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Celebrating Armenian culture with its International Music Festival

Despite the dramatic political situation, thousands of musicians and music lovers flocked to Yerevan for the seventh "Armenia" International Music Festival. The event highlights Armenia's musical heritage, as well as its current talent.

18/10/2023

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Tashkent International Film Festival: Celebrating Central Asian cinema

In partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Uzbekistan

The 15th edition of Uzbekistan's Tashkent International Film Festival brought together film lovers and professionals from more than 50 countries to celebrate Central Asian cinema.

11/10/2023

Culture news

San Sebastián Film Festival: A look at this year's 71st edition

Spain’s San Sebastián International Film Festival (SSIFF) kicks off tomorrow and there’s every reason to get excited about what looks to be a stellar edition.

21/09/2023

Culture news

Venice 2023 round-up: Key talking points of this year's 80th edition

Time for a post-mortem on this year's 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival: The highs, the lows, the main talking points and what to expect come awards season...

12/09/2023

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Venice Film Festival 2023: Yorgos Lanthimos’ 'Poor Things' triumphs

And the winner is...

09/09/2023

Culture news

The 19th CineFest International Film Festival in Miskolc, Hungary

The festival is screening Hungarian premieres of award-winning international film makers as well as showcasing the talents of young Hungarians

08/09/2023

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Venice 2023: Who will win the Golden Lion? Here are our predictions

It's nearly awards time... Here are our predictions for tomorrow evening's ceremony.

08/09/2023

Culture news

Venice Film Festival: Israeli-Iranian movie filmed undercover

The first production co-directed by Iranian and Israeli filmmakers had to be shot in secret to prevent possible interference by Tehran, according to directors Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Guy Nattiv.

04/09/2023

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Charlie Kaufman receives honorary award at Sarajevo Film Festival

Kaufman, best known for his thought-provoking and surreal films, including 'Being John Malkovich' and 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind', received a special accolade in Sarajevo.

15/08/2023

Culture news

'Trainspotting' producer new chair of Edinburgh Film Festival

'Trainspotting' producer Andrew Macdonald has been announced as the new Chair of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

26/07/2023

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Venice Film Festival: Impressive line-up - with controversy brewing

Venice Film Festival scores an impressive line-up despite the Hollywood strikes - but will the inclusion of Woody Allen, Roman Polanski and Luc Besson spoil the party?

25/07/2023

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Iran bans film festival over poster of actress without hijab

The poster features Iranian actress Susan Taslimi in the 1982 film 'The Death of Yazdguerd'.

24/07/2023

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Venice Film Festival preparing Plan B if Hollywood strikes continue

The red carpet at this year's Venice Film Festival may not get much US A-lister footfall, as the festival prepares to adapt to the unprecedented challenges posed by the writers-actors strike in the US.

18/07/2023

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Evia Film Project: Greek island aims to become Europe’s cinema hub

After suffering a devastating forest fire in 2021, the Greek island of Evia is looking to transform itself into Europe's most environmentally friendly destination for filmmakers. We visited the island to meet the people planning its revival.

15/07/2023

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Venice unveils jury line-up as Hollywood strikes threaten festivals

The jury line-up is eye-wateringly good... Even if the recently announced actors strikes threaten the Fall festival season.

14/07/2023

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Berlin Film Festival: Budget cuts lead to streamlined curation

The celebrated German film festival will streamline its entire programme as it looks to save millions of euros. Despite the budget cuts, this may be a good thing. Here's why.

12/07/2023

Culture news

Ewan McGregor presents new family project at Karlovy Film Festival

Scottish actor and producer Ewan McGregor, who received the festival's President award, presented his new film "You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder".

04/07/2023

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Russell Crowe honoured at Czech international film festival

An international film festival in the Czech spa town of Karlovy Vary has kicked off its 57th edition with a dedication to Oscar-winning actor Russell Crowe.

01/07/2023

Culture news

"Linda wants Chicken" wins Cristal d'Or at Annecy Animation Festival

The simple story of a mum who tries to keep her promise to cook her daughter a chicken with peppers on a strike day in France wins the top prize.

18/06/2023

Culture news

Film of the Week: 'Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light'

A stop-motion standout of this year's Annecy Animation Film Festival, one to keep a close eye on.

16/06/2023