Culture news Centenary celebrations for legendary Hungarian composer György Kurtág György Kurtág, one of the most important artist of contemporary classical music is being celebrated all around the world to mark his 100th birthday. 20/02/2026
Cinema Sexual violence in the Ukraine war: Seven women break their silence They survived Russian imprisonment, torture and sexual violence. In "Traces", seven Ukrainian women tell their story - and transform pain into strength. A documentary about war crimes, dignity and the fight for justice. 19/02/2026
Cinema Raoul Peck on ‘Orwell: 2+2=5’, Donald Trump and the dangers of AI "It’s a problem when you lose your connection with history. The ignorance is really incredible. Even though we had the facilities and instruments all along..." Euronews Culture sits down with Raoul Peck to discuss his new documentary, 'Orwell: 2+2=5' - one of the most urgent and vital films of 2026. 19/02/2026
Culture news Frederick Wiseman, giant of documentary filmmaking, dies aged 96 Wiseman’s influence on non-fiction cinema is impossible to overstate. Over the course of six decades, his work was primarily about exploring American institutions. 17/02/2026
Culture news Oscar nominees demand music be removed from ‘Melania’ documentary The Oscar nominated director and musician allege breach of agreement after their score from 'Phantom Thread' was reused in the controversial documentary ‘Melania’. 10/02/2026
Cinema 'Melania': Why the Mrs Trump documentary isn't a documentary at all Euronews Culture’s David Mouriquand went to see the Melania Trump documentary ‘Melania’ so you don’t have to. 03/02/2026
Culture news Steven Spielberg confirms EGOT status after winning first Grammy Steven Spielberg's first Grammy win puts him in the illustrious group of only 20 artists who have EGOT status. 02/02/2026
Culture news Melania Trump premieres personal documentary ahead of global release From private to very public, Melania Trump's documentary about the 20 days leading up to Donald Trump's return to the White House has premiered at the Kennedy Center. It will be screened at more than 1,500 cinemas around the world ahead of its global release on Amazon Prime. 30/01/2026
Culture news Jeff Buckley gets first chart hit after 32 years thanks to TikTok It's hard to pinpoint the start of the surge in popularity of one of Jeff Buckley's greatest songs - but the TikTok boost does coincide with the gradual release of the documentary ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’. 28/01/2026
Cinema An Oscar-winning lens on Ukraine's fight for the village of Andriivka Oscar-winning filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov, known for his documentary 20 Days in Mariupol, again presents the brutal face of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in his latest film, 2,000 Metres to Andriivka. It's also Ukraine's entry for the 2026 Best International Film at the Academy Awards. 20/01/2026
Cinema 'With Hassan in Gaza': Palestinian resistance on film poised for award 'With Hassan in Gaza', recently screened at the 14th Athens Innovative Film Festival, is nominated in two categories at the European Film Awards in Berlin on Saturday. Its director Kamal Aljafari tells Euronews Culture the documentary is "an act of resistance against the erasure of memory". 15/01/2026
Culture news 'Stolen Children' documentary highlights Georgian adoption scandal From the 1970s until at least 2005, nurses, doctors or taxi drivers were involved in child theft in Georgia. The mothers were told their babies had died and the bodies were not released. Now, a new documentary has given the children a chance to find their biological family. 11/12/2025
Cinema 'The Voice of Hind Rajab': The reality of the Gaza war through fiction How can filmmakers tell the horrors of the war in Gaza without distorting reality? With 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', director Kaouther Ben Hania offers an answer, halfway between documentary and fiction. 05/12/2025
Culture news New documentary confirms myth of Hitler's deformed genitals 'Hitler's DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator' airs this weekend on UK screens and apparently vindicates a famous British WWII song which mocked the Nazi dictator. 13/11/2025
Art Four artists shortlisted for the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Prize Jane Evelyn Atwood, Weronika Gęsicka, Amak Mahmoodian and Rene Matić have been shortlisted for the 2026 Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize. 02/11/2025
Culture news The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week The magic of unicorns in art, a Bruce Springsteen biopic, and '90s post-rockers Tortoise return - here's what to look out for this week. 20/10/2025