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Iranian 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 ' ...
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Tarun 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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The 2026 Cannes Film Festival is shaping up as a strong showcase for auteur cinema, with new competition titles from Asghar Farhadi, Pedro Almodóvar, Paweł Pawlikowski, Ira Sachs, Hirokazu Kore-eda, László Nemes and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Following a 2025 edition marked by major Hollywood titles such as Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning and Highest 2 Lowest, this year’s selection leans heavily toward international and independent filmmaking. Ira Sachs stands as the sole American director in competition with The Man I Love, a musical fantasy set against the AIDS crisis in 1980s ' ...
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The submission window for the 25th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) will run from 1 June to 30 September 2026, inviting filmmakers from around the world to take part in the landmark edition of the festival. Scheduled to be held in Dhaka from 9 to 17 January 2027, the festival will revolve around the theme “Better Film, Better Audience and Better Society.” Organized regularly by the Rainbow Film Society, DIFF has long been committed to fostering a vibrant cine culture in Bangladesh while engaging with global cinematic practices and their social ' ...
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Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, has secured nearly $24 billion in funding from three Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds to support its planned acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, according to Variety. Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund is expected to contribute around $10 billion, with additional backing coming from state funds in Qatar and Abu Dhabi. This financing arrangement was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. The proposed takeover, which values Warner Bros. Discovery at about $111 billion, is still awaiting regulatory approval. Both companies aim to finalize the deal by ' ...
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