Film

The Riviera resort of Cannes should have been playing host to the world's biggest names in film. Instead, with its annual film festival postponed and the red carpet rolled up, locals made do with a drive-in cinema in a beachfront car park.

The International Filmmor Women's Film Festival on Wheels celebrates its 18th anniversary in seven cities with 46 films, interviews panels and workshops this year. The festival will kick off in Istanbul on March 16 and continue through May 10.

To celebrate International Women's Day, Kundura Cinema's March screening program offers eight must-see documentaries centering around inspirational women.

US director Quentin Tarantino became a father for the first time. He and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick welcomed a son, BTA reported.

The Thessaloniki International Film Festival's Cinemateque initiative presents a mini-tribute to films that are dedicated to the theme of family, being screened at the Stavros Tornes Cinema in the port complex.

The Athens Fashion Film Festival returns for a second year of screenings, this time at the Technopolis cultural center's amphitheater in the downtown neighborhood of Gazi. The festival is organized in collaboration with the network of Fashion Film Festivals worldwide.

Legendary actor Kirk Douglas has died at the age of 103, his son, actor Michael Douglas, confirmed on Feb. 5.

"It is with tremendous sadness that my brothers and I announce that Kirk Douglas left us today at the age of 103," Michael said on Instagram.

U.S. director Spike Lee has been named president of the jury for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, organizers said on Jan. 14.

The 62-year-old filmmaker, who succeeds Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, will head the panel that will award the 73rd Palme d'Or prize.

The first guests arrived to Mokra Gora yesterday - celebrated Italian director Paolo Virzi, French director of photography Michel Amathieu, Chinese-Canadian film director Johnny Ma, a French-Russian-Kazakhstani chess grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev and director Karim Aïnouz.

War epic "1917" shocked the Golden Globes on Jan. 5 by claiming the top prize for best drama film, while Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood" won comedy honors, boosting their prospects for next month's Oscars.