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Breathe to open the 2017 BFI London Film Festival

by Little White Lies

Andy Serkis’ period drama has been chosen to kick off this year’s festival.
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The Arab female filmmakers breaking the mould

by Elhum Shakerifar

Shubbak’s film programmer previews this year’s celebration of Arab culture.
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10 things to see at the Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017

by William Carroll

Hot picks from this year’s programme – including a Morrissey biopic and a British animation retrospective.
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The best films from the Transylvania International Film Festival 2017

by Patrick Gamble

A film about ​‘Stalin’s Space Monkeys’ and a participatory documentary were among the highlights of this year’s festival.
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The 10 best films we saw at Sheffield Doc/Fest 2017

by David Jenkins

Our favourite documentaries from this year’s festival – all of which you should look out for.
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How cinema is challenging the narrative around the Syria crisis

by Matt Turner

At Sheffield Doc/​Fest a trio of films reveal the horror and hope at the heart of the conflict.
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Meet the Programmer: Edinburgh International Film Festival 2017

by Sophie Wyatt

Mark Adams offers a preview of the 71st EIFF and discusses the challenges of organising a major film event.
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Cannes Film Festival 2017 – The winners

by David Jenkins

The world’s greatest film festival is over for another year, and here are all the films that received awards.
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Cannes Film Festival 2017: Palme d’Or predictions

by David Jenkins

Three scenarios for who might win big at this year’s prize giving.
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Based on a True Story – first look review

by David Jenkins

This cunning literary thriller from Roman Polanski intrigues rather than wows at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.