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Expedition 75 Works on Science Hardware, Spacesuits, and Crew Filming
Science hardware and spacesuit maintenance were the main tasks aboard the International Space Station on Thursday. The Expedition 75 crew members also filmed and photographed daily life inside of the station for audiences on Earth. Station…
'Danny Boyle, please make another film about drugs': Venice film festival's feedback wall delivers home truths
In an industry that is reliant on the fickle vagaries of taste, film festivals exist to establish facts. The reason why film-makers still go through the rigmarole of ferrying their cast to the red carpets of Venice, Cannes or Sundance is the need…
Charli XCX announces London date for Music, Fashion, Film tour
Charli XCX has announced UK and Ireland tour dates to promote her latest album Music, Fashion, Film. The 34-year-old British singer released her eighth studio album in July, which followed the success of Brat in 2024. She has now announced tour…
Clapton Kibonge's film debuts international screening in Paris
Rwandan filmmakers Emmanuel Clapton Mugisha is in Paris, France, showcasing his film ‘Identity' at the 27th edition of the Off-courts Festival. The annual festival brings together filmmakers and audiences, providing a platform for emerging…
The Yorkshire man who survived 9/11 and filmed tower collapsing
Amy Oakden, BBC Radio Tees and Seb Cheer, Yorkshire Warning: This story contains graphic details of the aftermath from the 9/11 attacks. On 11 September 2001, photographer and documentary filmmaker Paul Berriff was living and working in New York…
Rwandan film starring Sonia Rolland selected for Brussels film festival
Kwibuka, a drama film starring Rwandan-French actress Sonia Rolland, has been selected for the Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF) 2026. Rolland plays Lia, a Belgian-Rwandan international basketball player nearing the end of her career who…
The Yorkshire man who survived 9/11 and filmed tower collapsing
Warning: This story contains graphic details of the aftermath from the 9/11 attacks. On 11 September 2001, photographer and documentary filmmaker Paul Berriff was living and working in New York City. He was caught up in the 9/11 attacks and still…
'They know the house they are bombing is full of children': NAZA's directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence
On a darkened rooftop in Tel Aviv, Israeli intelligence officers outline the details of their work. These men tell us how they helped develop an AI mapping tool that trawled for phone signals and recommended apartment buildings in Gaza to bomb.
France, South Korea Take Center Stage as Global Film and TV Leaders Confront Industry Upheaval at Lumiere Summit: 'Culture Itself Is Becoming a Driver of Growth'
From Hollywood heavyweights and festival chiefs to exhibitors, broadcasters, streamers, heads of state and industry figures from more than 60 countries converged at a historic site in the south of France, where pine trees, sculpture gardens and…
Thailand Bets on Film Tourism to Turn Movie Locations Into Travel Destinations
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched “Amazing Locations: From Scene to Scenic,” a campaign built to convert the country's rising profile as a filming destination into lasting tourism, as productions ranging from…
Venice Critics' Week Awards: Tommaso Usberti's 'Before the War' Crowned Best Film
The 41st Venice International Film Critics' Week, the independent section running parallel to the film festival and organized by the Italian National Film Critics Union, has given out its hotly anticipated awards. The Grand Prize for Best Film went…
Why a Russian screening of an 81-year-old film has alarmed Taiwan
A screening of a film in a small room in a downtown Taipei office building has raised fears in the country's government. It comes after Russian officials hosted an unusual screening of an old Soviet documentary called 'Smashing Militarist Japan'…
French WWII Blockbuster 'De Gaulle' Lands U.S. Distribution With Samuel Goldwyn Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. distribution rights to “De Gaulle,” Antonin Baudry's sprawling two-part historical epic that premiered out of competition at Cannes and was just shortlisted to represent France in the Oscar race.
Israeli military insiders detail systemic Gaza killings in new documentary at Venice Film Festival
Twenty-four Israeli military insiders including intelligence officers and soldiers give insight into the war in Gaza and what they say is the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in “NAZA,” a documentary that's having its world…
Israeli film on Gaza receives 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere
A film documenting Israel's use of AI-powered systems to target Palestinians in Gaza has received a 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The 80-minute film, NAZA, was directed by Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham…
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