Guest of Honor: The brand new Biarritz International Film Festival is off to a stellar start. The fledgling film festival will welcome Penélope Cruz because the guest of honor for its very first edition, with the Oscar winner set to present a screening of her film “On the Fringe” ahead of its French premiere.

Cruz not only stars in but produced the film, which received a slew of Goya nominations — Spain’s version of the Oscars — for director Juan Diego Botto, costars Luis Tosar, Christian Checa, in addition to a nod for Cruz herself.

The Chanel ambassador may also partake in a public session following the screening. The story centers on the intertwining stories of individuals about to lose their homes, the lawyer who tries to assist them, and the toll it takes on his family. It should premiere in France on July 5.

The Biarritz International Film Festival is billing itself as the primary international film competition focused on the “stories of youth.” Young itself, the film festival launched this yr under the direction of founder Jérôme Pulis, former director of international communications at Christian Dior Parfums.

For the festival’s prize, the entire members of the primary jury are under age 35, while a second jury is comprised of scholars from movies schools.

The jury brings a handful of popular American stars to the browsing city, including “Daisy Jones & The Six” actress Camila Morrone, “To All of the Boys I’ve Loved Before” star Noah Centineo, “We Are Who We Are” actress Francesca Scorsese, daughter of legendary director Martin Scorsese.

French members of the jury include “Three Musketeers” star Lyna Khoudri, “No Time to Die” actor Dali Benssalah, and dancer and Jacquemus model Leo Walk.

Serving as president of the jury is Iranian director Saeed Roustaee. His film “Leila’s Brothers” won the International Film Critics Prize in Cannes last yr.

The film festival will open today and run until Sunday within the French coastal resort town. — Rhonda Richford

Sporty Stars: Calvin Klein continues its Calvins or Nothing series with a campaign focused on globally recognized athletes at the highest of their game that went live Tuesday.

Featured are Alex Morgan, American skilled soccer player and Olympic gold medalist; Chloe Kelly, English skilled footballer; Kenza Dali, French skilled soccer player; Mana Iwabuchi, Japanese skilled footballer and Olympic silver medalist, and Mary Fowler, Australian skilled soccer player.

The campaign, shot by Brianna Capozzi, highlights each woman in an intimate setting designed to disclose their confidence and sensuality. They’re photographed in close-ups and full-body shots portraying their athleticism, strength and vulnerability.

The forged is wearing essential Calvin Klein styles, including recent Modern Cotton Underwear; High Rise Straight; 90s Straight, Straight, and Bootcut jeans; cropped and classic trucker jackets, and signature logo T-shirts.

In March, the corporate unveiled a Calvins or Nothing campaign that featured a forged of world stars reminiscent of Jennie Kim of Blackpink, Kendall Jenner, FKA Twigs, Michael B. Jordan and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

This recent campaign will appear across paid media, including digital and out-of-home locations all over the world, in addition to Calvin Klein’s owned social channels and e-commerce sites. — Lisa Lockwood

Pay Day: Under Armour Inc. has loads riding on Stephanie Linnartz’s Protect This House 3 plan to reinvigorate the corporate — and so does the newly appointed president and chief executive officer. 

Linnartz, a former Marriott executive who moved into the corner office in late February, received stock awards valued at $11 million, in addition to a complete salary of $125,000 and a bonus of $175,000 for the fiscal yr ended March 31. 

Stock awards, even unvested awards, are valued as of the grant date in corporate Proxy statements — so how much of the worth in those stock awards Linnartz ever sees will rely upon just how well Under Armour’s stock performs. 

Shares of the corporate’s shares rose 1.5 percent to $6.74 on Tuesday, however the stock remains to be well below its 52-week high of $11.41, set in February. 

When Linnartz laid out her plan to Wall Street in May, she was clear-eyed in regards to the challenges, but — in fact — bullish on the chance. 

“I very much recognize the time for motion is now,” the CEO told analysts. “We want to deliver. And that’s what I’m holding myself and the team accountable to. So it’s not all the time essentially the most glamorous part, nevertheless it is the tactical things that have you ever pull off a technique at the top of the day. Focus, execution and accountability.”

The Protect This House 3 plan, which borrows its name from considered one of the corporate’s best known tag lines, has Under Armour continuing on with some recent themes — like adding in additional high-end goods to the North American assortment — but with more focus. 

“Once I came, there was a protracted, long list of projects and efforts that the corporate was attempting to tackle,” Linnartz said. “What we’ve done is we’ve really narrowed down the list of projects and efforts for the following three years so we could be laser focused.”

Founder Kevin Plank, who now serves as executive chairman and brand chief, logged total pay of $3 million last yr, including a salary of $501,923, incentive pay of $486,750 and stock awards valued at $2 million.

Plank owns 52.8 million shares of Under Armour across three classes and controls 64.7 percent of the voting rights at the corporate. — Evan Clark