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‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ Joins Sky In Wide-Ranging AMC Pact; Asif Kapadia To Be Feted At Muslim International Film Festival; ‘Kneecap’ To Open Galway; UK Diversity Grants Program; PBS Vampire Myth Doc — Global Briefs
'The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live'; Asia Kapadia, 'Kneecap', the Film and TV Charity and a PBS vampire myth doc feature in Global Briefs.
Kneecap, the drama about a trio of Irish-language rappers starring Michael Fassbender, is to open the 36th Galway Film Fleadh, which is taking place in Ireland from 9-14 July at the Town Hall Theatre and Pálás Cinema. Based on the origin story of the riotous rap group who give their name to the film, it stars the band’s Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí in their acting debuts alongside the Academy Award-nominated Fassbender. At the same time, Palestine has been named as the country of focus for the Galway film fest, with Director of Programming Maeve McGrath saying the decision showed “support and solidarity” to the Palestinian people, as the bloody Israel-Hamas conflict continues.
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