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World Film Festivals - November 2008

SEX IS ON EVERYONE'S LIPS AT THE SYDNEY CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL

November 26th 2008 16:21

Possible Worlds, Sydney's 3rd Canadian Film Festival, presents director
Martin Gero's Young People F***ing, the most talked about romantic comedy of
the year.
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HOLLYWOOD is bleeding again!

November 26th 2008 08:20

It seems that no matter how much you earn it’s the same in any industry. Last year it was the writers wanting a bigger piece of the pie, and this year the actors are up in arms. Well at least after all the support they gave the writers last year, they should have them on their side. But when does it all end. The studios have met with the Screen Actors Guild for the firsttime in four months to try and make a dent in what has become a deadlock after contract talks broke down ealier this year.
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Hollywood insiders have said this mediation could continue well into the new year with actors asking for more money from DVD sales plus a greater say in what products are endorsed on the screen.

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Six Oz docs in Amsterdam

November 24th 2008 13:55

The prestigious International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam (IDFA) announced recently the selection of six Australian titles that reflect the diversity of Australian documentary filmmaking.

In My Father’s Country (d: Tom Murray) will screen in the First Appearance competition, where it will compete with 15 films for the First Appearance and IDFA Audience Awards. This screening will be the international premiere of the film. In 2007, director Robert Nugent received the First Appearance Award for his film

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POSSIBLE WORLDS – 3rd CANADIAN FILM FESTIVAL.

November 24th 2008 04:27

This year The Festivalists have once again done an outstanding job in organizing the 3rd annual Canadian Film Festival with 16 films on show over the week and 11 films making their Australian debut. Combining with some international festival favourites this fast growing addition to the Sydney festival circuit is sure to give everyone something to relish over the six days running from November 27 to December 2 across a very diverse roll of venues throughout Sydney.

The festival opens with Academy Award® winning director Denys Arcand’s (The Barbarian Invasions) DAYS OF DARKNESS, a cerebral comedy focusing on Western Society. This from the same man who brought us Jesus of Montrealand The Decline of the American Empire. Immediately following is MY WINNIPEG which ran <i>In Competition</i> at this years Sydney Film Festival.
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Cannes scouts preparing for 09

November 21st 2008 04:41

As we approach the beginning of the major awards season with the Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Academy Awards ceremonies, Cannes is also gearing up as they begin to prepare their line-up for the 2009 Festival and Awards ceremony. Scouts are now packing their bags (that is if the ever get the chance to unpack) and heading off to all corners of the earth in search of original and eye-catching films.

Christian Jeune, Deputy General Delegate and Australian scout for Cannes Official Selection (In Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard) will return to Australia in early December 2008.
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Tribeca Film Institute Announces -

November 18th 2008 05:11

First Annual TFI Sloan Filmmaker Fund
Recipients; US$110,000 to five projects that project science into cinema.

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MeetMarket – for documentary filmmakers

November 17th 2008 04:34

– applications close soon!

Returning after three successful years, MeetMarket (with international and Australian buyers) will return to Adelaide in February 2009 for the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC).
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THE WAITING CITY

November 15th 2008 04:46

PRODUCTION BEGINS IN INDIA ON CLAIRE McCARTHY'S ''THE WAITING CITY'
Starring Radha Mitchell, Joel Edgerton & Isabel Lucas

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DIARY ALERT: MOVIE EXTRA TROPFEST:

November 12th 2008 04:04

SUNDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2009
Summer’s must-see festival springs up again!

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FLICKERFEST SETS ENTRY RECORD

November 10th 2008 04:20

With a record 1350 entries from around the globe this year, “Flickerfest continues to attract the latest in cutting-edge and award-winning shorts from the world’s most exciting new filmmakers” said Festival Director, Bronwyn Kidd. “This guarantees that the festival presents our Australian audiences with a short film competition amongst the best in the world.’

Due to the exceptional standard of Australian short films over past years, Flickerfest is delighted to have; the opportunity to showcase our exceptionally talented homegrown filmmakers to audiences with teh addition of another local session this year, bringing our national compeition from 4 to 5 programmes

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PENELOPE WORLD PREMIERE IN CROATIA

November 7th 2008 04:26

The First Australian-Croatian Feature Art Film 'Penelope' opens the 4th One Take Film Festival in Zagreb, Croatia on November 20

Penelope, the first Australian / Croatian art film shot entirely on location in Croatia, is a fresh interpretation of Homer's tale of Penelope, the wife of Odysseus, who waits for twenty years for her husband to return from the Trojan War.
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