Cinema New Zealand's Jane Campion wins top French cinema award New Zealand Director Jane Campion awarded 13th Prix Lumière - one of French cinema’s top honours. 19/10/2021
Culture news Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival kicks off against the odds The fifth edition has kicked off against the odds after a fire broke out on the red carpet on Wednesday. 15/10/2021
Cinema Lumiere Festival begins in Lyon after last year's cut back event More than 5,000 attended the opening of the Lumiere Film Festival in Lyon which celebrates cinema from around the world. 10/10/2021
Cult The Tashkent International Film Festival starts up again after 24 years Celebrating a new generation of filmmakers and inspiring Central Asian cinema with an exchange of fresh ideas and opportunities - the capital of Uzbekistan welcomes guests from around the world to the first Tashkent International Film Festival since 1997. 08/10/2021
Culture news La Mif wins at Zurich Film Festival: inside the children's home drama La Mif, also known as ‘The Fam’, is set for an international release after winning the ‘Focus’ competition at the Zurich Film Festival this weekend. 06/10/2021
See European filmmakers collect awards at the Zürich Film Festival European filmmakers were in the spotlight at the 17th Zürich International Film Festival, after winning multiple awards. 05/10/2021
Culture news San Sebastián Film Festival: 'Blue Moon' takes the top prize San Sebastián International Film Festival closed its 69th edition Saturday with Romanian director Alina Grigore’s first film 'Blue Moon' taking the top prize. 29/09/2021
Cinema 9 films to watch out for at Tashkent International Film Festival The Tashkent International Film Festival in Uzbekistan is back after a 24-year hiatus. Euronews has picked 9 films to watch from this year's screenings. 29/09/2021
Culture news Who needs an agent when you have Instagram, says Sharon Stone The Basic Instinct star tells the Zurich Film Festival that she's had more offers via Insta than a professional acting agent as she collected a Golden Icon Award. 26/09/2021
See San Sebastian Film Fest: Johnny Depp & Marion Cotillard to be honoured The 69th edition of the international film festival begins Friday with the premiere of 'La Fortuna' by Alejandro Amenabar, one of the young talents of Spanish cinema. 17/09/2021
Cult The first ever Dubai Motorcycle Film Festival kicks off with a roar The inaugural Dubai Motorcycle Film Festival has taken place in Dubai featuring 30 motorcycle themes films that reveal the spirit and soul of the motorcycling community in the UAE and beyond. 14/09/2021
world news Serbian director Stefan Arsenijevic takes top prize at Czechia’s Karlovy Vary film festival Serbian film director Stefan Arsenijevic won the Crystal Globe in the main competition with “As far As I Can Walk”, or "Strahinja" in the original version, an epic film about migration and love. 29/08/2021
Cult Karlovy Vary film festival opens with film about Czech athlete Central and Eastern Europe's most important film festival has finally returned to the spa town of Karlovy Vary after COVID cancelled it last year. 21/08/2021
Europe News 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 09/06/2021
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. 16/03/2021
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. 05/03/2021
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". 05/03/2021
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. 06/02/2021
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. 01/02/2021
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. 23/12/2020
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. 23/12/2020
Cinema 'Another Round' wins big at the European Film Awards 'Another Round' by director Thomas Vinterberg takes home four of the European Film Awards. The ceremony took place virtually and this year's nominees were connected via video link. 15/12/2020
Cinema European cinema: a taste for everyone's palate In this culture edition we take a look at the nominees for the European Film Awards and see how the pandemic has effected cinema this year. 09/12/2020
World El Gouna Film Festival supports MENA films during global pandemic Despite the global coronavirus pandemic, the 4thedition of the El Gouna Film Festival went ahead this October, along Egypt’s Red Sea’s coast. 06/11/2020
World Egyptian actress & activist Menna Shalaby launches initiative to support female filmmakers Attending this year’s El Gouna Film Festival was celebrated Egyptian actress & women’s rights activist, Menna Shalaby. 06/11/2020
World Sisterhood is found at the El Gouna Film Festival The fourth edition of the El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) saw the launch of the 'Sisters in Film, Rawiyat' initiative. The Tunisia-Paris based non-profit came as a part of GFF’s mission to support and empower women in Arab cinema. 29/10/2020
