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French Film Festival at home offers new programme
by Amber Wilkinson - 10 Mar 2021
Online screenings include Mama Weed
BAFTA nominees announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 Mar 2021
Shortlist shows more diverse line-up after shake up
Nomadland triumphs at Critics Choice Awards
by Jennie Kermode - 08 Mar 2021
Alan S Kim named Best Young Actor
Online GFF celebrates reaching 37,733 viewers
by Jennie Kermode - 07 Mar 2021
Sweetheart wins Audience Award
Schoolgirls takes top prize at Goyas
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Mar 2021
Pilar Palomero's debut wins four awards at Spanish Oscars
Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn wins Golden Bear
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Mar 2021
Radu Jude takes top prize at virtual edition
Czech festival switch to avoid Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 04 Mar 2021
Karlovy Vary moves to August in hope of vaccine safety reprieve
New York cinemas to re-open
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 03 Mar 2021
City plans a phased return to big screen viewing
Sea Change festival highlights female talent
by Jennie Kermode - 03 Mar 2021
Island venture to undertake digital tour
Chloé Zhao wins Best Director at Golden Globes
by Jennie Kermode - 28 Feb 2021
Nomadland and Borat Subsequent Moviefilm win top film awards
Roger Corman joins GFF star line-up
by Jennie Kermode - 24 Feb 2021
Special screening of remastered The Masque Of The Red Death added
BFI launches Flare 2021 programme
by Jennie Kermode - 23 Feb 2021
Full line-up for 2021 edition announced
Rocks takes top awards at BIFAs
by Amber Wilkinson - 19 Feb 2021
His House and The Father also win multiple gongs
26th New York Rendez-Vous with French Cinema line-up announced
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 11 Feb 2021
Emmanuelle Béart is Guest of Honour
Spike Lee to receive a Golden Eddie
by Jennie Kermode - 11 Feb 2021
Award recognises "his enormous impact on the industry."
Volker Schlöndorff pays tribute to Jean-Claude Carrière
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 11 Feb 2021
Legendary screenwriter adapted novels for Schlöndorff
Césars in love with Mouret
by Richard Mowe - 11 Feb 2021
Nominations favour French ensemble romance
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
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