WorldPingHosting a film festival during historic presidential elections destined to shape an entire country’s future is a hefty ask, but this year’s Rio Film Festival managed to carefully and purposefully thread the lines between focusing on the cinema and th…
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Tense Presidential Elections, a Focus on Domestic Audiences and Oscars Closer Than Ever: 10 Takeaways From the Rio Film Festival
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WorldPingEXCLUSIVE: Watrfall, the Ron Perlman-backed creator platform, is planning to put the power in the hands of audiences.
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WorldPingLYON, France — Hong Kong filmmaker Tsui Hark paid an emotional tribute to Nansun Shi, his former wife and longtime producing partner, at the Lumière Film Festival on Sunday, saying he deeply missed the pioneering producer, who died in July.
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WorldPingPeter Flannery’s 90s TV drama classic is getting a theatre reworking in Newcastle.
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WorldPingRussia announced a one-day ceasefire to allow presidential elections in Ukraine, rejecting a longer truce proposed by Zelenskyy. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov emphasised the need for an overall peace deal instead of a temporary ceasefire.
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WorldPingWith just six months to go to presidential polls in France, a coalition of centre left parties have chosen their candidate… It's EU lawmaker, Raphael Glucksmann.
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WorldPingIn France, a primary organised by the opposition Socialists and their centre-left allies held this Sunday has resulted in a clear winner. He is Raphaël Glucksmann, a member of the European Parliament and founder of the “Place Publique” party.
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