Festivals

Laurent Cantet obituary

French film director who won the Palme D’Or at the Cannes film festival with his improvisatory education drama The Class

Ryan Gilbey

26, Apr, 2024 @3:14 PM

Cannes to premiere Jean-Luc Godard film finished the day before he died

The director’s 18-minute film Scénarios will premiere at this year’s Cannes film festival accompanied by his 34-minute introduction

Benjamin Lee

25, Apr, 2024 @5:41 PM

‘Absolute joke’: customers’ personal data exposed amid Pandemonium Rocks festival refund stoush

Information commissioner investigating data breach as ticket holders demand refunds because of amended lineup

Kelly Burke

24, Apr, 2024 @6:14 AM

Venice Biennale 2024 review – everything everywhere all at once

From an alligator ride across Asia to an escape to outer space, the Venice Biennale’s ‘foreigners everywhere’ theme leaves our critic beguiled, tantalised – and frequently appalled

Adrian Searle

22, Apr, 2024 @3:23 PM

It’s hot in the desert: where next for festival fashion after Coachella?

In this week’s newsletter: From not-suitable-for-work catsuits to dirty denim and skorts, the get-ups at Coachella provide clues for what festivalgoers elsewhere will be wearing this year

Chloe Mac Donnell

22, Apr, 2024 @9:53 AM

‘It’s been a thrill!’ My first time at the mind-boggling Melbourne comedy festival

At the world’s biggest barrel of laughs, Hannah Gadsby, John Kearns and Rose Matafeo rub shoulders with homegrown stars-in-the-making. Our writer has the time of his life

Brian Logan

19, Apr, 2024 @3:26 PM

Cancelled Glasgow book festival Aye Write receives lifeline donation

£65,000 gift will not restore the full, 10-day occasion but organisers say it will make pop-up events possible

Ella Creamer

17, Apr, 2024 @2:41 PM

Tantrums of the rich and famous: nine acts that turned on their audience – from Elton to Bieber to Blur

This week, Damon Albarn took umbrage at a Coachella crowd who failed to sing along. But he is far from the worst offender

Stuart Heritage

16, Apr, 2024 @4:08 PM

‘This place is a gem’: in remote Australia, a cultural festival thousands of years in the making

Combining hip-hop workshops, country music and campfire yarns with Ernie Dingo, Jamba Nyinayi festival is part of a new era of First Nations-led tourism on WA’s Ningaloo coast

Rosamund Brennan

16, Apr, 2024 @3:00 PM

Lineup announced for UK’s inaugural Muslim international film festival

Featuring stars including Riz Ahmed and Nabhaan Rizwan, the event aims to celebrate the ‘rich tapestry of Muslim experiences via the medium of film’

Andrew Pulver

16, Apr, 2024 @11:47 AM

Coachella 2024: women save the day as festival suffers an identity crisis

Ticket sales might have lagged for the once-unbeatable double weekender but an array of crowd-pleasing female acts made it a worthwhile journey

Alaina Demopoulos

15, Apr, 2024 @6:34 PM

Doja Cat at Coachella review – an electrifying tour de force

Festival headliner delivered an A-game set, ignoring some of her mainstream hits yet bringing enough energy to power what some have called a middling year