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Cannes gets in the party mood
by Richard Mowe - 11 Apr 2014
Opening title chosen for Un Certain Regard.
No Best Picture or Best Director at China Film Directors' Guild awards
by Jennie Kermode - 10 Apr 2014
Films not good enough, says chair Feng Xiolgang.
Steve McQueen speaks out on modern slavery
by Jennie Kermode - 08 Apr 2014
Director praises new report.
Cannes countdown
by Richard Mowe - 08 Apr 2014
Who will be among the chosen for this year’s Riviera jamboree?
First Time Fest awards
by Anne-Katrin Titze - 08 Apr 2014
Love Steaks takes top prize.
Mickey Rooney dies at 93
by Amber Wilkinson - 07 Apr 2014
Tributes paid to MGM giant.
Class Enemy wins top prize at Bradford
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Apr 2014
Awards of 20th edition announced.
Noah now banned in five countries
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Apr 2014
Religious outcry over Aronofsky film.
Films that pass the Bechdel Test make more money
by Jennie Kermode - 03 Apr 2014
New research shows audiences don't flinch at female characters.
First Time Fest returns to New York
by Jennie Kermode - 01 Apr 2014
Ten new films vie for top award.
Celebrated screenwriter Lorenzo Semple dies
by Jennie Kermode - 28 Mar 2014
Papillon scribe was 91
Sundance London line-up announced
by Amber Wilkinson - 24 Mar 2014
Programme includes UK Spotlight.
Iran launches a year of culture
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Mar 2014
Film industry booms but restrictions still apply.
Scotland to get its first major studio?
by Jennie Kermode - 15 Mar 2014
New report backs plans to launch by 2017.
Gala night at silent movie festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 14 Mar 2014
Hippodrome festival underway in Bo'ness.
Tornatore to shoot in Scotland
by Richard Mowe - 08 Mar 2014
Director's work to feature in upcoming Italian Film Festival.
Tribeca Film Festival announces titles
by Amber Wilkinson - 04 Mar 2014
Narrative and Documentary Competitions plus Viewpoints films outlined.
Oscars 2014
by Jennie Kermode - 02 Mar 2014
12 Years A Slave has won Best Picture.
Alain Resnais dies at 91
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Mar 2014
Industry mourns French director.
12 Years A Slave rules at Independent Spirit Awards
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Mar 2014
Steve McQueen's film takes home five gongs.
William the conqueror
by Richard Mowe - 01 Mar 2014
Theatre actor Guillaume Gallienne takes top award at France's Césars for Me, Myself And Mum.
Harold Ramis dies
by Jennie Kermode - 24 Feb 2014
Ghostbusters star was 69.
Alec Baldwin to quit public life
by Jennie Kermode - 24 Feb 2014
Actor says he is sick of being a celebrity.
Time Is Illmatic to open Tribeca Film Festival
by Amber Wilkinson - 19 Feb 2014
Documentary explores legacy of the album by rapper Nas
The Questioning takes top prize in Glasgow
by Jennie Kermode and Andrew Robertson - 16 Feb 2014
Short film festival closes with awards ceremony.
12 Years A Slave is BAFTA Best Film
by Jennie Kermode - 16 Feb 2014
McQueen film wins but it's also a big night for Gravity.
Black Coal, Thin Ice wins Golden Bear
by Amber Wilkinson - 15 Feb 2014
Chinese thriller takes top prize at Berlin Film Festival, The Grand Budapest Hotel is runner-up.
Natalie Portman film attracts protests
by Jennie Kermode - 12 Feb 2014
A Tale Of Love And Darkness attacked as 'immodest'.
Shirley Temple dies
by Jennie Kermode - 11 Feb 2014
America's greatest child star passes away at 85.
Elections oust the Palme D'Or
by Richard Mowe - 10 Feb 2014
Prize ceremony moves forward a day.
Art Directors Guild Awards announced
by Jennie Kermode - 09 Feb 2014
Special award for Martin Scorsese.
Berlin adds tributes to Schell and Hoffman
by Amber Wilkinson - 06 Feb 2014
Special screenings of Capote and My Sister Maria added
Four arrested in Hoffman death probe
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Feb 2014
350 bags of suspected drugs found in raids.
Terry Gilliam to attend Glasgow Film Festival
by Jennie Kermode - 05 Feb 2014
Richard Dreyfuss and Jason Priestley among further guests announced.
Critics' Circle honours 12 Years A Slave
by Amber Wilkinson - 03 Feb 2014
Steve McQueen's film picks up three gongs.
Eduardo Coutinho killed
by Amber Wilkinson - 02 Feb 2014
Documentarian reportedly stabbed to death.
Pakistani cinema attacked with grenades
by Jennie Kermode - 02 Feb 2014
At least five dead and 30 wounded.
Philip Seymour Hoffman found dead
by Jennie Kermode - 02 Feb 2014
46 year old actor found in his Manhattan apartment.
Glasgow Youth Film Festival opens
by Jennie Kermode - 02 Feb 2014
Mr. Peabody And Mr. Sherman has Scots première.
Maximilian Schell dies
by Amber Wilkinson - 01 Feb 2014
Austrian-born Oscar winner was 83.
César nominations announced
by Richard Mowe - 31 Jan 2014
Me, Myself And Mum, Blue Is The Warmest Colour and Venus In Fur lead the running.
Miklós Jancsó dies at 92
by Amber Wilkinson - 31 Jan 2014
Hungarian director passes away after long illness.
Alone Yet Not Alone pulled from Oscar race
by Jennie Kermode - 30 Jan 2014
Song disqualified due to rule-breaking.
12 Years A Slave wins Regional Critics' vote
by Jennie Kermode - 29 Jan 2014
Chiwetel Ejiofor is named Best Actor.
Sundance gets Whiplash
by Amber Wilkinson - 26 Jan 2014
Jazz drummer drama wins US Prize, To Kill A Man takes World Dramatic
China acts to clean up film fraud
by Jennie Kermode - 24 Jan 2014
Real ticket sales could be more than 10% higher than reported ones.
Google Glass wearer accused of stealing film
by Jennie Kermode - 23 Jan 2014
Homeland security detain suspect.
Conference centre at Hanging Rock
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Jan 2014
Iconic film location threatened by developers.
12 Years A Slave wins at Dorian Awards
by Jennie Kermode - 22 Jan 2014
Lily Tomlin receives Timeless Award for lifetime achievement.
10th Glasgow Film Festival launched
by Jennie Kermode - 21 Jan 2014
The Grand Budapest Hotel leads a stellar line-up.
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