Ken Loach

With two films by Greek creators, a highly anticipated movie featuring Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, and a swarm of celebrities arriving on August 28th for their customary pilgrimage on the red carpet of the oldest film festival in the world, the new season kicks off

Self-effacing Irish actor Cillian Murphy is having to get used to red carpet glitz and acceptance speeches.

The 47-year-old Cork native won his first Oscar on March 11 on his first nomination for his leading role in Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," capping a glittering awards season that saw him snare a Golden Globe, a BAFTA and other prizes.

The true story of a mother's battle to bring her son back from Guantanamo Bay premiered to cheers in Berlin Saturday, as the German filmmakers called for reparations for the family.

"Rabiye Kurnaz vs George W. Bush" is one of 18 movies from around the world vying for the Berlinale film festival's Golden Bear top prize, to be awarded on Feb. 16.

British filmmaker Ken Loach announced on Aug. 14 that he has been expelled from the Labour Party.

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"Labour HQ finally decided I am not fit to be a member of their party, as I will not disown those already expelled," the 85-year-old wrote on Twitter.

The festival announced its lineup on Thursday, with a slate that includes four female directors in competition for the Palme d'Or prize.

The Dead Do not Die zombie movie will open the racing program. It is the work of American independent director Jim Jarmusch, who in 1984 received the Golden Palm Prize.

Eight years after shutting down, the open-air Cinema Stella has finally reopened its doors to film lovers. Stella is the third old Athens movie theater to have been renovated by Greek distribution company Weird Wave, after the downtown Astor and Andora cinemas.

Last night, at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv, Israel, Radiohead played their longest concert in 11 years, the BBC reports. The show had been mired in controversy: In the preceding months, artists such as Roger Waters—supporters of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement (BDS) against Israel—publicly criticized the group.

Swedish director Ruben Ostlund's The Square has won this year's Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on May 28.      

UNIQ Istanbul and Başka Sinema (Another Cinema) are jointly organizing a new festival this summer, the UNIQ Open-air Film Festival. 

This year's Filmekimi film festival, organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) for the 15th time, is set to begin soon. The event will bring cinephiles together in several cities across Turkey with outstanding films. The festival's Istanbul leg will be held between Oct. 7 and 16, while also visiting other cities throughout the month of October.