A still from Abderrahmane Sissako’s ‘Black Tea’ which enjoys its UK premiere at the festival
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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Jennifer Grey, who is in 'A Real Pain' at the Golden Globes party celebrating the BFI London Film Festival
And other get-togethers across town.
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The 14th edition of the London Rolling Film Festival will take place at VUE Piccadilly London on Friday 27th and Saturday 28th September.
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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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Be prepared to be awed and inspired by this legend of Indian cinema, in town for a mini-retrospective of her directorial work screening this weekend.
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A film festival in the heart of The Big Smoke (London that is) focusing on indie cinema and cool industry panels? Yes please. Read on for all you need to know, and watch.
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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.
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
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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A still from Ginevra Elkann’s ‘I Told You So’ which will screen at this year’s Cinema Made in Italy
Organized by Cinecittà, the French Institute in London and The Italian Cultural Institute, this audience favorite annual film festival highlights the best Italian cinema from the past year.
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A still from ‘Mirrors of Diaspora’ by Kasim Abid
When we think of Iraq these days, we hardly think of poetry, art and cinema. It’s a land that evokes visions of war and destruction, not the land of the iconic architecture of Mesopotamia anymore.
But living around the world, making up the diaspora from the Region, there are quite a few wonderfully creative Iraqis who continue to provide humanity with the beauty of their work. Among them, personally I can name at least two — both dear friends and wonderful innovators. And one of those happens to be Shahnaz Dulaimy.
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What I found most interesting during my visit to the Victoria & Albert Museum, to view their latest fashion exhibit, was how my fellow visitors decided to dress for it. While Christian Dior as a brand has been known for impeccable, lady-like style since 1946, in 2019 London I was surrounded by a cacophony of sloppy, unkempt and dull outfits, worn by women who didn’t give their mirror a second look before leaving their homes/hotels/offices that day. And some men, trust me guys, you didn’t fare that well either.
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The National Youth Film Academy roundtable luncheon at Brasserie Blanc, Southbank
When he founded the National Youth Film Academy back in 2011, Chief Executive Rob Earnshaw spotted a gap within the cinema industry in the UK. There were jobs being offered, and people craving to fill those positions both in front and behind the camera, yet absolutely no bridge between them. In fact, in his mission statement Earnshaw talks about building that bridge.
““The National Youth Film Academy is dedicated to building bridges between education and employment in film. Our team works tirelessly to locate, nurture and promote talented, aspirational actors and filmmakers. But most importantly we discover people with the right attitude to be employed in British film.””
— Rob Earnshaw, Chief Executive, National Youth Film Academy
In the last eight years, the National Youth Film Academy has become the most important community to which aspiring film professionals in the UK can belong. And beyond, because of course, the film community — once bridges are formed to connect the jobs with the job seekers — is the largest open circle of artists in the world.
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