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Reviews‘Spying Stars’ review: Vimukthi Jayasundara meditates on grief in lyrical Sri Lankan sci-fi drama
A scientist returning from space to bury her father encounters a dystopic world in Busan Competition title
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NewsDiversion boards Vimukthi Jayasundara’s Busan Competition drama ‘Spying Stars’
EXCLUSIVE: The Sri Lankan filmmaker previously won the Camera d’Or at Cannes.
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NewsRabbit's Killing next for Jayasundara
Paris-based Sri Lankan director Vimukthi Jayasundara’s next feature will be a tale of homecoming set in Galle, a port-city in southern Sri Lanka.
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FeaturesSri Lankan filmmakers wait for peace dividend
A lack of government support, digital cinemas and professional producers are hampering the development of the film industry in post-war Sri Lanka.
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NewsTian's Warrior gets world premiere at TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival has added two final titles to its September line-up - Tian Zhuang Zhuang’s The Warrior And The Wolf and Hana Makhmalbaf’s Green Days.
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Hubert Bals Fund gives $570,000 in latest round
Rotterdam’s Hubert Bals Fund supports 29 films from 22 countries.
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FeaturesLocarno: Open Doors Hub spotlights south Asian projects
This year Locarno’s annual co-production lab introduces a fresh format — a three-year focus on eight south Asian countries. Martin Blaney reports on the new Open Doors Hub.
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NewsMontreal Nouveau Cinema to present more than 295 'eclectic' films
Festival to open with Daniel Grou-Podz’s 10½.
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NewsAbout Elly, City Of Life And Death head nominations for APSAs
Iranian director Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly and Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan’s City Of Life And Death scored the most nominations for the 2009 Asia Pacific Film Awards (APSAs), with four and three nods respectively.
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