All Obituaries articles
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NewsTony Rayns, film critic, programmer and Asia cinema expert, dies aged 77
Rayns was highly regarded by festivals, filmmakers and cinephiles alike.
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NewsMoritz de Hadeln, former Berlinale director, dies aged 85
Filmmakers including Ang Lee and Andrei Zvyangintsev said they owed their international careers to de Hadeln.
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NewsTina í Dali Wagner, film educator, executive in Denmark and Faroe Islands, dies aged 66
Wagner, also known as Tina Sorensen, was the first-ever director of the Faroese Film Institute.
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NewsEdna Fainaru, Israeli journalist and film festival specialist, dies aged 85
Fainaru was a longtime correspondent for Screen International.
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News‘Buffy’, 'Ted Lasso' actor Anthony Head dies aged 72
His film credits included ’The Iron Lady’, ‘The Inbetweeners’, ’Ghost Rider 2’ and ’Percy Jackson’.
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NewsMarjane Satrapi, Iranian French director of ‘Persepolis’, dies aged 56
The artist and filmmaker is also known for directing ‘Radioactive’.
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NewsIgnasi Camós, head of Spanish film body ICAA, dies at 56
Spain’s culture ministry pays tribute to academic and public officer’s “commitment and public service”.
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NewsFrench actress Nathalie Baye dies at 77
The actress’s career spanned five decades and collaborations with François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Steven Spielberg.
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NewsLili Hinstin, former artistic director of Locarno, dies aged 48
“She was a passionate cinephile, scholar, and curator,” said the festival.
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NewsAction star and martial artist Chuck Norris dies aged 86
He was hospitalised in Hawaii yesterday, and his family announced his death today in an Instagram post.
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NewsUK industry pays tribute to Stan Fishman: “A tough but fair negotiator who loved the film business”
Stan Fishman was the renowned former chief booker at Odeon Cinemas during a pivotal time in UK cinemagoing.
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NewsGiornate degli Autori founder Giorgio Gosetti dies aged 70
“There’s only one word to associate with him: cinema,” said Italian news agency ANSA, where Gosetti also worked
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NewsRevered documentary filmmaker Frederick Wiseman dies, aged 96
The American director and producer won an honourary Oscar and prizes at festivals around the world.
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NewsOscar winner Robert Duvall dies, aged 95
Duvall appeared in classics including The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Tender Mercies.
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NewsJames Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ and ‘Varsity Blues’ star, dies aged 48
Van Der Beek also appeared in films including Scary Movie and Downsizing.
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News‘Harold And Maude’ star Bud Cort dies, aged 77
Cort’s later work included roles in Heat, Dogma and The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.
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News“She was generational”: Tributes paid to Catherine O’Hara, who has died at 71
She died at her home on Friday following a brief illness, according to her agent.
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NewsHungarian director Béla Tarr dies aged 70
Tarr directed ’Satantango’, ’Werckmeister Harmonies’ and Berlinale award winner ’The Turin Horse’.
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NewsBrigitte Bardot, French cinema icon, dies aged 91
A leading light of international cinema in the 1950s and 60s, Bardot dedicated her later life to animal welfare.
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NewsDavid Matalon, TriStar Regency exec, dies at 82
Independent credits included What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, Color Of Night.