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From idea to screen: hard times for indie movies With the advent of digital technology, it may seem easier than ever for independent film-makers to make movies. But if the technology is more accessible… 20/05/2013
‘The Bling Ring’ premieres at Cannes film festival – nocomment British actress Emma Watson has turned to crime in her latest role as part of a celebrity-obsessed teenage gang robbing their Hollywood idols’ homes in the… 17/05/2013
The spirit of Pierre de Coubertin at Cannes film festival – nocomment The Cannes Film Festival jury will decide which of the 20 films in contention scoops the Palme d’Or at the end of 12 days of screenings and seminars… 16/05/2013
Two days to go until the Cannes Film festivalWorkers look at a giant canvas of the official poster of the 66th Cannes Film Festival featuring Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, photographed during the… 13/05/2013
Long-awaited third part of ‘Before’ trilogy opens ‘Before Midnight’ is the long-awaited third instalment in the love story between Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy). It follows on from where… 25/04/2013
Tribeca honours Mandela, showcases ‘The National’ The cinematic rite of spring that is the Tribeca Film Festival has forgone a splashy studio premiere this year, opening instead with the music documentary… 17/04/2013
Cinema protest dominates Istanbul festival The traditional awards ceremony rounded off the Istanbul Film Festival but the closing night was also marked by protests against the closure of the Turkish… 15/04/2013
Fantasporto film festival Fantasporto, the International Film Festival in Porto, Portugal, brought together film-makers from all over the world. Argentinian director Andy Muschietti… 14/03/2013
Animated doc on North Korea wins human rights award The main prize for best creative documentary at the Film Festival and Forum for Human Rights in Geneva went to a German production, which mixed documentary… 11/03/2013
Indian film ID scoops Grand Prix at Deauville Indian production ID has won the Grand Prix at the Asian Film Festival in Deauville. Director Kamal KM directed the movie, which was his second feature… 11/03/2013
Romanian drama wins Berlin’s top award The highlight of the awards ceremony at the Berlin Film Festival was the presentation of the Golden Bear for Best Picture. It was won by Romanian drama… 17/02/2013
Romanian film ‘Child’s Pose’ wins Berlinale’s Golden Bear‘Child’s Pose’, a Romanian movie by Director Calin Peter Netzer about a domineering mother using her social position to try to save her son from jail, won the… 16/02/2013
Warm Berlin welcome for groundbreaking Kazakh movie For the first time in the history of the Berlin Film Festival a Kazakh film is in the official competition program. It was a triple premiere as it was at the… 15/02/2013
Lashings of angst in latest Berlinale offerings Banned in 2010 from making films for 20 years and sentenced to six years in prison for “propaganda against the system”, Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, now… 14/02/2013
Layla Fourie screens at Berlinale Making waves in the international section at the Berlin film festival is Layla Fourie, by South African director Pia Marais. It is about a black single… 13/02/2013
Eastern Western The Russian Berlinale entry is titled A Long and Happy Life but tells a grim tale of corruption, greed and pride. It is about one man’s abrupt coming of… 12/02/2013
Berlin gets sexy with ‘The Look of Love’ and ‘Lovelace’ British actor Steve Coogan and director Michael Winterbottom have reunited for ‘The Look of Love’, a biopic of British pornography publisher and night club… 12/02/2013
‘The Grandmaster’ kickstarts the 63rd Berlinale Film legends Jane Fonda and Isabella Rossellini graced the red carpet for the opening gala of the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. The opening… 08/02/2013
Women filmmakers see the light at Sundance The Sundance Film Festival is underway in Park City, a ski-resort in Utah. The festival created by actor Robert Redford in 1985 now features over 100… 18/01/2013
Cairo Film Festival returns after revolution Last year’s Cairo International Film Festival was cancelled because of the violent demonstrations in Tahrir Square, close to where the films are shown. So… 20/12/2012
Moroccan cinema decimated by piracy While Moroccan cinema has seen some progress over recent years, with regards to technology and a wider range of subjects, the continuing closure of cinemas… 18/12/2012
Boorman presents prizes at the International Film Festival of Marrakech Nine days and 100 films later the International Film Festival of Marrakech concluded with the awards ceremony. British director John Boorman announced the… 10/12/2012
Film festival honours Chinese director Fans, performers, writers gathered at the The Marrakech festival this year to honour one of the stars of the Chinese cinema. The most successful Chinese… 05/12/2012
