The 82nd Venice International Film Festival wrapped up Saturday with a glamorous closing ceremony, celebrating cinematic achievements worldwide and showcasing films from countries including Azerbaijan.
The festival’s prestigious Golden Lion for best film went to acclaimed American independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch for 'Father Mother Sister Brother'. The win marks a significant accolade for Jarmusch, a long-revered figure in the film industry.
Benny Safdie received the Silver Lion for best director for 'The Smashing Machine', highlighting his solo directorial efforts beyond the Safdie Brothers duo.
The September 6th ceremony featured international stars and filmmakers walking the red carpet, concluding a widely praised edition of the world’s oldest film festival.
One of the most talked-about films was Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania’s 'The Voice of Hind Rajab', a moving drama set in Gaza.
It portrays a 6-year-old Palestinian girl’s desperate struggle for survival after losing her family and earned a 21-minute standing ovation, one of the festival’s longest in history, positioning it as a strong contender for top honors.
The acclaimed Azerbaijani director Hilal Baydarov's film 'Sermon to the Void' was also presented in the 'Out of Competition - Fiction' section of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival.
'Sermon to the Void' was praised for its conceptual depth and aesthetic quality, presenting Azerbaijani literature, philosophy, and folklore to an international audience.
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Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, leaving one person dead and more than 500 injured as strong winds and torrential rain brought down trees, cut power and disrupted transport across the island.
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday described a deadly shooting in the towns of Trappes and La Verrière, west of Paris, as a racist attack and ‘a turning point’ for the country.
Israeli forces have maintained a tight closure on Hebron in the occupied West Bank for a second day, with Palestinian media reporting home raids, mass detentions and dozens of residents forced outside following a shooting incident the day before.
Armenian authorities have detained 10 more people in a vote-buying investigation involving the opposition Strong Armenia party, just two days before local elections in the northern town of Stepanavan.
Iran is looking to turn its centuries-old tea culture into an opportunity for trade, industrial development and tourism as it held the Second Tea Festival in the northern province of Gilan bordering the Caspian Sea.
The 12th Baku International Book Fair has opened at the Baku Expo Center, bringing together writers, publishers and cultural representatives from 30 countries to promote literature and international cultural exchange.
Here are five major events bringing sport, cinema, literature and the arts to Baku this October, as Azerbaijan’s capital welcomes international talent and visitors for a packed cultural calendar.
Baku is welcoming filmmakers and cinema enthusiasts for the 17th edition of the Baku International Film Festival (BIFF), bringing together Azerbaijani and international productions. The festival began on Wednesday and will run for six days.
A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music.
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