Latest festival news – Page 342
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NewsRio opens with Chico doc ahead of packed 2015 edition
Rio de Janeiro’s International Film Festival opened last night (Oct 1) celebrating the life and work of local hero Chico Buarque who, at 71, remains one of Brazil’s top composers, musicians and singers.
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NewsReykjavik festival director reflects on growing event
When RIFF (Reykjavik International Film Festival) was founded in 2004, expectations for the new event were far from high.
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NewsHalloween FrightFest to shift from night to day
Guests include James Purefoy and Olga Kurylenko for UK premiere of Stephen S. Campanelli’s Momentum.
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NewsMakhmalbaf to receive Singapore honour
The 26th Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) is set to pay tribute to Iranian filmmaker in exile Mohsen Makhmalbaf with a retrospective and an honorary award.
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NewsWalter Murch to receive Camerimage honour
Apocalypse Now editor to receive special award at cinematography festival.
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NewsEIFF’s Chris Fujiwara resurfaces at new London East Asia Film Festival
EXCLUSIVE: New festival plans launch in 2016; preview event this month will open with the European premiere of Korean box office hit Veteran.
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NewsHaifa: Mohsen Makhmalbaf talks arrest, torture and film
Back in Israel for the fourth time to serve as the president of the Haifa Film Festival jury, Mohsen Makhmalbaf is fully conscious of the simmering anger he provokes among the authorities of his native Iran.
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News'Room', Paul Thomas Anderson doc set for reinvented Rome
New festival director criticizes “myopic” battle for premieres and reveals London Film Festival “alliance”.
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NewsRussia's Gosfilmofond plans Cannes alternative
Russia’s National Film Foundation Gosfilmofond is planning an alternative international film festival to be staged in Nice during next year’s Cannes Film Festival.
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NewsZurich 2015: Screen's dailies
Read Screen International’s daily magazines from the 11th Zurich Film Festival here.
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NewsHarvey Weinstein cancels Zurich fest trip
Harvey Weinstein has cancelled his visit to Zurich Film Festival “due to an unforeseen production emergency”.
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News'Concrete Night', 'They Have Escaped' win in Helsinki
Pirjo Honkasolo’s Concrete Night and J-P Valkeapään’s They Have Escaped were among the winners at the Finnish Film Week (Sept 18-24) in Helsinki.
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NewsNetherlands Film Festival kicks off amid drama
At the Holland Film Meeting (HFM) several new projects and new policy initiatives have been announced.
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NewsSan Sebastian: Iceland’s ‘Sparrows’ wins Golden Shell
Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s Evolution wins special jury prize; Joachim Lafosse’s The White Knights wins Silver Shell.
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NewsIsaacs, Newell on UK Jewish FF jury
Jewish Film Festival launches inaugural best debut feature prize; competition titles include Son Of Saul and Labyrinth Of Lies.
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News'The Omission' wins San Sebastian co-production forum
The Omission wins best project while Memorias Del Calabozo receives a special mention.
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NewsBill Pullman heads to Devour!
Actor Bill Pullman is set to present his favourite food film, 1987’s Babette’s Feast, as the opening-night film at the world’s largest culinary film festival, Devour!, which runs Nov 4-8 in Wolfville, Nova Scotia.
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NewsWarsaw Film Festival unveils competition line-up
Demon, from late director Marcin Wrona, among those in competition.
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NewsBFI London Film Festival reveals 2015 juries
Desiree Akhavan to head First Feature Competition jury; Jarvis Cocker to host annual awards ceremony.
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News'The Big Short' to close AFI FEST
Adam McKay’s adaptation of the Michael Lewis book will conclude the festival on November 12.