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Saving the planet in Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 30 Apr 2015
Closing title from Penguins director.
Cannes honours documentary tradition
by Richard Mowe - 29 Apr 2015
New prize established across all sections.
Jubilee celebrations at Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 28 Apr 2015
Czech festival gets ready for landmark anniversary.
Virgin Mountain takes top prize at Tribeca
by Amber Wilkinson - 27 Apr 2015
Hat-trick for Icelandic drama.
Action as Irons and Tornatore shoot in Scotland
by Richard Mowe - 27 Apr 2015
Location filming in Edinburgh.
Last crop of Cannes contenders
by Richard Mowe - 23 Apr 2015
Nicloux, Noé, Franco and Mendoza join the throng.
Marceau, Miller and Gyllenhaal on Cannes jury
by Richard Mowe - 22 Apr 2015
Coens find their seven colleagues.
Final Cannes cut from Directors’ Fortnight
by Richard Mowe - 21 Apr 2015
Saulnier, Garrel, Desplechin, Van Dormael, Ayouch make the mix.
Desplechin finds a berth in Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 20 Apr 2015
Titles buzz at Directors’ Fortnight and Critics’ Week.
French Institute Alliance Française meets the Tribeca Film Festival
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 17 Apr 2015
Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez speak on fashion and film.
Woody, Moretti, Van Sant and Haynes return to Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 16 Apr 2015
Festival unveils its diverse 2015 vintage
'Slight improvement' in Hollywood diversity in 2014, says GLAAD.
by Jennie Kermode - 15 Apr 2015
Annual survey looked at LGBT representation in top films.
Garrel’s women come out of the shadows in Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 15 Apr 2015
Directors’ Fortnight reveals opening film.
The Tin Drum director Volker Schlöndorff pays tribute to Günter Grass
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 13 Apr 2015
Nobel Prize winning author has died.
Cannes: Femme to the fore
by Richard Mowe - 13 Apr 2015
Bercot set to open the Riviera jamboree.
Mary J. Blige and Monty Python Live at the Tribeca Film Festival
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 13 Apr 2015
Mary J. Blige - The London Sessions and Monty Python: The Meaning Of Live to première.
Cannes anticipation at fever pitch
by Richard Mowe - 12 Apr 2015
Countdown to programme launch.
Cannes face of a free-thinker
by Richard Mowe - 07 Apr 2015
Critics’ Week reveals poster image.
Manoel de Oliveira dies at 106
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Apr 2015
Portugese president and prime minister join tributes to director.
Fashion in film celebrated in New York
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 01 Apr 2015
Haute couture at the French Institute Alliance Française.
Tribeca tribute to Frank Sinatra
by Amber Wilkinson - 31 Mar 2015
Festival celebrate centenary with trio of films and concert.
New report points to Scottish film industry problems
by Jennie Kermode - 31 Mar 2015
Clash of support bodies is inhibiting progress.
Mad Max set to take Cannes by storm
by Richard Mowe - 26 Mar 2015
Special screening for the latest in the saga.
Muslim world divided over new film about Muhammad
by Jennie Kermode - 26 Mar 2015
Visual depiction of the Prophet sparks controversy.
Tataouine threatened by Isis
by Jennie Kermode - 25 Mar 2015
Rebel forces use Star Wars town as base.
In memory of Jytte Jensen
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 25 Mar 2015
The New York Museum of Modern Art Department of Film Curator has died.
Further surgery for Angelina Jolie
by Jennie Kermode - 24 Mar 2015
Actress has ovaries removed to reduce cancer risk.
Bergman – the face of Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 24 Mar 2015
Icon chosen for her “liberty and audacity.”
Success in black and white
by Amber Wilkinson - 21 Mar 2015
Silent Film Festival enjoys Synthetic Sin on gala night.
Benoît Jacquot: Leading Ladies screenings held in New York
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 19 Mar 2015
Marie Antoinette remembered in Farewell, My Queen.
Budget boost for film
by Jennie Kermode - 18 Mar 2015
Chancellor announces increase in state aid.
Tribeca Talks announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 16 Mar 2015
Events include conversations with Christopher Nolan, George Lucas and Brad Bird.
GSFF awards announced
by Jennie Kermode and Andrew Robertson - 15 Mar 2015
Directed By Tweedie and Shipwreck win top awards.
Farewell Richard Glatzer
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 13 Mar 2015
Filmmaker dies shortly after Oscar success.
Terry Pratchett dies
by Jennie Kermode - 12 Mar 2015
Bestselling author of the Discworld books was 66.
Lambert Wilson – mine host at Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 11 Mar 2015
Actor returns for a repeat performance.
Albert Maysles dies, aged 88
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Mar 2015
Grey Gardens documentarian died from 'natural causes'.
Harrison Ford injured in plane crash
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Mar 2015
Actor is rushed to hospital.
It Follows is Glasgow Film Festival Critics' Choice.
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Mar 2015
Clouds Of Sils Maria and A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night are runners up.
Radiator wins Glasgow Audience Award
by Jennie Kermode - 01 Mar 2015
Prize awarded as Force Majeure screens at closing gala.
Stolen Oscar dress returned
by Jennie Kermode - 28 Feb 2015
Pearls on Lupita Nyong'o gown were fake.
Leonard Nimoy dies at 83
by Amber Wilkinson - 27 Feb 2015
Star Trek actor had pulmonary disease.
Lupita Nyong'o's Oscar gown stolen
by Jennie Kermode - 27 Feb 2015
Calvin Klein dress was made from 6,000 pearls.
Birdman triumphs at the Oscars
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Feb 2015
The Grand Budapest Hotel and Whiplash also scoop multiple awards.
Birdman soars at Independent Spirit Awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 22 Feb 2015
Iñárritu takes top prize, Linklater named best director.
Timbuktu scores seven Césars
by Richard Mowe - 21 Feb 2015
Now the Oscars beckon …
Galerie Cinéma photo exhibition set for New York
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 20 Feb 2015
Show marks 20th anniversary of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema in New York.
11th Glasgow Film Festival opens with While We're Young
by Jennie Kermode - 18 Feb 2015
Crowds gather for gala screening.
Sissako returns as a Cannes judge
by Richard Mowe - 17 Feb 2015
Timbuktu director signs for jury duty.
New studio to open in Soho
by Jennie Kermode - 17 Feb 2015
7DM will aim to help emerging filmmakers.
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