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Sundance announces Sandbox Fund recipients
by Amber Wilkinson - 23 Mar 2026
Four UK nonfiction productions/co-productions among selection
Lighton and McGoldrick join La Résidence
by Amber Wilkinson - 22 Mar 2026
English and Northern Irish directors selected for Cannes development programme
Glasgow Short Film Festival opens
by Andrew Robertson - 19 Mar 2026
Downriver A Tiger kicks off 19th edition
Barbra Streisand to receive Honorary Palme d'Or
by Amber Wilkinson - 16 Mar 2026
Cannes pays tribute to 'consummate creator and courageous citizen'
Golden night for Closure in Thessaloniki
by Amber Wilkinson - 16 Mar 2026
Documentary about a grieving father's hunt for his son takes top prize
One Battle After Another named Best Picture
by Jennie Kermode - 15 Mar 2026
Breakthroughs for women and Koreans, a new category, and an award with two winners.
Peter Jackson to receive Honorary Palme d'Or
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Mar 2026
Lord Of The Rings director 'privileged' to receive accolade
Dixie is top dog at the Fidos
by Jennie Kermode - 02 Mar 2026
Holly Johnson and Jean Christophe Bouvet among star guests
Sinners named Best Edited Feature Film
by Jennie Kermode - 28 Feb 2026
Golden Eddies winners announced
Stars and stripes flutters over the Césars
by Richard Mowe - 27 Feb 2026
Carrey, Linklater and Anderson scoop awards in Paris
Park Chan-wook for president
by Amber Wilkinson - 26 Feb 2026
Cannes names South Korean filmmaker as jury head
Sundance announces 2027 dates and venues
by Amber Wilkinson - 24 Feb 2026
Festival reveals key details about Colorado move
One Battle After Another is BAFTA number one
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Feb 2026
Hamnet takes top UK prize as Jessie Buckley is named best Leading Actress
Golden night for Yellow Letters
by Amber Wilkinson - 21 Feb 2026
İlker Çatak takes top prize in Berlin after controversial week of politics
Train Dreams rolls into first place at the Independent Spirit Awards
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Feb 2026
Lurker praised as an impressive newcomer
Frederick Wiseman dies
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Feb 2026
Filmmaker of rare vision passes away at 96
Critics' Circle announces film awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Feb 2026
One Battle After Another fights off competition
It Was Just An Accident screenwriter arrested in Iran
by Jennie Kermode - 01 Feb 2026
Jafar Panahi speaks out
Sundance announces winners
by Amber Wilkinson - 30 Jan 2026
Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
Linklater on the crest of a César wave
by Richard Mowe - 28 Jan 2026
Ten nods for Nouvelle Vague, with Moll and Demoustier close behind
14 BAFTA nominations for One Battle After Another
by Jennie Kermode - 28 Jan 2026
Eight first-timers in acting categories
Golden Eddie nominations announced
by Jennie Kermode - 27 Jan 2026
Ang Lee to receive Filmmaker of the Year Award
One Battle After Another is OFCS Best Picture
by Jennie Kermode - 27 Jan 2026
Sinners dominates with 10 awards
Amy Redford's tribute to dad ahead of Sundance
by Amber Wilkinson - 22 Jan 2026
'He loved this place and its people,' she tells press
Sinners makes Oscar history
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Jan 2026
This year's nominations in full
Ozon and Linklater light up the Lumières
by Richard Mowe - 19 Jan 2026
France’s foreign press bestow acting gongs on Drucker and Voisin
Sentimental Value highly praised at European Film Awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 18 Jan 2026
Trier's drama takes haul while Sirāt honoured for craft
No Good Men to open Berlinale
by Amber Wilkinson - 16 Jan 2026
Drama is third feature from Shahrbanoo Sadat
Panahi calls for international action
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Jan 2026
It Was Just An Accident filmmaker speaks out on Iran crackdown
Glasgow Frightfest line-up revealed
by Jennie Kermode - 14 Jan 2026
Mini-fest to open with Jailbroken
Sundance announces juries
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Jan 2026
Janicza Bravo, Nisha Ganatra and Azazel Jacobs among 17 selected
France enters the awards frenzy
by Richard Mowe - 13 Jan 2026
Lumière contenders revealed as the Césars wait in the wings
OFCS announces awards nominations
by Amber Wilkinson - 12 Jan 2026
Sinners takes pole position in critics' vote
Hamnet and One Battle After Another are Globes Best Pictures
by Jennie Kermode - 11 Jan 2026
Joy for Brazil and surprise win for Rose Byrne
BAFTA longlist announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 10 Jan 2026
One Battle After Another fights way to most mentions
One Battle After Another leads in SAG race
by Jennie Kermode - 07 Jan 2026
Full list of nominations announced
Everybody To Kenmure Street to open GFF
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Jan 2026
Documentary explores spontaneous act of civil resistance in Glasgow.
One Battle After Another triumphs at Critics Choice Awards
by Jennie Kermode - 06 Jan 2026
Frankenstein and Sinners take four apiece
Pioneering director Béla Tarr dies at 70
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Jan 2026
Hungarian leaves rich legacy including The Turin Horse
Sinners storms EDA Awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Jan 2026
Coogler film rides high in Alliance Of Women Film Journalists vote
French screen star Brigitte Bardot dies at 91
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Dec 2025
Sixties sex symbol also leaves legacy of animal activism
Mohammad Bakri dies
by Amber Wilkinson - 25 Dec 2025
Jenin Jenin filmmaker was 72
Actor James Ransone found dead
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Dec 2025
Star of Sinister and The Wire was just 46
Best International Feature Film Oscar contenders announced
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Dec 2025
Outspoken filmmakers stand out in close competition
Oscar short film shortlist revealed
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Dec 2025
Filmmakers contend for career-making opportunity
One Battle After Another tops London Critics' Circle Film Awards nominations
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Dec 2025
Hamnet not far behind
Stand By Me director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle found dead at home
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Dec 2025
Police investigating incident as homicide
Carlo Rambaldi retrospective announced
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 11 Dec 2025
MoMA and Cinecittà to screen 15 of the VFX legend's works
Sundance announces feature line-up
by Amber Wilkinson - 10 Dec 2025
Scottish films among those making the cut
One Battle After Another is Golden Globes frontrunner
by Jennie Kermode - 09 Dec 2025
Sentimental Value and Sinners also enjoy success
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GSFF 19th edition opens in Glasgow with Downriver A Tiger

Cannes Barbra Streisand to receive honorary Palme d'Or

Thessaloniki Golden Alexanders announced

Cannes Lighton and McGoldrick join La Résidence

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