All Festivals articles – Page 797
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NewsSarajevo selects 19 for CineLink
The Sarajevo Film Festival has selected 19 projects for its 2009 CineLink and CineLink+ co-production market.
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NewsAngelopoulos demands overhaul of Greek national film awards
Filmmaker Theo Angelopoulos is threatening to boycott the Greek national film awards claiming that the current jury system is corrupt and biased.
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NewsSundance announces projects for 2009 Ford Fellowship
The Sundance Institute has announced the four Fellows and projects selected for the 2009 Ford Foundation Film Fellowship.
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NewsShanghai announces competition line-up
Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF) has unveiled its competition line-up.
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NewsThe Cove wins audience prize at Hot Docs
US filmmaker Louie Psihoyos’ The Cove won the 2009 Audience Prize at Toronto’s international documentary film festival Hot Docs. The film tells of efforts of environmentalists and animal rights activists to end the slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan.
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NewsDeneuve to receive Taormina Film Festival's Arte Award
Iconic French actress Catherine Deneuve will receive the Taormina Film Festival’s Arte Award during the 55th edition of the Sicilian festival.
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NewsGus van Sant named as jury president of KunstFilmBiennale
US filmmaker Gus van Sant will serve as the president of the International Jury for this year’s KunstFilmBiennale.
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NewsMunich retrospective dedicated to British director Stephen Frears
The British director Stephen Frears will be honoured with a retrospective at this year’s Munich Filmfest, which will be held from 26 June - 4 July.
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NewsVenice to screen 3D Toy Story films, Princess & the Frog
The Venice Film Festival will host the world premiere 3D screenings of both Toy Story films and a partially completed version of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ latest 2D film The Princess And The Frog to celebrate the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement to John Lasseter and the directors of Pixar.
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BFI sets out plans following $2.7m LFF cash boost
The BFI has set out its plans for The Times London Film Festival, following a $2.7 million cash injection from the UKFC.Speaking earlier today at an event to formally announce the funding, Sandra Hebron, the festival director, outlined the BFI’s plans to raise the profile of the festival on an ...
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NewsKinotavr Russian showcase announces competition lineup
The Kinotavr Open Russian Film Festival today announced the competition lineup for its 20th edition, including new titles from Euphoria director Ivan Vyrypaev and Kremen director Aleksei Mizgiryov.
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NewsHarold Ramis to receive Nantucket screenwriting tribute
Harold Ramis and Ben Stiller will participate on a comedy panel and Ramis will receive the annual Screenwriters Tribute at the 14th Annual Nantucket Film Festival, set to run from June 18-21.
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FeaturesHollywood gets thrifty
Expect to see fewer stars at the Hotel Du Cap as budget-conscious US sales agents try to deliver realistically priced product to international buyers.
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NewsTrevor Groth named Sundance director of programming
Trevor Groth has been named director of programming for the Sundance Film Festival in the wake of John Cooper’s appointment as festival director.
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NewsEIFF to host 23 world premieres
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) will host 23 world premieres, including Max Meyer’s Adam which will bring the 63rd edition to a close.
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NewsPublic Enemies named LA Film Festival centrepiece screening
Michael Mann’s Depression era gangster thriller Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp, Christian Bale and Marion Cotillard will receive its world premiere as the centrepiece screening for the 2009 Los Angeles Film Festival, which runs from June 18-28.
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NewsCity Island wins Heineken Audience Award
Raymond De Felitta’s comedy City Island, starring Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies, has won the eighth annual Tribeca Film Festival Heineken Audience Award.De Felitta will receive a cah prize of $25,000 for his film, which received its world premiere during the festival and tells of a Bronx family riddled with ...
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NewsWerner Herzog honoured by 50th Thessaloniki festival
A tribute to the legendary German director Werner Herzog will be the centerpiece of this year’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival.
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NewsIn The Loop, Lost In Rio bookend Seattle Film Festival
Armando Iannucci’s political satire In The Loop and Michel Hazanavicius’ spy spoof sequel OSS 117: Lost In Rio bookend the 35th Seattle International Film Festival, set to run from May 21-June 14.
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FeaturesYear of the heavyweights
Cannes has invited the A-list world of cinema to a festival that is ready to excite critics and prise open dusty wallets.