The program management of the German film festival Max Ophüls Preis, the 44th edition of which will take place in Saarbrücken from 23 to 29 January 2023, will be co-directed by Theresa Winkler (born 1989). The native of Graz will shape the shape of the renowned festival together with her Berlin colleague Carolin Weidner and festival director Svenja Böttger. This was announced by the Max Ophüls Prize on Thursday.
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October 6, 2022
Tokyo completes its fourth consecutive session of increases
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
The flagship Nikkei index gained 0.7% to 27,311.30 points and the broader Topix index advanced 0.5% to 1,922.47 points.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange rose Thursday for the fourth session in a row, supported by the optimism of investors foreseeing an improvement in the performance of large Japanese companies, which announce their quarterly results from the end of the month.
The flagship Nikkei index gained 0.7% to 27,311.30 points and the broader Topix index advanced 0.5% to 1,922.47 points.
“There is relatively little concern for Japanese stocks linked to corporate earnings, with the economy recovering and the fall of the yen” which suggests upward revisions to their annual forecasts, estimated Shogo Maekawa. of JPMorgan Asset Management, quoted by the Bloomberg agency.
In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index caught its breath (-0.35% around 06:40 GMT) following climbing nearly 6% the day before.
On the side of values
MIZUHO LOOKS FOR RAKUTEN SECURITIES: the title of the e-commerce and online services company Rakuten jumped 4.58% to 685 yen. According to press reports, Japanese megabank Mizuho Financial Group (-0.15% to 1,596.5 yen) plans to take a 20% stake in its financial services subsidiary Rakuten Securities, for an estimated 80 billion yen. (560 million euros).
Rakuten had announced in May to prepare the IPO of Rakuten Securities, without giving a timetable. Mizuho acknowledged in a statement Wednesday “discussing various alliance opportunities” with Rakuten, including through an investment in Rakuten Securities, assuring that no decision had been made.
On the side of currencies and oil
The dollar fell once morest the yen, at a rate of one dollar for 144.52 yen around 06:40 GMT once morest 144.64 yen on Wednesday at 21:00 GMT.
The European currency progressed on the contrary compared to the Japanese currency, at the rate of one euro for 143.26 yen once morest 142.96 yen the day before.
The euro rose to 0.9912 dollars once morest 0.9884 dollars on Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. GMT.
The oil market was down slightly: around 06:30 GMT the barrel of American WTI lost 0.14% to 87.64 dollars and that of Brent from the North Sea 0.04% to 93.33 dollars.
Hollywood Incident .. Baldwin announces agreement over photographer’s death
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
announce American actor Alec BaldwinOn Wednesday, he had reached an agreement with the family of the director of filming for his movie “Rust”, Helena Hutchins, who was killed in October 2021 by a bullet from a pistol he was carrying that accidentally hit her during filming, in an accident that shook Hollywood.
In an Instagram post, the actor wrote that he was “grateful to everyone who contributed to the resolution of this tragic and painful issue.”
The film will be re-produced in January 2023, according to a separate statement received by AFP.
It is noteworthy that the incident occurred in October of 2021, when Baldwin was performing a scene in the movie “Rust” on a filming site in Santa, New Mexico, USA.
During filming, Baldwin, 64, fired from a firearm that was supposed to have been filled with bullets, but the weapon was filled with real bullets, injuring the director of photography in the film, Haliana Hutchins, and director Joel Souza, and they were taken to a nearby hospital, and soon doctors announced the death of Hutchins.
Several lawsuits were filed before the civil court once morest Baldwin, who also participated in the production of “Rust”, seeking compensation from the victims, one of them from the family of the late Helena Hutchins, but he always said that he was informed by officials on the set that the gun he used did not contain live ammunition, and that the victim, Helena Hutchins, asked him to aim at her, and that he did not pull the trigger when the fatal shot was fired.
5 possible destinations to save Ronaldo from the hell of Manchester United
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Ronaldo is locked up on the bench at Manchester United (Visionhaus/Getty)
The Portuguese star’s name is back Cristiano Ronaldo To be linked to leaving Old Trafford during the upcoming winter transfers, following he remained confined to the bench throughout the course of his team’s meeting. Manchester United In which he lost to his host Manchester City, Sunday, 6-3, in the ninth week of the English Premier League.
And according to the British newspaper, The Sun, on Monday, Ronaldo has 5 potential destinations if he decides to leave Manchester United next January, but some of them may seem strange due to the club’s history or status in the current season.
Sporting Lisbon
Sporting Lisbon may be able to give the 37-year-old a golden opportunity to shine once more by returning to his native Portugal, especially as the team leads Group D in the Champions League group stage, following beating Eintracht Frankfurt and Tottenham in the first and second rounds.
Wolverhampton
The agent of the famous player Jorge Mendes played a big role in the transfer of Portuguese players to the English club in the last five years, but this possibility is very small, if not impossible, especially since the team is ranked 18th in the English Premier League this season.
Naples
Ronaldo had proven that he was able to break all records in the Italian league, through his experience with Juventus, with whom he scored 81 goals in 98 matches, and crowned the “calcio” titles before his departure from the ranks of the “Old Lady” team, and during the last summer transfers. The player’s name has been linked to a strong move to the Italian club South, who may return once more next winter to try to sign him.
Celtic
The newspaper also indicated that among the strange destinations that the Portuguese star was associated with is joining the Scottish league champion, who competes in Group F in the European Champions League, along with the clubs of Real Madrid, Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine and Leipzig of Germany.
Bayern Munich
The German League title is still one of the major European titles that Ronaldo did not win during his professional career, and although the Bavarian club officials refused to sign the player last summer, they may change their attitude towards the former Real Madrid legend in the next winter Mercato.