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Vivid Sydney’s young artworkA boy lies down on top of ‘Test Pattern’, the last installation by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda, during its opening exhibition as part of Vivid Festival in… 08/06/2013
Twenty years of dancing at SónarBarcelona, 13, 14 and 15 June To Vicenç Batalla, it seems like only yesterday that he celebrated Sónar Festival’s tenth birthday in the Montjuïc palace. And… 07/06/2013
Renowned Indian dancer Raghunath Manet brings his first film to Cannes As the Cannes Film Festival celebrates 100 years of Bollywood, one of India’s most iconic dancers, choreographers and musicians, Raghunath Manet, presented… 23/05/2013
Rain doesn’t ruin red carpet at first weekend of Cannes Regulars claim rain at Cannes used be rare, but the continual downpours are not stopping the stars from gracing the red carpet. Making an appearance on… 19/05/2013
Urs festival celebrations in IndiaMuslim devotees raise their hands to receive sweets as offerings after prayers inside the shrine of Muslim saint Shah-e-Alam, during Urs in Ahmedabad (India)… 17/05/2013
Hungary’s ballad to win Eurovision? ByeAlex is the Eurovision hopeful from Hungary – although originally he was not the obvious choice. In early rounds of the competition, nobody really expected… 09/05/2013
Egyptians celebrate spring holiday After a year of political turmoil, Egyptians have been taking some time out to enjoy the “Sham Ennisim” national holiday. It is traditional to head to a… 07/05/2013
French festival goers warned to watch out for WWII bombsA day before a Teknival free music party was due to take place in northern France, a local government official has banned attendees from planting tent poles… 03/05/2013
Waiter racing in Argentina – nocomment Waiters test their speed and agility in annual race through Buenos Aires. 28/04/2013
Pforzheim hosts beard and moustache championships – nocomment The German town of Pforzheim plays host to the annual beard and moustache championships. 28/04/2013
The Butterfly’s Dream causes a flutter at Istanbul festival It is the first and oldest film festival in Turkey. The Istanbul Film Festival is a chance to promote Turkish cinema around the world and an opportunity for… 16/04/2013
Another way to celebrateVisitors participate in the annual water-splashing festival to mark the New Year of the Dai minority in Xishuang Banna, Yunnan province. Monday marked the… 16/04/2013
Sand beautiesSeveral artists created 16 sand sculptures during the first “Sand in the City” festival in San Salvador. The event aims to raise funds for the Tin Marin… 14/04/2013
Japan: walking dead in Tokyo – nocomment People dressed as zombies stumbled through the streets of Tokyo on Easter Sunday for a parade to celebrate the living dead. Over 150 participants showed up to… 01/04/2013
Monkeys, cats and clowns float in the Malaysian skyMore than 20 hot air balloons from 14 countries are participating in the fifth annual Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Malaysia this… 29/03/2013
Tattoos without taboos One of the oldest forms of body art, tattoos are booming business. In France, around 20 per cent of 25 to 35 year olds have one, the figures are roughly the… 29/03/2013
Novruz: Here comes the sun In Azerbaijan they have been celebrating the traditional festival of Novruz, which translates as “the new day,” and is dedicated to the renewal of the earth… 22/03/2013
London celebrates spring Russian style Russians have something to celebrate in London right now with the Maslenitsa festival, which celebrates the end of winter and the start of spring. Well… 17/03/2013
Grape Harvest Festival kicks off in Mendoza – nocomment A parade in Mendoza, Argentina, marked the start of the annual Grape Harvest Festival, attracting thousands of locals and tourists. The Grape Harvest Festival… 04/03/2013
Cape Town’s Holi One Colour FestivalIn South Africa, Cape Town launches its first festival of colour. This outdoor electronic music event is inspired by the Hindu Holi Festival of Colour in… 03/03/2013
Taiwan Lantern Festival lights up the country – nocomment The 2013 Taiwan Lantern Festival brings together high technology, animation and comics for a carnival closing out the Lunar New Year. 25/02/2013
The lion dance to celebrate the Year of the SnakeChinese artists perform the lion dance during the opening ceremony of the Spring Festival Temple Fair at Ditan Park, in Beijing. The Lunar New Year, or Spring… 09/02/2013
Unwanted Side Effects SIde Effects is basically about whether a wife kills her husband because a prescription drug had a strange side-effect on her, or whether she is just… 06/02/2013
Venice Carnival highlight – nocomment Thousands of masked revellers gathered in Venice’s Saint Mark’s Square for carnival highlight “The Flight of the Angel”. 04/02/2013
Asterix creator honoured at cartoon festival In the French city of Angouleme thousands have turned up to celebrate the “9th Art” – that is how the French see cartoons. Fans of comic strips descend on the… 01/02/2013