Marrakesh marks 12th international film festival Despite the cold and rain there was a warm reception for the stars treading the red carpet at start of the Marrakesh international film festival. Movie fans… 03/12/2012
Rome Festival Winners Larry Clark’s “Marfa Girl” won the top prize at the Rome Film Festival which drew to a close last weekend. The film is about a boy growing up in Marfa… 19/11/2012
Chinese famine and Mari wives at Rome Festival Back to 1942 An epic movie about a devastating Chinese famine has finally made it to the screen at the Rome Film Festival. ‘Back to 1942’ is a… 12/11/2012
Nicole Kidman and the paperboy “The Paperboy” is about a young man called Jack (Efron) who returns to his home town to help his reporter brother Ward (Matthew McConaughey) uncover the truth… 18/10/2012
Indian political thriller premieres in London The Indian political thriller Chakravyuh, meaning labyrinth, about the Naxalite movement, has had its world premiere at the London Film Festival. 15/10/2012
Terry Gilliam short wins at Med film festival This year saw the 10th anniversary of the Mediterranean Short Film Festival, with more than 20 countries taking part. 12/10/2012
BFI 56 takes over London’s screens The 56th BFI London Film Festival URL|bfi.org.uk kicks off on Wednesday, featuring the European premiere of Tim Burton’s “Frankenweenie” and the world… 09/10/2012
Zeitlin’s Beasts rampages through Deauville New Yorker Benh Zeitlin clocked up two more awards for his Beasts of the Southern Wild. The film about a girl caught up in a natural disaster caused by global… 10/09/2012
Futuristic gangland thriller Looper opens Toronto The sci-fi thriller Looper, starring Emily Blunt, Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, opened the 37th edition of the Toronto International Film… 07/09/2012
American cinema invades Northern France More famous for tourists and horse racing the the seaside town of Deauville, Northern France, is in the spotlight as it plays host its 38th American Film… 03/09/2012
Michael Madsen and Peter Greenaway at the Odessa International Film Festival The tropical rain was not enough to stop Hollywood actor Michael Madsen from making an appearance on the red carpet at the Odessa International Film Festival… 19/07/2012
Outfest turns 30 Outfest, L.A.‘s annual Gay and Lesbian Film Festival has reached its milestone 30th birthday. Reason enough then to pay tribute to one of the pioneers of the… 17/07/2012
Odessa Film Festival: the Cannes of Eastern Europe The Odessa International Film Festival opened in style. The city’s famous Potemkin stairs were packed with cinema lovers who were treat to a screening of… 16/07/2012
Jolie becomes Sarajevo citizen The Sarajevo Film Festival included 210 films from 57 countries, and attracted 100,000 film fans. The festival has been running since 1995 and is one of the… 10/07/2012
Norwegian film grabs top prize at Karlovy Vary The 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival drew to a close with the help of actress Susan Sarandon who was there to receive a lifetime achievement… 09/07/2012
Count Dracula takes on a new dimension in 3D Italian master of horror Dario Argento presented his latest movie ‘Dracula 3D’ at the Midnight Screening section of the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film… 06/07/2012
‘The Queen of Versailles’ – a tale of riches to rags ‘The Queen of Versailles’ is one of the 16 films competing in the Documentary section of the 47th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival this… 05/07/2012
Young screen talents thrive at Karlovy-Vary The Karlovy Vary film festival attracts thousands of young film enthusiasts, as getting tickets for screenings of its 200-plus films is relatively easy and… 04/07/2012
Mirren helps the curtain up at Karlovy Vary The 47th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has begun in the Czech Spa town of Karlovy Vary, 120 km west of Prague. Despite its… 02/07/2012
Tim Burton honoured at Moscow film festival Russian celebrities, film stars, directors and producers walked the red carpet at the opening of the 34th Moscow International Film Festival. 26/06/2012
People Like Us premieres at LA Film Festival People Like Us reveals a journey of discovery for a fast-talking and debt-ridden salesman whose father suddenly dies. While settling his father’s estate, he… 22/06/2012
Woody Allen’s Roman romantic comedy Woody Allen and Penelope Cruz added their own brand of glamour to the opening night of the LA Film Festival, with the US premiere of the romantic comedy To… 15/06/2012
Sex fantasy comic cartoon scoops Annecy prize There was a diverse line-up in the official selection at this year’s International Animation Film Festival in the French city of Annecy, with 244 movies from… 13/06/2012
Where are the women at Cannes? Cannes is no stranger to drama – both on screen and off. And while the 65th edition of the film festival opens later, celebrations have been marred by a row… 16/05/2012
Michelle Williams at Tribeca Film Festival Oscar nominated actress Michelle Williams joined fellow actors Luke Kirby and Sarah Silverman on the red carpet for the US premiere of Take This Waltz at the… 26/04/2012
