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"Elizabethtown" and "The Weatherman" Booked 2005 Chicago International Film Festival

Death, drugs, dysfunction and sex are as inevitable in life as they are at this year's Chicago International Film Festival, bringing filmmakers (and film lovers) from around the world to the windy city from October 6 through 20. The festival, featuring more than 100 of the world's newest films from ...

Questions for Noah Cowan, Co-Director of the Toronto International Film Festival

Organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival seem quite proud of this year's lineup, in particular new festival co-director Noah Cowan is boasting about a diverse lineup of some 335 films this yea that includes more than 100 world premieres. Now in its 30th year, Toronto has become a key de...

Longinotto and Ayisi's "Sisters In Law" To Open IDFA 2005

Kim Longinotto and Florence Ayisi's "Sisters In Law" will open the 18th International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), organizers announced Wednesday. This year's event will run from November 24th - December 4th in the Dutch city. Also on tap for '05 is a retrospective look at the work of the ...

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Anticipated Premieres in 2005 Toronto Film Fest Mix

A number of anticipated new films were added to the lineup for the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival Tuesday. Martin Scorsese will bring to the festival a documentary look at Bob Dylan, dubbed "No Direction Home: Bob Dylan," added to the Masters lineup in Toronto. The film is said to include...

335 Films On Tap for 2005 Toronto International Film Festival

At a press conference this morning in Toronto, organizers of the Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a lineup of 335 films from 52 countries that will screen at next month's event (September 8-17, 2005). Director & CEO Piers Handling, Festival Co-Director Noah Cowan, and Managing Direct...

RESFEST Gears Up for 40 City Tour

Launching what it calls it's most "extensive tour yet," RESFEST '05 will debut in New York September 15-18, the first of 40 cities worldwide bringing its signature mix of short film and music video programs, special events, parties and live music. This year's RESFEST program of curated screenings wi...

Lincoln Center Takes the LATINBEAT

A slew of American premieres from south of the U.S. border will once again be the spotlight of the Film Society of Lincoln Center's LatinBeat, taking place at the Walter Reade Theater in Manhattan. Nineteen films from nine countries will screen this year. Additionally, the program will again salute ...

DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: The Mumblecore Movement? Andrew Bujalski On His "Funny Ha Ha"

DVD RE-RUN INTERVIEW: The Mumblecore Movement? Andrew Bujalski On His "Funny Ha Ha"