Contagion director Steven Soderbergh to produce Covid Oscars show
The body behind the Oscars – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – have picked the director of the global pandemic
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Warner Bros kicks off a new battle in the post-Covid war between studios and cinemas
Warner Brothers have launched a new salvo in the battle for survival in the film business, by announcing that all of its 2021
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Raindance winners announced at live-streamed ceremony
A dark comedy about a womaniser who contracts a potentially fatal sexually-transmitted disease has been named the Film of the Festival by the
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Viewers give LFF’s top prize to Thomas Vinterberg’s Another Round
The most unconventional of London Film Festivals has come to a close with a virtual awards ceremony, whose winners were chosen by members
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Cineworld closing indefinitely and Odeon cutting opening hours after latest Bond delay
Britain’s two biggest cinema chains are taking measures to reduces their losses resulting from a lack of big releases to attract audiences during
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Bond’s No Time To Die delayed again
The film industry has been left reeling by the perhaps not unexpected news that the release of Daniel Craig’s final outing as James
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Raindance and London Film Festivals make more events free to public
As film festivals around the world continue to adapt to the coronavirus pandemic – with Cannes announcing only yesterday that it will stage
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An abbreviated Cannes Film Festival to take place, five months late
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival are to stage a mini version of the event, in its traditional home at the Palais
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BAFTA boosts nominee numbers to encourage diversity
BAFTA has brought in more changes designed to increase the diversity of the actors and film-makers recognised at its annual film awards ceremony.
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Schitt’s Creek, Succession and Watchmen dominate virtual Emmy Awards
The final season of the Canadian sitcom Schitt’s Creek has become the most successful comedy series in the history of the prestigious Emmy
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Chinese woman, Chloe Zhao, wins top prize at Venice
The first major cultural event to have taken place in person since the Covid pandemic brought the world to its knees – the
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Steve McQueen and Francis Lee to bookend London Film Festival
The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced the opening and closing night films for this year’s Covid-affected event. Steve McQueen’s Mangrove
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Disney to bypass cinemas to launch live-action Mulan on its new streaming service
Disney’s live-action remake of Mulan is to be launched on its new streaming service, rather than in cinemas. Its theatrical release had been
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TV BAFTAs handed out at socially distanced ceremony with winners accepting from home
The mini-series Chernobyl, the comedy Stath Lets Flats and the drama The End of the F***king World were among the big winners at
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Odeon and Cineworld split over films that stream too soon
Britain’s two biggest cinema chains appear to be at loggerheads over how to respond to major studios trying to reduce the length of
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London Film Festival announces new post-Covid format, with full online programme
The organisers of the London Film Festival have announced a new format for this year’s event, which will take place just weeks after
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Raindance Film Festival to go ahead – online
Back in March, the organisers of the Raindance Film Festival proudly announced that this year’s event would go ahead on 28th October, “no
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Cinemas given 450 film catalogue of classics to entice public back
The UK’s film distributors are making 450 classic films available for cinemas to attract audience when they’re allowed to re-open, as early as
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California governor says film shoots could resume from 12th June
The governor of California has said film and TV shoots in the state can resume from the twelfth of June – subject to
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Cannes announces a 2020 line-up that will never be seen as a whole
The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have announced the programme of 56 films they would have screened had the event not succumbed
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