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Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian arrested in Iran

Mehdi Mahmoudian worked on the script of Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just An Accident', which won last year's Palme d'Or and is nominated for Best Screenplay and Best International Feature at this year’s Oscars.

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Why is Elon Musk taking aim at Christopher Nolan?

Elon Musk is mad at the thought that Helen of Troy could be played by a Black actress, saying that Oscar winning director Christopher Nolan “has lost his integrity” over the casting of the peerless Lupita Nyong’o.

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Steven Spielberg confirms EGOT status after winning first Grammy

Steven Spielberg's first Grammy win puts him in the illustrious group of only 20 artists who have EGOT status.

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Christophe Gans on Return To Silent Hill: ‘A big piece of Romanticism’

"My sincerity is the thing that I put on the table. But for sure, some people will be shocked by some of the choices that I have made." Euronews Culture sits down with French filmmaker Christophe Gans, who returns to the world of Silent Hill, 20 years since his first trip to the nightmarish town.

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Film of the Week: 'Marty Supreme' - Dream big, stress big

Timothée Chalamet's star turn as a wannabe table tennis champion serves rollicking anxiety and a dynamic deconstruction of the American Dream.

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Jeff Buckley gets first chart hit after 32 years thanks to TikTok

It's hard to pinpoint the start of the surge in popularity of one of Jeff Buckley's greatest songs - but the TikTok boost does coincide with the gradual release of the documentary ‘It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley’.

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BAFTAs 2026: Nominations for Britain’s top film awards unveiled

As expected, Paul Thomas Anderson’s 'One Battle After Another' and Ryan Coogler's 'Sinners' go head-to-head with the most BAFTA nominations, while 'I Swear', 'Pillion' and 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' lead the charge for best British productions. Here's the breakdown of this year's nominations.

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Will Jacob Elordi be the youngest (and tallest) James Bond yet?

The Bond race is heating up, as official casting news is expected to drop soon. A new report states that the internet’s current favourite, Jacob Elordi, has met and screen-tested for Bond 26 director Denis Villeneuve.

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Sundance Film Festival: Protests and reactions to latest ICE killing

Sundance Film Festival attendees and celebrities are speaking out against the US federal immigration crackdown and the killing of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, who was fatally shot on Saturday by ICE agents.

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Óliver Laxe on Oscar-nominated ‘Sirāt’ and giving birth to 'a monster'

Euronews Culture sat down with director Óliver Laxe at this year’s European Film Awards to discuss his freshly Oscar-nominated film ‘Sirāt’, the pitfalls of streaming platforms and how cinemas are “a place for transformation”.

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Film of the Week: 'No Other Choice' - Unemployment turns deadly

South Korean director Park Chan-wook's adaptation of Donald Westlake’s novel "The Ax" is an exhilarating jet-black comedy which masterfully skewers the horrors the capitalism. It's a flat-out masterpiece.

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Oscar nominations 2026: ‘Sinners’ makes Oscar history with 16 nods

The record in the Academy Awards' 98-year history was 14 nominations, and Ryan Coogler's vampire horror 'Sinners' has shattered that achievement. Here's everything you need to know about this year's Oscar nominations.

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Renate Reinsve and Stellan Skarsgård: Can cinema (re)humanise us?

Euronews Culture was on the red carpet for this year's European Film Awards - Europe's counterpart to the Oscars. We asked the A-listers whether they believe cinema can counter hate and still be a beacon of hope in increasingly dark times.

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Razzies 2026 nominations: (Dis)honouring the worst of the worst

The Razzies have announced their nominations for 2026 – and love or loathe them, it’s hard to argue with their picks. Here's the lowdown.

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Gael García Bernal wants Latin American and European cinema to unite

Celebrated Mexican actor and filmmaker Gael García Bernal believes that Latin American and European cinema share a critical perspective that is “more necessary than ever” in the face of the “hegemony” of American cinema.

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'Zootopia 2' becomes Hollywood's highest-grossing animated film

'Zootopia' is Walt Disney Animation Studios' fifth billion-dollar title since 2013 and now Hollywood's highest-grossing animated film of all time. It also becomes the ninth most profitable film of all time.

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‘The Lion King’ co-director Roger Allers dies aged 76

“Roger Allers was a creative visionary whose many contributions to Disney will live on for generations to come,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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European Film Awards 2026: 'Sentimental Value' sweeps the board

Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value' has pulled off a clean sweep, winning a total of six awards, including Best European Film, Best Director and both acting awards. Elsewhere, Oliver Laxe's Sirat picked up five awards during a politically charged evening in Berlin.

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LIVE: Watch the 2026 European Film Awards in Berlin

LIVE: The European Film Awards are taking place in Berlin. Three Cannes-premiering, and winning, films - Joachim Trier's 'Sentimental Value,' Óliver Laxe's 'Sirāt' and Jafar Panahi's 'It Was Just an Accident' - are among the nominees for Europe's top film prize.

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Film of the Week: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

'The Bone Temple', the second entry into the '28 Years' trilogy, is a brutal and beautiful film that clings to kindness in a world corrupted by rage.