Major film festivals to unite for YouTube event. Major film festivals – including Berlin, Cannes, Toronto and Venice – are to join forces for an online event. We Are One: A Global Film Festival, will be hosted by YouTube from 29 May. It comes after coronavirus caused disruption to many international events, as the film...

Irrfan Khan, an icon of Indian cinema who had a string of Anglo-American successes under his belt, including Slumdog Millionaire, Life of Pi and Jurassic World, has died in Mumbai. Irrfan Khan, one of Bollywood’s most beloved stars who had achieved considerable success in the west, has died aged 53. He had been admitted to …...

Tom Hanks donates bag of plasma after recovering from Covid-19. The Actor is hoping his blood and plasma can aid in finding a vaccine for Covid-19. On Wednesday, the legendary actor shared pictures of his plasma donation, making good on a promise he recently made to do so. “Here’s last week’s bag of plasma. Such...

St. Kitts Music Festival 2020 Postponed. St. Kitts is postponing the 24th St. Kitts Music Festival, originally scheduled to be held June 24-28, 2020, to June 23-27, 2021 in light of the current global situation to protect its citizens, residents, visitors and the integrity of the event. “The St. Kitts Music Festival is now...

GUNS N’ ROSES announce rescheduled Central/South American tour dates. GUNS N’ ROSES have announced the rescheduled dates for their recently postponed Central and South American tour. The trek, which was originally slated to take place in March and April, was called off due to the coronavirus pandemic which has brought the...

Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute dies. The well-known Spanish singer-songwriter Luis Eduardo Aute died this Saturday in a Madrid hospital at the age of 76, according to sources in his family circle quoted by several media. Considered one of the main references of the author’s song in Spain, Aute (Manila, September 13,...

Ecuador, Chile and Argentina awarded at Viña del Mar Festival. Performers from Ecuador, Chile and Argentina turned out winners of the international competition of the 61st edition of the Viña del Mar Song Festival, which concluded this early morning. During the event’s Friday evening reached 150 million spectators live, the...

The 5th International Salsa Festival ended in Havana with a concert by Puerto Rican singer Victor Manuelle. The Jose Antonio Echeverria recreational complex’s Club 500, the main venue of the festival, hosted the performance by the renowned musician, who sang for the first time in Cuba accompanied by his orchestra. Victor Manuelle,...

Why Labeling Antonio Banderas, A ‘Person of Color’ Triggers Such A Backlash. As Oscars night approaches on Sunday, movie fans are being reminded of a persistent diversity problem in the film industry’s most anticipated awards event: Few nominees aren’t white. Some media, however, also alluded to another actor as...

Mexican Senate grants Man of the Year Award to Cuban promoter. Cuban cultural promoter Daniel Martin expressed gratitude on Monday to the Mexican Senate for granting him the Man of the Year Award, due to his contributions to the Latin Music Institute (ILM), of which he is the president. The ceremony to grant annual award …...