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Humpday to open 17th Raindance Film Festival
The programme for the 17th Raindance Film Festival has been announced -- with 75 features and more than 150 shorts -- as well as a series of live events, Q&As and masterclasses.The…
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BBFC bans Grotesque Japanese horror
The British Board of Film Classification has taken the unusual step of refusing to classify a Japanese horror film, which means it cannot be sold or rented on DVD.The BBFC said the…
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And the nominees are… doubled.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that there will be ten films in the running for the Best Picture Oscar next year.The president of the Academy, Sid Ganis,…
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Edinburgh boost for new directors
Six up-and-coming directors have been picked to attend the Directors' Lab at the Edinburgh Film Festival, where they'll get five days of intensive support from a group of leading film-makers.Producer/director Stephen Woolley…
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Prizes evenly spread at Cannes, as Haneke wins Palme dOr
Jason Korsner reports from Cannes 26 May 2009 With the recession muting the glitz and glamour of this year's Cannes Film Festival, many reviewers say the competition films themselves were among the…
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Four former Palme d'Or winners on Cannes short-list
Four previous Palme d'Or winners are in line for the top prize at Cannes again this year -- along with other film-makers making their return to the French Riviera.Three years after British…
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival
The human rights monitoring group, Human Rights Watch, is running its film festival at a series of venues in London, screening a variety of documentaries, animations and dramas, which it hopes will…
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Minghella remembered, one year on
Leading figures from the British film industry have gathered in the Isle of Wight to pay tribute to the director and producer Anthony Minghella, who died a year ago.Actors including Jude Law,…
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Oscar lifts Boyle out of the slums
British film Slumdog Millionaire sweeps the board, says Jason Korsner 23 February 2009 For days now, some of the busiest streets have been closed and covered in red carpet, ready for undoubtedly…
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A night with Independent Film Directors
Lance HammerLance Hammer (Ballast), Courtney Hunt (Frozen River) and Tom McCarthy (The Visitor) are arguably the hottest independent directors in the US these days. Their films have won