T'puram: The second edition of the Kerala Film Market ( KFM-2 ), jointly organized by the Kerala state film development corporation and the Kerala Chalachitra Academy as part of the 29th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala , is coming soon. This year's main attractions at KFM include B2B meetings, workshops, and masterclasses led by talents from world cinema. The event is scheduled to take place in the capital on Dec 11, 12, and 13, 2024. The market aims to provide filmmakers with innovative knowledge and commercial opportunities in various areas of cinema. Following the success of the first edition, the second edition is being organized on a larger scale. KFM will be held at the govt Guest House in Thycaud and Chitranjali Studio in Thiruvananthapuram. The second edition of KFM focuses on three main components: B2B meetings, workshops, and masterclasses. Producers will have the opportunity for B2B meetings with Keiko Funato, founder of the Paris-based film sales company, and film producer Ingrid Lill Høgtun. There will be a cinematography masterclass by cinematographer Agnès Godard, a background music masterclass by French musician Béatrice Thiriet, a masterclass on co-production and fundraising led by producer Ingrid Lill Høgtun, a masterclass by screenwriter Juliette Sales, a masterclass by K Sera Sera Virtual Productions CEO Yunus Bukhari, an editing masterclass by film editor Sreekar Prasad, a masterclass on immersive technology for heritage by Ajith Padmanabhan, and a masterclass on narrative from print to extended reality by extended reality consultant Loïc Tanga.Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info The I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 2024 camp has bid adieu to another celebrity as Melvin Odoom became the fourth star to be evicted from the show on Tuesday evening. In tense scenes that left many viewers on the edge of their seats, the final vote came down to Melvin and Maura Higgins before the public vote officially confirmed that Melvin’s time in the jungle was over. Upon hearing his name, the 44 year old told the rest of the camp "it's good" and admitted it is time to "celebrate" before hugging the campmates goodbye. He followed Tulisa out of the jungle, with the N-Dubz star having been eliminated just one day earlier, following the departures of Dean McCullough and Jane Moore, reports the Mirror . Packing up this things, Melvin then set off to go and meet with Geordie presenting duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, who couldn’t resist making a cheeky quip at his less than fresh scent, after two weeks in the jungle. 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The best thing about that camp is the people, I loved every single person in there.” He affectionately referred to Oti Mabuse as his "sister" in the camp and openly praised their deep rooted connection in a heartwarming comment. Addressing his close bond with the former Strictly Come Dancing star, Melvin shared: "Oti reminds me of my sister who I am really close to. As you guys, know she's super positive and super funny at all times which you need in camp.” It wasn’t all sunshine and roses however, as Melvin later confessed he had found it “difficult” adapting to camp life, but did concede that he had learnt from the experience, as he discovered he possessed “quite a caring nature.” And that caring nature also extended to refusing to speak ill about his fellow campmates, including controversial character Dean McCullough, who raised more than a few eyebrows with his work ethic while in the jungle. "Dean's my boy, I don't want to throw him to the wolves,” Melvin said, while keeping things diplomatic - despite having branded the star “Houdini” earlier in the show for constantly vanishing when chores needed to be done. Following his exit, fans were heartbroken to see the departure of such a down to earth star, with many taking to social media to express their thoughts. One person wrote: "Melvin is going, I can't handle anyone else leaving this camp #imaceleb." Another added: "MELVIN I was going to be upset no matter who it was.” Meanwhile a third said: "Ohhh didnt expect melvin to go surprised maura in bottom 2 though." While a fourth stone echoed: "Sad Melvin has gone though. Genuinely such a nice guy #imaceleb." Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond. Sign up to our daily newsletter .‘Unacceptable’: Mexico, Canada reply to Donald Trump’s tariff pledge
