#BAFTA Film Awards Nominations Unveiled (Updating Live)

#BAFTA Film Awards Nominations Unveiled (Updating Live)

The BAFTA Film Awards 2025 nominations are being unveiled in London on Wednesday. Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez and Edward Berger’s Conclave led the longlists, unveiled at the beginning of the year, with 15 and 14, respectively. Among the other leaders of the longlists were A Complete Unknown, The Brutalist, and The Substance. For Vatican drama Conclave, the longlist noms included leading…

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#‘Kneecap’ Tops Irish Film & TV Awards Noms; Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal, Colin Farrell Up for Nods

#‘Kneecap’ Tops Irish Film & TV Awards Noms; Cillian Murphy, Paul Mescal, Colin Farrell Up for Nods

Kneecap, the Irish hip-hop comedy featuring Michael Fassbender, is leading the nominations for the movie portion of the Irish Film & Television Awards 2025, unveiled Tuesday. Rich Peppiatt’s comedy that follows the West Belfast hip-hop trio of the same name on their mission to save their mother tongue earned 17 nominations, including for best film, director,…

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#How the U.K. Wants to “Turbocharge” AI, Gain up to B a Year and “Make Britain the World Leader”

#How the U.K. Wants to “Turbocharge” AI, Gain up to $57B a Year and “Make Britain the World Leader”

Artificial intelligence will “be unleashed across the U.K. to deliver a decade of national renewal.” At least, that is the vow made by Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he unveiled a plan that his Labour Party government says will “turbocharge AI” and “deliver a decade of national renewal” by “backing AI to the hilt.” Agreeing…

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#The Car Nut Behind the Lamborghini, Ferrari and Maserati Movies

#The Car Nut Behind the Lamborghini, Ferrari and Maserati Movies

First there was Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend, the 2022 film starring Frank Grillo and written by Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Moresco (Crash). Then came the higher-octane Ferrari, the 2023 biopic directed by Michael Mann, with Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz and Shailene Woodley. Now, in Rome’s famed Cinecittà studios, another legendary Italian supercar manufacturer is…

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#Rotterdam Feat Highlights Forgotten Film History With “Cinema Regained” Program

#Rotterdam Feat Highlights Forgotten Film History With “Cinema Regained” Program

International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) has unveiled its “Cinema Regained” program for 2025, featuring 43 restored classics, documentaries, and film heritage explorations. The strand includes both contemporary works and pre-1970 restorations. Key premieres include Mousso Fariman — the first film from Burkinabé director Drissa Touré (Haramuya) in 30 years, co-directed with Stéphane Mbanga — and…

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