Andrea Segre on The Great Ambition: ”We have a lot of very good Italian films about the kidnapping of Aldo Moro, made by masters of Italian cinema, like Marco Bellocchio, but the point of view of the Communist party and Enrico Berlinguer was never told in Italian cinema.”
Taking the temperature Jacqueline Zünd on exploring the climate crisis through companion films Heat and Don't Let The Sun
Desert dogs Zeshaan Younus and Renee Gagner on I’ve Seen All I Need To See
Inviting curiosity Ildikó Enyedi on the value of science, perception, discovery and Silent Friend
Streaming Spotlight: the rites of Spring We shine our Beltane spotlight on films in which the old ways linger
Fighting fit for a debut feature Valéry Carnoy talks toxic masculinity, memory, confidence and Belgian 'soft-power'
Collective power We look ahead at the programme of this year's Folk Film Gathering
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It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:
Cannes Festival to host 25th anniversary screening of The Fast And The Furious, as Classics also announced
Fantasia First wave of titles announced
Cannes 16 titles added to line-up
Cannes Announces full jury
Cannes Directors' Fortnight selection
Cannes Payal Kapadia heads Critics' Week jury
