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Romanian documentary Collective wins European film award

"This is an award, most of all, for the victims and the families for whom justice has still not been served in Romania five years later," said director Alexander Nanau

World News

'May the 4th be with you': How to celebrate Star Wars Day

Star Wars fans around the world have been celebrating the stellar occasion since 'a long time ago'.

Italy

Al fresco dining returns to Italy as COVID-19 restrictions ease

In most Italian regions, restaurants and cafes have reopened for outdoor dining. But how do Italians feel about their newfound freedoms?

Cinema

It's the Oscars, Jim, but not as we know it.

This year's event was prepared remotely meaning that actors and directors did not get the chance to schmooze their way to the top spots. As a result, Oscar-watchers expect a different kind of Academy Awards on Sunday.

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Youngsters to vote for best film at European Film Academy awards

The academy is inviting 12 to 16-year-olds to join its international jury, watch three nominated films, and cast their votes in the Young Audience Award.

Cinema

Dutch-directed 'Shadow Game' offers insight into plight of refugees

'Shadow Game', by two Dutch directors, follows the trials and tribulations of migrants as young as 14 fleeing war, famine and oppression to start new lives in Europe. It also features a mobile game and an interactive web documentary series.

Cinema

Cartoon Movie, the pitching event raising funds for animated feature films

Cartoon Movie is an annual forum where producers of animated films can meet and find investors and distributors. Animators from all over Europe took part in the event held virtually this year.

Cinema

'Shadow Game' the big winner at the FIFDH

"We have all been there, we all have been young and all experienced the same aspirations that they have" - Els van Driel, the film director of 'Shadow Game' tells all about her award-winning production.

France

Actor brings political message to César film awards

Actor Corinne Masiero presented the Best Costume Award dressed as a donkey covered in fake blood with "Give us back the art Jean," written on her back as she stripped naked, making a reference to Prime Minister Jean Castex after theatres and cinemas remain closed because of the pandemic.

France

Two Black actors crowned Best Newcomers at France's César film Awards

France's equivalent to the Oscars crowned Jean-Pascal Zadi and Fathia Youssouf as this year's rising stars during a ceremony at the Olympia on Friday evening.

USA

Netflix tests a crackdown on users sharing account passwords

The popular streaming service has been asking some users of the popular streaming site to verify their account via email or text, or to “verify later."

Cinema

The FIFDH kicks off in virtual format for its 19th edition

The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights will run from the 5th to the 14th of March in a digital format. This 19th edition is dedicated to photojournalist, Soltan Achilova, and her plight for human rights in Turkmenistan.

Germany

'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' wins best film at Berlinale

Judges said the Romanian satirical movie, about a teacher facing scrutiny over a sex tape, "captures on screen the very content and essence, the mind and body, the values and the raw flesh of our present moment in time".

Cinema

Kosovo drama 'Hive' wins three awards at Sundance Film Festival

A film about a woman's struggle for survival after the war in Kosovo has won three awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

Sweden

Swedish nurse becomes Gothenburg Film Festival's only participant

"Choosing one single person out of 12,000 was not an easy task, but Lisa made a strong impression on us in her letter," Gothenburg Film Festival CEO Mirja Wester said.

Sweden

Nurse wins prize to watch films for a week on a remote Swedish island

An emergency room nurse in Sweden has won a prize to watch films for a week alone in a lighthouse on a remote island.

Cinema

Biopic film Slalom looks at sexual harassment in sport

"It was really the idea of finally working on the coach-trainer relationship," its director Charlène Favier told Euronews.

World News

The films in 2020 that battled the pandemic

In this culture edition we take a look back at some of 2020's most remarkable films. Some went straight to Video on Demand, some got postponed and others lost to the pandemic.

World News

A look back at COVID-19's impact on European film festivals

We take a look at the films fresh from 2020's various film festivals and how COVID-19 has impacted audiences and film professionals.

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Paris court to decide on closure of theatres and cinemas amid pandemic

Theatre professionals protested against the closure of art venues after non-essential shops in France reopened.