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Peter Jackson to receive Honorary Palme d'Or
Lord Of The Rings director 'privileged' to receive accolade - 05 Mar 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Dixie is top dog at the Fidos
Holly Johnson and Jean Christophe Bouvet among star guests - 02 Mar 2026
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Sinners named Best Edited Feature Film
Golden Eddies winners announced - 28 Feb 2026
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Stars and stripes flutters over the Césars
Carrey, Linklater and Anderson scoop awards in Paris - 27 Feb 2026
by Richard Mowe
Park Chan-wook for president
Cannes names South Korean filmmaker as jury head - 26 Feb 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Sundance announces 2027 dates and venues
Festival reveals key details about Colorado move - 24 Feb 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
One Battle After Another is BAFTA number one
Hamnet takes top UK prize as Jessie Buckley is named best Leading Actress - 22 Feb 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Golden night for Yellow Letters
İlker Çatak takes top prize in Berlin after controversial week of politics - 21 Feb 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Train Dreams rolls into first place at the Independent Spirit Awards
Lurker praised as an impressive newcomer - 16 Feb 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Frederick Wiseman dies
Filmmaker of rare vision passes away at 96 - 16 Feb 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Critics' Circle announces film awards
One Battle After Another fights off competition - 02 Feb 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
It Was Just An Accident screenwriter arrested in Iran
Jafar Panahi speaks out - 01 Feb 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Sundance announces winners
Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes - 30 Jan 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Linklater on the crest of a César wave
Ten nods for Nouvelle Vague, with Moll and Demoustier close behind - 28 Jan 2026
by Richard Mowe
14 BAFTA nominations for One Battle After Another
Eight first-timers in acting categories - 28 Jan 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Golden Eddie nominations announced
Ang Lee to receive Filmmaker of the Year Award - 27 Jan 2026
by Jennie Kermode
One Battle After Another is OFCS Best Picture
Sinners dominates with 10 awards - 27 Jan 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Amy Redford's tribute to dad ahead of Sundance
'He loved this place and its people,' she tells press - 22 Jan 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Sinners makes Oscar history
This year's nominations in full - 22 Jan 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Ozon and Linklater light up the Lumières
France’s foreign press bestow acting gongs on Drucker and Voisin - 19 Jan 2026
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Indomitable spirit Marc Evans and Leisa Gwenllian on landscape, Welsh pride and Effi O Blaenau

Trial by fire David Kittredge on Exorcist 2: The Heretic and making Boorman And The Devil

Age old questions Lance Hammer, Tom Courtenay, Juliette Binoche & Anna Calder-Marshall on Queen At Sea

Locking it down Raymond Friel on prison life, keeping scripts tight, and Frightfest opener Jailbroken

Giving voice Jack Archer on Gaelic language cinema and Psalms Of The People

Mining for truth Warwick Thornton on survivors and storytelling in Wolfram

Peter Jackson to receive Honorary Palme d'Or Lord Of The Rings director 'privileged' to receive accolade

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