Last night in Glasgow, Lionel Bailliu gave a fascinating account on how he had to direct his actors in fairly extreme conditions for Fair Play.Fair Play is a tale of relations at work but, on a larger scale, of human nature in general. Lionel Bailliu has expanded from his highly successful (Oscar-nominated!) short film Squash.You can catch Lionel at Q&A's in Edinburgh tomorrow night (screenings at 2.30pm and 6pm, followed by Q&A) and in London (CineLumiere) on Sunday (screening at 6.30pm...

40 new films, including 20 features (all premieres) and 20 new shorts, will be shown at the 11th Annual City of Lights, City of Angels (COL•COA). Acclaimed Berlin Film Festival opening film, “La Vie En Rose,” writer-director Olivier Dahan’s masterful biopic of Edith Piaf, starring Marion Cotillard and Gérard Depardieu, will open the showcase on Monday, April 16, 2007. Picturehouse will release the film on June 8th in New York and Los Angeles. The U.S. Premiere of “Michou D’Auber”...

NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY - 76TH AWARDS -“The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” 11 nominations“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” 10 nominations“Cold Mountain” 7 nominations“Seabiscuit” 7 nominations“Mystic River” 6 nominations“Lost in Translation” 4 nominations“Finding Nemo” 4 nominations“City of God” 4 nominationsBest motion picture of the year«The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”(New Line) A Wingnut Films Production Barrie M. O...