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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.

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou used to watch Scottish Cup Finals from the other side of the world.

Gordon Smith feared Rangers were booked for trouble with Craig Whyte when learning he’d dodged paying the club’s pre-season hotel.

An Ayrshire nursing home which was previously told to improve its infection control practices has been given the thumbs up by an official watchdog.

Chapelhall FC will kick their first league ball during the summer, having been borne of a hunger for the game in the village but, more importantly, to help struggling players with their mental health battles.

Calum Gallagher says Airdrie can't focus on Cove Rangers, and must take care of their own business.

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.

Bruno Fernandes has revealed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer asks for perfection behind the scenes at Manchester United and has an eye for the finer details.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he is delighted by the partnership which is developing between Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial at Manchester United.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Wayne Rooney has what it takes to become the Manchester United manager in the future.

Just as Manchester United saw Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Axel Tuanzebe come off the injury list this week, they could be without Daniel James and Aaron Wan-Bissaka for the FA Cup trip to Derby.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer is hopeful Manchester United will negotiate a new contract with Paul Pogba.Pogba is one of eight players out of contract next year but United have the option of an extension to tie the midfielder to the club until 2022.United prevented Pogba from leaving last year after he declared his desire for a 'new challenge somewhere else' and a departure this year appears unlikely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, outlined his intention to move one of his marquee clients to Real Madrid after admitting he was 'sorry' a transfer to Spain did not materialise for Pogba last year.Pogba returned from a troublesome ankle injury last month and has been in fine form for United, who are expected

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Anthony Martial is fully fit for Manchester United's fixture against Everton but Daniel James is missing the match through injury.

straight to your inbox Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United's coaching appointments of Richard Hartis and Craig Mawson have 'reignited' a spark in David de Gea.De Gea, 29, is expected to make his 399th appearance for United on Thursday night at Aston Villa, where he will overtake the great Peter Schmeichel in the club's appearances list. Schmeichel spent eight years with United between 1991-99 and De Gea recently celebrated the ninth anniversary of his signing from Atletico Madrid.The Spaniard is contracted to United until 2023 and, despite competition from Dean Henderson amid a slew of errors, Solskjaer has stuck by De Gea.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United players need to be wary of Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish after his performance at Old Trafford earlier this season.Grealish scored a sensational opener in Villa's 2-2 draw and was reputedly congratulated by Solskjaer after he was named man of the match in the tunnel. The MEN revealed United attempted to set up an early deal for Grealish in February and the 24-year-old's valuation could dwindle if Villa, second from bottom in the Premier League, are relegated back to the Championship.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has tipped Mason Greenwood to break into Gareth Southgate's England squad for next year's European Championship.Greenwood, 18, has scored 15 goals in 41 appearances in his first full season for Manchester United and broken into the starting XI since football resumed last month.Bradford-born goalscorer Greenwood only made his England Under-21 debut in September and has attained four caps ahead of the U21 Euros in Hungary next summer.Southgate has a myriad of options to choose from in attack but Greenwood could enjoy playing time in the Champions League next season just before the Euros start next June."When you play for Man United, I think that's a test that's good enough and difficult enough,"

straight to your inboxHere are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, 5 July.Solskjaer names four unlucky playersOle Gunnar Solskjaer has named four players who have been unlucky not to be included in his recent starting line-ups.United have named the same starting XI for three league matches in succession - bringing the club three victories, each by a margin of three goals.However, Solskjaer has named four players - Scott McTominay, Fred, Brandon Williams and Daniel James - as unlucky not to have been included in those line-ups."We have stated the same XI the three games," Solskjaer said. "One is because of good form and two, they do create a nice unit and attacking threat."But we have got other players.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer concedes some of his Manchester United players are unfortunate to not be starting for the current XI.United have fielded the same XI in their last three Premier League games - something which last happened in November 2006 - and won all three by a three-goal margin.The 5-2 shellacking of Bournemouth marked United's first five-goal haul at Old Trafford since Boxing Day in 2011 and they have kept 12 clean sheets during their 16-match unbeaten streak.Although United possibly have a settled XI for the rest of a season which could end on August 21, Solskjaer admits it is a wrench to omit certain players."We have stated the same XI the three games," Solskjaer explained.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has reiterated Manchester United sensation Mason Greenwood is the best finisher he has seen at the age of 18. Greenwood twice scored brilliantly in United's 5-2 thrashing of Bournemouth to take his tally for the season to 15 - nearly three times as many goals as Cristiano Ronaldo managed in his first season with United in 2003-04.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer agrees with Gary Neville that Manchester United are still not at the level of title challengers.United have won three of their four matches since the season restarted, are unbeaten in 15, in the semi-finals of the FA Cup and favourites to win the Europa League.Neville said in midweek 'there’s still some work to do in the transfer market to get this team to a title-winning team' and suggested United needed three or four players to become a credible force again.United's summer budget is heavily dependant on whether they qualify for the Champions League and the full ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has suggested he would prefer to name an unchanged Manchester United side against Bournemouth but some players will have to be assessed. United have won their last two Premier League games 3-0 against Sheffield United and Brighton and if Solskjaer names an unchanged line-up for the third league game running it will be the first time United have done so since October and November 2006.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer refused to comment on reports Birmingham City youngster Jude Bellingham has agreed to join Borussia Dortmund. Manchester United invited Bellingham and his parents to their Carrington training complex in March and the 17-year-old met Ed Woodward and Matt Judge, tasked with negotiating transfers.

straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer might have found Manchester United's next Cristiano Ronaldo in Mason Greenwood. That's according to former United frontman Dimitar Berbatov, who believes Solskjaer will find it difficult to improve on the likes of Greenwood even if the Norwegian boss is armed with a war chest heading into the summer transfer window.