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Yvonne Wheeler Elected President Of LA County Federation Of Labor – Deadline

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Yvonne Wheeler, a veteran labor leader and civil rights activist, has been elected president of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO – the first Black woman to hold the post. She succeeds Ron Herrera, who resigned last month after being caught up in the leaked tape scandal that roiled City Hall. IATSE 2nd … Read more

Marrakech director Melita Toscan Du Plantier returns to producing with four features underway, pacts with Cheyenne Federation – Deadline

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Mélita Toscan du Plantier has spent the best part of two decades running Morocco’s Marrakech International Film Festival. This work carries on the legacy of her late husband, influential French producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, who was the driving force behind the festival’s launch in 2001, overseeing two editions before his death in 2003 at … Read more

Federation Studios Launches Federation MEAC Led By Joachim Landau – Deadline

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French powerhouse Federation Studios and its Empreinte Digitale are launching Federation MEAC, a production subsidiary devoted to the Middle East, Africa and the Caribbean. Co-founding chairman Joachim Landau, who has produced documentaries, unscripted programs and series with Empreinte Digitale, will lead the new outfit. Federation MEAC’s stated purpose is to work with and connect talent … Read more

Group of prominent Iranian sports figures In Iran calls on FIFA to ban Iranian Football Federation from World Cup

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CNN  —  A law firm has sent a letter to FIFA on behalf of a group of former and current Iranian sports figures urging football’s governing body to suspend the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI) and ban it from participating at this year’s World Cup in Qatar. “Iran’s brutality and belligerence towards its own people has … Read more

Minister orders investigation of French soccer federation

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France’s sports minister ordered an investigation into the French Football Federation (FFF) after its president, Noël Le Graët, faced claims of sexual harassment. Amélie Oudéa-Castéra met with Le Graët on Friday morning and then announced the investigation — known as an “audit and control mission” — which will be carried out by the state inspection … Read more

Federation Entertainment Buys Britannia & Bronson Indie Vertigo Films – Deadline

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Federation Entertainment has hit the M&A trail once again by taking a majority stake in Britannia, Bronson and Bulletproof producer Vertigo Films, its first British acquisition. The French Bureau and Around the World in 80 Days powerhouse has had a highly acquisitive year and the move comes almost exactly 12 months after Federation set up a UK production … Read more

FIFA lifts suspension of Indian football federation

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FIFA has lifted the suspension imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) earlier this month due to undue third-party influence, world soccer’s governing body said on Friday. Lifting of the suspension also means that the Under-17 women’s World Cup, which was scheduled to take place in India from Oct. 11-30, will be held in … Read more

‘Hurts to not watch your team play’: Pakistan Football Federation on AIFF ban | Football News

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Earlier this week, FIFA imposed a ban on All India Football Federation (AIFF) for “undue influence from third parties.” Furthermore, it also announced that the U17 Women’s World Cup, scheduled to take place in India, “cannot currently be held” in the country due to the suspension. This is the first time the AIFF has been … Read more

FIFA suspends All India Football Federation due to ‘third party influence’

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FIFA has suspended the All India Football Federation (AIFF) with immediate effect due to “undue influence from third parties”, world soccer’s governing body said on Monday. The suspension also means that the Under-17 women’s World Cup, which was scheduled to take place in India from Oct. 11-30, cannot be held in the country as planned. … Read more