Latest festival news – Page 421
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NewsLucia wins at London Indian FF
Pawan Kumar’s Lucia has won the audience award at the 4th London Indian Film Festival.
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NewsMelbourne’s 37º South selects best pitches
A new project from the producer of Whale Rider, an adaptation of a US book and a Chinese-Australian co-production are to be pitched in the UK after being selected by Melbourne’s 37º South Market.
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NewsLocarno to honour Victoria Abril
Spanish actress Victoria Abril is to be honoured with the Excellence Award at the 66th Locarno Film Festival (Aug 7-17).
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NewsKosslick to “godfather” SOFA training
Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick is to serve as a “godfather” to the new training venture School of Film Agents (SOFA) and has revealed he wants attract more TV product to Berlin’s EFM.
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NewsCelestial Wives wins at Wroclaw
Rural Russian film takes top prize at Poland’s New Horizons International Film Festival.
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NewsA Stranger, Circles triumph in Pula
Cowboys wins audience award, Hush also wins multiple prizes.
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NewsZagreb Cappuccino wins Pula’s works in progress
Vanja Svilicic’s Zagreb Cappuccino has won the works in progress award at the Pula Film Festival.
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NewsSightseers wins two at PiFan
The 17th Puchon International Film Festival (PiFan) wrapped with Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers bagging the top Best of Puchon Award as well as the Best Actress Award for Alice Lowe.
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NewsFrightFest screams guest line-up
A Field in England’s Ben Wheatley and The Raid’s Gareth Evans set to attend.
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NewsEncounters unveils competition films
The 19th Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival has announced its international line-up, with films starring Ben Whishaw and Alan Rickman.
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NewsLocarno's Carte Blanche reveals Chilean films
Now in its third year, Locarno’s Carte Blanche will shine the light on Chilean films in post production.
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NewsMarc Forster to head Zurich jury
World War Z director to head international feature jury at the Zurch Film Festival that will also include Django Unchained producer Stacy Sher and Killing Them Softly director Andrew Dominik.
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NewsVenice head 'impressed' by UK films
Venice chief Alberto Barbera discusses this year’s “improved quality”, the ones that got away and likely late additions.
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NewsVenice 2013 line-up announced
Competition titles include new films from Reichardt, Morris, Miyazaki, Glazer, Gitai, Gilliam, Frears.
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NewsSan Sebastian unveils Spanish selection
Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, will compete as part of the official selection of the 61st San Sebastian Film Festival (Sep 20-28).
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NewsBaby wins top PiFan project prize
The 6th Network of Asian Fantastic Films (NAFF) has announced its winners with Kei Ishikawa’s Japan-Poland co-production Baby taking the top Bucheon Award with cash prize of $13,500 (KW15m).
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NewsRigor Mortis in Venice Days
The tenth edition of Venice Days has announced its lineup of 12 films in the official selection, three special events, two shorts in Women’s Tales and two special screenings (pre-opening and closing night).
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NewsToronto reveals first 2013 titles
Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave and Wikileaks drama The Fifth Estate are among a raft of world premieres set for the 38th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
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NewsVenice Critics Week unveils six films in competition
Venice Critics Week, run in cooperation with The National Union of Italian Film Critics, has unveiled its list of titles for 2013.
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News"Child porn" drama pulled from festival
Drama pulled from opening night of Durban Film Festival; Look of Love screening also cancelled.