Latest festival news – Page 439
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NewsBurn It Up Djassa, Restless City, On The Edge to compete at inaugural Colors of the Nile festival
58 African films from around the continent will be highlighted during the festival, which runs Nov 7-11.
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NewsRealD to launch limited edition glasses for Tokyo world premiere of Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away
Andrew Adamson’s film [pictured] opens the 25th Tokyo International Film Festival tomorrow night (Oct 20).
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NewsMurk Light, Dreams In Their Eyes among winners of ADFF's Emirates Film Competition
Abu Dhabi Film Festival also announce winners of international short film competition, including Iair Said’s 9 Vaccines.
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NewsZhang Yimou honoured at opening of Mumbai film festival
The 14th Mumbai film festival opened last night (Oct 18) with a screening of Silver Linings Playbook and the presentation of the lifetime achievement award to Chinese auteur Zhang Yimou.
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NewsEuropa Distribution AGM opens in Lyon with film heritage debate
Body representing 125 independent distributors across Europe will also discuss future of the Media Programme and examine cinema-on-demand distribution schemes.
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NewsShorts from Milner, Guerrier brothers, Zamatov to screen at Aesthetica
Second edition of short film festival, which runs Nov 8-11, to feature shorts from over 25 countries.
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NewsCall Girl to open 23rd Stockholm International Film Festival
Marciman’s debut [pictured] among three new Swedish features to compete for the grand prix for Best Film at the festival, which runs Nov 7-18.
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NewsLatest projects from Porterfield, Andalman selected for US in Progress Wrocław
Two-day works in progress event to take place during third American Film Festival, which runs Nov 13-18.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Film Festival: Arab filmmakers recount troubled beginnings
Five leading Arab filmmakers outlined the difficulties they experienced in launching their careers in a troubled region at an Abu Dhabi Film Festival panel on Tuesday.
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NewsIDFA Forum includes new projects from Shamir, Ostergaard
Programme expands to include work in progress screenings.
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NewsBelgian KIKK Festival explores the digital frontier
International digital festival, which runs Nov 8-9, aims to explore the economic and artistic implications of new technologies.
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NewsFor No Good Reason to open London International Animation Festival
Charlie Paul’s biopic of British artist Ralph Steadman is one of three feature films showing at this year’s edition, which runs Oct 25-Nov 4.
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NewsLeos Carax's Holy Motors wins big at Sitges Film Festival
Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers picks up two awards, including Best Actress for Alice Lowe, while Jennifer Lynch’s Chained wins Special Jury Award.
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News25th IDFA to screen 317 titles including 97 world premieres
Programme for the 25th anniversary of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam includes 64 Dutch productions.
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NewsGlobal Film Initiative picks up Busan trio
The Global Film Initiative has picked up three films that screened at the recent Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) for North American distribution - 111 Girls, Beijing Flickers and Shyamal Uncle Turns Off The Lights.
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NewsKayan, 36 take New Currents awards at close of Busan fest
The 17th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) wrapped yesterday (Oct 13) with a record of more than 221,000 admissions.
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NewsAbu Dhabi Film Festival underway in style
Stars attend gala opening at Emirates Palace, Richard Gere teases potential feature in the region.
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NewsHarvey Weinstein slams piracy in LFF keynote
US film producer Harvey Weinstein singled out Apple and Google in an attack on piracy as part of his keynote speech at the 56th BFI London Film Festival.
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NewsDavid Magee, Jim Hart and Susanne Schneider to participate in éQuinoxe screenwriters workshop
11th éQuinoxe Germany Screenwriters’ Workshop takes place this week in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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NewsAmerican Film Festival to honour Schatzberg, Anderson
Third edition of the Wroclow, Poland-based festival to take place Nov 13-18.