All articles by Orlando Parfitt
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NewsKarlovy Vary to honour Maggie Gyllenhaal and Jesse Eisenberg
Gyllenhaal will receive her award at the festival’s opening ceremony.
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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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News‘Fatherland’ triumphs on Screen’s 2026 Cannes jury grid; ‘The Birthday Party’ lands bottom
Valeska Grisebach’s ’The Dreamed Adventure’ and Lea Mysius’ ’The Birthday Party’ were the final two films to land on the grid this year.
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NewsCannes Critics’ Week unveils prizes for 2026 edition
Winners included ‘La Gradiva’ and Aina Clotet.
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News‘The Unknown’, ‘Fjord’ divide critics on Screen’s Cannes jury grid
New films from Arthur Harari and Cristian Mungiu have settled in the middle of the pack.
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NewsBarbra Streisand to miss honorary Cannes Palme d’Or ceremony due to knee injury
The festival said it will continue with a planned tribute to Streisand at the ceremony.
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News‘Fatherland’ takes early lead on Screen’s Cannes jury grid; ‘Parallel Tales’ divides critics
Latest titles from Pawel Pawlikowski and Asghar Farhadi land on the grid.
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News‘Yesterday The Eye Didn’t Sleep’: first trailer for Cannes Un Certain Regard title
The film is the debut feature of Germany-born Palestinian filmmaker Mayasi.
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NewsCarla Simón to head Cannes 2026 short film jury; 10 titles selected for competition
Ten titles to compete for short film prize.
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NewsCannes adds 16 films including James Gray’s ‘Paper Tiger’
Other additions include Christophe Honoré’s ’Orange-Flavoured Wedding’ and Zachary Wigon’s ’Victorian Psycho’.
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NewsMalta’s Mediterrane Film Festival adds new strands for 2026 edition
Festival will take place in Malta from June 21-28.
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NewsCannes Film Festival reveals 2026 poster inspired by ‘Thelma & Louise’
Ridley Scott’s feminist classic premiered at Cannes 35 years ago on May 20, 1991.
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News‘Notting Hill’ composer Trevor Jones to be honoured at World Soundtrack Awards
He will be presented with his award on October 10 at the WSA ceremony and concert in Ghent.
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NewsNetflix co-founder Reed Hastings to step down from board
He is leaving to focus on “philanthropy and other pursuits”.
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NewsGoteborg Film Festival appoints new CEO
She has been CEO of Film Stockholm since 2021 and will take up the new position in early autumn.
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NewsCannes unveils 2026 Official Selection
Competition includes films by Ira Sachs, Pawel Pawlikowski, Marie Kreutzer, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and Asghar Farhadi.
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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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NewsMartin Scorsese’s ‘What Happens At Night’ begins Czech Republic shoot
DiCaprio and Lawrence play a married American couple who travel to a small, snowy European town to adopt a baby.
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NewsTop international film publicist Charles McDonald joins Team PR
EXCLUSIVE: UK-based Team PR was founded in 2016 by Emma McCorkell and Cheryl Mayer.
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FeaturesOscars stand-out moments: historic winners, emotional tributes, Ted Sarandos and Timothee Chalamet jokes
Autumn Durald Arkapaw becomes the first woman to win best cinematography at the Oscars.