Forget Hollywood. AI could trigger a new Renaissance in cinema Co-founder of the Cine International Film Festival, Ben Charles Edwards, on why AI provides exciting opportunities for indie filmmakers Evening Standard · Sep 9
Meet Hussain Sajwani: The DAMAC founder donates Dh100 million to UAE’s ‘Edge of Life’ campaign for child hunger relief In February 2026, Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, through the DAMAC Foundation, committed Dh100 million to the UAE’s ‘Edge of Life’ campaign under an agreement with Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), announced in the presence of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai. The Ramadan-launched initiative aims… The Times of India · Mar 18
AED2.822 billion raised: Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed's 'Edge of Life' campaign surpasses goal to fight childhood hunger His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai announced that the 'Edge of Life' campaign has exceeded its target before the end of Ramadan and concluded with success, having raised over AED2.822 billion. The Times of India · Mar 17
London festival makes rallying cry for cinema: 'Indie film isn't dead!' The Cine International Film Festival culminated at the weekend with an awards ceremony and the buzz of indie spirit Evening Standard · May 14, 2025
John Lennon doc Borrowed Time to receive its world premiere at Cine International Film Festival John Lennon documentary 'Borrowed Time' is to receive its world premiere at Cine International Film Festival . BANG Premier · Apr 10, 2025
John Lennon biopic to premiere at London's newest independent film festival The Cine International Film Festival is hitting Soho in May to celebrate exciting new filmmaking, and their newly announced line-up features appearances from cinema greats as well as exciting premieres Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025
‘Little by little, the truth is being discovered’: the archive rescuing China’s forbidden films A golden era of Chinese cinema was brought to a halt by Xi Jinping’s regime, but now, thousands of miles away, a rich world of banned documentaries and dramas is being studied and celebrated The Guardian - UK · Feb 20, 2024
Hedge fund billionaire Sir Chris Hohn paid himself £276m in 2023 Payout from TCI, where Rishi Sunak once worked, amounts to more than £1m for every working day The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023
Nonprofit organization hopes you'll 'find yourself' at 47th Cleveland International Film Festival WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — It may feel like another lifetime, but it was only a few years ago that the Cleveland International Film Festival was, as Associate Director Patrick Shepherd says, "bursting at the seams" at Tower City Cinemas. The roughly 250-seat auditoriums — with their rough 30-year-old seats — regularly… Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023
Guide to the Chicago International Film Festival: ‘It’s time to focus on being back together in theaters’ CHICAGO — Last year, the opening night of the Chicago International Film Festival told it like it was. One film (Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch”) played indoors, at the Music Box Theatre. That same night, across town, another film (Todd Haynes’ “The Velvet Underground”) played outdoors at the Pilsen drive-in… Chicago Tribune · Oct 7, 2022