Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills
Kuwait's Action Real Estate Company acquires two Beverley Hills hotels
Abu Dhabi
Million Dollar Listing: UAE braced to broadcast to 83m streaming households with Roku Aman
Aman has 10 more planned branded residences projects in Bangkok, Beverly Hills, Miami, and Japan Abu Dhabi
The real estate reality show brings its debut international spin-off to the UAE, capitalising on Dubai and Abu Dhabi's booming luxury property markets Beverly Hills
Kirk Douglas came to prominence in the late 1940s and never lost his popularity, taking on nearly 100 movies over a six-decade career Beverly Hills
Hollywood's brightest stars sparkled Sunday on the red carpet at the Golden Globes, the first showbiz awards gala of 2020 #media
Hollywood descended on the red carpet Sunday for the Golden Globes, with hit musical romance 'A Star Is Born' the favorite to win big at the first and sassiest gala of the annual awards season. Under a bright California sun, Tinseltown's A-listers worked the entertainment press and cameras for the first time this awards season at the Beverly Hilton, in the run-up to the all-important Oscars on February 24. Beverly Hills
Green Book, Roma among the big winners Beverly Hills
The baroque-style mansion boasts a garage that accommodates 40 cars Beverly Hills
The baroque-style mansion boasts a garage that accommodates 40 cars Beverly Hills
Top awards for TV drama The Handmaid's Tale and film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Campaign ME
13 hours ago
- Campaign ME
Lessons, learnings and lenses from the virtual Cannes Lions shortlist jury room
And that's a wrap, the Cannes Lions shortlist voting is done. Before we see the winners, feel the FOMO from social posts from rooftop receptions and creative roundtables, or ponder the inevitable edgy fashion choices, here are a few reflections from my first time as a PR shortlist jury member. Let's say at the outset, Cannes takes the judging process seriously. Jury president Tom 'the voice' Beckman set the tone for the role of the shortlist jury, as the curators to provide the best possible shortlist for the best campaigns that represent our time. Turns out it's not just the work at Cannes that sets the benchmark, it's also the Oscars of the judging process. We received a proper and in-depth judging briefing, grounded in criteria tailored to this year's festival themes. The portal itself was intuitive, the chat function encouraged meaningful debate and the scoring system was straightforward. Yes, there were more than 250 entries to review for each judge but when the experience is like this it makes such a more rewarding experience. More importantly, it encourages the best to rise to the top. It doesn't matter where the idea came from and as judges we didn't know because blind entries removed any potential bias of knowing the agency behind it. The two most important questions. Was the campaign able to survive in the real world (the jungle)? Is the idea moving the PR category forward by setting a new benchmark? Cannes Lions work: Micro-ESG, Macro-Impact For me some of the best work came from more grounded and authentic and less performative purpose work. Clever, useful and targeted solutions solving real problems. Crucially, the best work came from brands solving problems that were theirs to solve. One-off ideas parachuted in via an NGO partner for awards season are easy to spot. Also, big issues like climate change, blood donation, disease awareness or food poverty, while vitally important, now need to be truly original to cut through. There's a much higher creative bar for what qualifies as a new benchmark in these spaces. Emerging themes like mental health and social media impact on teenagers felt timely and areas where PR is playing a powerful and positive role. Shirts as a channel The football (soccer for our US friends) shirt is no longer just merchandise, it's now a media channel. With popularity comes saturation, and the ideas that rose above the rest were those that treated the shirt as more than just a logo backdrop. They earned attention beyond the football pitch. Some entries did this with clever subversion by using the shirt as a symbol of protest or solidarity. Others leveraged it as a blank canvas for community-led storytelling. More Middle East, please? As someone working in, and passionate about, the MENA region, I was disappointed by how few entries in the PR category I saw from this part of the world. Creativity exists here, I see it every day in pitches, brainstorms and campaigns, but we need to be braver in sharing our stories outside our region. We've now earned a seat at the table, but we have to show up better. Latin America delivered bold and some unexpected ideas rooted in culture and activism. I also saw some thoughtful and fresh thinking from parts of Asia and Eastern Europe. Another reminder that creativity