Eye For Film >> News & Feature Stories

News stories:

Director who championed the underdog
French cinema mourns death of Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet at 63 - 25 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
Sundance London announces line-up
Films include Audience Award winner Girls Will Be Girls - 23 Apr 2024
by Amber Wilkinson
Edinburgh looks forward to Folk Film Gathering
Musical extravaganza planned for 10th anniversary - 22 Apr 2024
by Jennie Kermode
Cannes organisers complete the line-up
New films by Hazanavicius, Stone, and Rasoulof join the throng - 22 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
Many lives of Abel Gance’s Napoleon
Epic silent film restored for a 'new' version in Cannes Classics - 19 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
New film studio announced for Stirling
Over 4,000 jobs could be created - 18 Apr 2024
by Jennie Kermode
Tribeca announces feature line-up
Latest films from Stewart, Cera and Gladstone set to screen - 18 Apr 2024
by Amber Wilkinson
Inaugural Muslim International Film Festival set for London
Full programme announced - 17 Apr 2024
by Jennie Kermode
Docs Ireland marketplace ready to go
Irish documentaries to bid for international attention - 16 Apr 2024
by Jennie Kermode
Sophie Fillières' final film to open Cannes Directors’ Fortnight
Agnès Jaoui escapes to the Highlands in filmmaker's fond farewell - 16 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
Cannes Critics’ Week to open with Ghost Trail
Record number of contenders vie for space in the selection - 15 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
Coppola, Arnold, Cronenberg hope to make bumper Cannes
Thierry Frémaux announces the return of the Festival’s big guns for 77th edition - 11 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
Costner and Lucas ride out at Cannes
Stars return for world premiere and a Golden Palm, while Andrea Arnold also to receive honour - 09 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
King of the absurd to open Cannes
Quentin Dupieux ready to rock the Croisette with a starry comedy - 03 Apr 2024
by Richard Mowe
Sands reveals further line-up details
Festival to open with In Camera, plus feature Karen Gillan screenings and Q&A - 03 Apr 2024
by Amber Wilkinson
Louis Gosset Jr dies at 87
Oscar-winning star had a screen career spanning 66 years - 29 Mar 2024
by Jennie Kermode
Filmhouse gets £1.5m funding boost
Edinburgh cultural hub set to reopen this year - 23 Mar 2024
by Amber Wilkinson
Latest Mad Max instalment races to Cannes
George Miller 'thrilled' to be back on the Croisette with Furiosa - 21 Mar 2024
by Richard Mowe
Glasgow Film Festival celebrates a bumper 20th edition
"What's not to love about Glasgow?" asks Jonas Chernick - 21 Mar 2024
by Jennie Kermode
New BBFC guidelines published
Ratings body takes unusual step of toughening its approach - 19 Mar 2024
by Jennie Kermode

More news stories

Features:

Making magic
Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes on shooting in remote locations for The Island Between Tides
by Jennie Kermode
Just trying to live
Sébastien Vanicek on suburban life in France, spiders and Infested
by Jennie Kermode
Siege tactics
Will Gilbey and Chris Reilly on storytelling and action in Jericho Ridge
by Jennie Kermode
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 22 to 28
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
by Amber Wilkinson
Hidden gems in plain sight
Nate Carlson on Alexander Payne and graphic design in Election and The Holdovers
by Anne-Katrin Titze
A place out of time
Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes on Paloma Kwiatkowski, Donal Logue, David Mazouz and The Island Between Tides
by Jennie Kermode
Mum's the word
Spiros Jacovides and Ziad Semaan on building tragicomedy Black Stone around a formidable matriarch.
by Amber Wilkinson
'I couldn't stay indifferent'
Ilyas Yourish on his motivations for making documentary Kamay
by Amber Wilkinson
Questions on creativity
Hermann Vaske in conversation with Ed Bahlman on Can Creativity Save The World?
by Anne-Katrin Titze
Streaming Spolight: Cannes Class of 23
Hits from last year's festival you can now stream at home
by Amber Wilkinson
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 15 to 21
Films to stream or watch on TV this week
by Amber Wilkinson
A Northern tale
Chris Cronin on the ancient legacy behind The Moor
by Jennie Kermode
All fun and games
Megan Seely on play and making Puddysticks
by Jennie Kermode
Contemplating change
Cécile Embleton and Alys Tomlinson on filmmaking and life choices in Mother Vera
by Amber Wilkinson
The price of seeing
Gary Lennon on the work of Cathal McNaughton and I Dream In Photos
by Jennie Kermode
Speaking the unspeakable
Christine Wiederkehr on starting urgent conversations with 7 Fois
by Jennie Kermode
The tip of the iceberg
Milad Alami on character creation, films that linger, and Opponent
by Paul Risker
Stay-at-Home Seven: April 8 to 14
Films to watch on TV or stream this week
by Amber Wilkinson
'I wanted to make it look almost like an ancient documentary'
Director Yihan Lin on space and texture in her short Sojourn To Shangri-La
by Sergiu Inizian
Seeing through his eyes
Iggy London on leading with emotion in Area Boy
by Jennie Kermode

More features

News

Making magic Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes on shooting in remote locations for The Island Between Tides

Just trying to live Sébastien Vanicek on suburban life in France, spiders and Infested

Siege tactics Will Gilbey and Chris Reilly on storytelling and action in Jericho Ridge

Hidden gems in plain sight Nate Carlson on Alexander Payne and graphic design in Election and The Holdovers

A place out of time Austin Andrews and Andrew Holmes on Paloma Kwiatkowski, Donal Logue, David Mazouz and The Island Between Tides

Director who championed the underdog French cinema mourns death of Palme d’Or winner Laurent Cantet at 63

More news and features

News
Festival Image

We're bringing you coverage of Fantaspoa and Queer East.



We're looking forward to Cannes and the Muslim International Film Festival.



We've recently covered New Directors/New Films, the Overlook Film Festival, BFI Flare, the Glasgow Short Film Festival, SXSW, the Glasgow Film Festival, the Berlinale, Sundance, Palm Springs, the French Film Festival, DOC NYC, the UK Jewish Film Festival and the Leeds International Film Festival.



Read our full for more.


Visit our festivals section.

Interact
Competition Picture

More competitions coming soon.