How Matt Meola Breaks Down the Anatomy of an Air Wave – The Inertia

Youll be surprised what you can land if you commit, says Matt Meola in his Aerial Surfing class with Inspire Courses. Photo: @1more808 //Dayanidhi Das

Standing on the beach (or cliff) and checking the surf for 15 or 20 minutes is par for the course for every surfer.We check for a variety of conditions, from the intervals of time between sets to establishing landmarks we can line up with in the water. Matt Meola does this just like the rest of us, only when it comes to airs, his checklist becomes a little different.

I figure out what (the wave is) good for, he says in his Guide to Aerial SurfingonInspire Courses+, noting that once hes out there he then has to decide which specific maneuvers are even on the table that day given the conditions. Youre going to get all different types of air sections. Youre going to get closeouts. Youre going to get ones where its better for airing out of the pocket of the wave.

For Meola, being in tune with conditions has an entirely unique application for his air game. If he has a maneuver hes been waiting to work on, today might not be the day for it. Or maybe the takeoff section is just right and fitting reps into a closing window is a now-or-never proposition.

He takes this information into the water with him to inform his decision making in terms of finding waves that work for airs. He leans on these three points of emphasis:

1. Choose the right wave. 2. Decipher what the section is good for (what type of air will work in what section). 3. Commitment to the landing.

Advising surfers to check the waves before a surf isnt exactly a groundbreaking secret. But for surfers looking to add an above-the-lip repertoire to their game, Meolas pre-surf checks are a reminder that youll start observing an entirely new list of factors as you progress.

Before youre taking off, you have to have that in mind and know exactly what that wave is good for and be ready for that.

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European Film Awards: Anatomy of a Fall dominates evening with landslide of wins – The Irish Times

Anna Hints, the director of Smoke Sauna Sisterhood, bounds on to the stage of the Arena Berlin wearing a patchwork velvet opera coat and feather earrings.

Instead of a speech, Im going to do a song, she trills as she accepts the award for Best European Documentary. She valiantly attempts to lead the auditorium in an improvised chant that rhymes European Film Academy with All our friends and family. It works better than you might expect.

Welcome to the 36th European Film Awards, the only awards bash that combines the old-school continental charm of phone-in era Eurovision, references to the upcoming European Parliamentary elections, and a wheelchair-accessible red carpet.

Ahead of the ceremony, European Film Academy (EFA) chief executive Matthijs Wouter Knol, chairmain Mike Downey, and Academy president Agnieszka Holland take care to emphasise the inclusive nature of the awards body, whose 4,600 members hail from geographical Europe plus such associate members as Israel and Palestine.

We have Ukrainian, Russian, Israeli and Palestinian members ... We want this to be a space to talk, to listen, to understand, says Holland, as part of a joint statement. (Holland is a woman wearing many hats tonight: shes also rightly nominated as Best Director and Best Screenplay for her work on Green Border.)

Dressed in a metallic animal-print dress and jumping around the audience, Ritta Steffenhagan, the ceremonys zany presenter, lists all of the contributing European Film Academy countries, including warring states Armenia and Azerbaijan.

After last weeks big freeze, the snows had thawed across Berlin in time for the continents premiere film event.

It was still cold enough for several attendees to hang on to their jackets until the last minute. Sandra Hller arrived in a padded coat but walked the red carpet in a black and white gown with chilly-looking cutouts.

The 36th European Film Awards: the only awards bash that combines the old-school continental charm of phone-in era Eurovision, references to the upcoming European Parliamentary elections, and a wheelchair-accessible red carpet. Photograph: Sebastian Gabsch

She was, to the surprise of no one, subsequently named Best Actress for her incredible work on Anatomy of a Fall, over her second nominated performance in The Zone of Interest. Her director, Justine Triet, looked rather more comfortable in an outsized grey suit, a blue-green shirt, and fine, sensible boots.

As ever, in the spirit of inclusivity, various community groups are called upon to introduce nominated films. A street art collective gives their thoughts on the shortlisted feature documentaries, a board game society outlines the contenders for Best Animated Feature (which finally goes to the superb Robot Dreams).

