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Montreal World Film Festival Comments Off

Posted on August 25, 2009
For a international event that was almost administered last rites four years past, the 33rd edition of the Montreal World Film Festival looks remarkably robust. This year’s edition boasts 400 films hailing from 78 countries and in 9 categories. Scheduled from August 27 to September 7, the festivals’ stock comprises of ... Read More >>

BBC will air Lehman Brothers docudrama Comments Off

Posted on August 20, 2009
The past year has been hard on all of us. Ponzi scams, greedy and inexperienced investment bankers, as well as huge bonuses paid out to apparently careless execs have contributed to an atmosphere of distrust and disbelief. Of all the financial catastrophes which have dotted our monetary landscape, the collapse of ... Read More >>

Kurdish Film Festival on in Manchester Comments Off

Posted on August 13, 2009
The fourth annual Manchester Kurdish Film Festival is on this weekend with feature movies, shorts and Q&A sessions with international film directors. Its programme includes 10 feature films, both documentary and drama, as well as special screenings in association with the Family Friendly Film Festival and Kinofilm. The line-up this year will ... Read More >>

Pusan Film Festival looks east for its PPP Comments Off

Posted on August 11, 2009
The Pusan Film Festival unveiled its selection for the 12th edition of the Pusan Promotion Plan: 30 films from 21 countries. This year the film market event is very focused on East Asian entries, which represent nearly 50% of the selection. The selection includes works from South Korea's most ... Read More >>

London film festival to close with young Lennon Comments Off

Posted on August 06, 2009
Nowhere Boy, a take on John Lennon's early years, will close this year’s version of the London film festival. Sandra Hebron, the festival's artistic director, qualified Sam Taylor-Wood's debut film as "less a biopic and more a love-story." "[The film is] as accomplished as it is moving and will ensure the festival ... Read More >>


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