BAFTA Film Awards to consider digital-only releases – in exceptional circumstances
BAFTA is bringing in a rule change that could make digital-only releases eligible for its Film Awards, but only in exceptional circumstances
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Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire to close London Film Festival
Brie Larson in Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire The BFI has announced that Ben Wheatley’s Free Fire will close the London Film Festival, with
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Production company admits safety breaches over Han Solo’s leg
A subsidiary of Disney, involved in filming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has admitted two breaches of health and safety regulations in connection
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Final Downton Abbey series challenging Game of Thrones for Emmys
The sixth and final season of ITV’s Downton Abbey is in the running for the Best Drama award at America’s prestigious Emmy Awards.
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SPECTRE was BBFC’s most complained about film of 2015
The British Board of Film Classification received 40 complaints about the 12A certificate for SPECTRE – the highest for any film last year.
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Elba, Boyega, Gavron among record Academy invites post diversity row
The body that hands out the Oscars has announced its biggest ever list of film industry professionals invited to join the organisation –
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Edinburgh Film Festival gives top prize to foreign language film from local director
Local director Ben Sharrock’s Pikadero won the top prize at EIFF2016 The 70th Edinburgh International Film Festival has given its top prize –
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A United Kingdom to open London Film Festival 2016
For the second year running, the BFI London Film Festival is opening with a British film directed by a woman. Rosamund Pike and
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Star Trek, Charlie Bartlett star Anton Yelchin killed by own car at 27
The Russian-born actor Anton Yelchin, whose career-launching performance opposite Robert Downey Jr in Charlie Bartlett secured him a role in JJ Abrams’ Star Trek reboot has died in a car accident outside his home.
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45 Years and Catastrophe among South Bank winners
Long after the recognised awards season has come to an end, the acclaimed drama 45 Years has picked up another prize. It’s been
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Loach’s anti-austerity cry wins him a second Palme d’Or
The British director Ken Loach has won the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival for the second time. Ten years after winning
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Wolf Hall, Peter Kay & This is England lead BAFTA TV winners
In a particularly strong night for the BBC and Channel 4, Wolf Hall, Peter Kay’s Car Share and This is England 90 are
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Oscar-winning Iranian added to Cannes 2016 line-up
With less than three weeks to go to the opening night of the Cannes Film Festival, the organisers have announced a number of
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Two British directors among regulars in competition at Cannes
Confirming the old adage that the best way to get your new feature into the Cannes Film Festival is to have screened an
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Spingsteen cancels North Carolina concert over ‘anti-LGBT’ laws
Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles in March. Photo: Pam Springsteen Bruce Springsteen has cancelled Sunday’s gig in North Carolina, in protest at the
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Record eighth Olivier win for Dame Judi Dench
Dame Judi Dench in The Winter’s Tale Dame Judi Dench has collected a record eighth Olivier Award. At a ceremony in London, she
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Wolf Hall leads BAFTA TV nominations
Mark Rylance and Claire Foy are both nominated for Wolf Hall The BBC’s Golden Globe-winning adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s Tudor drama Wolf Wall
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Woody Allen to open Cannes for a record 3rd time
The Cannes Film Festival has picked one of its most regular visitors – and one of the most prolific directors – to open
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Larry Sanders creator Garry Shandling dies at 66
Tributes have been paid to the comedian Garry Shandling, whose parody of the American talk show, The Larry Sanders Show, took Hollywood to
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Star Wars dominates Empire Awards
Star Wars: The Force Awakens won the most awards at the Empire Awards, being honoured as the Best Sci-Fi, for its visual effects, for director JJ Abrams and for its lead actors John Boyega and Daisy Ridley, who took the best male and female newcomer awards.
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