Top of the list of Things You Dont See at the Oscars: Hungarian master Bla Tarr swearing; Isabel Coixet notes the physical awards resemblance to a sex toy and wonders aloud if the Academy can put batteries in it?; Stellan Skarsgrd is endlessly delayed on the red carpet by autograph hunters with Dune merchandise.

There comes a moment when zany Ritta realises that Ermita Frigato, recipient of the Best Production Design for her work on La Chimera, cant understand English-language questions. She tries Spanish no go before calling into the audience for someone anyone to translate. A heroic casting agent comes to the rescue.

One EFA innovation, which requires that the nominees all sit together on a large couch as the category winner is announced, lends the appearance of a game show.

The production aims for brisk pacing. Theres no sobbing over the rising orchestra allowed. Pablo Berger, accepting his award for Robot Dreams, urges his producer towards the stage: Run, Sandra, run; weve only got one minute.

Little things like Leila Costas wildly enthusiastic appraisal of Isabel Coixet (who accepts the Achievement in World Cinema award) and Sandra Hllers moment of silence in which to imagine peace ensure that the ceremony overruns by almost 30 minutes.

There are some lovely scenes; Joely Richardson presents her mum, Vanessa Redgrave, with an honorary award; rising star and presenter Mia McKenna-Bruce whoops when she opens the envelope and calls out the name Molly Manning Walker, her How To Have Sex director and the recipient of the European Discovery Prix FIPRESCI.

Walker takes to the stage for a second time when 99 teenagers from 30 countries name Scrapper, on which she served as cinematographer, as the European Young Audience Award.

German actor Sandra Hueller arrives to pose with her trophy for best European Actress for her part in Anatomy of A Fall during the 36th European Film Awards ceremony in Berlin. Photograph: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP via Getty Images

Actors talking about their directors, a European Film Awards tradition, yields many delights: Thank you for being brave enough to tell this story; my story, says exiled Syrian actor, Jalal Altawil of Green Border director Holland.

In recent years, the EFAs have hosted several clean sweep champions:

Quo Vadis, Aida? won four EFAs, including Best Film, in 2021; last year, Reuben Ostlund took home six prizes notably film, director, actor, screenplay with Triangle of Sadness.

This year promised a closer race with major festival triumphs going toe-to-toe. Three big hitters from Cannes: Palme dOr winner Anatomy Of A Fall Grand Prix and FIPRESCI winner The Zone of Interest, and Jury Prize recipient Fallen Leaves were shortlisted for Best Film and Best Director alongside Green Border and Me Captain, respective winners of Special Jury Prize and Best Actor at Venice.

Ultimately, it was another landslide. Justine Triets early win for Best Screenplay telegraphed an emphatic victory for Anatomy of a Fall. (Arthur Harari, Triets life partner and co-writer appeared onscreen behind her as she took to the stage for their screenplay win; he stayed home to mind their two daughters.)

Anatomy of a Fall later took home gongs for Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Director, and Best Film.

After 36 years, the EFAs are waving goodbye to the Christmas markets. This will be the last December ceremony in Berlin, the city that has hosted the European Film Awards every second year since its inception. Next year, the awards will take place in the Swiss city of Lucerne. And the 38th edition will move to mid-January in 2026 as part of the broader awards season.

As Holland and others have noted, box office receipts in Europe suggest that continental audiences dont want escapism; if anything, they want more politics and more discourse. Hollands Green Border, despite being dismissed by various Polish authorities, has already scared up more than $4 million (3.7 million) in its home country, while Anatomy of a Fall has, thus far, sold $18.3 million in tickets, mostly in Europe.

Will Hollywood and competition from the Oscars ruin the European Film Academy? Lets hope not.

2023 European Film Awards Nominees and Winners (winners in bold)

European Film

Anatomy Of A Fall (France) Dir. Justine Triet

Fallen Leaves (Finland, Germany) Dir. Aki KaurismkiGreen Border (Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium) Dir. Agnieszka Holland