Emily Blunt features at 11th Tribeca festival This year’s Tribeca Film Festival in New York opens with “The Five-Year Engagement,” a comedy starring Jason Segel and Emily Blunt and produced by Judd… 19/04/2012
Deauville Asian film festival The seaside town of Deauville in France has been hosting its annual Asian film festival. For more information about the festival see… 13/03/2012
Fantasporto zooms in on fantasy film The 32nd edition of Fantasporto in the Portuguese city of Porto was a close-up of the world’s finest fantasy films. The festival also paid tribute to British… 06/03/2012
Arab Spring at Berlin’s Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival has focused on Arab film-makers who documented last year’s uprisings in the Middle East and north Africa. The… 22/02/2012
A tale of two comedies in Berlin Spanish filmmaker Alex de la Iglesia’s “The Spark of Life” is a Salma Hayek-starring satire about an unemployed man who has an accident and then tries to cash… 17/02/2012
Premiers, a tale of two films Two very different films premiered at the Berlin International Film festival this week. The first, combines Nazis and space, a strange mix indeed but the… 16/02/2012
Stars shine bright in Berlin Among the stars up for and collecting awards at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival was the cinematic tour de force that is Meryl Streep, who was… 15/02/2012
Jolie’s directorial debut premiers at Berlinale After waiting for almost three hours in sub-zero temperatures fans were rewarded when Hollywood’s hottest couple – Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt – arrived on… 13/02/2012
French Revolution film opens Berlinale It is the first major film festival of 2012. The agenda-setting Berlinale will see 18 movies competing for the Golden Bear this year including opening film… 10/02/2012
The Surrogate: It’s about sex Sex is at the centre of award winning film ‘The Surrogate’, which tells the real life story of a polio stricken journalist, who hires a professional sex… 07/02/2012
French film festival online, take twoIf you can’t go to the festival, let the festival come to you. A showcase of new French cinema that is entirely online is back for a second edition following… 13/01/2012
Hollywood A-list at Palm Springs film festival This year’s 23rd edition of the Palm Springs International Film Festival appeared to attract most of the Hollywood A-list with George Clooney, Brad Pitt… 09/01/2012
Kazakhstan’s Harmony Lessons shines at BerlinaleFor the first time in Berlin Film Festival’s history, an entry from Kazakhstan is in the official competition. Harmony Lessons is the debut feature of… 14/02/2013
Iranian director defies a ban on filmmakingA new movie from dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi has premiered at this year’s Berlin film festival – but the man himself did not attend. Defying a… 13/02/2013
Polish gay priest film premiers at BerlinaleA Polish film about a gay priest’s love for a disadvantaged youth has had its world premier at the Berlinale Film Festival. ‘In the Name of’ by director… 08/02/2013
63rd Berlinale Film Festival opens todayFinal preparations are underway for the 63rd Berlinale film festival which will screen some of the best new European and international films. 17 of the… 07/02/2013
Haneke’s ‘‘Amour’‘ dominates European Film AwardsMichael Haneke’s ‘‘Amour’‘ has swept the European Film Awards, winning four categories, including best film and best director. The Austrian director was in… 02/12/2012
Venice: South Korean film scoops Golden LionKim Ki-duk’s brutal South Korean story of love and revenge has scooped the Golden Lion award for best picture, at the Venice film festival. ‘Pieta’ was one… 08/09/2012
Scientology inspired film ‘The Master’ premieres at VeniceA controversial film inspired by the founder of the Scientology movement has received its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. ‘The Master’, loosely… 02/09/2012
Venice film festival opens with ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’The 69th Venice Film Festival has opened with a gala ceremony. The festival’s grand jury features stars of the screen from all corners of the globe. … 30/08/2012
Venice Film Festival goes back to its rootsThe 69th Venice Film Festival gets underway later and the world’s oldest film fair has a new director, Alberto Barbera who takes the helm from the respected… 29/08/2012
British director scoops top award in MoscowThe movers and shakers from the silver screen were in Moscow for the 34th film festival. Seventeen movies from across the world came under scrutiny by the… 01/07/2012
Hungarian film highlights Roma persecutionA film inspired by real-life attacks on Hungary’s Roma community had its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival on Thursday. ‘Just the Wind’… 16/02/2012
Sundance showcases crisis-hit American dreamThe fractured American dream, the housing crisis and the sluggish economy feature prominently in the opening films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, now… 20/01/2012
