Britney Spears Has Small Win in Conservatorship Battle as Petition Is Granted to Expand Her Legal Team

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Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain, known for her powerful women-centric films, has a new project participating in the Berlinale Co-Production Market and is launching a female filmmaker grant.Her Berlinale co-production market project, “The Difficult Bride,” follows Novera, a bride-to-be in present-day Dhaka who is in love with the groom and the idea of a fairytale wedding, but secretly struggles with her body, which does not seem to comply with the wedding rituals. She makes continuous trips to the beauty salon and uses home remedies to “cure” her body.

Christopher Vourlias Germany’s Sola Media has closed a wave of international sales for the animated feature “Finnick,” produced by Riki Group, which will be released by Sony Pictures Russia in Russia and CIS on March 24.The CGI-animated comedy follows the adventures of 13-year-old Christine, who befriends the young prankster Finnick – one of the furry and usually invisible beings known as Finns. The odd couple has to team up as detectives to solve the mysterious events happening in their city.The Stuttgart-based sales agency has inked deals with Eagle Pictures (Italy), Independent Films (Benelux), Koch Films (German/Austria/Switzerland), Vertigo Releasing (U.K.), Tanweer (Greece), Selmer Media (Scandinavia), Myndform (Iceland), Rialto (Australia and New Zealand), and Black Sheep Films (South Africa), and holds exclusive distribution rights in multiple additional territories.

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Manori Ravindran International EditorMia Wasikowska will take on the lead role in “Little Joe” director Jessica Hausner’s cult thriller “Club Zero,” Variety can reveal.The Australian actor will portray an unusual schoolteacher in Hausner’s second English-language film, which begins shooting in the U.K. and Austria in July.Wasikowska was most recently seen in Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes-premiering film “Bergman Island.”In “Club Zero,” Wasikowska’s teacher takes a job at an elite school and forms a strong bond with five students — a relationship that eventually takes a dangerous turn.Discussing the film at the Doha Film Institute’s Qumra event last year, Hausner described the film as “a lot about eating,” relating to eating disorders and “eating behaviors.” This will be Hausner’s sixth feature.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian director Roberta Torre, known for campy Mafia musical “Tano to Die For” and other anarchic pics, is making “Le Favolose,” about a group of transgender women who reunite after 20 years to commemorate a dead friend and do right by her after her identity has been violated.“Le Favolose,” which translates as “The Fabulous Ones,” is being produced by Donatella Palermo, who is at the Berlinale with auteur Paolo Taviani’s competition entry “Leonora Addio.”Palermo, who has a longstanding rapport with Torre, is the Italian producer behind two Berlin Golden Bear winners: the Taviani brothers’ “Caesar Must Die” and Gianfranco Rosi’s “Fire at Sea.” “When a person decides to face the [gender] transition from man to woman it can be a very painful process in several different ways: social, physical, etc.,” said Palermo, who notes that “when a trans dies, most of the time their body is returned to their families.” Torre’s new pic is based on a real-life story of Antonia, one of the “Fabulous Ones,” who is buried by her family dressed as a man under her original name, Giampaolo, amid the indifference of most.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorArna Media, the Russian distribution company run by Nadezda Motina, has secured the rights to “Brother and Sister,” “The Tank,” “Little Allan – The Human Antenna” and “The Colors of Fire” for its theatrical pipeline. Arnaud Desplechin’s family-drama “Brother and Sister” stars Marion Cotillard, Melvil Poupaud and Golshifteh Farahani. Cotillard and Poupaud play the titular siblings who, following the death of their parents, reunite after decades of silence.

Jamie Lang After a banner 2021 for high-end genre films, industry vets are hopeful that the fantastic can resurrect the corpse of pre-COVID theatrical distribution.As bolts of lightning reanimated the body of Frankenstein’s monster, Julia Ducournau’s “Titane,” which turned heads when it took the Palme d’Or at Cannes, and Sundance Grand Jury prize-winner “Nanny,” a supernatural tale from director Nikyatu Jusu, have revitalized the festival scene.While “Nanny” may have been the jewel in the genre crown at Sundance, the influence that genre cinema held over 2022’s first major festival was wide-ranging and undeniable. Chloe Okuno’s psychological thriller “Watcher” impressed — segueing into several sales deals — as did Hanna Bergholm’s psycho-horror feature “Hatching,” sold by Wild Bunch and Charades-sold Spanish standout “Piggy,” the follow-up to Carlota Pereda’s 2019 Spanish Academy Award-winner “Cerdita.” Among genre titles at Berlin this year are Dario Argento’s serial killer thriller “Dark Glasses” in the Berlinale Special section, while Bertrand Bonello’s subconscious voyage “Coma” and Peter Strickland’s gory “Flux Gourmet” (pictured above) feature in Encounters.

