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Climber Chris Sharma undertakes a dangerous ascent in Mallorca.
Documentary about the way in which the US blockade of Cuba has affected young skateboarders there.
A Mongolian tribe migrates across high mountains.
A group of climbers take on one of the world's most challenging mountains.
A young man of Turkish descent travels to the old country to look for the missing daughter of his father's girlfriend.
A teenager finds her own way of dealing with an unplanned pregnancy.
An investigation into where supermarket food comes from.
A pop-star turned jingle writer seeks solace from his midlife crisis in his dreams.
Exiled to modern New York City, a fairytale princess collides with the real world.
Santa's older brother is asked to help out at the North Pole, and everyone gets more than they bargained for.
Two US soldiers in Afghanistan are placed in jeopardy as politicians, journalists and academics battle it out back home.
After a man is disappeared by the government, his wife fights to save him and a CIA analyst questions the morality of his job.
A successful chef finds her life turned upside down after she is awarded custody of her niece as Mostly Martha gets a Hollywood makeover.
A writer creates a media sensation with his fake biography of Howard Hughes.
An imaginative look at the 'lost' months of playwright Molière's life, in the style of one of his plays.
Home truths Marijana Janković on Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of belonging
The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder
It Was Just An Accident screenwriter arrested in Iran Jafar Panahi speaks out
Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
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César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Golden Eddies Nominations for editing brilliance announced
OFCS Awards One Battle After Another triumphs; Sinners dominates