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More than 80 film industry figures, including Oscar winners Javier Bardem and Tilda Swinton, accused the Berlin Film Festival of "institutional silence” on Gaza in a statement on Tuesday. The open letter said signatories were appalled, while jury president Wim Wenders, when asked, said the festival could not "enter politics”.
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Robert Duvall, a prolific, Oscar-winning actor who shunned glitz and won praise as one of his generation's greatest and most versatile artists, has died at age 95. Duvall's death on Sunday was confirmed by his wife Luciana Duvall in a statement posted Monday on Facebook. FRANCE 24's Jennie Shin reports.
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Robert Duvall, who played the smooth mafia lawyer in "The Godfather" and stole the show with his depiction of a surfing-crazed colonel in "Apocalypse Now," has died at the age of 95, his wife said Monday. His death Sunday was confirmed by his wife Luciana Duvall. Stephanie Martinez reports from Los Angeles.
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Oscar-winning US actor Robert Duvall died Sunday at the age of 95, his wife said on Monday. Duvall was known for legendary roles including soft-spoken mob loyalist Tom Hagen in the first two instalments of "The Godfather" and the maniacal Lieutenant Colonel William Kilgore in Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 Vietnam War epic "Apocalypse Now".
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Iceland's award-winning Ásgeir rose to fame over the last decade thanks to his stunning falsetto voice and intricate guitar melodies. He popped by the FRANCE 24 studios to tell Marjorie Hache about his fifth album "Julia", which is the first he has composed fully in English. We also hear from Australia's Chet Faker and take a look at...
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This week on Paris des Arts, Valérie Fayolle sits down with actor and comedian Michel Boujenah. He's currently starring in "Toute la famille que j'aime" ("The whole family I love"), a witty comedy at the Théâtre des Variétés. Lilly Wood & the Prick also feature in this edition as they return with a fifth album "Christina", 10 years after the...
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Indian writer Arundhati Roy on Friday said she was withdrawing from the Berlin Film Festival over the jury president's Gaza remarks. The award-winning author and activist was set to attend the world premiere of a restored version of 1989 cult classic "In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones”, which she wrote and starred in. The film provides hints of...
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February is delivering a packed slate of must-watch television. Critic Dheepthika Laurent reviews the French release of "Heated Rivalry", which brings a steamy, taboo-breaking hockey romance to new audiences, as well as the Netflix show that revisits the legacy and controversies of "America's Next Top Model". Legal drama fans can dive into a...
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Across the discipline, designers are breathing fresh perspectives into Haute Couture. Kevin Germanier repurposes Berluti outfits worn by the French Olympic team. Stéphane Rolland encourages model Farnoush Hamidian to talk out about her native Iran. Julien Fournié extols the virtues of diversity. Yuima Nakazato battles AI with dresses made of...
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In this episode of arts24, we meet Ghanaian-Dutch visual artist Joel Quayson, who won the 2025 Dior Prize for Photography and Visual Arts for Young Talents, one of the most closely watched awards in contemporary photography. Born to Ghanaian parents and raised in the Netherlands within a devout Christian household, Quayson's work is shaped by the...
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US actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his role in the television series "Dawson's Creek,” died on Wednesday at age 48 following a battle with colorectal cancer, according to a statement posted on his Instagram page. The married father of six revealed his diagnosis in 2024.
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In this episode of arts24, film critic Manon Kerjean reviews several new French releases: Alice Winocour's "Coutures", starring Angelina Jolie and Louis Garrel in a backstage drama about women navigating illness and industry pressures during Fashion Week; Anthony Marciano's "Le Rêve américain", featuring Raphaël Quenard and Jean-Pascal Zadi as...
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She topped the charts with the planetary hit "New Soul" in 2007 and her stirring voice and irresistible melodies have filled concert halls, radio waves and headphones ever since. Yael Naim tells us why reaching a personal and artistic crossroads led her to experiment with a new minimalist sound and new production techniques, and why embracing...
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On today's Arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim is joined by artists whose music reflects their multicultural upbringings. Franco-Haitian singer–songwriter Naïka grew up across the Caribbean, Kenya, South Africa and the United States. Singing in English, French and Créole, her music mirrors this global upbringing. She is set to release her...
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For some designers, fashion is less about clothes themselves, and more about what those clothes can convey. They see fashion as primarily a political endeavour, a means of challenging a status quo that too often seeks to erase the individual for the alleged benefit of the social order. They champion diversity, gender fluidity and disruption. Jeanne...
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FRANCE 24's Charli James previews a big weekend in arts and entertainment. Bad Bunny promises a "huge party" for everyone at the Super Bowl Halftime Show. Also, Mariah Carey sings in Italian at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. Plus, a new light show opens in Bordeaux featuring the colours of Henri Matisse and Frida Kahlo.
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After a four-year hiatus for military service, the boys of BTS are coming back and Netflix is streaming it worldwide. Plus: Timothée Chalamet feels the love from fans in Paris at the "Marty Supreme" premiere and we look at how AI is being used to produce popular vertical drama series even quicker and cheaper.
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From "Babygirl" with Nicole Kidman to Cannes Palme d'Or winner "Triangle of Sadness", Harris Dickinson is one of Britain's most compelling actors and now one of its most exciting new directors. His debut film "Urchin" is a raw and tender portrait of a homeless addict in London. As the film is released in France, he talks to Laura Di Biasio about...
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A renowned Irish artist who currently has two exhibitions showing in Paris has spoken to FRANCE 24 about her work. Ailbhe Ní Bhriain is known for her big, bold dramatic works of art as she uses all sorts of materials including silk, wool, cotton and lurex. She aims to create what she calls an emblem of industry, empire and permanence. Her work is...
