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New Horizons jurors include Antoniak, Kawase, Benning
The T-Mobile New Horizons International Film Festival in Wroclaw, Poland has announced the juries for its four competitions.
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News5 Broken Cameras wins Sheffield Doc/Fest Audience Award
The 19th edition of the festival attracted a record number of delegates.
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NewsSarajevo announces documentary competition, Work in Progress selection
The Sarajevo Film Festival has announced the titles of the Documentary Competition and the projects selected for the CineLink Work in Progress section.
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NewsVenice to celebrate 80th anniversary with restored rare classics
The 10 restored rarities will include God Needs Men [pictured] by Jean Delannoy and Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano by Raoul Ruiz.
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NewsSushi Girl, Crave, V/H/S, Wrong among first titles announced for Fantasia
16th edition, which runs July 19-August 7, also celebrates Jennifer Lynch with two special screenings, including world premiere of Chained [pictured].
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NewsBFI London Film Festival to shorten duration, increase screenings
The festival will also make use of more venues during its shorter 12 day run.
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News22 new projects by Greenaway, Lungulov, Amati and Nikonova to be pitched in Moscow, 15 features presented in Sochi
New films by Peter Greenaway, Darko Lungulov, Martina Amati and Angelina Nikonova are among 22 projects to be pitched at next week’s fourth Moscow Co-production Forum.
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NewsKarlovy Vary adds Work in Progress €10,000 prize and new Czech Industry Week
Festival to open with Good Vibrations [pictured] and close with To Rome With Love. Susan Sarandon to attend to receive Crystal Globe.
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NewsMarina Abromović: The Artist Is Present wins Sheffield Special Jury Award
Next year the festival will introduce a new award, The Tim Hetherington Award, presented by Dogwoof.
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SIFF debates declining market share of Chinese films
The decline in market share for Chinese films, following the widening of China’s import quotas earlier this year, sparked heated discussions during the first two days of the 15th Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF).
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Alps wins top prize at Sydney Film Festival
Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos has won the fifth Sydney Film Prize with Alps, an offbeat film starring Aggeliki Papoulia, Aris Servetalis and Johnny Vekis.
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NewsFantasia unveil Off-Frontières projects
Selection includes seven from Canada, with five from Quebec.
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NewsDocumentaries enjoyed bumper year at UK box office in 2011
The number of documentaries being released theatrically in the UK has steadily increased during the last five years, with the total box office takings of documentaries in the UK rising dramatically in 2011, it was revealed during a panel at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest opens with double whammy
The 2012 edition of Sheffield Doc/Fest enjoyed two opening night events last night - the world premiere of Penny Woolcock’s From The Sea To The Land Beyond, followed by the European premiere of Sundance winner Searching For Sugar Man.
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NewsTrans Atlantic Partners selects participants from Canada, Europe, US
Participants include UK’s Neil Thompson [pictured], Canada’s David Cormican, Germany’s Marco Gilles and US-based Susan Lewis.
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NewsRoger Corman to head up Tokyo jury
The veteran producer and director was jury head of the festival’s Young Cinema Competition in 1994.
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NewsRomanian Crulic – The Path Beyond wins Annecy Animation Festival
Artistic director Serge Bromberg hands programming reins over to Canadian animation specialist Marcel Jean.
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NewsTop marks for Hannah Fidell’s A Teacher at US in Progress
Debut feature wins Champs-Elysées Film Festival’s US in Progress initiative aimed at connecting US indie fare with European buyers.