Nadia Farès, best known for her role in The Crimson Rivers, has died at the age of 57. She passed away on 18 April 2026 after suffering a cardiac arrest, her daughters confirmed to AFP. Farès had been found unconscious in a Paris swimming pool the previous week and remained in a coma until her death. In a statement, her daughters Cylia and Shana Chasman described the loss as both a national and deeply personal tragedy, calling her “a great artist” and, above all, their mother. Beginning her career in television in ' ...
read moreNathalie Baye, one of the most respected and versatile figures in French cinema, has died at the age of 77. Her family confirmed that she passed away on 18 April 2026 at her home in Paris after suffering from Lewy body dementia, a neurodegenerative illness that affects movement, mood, and cognitive function. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Baye built an extraordinary body of work, appearing in nearly 80 films across genres ranging from intimate dramas to thrillers and comedies. She earned widespread acclaim for her emotional range and ' ...
read more“We Malays, we Filipinos, are not governed by the concept of time. We are governed by the concept of space. We don't believe in time. If you live in the country, you see Filipinos hang out. They are not very productive. That is very Malay. It is all about space and nature. [...] In the Philippine archipelago, nature provided everything, until the concept of property came with the Spanish colonizers. Then the capitalist order took control. [...] The concept of time was introduced to us when the Spaniards came. We ' ...
read moreIranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has returned to Iran after traveling abroad to promote his Palme d’Or-winning film It Was Just an Accident, according to informed sources. He reportedly re-entered the country on April 8 by land via Turkey due to flight restrictions. Despite facing longstanding legal pressure, including a prison sentence, travel ban and other restrictions, Panahi had earlier stated he would return home following the film’s Oscar campaign. His work, often created under state limitations, continues to explore social and political realities shaped by his own experiences. At the same ' ...
read moreTarun Ghosh, a National Film Award-winning art director and accomplished painter, passed away late Wednesday night (April 8) at the age of 73. Filmmaker N Rashed Chowdhury confirmed the news, stating that Ghosh suffered a cardiac complication linked to asthma-related health issues. Born on August 20, 1953, in Rajbari, Ghosh studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka, graduating in 1977. He later completed his postgraduate studies at Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, in 1986. He began teaching in 1979 at Rajshahi University’s Fine Arts department, where he was one ' ...
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