Latest festival news – Page 410
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NewsPascha, Remote Control take top prizes at Busan
The 18th Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) wrapped with the two New Currents Awards going to Ahn Seonkyoung’s Korean film Pascha and Byamba Sakhya’s Mongolia-Germany co-production Remote Control.
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NewsIndonesia's Balinale reveals winners
Films from Ifa Isfansyah and Endri Pelita take top prizes at Bali film festival.
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NewsSitges festival set to kick off
Fantasy film festival to include world premieres of Mindscape and The Returned as well as a focus on high end TV drama.
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NewsQuentin Tarantino and Bong Joon Ho in conversation
Two of the world’s biggest genre geeks, Quentin Tarantino and Korean filmmaker Bong Joon Ho, discussed Asian cinema, casting and creative independence at the Busan film festival on Friday.
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NewsPasolini, Polanski to bookend Warsaw
Uberto Pasolini’s Still Life to open this year’s Warsaw Film Festival (WFF) tonight, which will close with Roman Polanski’s Venus In Fur on Oct 20.
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NewsCamerimage unveils competition line-up
Sebastian Junger and Andrea Nix Fine among filmmakers screening in competition at the cinematography festival.
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NewsIDFA reveals 2013 line-up
Selection includes competition titles, a focus on Southeast Asia and a ‘Top 10’ compiled by director Rithy Panh.
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NewsRio splits top prize between two
The 15th annual Rio International Film Festival winners were announced on October 10 at an awards ceremony held at the festival’s downtown Armazem 6 dockland pavilion.
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NewsMedia Luna sells four to Brazil
EXCLUSIVE: Cologne-based Media Luna New Films has closed deals for four titles to be theatrically released in Brazil.
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NewsGolden Horse unveils line-up
The 50th Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival has announced its line-up with six Chinese-language world premieres including Wan jen’s It Takes Two To Tango and a new series of Q&A events titled Encounters With The Masters.
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NewsWroclaw's AFF to honour Vachon
Kill Your Darlings producer to receive Indie Star Award at Polish festival.
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NewsHanks charms at LFF opening
It was a standout opening night for the 57th BFI London Film Festival — the most successful launch in recent years in terms of star power, film quality and a buoyant afterparty.
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NewsDevour! to open with The Fruit Hunters
Relaunched food-themed film festival in Nova Scotia, to run Nov 13-17.
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NewsAbu Dhabi to host classics, India
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival is to host sidebar programmes for restored classics and Indian cinema.
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NewsEncounters attracts record numbers
Managing director Liz Harkman is stepping down on a high, after 6 years heading up Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival in Bristol.
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NewsJim Sheridan to head Dubai jury
Oscar-nominated director to lead the Muhr Arab Features Jury at the 10th Dubai International Film Festival.
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News'Only Lovers' to open AFF Wroclaw
American Film Festival in Wroclaw to close with Steven Soderbergh’s Behind the Candelabra; competition and programme highlights announced.
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NewsEnder’s Game to preview at National Youth Film Festival
Stars including Harrison Ford, who said film could provide “emotional exercise”, made the announcement at Westminster Academy.
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NewsRome to honour late Aleksei German
The Rome Film Festival to award its first posthumous award to the Russian filmmaker, who died in February.
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NewsLeeds festival to open with Gravity
Festival’s music documentaries include Revenge of the Mekons [pictured] and Harlem Street Singer.