Latest festival news – Page 473
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NewsFilms Boutique takes on new films from Enthoven, Tsitos and Jude
Berlin-based sales agent Films Boutique has secured international distribution rights for new films from Geoffrey Enthoven, Filipos Tsitos and Radu Jude.
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NewsAmen, Rampart added to San Sebastian Official Selection
Steve McQueen’s Shame and latest from Johnnie To and Nicolas Provost added to Zabaltegi-Pearls section; 15 go for New Directors prize.
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NewsRaindance to open with UK premiere of Another Earth
The 19th Raindance Film Festival in London (Sept 28-Oct 9) will open with the UK premiere of Sundance hit Another Earth.
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NewsBusan's Asian Project Market selections include China-set Dangerous Liaisons
Busan’s Asian Project Market (APM) has announced 30 selections for this year’s edition including projects from Hur Jin-ho, Nonzee Nimibutr, Ryoo Seung-wan, Harada Masato and Lin Cheng-Sheng.
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NewsMaureen O'Hara appointed president of UFFO
Irish actress Maureen O’Hara has been appointed as president of the newly formed Universal Film & Festival Organisation (UFFO), which aims to implement an ethical code of conduct for films festivals.
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NewsLocarno admissions up in 2011
The Locarno Film Festival has announced attendance for its 64th edition was 159,503, up about 7.5% from 2010.
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NewsKorea's CinDi digital cinema festival to screen Day He Arrives, Arirang
The fifth Cinema Digital Seoul Film Festival (CinDi) opens today (Aug 17) with Hong Sang-soo’s The Day He Arrives.
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NewsToronto Wavelengths, Future Projections include works by Rivers, Weerasethakul, Hopkins, Franco
TIFF’s unveils works in Wavelengths and Future Projections, including James Franco and Gus Van Sant meditation on My Own Private Idaho.
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NewsToronto adds world premieres including Winnie, Killer Elite, Hysteria
The Toronto International Film Festival has today announced dozens more films in its programme.
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NewsDubai Film Connection to accept scripts in Arabic, French and English
Co-production market submission deadline extended until Aug 22.
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NewsLocarno's Open Doors top award shared by two Indian projects
The Trapper’s Snare and Burqa Boxers win the Open Doors Co-Production Lab awards.
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NewsVenice adds Johnnie To's Life Without Principle to Competition
Hong Kong action filmmaker Jonnie To’s financial-crisis themed Life Without Principle (Dyut Ming Gam) will be the 22nd film in competition in the upcoming Venice Film Festival, organisers confirmed.
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NewsToronto's Canadian features include Maddin's Keyhole, Dowse's Goon
Ken Scott’s Starbuck added to Galas.
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NewsSan Sebastian adds Scorsese's George Harrison documentary
Four midnight films also added, including Snowtown and The Monk.
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NewsAND festival in Liverpool to include UK premieres of Septien, Okay Enough Goodbye
Festival of new cinema and digital culture also shows cross-platform artworks by Dawood, Mayeri, Cohen.
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NewsClown, Bullhead win at Fantasia; audience surpasses 100,000
The 15th edition of Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival hosted 19 world premieres including Final Destination 5 and The Wicker Tree.
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NewsKaczmarek'sTransatlantyk Film and Music Festival kicks off in Poland
Oscar winning composer’s ecologically oriented festival features a Green Carpet as well as music competition.
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NewsHell to China and CIS, other Locarno titles picked up for sales
Also, Swiss distributor Ascot Elite adds five titles.
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NewsFestival Scope builds on Locarno partnership
Online industry platform Festival Scope is working with the Locarno film festival for the second year, with new content offered in 2011.
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NewsTokyo Film Festival announces opening film and disaster aid initiatives
The 24th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) will open with Paul W.S. Anderson’s The Three Musketeers, festival organisers announced today.