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RiverRun Film Festival Saddles "Bullrider" Kick Off
Cowboy doc "Bullrider" will open the 2006 RiverRun International Film Festival March 16th in Winston-Salem, NC, featuring a line up of 25 feature films and 44 shorts from 22 countries. The feature, directed by Josh Aronson ("Sound and Fury") follows the story of men who ride the professional bull ri...
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True/False Film Fest Kicks Off Third Year with "Game," "Darryl Hunt"
The True/False Film Festival, which showcases "nonfiction with strong narratives or invested with a social mission," will open its 2006 edition today (Thursday). The festival will run February through Sunday in Columbia, Missouri. The festival's 36 feature documentaries include opening night's "The ...
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"Half Nelson" and "Maximo Oliveros" Lead Roster For 35th New Directors/New Films
Ryan Fleck's "Half Nelson" and Philippine director Auraeus Solit's "The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros" will open the 35th New Directors/New Films series, presented jointly by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art's Film and Media department. The two Sundance '06 titles are...
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"Invisible Waves" to Headline Bangkok Film Fest
The Bangkok International Film Festival recently released the lineup for its 2006 edition, with Pen-Ek Ratanaruang's "Invisible Waves" opening the festival on Friday, February 17, in Bangkok, Thailand. Over 150 films will screen through the close of the festival on February 27. Described by the fest...
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"Palais Royal!" to Open Rendez-Vous with French Cinema
The Film Society of Lincoln Center has announced the lineup for its 2006 Rendez-Vous with French Cinema film series. Fifteen films by 15 French directors will screen from March 10 through March 19.
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"Tsotsi," "Rolling Family," "Look Both Ways," "My Nikifor" Kick Off Portland Film Fest
The Northwest Film Center is set to kick off the 29th Portland International Film Festival this Friday, February 10. A slate of 150 films is planned for the festival, including four screening on opening night. The festival, which bills itself as Oregon's biggest film event of the year, runs through ...
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DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM: In 23rd Year, Cinemart Focuses on Slice of Life, Family Drama Co-Production
One integral and oft imitated part of the Rotterdam Film Festival experience is Cinemart, their highly successful international co-production market. Having just completed its 23rd year, Cinemart was founded by IFFR director Sandra den Hamer in 1983, and is now run by Marit van den Elshout and Bianc...
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SXSW Film Festival Unveils Line Up; "Prairie" and "Dreamz" Bookend Event
The South by Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) has unveiled its full lineup, including 50 world premieres and 115 features slated for this year's event taking place March 10 - 18. As previously announced, SXSW will open with the North American premiere of Robert Altman's "A Prairie Home Companion," an ...
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DISPATCH FROM ROTTERDAM: Looking Into The Darkness at the 35th IFFR
There's something for everyone at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) although as one festival-goer put it, the fest does tend towards the "dark side." In fact, it took me until almost a week in before I found a film that had me feeling uplifted at the finish. That's not to say dark fil...
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PARK CITY '06: "Half Nelson" Dominates Survey of Sundance 06 Critics and Journalists
Ryan Fleck's "Half Nelson" -- and its stars -- topped indieWIRE's first poll of critics and journalists who covered the Sundance Film Festival. The film, which debuted last month in the dramatic Independent Film Competition at Sundance '06, was the overwhelming favorite among a group of 50 members o...
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