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Here’s what it’s like to be part of programming a film festival

by Madeleine Storer

How do pro­gram­mers assess films for a fes­ti­val selec­tion? We find out from one of the Oxford Uni­ver­si­ty Stu­dent Film Fes­ti­val team.
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Cannes Film Festival 2024: the full line-up

by David Jenkins

Yor­gos Lan­thi­mos, David Cro­nen­berg and Fran­cis Ford Cop­po­la roll out for France’s pre­mière film jamboree.
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My First Film – first-look review

by Savina Petkova

In her intrigu­ing debut fea­ture, direc­tor Zia Anger attempts to exor­cise the ghost of a long-aban­doned film­mak­ing venture.
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Community and creativity thrive at Finland’s Tampere Film Festival

by Hannah Strong

At North­ern Europe’s old­est short film fes­ti­val, cinephiles from around the world come togeth­er to declare small is beau­ti­ful – be it in the sauna or on the ice.
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Queer Times: How Thessaloniki International Doc Festival are celebrating LGBTQ+ Cinema

by Christina Newland

A report from the 2024 TIDF sees art, empa­thy, a bit of vio­lence and a hope­ful vision for the future of Greek cinema.
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Timestalker – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Alice Lowe’s mirac­u­lous sec­ond fea­ture is a tri­umph of imag­i­na­tion, soul-search­ing and a refined com­ic instinct.
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In its 20th year, Glasgow Film Festival continues to foster community through cinema

by Claire Biddles

One of the most down to earth fes­ti­vals in the cal­en­dar com­bines world-class pro­gram­ming with a com­mu­ni­ty of ardent cin­e­ma lovers – and a help­ing of movie-themed karaōke.
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Matt and Mara – first-look review

by Hannah Strong

A teacher stuck in a rut finds her rou­tine dis­rupt­ed when an old friend from col­lege reappears.
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Sasquatch Sunset – first-look review

by David Jenkins

This delight­ful anthro­po­log­i­cal com­e­dy from the Zell­ner broth­ers doc­u­ments an event­ful year in the life of four ambling Sasqatch.
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A Traveller’s Needs – first-look review

by David Jenkins

Isabelle Hup­pert proves she’s one of the great com­ic per­form­ers in this delight­ful­ly mean­der­ing char­ac­ter piece from Hong Sang-soo.