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Tarik Saleh
Tarik Saleh (; born 28 January 1972) is a Swedish television producer, animator, publisher, journalist, and film director. He was born in Stockholm to a Swedish mother and an Egyptian father. He is most known for his Cairo-trilogy starring Fares Fares: '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' (2017), ''Boy from Heaven'' (2022) and ''Eagles of the Republic'' (2025). Career In the late 1980s and early 1990s, he was one of Sweden's most prominent graffiti artists, including co-creating '' Fascinate''. He has also worked as a TV host for Sveriges Television and is one of the founders of production company Atmo. Saleh first feature film, the Englis-language animated film '' Metropia'' (2009), had its world premiere at the 66th Venice International Film Festival. His 2017's '' The Nile Hilton Incident'' was awarded World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival, and went to win numerous awards including Best Film at the 53rd Guldbagge Awards. In 2022, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2025 Cannes Film Festival
The 78th annual Cannes Film Festival took place from 13 to 24 May 2025. French actress Juliette Binoche served as jury president for the main competition. Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi won the Palme d'Or, the festival's top prize, for the drama film ''It Was Just an Accident.'' The official double poster for the festival featuring actress Anouk Aimée and actor Jean-Louis Trintignant in the movie ''A Man and a Woman'' (1966) by Claude Lelouch, winner of the Palme d'Or at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival, 19th Cannes Film Festival, was designed by Hartland Villa. French actor Laurent Lafitte served as host for the opening and closing ceremonies. During the festival, two Honorary Palme d'Or were awarded: the first was awarded to Robert De Niro during the festival's opening ceremony, and the second was awarded on short notice to Denzel Washington before the world premiere of ''Highest 2 Lowest''. One day after the announcement of the ACID (Cannes), ACID official selection, Palestini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
66th Venice International Film Festival
The 66th annual Venice International Film Festival, was held from 2 to 12 September 2009, at Venice Lido in Italy. Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee was the jury president for the main competition. Italian actress Maria Grazia Cucinotta was the Host of the opening and closing ceremonies. The Golden Lion was awarded to ''Lebanon'' by Samuel Maoz. The festival opened with '' Baarìa'' by Giuseppe Tornatore, and the closed with '' Chengdu, I Love You'' by Fruit Chan and Cui Jian. Juries Main competition (''Venezia 66'') * Ang Lee, Taiwanese filmmaker and producer - Jury President * Sergei Bodrov, Russian filmmaker and producer * Sandrine Bonnaire, French actress and filmmaker * Liliana Cavani, Italian filmmaker * Joe Dante, American director, producer, editor and actor * Anurag Kashyap, Indian director, writer, producer and actor * Luciano Ligabue, Italian director, writer and singer-songwriter ''Orizzonti'' * Pere Portabella, Spanish politician, director, and producer - Jury ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon MGM Studios
Amazon MGM Studios is an American film and television production and distribution company owned by Amazon, and headquartered at the Culver Studios complex in Culver City, California. Launched on November 16, 2010, it took its current name on October 4, 2023 after its merger with MGM Holdings, which Amazon had acquired the year prior. Productions from this company, as of September 2023, are primarily distributed through movie theaters under Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and Amazon's own streaming media service, Amazon Prime Video. Alongside Amazon Prime Video, the company constitutes one half of Amazon's membership in the Motion Picture Association (MPA), which it joined on October 1, 2024. History Formation and early success (2010–2021) Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process may be longer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazon Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video, known simply as Prime Video, is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming television service owned by Amazon. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced or co-produced by Amazon MGM Studios or licensed to Amazon, as Amazon Originals, with the service also hosting content from other providers, content add-ons, live sporting events, and video rental and purchasing services. Prime Video is offered both as a stand-alone service and as part of Amazon's Prime subscription. Amazon Prime Video is the third most-subscribed video on demand streaming media service in the United States, with 200 million paid memberships. Operating worldwide, the service may require a full Prime subscription to be accessed. In countries like United States, United Kingdom, and Germany, the service can be accessed without a full Prime subscription, whereas in Australia, Canada, France, India, Turkey, and Italy, it can only be access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Video On Demand
Video on demand (VOD) is a media distribution system that allows users to access videos, television shows and films Digital distribution, digitally on request. These multimedia are accessed without a traditional video playback device and a typical static broadcasting schedule, which was popular under traditional broadcast programming, instead involving newer modes of content consumption that have risen as Internet and IPTV technologies have become prominent, and culminated in the arrival of VOD and Over-the-top media service, over-the-top (OTT) media services on televisions and personal computers. Television VOD systems can streaming media, stream content, either through a traditional set-top box or through remote devices such as computers, tablets, and smartphones. VOD users may also permanently download content to a device such as a computer, digital video recorder (DVR) or, a portable media player for continued viewing. The majority of Cable television, cable and telephone comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime (TV Network)
