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  • African cinema takes centre stage in Paris
  • Arab Cinema shines at Cannes 2026 as Gulf Filmmakers lead major festival categories
  • As Global Box Office Sluggishly Recovers, Asia Leads While Independent Cinemas Stand to Benefit From Changing Trends, CN

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tribune.com.pk /3 weeks ago

African cinema takes centre stage in Paris

Nollywood Festival showcases stories of love, identity and ambition

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timesofindia.indiatimes.com /3 weeks ago

Arab Cinema shines at Cannes 2026 as Gulf Filmmakers lead major festival categories

Cannes 2026 highlights Arab and Middle Eastern cinema. Films from Palestine, Morocco, Egypt, and Iran feature prominently. This marks a shift towards culturally rooted storytelling...

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variety.com /1 week ago

As Global Box Office Sluggishly Recovers, Asia Leads While Independent Cinemas Stand to Benefit From Changing Trends, CN...

In the three years since the end of the COVID pandemic, cinema exhibition around the world continues to feel the impact, with a slower than expected recovery exacerbated by unpredi...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Cannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade

The 79th edition of the influential festival boasts an auteur-heavy lineup – with one, very big, country conspicuous by its almost total absenceGillian Anderson and Cara Delevingne...

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thelocal.fr /3 weeks ago

Paris gets taste of Nigeria’s Nollywood

Paris has a taste of Nigeria’s film industry with the start of the Nollywood Week festival, with movies exploring love, family and duty, shorts and documentaries.

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hollywoodreporter.com /1 week ago

Three Films in Competition, a Thriving Box Office and the Envy of Europe: Spain Is Having Its Moment

From Almodóvar to a new generation of auteurs, Spain has arrived at Cannes 2026 in historic fashion — and the industry behind it has never been in better shape: "Spanish cinema is...

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archdaily.com /4 days ago

Material Culture and Heritage in Contemporary Cinema Architecture

Over the years, cinema architecture has continually reinvented itself. From cinematic experiences that engage multiple senses to material technologies that reinterpret the aestheti...

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screendaily.com /1 month ago

"We're tired of Hollywood”: Why local films are breaking box office records across Asia

The widely spread pattern of recent hit titles across Asia might be seen as evidence the film industry in the region is adjusting and breathing again in the rarified, riskier atmos...

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variety.com /1 week ago

Spcine Driving Efforts in Cannes to Hike International Reach of São Paulo’s Audiovisual Industry

Bolstering the Brazilian presence in Cannes this year, São Paulo public audiovisual company Spcine is developing strategic partnerships and promoting the city as a competitive film...

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koreatimes.co.kr /1 month ago

French Cinema Week 2026 expands nationwide for 140 years of France-Korea ties

French Cinema Week 2026 will return this spring with an expanded nationwide program, to mark the 140th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France and Korea. Supported by TV...

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africanews.com /2 weeks ago

Red Sea Film Foundation holds annual Women in Cinema gala

A Moroccan, Nigerian, and Rwandan among the six women honoured at the event in the south of France on Friday.

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hollywoodreporter.com /2 weeks ago

From ‘Ne Zha 2’ to Hand-Painted Animation, Chinese Cinema Is Rewriting the Rules

With 93,187 screens, a surging box office and an animated film painted almost entirely by hand, China is making its presence felt on the Croisette.

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Southeast Asia seeks soft power to outlast US$300 billion buzz

Later this month, Indonesian cinema-goers will finally get to see what audiences in Berlin saw in February: Jokor Anwar’s Ghost in the Cell. The horror-comedy, which had its world...

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romania-insider.com /1 week ago

Romanian Film Review – Current Favourites: From Comfort to Challenge

So much has been happening recently; it’s the abundance of events typical of late spring. Most happenings have been on my radar for years but one was an absolute surprise, and what...

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screendaily.com /2 weeks ago

Cannes day 5: Mixed picture for Asia, plus talent talks politics and AI - The Screen Podcast

Asian titles loom large but many buyers from the region have stayed away.

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bworldonline.com /1 week ago

Cine Europa screens full-length films, documentaries for free

THE 29TH EDITION of Cine Europa is set to kick off on May 28 and will run until July 4 in Metro Manila, Tacloban, and Cagayan de Oro. Twenty European films will be screened for fre...

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