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Ad Astra and Marriage Story to premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival

by David Jenkins

James Gray and Noah Baumbach will be joined on the Lido by Steven Soderbergh, Roy Andersson and Haifaa al-Mansour.
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Joker and Ford v Ferrari headline the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival

by Charles Bramesco

Todd Philips, James Mangold, Taika Waititi, Rian Johnson and more are set to unveil new films this autumn.
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Hirokazu Koreeda’s The Truth to open the 76th Venice Film Festival

by David Jenkins

The Japanese filmmaker’s follow-up to Shoplifters will have its world première on 28 August.
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Exploring the Best of British cinema at the 2019 Edinburgh Film Festival

by Iana Murray

This year’s EIFF showcased a diverse crop of homegrown films, from a monochrome Cornish curio to a love letter to Dundee.
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The Vast of Night – first look review

by Josh Slater-Williams

There’s shades of early Steven Spielberg and The Twilight Zone in Andrew Patterson’s debut feature.
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A new film challenges Hollywood to close the gender gap

by Katie Goh

This Changes Everything asks why things aren’t improving for women in the film industry.
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Boyz in the Wood – first look review

by Katie Goh

Four school friends hit the Scottish Highlands in first-time writer/​director Ninian Doff’s offbeat adventure.
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15 years on, the Romanian New Wave is still a force to be reckoned with

by Patrick Gamble

This year’s Transylvania International Film Festival showcased a wealth of homegrown talent.
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Elizabeth Sankey on deconstructing the rom-com

by Katie Goh

The musician-turned-filmmaker explores the history of the genre in her insightful debut, Romantic Comedy.
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The seven best films from the 51st Cannes Directors’ Fortnight

by Ed Frankl

Melina León’s Song Without a Name and Robert Eggers’ The Lighthouse were among our highlights of this year’s Quinzaine.