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Benedict Cumberbatch honoured by BIFAs
by Amber Wilkinson - 16 Nov 2014
Imitation Game star to pick up Variety Award... plus full list of nominees.
EFA nominees and first winners announced.
by Amber Wilkinson - 08 Nov 2014
Starred Up and Locke among early recipients.
Boston Jewish Film Festival kicks off
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Nov 2014
26th edition runs from November 5-17
Sundance Insitutes selects six projects for 10th Rawi Screenwriters Lab
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Nov 2014
Shake, Bagdhad Perfume, Killer Of The Selawa, Tide, Snow and The Golden Cap Club make list.
BAFTA Scotland announces nominees
by Amber Wilkinson - 23 Oct 2014
Sunshine On Leith leads charge.
Leviathan wins top award in London
by Amber Wilkinson - 19 Oct 2014
Russian film takes top honours as First Feature gong goes to The Tribe
Stephen Frears to receive BFI Fellowship
by Amber Wilkinson - 08 Oct 2014
High Fidelity director honoured at London Film Festival
Play Poland goes fourth
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Oct 2014
Festival highlights include Ida and Life Feels Good.
Steve Martin to receive lifetime achievement award
by Amber Wilkinson - 04 Oct 2014
Comic star to receive American Film Institute accolade.
Magical Girl triumphs in San Sebastian
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 Sep 2014
Cedric Kahn's Wild Life takes speical jury prize.
Denzel receives Donostia
by Amber Wilkinson - 20 Sep 2014
Washington on the red carpet at San Sebastián
Chris Fujiwara quits Edinburgh International Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 16 Sep 2014
Artistic director steps down to pursue other activities.
Imitation Game takes top prize at Toronto
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Sep 2014
Beats Of The Anatoy named best documentary.
Pigeon takes lion in Venice
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Sep 2014
Roy Andersson's A Pigeon Sat On a Branch Reflecting On Existence wins top prize
Benicio Del Toro to receive Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Sep 2014
Star's Escobar: Paradise Lost will also close Pearls section at San Sebastian Film Festival.
Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O'Hara receive honorary Oscars
by Amber Wilkinson - 30 Aug 2014
Harry Belafonte also set to pick up humanitarian award.
International competition status raised at Tallinn Black Nights
by Amber Wilkinson - 29 Aug 2014
FIAPF endorsement sees Estonian festival join Cannes, Venice and Berlin.
New York Film Festival unveils main slate
by Amber Wilkinson - 17 Aug 2014
Whiplash, Life Of Riley and Mr. Turner among highlights.
French Film Festival UK reveals highlights
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Aug 2014
Catherine Deneuve, Isabelle Huppert, Isabelle Carré and Mathieu Amalric to feature.
Fury to close London Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Aug 2014
Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf star in war drama
Robin Williams dead at 63
by Amber Wilkinson - 12 Aug 2014
Coronoer says Dead Poets star committed suicide.
Ozon, Petzold and Hansen-Løve compete in San Sebastian
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Aug 2014
Film festival announces Golden Shell contenders and Dorothy Arzner retrospective.
Denzel Washington's The Equalizer to open San Sebastian
by Amber Wilkinson - 23 Jul 2014
US actor will receive Donostia Lifetime Achievement award.
Montreal World Film Festival facing crisis?
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Jul 2014
Cinema remortgaged as funding withdrawn and distributors pull out.
BAFTA Scotland elects new chair
by Amber Wilkinson - 30 Jun 2014
Raise The Roof founder Sarah Walmsley named.
Tony Benn film named audience favourite
by Amber Wilkinson - 29 Jun 2014
Documentary featuring Labour statesman wins award at EIFF.
Hide And Seek wins Michael Powell at EIFF
by Amber Wilkinson - 27 Jun 2014
Ice Poison, My Name Is Salt and Eddie Marsan also win awards.
Hyena kicks off Edinburgh Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 19 Jun 2014
America Ferrera, Ryan Piers Williams and Stephen Graham among stars on red carpet.
Edinburgh Film Festival launch programme
by Amber Wilkinson - 28 May 2014
Don Johnson, Elijah Wood and America Ferrera among stars heading to city.
Hyena to open Edinburgh Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 12 May 2014
Crime thriller gets red carpet gala and Michael Powell nominees announced.
Zero Motivation a winner at Tribeca
by Amber Wilkinson - 25 Apr 2014
Israeli comedy takes home two awards and Point And Shoot named best doc.
Mickey Rooney dies at 93
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Apr 2014
Tributes paid to MGM giant.
Class Enemy wins top prize at Bradford
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Apr 2014
Awards of 20th edition announced.
Sundance London line-up announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 24 Mar 2014
Programme includes UK Spotlight.
Gala night at silent movie festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Mar 2014
Hippodrome festival underway in Bo'ness.
Tribeca Film Festival announces titles
by Amber Wilkinson - 04 Mar 2014
Narrative and Documentary Competitions plus Viewpoints films outlined.
Alain Resnais dies at 91
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Mar 2014
Industry mourns French director.
12 Years A Slave rules at Independent Spirit Awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Mar 2014
Steve McQueen's film takes home five gongs.
Time Is Illmatic to open Tribeca Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 19 Feb 2014
Documentary explores legacy of the album by rapper Nas
Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Feb 2014
Chinese thriller takes top prize at Berlin Film Festival, The Grand Budapest Hotel is runner-up.
Berlin adds tributes to Schell and Hoffman
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Feb 2014
Special screenings of Capote and My Sister Maria added
Critics' Circle honours 12 Years A Slave
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Feb 2014
Steve McQueen's film picks up three gongs.
Eduardo Coutinho killed
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Feb 2014
Documentarian reportedly stabbed to death.
Maximilian Schell dies
by Amber Wilkinson - 01 Feb 2014
Austrian-born Oscar winner was 83.
Miklós Jancsó dies at 92
by Amber Wilkinson - 31 Jan 2014
Hungarian director passes away after long illness.
Sundance gets Whiplash
by Amber Wilkinson - 26 Jan 2014
Jazz drummer drama wins US Prize, To Kill A Man takes World Dramatic
BAFTA Rising Star nominees announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Jan 2014
Public invited to vote for their favourite.
US National Society of Film Critics announces awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 05 Jan 2014
Best picture and director handed to Coens.
Sundance announces Premiere titles
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 Dec 2013
Latest by John Michael McDonagh, Lenny Abrahamson and Michael Winterbottom join line-up.
Metro Manila honored at BIFAs
by Amber Wilkinson - 09 Dec 2013
Sean Ellis snags Best Film and Best Director titles
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