Talking Movies

Tom Brook looks back at the Sundance Film Festival which this year celebrated its 30th anniversary.

Talking Movies reports from Los Angeles with a special preview of the Academy Awards.

In the March edition of Talking Movies, the programme explores freedom and what it means to different filmmakers.

Talking Movies reports from the French Riviera bringing you highlights from the Cannes Film Festival as it draws to a close. Tom Brook will be interviewing many of the stars and top international filmmakers who attended what's generally regarded as the world's premier film festival.

In a special edition Talking Movies looks at censorship and cinema around the world. The programme shows how filmmakers in Iran have in the face of strong censorship learned to use subtext and allegory to get their points across. There's also a report from the US exploring the voluntary ratings system which some critics claim amounts to de-facto censorship.

In the July edition of Talking Movies much of the focus will be on Africa, looking at the efforts being made to give African films a higher international profile.

This month in Talking Movies a special edition devoted to experimental cinema and the way in which it has pushed the boundaries of filmmaking around the world.

Talking Movies reports from Toronto with a special edition looking back at some of the highlights from the city's international film festival.

Talking Movies reports from Berlin looking at the changes that have taken place in German cinema since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989.

Talking Movies reports on the rise of Australian noir cinema and investigates a new feature film, Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain, which looks back at the Bhopal disaster of 30 years ago.

Talking Movies will be looking back at an eventful year with special reports from the Cannes, Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals.