Latest festival news – Page 416
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NewsAFI DOCS unveils winners
This year’s festival, which ran June 19-23, hosted more than 19,000 attendees with 53 films screened representing 30 countries.
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NewsEIFF hosts focus on Korea
The 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) is hosting a Focus on Korea and held a special reception, screening and dinner last night (June 24).
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NewsLouisiana Film Prize to honour Avi Lerner
Producer to receive inaugural Big Chief Award at this year’s festival, which runs Oct 3-6.
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NewsHaute Cuisine among PIFF winners
2013 edition of the Provincetown International Film Festival ran June 19-23.
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NewsSan Sebastian, Zurich to share films
September festivals to share titles as part of new partnership.
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NewsLocarno to open with 2 Guns
Locarno bookended by action-comedy 2 Guns and doc On the Way to School.
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NewsBuyers to descend on UK for LUFF
Around 200 European and international distributors and festival programmers are expected in London next week for the 10th edition of the London UK Film Focus (LUFF), running June 24-27.
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NewsLifetime honour for Silvio Soldini
Italian filmmaker Silvio Soldini is to receive the Italian Contemporary Film Festival’s inaugrual Lifetime Achievement Award.
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NewsStoker, Byzantium bookend Neuchatel
Swiss festival Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival (July 5-13) will open with Park Chan wook’s Stoker and close with Neil Jordan’s Byzantium.
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NewsTarantino to receive Lumiere Award
Quentin Tarantino will be awarded the 5th Lumiere Award at the Lumiere festival in France.
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NewsShanghai names market award winners
The Shanghai International Film Festival’s SIFF Project market closed last night (June 19) with Gao Bo’s Fantasy Journey picking up the award for Most Promising Investment Project.
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NewsTasting Menu, The Sea bookend Galway
The 25th Galway Film Fleadh is to open with Spanish dramedy Tasting Menu, directed by Roger Gual, and close with John Banville adaptation The Sea, directed by Stephen Brown.
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NewsDoc/Fest delegates up 18%
Audience Award winners revealed as documentary festival reports record numbers.
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NewsMoscow prepares launch; Media Luna nabs two
As this year’s Moscow International Film Festival readies for launch, Germany’s Media Luna New Films has picked up international distribution rights to a title in competition at the 35th edition.
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NewsGalway names Talent nominees, masterclasses
Five nominees for Bingham Ray New Talent Award; Julien Temple, Zachary Quinto among masterclasses.
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NewsMakhmalbaf to chair EIFF jury
The Iranian director will be joined by Scottish actor Kevin McKidd and film critic Derek Malcom.
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NewsPiFan unveils line-up; Congress to open
The 17th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival (PiFan) has announced its line-up, opening with the Asian premiere of Ari Folman’s The Congress.
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NewsBFI backs two Doc/Fest projects
The BFI Film Fund has revealed the two feature documentaries it will support following its first ever pitching session at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsVoD service to boost I Am Breathing rollout
The Scottish Documentary Institute (SDI) has partnered with UK VoD service Distrify to boost viewing and fundraising around documentary I Am Breathing.
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NewsWe Are The Freaks to open Bornshorts
EXCLUSIVE: Justin Edgar’s teen comedy stars Michael Smiley and Jamie Blackley. Watch the first trailer here.