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Cannes Film Festival 2015: Day 1

14/05/2015

France

'Standing Tall' starring French icon opens Cannes Film Festival

The stars have been out in force on the red carpet, for the start of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are

13/05/2015

France

The glitz, the glamour, the Croisette: Cannes before the storm

It’s back for another year, the 68th Cannes Film Festival opens on Wednesday. It is the calm before the storm of glitz and glamour on the red carpet

13/05/2015

Cinema

Ingrid Bergman adorns the 2015 Cannes Film Festival

The unforgettable face of Ingrid Bergman, a star of Hollywood’s Golden Era, adorns the official poster for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. More than

13/05/2015

Cinema

From Dogme to romcom: Danish director Lone Scherfig speaks to euronews

Following acclaimed Iranian director Asghar Farhadi last year, it was the turn of Danish film-maker Lone Scherfig to give a masterclass at this

01/05/2015

Cinema

Amy Winehouse's family slam biopic about the dead singer

A biopic about Amy Winehouse has been slammed by her family ahead of its Cannes film festival premiere. Considered one of the most talented artists

30/04/2015

Cinema

Independent, dark movies the stars of Cyprus Film Days

The 13th edition of “Cyprus Film Days” wrapped up on Sunday. The festival, which takes place in the southern city of Limassol and in the capital

29/04/2015

Cinema

Turkish history overshadows Istanbul Film Festival

The banning of a Kurdish film at this year’s Istanbul Film festival has overshadowed the whole event. As a mark of solidarity other directors and

24/04/2015

Cinema

'Bakur' screening ban causes controversy at the Istanbul International Film Festival

The documentary ‘Bakur’ caused no end of controversy at this year’s International Film Festival in Istanbul. The screening of the film was cancelled

17/04/2015

Turkey

Movie-makers and critics pull out of Istanbul Film Festival amid censorship row

Nearly two dozen movie-makers and a group of international critics have pulled out of the Istanbul Film Festival, amid a censorship row. The

15/04/2015

Cinema

Asian cinema celebrates in Macau and Hong Kong festivals

The Asian film industry is booming and this year’s awards ceremony in Macau, the ninth edition, by all accounts has been the biggest and best yet.

26/03/2015

Cinema

Thessaloniki celebrates documentary film

The art of documentary film making, in all its forms, has been celebrated in Thessaloniki, in Greece. The 17th edition of the festival focused on

24/03/2015

Cinema

New film honours unsung hero who tried to kill Hitler

In ’13 Minutes’, Oliver Hirschbiegel tells the story of Georg Elser, a German carpenter who planned and carried out an assassination attempt on Adolf

12/03/2015

Cinema

Geneva human rights film festival a success, says director

The International Film and Forum For Human Rights has come to a close in Geneva. This year’s edition featured more than 40 movies including 8

10/03/2015

Cinema

"Liza the fox Fairy" enchants Fantasporto 35 judges

Fantasporto is back for its 35th edition. For a week containing 173 films from 28 countries the city of Porto was the world capital of all things

09/03/2015

Cinema

Berlinale 2015: Dissident director Jafar Panahi wins Golden Bear

As the Berlinale comes to a close, we take a look at some of the big winners at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival.

16/02/2015

Germany

Controversial Iranian director wins Berlinale 2015 top prize

Iranian director Jafar Panahi won the main Golden Bear prize at the Berlin Film Festival for his anti-censorship movie ‘Taxi’. In the film, he plays

15/02/2015

Germany

Berlin Film Festival salutes director Wim Wenders

German director Wim Wenders has branched into 3-D for his latest film entry at the Berlin Film Festival. It’s called “Every Thing Will Be Fine” and

11/02/2015

Cinema

Nicole Kidman is "female Lawrence of Arabia" at Berlin Film Festival

The stars were out en masse to grace the red carpet on opening weekend at the Berlin film festival, but one celebrity was sorely missed: Iranian

09/02/2015

Germany

Competition hots up at Berlin Film Festival

Reclusive film maker Terrance Malick predictably didn't show up for his own premier at the 65th edition of Berlin Film Festival but his star cast did

09/02/2015