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    Zhang Yimou to head Venice competition jury

    2007-05-22T14:11:00Z

    Beijing-based director Zhang Yimou will preside over the competition jury -comprised only of directors - of the 64th edition of the Venice Film Festival during the Biennale's Jubilee 75th anniversary.Zhang has won the most major awards at Venice including two Golden Lions in 1992 for The Story of Qui Ju ...

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    Tarantino on board for Venice's Spaghetti Westerns retrospective

    2007-05-11T15:39:00Z

    The Venice Film Festival will feature a retrospective of Spaghetti Westerns as part of the Secret History of Italian Cinema 4 sidebar, the biennale said Friday. The sidebar - in it's forth edition has spawned parallel initiatives like the Secret History of Asian Cinema (2005) and Secret History of Russian ...

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    Italian minister stresses importance of co-production incentives

    2007-05-04T04:00:00Z

    Ahead of official festivities for Cinecitta's 70th anniversary to be celebrated in a mega party on the famed movie studio's lot on May 4, Italy's movie making politicos got together to talk about the state of Italian cinema and attracting international productions yesterday.As part of the celebrations, Culture Minister Francesco ...