Io Capitano (Italy, Belgium) Dir. Matteo Garrone

The Zone Of Interest (United Kingdom, Poland, USA) Dir. Jonathan Glazer

European Director

Justine Triet for Anatomy Of A Fall

Aki Kaurismki for Fallen Leaves

Agnieszka Holland for Green Border

Matteo Garrone for Me Captain

Jonathan Glazer for The Zone Of Interest

European Screenwriter

Justine Triet & Arthur Harari for Anatomy Of A Fall

Aki Kaurismki for Fallen Leaves

Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela azarkiewicz-Sieczko & Agnieszka Holland for Green Border

lker atak & Johannes Duncker for The Teachers Lounge

Jonathan Glazer for The Zone Of Interest

European Actress

Sandra Hller in Anatomy Of A Fall

Eka Chavleishvili in Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry

Alma Pysti in Fallen Leaves

Mia McKenna-Bruce in How To Have Sex

Leonie Benesch In The Teachers Lounge

Sandra Hller in The Zone Of Interest

European Actor

Thomas Schubert in Afire

Jussi Vatanen in Fallen Leaves

Josh OConnor in La Chimera

Mads Mikkelsen in The Promised Land

Christian Friedel in The Zone Of Interest

Best Documentary

Apolonia, Apolonia (Denmark, Poland) Dir. Lea Glob

Four Daughters Dir. by Kaouther Ben Hania (France, Tunisia, Germany, Saudi Arabia)

Motherland (Sweden, Ukraine, Norway) Dir. Hanna Badziaka & Alexander Mihalkovich (Sweden, Ukraine, Norway)

On The Adamant (France, Japan) Dir. Nicolas Philibert (France, Japan)

Smoke Sauna Sisterhood (Estonia, France, Iceland) Dir. Anna Hints

European Discovery Prix FIPRESCI

20,000 Species Of Bees (Spain) Dir. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (Spain)

How To Have Sex (UK, Greece) Dir. Molly Manning Walker

La Palisiada (Ukraine) Dir. directed by Philip Sotnychenko (Ukraine)

Safe Place (Croatia, Slovenia) Dir. Juraj Leroti

The Quiet Migration (Denmark) Dir. Malene Choi

Young Audience Award

Scrapper (UK) Dir. Charlotte Regan

Longing For The World Dir. Jenna Hasse

One In A Million Dir. Joya Thome

European Animated Feature Film

A Greyhound Of A Girl (Luxembourg, Italy, Ireland, United Kingdom, Latvia, Estonia, Germany) Dir. Enzo dAl

Chicken For Linda! Dir. Chiara Malta and Sbastien Laudenbach (France, Italy)

Robot Dreams (Spain, France) Dir. Pablo Berger

The Amazing Maurice (Germany, UK) Dir. Toby Genkel

White Plastic Sky (Hungary, Slovakia) Dir. Tibor Bnczkia and Sarolta Szab

European Cinematography

Rasmus Videbk for The Promised Land

European Editing

Laurent Snchal for Anatomy Of A Fall

European Production Design

Emita Frigato for La Chimera

European Costume Design

Kicki Ilander for The Promised Land

European Make-up & Hair

Ana Lpez-Puigcerver, Beln Lpez-Puigcerver, David Mart & Montse Rib for Society Of The Snow

European Original Score:

Markus Binder for Club Zero

European Sound

Johnnie Burn & Tarn Willers for The Zone Of Interest

European Visual Effects

Flix Bergs, Laura Pedro for Society of The Snow

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Station 19 Ending With Season 7 As ABC Brings Grey’s Anatomy Spinoff To A Close – Screen Rant

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Station 19 season 7 will be its last, as the Greys Anatomy spinoff will conclude its run on ABC. Premiering in March 2018, from creator Stacy McKee, with Grey's executive producer Krista Vernoff from season 3 to season 6, the story focuses on the workers of the Seattle Fire Station 19. The show's large ensemble cast has included Jaina Lee Ortiz, Jason George, Grey Damon, Barrett Doss, Alberto Frezza, Jay Hayden, Okieriete Onaodowan, Danielle Savre, Miguel Sandoval, Boris Kodjoe, Stefania Spampinato, Carlos Miranda, Josh Randall, Merle Dandridge, and Pat Healy.

Deadline now confirms that Station 19 season 7 (premiering March 14) will be the last. Given that the first responder drama is still early in its production, the producers will have the chance to craft a proper ending. Consisting of 10 episodes, due to the scheduling fallout from the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, the spinoff will end having reached its milestone 100th episode. Craig Erwich, president of Disney Television Group, reacted to Station 19 ending in a statement:

For seven seasons, Station 19 has been a highlight of the ABC lineup thanks to Shonda and Betsys incredible vision, beloved characters and compelling storytelling. With [showrunners] Zoanne [Clark] and Peter [Paige] at the helm of the upcoming farewell season, we have so much to look forward to, most notably the celebration of the shows milestone 100th episode.

