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For non-commercial use only. webeditors@reedbusiness.com webeditors@reedbusiness.com http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989421?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/24/2008 9:59:02 AM Film Festivals: Winterbottom, Makhmalbaf films in lineup -- Michael Winterbottom's "Genova," Samira Makhmalbaf's "Two-Legged Horse," Javier Fesser's "Camino" and Hirokazu Kore-eda's "Still Walking" will compete at the 56th San Sebastian Festival, which runs Sept. 18-27. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989405?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/23/2008 6:40:48 PM Film Festivals: Screenings taking place at summer conventions -- Political docs and topical dramas lead the slate for the inaugural Impact Film Festival, which will screen films for lawmakers, candidates and delegates at the upcoming national political conventions. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989366?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/23/2008 9:04:49 AM Film Festivals: Tributes to Suarez, Ferreri, Azcona included -- Gonzalo Suarez, Marco Ferreri, Rafael Azcona, Bo Widerberg and Shohei Imamura will receive tributes at October’s 53rd Seminci-Valladolid Intl. Film Festival. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989364?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/23/2008 8:38:40 AM Film Festivals: Nine first works in lineup -- The Venice Film Festival's Critics' Week has unveiled a lineup comprising nine first works, eight of which are world preems, with a prevalence of caustic comedies and pics taking the pulse of contempo life in cities including Sarajevo, Kabul, Beijing, Oslo and Istanbul. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989339?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/22/2008 5:37:04 PM Film Festivals: Film will open on Sept. 26 -- "Home" by Franco-Swiss helmer Ursula Meier will open the Namur Intl. Festival of Francophone Film, which unspools Sept. 26 to Oct. 3 in Belgium. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989258?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/21/2008 2:55:09 PM Film Festivals: Musical to kick off festival on Sept. 5 -- "Mamma Mia!" will open the 34th Deauville American Film Festival on Sept. 5. Helen Hunt's "Then She Found Me" closes the fest on Sept. 14. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989242?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/20/2008 6:19:43 PM Film Festivals: Jose Luis Borau to also receive tribute -- The Seville European Film Festival will screen tributes to David Lean and Spanish director-producer Jose Luis Borau, plus a Focus Europe panorama of recent films from Denmark. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989233?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/20/2008 3:36:08 PM Film Festivals: Kurosawa film given top prize at festival -- Kiyoshi Kurosawa's "Tokyo Sonata" was named best film Saturday at the Osian's Cinefan Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989188?categoryid=1019&cs=1&nid=2597 7/18/2008 4:29:44 PM Film Festivals: Ozloitation films highlighted at Aussie event -- Australia's Melbourne Film Fest will highlight Oz's contribution to the world of schlock cinema, the so-called Ozploitation pics of the 1980s. The 57th edition of the fest begins July 25 with the world premiere of Mark Hartley's "Not Quite Hollywood," celebrating the genre and its dubious artistic qualities. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989160?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/18/2008 2:51:30 PM Film Festivals: Molodist hopes to encourage Eastern film -- Ukraine's annual festival for young filmmakers, the Kyiv IFF Molodist, is launching a new co-production event aimed at directors and producers from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989138?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/18/2008 8:03:11 AM Film Festivals: Fest has seven local films in competition -- Croatian cinema will be in focus for a week when the 55th edition of the Pula Film Festival opens Saturday (19th July) in the Adriatic coastal city. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989137?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/18/2008 7:55:32 AM Film Festivals: Georgian pic scoops $8,000 prize -- Georgian feature project "Washington" has won the Hubert Bals Fund Award at the Yerevan film festival co-production forum in Armenia. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989131?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/17/2008 7:59:49 PM Film Festivals: 'Rachel Getting Married' also to debut -- The Toronto Film Festival has slotted five more films, including the world premieres of "Appaloosa," helmer Ed Harris' Western starring Viggo Mortensen and Renee Zellweger, and Richard Eyre's drama "The Other Man," with Liam Neeson playing a husband obsessed with the secret affair his wife (Laura Linney) is having. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989123?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/17/2008 5:57:57 PM Film Festivals: Cinematographer gets lifetime achievement kudo -- The Woodstock Film Festival will honor cinematographer Haskell Wexler with its first lifetime achievement award. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989055?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/16/2008 5:59:46 PM Film Festivals: Thirteen filmmakers to compete at event -- Thirteen debut filmmakers will compete for a $15,000 top prize at Hungary's MoveEast Film Festival in October. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989017?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/16/2008 9:52:00 AM Film Festivals: 'Martyrs' among competition selection -- A strong dose of Gallic genre, led by cause celebre "Martyrs," features prominently in competition at the 41st Sitges Intl. Film Festival of Catalonia, Europe’s biggest genre pic event. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989012?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/16/2008 8:30:04 AM Film Festivals: Arabov, Golino, Gordo complete lineup -- The Venice film fest announced on Wednesday the full jury to lineup behind prexy Wim Wenders. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117988974?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/16/2008 5:00:00 AM Film Festivals: Jarrold's 'Brideshead Revisited' to open event -- The Locarno Film Festival unveils its lineup with the event to kick off Aug. 6 with the Euro preem of Julian Jarrold's "Brideshead Revisited" in the Piazza Grande, the Swiss-Italian lakeside town's main square. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117988998?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/15/2008 5:50:46 PM Film Festivals: Cannes Palme D'Or winner to open event -- The 46th New York Film Festival will kick off its opening night with Laurent Cantet's "The Class," this year's Palme d'Or winner at Cannes. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117988985?categoryid=13&cs=1&nid=2597 7/15/2008 5:11:50 PM Film Festivals: Films include 'Fifty Dead,' 'Blindness' -- Helmer Kari Skogland's "Fifty Dead Men Walking" starring Ben Kingsley, and Brazilian helmer Fernando Meirelles' Cannes player "Blindness" are among pics in the Toronto Intl. Ftilm Festival's Canadian selection, unveiled Tuesday.