Latest festival news – Page 365
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NewsZurich launch pad for Swiss films
Eleven Swiss films and five Swiss co-productions will screen during the 10th Zurich Film Festival (Sept 25-Oct 5).
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NewsShamberg: “Anyone with a laptop is their own movie studio”
Pulp Fiction exec and BuzzFeed consultant hails digital opportunities for filmmakers.
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NewsAntonio Banderas to star in Altamira
EXCLUSIVE: Spain shoot for period drama from Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson.
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NewsZach Braff “shocked” by Kickstarter backlash
Actor-director says he won’t return to crowdfunding to finance his films.
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NewsConcrete Night wins at Finnish Film Week
Finnish Oscar submission Concrete Night won Director of the Year for Pirjo Honkasalo and Producers of the Year for Mark Lwoff-Misha Jaaari at Helsinki’s Finnish Film Week.
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NewsRio kicks off Brasil competition
Highlights of the main competitive strand that showcases top new Brazilian cinema.
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NewsFatih Akin’s The Cut to open Cairo
Fatih Akin’s The Cut will open the 36th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which is scheduled to run November 9-18.
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NewsSan Seb unveils co-pro winner
Cuban film August wins the San Sebastián Co-production Fórum; Magallanes wins Films in Progress.
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NewsIda producer to pitch at Connecting Cottbus
New projects by the producers of Ida and Crulic are among 13 selected from Albania to Ukraine to be pitched at this year’s Connecting Cottbus East-West co-production market (November 6-7).
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NewsDoc/Fest's Currimbhoy to join Sundance
Director of programming to take a documentary role at Sundance.
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NewsBIFA joint directors to step down
Tessa Collinson and Johanna von Fischer will leave the British Independent Film Awards at the end of the year.
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NewsJeremy Thomas to head London Film Festival jury
Other jurors across London’s competitions include Sally Hawkins, James McAvoy, James Corden and Dexter Fletcher.
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NewsVal Kilmer cancels Zurich jury duty
US actor was due to join the Zurich Film Festival jury this weekend
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NewsAntonio Banderas talks Automata and Hollywood
SAN SEBASTIAN: Spanish star wants to make more films in his home country and says Hollywood no longer exists - “It’s just a brand”.
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NewsChicago editor to receive Camerimage award
Oscar-winning editor Martin Walsh to receive lifetime honour at the cinematography festival in Poland.
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NewsTakashi Miike to receive Rome honour
Japanese filmmaker behind Audition and Ichi the Killer to receive Maverick Director Award; As The Gods Will to world premiere in Rome.
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NewsSerena to world premiere in St Petersburg
World premiere of Serena and Cannes Jury Prize winner Mommy set as opening and closing night galas.
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NewsGods reigns supreme in Gdynia
Lukasz Palkowski’s Gods was the big winner at this year’s annual showcase of Polish cinema at the Gdynia Film Festival which ended with a gala awards ceremony at the weekend.