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Chilean Director Pablo Larraín's new take on Diana premieres at Venice

"Spencer" is part comedy, part tragedy and even part gothic horror but what it isn't is historically strictly accurate.

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Czech documentary film highlights the scale of online grooming

The makers of "Caught in the Net" created three fake profiles of young girls to try and expose sexual predators and their online tactics.

Italy

Italy brings the curtain down on state censorship of films

Hundreds of films have been censored in Italy, most famously Bernardo Bertolucci's 1972 classic "Last Tango In Paris".

World News

Ten years in the making, an indie film pays tribute to The Smiths

Twenty of The Smiths tracks feature in the movie by Stephen Kijak and RLJE Films which is set in the summer of 1987.

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Oscar winner, ‘Sound of Music’ star Christopher Plummer dies

Christopher Plummer, the award-winning actor who played Captain von Trapp in the film “The Sound of Music” has died.

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Fibreglass shark linked to Jaws movie is installed at new musuem

The shark was rescued from a scrapyard and will go on display at the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

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.

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El Gouna Film Festival: Short film competition tackles social issues in the MENA region

The El Gouna Film Festival has officially kicked off, under strict social distancing measures. Amongst the three major prize-winning categories this year’s short film competition incorporates some 18 films, with the top winner claiming the El Gouna Golden Star for Short Film Award accompanied by

Living

Do environmental documentaries actually change our bad habits?

We’re wondering how much effect our binge watching of Blue Planet really has on climate change.

Czech Republic

Oscar-winning Czech film director Jiri Menzel dies aged 82

Jiri Menzel was a figure of the 'Czechoslovak New Wave' - films that touched on the topics of freedom and protest against the communist regime.

Green News

Why did this grandmother want to get arrested for climate activism?

Sylvia Dell tells the story of her journey from a quiet life in rural Devon to member of Extinction Rebellion.

France

Netflix boycott calls over film deemed offensive to Muslims

The 2017 Egyptian film Sheikh Jackson was criticised for a scene which shows an imam being disturbed during his prayers in a mosque by a flash mob dancing to Michael Jackson's infamous Thriller choreography.

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The Brief: European cinema faces-off with US industry giants

Ahead of the Oscars we take a look at the challenges facing European cinema.

United Kingdom

Baftas 2020: Stars criticise lack of diversity in award show

First World War film 1917 was the big winner on Sunday night. Joaquin Phoenix won best actor for 'Joker' and Renee Zellweger won best actress for 'Judy'.

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Marvel Universe to get its first ever transgender superhero

The Disney-owned studio is having a massive push on diversity and representation with its upcoming films.

France

Actress Anna Karina dies

Anna Karina, the epitome of French New Wave cinema, has died of cancer at the age of 79. The French-Danish star was the former muse of film director Jean-Luc Godard

Living

WATCH | Tackling climate change in 60 seconds or less

Welcome to the film festival where the only rules are "one mobile, one minute, one film".

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These Eco-Visionaries are using AI to recreate near-extinct animals

Dystopian evolution and novel solution a presented side by side at The Royal Academy of the Arts

France

Catherine Deneuve, 76, in Paris hospital after 'limited' stroke

French actress Catherine Deneuve has been hospitalised in Paris after suffering a "reversible" stroke, her family told AFP.

United Kingdom

Moviegoers call for Joker 'boycott' over use of Gary Glitter song

The Joker movie, which broke box office records on opening weekend has been widely criticised after it used a song written by a convicted British paedophile in its soundtrack.