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Kazakhstan has submitted Askhat Kuchinchirekov’s coming of age tale Bauryna Salu to the Best International Feature Film category of the 97th Academy Awards, after it won best film at the country’s Tulpar cinema awards.

Lorraine Kelly openly expressed her thoughts after viewing the BBC One documentary on Mohammed Al Fayed.

New College Lanarkshire will be hosting Lorraine Kelly CBE for a special ‘Evening with…’ event next month, with the last few tickets now available to the public.

NME’s latest stars of The Cover, Julie, have shared an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below.The California nu-gaze trio are on this week’s (September 23) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every week, a rising artist will feature on The Cover – you can read the profile of Julie here, written by Jonathan Garrett and featuring photography by David Milan Kelly.Accompanying the story is an exclusive playlist Julie have compiled of songs that sound like ‘sobs and falling jets of water’.

Dissident Iranian film professionals have reiterated calls to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to reconsider its relationship with Iran’s government-controlled Farabi cinema org which currently oversees the country’s Oscar submission process.

Guillermo del Toro has had his say on the use of AI in art, claiming it can do “semi-compelling screensavers” and “that’s essentially that”.The Pan’s Labyrinth director was speaking in conversation with BFI when he addressed the controversial topic, making his sentiments clear on its inability to recreate genuine human expression.“AI has demonstrated that it can do semi-compelling screensavers and that’s essentially that,” he said, to some audible laughter from the audience.Guillermo Del Toro on AI, emotion and the value of art.Watch the full In Conversation on our YouTube channel.@RealGDT pic.twitter.com/XxO05Fpea7— BFI (@BFI) September 17, 2024“The value of art is not how much it costs and how little effort it requires, it’s how much would you risk to be in its presence. How much would people pay for those screensavers? Are they going to make them cry because they lost a son? A mother? Because they misspent their youth? Fuck no!”The use of AI in art continues to be a hot topic, with Nick Cave recently describing it as “unbelievably disturbing”, and arguing it will have a “humiliating effect” on the creative industries.Tears For Fears, meanwhile, have this week addressed why they chose to use AI in the design of their new album cover ‘Songs For A Nervous Planet’, saying it was “just one of the many tools used in the creative process”.Peter Hook recently claimed that every song that had been written with the help of AI has been “shit”, while Daniel Bedingfield has proclaimed AI to be the future of music, questioning the “neo-luddites” who are trying to resist it.Del Toro, meanwhile, claimed he was disturbed by “angry and territorial” ghosts in an Aberdeen hotel room last month.

A teenage girl was sexually assaulted in Coatbridge - and police are appealing for the public's help to trace the attacker.

The UK’s largest thrift market is returning to Manchester this weekend featuring live music, street food and more than 100 traders selling vintage and pre-loved clothes.

Slugs are a more common sight in autumn, thriving in the damp weather and ample foliage on the ground. To deter these pests for good, it's suggested to check beneath plant pots and decaying leaves during this period as the slug-breeding season subsides and they seek out dark, moist hideaways.

Emmerdale's Danny Miller, who plays Aaron Dingle, has shared some exciting news away from the ITV soap.

Primary schools in South Ayrshire with dwindling numbers of pupils could be at risk of being “mothballed” Ayrshire Live can exclusively reveal.

BBC Breakfast has stirred up controversy among its viewers, with some accusing the broadcaster of being responsible for Ceefax's demise.

Coronation Street has unveiled Weatherfeidl's newest arrival - but it's not a new character. Fans of the ITV soap are used to the comings and goings of residents on the famous street.

You could be rich without knowing it – if you have this rare coin in your stash!

Jamie Lang Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s Suma Content (“La Mesías,” “Vestidas de Azul”) and Spanish platform Atresplayer have teamed on “Mariliendre,” a new fictional musical comedy series from creator Javier Ferreiro. “Mariliendre” was unveiled at FesTVal Vitoria earlier this month, and Variety has now been given exclusive access to the first international teaser for the show.

Naman Ramachandran Indian documentary “A Fly on the Wall,” directed by Nilesh Maniyar and Shonali Bose, is set to make its world premiere in the Wide Angle Documentary competition at the Busan International Film Festival. A teaser has been unveiled. The film follows the final days of Chika Kapadia, given four months to live, who has chosen to end his life through physician-assisted suicide at Dignitas in Switzerland.

South Lanarkshire Council leader Joe Fagan has hit back at Rutherglen MSP Clare Haughey after she criticised the council's use of financial reserves as communities face significant cuts to services.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Aiming to optimize and streamline the development and production of films and series in the international marketplace, Maquina, a new production entity comprising three companies, has launched at the 72nd San Sebastian Festival. Formed by three firms led by seasoned Chilean producers – Augusto Matte’s London-based Deptford Film, Úrsula Budnik’s Horamágica in Valdivia and Fernando Bascuñán’s Santiago-based Planta – Maquina has been established to leverage the combined strengths of its founding partners, all of whom are attending the prominent Spanish festival.

Jessica Kiang Japanese director Neo Sora is no catastrophist: the vision of dystopia he puts forth in his coolly compelling first fiction feature “Happyend” is chilling precisely because it won’t take some thunderous armageddon to bring it about. Instead, in a near future that’s barely a stone’s throw from now, beset by many of our present predicaments and a sense of impending but not quite imminent apocalypse, his teenage heroes come of age as kids have always done.

Aside from Buckingham Palace, the Trotters' flat from Only Fools and Horses is arguably one of London's most iconic residences. The fictional home, located in Nelson Mandela House on Nyrere Estate, Peckham, was set on the 12th floor and constructed in 1960.

Will Reeve is opening up about his career.