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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
Cineworld considering closure of UK and US outlets
by Jennie Kermode - 04 Oct 2020
Claims made that business is not viable during lockdown
Christian Petzold and Heinz Emigholz to give free NYFF talk
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 28 Sep 2020
Directors to discuss Undine and The Lobby
Beginning wins Golden Shell
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Sep 2020
Georgian film takes top prize at San Sebastian
Frightfest's October Cineworld event cancelled
by Jennie Kermode - 23 Sep 2020
Online event will still take place
Cinemas exempt from coronavirus curfew
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Sep 2020
New rules won't stop you watching films
Bond villain takes his leave
by Richard Mowe - 21 Sep 2020
Michael Lonsdale dies in Paris at 89
New York Film Festival Free Talks line-up revealed
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 16 Sep 2020
Steve McQueen and Joyce Carol Oates among speakers
Ammonite to open Newfest
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Sep 2020
Festival will blend virtual and drive-in screenings
Filmmaker speaks out on ICE allegations
by Jennie Kermode - 15 Sep 2020
"America must reckon with its eugenic history," says Erika Cohn
Movies go to the zoo
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 12 Sep 2020
New NYFF venue announced
Diana Rigg dies
by Jennie Kermode - 10 Sep 2020
From Mrs Bond to Mrs Peel - a legend in her lifetime
Sir Ronald Harwood dies at 85
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 Sep 2020
Tributes paid to Oscar winner
Jiri Menzel dies at 82
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Sep 2020
Czech New Wave director had battled long illness
Marygoround named Best Film at Fantasia
by Jennie Kermode - 03 Sep 2020
Daria Woszek wins Best Director
New York Film Festival poster designed by John Waters
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 03 Sep 2020
Director to present Art Movie Hell at the Drive-In
Hollywood pays tribute to Chadwick Boseman
by Amber Wilkinson - 29 Aug 2020
Black Panther star has died of cancer, aged 43
NYFF Spotlight selections announced
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 27 Aug 2020
New Sofia Coppola and Pedro Almodóvar films among choices
Saba Sahar shot in Kabul
by Jennie Kermode - 26 Aug 2020
Director said to be stable following surgery
NYFF Revivals announced
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 24 Aug 2020
Section to include virtual and drive-in screenings
Artist's death brings documentary to light
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 19 Aug 2020
Ceremony held in the catacombs of Saint Patrick's Old Cathedral
San Sebastian adds titles
by Amber Wilkinson - 18 Aug 2020
Cesc Gay joins line-up as RTVE presentations announced
58th New York Film Festival to start eight days early
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 14 Aug 2020
Festival will open on 17 September
NYFF Main Slate selections announced
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 13 Aug 2020
Christian Petzold and Gianfranco Rosi among filmmakers with work selected
Taiwan Film Festival Edinburgh programme announced
by Jennie Kermode - 12 Aug 2020
New event will explore the island's history and culture
NYFF to close with French Exit
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 11 Aug 2020
"Jacobs is one of the most distinctive voices in American cinema"
The Legend Of Baron To'a to close Fantasia
by Jennie Kermode - 06 Aug 2020
Final tranche of films announced
San Sebastian adds competition titles
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Aug 2020
Julien Temple and Harry Macqueen among those joining line-up
San Sebastian Official Selection takes shape
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Aug 2020
Spanish titles bolster line-up
Doctor's documentary to address pandemic
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Aug 2020
Nidhi Gupta hopes to reduce future risks
NYFF to go hybrid
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 04 Aug 2020
Festival will hold outdoor and virtual screenings
San Sebastian New Directors line-up announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 04 Aug 2020
UK's Ben Sharrock to present second film Limbo
Lovers Rock to open NYFF
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 03 Aug 2020
Steve McQueen film challenges systemic racism
Sir Alan Parker dies at 76
by Amber Wilkinson - 31 Jul 2020
Tributes pour in for Midnight Express director
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