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Tweet Facebook Mail Whoever duct-taped JonBenét Ramsey's mouth shut, bludgeoned the 6-year-old Colorado girl and strangled the child beauty queen in her own home has evaded capture for almost 28 years. Now, a new Netflix documentary series reexamines the gruesome December 1996 killing and suggests modern technology might help solve the homicide that has riveted and perplexed the country for decades. Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey features lengthy interviews with JonBenét's father and namesake, John Bennett Ramsey, who has lived under a cloud of suspicion despite being formally cleared in 2008. READ MORE: 'We can never heal from this': Buggy crash victim's family speaks JonBenet Ramsey was found dead in the basement of her home in 1996. (Supplied) "Our big frustration almost from Day 1 is that we knew the police did not have the capacity or the capability or the experience to deal with this case," Ramsey, now 80, told CNN Tuesday. While researching the case, director Joe Berlinger was stunned by "just how trampled the crime scene was." But even after the initial, botched police investigation, Berlinger said he believes advanced technology, such as genetic genealogy, "can solve the crime." Here's what we know about the quest for JonBenét's killer, including the overseas arrest of an innocent man and how investigators are trying a new strategy after 21,000 tips. The little girl was a local celebrity – and may have drawn unwanted attention By age 6, JonBenét had amassed more titles and tiaras than many beauty queens several times her age: Little Miss Colorado. Little Miss Charlevoix. Colorado State All-Star Kids Cover Girl. America's Royale Miss. National Tiny Miss Beauty. The kindergartener was already wearing high heels and following the footsteps of her beauty queen mother, Patricia "Patsy" Ramsey, a former Miss West Virginia. A week before her death, JonBenét was featured in a Boulder Christmas parade – with her name displayed along the side of her float. Her father later told CNN that may have been a mistake. John and Patsy Ramsey, shown in May 1997, pleaded for the public's help in finding their daughter's killer. A $100,000 reward was established for information leading the the killer's arrest and conviction. (Getty via CNN) On the night of December 25, 1996, JonBenét, her brother Burke and their parents returned home from Christmas dinner at a family friend's house. Patsy Ramsey tucked her daughter into bed. The next day, JonBenét's lifeless body was found in the family's basement with a cord around her neck. A cryptic ransom note and a grisly discovery The morning after Christmas, Patsy Ramsey went to the kitchen to make coffee. On her way down the spiral staircase, she found a lengthy, bizarre ransom note. The note was written on paper taken from Patsy Ramsey's notepad. It demanded a peculiar amount of money – US$118,000 (A$182,000) – the same amount John Ramsey received for his Christmas bonus as president of Access Graphics. It's still not clear why that exact dollar amount was demanded, or by whom. Fearing her daughter had been kidnapped, Patsy Ramsey called 911. Investigators found no immediate signs of forced entry into the family's upscale house. For several hours, no one could find JonBenét. Officers didn't properly secure the sizeable home, and family friends came and went freely. Eventually, John Ramsey and a friend went down to the basement and opened a cellar door. "JonBenét was there. I saw her immediately," John Ramsey told CNN in 2016. "And it was a rush of relief. I thought, 'God, I found my child.' And then I pretty quickly realised that she may not be alive." Police taped off the Ramseys' home in Boulder, Colorado, in December 1996. What started as a kidnapping investigation turned into a murder investigation. (Getty via CNN) JonBenét had a rope embedded deep into her neck. At the end of the rope was a broken paintbrush that looked like it was from Patsy Ramsey's art set. There was also evidence the 6-year-old had been sexually assaulted. The coroner who performed JonBenét's autopsy said the child died from suffocation in conjunction with forcible trauma to her skull. JonBenét had an 21.5cm skull fracture. Almost three decades later, it's still not clear why someone wrote a ransom note describing a kidnapping when the killer left JonBenét's mutilated body in the house. 'We were aghast' after the botched police response, JonBenét's father says Law enforcement and forensic experts have said local authorities made mistakes in the early hours and days of the investigation. Failing to secure the house while people drifted in and out meant the crime scene had been compromised. Potential evidence was not promptly collected to eliminate the possibility of contamination. John Ramsey said he believes police spent too long focusing on him and Patsy rather than looking for whoever actually killed their daughter. "We knew they were totally focused on Patsy and I, and we were aghast," he told CNN's Kate Bolduan Tuesday. "But I said to them, 'OK, great. Let's work through that and then don't stop there.' Well, they did stop there. And our big frustration with the police all along has been that they've refused help from the outside that could have helped." But Boulder police have reiterated their efforts to find JonBenét's killer. "The killing of JonBenet was an unspeakable crime and this tragedy has never left our hearts," Boulder Police Chief Steve Redfearn said in a statement posted on X Tuesday. "We are committed to following up on every lead and we are continuing to work with DNA experts and our law enforcement