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Renée Zellweger nominated as best actress in 2025 National Film Academy awards

Ahead of the 11th annual ceremony, it’s been announced Renée Zellweger has been nominated as best actress in this year’s National Film Academy awards.

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'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' Is a Revolutionary Call to Speak Up Against Female Abuse

After showing how a culture of silence around abuse can devastate entire generations, the arresting A24 film holds a mirror up to the audience and asks, “What happens if we scream?”

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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl review – dizzyingly creative Zambian funeral comedy drama

Humour and pathos go hand in hand in Rungano Nyoni’s award-winning second feature

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Irish rap comedy Kneecap tops British independent film awards

Director Rich Peppiatt said ‘there is an irony in the best British film being Irish’ as his Belfast-set film won seven prizes in total

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A surreal new drama with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score from the director of one of my favorite films is now out – and it should definitely be on your weekend watchlist

Big Screen Spotlight: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a startling portrayal of generational trauma that will linger with you

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Don't miss these films at the BFI London Film Festival 2024

The BFI has announced the lineup for their 68th festival, and it's a stellar one

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Where was African joy at Cannes or African humour at Sundance? The big film festivals need to look beyond stereotypes

The continent’s most lauded movies feature war, terrorism and colonialism but there is so much more to African cinema

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On the Cannes red carpet, it’s film-makers’ turn to shine

In this week’s newsletter: With few expectations or endorsement deals to suppress their style, the top directors at the film festival are breaking rules with chic, expressive outfits

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Postcard from Cannes #3: Breaking the silence

The Cannes Film Festival is not just an outlet for artistic expression – it is a powerful platform to draw attention to social issues. In an unprecedented way, women from around the globe are breaking the silence on the topic of sexual abuse and harassment, both on and off the…

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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl review – Rungano Nyoni’s strange, intense tale of sexual abuse

Nyoni uses unsettlingly playful surrealism in this account of a malign uncle and the family mythmaking that effaces his crimes

The Guardian - UK

Zambian-Welsh Filmmaker Rungano Nyoni's New Film Picked Up By A24

Rungano Nyoni's highly anticipated film 'On Becoming a Guinea Fowl' acquired by A24 for international sales, set to premiere at Cannes. Nyoni's acclaimed d...

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‘Consensus is boring’: Cannes jury president Ruben Östlund opens ‘wild’ festival

Films in contention for this year’s Palme d’Or include Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest, while Johnny Depp’s Louis XV kicks off proceedings

The Guardian - UK

French Palme d'Or winner in line-up for Cannes Film Festival jury

The members of the jury for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival were announced on Thursday. Among them, Oscar winner Brie Larson, American actor Paul Dano and French director Julia Ducournau who won the Palme d'Or in 2021 for "Titane".

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