The numbers for the spinoff have remained strong even after six seasons. Despite a decline from previous seasons in terms of total viewership, Station 19 season 6 still came in as ABC's second top-rated drama in the key 18-49 demographic, bested only by Grey's Anatomy. Although there is no official reason given for why the show is ending with season 7, it fits an overall trend of broadcast networks pulling back on long-running programs and what has been described by reporters and analysts as a "contraction" in the number of scripted series.

Blue Bloods, Young Sheldon, and Bob Hearts Abishola are among the long-running broadcast shows that are also ending after their upcoming seasons. Although the reasons for each of these shows vary, Young Sheldon reportedly a story-driven ending, whereas Blue Bloods was very much about high costs, long-running comedies and dramas tend to cost more as they go along due to factors such as pay increases for the cast and crew. In a time of contraction and budget consciousness across the television landscape, those money considerations are likely to play a bigger role in terms of which shows are renewed.

For the time being, the tone of Station 19 ending is one of celebrating its milestone 100 episodes. When the spinoff does return and producers give their thoughts in interviews, more may be revealed about why the successful drama is ending. At least, for those who've enjoyed the show, the farewell isn't abrupt, and the writers have some space to craft a proper send-off.

Source: Deadline

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When Grey's Anatomy began airing as a mid-season pickup in March 2005, no one could have predicted how quickly the show would rise to national and international acclaim. Audiences immediately enjoyed watching the five main interns navigate their first year in medicine, and the show became known for its dramatic storylines, incredible soundtrack, and big speeches. With a cast of mostly unknown actors, Patrick Dempsey as Dr. Derek Shepherd was the initial draw for many viewers, but it was his relationship with Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) and the dynamic friendships (and rivalries!) that kept people coming back.

With the end of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, Grey's Anatomy began filming its 20th season in November 2023, with a premiere date set for March 2024. Though expected to be considerably shorter than previous seasons, the upcoming season will be the show's first full season without the title character, given Pompeo's departure at the end of Season 19. Other characters, both regular and recurring, will return to the medical drama and its spin-off show, Station 19, which is now in its 7th season. Now the longest-running scripted primetime television medical drama ever and the second longest-running scripted primetime drama led by a woman, Season 20 of Grey's Anatomy is destined to be one for the history books.

When Season 1, Episode 1, "A Hard Day's Night," begins, Meredith Grey is beginning her surgical internship at the hospital where her mother, world-renowned surgeon Ellis Grey, once worked. Derek Shepherd, Meredith's one-night stand from the previous night, also happens to work at the hospital as an attending physician, and he and Meredith must try to figure out whether they're in a relationship while she is also trying to learn from her surgical resident, Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), and navigate a relationship with Dr. Richard Webber (James Pickens, Jr.), the man with whom her mother once had an affair. As Meredith befriends the other interns, audiences begin to see just how tumultuous life can be, both in general and specifically while training to be a surgeon. These characters and their friendships and romantic relationships really guide the show, and fans often refer to the original five interns as M.A.G.I.C. -- Meredith Grey, Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), George O'Malley (T.R. Knight), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), and Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh).

The surgical interns at Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital (initially called Seattle Grace) are central to the success of Grey's Anatomy. M.A.G.I.C. became residents in Season 4, which is when viewers met new interns like Lexie Grey (Chyler Leigh), Meredith's half-sister on her father's side, and Sadie Harris (Melissa George), Meredith's old friend from college. The Season 4 and 5 interns were responsible for the "Intern Cabal," which began in Season 5, Episode 7, "Rise Up," when several interns began performing procedures on themselves. The secret procedures nearly ended in tragedy in Season 5, Episode 9, "In the Midnight Hour," when the interns decide to perform a "routine" appendectomy on Sadie, which turns out to be not so routine. Interns that came later include Jo Wilson (Camilla Luddington), who arrived in Season 9, Episode 1, "Going, Going, Gone," and remains on the show as an OB/GYN resident, as well as Andrew DeLuca (Giacomo Gianniotti), who arrived in Season 11, Episode 23, "Time Stops," dated Meredith throughout Season 15, and died in Season 17, Episode 7, "Helplessly Hoping," after being stabbed. In Season 14, Episode 1, "Break Down the House," viewers met Levi Schmitt (Jake Borelli) and Taryn Helm (Jaicy Elliot), who were both displaced when the residency program was shut down at the end of Season 18 but became co-chief residents in Season 19, Episode 18, "Ready to Run."

