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The Canadian actor, director, screenwriter and producer Xavier Dolan will be the President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Festival de Cannes. He will be joined by French-Senegalese screenwriter and director Maïmouna Doucouré, Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer Asmae El Moudir, German-Luxembourg actress Vicky Krieps, and American film critic, director, and writer Todd McCarthy. They will be in charge of awarding prizes for the Un Certain Regard section, which showcases art and discovery films by young auteurs. This year, 18 films have been selected, including 8 first films. The 2023 Un Certain Regard top prize went to…
Sir Lenny Henry will present a special concert at the Royal Albert Hall – The Sound of Philadelphia – marking 50 years of Black-owned soul music label, Philadelphia International Records. The one-night-only event on Saturday 19 October will feature hits from the label’s extensive back catalogue, performed by an array of guest stars accompanied by the BBC Concert Orchestra, and music director Chris Cameron. Sir Lenny Henry said: “Without the Sound of Philadelphia, I might not have created Theophilus P Wildebeeste. He was a tribute to Teddy Pendergrass and all those other soul singers who liked to speak words of lurve…
Tallulah Rendall’s latest album, “Love Carries Me Home,” officially released on April 19th, is much more than just an alt-folk acoustic record. Produced by 3x Grammy Winner Danton Supple, this album is a poignant journey that explores themes of love, loss, and hope. It’s dedicated to Tallulah’s late father, John Rendall, the renowned conservationist who gained fame for rehabilitating Christian The Lion. This personal connection adds a depth of emotion to the music, allowing listeners to share in Tallulah’s heartfelt journey. Tallulah’s unique approach to album releases has garnered her considerable attention. All of her crowdfunded albums are released within…
Are we all machines just drifting through life, everyday is a mechanical act that it then becomes all a blur? This is the theme explored in ‘Machinal.’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGnzv4a7b2o&ab_channel=TheOldVic Helen Jones is a stenographer in a very busy office, she lives with her mother, commutes to work every day, and in is a relationship with her boss. He wants to marry her – she’s skeptical – and her mother can offer very little advice, from experience. So Helen goes through the motions, gets married to her boss who has fat fingers, doesn’t really want to consummate the marriage. Then a baby…
As announced at the press conference on April 11, here are the films that complete the Official Selection 2024. UN CERTAIN REGARD WHEN THE LIGHT BREAKS Rúnar Rúnarsson NIKI Céline Sallette 1st film FLOW Gints Zilbalodis When the light breaks by Rúnar Rúnarsson will open the Certain Regard section on Wednesday May 15. CANNES PREMIÈRE VIVRE, MOURIR, RENAITRE Gaël Morel MARIA Jessica Palud SPECIAL SCREENINGS SPECTATEURS Arnaud Desplechin NASTY Tudor Giurgiu LULA Oliver Stone AN UNFINISHED FILM Lou Ye OUT OF COMPETITION LE COMTE DE MONTE-CRISTO Alexandre De La Patellière et Matthieu Delaporte COMPETITION LA PLUS PRÉCIEUSE DES MARCHANDISES Michel Hazanavicius…
Flanked by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Paolo Moretti, Claudine Nougaret and Vladimir Perišić, the Belgian actress Lubna Azabal will award the Short Film Palme d’or and the 3 La Cinef prizes, the Festival de Cannes’ selection dedicated to student films. The Jury will discover the 11 films in the Short Film Competition and the 18 films in La Cinef selection unveiled today. JURY MEMBERS OF THE SHORT FILM AND LA CINEF LUBNA AZABAL – President Actress Belgium After attending the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, Lubna Azabal began her acting career in theater. In 1997, she got her first role in front of…
The Ambassadors of Music are bringing a hand-picked selection of the top American musical students to the UK for a series of free performances across London this June and July. The shows will see both the prodigal band and choir students take to the stage across London’s Victoria Embankment Gardens Bandstand, and St. Matthew’s Bayswater Church. Students are selected from a statewide nomination process to participate in the experience which includes a pre-tour music camp before they travel to new countries performing as they go. The program provides a nurturing environment where young musicians are able to find new friendships…
Paul Costelloe unveils his breathtaking Spring/Summer 2025 Collection, a masterful fusion of iconic style and exceptional textile craftsmanship. Photos By Fil Mazzarino
The Festival de Cannes announces eight projects as a part of the Immersive Competition including collective location-based virtual reality and mixed reality experiences, and projection mapping and holographic works. These carefully selected immersive works showcase the cutting edge of this new era in storytelling, challenging convention, embracing new technologies, and above all celebrating new artists as well as old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uh7XTZNtzGs&ab_channel=FestivaldeCannes IMMERSIVE COMPETITION EN AMOUR France Claire Bardainne, Adrien Mondot, Laurent Bardainne Casting Claire Bardainne (voice over), November Ultra (singing voice) Produced by Adrien M & Claire B, Ekleroshock records EVOLVER UK, France, United States French Premiere Barnaby Steel, Ersin Han…
It’s Theatre National, a company ruled and run by Andrew Lloyd McIntosher, but it’s the manager Robin (a fantastic Daniel Page) who’s in charge of the ushers. And of course the ushers have bigger dreams than flogging programs, ice creams and bikinis (it’s the Love Island show (!!)) – they all want to be on stage (and preferably not on a touring production)! Gary (Cleve September) is off to Austria (not Australia!) to perform, while his boyfriend Ben (Luke Bauer) is not a happy camper working at that theatre. Then there’s straight Irish boy Stephen (Christopher Foley) who has been…