doesn't have a postcode. The better entries brought local (and sometimes very niche) insights to life in ways that were understandable for a global jury. They didn't need over-explanation or cultural translation, they were smart, clear and emotionally resonant. Cannes Lions: The case for better cases And finally, a note for anyone entering in future years, your case video matters more than ever. In a category like PR, where storytelling is the discipline itself, the case video is your audition. Visual storytelling, sharp copy, and emotional pacing can make the difference. This is an area PR agencies traditionally under-index on. We need to invest in it much more. As Tom so rightly put it, our job was to walk away with new perspectives, fresh opinions and a shortlist of work that hopefully truly inspires the industry. The best PR ideas make us feel something, want to share and go beyond the creative industry. No doubt we'll read more about why PR agencies are not showing up better at Cannes but leaving egos at the door, let's be clear PR can't be badged as 'free media' any longer. We're not here to promote the advertising. It's now the advertising that promotes the PR. Let me hear you roar. By Peter Jacob, Managing Director, MENAT, Current Global
Filipino Times
5 days ago
- Filipino Times
‘Wicked: For Good' trailer offers first look at magical finale
Universal Pictures has released the official trailer for 'Wicked: For Good,' offering audiences their first look at the highly anticipated final chapter of the 'Wicked' film series. The movie is scheduled to premiere in Philippine cinemas on November 19. Starring Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda, the film continues the untold story of the witches of Oz. It follows the events of 2024's 'Wicked,' which became the most successful Broadway musical adaptation in cinematic history, grossing $750 million worldwide and earning 10 Academy Award nominations. Directed by Jon M. Chu, who returns after helming the first installment, 'Wicked: For Good' opens with Elphaba and Glinda estranged, facing the political and personal fallout of their choices. The film promises an emotional and visually spectacular conclusion to the journey that began on the Broadway stage and captured global audiences on screen. 'And now whatever way our stories end, I know you have rewritten mine by being my friend,' the trailer quotes. The screenplay was written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, based on the Broadway musical's book and Gregory Maguire's bestselling novel. The musical score features work by Stephen Schwartz, with additional composition by John Powell. The first 'Wicked' film earned Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design and drew praise for its performances, musical adaptation, and visual style.
Khaleej Times
22-05-2025
- Khaleej Times
Cannes Film Festival 2025: Jodie Foster prefers life outside US
Jodie Foster prefers to be outside the US right now, the Oscar-winning actor told Reuters at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, citing better conditions in Europe's film industry as well as more freedom now that her children have grown up. Foster was in southern France for the premiere of A Private Life, a psychological thriller in which Foster assumes the role of a psychiatrist who tasks herself with investigating the death of her patient, played by Virginie Efira. The US-born actor, who won two Oscars for The Accused in 1989 and The Silence of the Lambs in 1992, had to speak in French only for the Cannes film that is screening out of competition. Foster, 62, began her career filming commercials at the age of 3 and has received numerous awards throughout her career, including an honorary Palme d'Or award from Cannes in 2021. "I'm really enjoying working outside the United States," she said, recalling how she is not as tied down to the US now as she was when her children were little and she had to stay close to home. Foster, who first came to Cannes as a 13-year-old when she starred in Taxi Driver, said working as a director in France was better than in the US because of more creative freedom. Blending genres, like director Rebecca Zlotowski does in Foster's new film, is very uncommon in the US, she said. Studios want a film to be either a thriller or a comedy, they don't want a mixture of the two, she said, whereas France allows the director to have more authority on such decisions. "That's the reason why filmmakers love to come here." In Europe, female directors also have had more opportunities compared with the US, said Foster, herself a director. "I'd only worked with one female director until a few years ago. Isn't that kind of amazing? After I've made 60 movies that I've barely ever worked with another woman?" she said. "Europe has always had a female tradition, or at least for quite a while. But in America, somehow that bias really took hold."
