A month packed full of stuff worth getting out of bed for.

As the applause fades on a great – and thankfully IRL – edition of the LFF, capped by rapturous reviews for Denzel Washington’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, we present our highlights of the 12-day cinematic feast.

With frustration comes fearlessness, if the young, emerging British artists of today are anything to go by. Responding to the politics, protest and pandemic of the past year, THE FACE introduces you to 13 bold and brilliant painters, photographers, filmmakers and sculpturists making British art special.

One week, one mood: Moya Lothian-Mclean’s deep-dive into the feel of the week.

The Irish menswear designer reprised her collaboration with outerwear giant Columbia this season, pushing herself to innovate beyond what she ever thought possible.

This year, nine out of 10 Italians have decided to stay in Italy for their summer vacation. Southern Italy’s Forest of Mercadante is just one of the hotspots families are flocking to – and it‘s pure magic, as captured here by photographers Jean-Marc Caimi and Valentina Piccinni.

THE FACE explores the weird and not-so-wonderful changes to daily life after a year on plague planet.

Anthony Vaccarello points at a big and bolshy return to luxury for the French house’s AW21 collection.

“Covid secure” viewing pens, plastic bubbles and sit down raves. Desperate times call for desperate measures. THE FACE speaks to DJs and musicians who’ve had the strange pleasure of performing to masked punters this year.

This year’s glittering students opted to celebrate rather than present us with a dark, dystopian future. Thank god – it’s the shot of adrenaline we all needed.