Bears up for grabs in Berlin It has been a bitter winter in Berlin but to warm the soul and inspire the imagination there is the prospect of the annual film festival. And there is plenty… 01/02/2013
Buy in miniature what you want in real life – nocomment Miniature cars, little houses, and even small fake bills. The Bolivians can buy everything they dream of at the annual “Alasitas” market in La Paz. According… 26/01/2013
Austenland and Stoker at Sundance Austenland, directed by Jerusha Hess, and staring Jane Seymour, has premiered at Sundance. The plot concerns an Austen fan who goes to a theme park in… 23/01/2013
Kumbh Mela, world’s largest gathering, starts in IndiaHindu holymen attend the first “Shahi Snan” (grand bath) at the ongoing “Kumbh Mela”, in the Indian city of Allahabad. Upwards of a million Hindu holy men and… 14/01/2013
Berlin film festival opens with ‘The Grandmaster’ Festival favourite Wong Kar Wai is back with his long-awaited Kung Fu epic ‘The Grandmaster’. The fruit of eight years’ labour, it was selected as the… 11/01/2013
Snow sculpture at Vasaloppet China Ski FestivalWorkers shape a snow sculpture prior to the annual Vasaloppet China Ski Festival at Jingyuetan Park in Changchun. The festival will kick off on January 2… 26/12/2012
Light artists commemorate the saving of Lyon Lyon is lit up. The city in the south east of France is commemorating the day in the 1800s it was saved from the plague. History records the Virgin Mary… 07/12/2012
A master class in Marrakesh This year’s President of the Jury at the Marrakesh Film Festival was John Boorman, the British director, screenwriter and producer who is a connoisseur of… 06/12/2012
Lyon lit up for la Fête des Lumières – nocomment The yearly “Festival of Lights” (fête des lumières) started today in Lyon, with lights installations placed strategically around the city. More than 3 million… 06/12/2012
Perchten festival in AustriaA man dressed in traditional Perchten costume and mask performs during a Perchten festival in the western Austrian village of Heiterwang. Each year in… 28/11/2012
Santa Claus festival in Australia – nocomment Thousands of Santas come on Sydney to celebrate the Santa Fest and fun run in the summer heat. 25/11/2012
Have a banana!The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in the Lopburi province, each last Sunday of November. More than 4,000kg of fruits are used during this festival to promote… 25/11/2012
Hot-Air Balloon Festival in LeonPeople take photographs of hot air balloons in Metropolitano park during the International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Leon, in the Mexican state of… 20/11/2012
Hangzhou Pets Culture Festival : Pink evening dress for a poodleA poodle wearing a dress stands on its hind feet for photos at Hangzhou Pets Culture Festival in Hangzhou in China. REUTERS/Stringer 17/11/2012
Diwali: the festival of lights – nocomment Hindu communities around the world on Tuesday celebrated Diwali, the festival of lights, one of the most important Hindu festivals that marks the triumph of… 15/11/2012
Thessaloniki Film Festival The International Film Festival in Thessaloniki is the most important event in Greece when it comes to movies and film makers – and includes international… 14/11/2012
“Six weeks of Iranian Art” in Toronto Mahmoud Meraji, is one of 5 artists to conduct visual art workshops as part of the the festival “Six Weeks of Iranian Art” taking place in Toronto. He… 08/11/2012
Tasty in Lviv – nocomment At the third edition of the Festival of Wine and Cheese held in Lviv, visitors got to taste 40 varieties of wine and dozens of different cheeses. 23/10/2012
Reflections on being a zombieA child dressing up as a zombie prepares to participate in a “zombie walk” in Mexico. The “Zombie Walk Ciudad Juarez”, consists of collecting food and hygiene… 21/10/2012
Vegetarian festival in Thailand – nocomment Pierced cheeks and processions as people celebrate the vegetarian festival in Phuket, Thailand – nine days to cleanse the body and mind. 21/10/2012
How did these pirates get to landlocked Kyrgyzstan?A boy and his cat, both dressed in pirate costumes, pose at a regional cat exhibition in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov 14/10/2012
Music festival supremos gather in Morocco The people who stage music festivals around the globe have been getting their heads together at their annual European forum at Agadir in Morocco. The… 28/09/2012
Africa Dances in Lyon The “Biennale de la Danse” in Lyon includes dancers from all over the world. Choreographer Robyn Orlin from South Africa lives in Berlin but her group “Moving… 27/09/2012
Kathmandu’s Indra Jatra FestivalA girl stands next to the idol of “Swet Bhairab” during the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu September 27, 2012. The annual festival, named after Indra, the… 27/09/2012
Kite festival in Berlin – nocomment The kite festival was organised on the former Tempelhof airport. 22/09/2012
