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One in an occasional series exploring the state of Hollywood films in global markets. Just last year, the Guardian Australia lamented that Australian film and TV was fighting for its life as Hollywood blockbusters made up 84% of the country’s box office.

Autumn 1990. A group of Western diplomats arrives in Albania to investigate human rights abuses by the communist regime still in power.

Bollywood - the Indian film industry - is largest in the world in terms of the amount of content produced every year. Yet it has been known mainly for its larger-than-life musical productions.

Before Robert Pattinson went on to fight criminals as Batman he wrestled mentally and physically with Willem Dafoe in The Lighthouse. The two men drive each other insane on a lonely island.

Based on true events, the movie tells the story of Queen Tomiris, a real historical hero. She, along with her female warriors, inspired the legends of the Amazon warriors.

Though established and led by a team of Armenian Americans in Los Angeles, the ARPA International Film Festival treasures the second word of its name. For 22 years now, the festival has brought films to Los Angeles from various parts of the world with a focus on social justice.

It was a black and white carpet again – and the guys came ready to represent. Many looking like they’d been dipped in milk – and it worked.

Golden Globe-nominated Sienna Miller has been busier than ever this year. She has been working in projects like American Woman, 21 Bridges and the TV mini-seriesThe Loudest Voice in which she plays the wife of former chairman and CEO of Fox News Roger Ailes (Russell Crowe).

Ford v Ferrari started hot off the line and raced to the center of the podium with a $52. 4 million launch in first place at home and abroad.

In the Vietnamese drama The Third Wife, 14-year-old May (Nguyen Phuong Tra My) becomes the youngest of three bonded mistresses of an old and wealthy landowner (Le Vu Long). Soon after her marriage, May learns that she can only gain status by proclaiming herself as a woman who can give birth to a son.