All Festivals articles – Page 861
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NewsAs Venice 2011 kicks off, Mueller talks about final edition under his current mandate
George Clooney’s Ides of March opens a line-up that’s heavy on English-language fare and likely awards contenders.
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NewsZurich Film Festival to open with Soderbergh's Contagion
The seventh Zurich Film Festival (Sept 22-Oct 2) will open with Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion.Laurence Fishburne, one of the stars of Contagion, will preside over the jury for ZZ’f international section, and the festival will also honour him with a special achievement award.The other jurors on the international narrative feature jury ...
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NewsLudmila Cvikova leaves Rotterdam for Doha
Cvikova joins the Doha Film Institute as new head of international programming.
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FeaturesHaugesund’s hot tickets
The Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund (Aug 17-26) offers international attendees a window on some of the hottest new projects from the region. Jorn Rossing Jensen reports
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NewsUK's FrightFest kicks off tonight, ready to welcome Wheatley, Yelchin, McKee, West
This year’s edition kicks off today with the UK premiere of Don’t Be Afraid Of The Dark.
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NewsAbu Dhabi's SANAD backs films including Jacir's When I Saw You
SANAD, the fund from the Abu Dhabi Film Festival that supports filmmakers from the Arab world, has handed out its second round of grants for 2011.
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Busan International Film Festival unveils New Currents line-up
The 16th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has announced 13 films from 12 countries for the New Currents competition of up-and-coming Asian directors.
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NewsFernando Meirelles' 360 to open 55th BFI London Film Festival
It will be the European premiere of the film, which stars Rachel Weisz, Jude Law and Sir Anthony Hopkins; Meirelles’ The Constant Gardener opened the LFF in 2005.
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NewsToronto adds 7 more world premieres including features by Millet, O'Nan, Petersen
Toronto has unveiled the final selections for this year’s programme. In total, the festival has now programmed 336 films, including 268 features (that compares to last year’s 339 and 258) representing 65 countries (up from 59).
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NewsTokyo's TIFFCOM announces further details of rebooted TPG project market
Scheme now has two categories: Masters and New Talent.
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NewsTyrannosaur, The Guard amongst Dinard competition titles
Hayley Atwell and Jaime Winstone will sit on the jury at the 22nd edition of the Dinard Film Festival, which promotes British films to French audiences.
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News13 shorts make up San Sebastian Film Students Meeting
10th edition of the Film Students Meeting to take place Sept 21-23.
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NewsViennale paying tribute to Jeremy Thomas, Harry Belafonte and Chantal Akerman
This year’s Viennale (Oct 20 – Nov 2) will be staging special programmes to celebrate the work of UK producer Jeremy Thomas [pictured], US actor and political activitist Harry Belafonte and the Belgian director Chantal Akerman.
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NewsNew genre pitching forum coming to Croatia's Zadar festival
Industry figures will discuss a new pitching forum dedicated to films in the thriller and horror genres at the upcoming Film Forum Zadar festival in Croatia.
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NewsSan Sebastian to present 15 of year's big Spanish films
San Sebastian will present this year’s big Spanish films in its Made in Spain section.
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NewsToronto speakers to include Kavanaugh, Werner, Ford, Hope
Also, TIFF is partnering for the first time with online platforms Cinando and Festival Scope.
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NewsVenice Orizzonti adds Lav Diaz's Century of Birthing
Two closing films, from Finland and Belgium, added to the section.
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NewsNordic Co-Production Forum presents 21 projects including new films from Boe, Mika Kaurismaki
The fifth Nordic Co-Production and Film Financing Forum, which started today (Aug 18) at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, will present 21 film projects at different stages of development with budgets totalling $119 million.
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News14th Strategic Partners co-production market unveils line-up
Agnieszka Holland, Michael Radford, Helen Mirren and Ryan Phillippe are amongst the talent attached to projects being showcased at the annual co-production event which takes place during the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax in September.
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NewsNorwegian production booming, could reach 34 features this year
Oslo, August 31st and Headhunters both headed to Toronto.