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NY NY | "Amu" Sparks Controversy, Bicycle Fest Rolls, "Fay Grim" Opens

New York's screens were dominated by political fare this week, whether in the form of ecologically-minded alternative transportation, Indian governmental atrocities, or wildly convoluted international intrigue.

iW MARKET NEWS | Strand Gets "Irina Palm"

Surely not a second-hand movie! A Berlinale 2007 sensation, Sam Garbarski's "Irina Palm" has just been sold by Pyramide International to Strand Releasing for a U.S. release on the arthouse circuit. No release date has been set. The movie has already been sold in most major territories worldwide since its Berlinale debut, including: Italy (Teodora), Germany (X-Verleih), Spain (Golem), Switzerland (Filmcoopi), Scandinavian territories (Sandrew Metronome), Poland (Gutek Films), Brazil (Imovision), Mexico (Cine TV & Video) and Taiwan (Swallow Wings). Only two major territories are still unsold: discussions are underway in Japan and rights in th...

Rohal/Osborne Get HUGE With An Ottoman

Cannes 2007.1: South by South of France

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Twisted Cannes Triangle; Jones and Law Talk My Blueberry Nights; Miller's Spirit

In Cannes you often get the sense that everyone else is doing something that you're not. God forbid you should choose badly. So this morning I skipped the Jerry Seinfeld Bee Movie stunt at the Carlton (Dade Hayes got to see him fly on a cable from the top of the hotel to the Carlton Beach in a bee s...

CANNES '07 DAILY DISPATCH: Meet The Jury, IM Global Hits the Marche, Seinfeld Flies, "Blueberry" Nig

No sooner does the Festival de Cannes open than attendees start buzzing about the potential award-winners. Last year, Pedro Almodovar's "Volver," which screened early in the festival became the instant odds on favorite to win the top prize, the Palme d'Or, which it famously lost to Ken Loach's "The ...

In Defense of The New York Film Festival

iW NEWS | Moodysson To Make "Mammoth"

Swedish director Lukas Moodysson will begin principal photography on his first English-language film, "Mammoth" this October. Moodysson's previous films, "Fucking Amal," "Together," and "Lilya 4-ever" have all received international acclaim and won numerous awards.