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Full steam ahead for Fantasia 2024
by Jennie Kermode - 09 May 2024
First tranche of titles revealed
The Outrun to open Edinburgh Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 May 2024
Saorise Ronan's Sundance film to have UK premiere
Cate Blanchett to receive Donostia Award
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 May 2024
Australian star to get lifetime achievement gong in San Sebastian
Sheffield DocFest announces programme
by Amber Wilkinson - 08 May 2024
Line-up includes Tilda Swinton's directorial debut, Jiabao Li signature talk
Actress on Cannes #MeToo barricades
by Richard Mowe - 07 May 2024
Judith Godrèche's short film highlights victims of industry insider sexual abuse
Emmanuelle to open San Sebastian Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 May 2024
Audrey Diwan's latest stars Noémie Merlant
Bernard Hill dies at 79
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 May 2024
Lord Of The Rings star's latest show due to air tonight
Documentaries for Ukraine fundraising screening
by Amber Wilkinson - 01 May 2024
Edinburgh College of Art hosts charity event
Slamdance to make LA move
by Amber Wilkinson - 30 Apr 2024
'Fringe' festival to leave Utah for next edition
ICA trialling relaxed screenings
by Jennie Kermode - 30 Apr 2024
Blackbird Blackbird Blackberry to pioneer accessibility strategy
Klitschko: More Than A Fight to open DocFest
by Amber Wilkinson - 30 Apr 2024
Sheffield event gets off to punchy start and confirms Roger Ross Williams as guest of honour
Depardieu taken into custody
by Jennie Kermode - 29 Apr 2024
Actor faces sexual assault allegations
Omar Sy, Lily Gladstone and Eva Green join Gerwig’s jury
by Richard Mowe - 29 Apr 2024
22 titles in contention for Cannes Palme d’Or and other prizes
Director who championed the underdog
by Richard Mowe - 25 Apr 2024
French cinema mourns death of Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet at 63
Sundance London announces line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 23 Apr 2024
Films include Audience Award winner Girls Will Be Girls
Edinburgh looks forward to Folk Film Gathering
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Apr 2024
Musical extravaganza planned for 10th anniversary
Cannes organisers complete the line-up
by Richard Mowe - 22 Apr 2024
New films by Hazanavicius, Stone, and Rasoulof join the throng
Many lives of Abel Gance’s Napoleon
by Richard Mowe - 19 Apr 2024
Epic silent film restored for a 'new' version in Cannes Classics
New film studio announced for Stirling
by Jennie Kermode - 18 Apr 2024
Over 4,000 jobs could be created
Tribeca announces feature line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 18 Apr 2024
Latest films from Stewart, Cera and Gladstone set to screen
Inaugural Muslim International Film Festival set for London
by Jennie Kermode - 17 Apr 2024
Full programme announced
Docs Ireland marketplace ready to go
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Apr 2024
Irish documentaries to bid for international attention
Sophie Fillières' final film to open Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
by Richard Mowe - 16 Apr 2024
Agnès Jaoui escapes to the Highlands in filmmaker's fond farewell
Cannes Critics’ Week to open with Ghost Trail
by Richard Mowe - 15 Apr 2024
Record number of contenders vie for space in the selection
Coppola, Arnold, Cronenberg hope to make bumper Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 11 Apr 2024
Thierry Frémaux announces the return of the Festival’s big guns for 77th edition
Costner and Lucas ride out at Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 09 Apr 2024
Stars return for world premiere and a Golden Palm, while Andrea Arnold also to receive honour
King of the absurd to open Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 03 Apr 2024
Quentin Dupieux ready to rock the Croisette with a starry comedy
Sands reveals further line-up details
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Apr 2024
Festival to open with In Camera, plus feature Karen Gillan screenings and Q&A
Louis Gosset Jr dies at 87
by Jennie Kermode - 29 Mar 2024
Oscar-winning star had a screen career spanning 66 years
Filmhouse gets £1.5m funding boost
by Amber Wilkinson - 23 Mar 2024
Edinburgh cultural hub set to reopen this year
Latest Mad Max instalment races to Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 21 Mar 2024
George Miller 'thrilled' to be back on the Croisette with Furiosa
Glasgow Film Festival celebrates a bumper 20th edition
by Jennie Kermode - 21 Mar 2024
"What's not to love about Glasgow?" asks Jonas Chernick
New BBFC guidelines published
by Jennie Kermode - 19 Mar 2024
Ratings body takes unusual step of toughening its approach
Oppenheimer named Oscar Best Picture
by Jennie Kermode - 10 Mar 2024
Emma Stone beats the odds to win Best Actress
13th edition of First Look heads to MoMI
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 Mar 2024
New York festival to open with Sundance hit Sujo
CinemaItaliaUK's mini film festival returns
by Amber Wilkinson - 08 Mar 2024
Weekend focuses on women in the Mafia
Human Rights Watch London returns for 28th edition
by Amber Wilkinson - 04 Mar 2024
Festival highlights role of youth
2024 Golden Eddies announced
by Jennie Kermode - 04 Mar 2024
Oppenheimer and The Holdovers take top awards
'President' Dolan returns to Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 29 Feb 2024
Director 'humbled and honoured' to head Un Certain Regard jury
Past Lives triumphs at Independent Spirits
by Amber Wilkinson - 26 Feb 2024
Celine Song's drama takes top two prizes
Oppenheimer wins at SAG awards
by Jennie Kermode - 25 Feb 2024
Kenneth Branagh thanks actors for strike
Dahomey wins Golden Bear
by Amber Wilkinson - 24 Feb 2024
Mati Diop's doc takes top prize in Berlin
Anatomy cleans up at the Césars
by Richard Mowe - 24 Feb 2024
Oppenheimer’s Nolan pays tribute to France’s love for cinema
Oppenheimer and Poor Things are big BAFTA winners
by Jennie Kermode - 18 Feb 2024
Rising Star award for Mia McKenna-Bruce
2024 BFI Flare line-up announced
by Jennie Kermode - 13 Feb 2024
Festival to open with Amrou Al-Kadhi's Layla
Society Of The Snow freezes out competition at Goyas
by Amber Wilkinson - 11 Feb 2024
JA Bayona's film snags 12 gongs at Spanish Oscars
HippFest announces line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 08 Feb 2024
Screenings include spotlight on Scotland and restored Lillian Gish film The Wind
All Of Us Strangers leads the Dorian Awards
by Jennie Kermode - 06 Feb 2024
Barbie comes second in a wide-ranging contest
The Zone Of Interest tops London Critics Circle awards
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Feb 2024
Barbie and Oppenheimer go home empty-handed
Sundance announces prizewinners
by Amber Wilkinson - 26 Jan 2024
Top gongs go to In The Summers, Sujo, A New Wilderness and The Porcelain War
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