Season 19, Episode 1, "Everything Has Changed," brought five new interns to the show, who some fans see as the second iteration of M.A.G.I.C., though this time it's spelled M.A.G.Y.K. Jules Millin (Adelaide Kane) is a little bossy, is the medical proxy for her 80-year-old landlord, and slept with Dr. Atticus "Link" Lincoln (Chris Carmack) before starting the program, though she didn't know he was an attending. Lucas Adams (Niko Terho) seems like a bit of a screw-up, deals with ADHD, and is eventually revealed to be the nephew of Derek Shepherd. Adams falls for fellow intern Simone Griffith (Alexis Floyd), who ends up at Grey-Sloan, the hospital where her mother died giving birth to her after her previous program booted her for having a breakdown while speaking out against the program's racism and sexism. Mika Yasuda (Midori Frances) starts the season living in a van, often speaks when she shouldn't, and is considered the most underrated intern. The final member of M.A.G.Y.K. is Benson "Blue" Kwan (Harry Shum Jr.), who is brilliant, competitive, and ends up falling for Millin, even though both of them try to prevent a relationship from forming. This new group of interns has everything the show needs to have great storylines in Season 20.

From its very first season, Grey's Anatomy has been known for its big dramatic moments and its love stories. The love story between Meredith and Derek starts in the very first episode, and though it is thwarted for a time by the appearance of Derek's estranged wife, Addison Forbes Montgomery-Shepherd (Kate Walsh) in Season 1, Episode 9, "Who's Zoomin' Who?," their relationship becomes the main thread of the show until Derek's untimely death in Season 11, Episode 21, "How to Save a Life." Their relationship continues to be a central theme in the remaining seasons as Meredith continues their Alzheimer's work, builds a relationship with Derek's sister Amelia (Caterina Scorsone), and raises their three children -- Zola, whom they adopted in Season 8, Episode 10, "Suddenly," Bailey, who was born in Season 9, Episode 24, "Perfect Storm," and Ellis, who was born in Season 11, Episodes 22 and 23, "She's Leaving Home." Meredith dates a few men after Derek's death, including Nathan Riggs (Martin Henderson), who is the estranged brother-in-law of Owen Hunt (Kevin McKidd), as well as Andrew DeLuca, and Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman), who becomes the director of the resident program in Season 19 and solidifies his relationship with Meredith in the Season 19 finale, Episode 20, "Happily Ever After?."

Beyond Meredith and Derek, how people love and connect with one another plays a major role in Grey's Anatomy. Characters on the show have fallen in love with other doctors, their students (or teachers), and even, in a few bizarre and unethical instances, their patients. The show plays with the boundaries of relationships in a way that challenges audiences to consider what might or might not be acceptable. Grey's Anatomy also looks at the relationships between friends and family members in a way that has impacted the zeitgeist. Meredith and Cristina refer to each other as their "person," which many fans have picked up for their closest friends, and Meredith continues to refer to Amelia as her "sister," even long after Derek has died, a habit that has shown audiences that family is as much chosen as it is blood. No matter which group of doctors is in their internship, it's clear that becoming a family and learning to love each other as much as they learn to work together is something the show wants to reinforce time and again.

