All Festivals articles – Page 717
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NewsGianfranco Rosi to head Locarno jury
Last year’s Venice Golden Lion winner will head Locarno’s main jury; Syrian director Ossama Mohammed will lead the Filmmakers of the Present competition jury.
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NewsOdessa honours Frears
UK director Stephen Frears has been awarded the Golden Duke Lifetime Achievement Award during the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the Odessa International Film Festival (OIFF, July 11-19).
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NewsMicha Shagrir honoured in Jerusalem
The Sam Spiegel Film School is paying tribute to top Israeli producer Micha Shagrir with an event on Thursday night.
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NewsDoc conference to examine films on filmmakers
Films on filmmakers will be at the heart of documentary conference entitled Cinema as a Rumour: in memory of Assi Dayan at the Jerusalem Film Festival on Wednesday.
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NewsNikaido wins Screen Rising Star award
Japanese actress Fumi Nikaido receives the inaugural Screen International Rising Star award at the New York Asian Film Festival
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CommentPark Chan Wook talks genre twists in Jerusalem
The Korean master talks about how his life in 1980s Korea inspired Thirst, in a Jerusalem Film Festival masterclass.
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NewsEthiopia-set Fig Tree wins Jerusalem International Film Lab
Other winners include Ivan Marinovic, Amikam Kovner and Assaf Snir.
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NewsWomen’s fest seeks new venue
The artistic director of Israel’s International Women’s Film Festival is hopeful that a new venue will be found for the event.
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NewsHousebound, Blind win at Neuchâtel
Kiwi comedy horror wins the “Narcisse” for best feature; Eskil Vogt’s Blind wins Silver Melies.
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NewsCorn Island wins at Karlovy Vary
Corn Island wins Crystal Globe at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival; Elle Fanning wins best actress prize.
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CommentDavid Mamet takes flight in Jerusalem
Filmmaker and writer David Mamet was at the Jerusalem Film Festival on Friday night for a public reading of his novella The Handle and The Hold.
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NewsSeidl and other filmmakers cancel Jerusalem trips
UPDATED: As political tensions escalate, a number of film festival guests have cancelled their trips to Jerusalem.
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NewsFrightFest unveils shorts line-up
Watchmen writer Alan Moore to attend world premiere of his screenwriting debut, Show Pieces.
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NewsJerusalem kicks off with aim for business as usual
Most festival guests’ travels aren’t impacted by the unrest in Israel; festival makes minor scheduling changes.
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NewsJerusalem presents 'fresh' doc stories
A trip by Israeli reggae producers to Jamaica, Final Solution architect Heinrich Himmler, new immigrant angst and a pit ball rescue centre are among the many worlds explored in this year’s Israeli Documentary Competition.
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NewsTrailer talk in Jerusalem
Six Acts director Jonathan Gurfinkel [pictured] to discuss trailer craft.
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NewsFantasia unveils full line-up
Montreal-based genre festival to screen over 160 films at its 18th edition, which runs July 17-Aug 6.
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NewsLuc Besson's Lucy to open Locarno
Thriller starring Scarlett Johansson to open Locarno Film Festival.
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NewsJFF gets down to business
The festival is laying on a packed programme of film industry events this year, headlined by the Jerusalem Pitch Point meeting.