Showtime (also known as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American pay television, premium television broadcaster, television network and the flagship property of Showtime Networks, a sub-division of the Paramount Media Networks division of Paramount Global. Showtime's programming includes original programming, original television program, television series produced exclusively for the linear network and developed for the co-owned Paramount+ streaming media, streaming service, Art release#Film, theatrically released and independent film, independent Feature film, motion pictures, documentary film, documentaries, and occasional stand-up comedy television special, specials, Television film, made-for-TV movies, and softcore pornography, softcore adult programming. Headquartered at Paramount Plaza in the northern part of New York City's Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway district, Showtime operates eight 24-hour, linear Multiplex (television)#Pay television multiplexes, multiplex channel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount Global. It is the sixth-oldest film studio in the world, the second-oldest film studio in the United States (behind Universal Pictures), and the sole member of the Major film studio, "Big Five" film studios located within the city limits of Los Angeles. In 1916, film producer Adolph Zukor put 24 actors and actresses under contract and honored each with a star on the logo. In 1967, the number of stars was reduced to 22 and their hidden meaning was dropped. In 2014, Paramount Pictures became the first major Hollywood studio to distribute all of its films in digital form only. The company's headquarters and studios are located at 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, California. The most commercially successful film franchises from Paramount Pictu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
STX Entertainment
STX Entertainment is an American independent entertainment and media company. Founded in March 2014 by film producer Robert Simonds and TPG Growth managing partner Bill McGlashan, the studio produces film, television, and digital media projects. In April 2020, STX announced that it would merge with the Indian studio Eros International. The merger was completed in July 2020, and STX became a division of ErosSTX. In December 2021, Jahm Najafi announced his intention to acquire STX from the merged company for $173 million–a sale completed in April 2022. Eros remains a minority, non-voting shareholder. History In 2012, Simonds and McGlashan began work on conceptualizing a media company based on the idea of producing medium-budget projects with a star attached, a method that had gone out of style with Hollywood studios. The conversation led to the launch of STX Entertainment in 2014 (the "S" standing for Simonds, the company's founder; the "T" standing for TPG Growth, whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillian Jacobs
Gillian MacLaren Jacobs (; born October 19, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Britta Perry in the NBC sitcom ''Community'' (2009–2015), Mickey Dobbs in the Netflix romantic comedy series '' Love'' (2016–2018), and Mary Jayne Gold in the Netflix miniseries '' Transatlantic'' (2023). Her other notable television roles include Mimi-Rose Howard in the fourth season of the HBO comedy-drama series '' Girls'' (2015), Atom Eve in the animated superhero series '' Invincible'' (2021–present), and Tiffany Jerimovich in the FX on Hulu comedy-drama series '' The Bear'' (2023–present). She has also appeared in films such as '' Gardens of the Night'' (2008), '' Don't Think Twice'' (2016), '' Ibiza'' (2018), '' I Used to Go Here'' (2020), and the '' Fear Street'' trilogy (2021). Early life and education Gillian MacLaren Jacobs was born in Pittsburgh on October 19, 1982, the only child of college administrator Martina Magenau and husband, investment banker Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Foster (actor)
Benjamin A. Foster (born October 29, 1980) is an American actor. His films include ''The Punisher'' (2004), '' X-Men: The Last Stand'' and ''Alpha Dog'' (both 2006), ''30 Days of Night'' (2007), '' The Messenger'' and ''Pandorum'' (both 2009), '' The Mechanic'' (2011), ''Contraband'' (2012), ''Kill Your Darlings'' and ''Lone Survivor'' (both 2013), '' The Program'' (2015), ''Warcraft'' (2016), and ''Leave No Trace'' (2018). He has won an Independent Spirit Award for portraying Tanner Howard in '' Hell or High Water'' (2016). He also had a recurring role as Russell Corwin in '' Six Feet Under'' (2003–05). Early life Foster was born in Boston on October 29, 1980, the son of restaurant owners. He has described his parents as "free-spirited, Vietnam-protesting hippies". He has a younger brother, Jon, who is also an actor. In 1984, the Foster family relocated to Fairfield, Iowa when their Boston home was broken into by robbers while they were present. Foster was raised Jewish His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Pine
Christopher Whitelaw Pine (born August 26, 1980) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as James T. Kirk in the ''Star Trek'' reboot film series (2009–2016) and Steve Trevor in the DC Extended Universe films ''Wonder Woman'' (2017) and ''Wonder Woman 1984'' (2020). Pine rose to prominence for his roles in the romantic comedies '' The Princess Diaries 2'' (2004) and '' Just My Luck'' (2006). His roles include Cinderella's Prince in ''Into the Woods'' (2014); Jack Ryan in '' Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit'' (2014); Bernie Webber in '' The Finest Hours'' (2016); and Robert the Bruce in ''Outlaw King'' (2018). He starred in ''Unstoppable'' (2010), ''Rise of the Guardians'' (2012), '' Hell or High Water'' (2016), '' The Contractor'', ''Don't Worry Darling'' (both 2022), and '' Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves'' (2023). Pine made his directorial debut with '' Poolman'' (2023). Early life Pine was born on August 26, 1980 in Los Angeles, California. His father, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Contractor (2022 Film)
''The Contractor'' is a 2022 American action thriller film directed by Tarik Saleh in his English-language debut and written by J. P. Davis. The film stars Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Gillian Jacobs, Eddie Marsan, J. D. Pardo, Florian Munteanu, and Kiefer Sutherland. It follows James Harper, a discharged U.S. Special Forces sergeant who joins a private military organization and soon finds himself on the run after being betrayed during a covert mission. Principal photography began in Europe in October 2019, with additional scenes shot in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The film was released theatrically and via video-on-demand in the United States on April 1, 2022, by Paramount Pictures and STXfilms. It received mixed reviews from critics and underperformed at the box office, grossing approximately $2.1 million worldwide. Plot Sergeant First Class James Harper, a decorated Special Forces soldier, is involuntarily discharged from the army after testing positive for steroids used to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