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For nearly half of Britney Spears's decades-long career as a world-renowned pop star, the "Womanizer" singer hasn't held full control of her life. Britney has been under a conservatorship helmed by her father, Jamie Spears, since the singer's infamous breakdown 12 years ago, which resulted in hospitalization and rehab.

Britney Spears took to her Instagram account this week to share a strange bikini video, and the post immediately sent her fans on edge with concerns about the state of her mental health.On Monday, Britney posted two bikini clips. One featured her in a revealed red top and a pair of barely-there black bottoms.

 Britney Spears  has no plans on taking off her bikini anytime soon. The pop star posted two videos on Instagram Monday showing off her variety of swimsuit opinions.

Icon to icon! Britney Spears loves doing at-home dance routines for her Instagram followers, and she really brought out all the stops in a new Oct. 19 IG video set to Madonna‘s steamy 1990 hit “Justify My Love.” At the time that the 62-year-old released the tune, the music video was so racy that the initial cut was rejected by MTV. The 38-year-old channeled the heat from the song by busting out some super smoldering moves. She could be seen swaying her hips while bending her knees, and donning one of her tiniest dance outfits yet. Britney’s 2003 MTV VMAs kissing partner Madonna would be so proud of how the pop princess is keeping the song hot 30 years after its release.

Natalie Oganesyan editorJamie Lynn Spears announced her single, “Follow Me (Zoey 101)” will debut Oct. 22, with a global livestream event entitled “See It First: The Follow Me (Zoey 101) Experience” premiering Oct.

Britney Spears, 38, loves to share how she stays in shape! The superstar often shows off her yoga routines and poses on social media, and this time, she took her fitness to the beach. Rocking a bikini, Britney looked better than ever as she demonstrated her incredible flexibility! “This was a much needed break from my house cleaning,” she began her caption on the Instagram video posted Friday, October 16. She kept her blonde hair back as she did the routine right on the wet sand, with the waves crashing behind her.

Britney Spears' conservatorship battle against her father, Jamie Spears, continues, and it appears they could be making some leeway.The 38-year-old singer, who is currently fighting to have her dad removed from her 12-year conservatorship, had a small victory on Wednesday when her petition request was granted that would allow her to expand her legal team. Britney was not present for the latest hearing, though her mother, Lynne Spears, her attorney, Samuel Ingham, and her dad were present.Just prior to the hearing, Jamie's lawyer, Geraldine Wyle, made one last attempt to block Britney from being granted permission to expand her legal counsel.

Pop icon Britney Spears is expanding her legal team amidst her conservatorship battle! The 38-year-old Glory singer recently won a small victory against her father, Jamie Spears, after the judge granted her petition to request her legal team to be expanded, Variety confirmed Wednesday (October 14). Britney is seeking to have Jamie removed from her conservatorship, which has already been in effect for 12 years since 2008.  Jamie opposed Britney’s petition, citing the cost of adding more lawyers.

As Britney Spears' conservatorship case drags on in court, the singer has been granted a bit of a reprieve. The 38-year-old star will be allowed to expand her legal team after a petition request was granted, Variety reports.

Britney Spears, 38, was spared from the hot sand thanks to the strong shoulders of her boyfriend Sam Asghari, 26! On Oct. 14, the pop star shared a cute photo of herself riding on Sam’s shoulders as they strolled across a beach. This gave Sam the chance to flex his impressive biceps, while it gave Britney the opportunity to flex her bikini fashion (which is always on its A game).

The tables are finally turning for Britney Spears!

Britney Spears is expanding her legal team, as hoped.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBritney Spears won a minor victory Wednesday in her conservatorship battle against her father, Jamie Spears: The singer will be allowed to expand her legal team, after a petition request was granted.Britney, 38, is seeking to have Jamie removed from her conservatorship, which has been in effect for 12 years. She was not present for the latest hearing, although though her mother, Lynne Spears, Jamie and her attorney, Samuel Ingham were.Jamie had opposed Britney’s petition, citing the cost of adding more lawyers.Jamie Spears has been Britney’s co-conservator since 2008 when she suffered a very public breakdown.

Britney Spears’ mental state has been compared to that of a comatose patient by her lawyer, according to reports.The Toxic singer, 38, is said to be unable to sign a sworn declaration in her conservatorship case in a hearing on Wednesday 7 October. It was claimed Britney doesn’t want to perform again, after cancelling her Las Vegas residency last year, but her father Jamie, 68, is said to be pushing for her to continue to record and perform music.

Britney Spears seems to be staying optimistic amid her ongoing conservatorship battle and the coronavirus pandemic.The 38-year-old singer took to Instagram on Tuesday to discuss some of things she did to keep herself occupied this summer, along with what she's learned about life the past few months.«So yesterday I felt like it was the beginning of fall. I pulled out all my jackets and then the next day it was really hot.