Latest festival news – Page 372
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NewsEuro-China initiative to launch
European and Chinese producers joining forces to better position films in each other’s markets.
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NewsBerwick unveils 2014 lineup
Now in its tenth year, the UK festival is to open with Momcilo Mrdakovic’s Mamarosh [pictured].
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NewsLocarno's Open Doors names winners
I Am Not a Witch and The Train of Salt and Sugar both pick up two prizes each at the Locarno Film Festival’s co-production lab.
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NewsToronto to debut Maggie, Boychoir
The Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin zombie drama Maggie, Dustin Hoffman drama Boychoir, Kristen Wiig comedy Welcome To Me and Sophie Barthes’ Madame Bovary have landed world premieres, TIFF gala and special presentation slots.
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NewsToronto launches Short Cuts International
New work from Claire Denis takes its place in the inaugural Short Cuts International line-up at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).
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NewsToronto unveils CWC, City To City
Toronto film festival organisers have programmed features from 42 countries in the Contemporary World Cinema (CWC) programme and unveiled eight South Korean selections in the City To City.
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NewsRoman Polanski cancels Locarno visit
Roman Polanski has cancelled his visit to the Locarno Film Festival following opposition from some local politicians and media.
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NewsHopefuls wins Locarno's Carte Blanche
Cash prize will help complete Ives Rosenfeld’s debut feature about young friends who dream of being footballers.
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NewsWay Out West breaks audience record
Ruben Ostlund presents Cannes hit Force Majeure [pictured] as a gala screening; Jens Lien previews TV series Viva Hate.
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NewsFantasia draws record numbers
Montreal’s genre festival ran from July 17-Aug 6 and saw audiences of more than 129,000; its Frontières co-production market also drew a record attendance, up 30% on 2013.
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NewsBela Tarr slams CineFest's ‘Roma ban’
Hungarian filmmakers criticise festival for refusing to screen material relating to Roma people.
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NewsSan Seb unveils Eastern Europe focus
Retrospective to include films from Danis Tanovic, Cristi Puiu, Mira Fornay and more.
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NewsSarajevo reveals Work in Progress
Seven projects will take part in WiP, and three more titles have been added to CineLink line-up
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NewsKidnap comedy to open Cambridge
Festival will also see director Rowan Joffe and novelist SJ Watson present Before I Go To Sleep, starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong.
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NewsSan Seb unveils competition films
Seven films will compete for the top prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival.
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NewsGrimmfest to launch preview strand
Genre festival to world premiere zombie thriller Devil’s Tower and preview White Settlers.
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NewsEuropa Distribution panel looks at TV
Speakers at Locarno workshop to include TrustNordisk’s Susan Wendt and ARTE’s Karen Byot.
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NewsVenice adds Bogdanovich, Penn docs
Two new documentaries about cinema, centred on the work of US directors Peter Bogdanovich and Arthur Penn, have been added to the Venice Classics strand of the 71st Venice International Film Festival (Aug 27 - Sept 6).One Day Since Yesterday: Peter Bogdanovich & The Lost American Film by Bill Teck ...
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NewsLocarno launches Industry Academy
Pilot open to young European professionals in distribution, exhibition, sales and marketing.