Culture news Why cinema tickets are going to be just €4 in France First a pandemic and now a cost of living crisis: cinemas across Europe are struggling to regain their audiences. This French cinema festival wants to remind people why it's such a special place. 29/06/2022
Cinema Kirikou and Le Petit Nicolas take top awards at Annecy Festival At Annecy, every kind of format, media, technique and fantasy is allowed - and on show. 21/06/2022
Cult 3 European cultural events you need to know about this weekend Climate change takes centre stage at art exhibitions in London and Madrid. Meanwhile, romance is at the heart of the Cabourg Film Festival in France. 17/06/2022
See This French Alpine town will screen 500 animation films this weekend Annecy becomes the capital of animation every June with its festival, which has become the largest in the world. A hundred or so countries are represented, with more than 100,000 spectators and around 500 films screened. 15/06/2022
See Female filmmakers shone at Cannes, but parity is still a long way off In the main competition at Cannes, less than a quarter of the directors were women. 30/05/2022
Cinema Cannes Film Festival: Ruben Östlund wins second Palme d’Or The 75th Cannes Film Festival wrapped up on Saturday after awarding many European films. It was Ruben Östlund’s second Palme d’Or after he received his first award in 2017 for ‘The Square’. This time he won it with ‘Triangle of Sadness’ 30/05/2022
no comment An honorary Palme d'Or for Tom Cruise at the Cannes Film Festival The American actor received an honorary Palme d'Or before the screening of "Top Gun: Maverick" on Wednesday 18 May. 19/05/2022
Culture news TikTok to be official partner with Cannes Film Festival 2022 TikTok will provide exclusive red carpet and backstage access as well as running a competition for users, all to attract a new generation to Cannes. 16/03/2022
Cinema Women's rights, ecology and torture scoop top FIFDH 2022 awards Women's rights, ecology, and torture scoop top FIFDH awards as the Geneva film festival closes. Cinema reports. 15/03/2022
Cinema The FIFDH celebrates 20 years of standing up for human rights The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights (FIFDH) explores human rights violations through cinema, fiction, documentaries, and news. Cinema went to Geneva to find out more. 08/03/2022
See Chelsea Manning and Data Privacy take centre stage at FIFDH film fest "We turned your life into a film, and your data was the script." 07/03/2022
Culture news Organisers ban Russian delegates from Cannes following invasion The biggest film festival in the world has banned anyone linked with the Russian government, in solidarity with the Ukrainian people. 02/03/2022
See Women win big at Berlinale as 'Alcarràs’ takes home Golden Bear The prize list at one of Europe's biggest festivals was dominated by female talent with gold and silver bears going to a host of female directors and actors. 17/02/2022
See Fears of Russian invasion at centre of Ukrainian war drama 'Klondike' "There was this dream that Europe and the world wouldn’t close its eyes and not see what was happening in Ukraine, they would do something," director Maryna Er Gorbach tells Euronews. 26/01/2022
See Sundance goes virtual but still promises top programme The festival is set to welcome directorial debuts and hotly anticipated returnees to a programme taken online due to the spread of the omicron variant. 20/01/2022
See Berlin International Film Festival to go ahead in-person The festival will go ahead without its usual parties and receptions – though attendees should expect mask mandates and a reduced capacity. 13/01/2022
World 2021 - A big year for women film directors In 2021, some of the world's biggest film festival prizes were awarded to women. Meet some of the best female directors making their mark on the cinema world. 22/12/2021
Cinema Quo Vadis, Aida? Srebrenica drama scoops top prize at European Film Awards Quo Vadis, Aida? took best picture at the European Film Awards. Cinema looks at that and the other winners from this year's ceremony in Berlin. 14/12/2021
See Sundance 2022 boasts biopics, gamechanging debuts, and a Kanye doc America's biggest film festival will see viewers returning in-person after 2021's virtual event, with a rollercoaster of emotions in store. 10/12/2021
Cinema Twelve movies go head-to-head at the ArteKino Festival online event The festival, an alternative to the film mainstream, will continue its screening until the end of December, with features in six different languages. 07/12/2021
See What does the selection at London's Ukrainian Film Festival tell us? The films depict a nation of people coping, surviving and enduring; their lives ripped from normality by an always unseen (there’s not a single scene of military combat to be found throughout the festival) but often overheard fog of war. 30/11/2021
Cinema Lost and found: a silent film hits the big screen after 100 years A Russian documentary by renowned director, Dziga Vertov, that was once thought to be lost, has been restored and played for audiences at the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam. 23/11/2021
Qatar 365 How has Qatar’s film industry changed over the past decade? The Ajyal Film Festival has been showing off Qatar's local and regional films for nine years. Discover how the country’s film industry has changed to encourage more women and young talent to join the thriving sector. 17/11/2021
Cinema The evolution of Arab Cinema Arab Cinema has a continued reputation for breaking down barriers and stereotypes, and often at times, making a political statement. Many countries also experienced a spike in film production after they gained independence. 28/10/2021