As Grey's Anatomy carefully examines love and relationships, so does it examine death and grief. There are multiple incidents that have occurred throughout the 19 seasons that have taken patients, colleagues, and loved ones away from Meredith and the rest of the doctors at Grey-Sloan Memorial. While many of these moments have small ripples, the event with one of the largest impacts occurs in Season 8, Episode 23, "Migration," and Episode 24, "Flight," when Meredith, Derek, Cristina, Lexie, Mark Sloan (Eric Dane), and Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) are in a plane crash. Lexie's lower abdomen and legs are crushed under the plane, and she dies before they're found. Derek breaks his hand, Arizona gravely injures her leg, and Mark succumbs to his internal injuries after their return to Seattle. When the surviving doctors sue the hospital for putting them on the plane, their financial payout bankrupts Seattle Grace-Mercy West. They pool their money to buy the hospital with the help of the Harper Avery Foundation, putting Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams), already a doctor at the hospital, on the board. In Season 9, Episode 17, "Transplant Wasteland," Jackson suggests renaming the hospital "Grey-Sloan Memorial Hospital" in honor of Lexie and Mark.

Season 10, Episode 24, "Fear (Of the Unknown)," is a major turning point for Grey's Anatomy when Sandra Oh's Cristina Yang departs and the audience meets the woman Cristina chose to be the new head of cardio, Dr. Maggie Pierce (Kelly McCreary). Pierce reveals that her birth mother is Ellis Grey, making her Meredith's half-sister, and in Season 11, Episode 3, "Got to Be Real," Richard Webber admits that he is her father. Season 11, Episode 21, "How to Save a Life," changes everything when Derek dies after being hit by a semi-truck. The doctors at the hospital he is at do not perform a head CT in time, leaving Derek brain-dead, a mistake that comes back up several times, including when one of the doctors involved becomes a new resident at Grey-Sloan Memorial and in Season 16, Episode 8, "My Shot," when Meredith is on trial to determine the fate of her medical license after committing insurance fraud. When she discovers that one of the doctors on the panel is the surgeon who did not get a head CT for Derek, she confronts him about it, and he has a seizure. The panel wants to postpone the trial, but Alex brings in dozens of patients who were helped by Meredith to give statements, and she is allowed to keep her medical license and her job.

Season 17 sees Grey-Sloan Memorial dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and has several episodes where Meredith, who caught the virus, has visions that she is on a beach speaking to departed loved ones like Derek, George, Mark, and Lexie. Meredith recovered from COVID-19 by the end of the season, but the doctors of Grey-Sloan Memorial lost numerous patients and even some people close to them to the virus. In Season 18, Meredith and Amelia spend time in Minnesota, working on a Parkinson's project funded by David Hamilton (Peter Gallagher), a former colleague of Meredith's mother, which reunites Meredith with her former colleague Nick Marsh. Though Hamilton wants Meredith to continue her work in Minnesota, she chooses to stay in Seattle, even as the residency program at Grey-Sloan Memorial falls apart. In Season 19, Meredith is the Interim Chief of Surgery and revives the program, bringing in the newest set of interns, though she leaves mid-way through the season, moving her family to Boston so Zola can attend a STEM-focused school for gifted students and so Meredith can focus on conducting research to cure Alzheimer's through the Catherine Fox Foundation.

With Meredith in Boston researching a cure for Alzheimer's, Grey's Anatomy has the opportunity to do some big new things in Season 20. Though the cast has changed a lot over the show's 19 seasons, there are some staple characters still around, including Miranda Bailey and Richard Webber. It's almost as if the show is getting an opportunity to start over, even with cliffhangers from the finale of Season 19. Bailey and Webber, along with their remaining attendings, get to shepherd the new interns through their program just like they did the original five, which provides a valuable structure for the show without feeling prescriptive.

With a new showrunner in Season 20, Grey's Anatomy has set itself up for a whole new world of storytelling. Grey's Anatomy has always been a show that pushes the boundaries of what is acceptable to talk about -- much like ER, the breakout '90s hit that was the longest-running primetime medical drama until Grey's Anatomy eclipsed its record back in season 15 -- and that continued to be true in Season 19 when the show had multiple episodes on how the overturning of Roe vs. Wade was going to impact the medical community. The show even had Meredith award Miranda Bailey the Catherine Fox Award in Season 19's Episode 20, "Happily Ever After?" despite not being nominated for it, for the work she had done "protecting reproductive rights and training the next generation of doctors on how to perform reproductive care." The show should continue this pattern in Season 20, including by bringing back Addison Montgomery, who supported Miranda in her work during Season 19.

