How Canceling SXSW Because of Coronavirus Affected These Filmmakers

Great British Bake Off star Laura Adlington has taken to Instagram to share a moving post about obesity following Alison Hammond revelations on This Morning. Laura, 32, was a finalist in the BBC show in 2020, and has openly admitted to her 208k followers that Alison’s open chat about the topic left her in tears.The reality star took to her Instagram share a picture on Alison in tears on the ITV show and a video of the moment Alison broke down when discussing the delicate issue. Laura wrote: “Today I watched in tears as @alisonhammond55 talked about her struggle with her weight on This Morning.

There were two awards ceremonies on Saturday night. Not only did the ACE guild give out their annual editing honors, but their colleagues in the production design world, the Art Directors Guild, handed out the 2022 ADG Awards.

Impressive Celtic banished their Livingston blues to secure a signature win in the race in to become Scottish Premiership champions.

Martin Roberts couldn't hold back the tears as he broke down outside Costco, claiming his purchase for Ukranian child refugees had been rejected.

An East Kilbride charity has said it is ready and willing to help Ukrainian refugees if any come to Lanarkshire.

Manchester United have agreed terms to sign Brighton starlet Toby Collyer.

Shaun Wright-Phillips has highlighted where Manchester City can exploit Manchester United in Sunday's Manchester derby.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said a regional airport in Ukraine has been completely destroyed.

Gary Neville thinks Manchester United could be better without Cristiano Ronaldo against Manchester City on Sunday afternoon.

Bolton Wanderers narrowed the gap to the League One play-offs to seven points with a convincing 3-0 win on the road against relegation-threatened Gillingham

Dorit Kemsley is just like Us! The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 45, is focused balancing her family life and business ventures all while filming a reality show.

The Only Way is Essex favourite Gemma Collins took to her Instagram to share a sweet picture of herself with her stepson as they enjoyed a night out with Rami Hawash over the weekend.The TOWIE star took to her Instagram story to share with her 2.2 million followers the picture of herself and her fiancé Rami Hawash’s four year old son, Tristan. She beamed into the camera with her signature long blonde hair up in a messy bun as she cuddled up to her beloved stepson.The reality favourite, 41, looked casually for the family night out wearing a green sweatshirt.

International Women's Day will take place on Tuesday 8 March this year, and in celebration we chatted to four inspiring individuals, who are breaking the bias and thriving in careers that are often associated with men.The Mechanic Laura Kennedy, 39, lives in London and founded Spanners with Manners "On an average working day you’ll find me under a bonnet servicing a car and having a good laugh. Every day is different and I love it, but as a kid I was convinced I was going to be the next Sporty Spice. "I left school at 17 and worked in the admin office for Mercedes.

Fans of Peaky Blinders have been patiently waiting for the show to return since series five ended in 2019 – and they weren't disappointed. While many questions that had been buzzing around in the run up to the first episode were answered, viewers were left with even more queries after the premier's enigmatic ending. The final moments of the highly anticipated episode showed Tommy Shelby's (Cillian Murphy) daughter Ruby (Orla McDonagh) experiencing an ominous premonition involving "a man with green eyes," and the Romani words, "Tickna mora o'beng." Now, ahead of the explosive episode that's due to air this weekend, show creator Steven Knight has revealed Ruby's vision is "not a good thing".

Charli XCX is heading out for the evening after her big night.

David Byrne is currently hosting a second Broadway run of his lauded American Utopia show, and brought a performance to CBS Saturday Sessions yesterday (March 5).The show originally started its second run in Manhattan last year but was forced to cancel dates towards the end of 2021 due to company members testing positive for COVID. However, Byrne announced that the show would go on and set to work creating a modified version of America Utopia.With the second run continuing into 2022, Byrne and his band headed to CBS to perform Talking Heads‘ 1982 hit ‘Burning Down The House’ and ‘Marching Through The Wilderness’ to US TV yesterday morning.Check out the performances below:Last year, American Utopia was turned into a Spike Lee-directed movie, which NME called a rare concert film that packs in brilliant music, incredible visuals, a vital political message and jokes” in a five-star review.Elsewhere, Byrne recently announced ‘Theater Of The Mind’, a collaborative stage production between the singer-songwriter and his friend Mala Gaonkar, who is a neuroscientist.

Over it? Darcey Silva explained why her ex-fiancé, Georgi Rusev, did not participate in Darcey & Stacey: The Twins Tell All.

The parade organizers of the Staten Island St. Patrick’s Day Parade — scheduled for today March 6, 2022 — firmly maintained their ban on LGBTQ participants, according to a report in the New York Times.When executive director of the Staten Island Pride Center Carol Bullock attempted to hand in the center’s application during the parade’s registration, president of the parade committee Larry Cummings immediately threw her application in the “rejection pile,” seemingly without a second thought.This outright refusal to allow LGBTQ individuals or groups from marching in the parade has long been held by the Staten Island St.

Bernardo Silva has insisted he doesn’t pay any attention to stats as he brushed off rival fans’ criticisms. The Portuguese star has been one of City’s standout players this season. The 27-year-old has bounced back following a somewhat disappointing campaign last season to once again nail down a place in Pep Guardiola’s side.

Manchester United have agreed terms to sign teenage midfielder Toby Collyer from Brighton.

Cops in Dumfries have carried out a nighttime raid on a flat in the Borders town, arresting a 24-year-old women on alleged drugs charges.

Love Island couple Jess Shears and Dom Lever have announced they are expecting their second child together. Jess, 28, revealed the happy news on her Instagram page as she shared a photo of her and Dom's adorable son Presley resting above her bump as she holds him. Pregnant Jess looks radiant as she wears a beige long-sleeved top which hugs her blossoming bump.

Sean Penn is opening up about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

By Matt Donnelly

South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a hand to the movies that had been set to premiere at SXSW, on Tuesday (March 24) went ahead with the festival’s film awards.

South by Southwest, the sprawling Austin, Texas, conference and festival, was one of the first major gatherings canceled by the coronavirus pandemic. But its organizers, eager to lend a hand to the movies that had been set to premiere at SXSW, on Tuesday went ahead with the festival’s film awards.

The SXSW Festival is making its film competition digital after the Austin festival, due to kick off on Friday, was canceled over health risks pertaining to the coronavirus Festival organizers said Friday that the juried awards scheduled for this year's festival will still take place, with jury members viewing submissions via links. All the feature films selected for SXSW this year are eligible for the Independent Spirit Awards next year, while the winners of the animated, documentary and narrative short film categories are eligible for Oscars next year.

The canceled SXSW Film Festival will still hand out awards by allowing jurors to see the festival’s competition films.

By Patrick Hipes

Friday, March 6, was a surreal day. We were putting the finishing touches on the sound mix for our film “We Are As Gods,” a feature documentary about counterculture icon and environmentalist Stewart Brand that was set to premiere at SXSW.