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. 25/03/2021
World News 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. 05/02/2021
No Comment 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. 24/11/2020
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. 29/10/2020
World 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 27/10/2020
Earth News 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. 07/10/2020
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. 07/09/2020
Earth 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. 26/08/2020
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. 30/07/2020
Europe News The Brief: European cinema faces-off with US industry giants Ahead of the Oscars we take a look at the challenges facing European cinema. 07/02/2020
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'. 03/02/2020
Earth News 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. 02/01/2020
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 15/12/2019
Earth News 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". 04/12/2019
Earth News 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 23/11/2019
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. 06/11/2019
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. 07/10/2019
Earth News London Film Festival is back, and it’s no longer white A host of smaller festivals have set up events around the LFF to celebrate minorities on the silver screen. 30/09/2019
Egypt Winners of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival revealed The third edition of the El Gouna Film Festival wrapped up its nine-day run on Friday with more than 80 films screened throughout the week. 28/09/2019
Cinema A family’s experience of war inspires Kosovo’s entry for the Oscars A film about the war in Kosovo has been submitted for best international feature at next year's Oscars. 'Zana' is inspired by events that happened to the family of director Antoneta Kastrati during the war. 27/09/2019