Festival & Industry News
John Hurt to receive BAFTA honour
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will honour veteran actor John Hurt with the Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the British Academy Film Awards ceremony on February 12. In a...
Beta Cinema heads to Berlin with a Golden Bear contender and Oscar nominee
Munich-based international sellerBeta Cinema will be offering several titles of international calibre at the market at the Berlinale (February 9-19), starting with a German contender for the Golden Bear, Mercy. The...
Göteborg keeps fair-weather eye on new German films
Fresh German films from current directors have found their place in the programme of the 35th Göteborg International Film Festival (January 27–February 6), so much so that 48-year-old Andreas Dresen as well as the...
Poliss and The Minister challenge The Artist
With 13 nominations (including seven for its actors), Maïwenn’s Poliss dominates the list of nominees for the 2012 Césars, to be awarded on February 24. Making the most of the rise from five to seven nominees in the...
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IFG Spotlight: Black Nights Film Festival Closes
The 15th Edition of the Black Nights Film Festival closed last night with the screening of Terence Malick’s magisterial epic The Tree of Life, in the presence of one of the film’s cast members, Fiona Shaw. The screening was preceded by...
IFG Spotlight: Just Film Festival Announce Winner
The Children and Youth film festival Just Have have announced the winners of their anniversary 10th edition. It was an edition that saw the first screening at the festival of a 3D film and an expansion of their programme thanks to the...
IFG Spotlight: The Best of the Fests
One of the great advantages of its taking place at the end of each year is that in addition to the many industry and audience platforms, as well as the special focus sections and retrospectives, Black Nights is also an excellent...
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Enemy at the Dead Ends Wins at Fantasporto
A blackly comical hospital thriller picked up the 2nd IFG Inspiration Award at the 31st edition of the Fantasporto International Film Festival. One of many strong South Korean films screening at the festival, Owen...
In Memoriam
Alain Corneau
7 August 1943 - 30 August 2010 Though perhaps best known for his sumptuous 1991 music drama Tous les Matins Du Monde, about the relationship between the Versailles court composer Marin Marais (played by Gérard...