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A world-renowned fashion designer-turned-podcast host has spoken to FRANCE 24 about its success, and about those she has spoken to. Bella Freud is the great-granddaughter of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. Her podcast "Fashion Neurosis" invites major stars such as Debbie Harry, Helena Bonham Carter, John Malkovich, Courtney Love and...
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Film critic Manon Kerjean speaks to Eve Jackson about the latest French cinema releases, from the modern, socially savvy comedy "LOL 2.0" with Sophie Marceau, to Valérie Donzelli's poignant drama "At Work" and a major retrospective celebrating documentary master Raymond Depardon. They also look at the family-friendly adventure "Marsupilami",...
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Forging a singular path as an independent filmmaker whose minimalist, bucolic style has impressed the critics at the Berlin and Cannes film festivals, Kelly Reichardt shows us another America: a land of wondering outsiders and protagonists plagued by doubts. For arts24, she discusses her latest film, "The Mastermind", a timely heist movie starring...
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For our inaugural Spotlight, François Picard is pleased to welcome Ellis Cashmore, sociologist and honorary professor at Aston University in the UK and author of "Celebrity Culture". As music is a conduit for political expression, explains Professor Cashmore, sport is becoming a "hugely influential platform for people to display, and to...
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In this edition of our arts24 music show, Jennifer Ben Brahim is joined by co-presenter Marjorie Hache to talk about the biggest night in music: the 68th Grammy Awards. It was a night of musical milestones, mishaps and sharp commentary on the political situation in the United States. Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny became the first...
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Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to claim the top prize. Accepting in Spanish and English, he dedicated the award to migrants. Billie Eilish won song of the year for Wildflower and criticised immigration authorities. The prize was presented by Harry Styles, who beat Bad...
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Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards, becoming the first Spanish-language artist to claim the top prize. Accepting in Spanish and English, he dedicated the award to migrants. Billie Eilish won song of the year for Wildflower and criticised immigration authorities. The prize was presented by Harry Styles, who beat Bad...
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The 68th annual Grammy Awards take place this Sunday night in Los Angeles. Rapper Kendrick Lamar leads the nominees, along with Lady Gaga, pop princess Sabrina Carpenter, R+B singer Leon Thomas, and Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, who could make history with the first win for an "album of the year" sung entirely in Spanish. Details and analysis by...
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Outrage and mourning following the shooting death of Alex Pretti by US federal agents in Minneapolis, a polar cold snap slams Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits China and tensions flare between the US and Iran: FRANCE 24 looks back at the week's most striking images.
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With music's biggest night, the Grammy Awards, one artist stands out: Bad Bunny. The Puerto Rican reggaeton musician has already made history as the first Spanish language artist to be nominated for song record and album of the year for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos.” The ceremony will cap off what's been an extraordinary year for the artist. Story by...
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This week on Paris des Arts, singer Faudel makes his long-awaited comeback. Once crowned the "little prince of Raï", the Algerian folk icon returns to the spotlight with his nostalgic 2000s tour "I Gotta Feeling". He also takes us inside "Tenter l'art pour soigner" at the Arab World Institute – an exhibition exploring art as healing through...
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Paris is in full glamour mode as Haute Couture Week takes over the fashion capital and arts24 is front row for every defining moment. From headline-making celebrity appearances by Dua Lipa, Demi Moore and Dakota Johnson to historic turning points for the world's most powerful fashion houses, we unpack a season where style, culture and legacy...
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French rap, pop and urban music composers recently joined forces with Afrobeats artists to produce 60 tracks for international audiences, highlighting growing demand for Afrobeats in France and a recent surge in tie-ups between artists from the two countries.
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As protests over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents sweep the US, the outrage has spilled into the cultural world – reaching the red carpets of the Sundance Film Festival and igniting fierce criticism of President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies. At Sundance, stars including Natalie Portman and Elijah...
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Emma Jones takes us through the nominations for France's upcoming "Césars" cinema awards, with American filmmaker Richard Linklater picking up 10 nods for "Nouvelle Vague". In this week's film releases, Emma tells us why the Russell Crowe-led Nazi courtroom drama "Nuremberg" is worth checking out. Emma also reviews Kelly Reichardt's offbeat drama...
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Born in lockdown and watched by millions, the Orchestral Qawwali Project is transforming a 700-year-old sacred tradition for a global stage. Led by singer Abi Sampa and composer Rushil Ranjan, the project fuses the ecstatic poetry and trance-like repetition of Sufi qawwali with the sweeping power of Western orchestral music.
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Rhizomes are a five-piece based in France who have spent the last few years carving their psychedelic rock with oriental sounds. They popped by the arts24 studio to tell Marjorie Hache about their debut eponymous EP on which they sing in French, English, Arabic and Hebrew and whose aim is to unify and grow the same way as the subterranean...
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The fatal shooting of a man in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent sparked renewed outrage in the US on a week that saw revellers line the streets of Dakar to celebrate Senegal's Africa Cup of Nations title and France's Emmanuel Macron steal the show at the annual Davos gathering with his widely discussed Top Gun-style aviator sunglasses....
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Award-winning Malaysian author Tash Aw kicks off a sprawling family saga with coming-of-age novel "The South". He tells us about returning to the Malaysia of the 1990s and reflects on a society within which homophobic laws existed, but small queer communities were relatively visible. We also talk about how climate change has been driving waves of...
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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have announced the nominees for the 98th Academy Awards, with Ryan Coogler's vampire horror "Sinners" leading the charge. Racking up a record 16 nominations in various categories, "Sinners" is followed by Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another", on 13 nominations. FRANCE 24's Olivia...
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