All Festivals articles – Page 615
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Cannes: surprises and no-shows
With titles yet to be announced (up to three for Competition) Thierry Fremaux has presented an artistic selection which feels fresh and new, even though it’s anchored by exciting auteur ‘names’ – Audiard, Haynes, Villeneuve, Sorrentino, Van Sant.
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Locarno: filmmakers call to drop Israel focus
Ken Loach, Simone Bitton, Walter Bernstein, Annemarie Jacir and Elia Suleiman among signatories of petition; Locarno Film Festival issues statement.
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Beijing Film Market popular with Australian producers
Australia’s biggest ever delegation to the Beijing Film Festival includes producer Alan Lindsay, who is seeking Chinese partners for the animated family film Piccolo The Dolphin Prince, written and directed by Greg Mclean, whose gory breakout film was Wolf Creek.
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Cannes Film Festival 2015 line-up
The Official Selection of the 68th Cannes Film Festival in full.
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BFI spotlights UK activity at Beijing film festival
Carol Morley’s The Falling to screen In Competition.
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Marco Mueller, Beijing International Film Festival
Marco Mueller, general advisor to the Beijing International Film Festival, talks to Liz Shackleton about Chinese audiences, censorship and positioning the fledgling festival as a bridge between the China market and the rest of the world.
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Cannes: Shorts, Cinéfondation titles revealed
Abderrahmane Sissako to head the Cinéfondation and Short Films jury.
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Cannes: 'In the Shadow of Women' to open Directors' Fortnight
Cannes Film Festival parallel section to announce full line-up on April 21.
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Sundance NEXT FEST sets LA date
Sundance NEXT FEST will return to The Theatre at Ace Hotel in downtown Los Angeles from August 7-9, marking the second year at the venue and the third in Los Angeles.
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Istanbul FF cancels competitions after censorship protest
Festival cancels competitions and closing ceremony after dozens of directors withdraw films following removal of documentary Bakur from programme.
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Cannes: 'Standing Tall' to open 2015 festival
A female director will open the festival for the first time in nearly 30 years.
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BFI event to demystify film festivals and markets
Screen’s Andreas Wiseman to join experts from British Council as well as film PR, distribution, production and marketing.
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The sound of CPH PIX
A Bob Hund concert and a Foley demonstration show Copenhagen’s embrace of sound work.
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Odessa film festival denied state funding
This year’s Odessa International Film Festival has again been denied any state funding by the Ukrainian State Film Agency (USFA).
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Cannes: Isabella Rossellini named Un Certain Regard president
Italian-American actress and director to head Un Certain Regard jury.
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'Koza' wins at Vilnius Film Festival
Ivan Ostrochovský’s boxer drama Koza has been named Best Film at the 20th Vilnius International Film Festival.
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Edinburgh launches Scottish screenwriters lab
EXCLUSIVE: Wellcome Trust partners with festival on two-day lab.
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Beijing film festival unveils 15 competition titles
The Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) has unveiled the 15 competition titles and four gala premiees that will screen at this year’s edition (April 16-23), including opening film Maraviglioso Boccaccio, directed by Italian auteurs Paolo and Vittorio Taviani.
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'Sworn Virgin' takes top prize at Hong Kong
Laura Bispuri’s Sworn Virgin won the Firebird Award in the Young Cinema Competition at this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), which wrapped on Monday night.