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Haneke scoops Cannes Palme d'Or

Sun, 27 May 2012 14:57:39 GMT

Austrian director Michael Haneke has won the Cannes film festival's top prize. He scooped the Palme d'Or for his film "Love" - the tale of an…

Eurovision: Frankie Says Norway

Fri, 25 May 2012 16:15:19 GMT

*The first in an occasional series from euronews’ own forecasting frog. Forget Paul the Octopus, or the latest psychic animal, Ukraine’s pig, so…

Cannes: Antiviral by Cronenberg son

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:37:04 GMT

Horror flick Antiviral, competing at Cannes, was directed by Brandon Cronenberg, son of the more famous David. David Cronenberg, who was on the red…

Eurovision warms up

Thu, 24 May 2012 13:45:06 GMT

The early heats of the Eurovision Song Contest have been held in Azerbaijan, this year's host country. 18 acts went through the semi-finals with…

Me and You (Io e Te)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:44:06 GMT

After a 10-year hiatus, Bernardo Bertolucci is back with his new film "Me and You". The director said that being awarded an Honorary Palme d'Or at…

In Another Country

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:38:05 GMT

Isabelle Huppert is in Cannes to promote her new film "In Another Country" which was directed and written by Hong Sangsoo. She plays a trio of…

New Order plays Lyon festival

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:25:06 GMT

One of the most influential and critically acclaimed bands of the 1980s, the legendary British group New Order is playing a series of gigs around…

Cannes: Pete Doherty's Confession

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:04:05 GMT

Former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty makes his big screen debut at Cannes, in the 19th century period drama Confession of a Child of the Century,…

Cannes: Festival visit for French culture minister

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:53:08 GMT

France's new Minister of Culture Aurélie Filipetti is in Cannes, meeting industry professionals. Euronews caught up with her and asked her about the…

Cannes: Lion of French cinema Alain Resnais

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:53:06 GMT

Veteran French director Alain Resnais' latest film Vous N'Avez Encore Rien Vu - You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - is among the 22 movies competing for the…

Cannes: Polluting Paradise

Tue, 22 May 2012 14:47:07 GMT

Award-winning Turkish-German director Fatih Akin has brought his latest film Müll Im Garten Eden or Polluting Paradise to Cannes. It is centred on…

Eurovision in Azerbaijan human rights pledge

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:59:06 GMT

Preparations are intensifying in Azerbaijan ahead of Saturday's Eurovision Song Contest. As organisers responded to criticism over human rights in…

Traveller’s diary: The spirit of business in Thailand

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:31:46 GMT

Arriving in Bangkok is always amazing. You step out of the airport and it's boiling hot! When you get to the city you're dazzled by the tall…

Thailand: sun, sea and a booming business economy

Mon, 21 May 2012 16:23:48 GMT

Thailand evokes images of endless, sandy beaches but there is a lot more to this South East Asian country. In the first edition of our four part…

Cannes: "No" on Chile gets warm reception

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:17:08 GMT

Chilean film "No" received a warm welcome from the traditionally tough Cannes critics. Based on the play Referendum by Antonio Skarmeta, it uses…

Cannes: Beyond The Hills

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:17:07 GMT

Five years after winning the Palme d'Or, Romanian director Cristian Mungiu is back in Cannes. He presented his latest film, Beyond The Hills, a…

Cannes: Ill Manors

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:17:05 GMT

British singer-songwriter Ben Drew - better known as Plan B - is in Cannes for the screening of his directorial debut, Ill Manors, a gritty portrayal…

Tatarstan: a confluence of culture and religion

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:20:00 GMT

On the banks of the Volga river, in the very heart of Russia, the republic of Tatarstan has reunited two religions in its history. Throughout the…

Traveller’s diary: Tatarstan

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:06:24 GMT

As we arrived in Kazan, we found a city-scale construction site: the Tatar capital is getting ready to host a series of international sporting events…

Allianoi before the flooding

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:19:04 GMT

This video documentary by photographer Mehmet Güngör shows the Allianoi archaeological site before the Yortanli dam was built and the site itself was…

Friendship from a common cause

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:17:08 GMT

Architect Onur Karahan is one of our protagonists. He has always had a passion for archaeology, ever since he was a child, but he thought it would be…

Preserving the Future

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:14:03 GMT

Turkey is the youngest country in Europe. The average age of its population is below 30. It is also the most ancient. An invaluable cultural…

Madagascar gang go wild in Cannes

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:52:06 GMT

Europe's Most Wanted, part three of the wildly successful Madagascar trilogy is screening out of competition at Cannes. Hollywood A-lister Ben…

Lyon lets its hair down for urban festival Nuits Sonores

Fri, 18 May 2012 07:32:02 GMT

The French contemporary music festival Nuits Sonores has got people dancing in the streets of Lyon. The 10th edition has just begun, watched over…

We Will Rock You rolls on

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:48:56 GMT

The hit London musical "We Will Rock You", has celebrated its tenth birthday. The show features 30 of Queen's rock hits. The writer, Ben Elton, along…