All articles by Orlando Parfitt
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News‘Woman Unknown’ wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival 2026
Other winners included ‘NAZA’ and ‘Possible Love’.
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News‘Josephine Baker’ begins shoot in France and Bulgaria, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor joins FKA Twigs in cast
FKA twigs stars as US-French performer Josephine Baker.
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NewsWorld Soundtrack Awards unveils 2026 industry lineup
The 26th edition of the WSA takes place as part of Film Fest Gent from October 8-10.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils 2026 lineup
World premieres include boxing biopic ’In The Shadows’ and West End adaptation ’Frank And Percy’.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival unveils 2026 Screen Talks
Other filmmakers taking part include Brad Bird, James Gray and Jesse Eisenberg.
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NewsUK’s National Cinema Day to return as weekend edition for 2026
National Cinema Weekend will take place on September 5-6 across the UK.
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News‘Sirat’, ‘Project Hail Mary’, ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ among second wave of World Soundtrack Awards nominees
The winners will be announced on October 10 at the WSA ceremony and concert, held during Film Fest Gent in Belgium.
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NewsParamount, California attorney general cancel settlement talks
Rob Bonta said Paramount leaked news of the talks. The studio has denied the claim.
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News‘Skintown’ wins £50,000 Edinburgh top prize
Sindha Agha’s Grief Room won the £15,000 Thelma Schoonmaker short film prize.
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NewsScreen unveils 2026 Rising Stars Scotland lineup
It features 10 up-and-coming actors, writers, writer-directors and producers.
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NewsActress Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36
Her best known roles included ’Heroes’, ’Nashville’ and the ’Scream’ franchise.
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NewsAustria picks ‘Rose’ starring Sandra Hüller as Oscars submission
The film premiered at the Berlinale, where Hüller won the Silver Bear for best leading performance for her role.
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NewsSan Sebastian adds six competition titles including world premiere of ‘Les Miserables’
Also competing for the Golden Shell are Jesse Eisenberg’s ‘The Debut’ and Amanda Kernell’s ‘Brace Your Heart’.
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NewsJared Leto accused of criminal sexual conduct by four women in BBC documentary; actor denies claims
The allegations form part of BBC documentary ‘Jared Leto: Hollywood’s Dark Secret’, with 10 women speaking to the programme-makers.
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FeaturesSix talking points from the Venice 2026 lineup: Studios and female directors go missing
In Competition, just one title out of 20 is directed by a woman.
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NewsVenice film festival reveals 2026 lineup
The competition titles include new films by Martin McDonagh, Florian Zeller, Lee Chang-dong, Hirokazu Koreeda, Werner Herzog and May el-Toukhy.
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NewsRebel Wilson wins defamation case brought by ‘The Deb’ actor
Following the ruling, Wilson said on Instagram that the case ”taught me a lot”.
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NewsOscar-winning actress Brenda Fricker dies aged 81
The Irish actress won the best supporting Oscar for ’My Left Foot’ in 1990.
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NewsVenice sets closing film for 2026 edition
Giovanni Veronesi’s ‘Dio Ride’ will close out the festival on September 2.
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NewsAndy Serkis, Margot Robbie, Omar Sy projects among Venice Immersive 2026 lineup
Of the 30 projects in the immersive competition, 22 are world premieres.