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Turin-based script development organisation TorinoFilmLab (Tfl) has unveiled the first projects and participants for ComedyLab, its new annual programme for developing feature film comedies.

ComedyLab pairs directors and scriptwriters with comedians to help develop comedy feature film projects. From 89 applications, ComedyLab has selected four projects and will pair them with four writers/comedians.

The four projects are: Bootleg by writer/director Reem Morsi (Egypt); Honeyjoon by writer/director Lilian T. Mehrel (USA); The Last Queen by writer/director Stefano La Rosa (Italy) together with the co-writer/director Luca Renucci (Italy); and Midlife by writer/director Alex Sobolev (Ukraine).

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Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut Woman Of The Hour and family drama Mother Couch, starring Ewan McGregor and Ellen Burstyn, are headed to the third edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival, running from November 30 to December 9 in the port city of Jeddah.

The titles will play in the Festival Favorites sidebar which was announced on Thursday alongside the event’s Red Sea: Treasures strand.

Kendrick directs and stars in Netflix-acquired drama Woman Of The Hour as a woman whose path crosses notorious serial killer Rodney Alcala, whilst in Niclas Larsson’s first film Mother Couch, McGregor plays a man whose mother squats the family furniture store.

Further films in the line-up – showcasing 21 buzzy festival titles from the last 12 months – include the David Oyelowo produced documentary Allihopa: The Dalkurd Story; Women’s World Cup doc Copa 71, executive produced by Serena and Venus Williams, Jennifer Esposito’s Fresh Kills,...

Dirty Grandpa has caused some fans to wonder if Zac Efron really sings during the karaoke scene in this riotous comedy. Dirty Grandpa came out in 2016, and despite poor reviews from critics, it performed solidly at the box office and received praise from fans for its comedy and moral direction. Dirty Grandpa is somewhat divisive, with seemingly half the public enjoying the humor and the other half finding it wanting. Despite Dirty Grandpa's mixed reviews, it grossed over $100 million at the box office against a budget of only $25 million. Dirty Grandpa's cast is led by Robert De Niro and Zac Efron.

Dirty Grandpa follows the story of Jason (Efron) and Dick (De Niro) Kelly as they travel to Florida together after the death of Dick's wife, Jason's grandmother. During their various escapades in the sunshine state, Jason ends up at a karaoke bar where he selfishly takes the lead in a duet,...