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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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...

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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.

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

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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.

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.

Culture news

Karlovy Vary film festival creates space for Ukrainian filmmakers

The famous Czech film fest staged a Works In Progress event in collaboration with the Odesa International Film Festival for movies whose progress was interrupted by the war.

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Karlovy Vary festival returns after two editions marred by pandemic

The historic festival, considered amongst the best in Europe, is back for its 56th edition after two years affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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’

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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.