More about this topic

Culture news

Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid ignites controversy in India

Acclaimed Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, head of the international jury at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa, has caused outrage at the closing ceremony of the festival.

30/11/2022

Cinema

European Film Awards 2022: Best of European cinema comes to Reykjavík

"What I like about European film history is that we have always focus a lot on society questions, we have talked how to create a better society," says Ruben Östlund, Swedish director whose film Triangle of Sadness won him his second Palme d'Or and is one of five strong contenders for Best Film.

29/11/2022

Culture news

Ukraine FilmFest brings charity initiative to Kyiv and London cinemas

A charity-run festival has put its fundraising cause at the front and centre of its showings in California, London and Kyiv.

25/11/2022

Culture news

A galaxy of stars shine at the Marrakech Film Festival

The 19th edition of the International Marrakech Film Festival assembles a wide array of films and an impressive line-up of international film stars

17/11/2022

Culture news

The UK's 30-year love affair with French cinema

From wooing famous actors, to tomorrow's big names, French Film Festival UK director Richard Mowe talks to Euronews Culture about his lifelong admiration of French cinema

10/11/2022

Cinema

Tim Burton lights up the Festival Lumière in Lyon

Nearly 500 screenings, a rock star welcome for an emotional veteran director Tim Burton, and masterclasses from actress Monica Bellucci. This year's Festival Lumière in Lyon celebrated cinema past and present in style.

25/10/2022

Culture news

Rendez-vous: the best of art and culture in Europe

Discover the power of hieroglyphs at the British Museum, the power of cinema at Berlin's Human Rights film festival and take a journey through life and death with the artist, Fabienne Verdier.

14/10/2022

Culture news

Festival Lumière 2022: Premieres, classics & a whole lot of Tim Burton

Cinephiles rejoice! The 2022 Lumière Festival kicks off in Lyon this coming weekend, from Saturday 15 - Sunday 23 October, and this year’s vintage looks mighty good.

13/10/2022

Culture news

Top picks from BFI’s London Film Festival 2022

The 66th edition of the BFI’s London Film Festival kicks off today with the Opening Night Gala screening of Matthew Warchus, Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin’s Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical. Here are the other films to look out for.

05/10/2022

Cult

Rendez-vous: The Best of Arts in Europe

From the Zurich Film Festival to the first major exhibition of Lucian Freud's work in a decade, this week's Rendez-Vous rounds up some of best arts and culture on offer across Europe.

03/10/2022

Cult

All the glitz and glamour of Uzbekistan's international film festival

In partnership with Silk Road Samarkand

Recap on one of the world's most exciting yet unknown film festivals in the world, right in the heart of Uzbekistan.

20/09/2022

Belgium

Brussels fantastic film festival completes 40 years

Directors from all over the world came to the auditoriums of the Belgian capital's Universal Exhibition to present their films. John Mc Tiernan, author of "Predator" and "Die Hard" is this year's guest of honour.

07/09/2022

Culture news

Deauville American Film Festival: star-spangled cinema

From indie US cinema to 2022 festival favourites, this year’s selection is an eye-wateringly strong one, with 13 films in main competition and plenty of stars gracing the popular northern city on the Normandy coast.

02/09/2022

Culture news

Venice Immersive explores the Metaverse as a new Artistic Medium

Venice film festivalgoers now have the chance to escape further via media with the new Venice Immersive expanded reality Island

02/09/2022

Culture news

Venice Film Festival: the films tipped for awards glory

The 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival kicks off this week and we've selected the 10 films that have us excited, titles that will dominate awards chat in the second half of this year.

30/08/2022

Culture news

Norway's Amanda Awards: 'The Worst Person in the World' wins big

Joachim Trier’s gorgeous coming-of-age film 'The Worst Person in the World' has won Best Film and four other statuettes at Norway’s Amanda Awards last weekend...

22/08/2022

Cult

Locarno: sexually explicit Brazilian film 'Rule 34' wins top prize

This year's Golden Leopard went to Brazilian drama 'Rule 34' from director Julia Murat, in a ceremony which put women on top.

15/08/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sarajevo Film Festival honours Ukrainian stars of the screen

Born during the siege of Sarajevo in the early 90s, festival organisers are using this year to highlight Ukraine’s own war plight

14/08/2022

No Comment

Film festival jury members floating on the Dead Sea

Jordan’s first international film festival that showcases Arab and international movies was long overdue. The Jordanian local film industry has begun to show what it can do, with talented directors winning international acclaim.

26/07/2022

World News

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov swaps his camera for a rifle

Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov has swapped his camera for a gun and says his country will prevail in the fight against Russia.

14/07/2022