Raphael will be In Conversation with creative health pioneer Dr Rebecca Gordon-Nesbitt, in a free to the public event at London’s The Social on Friday, November 29th.
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A still from Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Black Tea’ which enjoys its UK premiere at the festival
Film Africa 2024 is coming to London to celebrate the best of cinema from the continent
The festival, presented by The Royal African Society, will run from 25 October to 3 November during the UK’s celebration of Black History Month and will showcase the best of African cinema in Europe.
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Amos Gitai's 'House' will play London's Barbican for a limited run
And along with his play, there are film screenings and some activities going on that cannot be missed.
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Pharrell Williams releases new original song for his Lego animated biopic 'Piece by Piece'
The film, directed by Morgan Neville, world premiered at Telluride before screening at TIFF to glowing reviews, and will close this year’s BFI London Film Festival.
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A still from ‘Aïcha’ by Mehdi Barsaoui, courtesy of The Party Film Sales
More to love from the Doha Film Institute at this year's Venice Film Fest
This year there are 12 Doha Film Institute supported films in the lineup on the Lido, plus the DFI is hosting a special afternoon and even a gala dinner celebrating their achievements in the world of cinema and art.
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Lumen Studios to present multi-sensory exhibition 'Eclipse' by NONOTAK in London
This expansive site-specific light and sound 1,000+ square meter exhibition will be on view in London from the 30th of August through the 8th of December 2024.
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The Official 2024 Venice Immersive Selection and Competition revealed
And it includes 63 projects from 25 countries.
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Benedict Cumberbatch's starrer 'Eric' on Netflix taps into soundtrack of our lives
Whether or not we lived in NYC in the 1980’s or watched TV shows like Sesame Street, or even ever talked to an imaginary friend as children (or adults), there is something about the miniseries created by Welsh screenwriter Abi Morgan and directed by Lucy Forbes that strikes a chord — a musical chord.
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Goodies at the tables welcoming guests attending the important gala included a keffiyeh print glasses holder and a mini candle for Gaza.
Galilee Foundation's Gaza in Our Hearts gala makes a difference
When the London-based foundation’s co-founder said, during her speech, that there was an “edu-cide” happening in Gaza, suddenly everything that has been going on in the past six months in Palestine came into clear focus and explained for this writer Israel’s inexplicable actions.
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Bijoy Jain, photo © Bêka & Lemoine
Watching 'The Sense of Tuning' by Bêka & Lemoine at MK2 Bibliothèque in Paris
Coinciding with an ongoing exhibition at the Fondation Cartier featuring the film’s subject, Indian architect Bijoy Jain, the event was a splendid way for me to reconnect with my love of Bombay — Mumbai.
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The Qumra Diaries: Lessons from the Masters
From violence in cinema, to not watching films at all once you’ve made one, there were shocking and cool revelations at this year’s DFI industry meet, featuring filmmakers Jim Sheridan, Leos Carax and more.
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The Qumra Diaries, on inspiration: rediscovering the soundtrack of 'Annette' in Doha
The power of music is undeniable. And no one harnesses it better than French filmmaker Leos Carax, one of the Qumra Masters at this year’s DFI industry event.
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"It starts with cinema": Amos Gitai on his upcoming play in Paris and La Biennale Architettura project
Amos Gitai has never been far from our thoughts, or out of cinematic radars, with a film premiering almost every year at major film festivals like Venice and Cannes -- now he's bringing his tryptic of films about a house in Jerusalem to the stage in Paris and to La Biennale Architettura 2023.
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