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On June 26, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1881, Ya'akov Cohen, Israeli linguist, poet, and playwright (died 1960) was born. In 1909, Wolfgang Reitherman, German-American animator, director, and producer (died 1985) was born. In 1955, Gedde Watanabe, American actor was born. In 1966, Dany Boon, French actor, director, and screenwriter was born. In 1967, Olivier Dahan, French director and screenwriter was born. In 1981, Kanako Kondō, Japanese voice actress and singer was born. In 1988, The first crash of an Airbus A320 occurs when Air France Flight 296Q crashes at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airfield in Habsheim, France, during an air show, killing three of the 136 people on board. In 1988, King Bach, Canadian-American actor, comedian, director, producer, writer and social media personality was born. In 2001, Gina Cigna, French-Italian soprano (born 1900) passed away. In 2004, Yash Johar, Indian film producer, founded Dharma Productions (born 1929) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

Feel-Good Comedy ‘Agnes & Amir’ Picked Up by Beta Cinema Ahead of Munich Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

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Feel-Good Comedy ‘Agnes & Amir’ Picked Up by Beta Cinema Ahead of Munich Film Festival Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)

Beta Cinema has picked up international sales rights to feel-good comedy “Agnes Amir” ahead of its premiere on Sunday at the Munich Film Festival. The film, directed by Helena Hufnagel, is based on a true story. The film follows Iranian Amir, who is waiting to hear if his refugee status in Germany will be []

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