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Cannes film follows Egypt feminists on brink of adulthood

Cannes (France) (AFP) – Filmmakers Nada Riyadh and Ayman El Amir spent so much time following an all-girl theatre troupe in a remote Egyptian village...

Dramas elevate Iran cinema but it’s comedy that sells

Tehran (AFP) – Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international festivals such as Cannes, but at home it's comedy that...

AI deepfake Putin film sells big at Cannes

Cannes (France) (AFP) – When Russian President Vladimir Putin was unavailable to star in his biopic, Polish director Patryk Vega turned to artificial intelligence. The groundbreaking...

Coppola’s epic ‘Megalopolis’ finally arrives at Cannes

Cannes (France) (AFP) – Another masterpiece emerging from chaos, or just a chaotic mess? One of Hollywood's most mythologised directors, Francis Ford Coppola, returns Thursday...

Celebrities face digital backlash over Gaza silence

Washington (AFP) – Celebrities who have remained silent on the crisis in Gaza are feeling the wrath of angry fans wielding the "digital guillotine" to...

Israel qualifies for Eurovision final amid protest about its participation

Malmö (Sweden) (AFP) – Israel qualified for this weekend's Eurovision song contest grand finale as thousands of demonstrators marched through Sweden's Malmo on Thursday to...

Sweden’s Eurovision brings kitsch in the shadow of Gaza

Malmö (Sweden) (AFP) – After a run-up in the shadow of the war in Gaza, the Eurovision Song Contest final gets underway on Saturday in...

Music ‘haven of freedom’ Tangiers hosts global jazz festival

Tangiers (Morocco) (AFP) – The Moroccan city of Tangiers, which has a long history as a haven of inspiration for American jazz musicians, will host...

Cimafunk, the kinetic Cuban artist who made Coachella history

Indio (United States) (AFP) – A magnetic performer who fuses Caribbean groove with New Orleans-style brass, Cimafunk made history this weekend as the first Cuban-born...

Beyonce’s country album tops Billboard chart, her eighth #1

New York (AFP) – Beyonce's blockbuster country album "Cowboy Carter" has debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart -- the eighth number one album of her...

Fifty years ago, ABBA paved the way for Swedish pop

Malmö (Sweden) (AFP) – "It was love at first sight". Fifty years after ABBA won the Eurovision Song Contest, Belgian fan Claudine, still remembers how...

Welcome to the Beyonce rodeo: new country album drops to praise

New York (AFP) – Fans and critics alike are lavishing praise on "Cowboy Carter," Beyonce's rhinestone-studded, history-rich honky tonk of an album that's rising in...

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