“historically marginalised and underserved people”, as well as civil rights groups and legal defence funds.
6,490 organisations and put 822 into “deeper research”. Scott published the list of organisations to receive funds, which includes the In total, her team looked at YMCA, Meals on Wheels, the
Amazon Owner
Global Fund for Women and the Civil Rights Organization the National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People. Scott’s $60bn net worth makes her the 18th richest person in the world.
The Gates have committed $305m relating to Covid-19 vaccines and diagnostic developments.
years. In August, he donated ÂŁ500,000 to fund educational scholarships for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
In June, the former basketball star Michael Jordan announced he was going to donate $100m to Black Lives Matter and other social causes over the next decade. In the same month, the UK musician Stormzy announced he would donate ÂŁ10m to black British causes over the next 10
This year, Bezos has committed $10bn to issues related to climate change. In November, grants, handing out almost $800m to 16 groups. Last year, she committed to the Giving Pledge Initiative, Bill
and Melinda Gates, which encourages the world’s richest people to donate a large portion of their wealth to charitable causes.
in the divorce, maintaining his status as the world’s richest person with a fortune of $185 billion, according to the Bloomberg index. His net worth has increased $70 billion Other major donations made this year. during the pandemic include $1bn by Jack Dorsey, the co- Her divorce from the world’s founder of Twitter. In April, richest man, Mr Bezos, in Dorsey announced he was 2019 left her with a 4% stake moving $1bn of his assets into in Amazon, which was worth a fund to support pandemic £27.8bn ($36bn) at the time. Scott, 50, who was formerly married to Amazon Chief signed the Giving Pledge in 2019, promising to give away the majority of her fortune.
However, thanks to an increase in online shopping in the pandemic, she has seen her wealth balloon this year from £17bn ($23.6bn) to £45bn ($60.7bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
“I have a disproportionate amount of money to share,” colossus Amazon in 1994 out she wrote in her pledge. “My of his garage in Seattle. approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. It Between March and April 2020, amid the pandemic, care. But I won’t wait. And I Amazon said it hired 175,000 will keep at it until the safe is additional workers. empty.” In April 2020, Bezos said he Bezos, 56, kept three-quarters would give $100 million to of the couple’s Amazon shares
operates food banks and food pantries across the country. Amazon has faced criticism from U.S. senators and the general public for its treatment of warehouse workers during the coronavirus pandemic. He divorced his wife MacKenzie in 2019 after 25 years of marriage and transferred a quarter of his Amazon stake to her. In 2019, Amazon notched $280.5 billion in revenues and a record $11.5 billion in net
GUCCI
Tina Onalapo
egan her career as a model and entered several beauty contests. "I definitely feel like there's a turning point", Berry says about the forward movement for women d i r e c t o r s . " I' m m o r e encouraged that as women, we are feeling confident enough to tell our stories. There is a place for us to tell our stories. For so long, our experiences have been told narratively through the guise of men." Oscar winning actress Halle Berry has enjoyed an extraordinary career in show business that includes roles in classics like "Jungle Fever" and "X-Men." Although she now has a net worth $80 million, she grew up poor, raised by a single mother in Cleveland.
Terri Donnelly
SAMUEL LITTLE DEADLIEST US KILLER, DIES AT 80
America’s deadliest serial killer, Samuel Little,
the belief that this would draw less attention
who confessed to strangling 93 people, has
from a disjointed law enforcement system that
died in California aged 80 with the identity of
had little apparent interest in such victims – a
almost half of his victims still unknown.
calculation that proved grimly correct. His
Little said he targeted disadvantaged and
death means families of many of the victims
mostly black women, including sex workers, in
may never have closure.
He was serving three consecutive sentences of
Little. “They are broke, desperate for money
life without parole for the killing of three
and they walked right into my ever ready
women in Los Angeles County during the late
spider web. I don’t think there was another
1980s, crimes to which he was linked through
person that did what I liked to do. I think I’m
DNA matches. He was convicted of first-
the only one in the world.”
degree murder by a Los Angeles County jury
“That’s not an honour. That’s a curse”.
on 25 September 2014 and began serving his prison sentence about two months later.
He claimed he made the confessions in case others had been convicted of his crimes.“I say,
Former bare-knuckle fighter Samuel Little
if I can help get somebody out of jail, you
who lived a normadic lifestyle, punched and
know, God might smile a little bit more on
strangled most of his victims, whose deaths
me”. he said.
were often ruled as overdoses or other causes, according to the FBI.
Describing how he killed with impunity for years, Little boasted to investigators of
He told authorities he targeted prostitutes,
avoiding “people who would be immediately
drug addicts, and other women he thought
missed”, in an interview acquired by the
police would not work too hard to find said
Washington Post, which examined the
repeated failures to catch Little. “I’d go back to
attempted murders or killings, but he
the same city sometimes and pluck me another
repeatedly escaped serious punishment.Little
grape,” he said. “How many grapes do you all
served two prior sentences in a California state
got on the vine here? I’m not going to go over
prison, including a four-year term ending in
there into the white neighbourhood and pick
1987 for assault with a deadly weapon and
out a little teenage girl.”
false imprisonment, and a stint of about 14
Before his convictions in 2014, Little was linked to at least eight sexual assaults,
months ending in April 2014.