Up until now the Booker Prize for Fiction has gone to the best original novel written in English, but in over 50 years of its existence, it has never gone to a black woman. So now much debate has been sparked by the prestigious award been given jointly to Bernardine Evaristo. Catch what she had to say at a literature festival in Nigeria where she was talking about her win and fair representation in the industry.

#BernardineEvaristo #BookerPrize #Literature

The second Karachi Biennial kicked off this weekend. Despite taking place in one of the most polluted and populated metropolitan cities in the world, this year's organisers decided to address not just ecology but also inequality. And the result is a creative, eco-friendly exploration of our environment with participants and visitors from all walks of life.

Niilofur Farrukh, CEO of Karachi Biennale 03:48

#KarachiBiennale #NiilofurFarrukh #Pakistan

In this episode of Showcase;

Tokyo International Film Festival 00:52

Matt Schley, Film Writer 01:38

Korshunov's ‘The Zone’ in Chernobyl 06:16

Adrenaline: Asterix's First Heroine 08:29

Jacob Jordaens: Paintings and Drawings from Russian Collections 12:14

Technology Meets the Ancient World 16:07

The Kominsky Method 18:37

Canan Tolon: You Tell Me 21:36

#Adrenaline #TokyoInternationalFilmFestival #JacobJordaens

Tokyo International Film Festival, one of the Far East's major industry events is now underway. It is the country's only cinematic celebration that is sanctioned by the International Federation of Film Producers Association, an entitlement that helps the 32 years old festival attract exciting motion pictures from around the globe.

Matt Schley, Film Writer 00:27

#Tokyo #TokyoInternationalFilmFestival #Japan

The French comic series Asterix and Obelix celebrated its 60th birthday recently and to mark the milestone, it introduced the first main female character Adrenaline in its 38th.

#Asterix #Adrenaline #Comics

For the first time ever, dozens of Russian-owned paintings by Belgium-born artist Jacob Jordaens will go on show at The Pushkin Museum in Moscow. Up to 50 of his works have been gathered from private collectors and museums across the country.

#JacobJordaens #ThePushkinMuseum #Russia

Getting old is a challenge and even tougher in a city like Los Angeles, which puts a premium on youth and beauty. But in a new series, two lifelong friends navigate the ups and downs of getting older with humour, dignity and some physical ailments. The Kominsky Method is a romp through older years with A-listers Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner who are acting, but also ageing.

#TheKominskyMethod #MichaelDouglas #Netlix

In this episode of Showcase;

Da Vinci Retrospective 01:13

Kelly Crow, Staff Reporter at Wall Street Journal 04:12

70 Years of Bridget Riley 12:44

Horses in Art 16:41

Terminator: Dark Fate 19:53

Sao Paulo's "Urban Aquarium" 23:46

#Terminator #DaVinci #BridgetRiley

The Louvre becomes home to Leonardo da Vinci's retrospective, coinciding with the 500th anniversary of his death. While one of the most famous paintings in the world, Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, was already there with four of his other works, an extraordinary effort has been made to bring together as much as his art as possible on a scale never before seen.

Kelly Crow, Staff Reporter at Wall Street Journal 02:37

#DaVinci #LouvreMuseum #MonaLisa

'The Terminator' is one of the most successful sci-fi franchises in the history of cinema. Yet in its later incarnations, the fan favourite series have been falling out of favour with critics. Now, a reboot brings back the original team that produced the first two films together.

#Terminator #ArnoldSchwarzenegger #DarkFate