Latest festival news – Page 326
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NewsJodorowsky, Aronofsky head to Reykjavik
Iceland’s Reykjavik film festival will host both directors at its 13th edition.
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NewsScottish films revealed for Edinburgh International Film Festival
Two Brian Cox-starrers and a documentary focus on female directors are amongst this year’s programme of films.
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NewsVenice chief Barbara talks festival additions, revamped market
Festival will revamp its market offering this year under the new name Venice Production Bridge.
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News'Twisted Justice' to open NYAFF
EXCLUSIVE: Go Ayano stars in the film crime drama based on detective Yoshiaki Inaba’s autobiography.
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NewsSingapore fest reveals mentors
Anocha Suwichakornpong and Bernard Chauly will mentor at this year’s Singapore International Film Festival.
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NewsIFFR's CineMart, Holland Film Meeting launch co-pro initiative
BoostNL will aim to increase support for Dutch features and international co-pros presented at the two festivals.
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NewsTrouville launches International Cult Film Festival
Festival will offer a competition prize named after Aldo Maccione [pictured].
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NewsFrontières to include TV shows for first time
New projects from Rook Films’ Andy Starke and Paz Brothers [pictured] among first wave of projects unveiled for sixth edition of Fantasia’s co-production market.
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NewsSarajevo reveals 2016 juries
Turkish producer Zeynep Atakan and Greek actress Angeliki Papoulia join Palestinian film-maker Elia Suleiman on the competition jury.
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NewsTokyo fest to fete Mamoru Hosoda and Shunji Iwai
Hosoda will be the subject of the festival’s Animation Focus, while Iwai will be the Director In Focus.
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NewsOrestis Andreadakis named Thessaloniki director
Andreadakis joins from the Athens International Film Festival, which he co-founded.
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NewsWhy are women directors so sparse at major festivals?
Screen spoke to festival heads and industry about why women directors remain painfully sparse in the main strands at major festivals.
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NewsCPH PIX confirms new structure
EXCLUSIVE: Former family festival BUSTER becomes a programme section within CPH PIX, which plans a total of 600 screenings and events this year.
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NewsKim Dong-ho to become BIFF chairman
The announcement comes following news last week that former director Lee Yong-kwan had been indicted on embezzlement charges.
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NewsIsrael's 'Sand Storm' wins at Jeonju festival
The 17th Jeonju International Film Festival (JIFF) saw its Grand Prize in the International Competition go to Elite Zexer’s Israeli film Sand Storm today (May 5).
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NewsScreen reveals 2016 Cannes jury
Jury members include Justin Chang, Robbie Collin and Manohla Dargis.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest unveils 2016 line-up
Competition titles revealed; retrospectives of Ken Loach and Chantal Akerman; speakers include HBO documentaries president Sheila Nevins and revered filmmaker DA Pennebaker.
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NewsFormer Busan fest director indicted on embezzlement charges; deputy accused of fraud
In South Korea, the Busan prosecutors’ office has indicted former Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) director Lee Yong-kwan [pictured] and two others on charges of embezzlement. Deputy festival director and Asian Film Market head Jay Jeon has been indicted on charges of fraud.
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NewsFrontières event at Cannes Marché to feature three works-in-progress
Are We Not Cats, Bodom and One Drop will be screened at the inaugural genre event.
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NewsKarlovy Vary, EFP reveal 2016 Future Frames participants
The initiative selects ten film students and graduates, introducing their films to industry at the Karlovy Vary festival.