Almodovar’s first English feature wins top prize at Venice
The acclaimed Spanish director Pedro Almodovar has won the top prize at the prestigious Venice Film Festival – the Golden Lion – for
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Opioid documentary wins top prize at Venice
For only the second time in its ninety year history, the Venice Film Festival has given its top prize, to a documentary. All
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Alfonso Cuarón wins top prize at Venice for Mexican film Roma
Alfonso Cuarón’s Roma won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the Venice Film Festival The director of one of the biggest films
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Autumn festival line-ups fire starting gun on Oscars race
The first clues as to the likely contenders for next year’s Oscars have been revealed, with the line-ups for the two big film
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Guillermo del Toro’s Shape of Water wins Venice Film Festival Golden Lion
The Mexican director Guillermo del Toro has won the top prize at the Venice Film Festival. Sally Hawkins stars as a cleaning lady
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Venice and Toronto line-ups hint at Oscar contenders
The oldest and biggest film-festivals in the world have revealed some of the highlights for film fans this autumn, giving the first indication
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Magnificent Seven to open Toronto – and close Venice – nodding to Oscars 2017
The line-ups for both the Venice and Toronto film festivals, both released this week, provide a sneak preview of how next year’s Oscars
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Venice honours Venezuela
From Afar, by Lorenzo Vigas, won the Golden Lion at Venice From Afar, or Desde Alla – a Venezuelan film about a rich
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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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