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NewsInaugural London Mexfest to launch with world premiere of Made In Mexico
Duncan Bridgeman’s documentary to kickstart three-day programme from Aug 17-19.
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Aan Ja (Over There) receives the Golden Alexander at Thessaloniki
Aan Ja (Over There) by Iranian director Abdolreza Kahani received the Golden Alexander and $47,000 (Euros 37,000) at the 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival.Romanian production Pescuit Sportiv (Hooked) by Adrian Sitaru was awarded the Special Jury Prize, the Silver Alexander and $28,000 (Euros 22,000).Argentinian Celina Murga was named best director ...
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Elle Driver adds Anna, Painless, Changing Sides to slate
Gearing up for its first Cannes, Elle Driver has added a series of new films to its slate. For its debut Cannes outing, the company boasts 4 Nights With Anna; a story of obsessive love from director Jerzy Skolimowski which will open Directors' Fortnight.Meanwhile, currently in pre-production are Juan Carlos ...
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Elle Driver picks up titles in Venice, Toronto including Paper Soldier
Nearing its first birthday, French sales company Elle Driver will head to its first Venice and Toronto Festivals with a handful of films across the various sections including some new titles.In Venice, Elle boasts the previously announced The Sky Crawlers by Mamoru Oshii which Warners released in Japan on August ...
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Thessaloniki opens with The Wrestler
The 49th Thessaloniki International Film Festival opens today with Daren Aronofsky's The Wrestler as the opening gala film, which will be introduced by its star Evan Rachel Wood.The festival features two world premieres as well as six international and three European premieres.The festival's international jury is headed by: Canadian ...
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Venice competition includes Aronofsky, Arriaga, Kitano, Ozpetek
The 65th Venice Film Festival has unveiled its programme this morning.CompetitionThe Wrestler, dir. Darren Aronofsky (US)The Burning Plain, dir. Guillermo Arriaga (US)Il papa di Giovanna, dir. Pupi Avati (Italy)BirdWatchers, dir. Marco Bechis (Italy)L'Autre, dirs. Patrick Mario Bernard & Pierre Trividic (France)The Hurt Locker, dir. Kathryn Bigelow (US)Il seme della discordia, ...
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Mueller digs deep withVenice's worldly offerings
Venice is aiming widefor its 65th edition,with artistic director Marco Mueller following up 2007's heavily English-language programme with a more geographically diverse, less star-drivenline-up of films from 18 countries. Notably lighter onUS features (and with none solely from the UK), this year's Lido line-up features two Japanese animation masters and ...
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