All Festivals articles – Page 887
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NewsInaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival 'building a culture'
The inaugural Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) will open in Qatar on October 29 with a special screening of Mira Nair’s Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia starring Hilary Swank and Richard Gere.
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NewsBaaria to represent Italy at the Oscars
Giuseppe Tornatore’s Baaria, a complex family saga that spans the lives of three generations of a Sicilian family, will represent Italy in its bid for the Foreign Oscar.
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NewsNorway sends in Max Manus for Oscar battle
Norway has selected local blockbuster Max Manus, directed by Espen Sandberg and Joachim Rønning, as its contender for the foreign-language Oscar.
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NewsPrecious to open 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival
The 32nd Starz Denver Film Festival (SDFF32) will open o November 12 with a gala screening of Lee Daniels’ acclaimed drama Precious: Based On The Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire.
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NewsWinston-Salem's RiverRun to expand to 11 days in 2010 edition
Organisers at the Winston-Salem-based RiverRun International Film Festival are expanding the 2010 event to run for 11 days from April 15-25.
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NewsUp In The Air, The Young Victoria, Ajami join Hamptons line-up
Jason Reitman’s comedy Up In The Air starring George Clooney and Jean-Marc Vallee’s period drama The Young Victoria with Emily Blunt have been added to the Hamptons International Film Festival line-up.
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NewsZurich Film Festival stunned by Polanski arrest
The Polish director was the subject of a special tribute at this year’s festival and was en route to Zurich to take part in a masterclass with young filmmakers when he was taken into custody.
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NewsThierry Fremaux enlists Harvey Weinstein in Polanski petition
Harvey Weinstein has leant his support to a move by the French film-making community to petition against the possible US extradition of Roman Polanski following the Oscar winning director’s arrest in Zurich late on Saturday.
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NewsCity Of Life And Death takes San Sebastian's Golden Shell
Lu Chuan’s harrowing drama City Of Life And Death was the surprise winner as San Sebastian came to a close on Saturday, claiming the Golden Shell and shutting out Spanish-language productions including The Secret In Their Eyes and Dancer And The Thief.
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CineVegas cancels 2010 event due to poor economy
The CineVegas Film Festival has cancelled its 2010 edition due to the impact of the economic downturn, festival president Robin Greenspun and artistic director Trevor Groth announced.
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NewsDolan's Mother takes Golden Puffin in Reykjavik
Milos Forman receives Lifetime Achievement Award; other winners include Together from Norway and The Girl from Sweden.
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NewsDanis Tanovic's Triage to open the Rome Film Festival
The International Rome Film Festival has announced the line-up of their fourth edition, in a pivotal year for the festival, which has a new team led by president Gian Luigi Rondi.
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FeaturesRight place, write time
On the eve of the Rio International Film Festival (Sept 24-Oct 8), Elaine Guerini reports on how a group of Brazilian screenwriters are becoming some of the most sought-after writers in the world.
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NewsToday's Special to open Mahindra IAAC Film Festival
David Kaplan’s comedy Today’s Special and Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury’s romance Antaheen – The Endless Wait bookend the Mahindra Indo-American Arts Council (MIAAC) Film Festival.
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NewsBroken Embraces to open 13th LA Latino Int'l Film Festival
Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces will kick off the 13th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on October 11.
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NewsDenmark’s Terribly Happy submitted for foreign-language Oscar
Henrik Ruben Genz’s Terribly Happy has been selected as the Danish contender for the foreign-language Oscar race.
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NewsUruguay dominates San Sebastian Films In Progress awards
Uruguayan films La Vida Util and Norberto Apenas Tarde have won the industry and TVE awards in this year’s San Sebastian Films In Progess section.
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CommentSmall is beautiful at Toronto
Buyers at Toronto were unwilling to bet big on expensive, star-driven films, preferring the low-risk gamble of smaller foreign-language films and smaller distribution costs.
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NewsImagina closes deals in Oscar contenders Gordos and Maps
Imagina has secured a number of sales on Daniel Sanchez Arevalo’s Fat People (Gordos) and Isabel Coixet’s Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo, which are both competing to be Spain’s entrant for the foreign-langugage Oscar.
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NewsKaohsiung fest removes controversial doc from line-up
In an attempt to minimise controversy, Taiwan’s Kaohsiung City Government has decided to separate the screening of documentary 10 Conditions Of Love from the upcoming Kaohsiung Film Festival in October.