LONDON/GENEVA - Hundreds of officials from the World Health Organization will join donors and diplomats in Geneva from Monday with one question dominating their thoughts - how to cope with crises from mpox to cholera without their main funder, the United States.
Thousands have been displaced and conservation work halted as series of killings jeopardises decades of work in Niassa, one of Africa’s biggest protected areas One of Africa’s largest protected areas has been shaken by a series of attacks by Islamic State-linked extremists,
Madrid-based rights management society Egeda and sales agency FilmSharks have renewed the Egeda-FilmSharks Prize, to be granted this October to the best project at Iberseries Platino Industria’s Next Gen pitching sessions. The prize consists in FilmSharks’ acquisition of world
New production company, Veloche Productions, is set to make its debut at the Cannes Film Market. The venture will launch with a horror film and a dedicated production fund aimed at supporting filmmakers from the Indian subcontinent who lack access to traditional industry and
Voters are choosing between hard-right Euro-sceptic George Simion and liberal mayor Nicusor Dan in a presidential run-off.
Celebrated Indonesian filmmaker Garin Nugroho, one of Southeast Asia’s most important cinematic voices, has unveiled his latest production venture at the Cannes Market alongside director Razka Robby Ertanto. “Spirit of the Kantil” (also titled “Bedoyo”), produced by Summerland
Exactly 12 years after winning the Caméra d’Or at Cannes with his debut feature “Ilo Ilo,” Singaporean filmmaker Anthony Chen has begun production on “We Are All Strangers,” the third and final film in his acclaimed “Growing Up” trilogy. The project reunites Chen with actors
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Gaza-born twin brothers Tarzan and Arab Nasser are back in Cannes with “Once Upon a Time in Gaza,” their riff on the Western genre which, though not explicitly political, is certainly timely. Starting from its title. The film, which is premiering in Un Certain Regard, was
The Catholic church on Sunday will inaugurate the first American and second Latin American pope.
Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, said economic embargoes like those imposed in his childhood under Saddam Hussein did not work. "Sanctions empower dictators," he told AFP, as they concentrate scant resources in their
Residents are up in arms about disruptions caused by visitors looking to get the shot of a lifetime.
India Cine Hub, formerly known as the Film Facilitation Office, has established itself as a pivotal institution in fostering international film collaborations, with substantial results to show for its efforts. Since its inception, the organization has received 104 applications
Leading Ukrainian producer Volodymyr Yatsenko (“Reflection,” “Atlantis”), who’s currently at the Cannes Marché du Film as part of European Film Promotion’s Producers on the Move, has unveiled a slate of feature films from some of the most exciting talents in the Ukrainian film
Russian auteur Kirill Serebrennikov, whose latest feature, “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,” debuts May 20 in the Cannes Premiere section of the Cannes Film Festival, has justice on his mind. His latest film, adapted from the best-selling French novel by Olivier Guez,
The company’s acting executive director Zaid Shaker discusses the new studio facility in the historic northwest region of Saudi Arabia and supporting a local scene "engulfed with this power of cinema."
Che and co-anchor Colin Jost swap jokes in the season 50 finale, which Johansson hosts
The anticipated Cradle Film Studios took one step closer to completion this week after securing investment from the Industrial Development Corp. (IDC) and entering its financing stage, announced Known Associates Group executive chairman Joel Chikapa Phiri at the Cannes Film
After wrapping a three-week shoot in Greece earlier this year, Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Zendaya and the rest of the star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” shipped out for Sicily, the next stop for Universal’s globe-trotting, blockbuster adaptation of Homer’s
George Simion suggests Romania, a member of the European Union and NATO, should stop aiding Ukraine. Ukraine has banned him as a “national security threat.”
"It's uncomfortable, but this is not an industry only for rich people," said Palestine Film Institute public programmer Mohanad Yaqubi.
Is Nollywood having its Cannes coming-out party? Ranking among the world’s most prolific film industries for years, Nigeria’s scrappy, homegrown biz is breaking out at this year’s festival, with the first-ever Nigerian feature screening in the festival’s official selection and
Sunday's debate, the first of three scheduled TV debates, will focus on how to revitalise South Korea's struggling economy, a hot-button election issue.
Indian cinema veteran Anupam Kher’s latest directorial effort, “Tanvi the Great,” offers a groundbreaking portrayal of autism as a superpower rather than a disability. The film screens in the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film. “Tanvi the Great” follows 21-year-old Tanvi
Days into a fragile ceasefire, The Washington Post visited devastated villages near the Line of Control in Indian-administered Kashmir.
‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usual The UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have said. With nearly 20
The musician accuses the government of robbing young artists over its copyright law plans.
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Kevin Spacey is set to return to the Cannes Film Festival for the first time in almost a decade to collect a lifetime achievement honor. The two-time Oscar winner was last in Cannes in 2016, when he served as emcee for the amfAR gala and ripped into Donald Trump, then not even
Scarlett Johansson is finally firing back at Michael Che for all those “Weekend Update” jokes. Johansson hosted “Saturday Night Live” for the seventh time this weekend with musical guest Bad Bunny. Che, who co-anchors the recurring “Weekend Update” segment of “Saturday Night
Seven-time SNL host portrays a newscaster who tries her hand at a new technique to report on gruesome crimes
Is there anything scarier than being stuck alone in an elevator with Kanye West? In the season finale of “Saturday Night Live,” Mike Myers steps into an elevator alongside host Scarlett Johansson, only for them to be joined by a sunglass-wearing Kanye West (played by Kenan
Sundance prizewinner and BAFTA nominee Akinola Davies Jr. is set to hit the Croisette with his buzzy debut feature “My Father’s Shadow,” a semi-autobiographical film featuring “Gangs of London” star Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù that premieres in the Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard
The May 18 debate will focus on how to revitalise the struggling economy, one of the hot-button election issues.
Algorithms have been used in trading for decades, but recent advancements could throw up new challenges for regulators.
"Sevens or more, sit on the floor. Six and below, to the bleachers you go!" the president says in the season 50 finale
The U.N. refugee agency said it helped repatriate 360 Rwandan refugees, mostly women and children, as part of a broader plan to return about 2,000 people home.
The season finale of “Saturday Night Live” began with a political cold open featuring James Austin Johnson’s Trump palling around with Saudi Arabian Prime Minister and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud (Emil Wakim). “We’ve been having a lot of fun in the Middle East,”
Malaysia is preparing to receive a new panda pair in August 2025.
Democratic strategist James Carville took aim at Pete Buttigieg over comments the former transportation secretary made casting doubt on whether former President Biden should have run for reelection. When asked by reporters earlier this week if the Democratic party would be in a
A large Mexican Navy vessel slammed the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night while sailing through the East River, injuring 19 people, according to New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Adams said during a Saturday night press conference that 19 individuals were injured,
The directive emphasises that investigative or work-related data should not be entered when working with generative AI.
Czech director Zuzana Kirchnerová might be heading to Cannes with “Caravan,” but she’s already shooting a miniseries tackling domestic violence — “with a very strong female character” — and developing a new feature under the working title “Bodies.” “I want it to be a very
The country cites security. Google cites data restrictions. But the real story may be what neither side wants to admit.