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15 films vie for Best Documentary Oscar
by Jennie Kermode - 10 Feb 2021
Politics and nature dominate the shortlist
Oscar Best International Film shortlist announced
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 10 Feb 2021
Taiwan, Chile and Ivory Coast among the countries in contention
Atom Egoyan pays tribute to Christopher Plummer
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 06 Feb 2021
Remember star died at 91
Christopher Plummer dies
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Feb 2021
Oldest Oscar winner was 91
Chadwick Boseman breaks SAG Awards record
by Jennie Kermode - 04 Feb 2021
Star receives an unprecedented four nominations
Promising Young Woman makes a splash at Golden Globes
by Jennie Kermode - 03 Feb 2021
Full list of film nominations revealed
Hive and CODA big winners at Sundance
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Feb 2021
Summer Of Soul, Flee, Writing With Fire also take prizes
Cloris Leachman dies at 94
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Jan 2021
Tributes to Oscar and Emmy winner
Independent Spirit nominations announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Jan 2021
Never Rarely Sometimes Always at the head of pack
Cannes moves to July
by Richard Mowe - 27 Jan 2021
New dates confirmed by organisers
Nomadland wins big at OFCS Awards
by Jennie Kermode - 26 Jan 2021
Chloé Zhao takes Best Director
MetLiveArts to host They Will Take My Island première
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 22 Jan 2021
Atom Egoyan film finally premières - ten months after planned date
Mouret takes top Lumière honours
by Richard Mowe - 21 Jan 2021
France’s Golden Globe winners revealed in Paris
OFCS awards nominations announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 20 Jan 2021
Da 5 Bloods leads charge
Calamity, A Childhood Of Martha Jane Cannary to open Animation First
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 15 Jan 2021
Rémi Chayé films to screen at the French Institute Alliance Française
2021 Glasgow Film Festival launched
by Jennie Kermode - 13 Jan 2021
Full line-up announced as screenings go online
Sundance adds two films to line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 12 Jan 2021
Additional world premieres announced
French cinema shines a light
by Richard Mowe - 11 Jan 2021
Virtual Rendez-vous with French Cinema set to roll with appetising starter
Michael Apted dies, aged 79
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 Jan 2021
Tributes paid to groundbreaking documentarian
Hammer leading lady Barbara Shelley dies
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Jan 2021
Star had been hospitalised with Covid-19
Russian Film Week expands
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Jan 2021
New York showcase will run online nationwide
Wes Anderson’s favourite animated films to screen at Animation First
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 02 Jan 2021
French Institute Alliance Française to host festival
Claude Brasseur dies at 84
by Amber Wilkinson - 22 Dec 2020
Cesar winner was known for character roles
Berlinale announces two-part event
by Amber Wilkinson - 18 Dec 2020
Festival adjusts schedule in response to pandemic
Inventor attends Museum of Tolerance film discussion
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 16 Dec 2020
Eddy Goldfarb reflects on a career in sonar
Sundance announces line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Dec 2020
Streamlined festival to feature Wright, Wheatley and Hall
Encore for French Film Festival titles
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Dec 2020
Watch all the online line-up in 24 hours this weekend
Shining brightly in France’s Lumières
by Richard Mowe - 14 Dec 2020
Nominations revealed for foreign press awards
New Filmhouse planning application submitted
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Dec 2020
Plans for landmark cinema hub submitted to Edinburgh Council
Kim Ki-Duk dies
by Jennie Kermode - 12 Dec 2020
Director suffered complications of Covid-19
Dame Barbara Windsor dies at 83
by Amber Wilkinson - 11 Dec 2020
Tributes to much-loved Carry On star
Glasgow announces opening and closing films
by Amber Wilkinson - 10 Dec 2020
Festival will screen premieres in 22 partner cinemas across the UK
Césars on the move
by Richard Mowe - 03 Dec 2020
France's Oscars delayed to March for live celebratory event
Slamdance announces largely virtual line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 30 Nov 2020
Festival also shifts to February for 2021 edition
Dave Prowse dies at 85
by Jennie Kermode - 29 Nov 2020
Fellow Star Wars cast members pay tribute
Fear takes top prize at Tallinn
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Nov 2020
Great Happiness and The Last Ones also among winners
Catalan Film Festival announces hybrid line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 13 Nov 2020
Scottish Spanish showcase runs from November 19 to December
Glasgow announes hybrid edition for 2021
by Amber Wilkinson - 13 Nov 2020
Festival also to showcase films on year-round platform
European Film Award nominations announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 10 Nov 2020
Feature and documentary categories expanded as result of pandemic
Depp asked to leave Fantastic Beasts franchise
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Nov 2020
Star resigns following libel case loss last week
Johnny Kevorkian dies
by Jennie Kermode - 04 Nov 2020
Genre community pays respects
French Film Festival hit by cinema closures
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Nov 2020
More than 200 screenings to be postponed due to fresh English lockdown
Sean Connery dies
by Jennie Kermode - 31 Oct 2020
Tributes pour in for James Bond star
Made in Prague announces hybrid festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Oct 2020
24th edition will open with the UK premiere of Havel
French Film Festival UK returns for 28th edition
by Amber Wilkinson - 21 Oct 2020
Hybrid edition planned
Jeff Bridges diagnosed with lymphoma
by Jennie Kermode - 20 Oct 2020
"As the Dude would say.. New S**T has come to light"
2020 does Halloween differently
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Oct 2020
London and Edinburgh events are reimagined to follow pandemic rules
NYFF extended through today
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 13 Oct 2020
Muhammad Ali, the Greatest and Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris screening tonight
Calvert Journal announces digital film festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 11 Oct 2020
Line-up showcases cinema from New East
Thomas Jefferson Byrd murdered in Atlanta
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Oct 2020
Spike Lee pays tribute
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