Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Time Machine Maidan (Sheffield DocFest) review – a harrowing documentary that bridges Ukraine’s bloody struggles in haunting detail by Daisy Grace Greetham 18th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·LGBTQ+ London Indian Film Festival returns for its 17th year with a rich array of cutting-edge new cinema premieres by Neil Baker 18th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Guardian Documentaries and arte.tv launch a new documentary fund to explore democracy in Europe at Sheffield DocFest by Neil Baker 15th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Life Support (Sheffield DocFest) review – Daniele Rugo’s documentary should be shown on every big screen across our land and beyond by Neil Baker 14th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+·Short Films Rose’s House (Sheffield DocFest) review – a historical and contemporary celebration of community, resilience, transformation and change by Neil Baker 13th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ On the Road (SXSW London) review – Pablos’ unfiltered, charged, and brutally authentic movie is a visceral cinematic experience by Neil Baker 12th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·Short Films Rare Birds (Tribeca Festival) review – Weisberg’s short film is about what it means to be human, and the social barriers that divide us by Neil Baker 11th June 2026
Editors' Choice·Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television The Remedy (SXSW London) review – Kahuam’s film is chilling, disturbing, and utterly enthralling by Neil Baker 10th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television·LGBTQ+ La Carn (SXSW London) review – the obsession with random sex chats leads to a problematic question of consent by Rino Lu 8th June 2026
Film and Arts Festivals·Film and Television Summer of Three (Tribeca Festival) review – a sun-kissed portrait of youth, love and loss in Puerto Rico by Daisy Grace Greetham 8th June 2026
1 TV Choice: From 7 Up to 70 Up, Calum Cooper looks back at the TV experiment that became one of the greatest documentary series ever made
2 Studiocanal has announced the release of a new 4K restoration of Richard Attenborough’s Chaplin (1992), starring Robert Downey Jr
3 TV Choice: The cloaks have been ironed, the fingerless gloves unpacked, and the turret dusted for The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One
4 The National Children’s Choir of Great Britain (NCCGB) is now searching for the next generation of singing talent
5 The Intimacy Coordinator (review): Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s short film is bold in its perspective and bursting with potential
6 The finalists have been announced for the inaugural Great British Theatres Awards, taking place in London this November
7 Queer Theatre is auctioning a Star Trek: Picard script belonging to Marina Sirtis, with all proceeds supporting LGBTQIA+ theatre-makers
8 A Tale of Two Cities (review): After 90 years, Terence Rattigan and John Gielgud’s adaptation finally comes to life on stage
9 TV Choice: Break Clause – Moving on is hard, moving out is even harder in Jess Bray’s new Channel 4 comedy/drama
10 Sense and Sensibility (review) – Oakley and Reid’s adaptation flourishes with vivid visuals and ebullient performances
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