Web Exclusive: Finalists to screen their work at a June 3 showcase -- Finalists have been chosen for the second annual Producer's Challenge contest. Created by the Producers Guild of America, the contest will run in conjunction with the Produced By Conference June 4-6 at 20th Century Fox studios.

Film News: Former Senator in line for H'w'd's top lobbyist role. -- According to Bob Kerrey, there is "No decision yet" whether he will take the job of Motion Picture Assn. of America chief.

International News: Film unit pacts with Wild Bunch for Cannes duo -- IFC Films has pacted with Wild Bunch for U.S. rights to two Cannes offerings, Gregg Araki's "Kaboom" and Jorge Michel Grau's "We Are What We Are."

Legit News: 'Sondheim,' 'La Cage' also winners -- "Red" picked up two Drama League Awards Friday afternoon, with the Broadway production scoring the top new play award as well as the distinguised perf kudo.

International News: Film duo win Art Cinema Award, SACD prize -- "Lily Sometimes," directed by France's Fabienne Berthaud, and Belgian Olivier Masset-Depasse's "Illegal" took top kudos at the 42nd Cannes Directors' Fortnight.

Film News: Tendered shares fall from 7.4 million to 4.66 million -- Carl Icahn's making no progress in his hostile takeover attempt of Lionsgate, with a 37% decline in the number of shareholders supporting his bid over the past two weeks.

Film News: Film unit nabs rights to 'Montepensier' -- IFC Films has picked up U.S. rights to Bertrand Tavernier's "The Princess of Montpensier," the historical drama screening in competish at Cannes this year.

TV Ratings: ABC wins night with finale, but CBS strong with total viewers -- The two-hour season finale of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," in which a revenge-minded gunman shot and killed several members of the hospital staff, dominated the final Thursday of the television season. ABC won the night with ease in all key demos, while CBS held the advantage in total viewers.

Europe: Italian film to receive boost to release -- The Europa Cinemas network of exhibs has selected Italo pic "Le Quattro volte," which centers on the life of an old shepherd in Calabria, as the best European film in the Directors' Fortnight section at Cannes.

Europe: Court rejects copyright infringement suit -- The Russian who designed the 1980 Moscow Olympic mascot has lost a court case brought against a television station for breach of copyright.

Europe: Composer set to quit after 'Over the Rainbow' -- Andrew Lloyd-Webber is poised to end his working relationship with the BBC and move to rival U.K. web ITV.

Europe: Web licenses 'Living in Your Car,' 'Archer,' 'Justified' -- U.S. comedy drama "Eli Stone," starring British thesp Jonny Lee Miller, has been bought by U.K. terrestrial web Five as it beefs up its digital spin-off webs.

Europe: Rules were put in place by Berlusconi -- Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia says it will challenge in the European courts plans by the government of rival mogul, and Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi to fine and jail journalists who print details of leaked wire-taps.

Americas: Pic is feature film debut of Marcia Faria -- Gullane, one of Brazil's top film production houses, is set to produce "A Procura de Martina" (Martina's Search), the feature film debut of Marcia Faria.

Film Festivals: Sidebar will focus on young Dutch filmmakers -- The Seville European Film Festival, one of the fastest-growing film meets in Europe, will host a Wild Tulips focus on recent Dutch pics.

International News: Summit sells 3D pic to major territories -- Summit Entertainment has racked up a slew of sales for Paul W.S. Anderson's "The Three Musketeers" at this year's Cannes film market.

Cannes News: Italo helmer returns to narrative filmmaking -- Veteran Italo helmer Ermanno Olmi, best-known outside Italy for his Cannes Palme d'Or winner "The Tree of Wooden Clogs," is set to return to narrative filmmaking with "Il Villaggio di cartone" (The Cardboard Village), an ambitious multi-language immigration drama.

Film Reviews: "Hahaha" is by far the least amusing of South Korean writer-director Hong Sang-soo's recent comedies.

TV News: Jorge Garcia writes about the popular series' end -- At 5 a.m. on April 24, I became unemployed.

Los Angeles: Teen dance comedy has fall premiere date -- Disney Channel has ordered teen dance buddy comedy "Shake It Up!" for a fall premiere.