Brushing up in Japan – nocomment The city of Kumanocho hosts a Brush Festival every year. Kumanocho, in the Hiroshima Prefecture, is famous for its brush factories, where around 80 percent of… 22/09/2012
Ganesh celebrations across India – nocomment The annual Ganesh festival, during which Hindu families worship the elephant-headed Ganesh, the God of knowledge, wisdom and good fortune, began across India. 20/09/2012
Bill Murray plays FDR in “Hyde Park on Hudson” Bill Murray returns in a lead role for the first time since Broken Flowers, seven years ago. He plays US president Franklin D Roosevelt in “Hyde Park on… 13/09/2012
Festival of photojournalism shocks in France One of the biggest photojournalism festivals in the world is now on in Perpignan in France. Entitled Visa pour l’image, the event includes evening… 12/09/2012
Robert Redford thriller premieres at Toronto End Of Watch is a gritty portrait of life on the beat in the toughest neighbourhoods in Los Angeles. The movie has just been screened at the Toronto… 12/09/2012
Taiwan celebrates ghost festival – nocomment In Taiwan, people celebrate the annual Ghost Festival during which the gates of hell are supposed to open letting dead ancestors return to visit their… 01/09/2012
Where is Wally?A man rides across the desert during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0” arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. More than 60,000 people… 30/08/2012
Red alert in Spain – nocomment Tens of thousands of people hurled truckloads of tomatoes at each other at the annual “Tomatina” festival in the small Spanish town of Bunol. Trucks arrived… 30/08/2012
Don’t scare away the donorsA worshipper playing a clown collects money in a pot during the Osun Osogbo festival in Osogbo, southwest Nigeria. Thousands of worshippers gather around the… 25/08/2012
Mozart at its peak with Villazón at Verbier In partnership with: A renowned aria by Mozart heralded the short but intense appearance of the French-Mexican tenor Rolando Villazón at the Verbier… 23/08/2012
Celebration of Divine Love in IndiaDevotees try to form a human pyramid to break a clay pot containing curd during celebrations for the Hindu festival of Janmashtami in Mumbai… 10/08/2012
The romance of chamber music in the heart of Provence Perched on a hill overlooking the French Riviera, Saint-Paul-de-Vence has long been a haven for artists, including the painter Chagal the French poet Prévert… 09/08/2012
Gabala festival where music hits a peak The classics hit the heights with the annual International Music Festival in the ancient mountain city of Gabala in Azerbaijan. It has been a treat for the… 07/08/2012
Twins Days Festival in Ohio – nocomment The world’s largest annual festival for biological twins and other multiple siblings opened at the weekend in Twinsburg, northern Ohio, attracting more than… 07/08/2012
Festival of Cows in KathmanduA boy dressed up as the Hindu deity Hanuman participates in a parade to mark the Gaijatra Festival, also known as the Festival of Cows, in Kathmandu. Hindus… 03/08/2012
‘Sex Workers Freedom Festival’ in India – nocomment After being denied visas to travel to the US to attend the annual International AIDS Conference, sex workers from around the world have been staging a… 26/07/2012
Tenjin Matsuri Festival in Osaka – nocomment The annual Tenjin Festival in Osaka culminated in a grand boat procession on the city’s Okawa River. Legend has it that the god, enshrined in Osaka’s Tenman… 26/07/2012
The murals of Asilah The walls of the old part of Asilah in northwest Morocco are glossed over white in preparation for “The Cultural Season”, a summer festival which includes a… 18/07/2012
Getting dirty in South Korean mud festival – nocomment A quaint South Korean coastal city draws in the crowds to have fun in the mud. 15/07/2012
Montreux Jazz Festival The famous Swiss Jazz Festival is underway and this year truly does cater to all tastes. Quinn Sullivan is 13 years old and already people are calling him a… 10/07/2012
Bulls see red in Pamplona – nocomment At least two people were injured as thousands of daredevil runners charged ahead of six fighting bulls through the streets of the Spanish city of Pamplona in… 10/07/2012
Traveller’s diary: Fantasy and Innovation in Thai filmFor our report about the Thai Film Industry we headed out to the set of the huge film production on “The Legend of King Naresuan V“. The film set lies in the… 03/07/2012
Berlin Gay Parade – nocomment During the 33rd annual Gay Parade in Berlin thousands of people marched from Kurfürstendamm to Brandenburger Tor. 24/06/2012
More awards from the Annecy International Film Festival Junior Jury Award for a graduation film “Friendsheep”, Jaime Maestro – Primer Frame / Escuela de Animación Junior Jury Award for a short film “História… 19/06/2012
Irish animation in spotlight at Annecy This year’s animation festival in the French city of Annecy paid tribute to the animation produced in Ireland. Organisers praised the work for its… 12/06/2012
