All Festivals articles – Page 754
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NewsGlasgow to host world premiere of Mackenzie's You Instead
Francois Ozon’s Potiche will open the seventh Glasgow Film Festival and Kevin Mcdonald’s The Eagle will close.
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NewsFormer Tiger competitors bring new films to Rotterdam
A one-off Return of The Tiger award will be voted upon by this year’s competition directors.
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NewsUPDATE: Berlin competition adds premieres by Tarr, Marston, Köhler
German production companies are involved in about half the Competition titles.
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NewsBerlinale announces Forum titles
There are 24 world premieres and 12 international premieres among the 39 titles in the main programme.
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NewsBerlinale boss says 2011 festival will be 'the usual Kosslick mixture'
Dieter Kosslick tells Screen that the programme is also notable for films by and about women, as well as Latin American and Indian work, plus a diverse group of 3D films.
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Rotterdam Lab to welcome 57 young film producers
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 26-Feb 6) has announced the 57 emerging producers selected for the 11th edition of Rotterdam Lab.
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NewsHong Kong film fest draws award-winning directors for Quattro
The Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is planning a second omnibus project, Quattro Hong Kong 2, with short films directed by Thailand’s Apichatpong Weerasethakul, the Philippines’ Brillante Mendoza, Malaysia’s Ho Yuhang and Hong Kong’s Stanley Kwan.
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NewsStray Bullet, Screaming Man take top prizes at 7th Dubai fest
Stray Bullet from Lebanon’s Georges Hachem took the first prize in the Muhr Arab competition at the 7th Dubai International Film Festival, while A Screaming Man was awarded the same honour in the Muhr AsiaAfrica section.
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NewsSix months before Edinburgh festival, artistic director still not announced
An announcement regarding the appointment of a new artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival is “coming very soon”, according to Gavin Miller, CEO of the festival’s new parent body Centre For The Moving Image (CMI), who is overseeing the recruitment process.
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Dutch films take top prizes at 3D Stereo Media fest
Brian Yuzna’s Amphibious 3D (Netherlands) has been named the best feature film at the 3D Stereo Media festival, which took place from Dec 8-10 in Liege, Belgium.
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NewsSundance adds three films, including Miranda July's The Future
Sundance has added three new world premieres to its lineup. Miranda July’s The Future will play in Out of Competition premieres, before it goes on to compete at the Berlinale.
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NewsAsian titles lead Rotterdam’s initial Tiger competitors
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has announced the initial films in its Tiger Awards competition and other special programmes for its 40th annual event, which runs Jan 26-Feb 6.
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Dubai kicks off with Firth, Mulligan on the red carpet
Colin Firth, Carey Mulligan and a host of Arab stars walked the red carpet at the opening of the seventh Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) at the Madinat Jumeirah on Sunday night (Dec 12).
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NewsTrue Grit to open 61st Berlinale
The 61st Berlin International Film Festival will open with the out of competition international premiere screening of the Coen brothers’ Western.
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NewsKarel Och replaces Eva Zaoralova as Karlovy Vary artistic director
Och, a KV programmer since 2001, takes over duties of outgoing Zaoralova as of Jan 1.
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NewsVentana Sur wraps with attendance up and a few hot titles emerging
The Ventana Sur market in Buenos Aires has seen about 2,000 admissions as of the start of its closing day.
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NewsSingapore’s Forever to receive double world premiere
Wee Li Lin’s Forever will become the first Singaporean film to receive a double world premiere today (Dec 1) – screening at both the Jakarta and Cairo international film festivals.
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NewsDominic Cooper, Irene Jacob join Marrakech jury
Dominic Cooper and Irene Jacob have joined the jury of the 10th Marrakech Film Festival, which kicks off on Friday (3 December).
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Locarno’s Open Doors lab to focus on India in 2011
The Locarno Film Festival has announced that next year’s Open Doors co-production lab will focus on India. The announcement was made by Locarno artistic director Olivier Pere and Nadia Dresti, head of the festivals’ industry office, on the second day of Film Bazaar in Goa.
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NewsThessaloniki's Agora/Market to showcase 15 features, 11 works in progress
Agora/Market, the film market strand of the 51st Thessaloniki International Film Festival-TIFF (Dec 3-12) is showcasing this year no less than 15 feature film projects and 11 works in progress introducing them to a network of financiers, producers and leading industry executives.