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Directors should 'control' tech, not fear it: Scorsese

U.S. cinema legend Martin Scorsese said on Feb. 20 directors should harness technology to serve their "voice" rather than fearing it will kill their industry.

Scorsese, nominated for a record 10th time for a best director Oscar for "Killers of the Flower Moon," was speaking at the Berlin film festival where he is collecting an Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement.

Bulgarian Actress Margarita Stoykova Honored At The “Berlinale” Film Festival

The young Bulgarian actress Margarita Stoykova was honored with an award for emerging star at the Berlinale Film Festival. She is known for her leading role in Yana Titova's film "Diada", and is among the 10 top Young European actors. The excellence is by the program"Shooting Stars", by the European Film Promotion (EFP).

Scorsese, DiCaprio to premiere new film at Cannes

Martin Scorsese's new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, "Killers of the Flower Moon," will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival on May 20, organizers confirmed on Friday.

It will be the first time the veteran filmmaker presents a new film at the festival since he won best director there in 1986 for "After Hours".

Taxi driver who kicked pregnant woman out of cab given house arrest

A taxi driver who kicked a pregnant woman in labor out of his cab in the Marmara province of Kocaeli's Çayırova district has been sentenced to house arrest.

The driver, identified only by the initials M.B., took Aisha Hashem, a Syrian woman whose water had just broken, into his cab but later kicked her out after she showed signs of labor.

Former Greek Military Official Shot his Bulgarian Girlfriend and Killed Himself

A 70-year-old retired Greek officer shot his Bulgarian girlfriend and killed himself, Ekathimerini.com reported.
 
Police in Athens said they were investigating the death of a man who shot himself after trying to kill his partner, a 60-year-old Bulgarian.
 
The elderly couple was taken to an Athens hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, but doctors could not save them.

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