Directors

Colm Bairéad resigned himself to walking away empty-handed from the Irish Film and TV awards in March. His tiny-budget Irish language drama The Quiet Girl was up against Kenneth Branagh’s multi-Oscar-nominated juggernaut, Belfast. “We were like: ‘OK, well, that was lovely.’ We’d got 10 nominations. We’re just happy with that, you know?’”But, on the night, The Quiet Girl swept the board, with eight wins, including best film. “Winning all those awards was, er, extraordinary.” Bairéad, 41, looks mildly embarrassed. He is…

The Kohl's logo is displayed on the exterior of a Kohl's store on January 24, 2022 in San Rafael, California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesKohl's shareholders voted to reelect the company's current slate of 13 board directors, as the retailer faced mounting pressure from activists for an overhaul, Kohl's announced Wednesday.The annual meeting of Kohl's shareholders took place as activist firm Macellum Advisors has been pushing for Kohl's to revamp its slate of directors, arguing the company has underperformed in recent…

The Witcher season 3 has begun filming. On Monday evening, the official Twitter account of the Netflix fantasy series revealed that production had begun with a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of The Witcher season 3, that shows the back of stars Henry Cavill, Freya Allan, and Anya Chalotra on location in a snowy wilderness. Cavill plays the titular witcher Geralt of Rivia, Allan the Cintra crown princess Ciri who was revealed to have Elder Blood in The Witcher season 2, and Chalotra is the quarter-elf sorceress and…

Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors a day after disclosing that the Tesla CEO took a 9 percent stake in the social media platform.Twitter said in a regulatory filing Tuesday that it entered into an agreement with Musk on Monday that will give the billionaire a seat on its board, with the term expiring at its 2024 annual shareholders meeting.Looking forward to working with Parag & Twitter board to make significant improvements to Twitter in coming months!— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 5, 2022Musk, either…