All Festivals articles – Page 890
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NewsTribeca keeps April slot, sets opening of 2010 edition for April 21
Tribeca Film Festival organisers have announced that the event’s ninth edition will take place in New York from April 21–May 2, 2010.
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NewsXiaolu Guo's She, A Chinese takes Locarno's Golden Leopard
This year’s Golden Leopard in Locarno was awarded to Chinese novelist-filmmaker Xiaolu Guo for the UK-German-French co-production She, A Chinese.
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NewsFrankfurt's LUCAS children's festival to spotlight animation
The 32nd LUCAS International Children’s Film Festival will open September 6 in Frankfurt with a screening of French fairytale Trouble At Timpeltill.
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NewsTIFF adds 19 more titles, including world premieres from Saura, Roos
The Toronto International Film Festival has added seven more Galas and 12 more Special Presentations to its lineup. The selections include world premieres from Carlos Saura, Don Roos, Christian Carion and Dev Benegal.
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NewsMilos Forman to get tribute in Reykjavik
The Reykjavik International Film Festival will give its 2009 honorary award to director Milos Forman.
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NewsWild Grass, Broken Embraces bookend auteur-rich New York Film Festival
Alain Resnais’ Wild Grasswill open and Pedro Almodovar’s Broken Embraces will close the 47th New York Film Festival this autumn. Sony Pictures Classics holds domestic rights to both titles.
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NewsZurich Film Festival launches day-long industry symposium
The Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) is introducing a new International Industry Day Conference at the upcoming fifth edition of the festiva, which runs from September 24–October 4.
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Dance Of The Dragon, Rock Slyde win at Feel Good Film Festival
Max Mannix and John Radel’s Dance Of The Dragon was named best feel good feature as the Feel Good Film Festival (FGFF) came to a close in Los Angeles.
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NewsBiennale unveils entries for inaugural Persol 3-D award
The Venice Film Festival has announced nine films eligible for Venice’s new Persol 3-D award for the best stereoscopic 3-D film of the year.
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NewsTrailer Park Boys film will open Atlantic Film Festival
Trailer Park Boys: Countdown To Liquor Day will have its world premiere at the NBC Universal Canada Opening Gala of the 29th Atlantic Film Festival on September 17.
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NewsTIFF announces eight world premieres across Visions and CWC sections
Harmony Korine’s Trash Humpers will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is one of eight additional world premieres showing in the avant-guarde Visions and the Contemporary World Cinema sections.
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NewsComposer Marvin Hamlisch to be honoured at World Soundtrack Awards
Oscar-winning composer Marvin Hamlisch, Oscar-nominee Alexandre Desplat, Mark Streitenfeld and renowned Japanese composer Shingeru Umebayashi will perform at this year’s Ghent Film Festival.
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NewsZurich Film Festival will honour Polanski, host retrospective
The Zurich Film Festival will present its Golden Eye Award to Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski.
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NewsNY International Latino Festival gives prizes to Pachamama, Stages
The 2009 New York International Latino Film Festival has announced the award winners from its 10th anniversary event.
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FeaturesThe long road back
The six territories formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia still face plenty of challenges in terms of film distribution and exhibition, but Vladan Petkovic sees signs of optimism on the eve of the Sarajevo Film Festival in Bosnia (Aug 12-20).The most popular theatrical titles in the ...
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NewsSam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy to close London Film Festival
The world premiere of Nowhere Boy, the hotly anticipated debut film from British artist Sam Taylor-Wood, will close The Times BFI 53rd London Film Festival.
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NewsLA Shorts Fest honours 8th Samurai, Alma, Hotel, Bouttenniere
The LA Shorts Fest has announced the winners from its 2009 edition, with Justin Ambrosino’s The 8th Samurai taking the Best of the Fest prize.
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NewsCine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicks off with If I Were You 2
The seventh-annual Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil-NY kicked off last night with a Central Park Summerstage concert by Silvia Machete and screening of Brazilian box-office record-setter If I Were You 2, directed by Daniel Filho.
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FeaturesThe triumphant transformation of Sarajevo
As the Sarajevo Film Festival (August 12-20) grows in stature, so does its importance as a launch pad for international films into the region. Mike Goodridge reports
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NewsBreathless continues winning streak with jury prize at Fantasia
The Montreal-based Fantasia Film Festival ends today after welcoming 90,000 fans with 40% of its 195 screenings sold out since the event started July 9.