Dancers in South Korea embrace the ocean The South Korean city of Busan was alive with music and performance as it hosted the International Dance Festival from June 1st to the 5th. The event… 11/06/2012
Sibiu’s theatre festival brings crowds to Romania The city of Sibiu has hosted its annual International Theatre Festival, an event that has become Europe’s third largest performing arts festival after… 07/06/2012
The collapse of Sydney Opera House Sydney’s iconic Opera House appears to collapse, then re-inflates, a hand pushes through its roof and a woman dances on one of the famous ‘sails’. These… 30/05/2012
Estonia’s ‘Old Town Days’ – nocomment The Old Town Days, a week-long colourful cultural event which has been taking place since 1982, celebrates the start of summer in Tallinn. 26/05/2012
Electronic sound of Nuits Sonores in Lyon – nocomment One of Europe’s leading independent electro music festivals has taken place in Lyon, France. The reputation of ‘Nuits Sonores’ — or ‘Nights of Sound’ — has… 18/05/2012
Switzerland: caught in the middleA man falls to the ground as he tries to stop a third cow entering the final of the “Battle of the Queens” contest in Aproz, in the western Alpine canton of… 05/05/2012
Children enjoy Hong Kong festival – nocomment Residents of Hong Kong and tourists flocked to an outlying island to celebrate the Cheung Chau Jiao Festival. 29/04/2012
Bangkok’s splashy water festival – nocomment People in Bangkok, armed with water guns and pails, soak each other with water as part of the annual Songkran water festival celebrations. 14/04/2012
Sheldon Adelson opens opulent Macau casino – nocomment US billionaire Sheldon Adelson’s Macau casino company launched its long-delayed fourth resort, a $4.4 billion complex that is its latest bet on continued… 13/04/2012
Voodo pilgrimage in Haiti – nocomment Hundreds of voodoo practitioners take part in an annual pilgrimage in an Haitian village. The Pilgrimage to Souvenance is one of voodoo’s most important… 10/04/2012
Hanami begins in Tokyo – nocomment Tokyo’s Ueno Park is full of bloom and residents make a break under cherry trees marking with the past after a year of crisis. 06/04/2012
10,000 Easter eggs decorate tree in Germany – nocomment An apple tree with 10,000 egg ornaments has become a tourist attraction in the town of Saalfeld (Eastern Germany). 05/04/2012
Jerusalem hosts its first international Ice festival – nocomment The festival takes place in Jerusalem’s old train station and includes an ice bar, acrobatics show and large-scale models of Jerusalem historic landmarks… 29/03/2012
China spring festival opens in Shanghai – nocomment A thousand people perform a traditional folk bamboo pole dance in China. 27/03/2012
Spring festival opens in Shanghai – nocomment The Second Shanghai Happy Valley Spring Outing Festival opened in East China’s metropolis. More than 300,000 colourful and flower patterned windmills decorate… 26/03/2012
Doll festival in Japan – nocomment Children dressed in traditional costumes boarded a fleet of small boats for a parade through the waterways of Fukuoka Prefecture, western Japan. The pageant… 22/03/2012
Hot air balloon festival in Mexico – nocomment Thousands of spectators turned out for the annual International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Teotihuacan, Mexico. 20/03/2012
Bulgaria: Trabant drivers’ meet – nocomment About 40 Trabant owners from all over Bulgaria came to Veliko Tarnovo to mark the 55th birthday of the iconic car, the pride of East Germany’s automobile… 20/03/2012
India’s Holi festival starts spring with a splash of colourThe traditional Holi festival of colour gives young students at Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata, the chance to camouflage themselves in multi-coloured… 07/03/2012
Mardi gras in Sydney – nocomment Tens of thousands of people braved a wet Saturday night in Sydney for the city’s annual Mardi Gras – a huge gay and lesbian parade that attracts tourists from… 03/03/2012
Turkey: high heels race – nocomment This race is for women wearing high heels which have to be at least 7 centimetres high and 1.5 centimetres thick. Around 100 women attended the race. The… 03/03/2012
Festival at Yagon’s iconic pagoda – nocomment Myanmar’s iconic Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon held its 2,600th anniversary with grand celebrations. 26/02/2012
First carnival parades in Rio – nocomment The massive carnival Black Ball parade took to the streets of Rio’s city centre on Friday, drawing hundreds of thousands of people despite security fears… 12/02/2012
Taiwan’s Lantern Festival – nocomment A laser light show accompanied by a 21-metre-tall dragon lamp illuminated the Taipei skyline as Taiwanese residents celebrated the annual Lantern Festival. 07/02/2012
Clermont Ferrand casts eye over best film shorts One of Europe’s most important short-film festivals is held every year in the French city of Clermont Ferrand. 03/02/2012
