The Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) drew to a close last night with a stunning award ceremony to recognize the best films in the festival and in the AsiaAfrica and Arab Muhr Competitions. The Muhr Awards was expanded this year to include a new AsiaAfrica segment, which embraces films from emerging markets. Some of the entries were submitted from Afghanistan, Turkey, Cameroon and Kazakhstan. The Muhr Awards for Excellence in Arab Cinema was strong than ever this year, with an incr...

Montreal's Festival du Nouveau Cinéma presents its 37th annual event October 8 to 19. With nearly 250 films in every conceivable format, several North American and world premieres, and one of the most enjoyable festival experiences anywhere, the FNC is more accessible than ever. Films from some sixty countries including shorts and feature-length films, documentary and fiction, animation, retrospectives, tributes, exhibits, industry meetings and special events 11 full days to satisfy the most di...

Selecting the programme for the 16th Filmfest Hamburg has been largely completed. Once again, exceptional films from all over Europe will celebrate their German, European or world premieres in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg from 25th September to 2nd October 2008. Filmfest Hamburg is characterized by its broad spectrum of films, ranging from the demanding to the internationally glamorous, and presenting both well-known names as well as out-of-the-ordinary discoveries. This year sees the comeback...

 Tuesday, July 1----------With the American economy in the crapper and the dollar at near record lows, a trip to the Cannes Film Festival has become an inexpensive indulgence, even for the media professionals who “must” be there. For the general public, who may be curious about what goes on along the famed shores of the Riviera, the difficulty of being part of the Cannes action is doubly difficult. Well, for the past month, Cannes has been made affordable and surprisingly accessible, with t...

  La quinzaine des réalisateurs9.00 - 17.00 BOOGIE (1h43)de Radu MunteanPrésentationRéalisé par Radu Muntean Pays : RoumanieDurée : 1h43 Production : 2007 Titre Original : BOOGIEInterprètesAnamaria MARINARIADragos BUCURAlexandru POTOCEAN SYNOPSIS En vacances au bord de la mer avec sa femme et son fils de quatre ans, Bogdan Ciocazanu, surnommé Boogie tombe sur ses meilleurs amis de lycée. Ils se rappellent les glorieuses soûleries et les escapades sexuelles de leur jeunesse. Frustré d...

Sélection parallèle du festival depuis 1968, la quinzaine des réalisateurs avait été lancée par la Société des réalisateurs de films (SRF) afin de promouvoir le cinéma dit d'auteur ou indépendant en projetant des films « gratuitement, sans palmarès et sans censure ». Cette année marque la quarantième édition de cette contre-manifestation au festival et présente une sélection de vingt-deux longs métrages dont quatre français (la plus grosse part).   Les vingt-deux ...