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True grit takes the top prize in Dinard
by Richard Mowe - 11 Oct 2026
Directors Clio Barnard, Mark Jenkins and Kieron J Walsh among the award winners
Dinard at the crossroads?
by Richard Mowe - 09 Oct 2026
Bumper crowds as Festival opens with “a love letter to cinema”
Best of British and Irish in Dinard
by Richard Mowe - 17 Sep 2026
Five competition titles line up for the Hitchcock d'Or
Edinburgh gets back its mojo
by Richard Mowe - 14 Aug 2026
Festival director on legacy, world premieres and the future
Amira takes jury helm in Dinard
by Richard Mowe - 31 Jul 2026
Irish “sentimental love letter” to cinema will open festival
Fruit Gathering and The Guest take top prizes in Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 11 Jul 2026
Juliette Binoche and Jeffrey Wright honoured in festival finale
McGregor, Branagh and Vachon bound for Edinburgh
by Richard Mowe - 02 Jul 2026
Film festival launches 79th programme of premieres and encounters
Keitel, Hoffman and Binoche take the waters in Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 24 Jun 2026
Czech festival also adds Bacon, Sedgwick and Wright to guest roster
Back to the future at 60th Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 10 Jun 2026
Czech festival to welcome Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg
Cavalier vies with fresh talents in Directors’ Fortnight
by Richard Mowe - 14 Apr 2026
New and established names provide an eclectic mix in Cannes
Cannes prepares to unleash the deluge
by Richard Mowe - 09 Apr 2026
Almodóvar, Farhadi, Soderbergh, Sachs and Mungui headline Frémaux’s bumper crop
Stars and stripes flutters over the Césars
by Richard Mowe - 27 Feb 2026
Carrey, Linklater and Anderson scoop awards in Paris
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
Ozon and Linklater light up the Lumières
by Richard Mowe - 19 Jan 2026
France’s foreign press bestow acting gongs on Drucker and Voisin
France enters the awards frenzy
by Richard Mowe - 13 Jan 2026
Lumière contenders revealed as the Césars wait in the wings
Dragonfly takes top prize at Dinard
by Richard Mowe - 05 Oct 2025
Daisy-May Hudson named Talent of Tomorrow for debut fiction feature Lollipop
Final exit for a screen diva
by Richard Mowe - 24 Sep 2025
Claudia Cardinale, the dreamer, dies at the age of 87
Kristin to reign supreme over Dinard
by Richard Mowe - 02 Sep 2025
Franco-British star delivers family saga directorial debut
Eva’s journey.. from Edinburgh attic to centre stage
by Richard Mowe - 15 Aug 2025
EIFF's opening star on rite of passage and feeling the warmth
Home win for Czech documentary by Miro Remo
by Richard Mowe - 13 Jul 2025
Karlovy Vary announces awards roll call and gives tribute to Stellan Skarsgård
'I want to avoid toxic sets'
by Richard Mowe - 07 Jul 2025
Materialists star Dakota Johnson on healthy working and a surprising dream role
Douglas decides to take it easy
by Richard Mowe - 05 Jul 2025
Legend on health battles, preserving democracy and the truth about acting
Krieps and Sarsgaard take the honours at Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 05 Jul 2025
Opening night goes with a bang - and a touch of sadness
Skarsgård, Krieps and Sarsgaard to receive Karlovy Vary accolades
by Richard Mowe - 25 Jun 2025
Dakota Johnson and Camille Cottin boost bumper guest list
Douglas takes Cuckoo’s Nest to Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 12 Jun 2025
Celebrations to mark film’s 50th anniversary with gala screening
Pushing boundaries in Karlovy Vary
by Richard Mowe - 03 Jun 2025
Festival organisers unveil challenging selection of titles - and a tribute to John Garfield
Panahi scoops the Cannes Palme d’Or
by Richard Mowe - 24 May 2025
Trier’s Sentimental Value awarded the Grand Prix
Chilean director takes top award in Un Certain Regard
by Richard Mowe - 24 May 2025
Palestinian brothers share best director accolade in Cannes ceremony
A Useful Ghost spirits away Critics' Week top prize
by Richard Mowe - 22 May 2025
Cannes jury praises 'bold, free and unclassifiable work.. that bends the rules'
Cruising for a bruising as Cannes goes wild
by Richard Mowe - 15 May 2025
The latest Mission Impossible storms the Croisette with honorary Palme d’Or and red carpet adulation
De Niro’s Cannes voyage around his father
by Richard Mowe - 14 May 2025
81-year-old star ponders his own mortality
Art set to Trump the president in Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 13 May 2025
Robert De Niro throws down the gauntlet as he accepts honorary Palme d’Or
Binoche suggests Depardieu downed by #MeToo
by Richard Mowe - 13 May 2025
Cannes Jury president on society’s changes … and the need for jury humility
Cannes supremo keeps powder dry on tariffs
by Richard Mowe - 12 May 2025
Why Frémaux still feels the love for American cinema
Chaplin strikes gold in Cannes
by Richard Mowe - 07 May 2025
Festival to present restored classic to mark film’s centenary year
Manning Walker ready for Cannes great escape
by Richard Mowe - 29 Apr 2025
How To Have Sex director to head Un Certain Regard jury
Berry and Kidman join Cannes ranks
by Richard Mowe - 28 Apr 2025
Full Palme d'Or jury revealed, plus accolade for Nicole
Lynne Ramsay and Kirsten Stewart back on the Croisette
by Richard Mowe - 23 Apr 2025
Cannes organisers add titles to the final mix as opening night looms
Cantet and Campillo take opening slot in Directors’ Fortnight
by Richard Mowe - 15 Apr 2025
Act of friendship and artistic endeavour headlines a diverse Cannes selection
Childhood foray to open Cannes Critics’ Week
by Richard Mowe - 14 Apr 2025
Award-winning director Laura Wendel returns to Croisette with second feature
Linklater, Anderson, and Chomet grab Cannes limelight
by Richard Mowe - 10 Apr 2025
Dardennes, Reichardt and Trier also make cut as selection revealed
Cannes mission possible for Tom Cruise
by Richard Mowe - 08 Apr 2025
The Final Reckoning to be presented Out of Competition
Honorary Palme d’Or for De Niro the perfectionist
by Richard Mowe - 07 Apr 2025
Cannes organisers announce award for Taxi Driver veteran on opening night
Émilie Dequenne dies at 43
by Richard Mowe - 17 Mar 2025
Francophone world mourns Rosetta star who had rare cancer
Emila Pérez picks up clutch of Césars
by Richard Mowe - 28 Feb 2025
Jacques Audillard musical the big winner as The Count and Beating Hearts miss out on top gongs
President Binoche to head Cannes jury
by Richard Mowe - 04 Feb 2025
Organisers praise star with enduring 'artistic curiosity'
The Count trumps all comers in César nominations
by Richard Mowe - 29 Jan 2025
Beating Hearts, Emilia Pérez and The Marching Band all closely vie for attention
Blier - a cult creative provocateur
by Richard Mowe - 21 Jan 2025
Veteran French filmmaker dies at the age of 85
Emilia Pérez’s winning streak continues at Lumière Awards
by Richard Mowe - 21 Jan 2025
Holy Cow and Souleymane also rewarded by France’s foreign press corps
French cinema hits the high notes
by Richard Mowe - 12 Jan 2025
Rendez-vous opens in Paris with a boost at the box office
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