All Festivals articles – Page 791
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NewsZurich Film Festival launches international music competition
The five best compositions will be performed by the Tonhalle Orchestra in Zurich, as part of next year’s film festival.
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NewsSundance unveils US, World Cinema competition sections
Todd Louiso’s Hello I Must Be Going, Lauren Greenfield’s The Queen Of Versaillies, Kieran Darcy-Smith’s Wish You Were Here [pictured] and Malik Bendjelloul’s Searching For Sugar Man will open the festival, representing the US Dramatic, US Documentary, World Cinema Dramatic and World Cinema Documentary competitions.
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NewsTallinn's Black Nights gives grand prix to A Simple Life
Other festival prize winners include We Need To Talk About Kevin, Barzakh, 33 Animals of Santa Claus, and Kotoko.
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NewsHeather Graham To Receive Career Achievement Award At Bahamas
Boogie Nights star Heather Graham will be honoured with the career achievement award at the Bahamas International Film Festival this month in Nassau.
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NewsEl Estudiante and Declaration of War win Gijón Film Festival
Declaration of War, the French candidate for the Oscars, and El Estudiante, a low budget political satire and drama, won ex aequo the 49 edition of the Gijón Film festival, which ended this weekend in the Spanish city of Asturias.
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NewsOld Dog takes top prize at Tokyo Filmex; inaugural edition of Talent Campus Tokyo wraps
Director Pema Tseden’s Tibetan-language Chinese film Old Dog was awarded the grand prize and $12,800 (Y1m) at the closing awards of the twelfth edition of Tokyo Filmex, which ran from Nov 19-27.
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Ladakh to host international film festival
Ladakh, a high-altitude region in the north of India, is set to host its first ever international film festival from June 15-17 next year.
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NewsPlanet of Snail wins top prize at IDFA
Special jury award and audience prize goes to 5 Broken Cameras.
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NewsMalatya's Crystal Apricot award goes to The Future Lasts Forever
The second Malatya International Film Festival in Turkey closed Nov 24 with the Crystal Apricot award going to The Future Lasts Forever (Gelecek Uzun Surer).Ozcan Alper’s second feature, a love story about a Turkish woman’s voyage to find her Kurdish lover, was praised for “translating the pain of the war ...
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FeaturesGoa projects make their mark
Co-productions set up at Goa’s Film Bazaar are now gracing leading international festivals. Liz Shackleton reports
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NewsGolden Horse project market sees 67% growth; Yi’s animation project takes top prize
Film financier attendance also up, including 12 venture capital companies.
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NewsIDFA unveils prize nominations; Tea Time wins Central Pitch prize at FORUM
Feature competition finalists are The Ambassador [pictured], Bad Weather, Planet of Snail.
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NewsPeter Weir to head DIFF Muhr Arab Features jury
Weir’s last feature The Way Back, was featured in DIFF’s Cinema of the World section in 2010.
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NewsBertha Foundation joins forces with Britdoc, launches two new funds
Two new funds worth £1.5 million, first new investment is Kirpalani’s We The People.
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NewsLes Arcs co-production village to host new films from Kozole, Cupellini, Savage
Les Arcs hosts 22 titles in co-production village, seven in works in progress section.
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NewsSnowtown amongst films in competition at Marrakech
The Festival’s 11th edition will run from December 2-10.
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NewsTop prize at Animated Dreams festival goes to The External World
First AnimaCampus welcomes 100 participants.
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NewsBristol Encounters to change dates for 2012
Below Zero has won the grand prize at this year’s edition which will be the last in its November slot before it moves to September in 2012.
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NewsIDFA deals include StudioCanal taking UK on Vreeland doc
Other deals done for Girl Model, The Story of Film and more titles.