Latest festival news – Page 470
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NewsSteve James to present top 10 films at IDFA
The Amsterdam-based documentary festival will also screen his latest The Interrupters as part of retrospective.
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NewsDoha unveils 14 strong Arab Film Competition
Syrian director Mohammed Malas will head up the jury of the newly expanded Arab Film Competition, which runs during the Doha Tribeca Film Festival.
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NewsTinker Tailor Soldier Spy to open Ghent International Film Festival
Swedish director Tomas Alfredson’s feature adaptation of John Le Carre’s novel fits in with the Scandinavian theme of the 38th edition of the festival.
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NewsWuthering Heights to open Leeds International Film Festival
Andrea Arnold’s film was filmed on location in Yorkshire and stars Leeds local James Howson as Heathcliffe.
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Tokyo Filmex unveils lineup for 12th edition
Tokyo Filmex (November 19-27) unveiled the lineup of its 12th edition today, announcing Kim Ki-duk’s Un Certain Regard winner Arirang as opening film and Johnnie To’s Venice competition title Life Without Principle as closing film.
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NewsAntalya Golden Orange Film Festival gets the female touch
The theme for the Turkish festival will be “And The Woman Touched The World”; honorary awards to go to Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi and Jane Birkin.
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News6th London Korean Film Festival to open with Arrow: Ultimate Weapon
Kim Ki-duk’s documentary Arirang will close the festival, which runs November 3-17 in London, followed by a UK tour.
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NewsRoman Polanski to collect lifetime achievement award in Zurich
The director will return to the scene of his dramatic arrest in 2009 to collect the lifetime achievement award that was intended for him two years ago, but which he was never able to pick up due to his arrest en route to the festival.
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NewsFilmfest Hamburg 2011 programme unveiled, No Sex Is No Option opens Filmfest Oldenburg
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof’s Good Bye will kick-off Filmfest Hamburg’s 2011 lineup of over 150 titles on September 29.
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NewsGE, Cinelan's Focus Forward project partners with Vimeo
The short documentary initiative also adds IDFA as a festival partner.
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NewsDesplat, Zimmer amongst nominees for World Soundtrack Awards
Alexandre Desplat, who wrote the score for The King’s Speech, will defend his title of Composer of the Year at the World Soundtrack Awards which take place during the Ghent Film Festival.
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Hudson to head Mumbai competition jury
The Mumbai Film Festival has announced that Hugh Hudson will head the competition jury of the festival’s 13th edition which takes place October 13-20.
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NewsLondon's PFM strikes partnership with Toronto's IFF
Sam Taylor in Toronto pitching Dominic Murphy’s Cassy and Jude.
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Take Shelter takes top prize at Deauville
Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter wins Grand Prize. Matthew Gordon’s Dynamiter picks up Jury Prize. Tony Kaye’s Detachment nabs festival’s new Revelation award.
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NewsUPDATED: Sokurov's Faust wins Venice Golden Lion
Silver Lion goes to People Mountain People Sea; acting prizes go to Michael Fassbender for Shame and Deanie Yip for A Simple Life.
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NewsTIFF co-founder Henk Van der Kolk sets up new festival in Panama
TIFF co-founder Henk Van der Kolk has started work on the new International Film Festival Panama (set to kick off April 11-17, 2012).
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NewsDogwoof kicks off sales consultation business with Toronto's Girl Model
UK distributor Dogwoof, known for its innovative release plans for socially conscious films, is now branching out to offer international sales consultation.
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NewsBusan International Film Festival unveils line-up
The 16th edition of the festival will open with Song Il-gon’s tragic love story Always, starring So Ji-sub and Han Hyo-joo.
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Zurich Film Festival to close with The Help
The Zurich Film Festival has unveiled an impressive line-up for its 7th edition including 10 World Premieres, a host of Venice and Toronto titles and the European premiere of Bennett Miller’s Moneyball.
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NewsA strong year for British films, says LFF artistic director Sandra Hebron
Her final edition as artistic director provides a strong showcase for British work, including Terence Davies’ The Deep Blue Sea on closing night.