大象传媒

Your daily journey into global arts, culture and entertainment, with Harriett Gilbert and Mark Coles.

Cannes Film Festival

It's just over half-way at the Cannes film festival. Stars including footballer Eric Cantona, singer Mariah Carey and celebrity Paris Hilton have trodden the now well-worn red carpets. And the films have been getting some attention too. Our reporter Alex Stanger tells us about the favourite so far - A Prophet and brings us the critical reactions to new films from directors Ken Loach and Lars Von Trier.

Saatchi Crafts

The Strand visits Collect: the international art fair for contemporary objects 2009 to meet representatives from some of the world's leading galleries, to assess both how popular crafts have become and whether or not applied arts have been affected by the cooling of the international markets in the same way fine art has been.

Gazmend Kapllani

Author Gazmend Kapllani releases A Short Border Handbook a memoir that tells the tale of his journey across the border from his homeland of Albania to the promised land of Greece.

Ojos De Brujo

Spanish superstars Ojos De Brujo have just released their latest album "Aocana" and they join Mark in the studio to discuss the influences the ten piece band brought to the recording studio.