Season 19 ended with several cliffhangers, including Meredith's abrupt announcement about new Alzheimer's information that might discredit her late husband's work, Richard relapsing with alcohol after the turbulent flight from Seattle to Boston for the Catherine Fox Award, the coupling up of Lucas and Simone, as well as Link and Jo, and the collapse of Teddy Altman (Kim Raver), who had been under stress all season dealing with issues in her marriage to Owen Hunt, had recently taken on the Chief of Surgery position, and was ignoring a toothache. Season 20 will likely begin with the effects of Teddy's collapse as, despite the cliffhanger, Deadline revealed just ahead of the finale that Raver, along with several other series regulars, would be back for Season 20. The new season, a major milestone for the show, will have the opportunity to prioritize characters who might have received less of a focus in favor of Meredith Grey, though Pompeo remains an executive producer on the show and may return for an episode or two here and there. Grey's Anatomy's 20th season will likely be about 10 episodes, and the show has already begun production for what is bound to be an unforgettable season.

Grey's Anatomy returns to ABC on March 14, 2024, at 9/8c. It can currently be streamed on Netflix.

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European Film Awards: "Anatomy of a Fall" Sweeps! – Blog – The Film Experience

by Cludio Alves

Photo by Sebastian Gabsch | European Film Awards

The European Film Academy loves itself a sweep, and this year did nothing to disprove their inclination. At the same time it keeps winning critics honors stateside, Justine Triet's Anatomy of a Fall took home four prizes, adding to the trophy it already earned for editing. Sandra Hller even defeated herself since she was also nominated for The Zone of Interest, a first in EFA history. In her speech, the actress asked her audience to imagine peace in these troubled times while her director joked that making the film was a test on her relationship with partner and co-screenwriter Arthur Harari. The ceremony took place in Berlin this year, presided by Agnieszka Holland and host Britta Steffenhagen.

Discover the complete list of honorees after the jump

EUROPEAN FILMANATOMY OF A FALL, Justine Triet, Marie-Ange Luciani & David Thion

EUROPEAN DIRECTORJustine Triet, ANATOMY OF A FALL

EUROPEAN ACTRESSSandra Hller, ANATOMY OF A FALL

EUROPEAN ACTORMads Mikkelsen, THE PROMISED LAND

EUROPEAN SCREENWRITERJustine Triet & Arthur Harari, ANATOMY OF A FALL

EUROPEAN ANIMATED FEATUREROBOT DREAMS, Pablo Berger

EUROPEAN DOCUMENTARYSMOKE SAUNA SISTERHOOD, Anna Hints

EUROPEAN SHORT FILMHARDLY WORKING, Susanna Flock, Robin Klengel, Leonhard Mllner & Michael Stumpf

EUROPEAN DISCOVERY PRIX FIPRESCIHOW TO HAVE SEX, Molly Manning Walker

EUROPEAN YOUNG AUDIENCE AWARDSCRAPPER, Charlotte Regan

EFA LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDVanessa Redgrave

HONORARY AWARD OF THE ACADEMY PRESIDENT AND BOARDBla Tarr

EUROPEAN ACHIEVEMENT IN WORLD CINEMAIsabel Coixet

EURIMAGES CO-PRODUCTION AWARDUljana Kim

EUROPEAN SUSTAINABILITY AWARD PRIX4CLIMATEGler Sabanc

You can find the winner in the Excellence Awards here. They're the so-called "below the line" categories. Some victors include Anatomy of a Fall, The Promised Land, and The Zone of Interest. The full list of nominations can be found here.

Are you happy with this EFA sweep, or were you hoping to see more films win these prizes? Who gets your vote?

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Ellen Pompeo Returning to Grey’s Anatomy Season 20: Is She Coming Back For Good? | Soaps.com – Soaps.com

After her emotional exit last season, Meredith Grey is officially returning to our screens very soon! When does Ellen Pompeo return for Greys Anatomy Season 20? Heres what episodes shell appear in this upcoming season.

Greys Anatomy is ABCs long-running medical drama that focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents and attendings at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle, Washington. Created by Shonda Rhimes, the show debuted in 2005 and earned over 38 Primetime Emmy nominations after almost two decades. Ellen Pompeo played Dr. Meredith Grey, the surgical intern turned former chief of surgery, from the shows inception until her exit in 2023.

