News stories:

Harrelson receives Heart of Sarajevo
Earlier star gets enthusiastic audience shook up with masterclass showmanship - 19 Aug 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Edinburgh gets back its mojo
Festival director on legacy, world premieres and the future - 14 Aug 2026
by Richard Mowe
Isabella Rossellini honoured in Locarno
Star follows in footsteps of family before festival opens with The Green Eyes - 06 Aug 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
The Debut to close London Film Festival
Jesse Eisenberg stars in his latest alongside Julianne Moore and Paul Giamatti - 04 Aug 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
San Sebastian announces José Giovanni retrospective
20-film showcase dedicated to French crime writer - 04 Aug 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Amira takes jury helm in Dinard
Irish “sentimental love letter” to cinema will open festival - 31 Jul 2026
by Richard Mowe
Mike Leith, Pablo Larraín and Benjamín Naishtat join San Sebastian Competition
Tender Loving Care, My Sad Dead and Glaxo added to line-up - 28 Jul 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Nightborn takes 2026 Cheval Noir for Best Film
Full list of Fantasia awards winners revealed - 26 Jul 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Frightfest gets Nervous
Full August line-up revealed - 17 Jul 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Brenda Fricker dies at 81
Tributes to My Left Foot Oscar winner and Irish 'national treasure' - 17 Jul 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Sarajevo to honour Asghar Farhadi
Iranian director to receive Heart of Sarajevo and tribute programme - 17 Jul 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Fabrice Du Welz heads Locarno main jury
Afef Ben Mahmoud heads Filmmakers Of The Present jury - 15 Jul 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Sam Neill has died at age 78
Jurassic Park actor's death 'sudden and unexpected' - 13 Jul 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Fruit Gathering and The Guest take top prizes in Karlovy Vary
Juliette Binoche and Jeffrey Wright honoured in festival finale - 11 Jul 2026
by Richard Mowe
Locarno announces full line-up
Sangsoo, Serra, Côté and Yeo in the mix - 09 Jul 2026
by Amber Wilkinson
Massive funding cuts threaten performing arts courses
Concern expressed for the future of individuals and successful industries - 08 Jul 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Ish is MIFF Best Feature
My Brother, My Brother named Best Short - 06 Jul 2026
by Jennie Kermode
Full Fantasia line-up now public
Nicolas Winding Refn's Her Private Hell to open festival. - 02 Jul 2026
by Jennie Kermode
McGregor, Branagh and Vachon bound for Edinburgh
Film festival launches 79th programme of premieres and encounters - 02 Jul 2026
by Richard Mowe
Muslim International Film Festival returns
"It showcases phenomenal talent from all over the world," says Sajid Varda - 01 Jul 2026
by Jennie Kermode

More news stories

Features:

The antithesis of a love story
Sarah Bolger on working with Abner Pastoll on Frightfest opener Nervous
by Paul Risker
Coming of age in a conflict zone
Skintown director on The Troubles, male friendship and winning the Sean Connery Prize
by Richard Mowe
Behind Dern’s ‘late-life masterpiece’
Northbound director on the ultimate actor’s actor, mortality and a sentimental journey
by Richard Mowe
Hitting the road to find a creative voice
Borges And Me director on a literary odd couple, inspiration and coping with midges
by Richard Mowe
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 17 to 23
Films to watch on TV this week
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode, Anne-Katrin Titze
Veterans learning new tricks
Courtenay and Calder-Marshall on intimacy, trust and the value of friendship in Queen At Sea
by Richard Mowe
The people's medium
Theodore Schaefer on The Arrow At Rest At Every Instant Of Its Flight
by Paul Risker
Wool power
Concrete Land director Asmahan Bkerat on learning about herself as she filmed a Bedouin clan's life
by Amber Wilkinson
New eyes on Old Hollywood
How images of Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Rita Hayworth inspired Pretty Babies
by Richard Mowe
Lost Boys
Wayne Wapeemukwa on drawing on reality for Manhunt while avoiding a true crime approach
by Amber Wilkinson
Serious about comedy
Louis Paxton on grounding the humour of The Incomer in darker elements
by Amber Wilkinson
That shrinking feeling
Shivek Gupta and Syed Shadan on the Mumbai housing market and Chaar Diwaari
by Jennie Kermode
Stay-at-Home Seven: August 10 to 16
Films to stream or catch on TV this week
by Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode
A woman who didn't belong
Anna Cazenave Cambet on working with Vicky Krieps in Love Me Tender
by Paul Risker
A dialogue of parchment and celluloid
Jean-Jacques Annaud on Umberto Eco and The Name Of The Rose
by Jennie Kermode
Vampire party
Nicky Murphy, Aminata Thiboult, Leonor Oberson and Louiza Aura on I Love Paris
by Jennie Kermode
Teenage dreams
Fernando Eimbcke and Aivan Uttapa on creative insanity, on-set dynamics and Olmo
by Paul Risker
Freedom fighter for the female gaze
Love Me Tender director Anna Cazenave Cambet on sexuality, motherhood and gender balance
by Richard Mowe
Spirited animals
Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki on making animation Bouchra
by Amber Wilkinson
Drinking to victory
Diego Fuentes on the wild, unlikely journey of punk student film Matapanki
by Jennie Kermode

More features

News

The antithesis of a love story Sarah Bolger on working with Abner Pastoll on Frightfest opener Nervous

Coming of age in a conflict zone Skintown director on The Troubles, male friendship and winning the Sean Connery Prize

Behind Dern’s ‘late-life masterpiece’ Northbound director on the ultimate actor’s actor, mortality and a sentimental journey

Hitting the road to find a creative voice Borges And Me director on a literary odd couple, inspiration and coping with midges

Veterans learning new tricks Courtenay and Calder-Marshall on intimacy, trust and the value of friendship in Queen At Sea

More news and features

Interact

Don't forget that you can follow us on YouTube for trailers of festival films and more. You can also find us on Mastodon and Bluesky.


It's a busy time for festivals and here's the latest:



Sarajevo Woody Harrelson awarded Heart of Sarajevo after lively masterclass


EIFF Gets back its mojo


Locarno Isabella Rossellini receives Excellence Award


London Jesse Eisenberg's The Debut to close festival


San Sebastian announces José Giovanni retrospective