Latest festival news – Page 304
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NewsFormer Busan chief given suspended jail sentence
Lee Yong-kwan and three other former festival executives given suspended jail sentences by Busan District Court.
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NewsTokyo: Shinzo Abe, Meryl Streep kick off festival
Japan’s prime minister Shinzo Abe jostled for the spotlight with Meryl Streep at the opening night of this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsHaifa awards go to 'Personal Affairs,' 'The Distinguished Citizen'
Festival’s Mix Programme $65,000 production grant was awarded to Rony and Riyad.
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NewsRome: 'More public money needed for distribution', say execs
Experts on MIA/Europa Distribution panel also discussed the importance of territoriality in European deals and need for diversification to mitigate risk.
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NewsTallinn Black Nights: 'The White King' among first features competition
UK dystopian drama starring Jonathan Pryce and Agyness Deyn will have its international premiere at the festival.
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NewsRome: Meryl Streep reveals the director she would most like to work with
Streep talked Michael Cimino, writing her own lines and a British obsession with class during a Rome masterclass.
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NewsDubai launches Investors Club aimed at private financiers
Dubai Film Festival initiative is aimed at private financiers looking to invest in the film industry.
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NewsStockholm Film Festival to open with 'I, Daniel Blake'
The 27th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 9 - 20) will present 200 films from 70 countries.
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NewsShekhar Kapur named jury president of Macao's first film fest
Elizabeth director to preside over IFFAM, China.
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NewsKaranović’s 'A Good Wife' wins €50,000 ArteKino audience award
First edition of pan-European online festival is a joint initiative between Arte and Festival Scope.
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NewsBusan’s New Currents Award goes to 'Knife', 'Donor'
The 21st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) wrapped on Saturday with its New Currents Award going to two Chinese debut features - Wang Xuebo’s The Knife In The Clear Water and Zang Qiwu’s The Donor.
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NewsFlanders Image wraps first edition of NeXT
Coureur won the events best project pitch, while Cloudboy triumphed in the Works In Progress strand.
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NewsIndustry execs mull future of sales and festivals at Belgium's NeXT Talks
Industry panellists discussed the changing nature of the international film business during the NeXT Talks conference.
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NewsTop Korean directors, actors on government blacklist
Park Chan-wook and actor Song Kang-ho are reportedly on a blacklist created by president Park Geun-hye’s office denying them government support.
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News'Paterson', 'Nocturnal Animals' to bookend Wrocław American fest
The line-up has been revealed for the 2016 edition of the Polish American Film Festival.
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NewsThe 10 VR films that soared at festivals in 2016
From Birdly to Jesus VR, Screen’s editorial team pick 10 of the buzziest virtual reality experiences from the festival circuit ahead of the VR Creative Summit in December.
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NewsKen Loach kicks off Film Fest Gent
British director’s Palme d’Or winning film opened the 43rd edition of the festival.
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NewsTokyo film festival to honour Scorsese, Kurosawa
Martin Scorsese and Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa are the recipients of Samurai Awards at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
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NewsBusan: 'Love And Vengeance' wins $15k market prize
White Building also among winners at Busan’s Asian Film Market.