From the clear blue waves from the Mediterranean washing up on the shore, to a new film by Jackie Chan, and nearly non-stop fireworks every few days, the city of Cannes is nothing less than spectacular in ushering in 12 days of cinema magic at the 65th Cannes Film Festival. This is an inferno of media, fans, celebrities and press. Churches stay open at night, street singers set up stages, and red carpets are out everywhere. Hundreds of people ascend "les steppes"...

The International Family Film Festival (IFFF) is presenting an impressive line up of events designed specifically to serve the needs of the independent filmmaker. A long list of industry decision-makers have joined the festival and volunteered to sit on panels and share their insight and knowledge with the participants. The following is a listing of the events. Watch your releases over the next two weeks as the Festival profiles the participants on the panels.The Festival is especially excite...

“Fifth Asian Film Festival” will open its curtain on October 12, 2006 in MumbaiAsian Cinema is completely alien. It is interesting to note that while the Asian Cinema has been winning accolades in the international festival circuit, none of the SAARC countries screen Asian cinema commercially. It is not even much known in film society network of South Asia.Extending from Turkey to Japan, and divided culturally in the Middle East, West Asia, South Asia, Central Asia and the Far East, the Asia...