"This brings a rich, unschooled, rawness and lived experience to their cinema. They are very different from the smooth universal polish of films that tend to come out of international script labs and international co-productions," Shedde says.
Authorities said the arrests were in connection with investigations into a recent abduction attempt in Nantes and the attempted kidnapping of a woman and child in Paris in May.David Seltzer, a criminal defence attorney who specializes in cyber-crime, said such cases are all too common.
"It's becoming a thing because people think it's an easy way to get cash," he told the BBC's US partner CBS."Instead of robbing a bank, they can kidnap someone and get access to their Bitcoin wallet or crypto wallet."The Trump administration will direct US federal agencies to review Harvard University's grants to potentially end or redistribute funding, as part of the White House's escalating battle with America's oldest university.
The Government Services Administration (GSA) plans to circulate a letter to agencies asking them to identify whether Harvard contracts could be "cancelled or redirected elsewhere", a senior White House official said.The administration estimates about 30 contracts, collectively worth $100m (£74m), could be reviewed. It already had frozen $2.65bn in federal grants and tried to revoke Harvard's ability to enrol international students.
Harvard University did not immediately comment.
On its website, the university says that its "cutting-edge medical, scientific, and technological research" has historically been "supported by the federal government" and other entities.At the same time as axing River City, BBC Scotland announced three new dramas - Counsels, Grams and The Young Team - that would create new opportunities in the independent TV production sector.
It said total investment in BBC drama from Scotland over the next three years is expected to rise to over £95m.Ms Valentine said the new dramas would cost more to make, but the BBC expected them to deliver bigger audiences.
The director added: "So in terms of value for money for the audience, I'm afraid that River City didn't pass that test for us any longer. And we really hope the new dramas will."River City, which began in September 2002, will continue filming until March with the final series airing in autumn 2026.