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AMPAS Unveils Short List for Short Doc Oscar Race

Eight short docs are in competition for an Oscar nomination for the 78th Academy Awards. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the list of titles vying for one of 3 to 5 nominations in the Short Documentary category. They are: "Abused", "The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of ...

Reykjavik Fest Lures Filmmakers to Ambitious Event and Iceland's Remarkable Beauty

During any given period, there are places in the world that are the en vogue places to visit. Prime Minister Tony Blair promoted "Cool Britannia" after his first election win in the late '90s and every backpacker, it seemed, flocked to Prague several years earlier following the fall of communism, in...

'Elizabethtown' Up and Down

Lips Finish In Time For 'Christmas'

Shoot to Kill: Im Sang-soo Gets Down and Dirty With Politics in "The President's Last Bang"

Aside from Lars von Trier's blowsy America-trashing "Manderlay," "The President's Last Bang," directed by controversy-magnet Im Sang-soo, was the most controversial entry in the 43rd New York Film Festival. Or at least it would have been, if American audiences had even the most passing knowledge of ...

Ideas vs. Ideology

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Mandel Named Dean of AFI Conservatory

American Film Institute (AFI) today announced that director and AFI Conservatory alumnus Robert Mandel has been named Dean of the AFI Conservatory. As Dean, Mandel will oversee all activities at the AFI Conservatory, a two-year accredited MFA program, which grants degrees in six filmmaking disciplin...