After 17 years as a series regular,Deadline confirmed in August 2022 that Pompeo had a reduced role in the medical drama for Season 19 and would only appear in eight episodes. I am eternally grateful and humbled by the love and support you have all shown me, Meredith GREY and the show for 19 seasons! Pompeo penned on Instagram in November 2022. Through it all.none of it would have been possible without the best fans in the world.

Pompeo left Greys to star in the upcoming Hulu series titled The Orphan. The working title is The Orphan. Thats going to be a very interesting role to play. I havent played another character in 18 years. Thats crazy crazy town, crazy town, Pompeo told her former Greys co-star Katherine Heigl (aka Izzy Stevens who left in Season 6) in their Variety Actors on Actors interview.

The actress also mentioned to Heigl that she would try to make some appearances in Greys Anatomy in Season 20. I will be making some appearances hopefully next year, if I can find some time, Pompeo said before the actors strike. Its not a complete goodbye. And I think weve got an interesting story to tell, she said before the actors strike back in June 2023.

So, when does Ellen Pompeo return forGreys Anatomy Season 20? We have the answer below.

When does Ellen Pompeo return for Greys Anatomy Season 20? Her co-star Debbie Allen, who plays Catherine Fox, revealed in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight that well see Meredith at least two times in Season 20, including in the season premiere.

Shes in the first episode and shes in the one Im gonna direct, so she wont be too far, Fox said. We have to let her go and do some other things shes still our queen. Shes still our number one on the call sheet.

We last saw Meredith in theGreys Anatomy Season 19 finale, which aired on Thursday, May 18, 2023. In the two-part finale, Meredith is deep in the trenches trying to find a cure for Alzheimers. Pompeos character also presented the coveted Catherine Fox Award to Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson) and patched things up with her boyfriend Nick Marsh (Scott Speedman).

Season 20 was initially supposed to air this fall, but due to the actors and writers strikes, ABC pushed all of its scripted content to 2024. After the SAG-AFTRA strike ended, Deadlinereported that the medical drama planned to produce 10 episodes for Season 20, half the episodes Season 19 had.

Greys Anatomys last two original cast members, James Pickens Jr. and Chandra Wilson, as well as Kim Raver, Kevin McKidd, Camilla Luddington, and Caterina Scorsone, are all slated to return for Season 20. At the time, Deadline couldnt confirm negotiations for the new intern class but said that they are all expected to return, including Harry Shum Jr., Adelaide Kane, Alexis Floyd, Niko Terho, and Midori Francis.

Greys Anatomy Season 20 will premiere on March 14, 2024, at 9:00 p.m. on ABC.

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All Greys Anatomy Prior Seasons to Stream on Hulu and Disney+ Combined App – ComingSoon.net

The merged Hulu and Disney+ app, which will launch in March 2024, will bring all previous seasons of the beloved medical drama Greys Anatomy to its library.

According to Deadline, as part of a new licensing deal between Disney Entertainment and Netflix, Hulu and Netflix will share the U.S. streaming rights to all 19 seasons of the longest-running medical drama. The upcoming 20th season, scheduled to premiere in 2024, will air on ABC and will be available to stream on Hulu.

The debut of Greys Anatomys previous seasons coincides with the official launch of Hulu on Disney+. Moreover, some Disney-owned titles will be coming to Netflix next year as part of a short-term domestic agreement, allowing Netflix to stream 14 Disney-owned titles on a non-exclusive basis.

The titles include The Wonder Years, This is Us, My Wife & Kids, ESPN 30 for 30, The Resident, White Collar, Reba, Archer, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Prison Break, The Hughleys, Bernie Mac, and Home Improvement.

Created by Shonda Rhimes, Greys Anatomy revolves around aspiring surgeon Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) as she navigates professional and personal life and being the daughter of one of the best surgeons, Dr. Ellis Grey along with her fellow surgeons at Seattle Grace Hospital.

Since its debut on ABC in 2005, Greys Anatomy has bagged multiple awards and nominations, including a Golden Globe, Peoples Choice, Producers Guild of America, Satellite, Screen Actors Guild, and Teen Choice, to name a few.

Although Pompeo appeared in all 19 seasons of Greys Anatomy as a main cast member, she will only make a guest appearance in the upcoming 20th season. The popular series also starred Sandra Oh, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, T. R. Knight, and Patrick Dempsey, among others.

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