Dubai International Film Festival empowers female directors in the Middle East
While the region around it has descended in political chaos and religious strife, Dubai continues to flourish and prosper, becoming an oasis of
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HFPA suspends Russian member Nellee Holmes over extortion
The organisation behind the Golden Globes, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, has suspended a member for bullying a journalist applying to join the
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Danny Boyle’s Steve Jobs to close LFF 2015
Danny Boyle is to close the London Film Festival for the third time, with his eponymous biopic of the Apple founder, Steve Jobs.
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Venice and Toronto pave the way for awards season
The starting gun has been fired on the 2016 film awards season, with the announcement of the line-ups of two of the most
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Rampling repeats Berlin success
The Edinburgh Film Festival has honored Berlin nominee 45 Years with its Best British Feature Film award, and honoured its lead actress Charlotte
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Suffragette to open London Film Festival
The London Film Festival has announced its opening film – more than four months before the start of the event. Suffragette – about
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How Did New Technology Impact The Making of The New “Mad Max”?
When Australian director, George Miller, embarked in 1979 on making the futuristic action thriller “Mad Max” with an unknown actor in the lead,
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Cannes 2015 ends with Palme d’Or for Audiard
A Cannes Film Festival that opened with one French director has ended with another taking the top prize; at the fourth time of
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Cannes 2015 – The Second Thursday
With the market beginning to close down, the by the second Thursday of Cannes, attention is turning almost exclusively to the festival and
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Cannes 2015 – The Second Wednesday
Having spent last night partying Hollywood-style with the stars of Sicario, today started with an opportunity to see what all the fuss was
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