Videos from the 74th Venice Film Festival press conferences:

74th Venice Film Festival: Photo Gallery Updated Monday September 4th, 2017

Dilys Powell Award Honoree Kenneth Branagh The 36th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards May Fair Hotel, London January 17th, 2016 by Joanna Orland The 36th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards were held on January 17th at the May Fair Hotel, honouring the best film talent of 2015. In addition, Dame Judi Dench presented actor-filmmaker Kenneth […]

Directed by John Madden Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Bill Nighy, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Ronald Pickup, Tina Desai, Diana Hardcastle, Lillete Dubey, Tamsin Greig, David Strathairn and Richard Gere In UK Cinemas February 26th, 2015 by Laura Patricia Jones The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel was a rare gem – A golden years […]

by Joanna Orland Summer of 2014 saw the debut of Revolve Theatre Company’s one-man rendition of Shakespeare’s Hamlet as it was performed at this year’s Henley Fringe Festival.  Actor and Revolve Theatre Company Artistic Director Oliver Dench discusses theatre, Shakespeare and his great aunt Dame Judi.   How did you decide to form Revolve Theatre […]

Philomena Directed by Stephen Frears Written by Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope Starring Judi Dench and Steve Coogan by Ruth Thomson In 2001 former BBC journalist and Blairite spin doctor Martin Sixsmith was formally ‘resigned’ from his job at the Department for Transport over a scandal involving the media coverage around 9/11. In the years […]

La Biennale di Venezia August 28th – September 7th, 2013 Venice, Italy by Joanna Orland and Katharine Fry Every year the Venice Lido is filled with celebrities, filmmakers and film fans as the Venice Film Festival is on annual display, with this year being its 70th.  2013 saw the likes of such celebrities as George […]

70th Venice International Film Festival August 28th to September 7th, 2013 In pictures.