Latest festival news – Page 412
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NewsFormer LFF director Sheila Whitaker dies
Sheila Whitaker, former director of the London Film Festival and director of international programs for the Dubai International Film Festival, has died.
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NewsToronto reveals documentary line-up
New work from Errol Morris and Frederick Wiseman will screen in the Toronto International Film Festival’s TIFF Docs strand, while City To City spotlights Athens and Alex Aja’s Horns is among the Vanguard offerings.
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NewsWadjda wins at Durban film festival
First Saudi Arabian film to be shot by a woman wins alongside the previously banned and controversial Of Good Report.
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NewsCaptain Phillips to open Tokyo
The 26th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) is to open with Paul Greengrass’ Captain Phillips, starring Tom Hanks.
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NewsToronto unveils Midnight Madness line-up
The 25th anniversary of the Toronto International Film Festival’s genre strand to open with Chris Silvertson’s All Cheerleaders Die and feature the world premiere of Eli Roth’s The Green Inferno.
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NewsZero Hour to open Hollyshorts
HollyShorts has announced that Dan Carrillo Levy’s Zero Hour will open the 9th annual HollyShorts Film Festival on Aug 15.
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NewsLucia wins at London Indian FF
Pawan Kumar’s Lucia has won the audience award at the 4th London Indian Film Festival.
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NewsMelbourne’s 37º South selects best pitches
A new project from the producer of Whale Rider, an adaptation of a US book and a Chinese-Australian co-production are to be pitched in the UK after being selected by Melbourne’s 37º South Market.
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NewsLocarno to honour Victoria Abril
Spanish actress Victoria Abril is to be honoured with the Excellence Award at the 66th Locarno Film Festival (Aug 7-17).
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NewsKosslick to “godfather” SOFA training
Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick is to serve as a “godfather” to the new training venture School of Film Agents (SOFA) and has revealed he wants attract more TV product to Berlin’s EFM.
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NewsCelestial Wives wins at Wroclaw
Rural Russian film takes top prize at Poland’s New Horizons International Film Festival.
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NewsA Stranger, Circles triumph in Pula
Cowboys wins audience award, Hush also wins multiple prizes.
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NewsZagreb Cappuccino wins Pula’s works in progress
Vanja Svilicic’s Zagreb Cappuccino has won the works in progress award at the Pula Film Festival.
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NewsSightseers wins two at PiFan
The 17th Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped with Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers bagging the top Best of Puchon Award as well as the Best Actress Award for Alice Lowe.
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NewsFrightFest screams guest line-up
A Field in England’s Ben Wheatley and The Raid’s Gareth Evans set to attend.
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NewsEncounters unveils competition films
The 19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival has announced its international line-up, with films starring Ben Whishaw and Alan Rickman.
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NewsLocarno's Carte Blanche reveals Chilean films
Now in its third year, Locarno’s Carte Blanche will shine the light on Chilean films in post production.
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NewsMarc Forster to head Zurich jury
World War Z director to head international feature jury at the Zurch Film Festival that will also include Django Unchained producer Stacy Sher and Killing Them Softly director Andrew Dominik.
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NewsVenice head 'impressed' by UK films
Venice chief Alberto Barbera discusses this year’s “improved quality”, the ones that got away and likely late additions.
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NewsVenice 2013 line-up announced
Competition titles include new films from Reichardt, Morris, Miyazaki, Glazer, Gitai, Gilliam, Frears.