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Oscar-winner blasts Trump over handling of migrant children

Film legend Errol Morris said the separation of thousands of migrant children from their parents by Donald Trump’s US administration was ‘inhumane and cruel’.

Venice Film Festival opens with ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel

The Venice Film Festival began on Wednesday with the debut of Tim Burton’s ‘Beetlejuice’ sequel and a surge of star power for the glitzy competition on the sun-splashed Lido.

Zayed’s ‘Darkaak’ bags Special Jury in Indian film fest

Filmmaker Zayed Siddiki’s short film titled Darkaak bagged the Special Jury Prize at the 10th International Film Festival of Shimla in India recently...

Zayed’s ‘Darkaak’ to participate in 3 film festivals

Filmmaker Zayed Siddiki’s short film titled Darkaak has been selected for three film festivals in India, Australia and the United States of America...

Tareque Masud’s death anniv today

The 13th anniversary of the death of the acclaimed filmmaker Tareque Masud, best known for his much-acclaimed film ‘Matir Moina’ – the first Bangladeshi film to compete in the Oscars and won the Critics’ Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, will be observed today...

British documentary wins top prize at Czech film festival

‘A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things’ by Northern Irish director Mark Cousins won the top Crystal Globe award at the Karlovy Vary film festival on Saturday, said organisers.....

Shah Rukh Khan to be honoured at Locarno Film Fest

Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan will be honoured with the Pardo alla Carriera Ascona-Locarno Tourism award at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, reported ndtv.com....

No scarcity of sacrificial animals in Rajshahi

Cattle markets in Rajshahi have no scarcity of sacrificial animals with plenty of local animals as only two days have left for Eid-ul-Azha, one of the largest religious festivals of the Muslims...

Prices of spices soar

The prices of various spices saw a sharp rise in the past couple of weeks in the capital Dhaka before Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals of the Muslims...

Shilpakala lifts curtain on classical festival

The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy inaugurated a four-day classical music and dance festival at its National Theatre Hall on Sunday...

‘Anora’ wins top prize at Cannes

American comedy drama ‘Anora’ won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, which also saw a first-ever win for a trans actress.....

Lucas speaks on ‘Star Wars’ critics, diversity

George Lucas told Cannes on Friday how he had to sneak into his own first premiere at the French film festival and explained why...

DU MCJ alumni association holds communication festival

The Dhaka University Mass Communication and Journalism Alumni Association organised a communication festival on Friday at the Teacher-Student Center auditorium of the university...

Rasoulof receives ovation at Cannes

Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof walked the red carpet at Cannes Film Festival on Friday after fleeing a prison sentence in his home country just days before...

Two-day international mime fest begins at DU

Dhaka University Mime Action lifted the curtain on a two-day international mime festival at the TSC of DU on Wednesday...

Cannes fest films seek to move trans issues forward

Trans identities have emerged as a recurring theme at the Cannes Film Festival this year, including in frontrunner ‘Emilia Perez’...

Jia Zhang-Ke mines leftover footage for top Cannes film

Veteran director Jia Zhang-Ke has boldly repurposed the leftover material he has amassed across his entire career to create a brand new...

Coppola’s  ‘Megalopolis’ finally arrives at Cannes

One of Hollywood’s most mythologised directors, Francis Ford Coppola, returned to the Cannes Film Festival with the almost impossibly hyped...

Factory owners asked to pay wages, festival allowances before Eid

The government on Wednesday asked all factory owners, including readymade garment industry, to ensure timely payment of wages and festival allowances to workers ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha holiday...

Mediterranean food fest to begin at Crowne Plaza Dhaka on May 16

Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan would arrange a Mediterranean Food Festival for its customers at The Flair, said a press release on Monday...

Cannes film fest returns

The Cannes Film Festival starts Tuesday with an action-packed script including the comeback of Hollywood icons, fears of a strike, a Donald Trump biopic and the...

Cate Blanchett to be honoured at San Sebastian film fest

Australian actor Cate Blanchett will receive a lifetime achievement award at Spain’s San Sebastian film festival in September, organisers said Thursday...

Iran jails filmmaker Rasoulof

An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for ‘collusion against national security’, his lawyer Babak Paknia said Wednesday...

Cannes Film Fest workers call for strike

Workers at the Cannes Film Festival called for a strike over pay and conditions on Monday. Members of a collective...

Meryl Streep to receive honorary Palme d’Or

Meryl Streep will receive an honorary Palme d’Or at the opening ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, organisers said...

‘Nirvana’ bags Special Jury Award in MIFF

Int’l fest celebrates creativity of artistes with disabilities

The first International Disability Art Festival 2024 jointly organised by Dhaka Theatre and British Council began at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in...

International Disability Art Festival begins Friday

The first International Disability Art Festival 2024 will begin at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka on Friday...

Liberation DocFest Bangladesh begins

A five-day film festival, titled 12th Liberation DocFest Bangladesh, featuring works by local and foreign filmmakers began at the Liberation War Museum in...

Bangladeshi film critic Reeti invited as Fipresci jury at Cannes

Film critic, screenwriter and journalist Sadia Khalid Reeti has been invited to the Fipresci (International Federation of Film Critics) jury at the upcoming 77th Cannes Film Festival in France...