
Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actress known for starring in Home Alone, Beetlejuice, and Schitt’s Creek, has died at the age of 71.

Catherine O’Hara, the Emmy-winning actress known for starring in Home Alone, Beetlejuice, and Schitt’s Creek, has died at the age of 71.

The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) annual Spotlight: BC Directors Conference, which recognizes leaders in the entertainment industry, is set to take place at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster, BC on January 24th and 25th, 2026.

Valentino Garavani, the iconic Italian fashion designer and subject of a 2008 documentary, has died at the age of 93. His foundation announced his passing in a post on his official Instagram account, saying he died in his Roman residence surrounded by loved ones.

Frankenstein director Guillermo del Toro will be honored at the upcoming 46th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with the Dilys Powell Award for Excellence in Film, named in memory of British film critic Dilys Powell.

David Linde has been named the Chief Executive Officer of Sundance Institute and will assume the role effective on February 17, 2026.

Irish actor Ciarán Hinds will be honored by the Irish Film & Television Academy with the Irish Academy Award “for his Lifetime Achievement, and for his outstanding Irish and international Acting achievements, and contribution to the screen industry across fifty years.”

Thomas Kent “T.K.” Carter, the actor whose work spanned more than four decades in film and television, has died at the age of 69.

Swiss director Petra Volpe will be presented with Zurich Film Festival‘s Golden Eye Award for her film Late Shift, selected as the Swiss Oscar entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards.

Lai Yuqing, a 23-year-old Chinese film director whose work was beginning to attract international attention, has died in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Béla Tarr, the influential Hungarian director, widely celebrated for a body of work marked by long takes, black-and-white cinematography and a profound exploration of human existence, has died at the age of 70.

Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korea’s most revered actors who has appeared in more than 130 films, and whose work helped define modern Korean cinema, has died at the age of 74.

Brigitte Bardot, the French actress, singer and animal rights activist who became one of the most recognizable figures in post-war cinema, has died at the age of 91, her foundation announced Sunday.