partners around the country until this tragic case is solved." Last year, Boulder police announced a new strategy in trying to resolve the case that has haunted the community for decades. JonBenet Ramsey won many of the child beauty pageants she competed in. (CNN) "Boulder Police Department (BPD) convened a panel of outside experts (Colorado Cold Case Review Team) to review the JonBenét Ramsey homicide investigation," the department said in December 2023. "The purpose of the review was to generate additional investigative recommendations and determine if updated technologies and/or forensic testing might produce new intelligence or leads to solve the case." This week, police refuted the notion that detectives aren't using every investigative tool possible. "The assertion that there is viable evidence and leads we are not pursuing — to include DNA testing — is completely false," Boulder police said Tuesday. "Additionally, it was the Boulder Police Department — not the Colorado Bureau of Investigation — who convened the Cold Case Review Panel in December 2023 as part of its investigation efforts." A grand jury voted to indict her parents ... but no charges followed After two years of public fascination, rampant speculation and no suspect arrested, the Boulder County district attorney convened a grand jury in 1998. The grand jurors met regularly over 13 months to hear testimony from law enforcement and civilians – including JonBenét's brother, Burke, who was in the house at the time of his sister's death. But John and Patsy Ramsey were not asked to testify. The grand jury voted to indict the parents on charges of child abuse resulting in death and being accessories to a crime – though that news didn't come to light until more than a decade later, after the district attorney declined to file charges. In 2013, the Boulder Daily Camera broke the news that grand jurors voted to indict John and Patsy Ramsey back in 1999. But at the time, District Attorney Alex Hunter said there was insufficient evidence. And in an extraordinarily rare move, the county's top prosecutor went against the grand jury's wishes. "There had never been a circumstance quite like this," Stan Garnett, another former Boulder County district attorney, previously told CNN. "A grand jury had returned a true bill, the DA had refused to sign it and ... it remained secret for a long time. And eventually its existence became known." Back in 1999, the grand jury didn't have DNA findings that emerged in 2008. Over the years, DNA testing improved – and eventually led authorities to clear the Ramseys of suspicion in JonBenét's death. Forensic scientist Dr. Angela Williamson said a DNA sample had been taken from the crotch of JonBenét's underpants, where the girl's blood was found. The DNA of an unknown male was detected – but the DNA didn't match anyone who had been near the scene or who had handled her body. The results excluded John, Patsy and Burke Ramsey. Patsy Ramsey didn't live to see the 2008 apology from a Boulder County district attorney clearing her and her husband of suspicion in their daughter's death. She died of ovarian cancer at age 49 in 2006. Modern DNA technology reveals a new clue More than a decade after JonBenét's death, a test using touch DNA – or trace DNA – from JonBenét's long johns indicated the same unknown male made contact with the young girl's underwear, Williamson said. "Whoever committed this offense must have pulled down her long johns – but then they pulled them back up, because she was found dressed," Williamson told CNN. Technicians tested DNA on both sides of the long johns' waist band. "It's the same DNA," Williamson said. "It's the same male that's in the underpants that's on the side of the long johns." But the identity of that male remains a mystery. A teacher claims he killed JonBenét Only one arrest has been made in connection with JonBenét's death – but it turned out to be the wrong man. In 2006, teacher John Mark Karr was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. The 41-year-old repeatedly said he loved JonBenét and was with her the night she died. He also insisted her death was an accident. Thai police escort American teacher John Mark Karr at the Thai Immigration Department in Bangkok on August 17, 2006. At the time, Karr was a suspect in the JonBenét Ramsey case. (Getty via CNN) Karr allegedly told an investigator that he had drugged JonBenét and sexually assaulted her before accidentally killing her. But soon after his arrest and return to Colorado, prosecutors said DNA evidence proved he had nothing to do with her death. The district attorney decided not to charge him. New DNA techniques fuel hope for answers In the decades since JonBenét's death, detectives have probed 21,000 tips, travelled to more than a dozen states and spoken with over 1,000 people in connection with her killing, Boulder police said. Despite myriad dead ends, authorities have not given up on finding JonBenét's killer. Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty said if critical evidence or information emerges, JonBenét's killer could be brought to justice. The challenge is finding that elusive information. "Whether it is DNA or other evidence," the district attorney said, "more is needed to solve this murder." Both Berlinger and JonBenét's father said they hope genetic genealogy will help bring JonBenét's killer to justice. "Certain cold cases in recent years have been solved because of that," Berlinger said. "Golden State Killer, Green River Killer – there have been a lot of advances, particularly with genealogical DNA." Investigative genetic genealogy combines DNA analysis from a lab with genealogical research, such as tracing a person's family tree via GEDMatch – a free website where people can upload their DNA raw data files. Investigators can take an unknown suspect's DNA profile and upload it to a public database to learn about the suspect's family members. Investigators can then use the genealogical information and other evidence to build back through the family tree and identify potential suspects. Police aren't saying what investigative avenues are currently being pursued. A grieving father's relentless search for justice Since Patsy Ramsey passed away 18 years ago, John Ramsey has remarried and moved to Utah. But the agony of JonBenét's death follows him everywhere. Despite helping with the Netflix documentary, John Ramsey said he doesn't intend to watch it. "I don't think I've ever watched any of the broadcasts that I've participated in over the years ... it's hard to watch that stuff," he told CNN. "My wife Jan is watching it. She will be my filter and say, 'Well, you watch this part, but don't watch this part. It'll be too hard for you emotionally.'" Ramsey said he doesn't expect the grief to subside for his family. "This has not gone away from our life for 28 years."
SMU has plenty to play for when it closes the regular season against California on Saturday afternoon in Dallas. The Mustangs (10-1, 7-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who checked in at No. 9 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings on Tuesday, would like to send their seniors off the right way. They would also like to complete a perfect regular season before appearing in the ACC title game in their first year in the conference. Most importantly, they want to continue to strengthen their playoff case. "You've got the College Football Playoff, so every game matters. That's what's so cool about it now. The regular season is important," SMU coach Rhett Lashlee said. "We'd like to finish well in everything we do, particularly on Saturday, to finish off the regular season, continue our momentum into the following week. Hopefully, continue to show the committee and others that we're worthy of continuing to play this year." The Mustangs are a worthy playoff team to date. Kevin Jennings has established himself as one of the top quarterbacks in the country, throwing for 2,521 yards with 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also has rushed for 315 yards and four TDs. Brashard Smith has been another standout, rushing for 1,089 yards and 13 TDs. Defensively, the Mustangs rank tied for 14th in the country with 20 takeaways. "Obviously they've had a phenomenal season," Cal coach Justin Wilcox said of SMU. "As soon as you turn the tape on, it doesn't take very long to see why their record is what it is. They're very, very good really in every phase of the game - extremely explosive and quick and fast. They've got a dominant D-line. We've got a lot of challenges in front of us and our guys are excited for that." Cal (6-5, 2-5) is coming off an emotional win, defeating rival Stanford 24-21 on Saturday to secure a bowl berth. The Golden Bears will appear in consecutive bowls for the first time since 2018-19 and are now looking to clinch their first winning season since 2019. SMU is not overlooking Cal, as all five of the Golden Bears' losses have come by one score. "You'd be hard-pressed to find a better 6-5 team in America," Lashlee said. "I think you can conservatively say they very, very easily could be 9-2." Cal is led by quarterback Fernando Mendoza, who has thrown for 3,004 yards with 16 touchdowns and six interceptions. Tight end Jack Endries leads the team with 555 yards receiving, while wide receiver Nyziah Hunter has caught a team-leading five touchdowns. Defensively, Cal has the ACC's top scoring defense (20.7 points per game) and is tied with Clemson for the ACC's best turnover margin (plus-13). Defensive back Nohl Williams is the star of the group -- he leads the country with seven interceptions. Even though oddsmakers are heavily favoring SMU, Cal is going into the game with a simple mindset. "Our task at hand is to make the best bowl game right now," Mendoza said. "And the way to do that is to go into Dallas, give it our best and ruin SMU's season." Saturday will mark the first conference meeting between these ACC newcomers, and just the second meeting between the programs all time. SMU won a 13-6 game back in 1957. --Field Level Media
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