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Jerusalem Not Politically Correct

  Festivals Turning Down Israeli Films Israeli filmmakers receive letter from Documentary Film Festival in Lussas, France, notifying them that because of war in Lebanon festival had changed its plan to hold special program on Israeli documentary film, decided to screen Lebanese, Palestinian films instead

CobraVision Creates A Scene At The 60th Edinburgh Film Festival

  Cobra Film Winners Premiere on the Big Screen Award-winning Cobra Beer is set to take Edinburgh by storm for the next two weeks as ‘The Official Beer of the 60th Edinburgh International Film Festival' (EIFF), with a raft of events, activities and bar promotions around Cobra's innovative short film competition CobraVision.

Number 5 is Alive for Hull Film Festival

The 5th Hull International Short Film Festival will take place at venues around the city from 27 September – 1 October 2006. During my time at Shooters I was lucky enough to spend a few days in the city at then-director Catherine Litchfield's invitation. There was fantastic veggie food at a place called Hitchcocks, some great shorts, experimental open mic style screenings and th...

Idi Amin Movie Opens LFF

  Kevin Macdonald's Last King of Scotland   The feature debut of Oscar-winning documentary director Kevin Macdonald, The Last King of Scotland, starring Forest Whitaker as Idi Amin, will open the London Film Festival on October 18th. The film, billed as a European premiere, tells the story of a Scottish doctor who winds up as chief physician to the Ugandan tyran...

Edinburgh Film Festival – “An Eclectic Platform for Global Cinema”

 Sixty years after its humble beginning as a showcase for documentaries, the event has evolved into an eclectic platform for global cinema. It doesn't have a market, its hunt for sponsors has been a challenge, and programming pressure from other festivals has never been more intense, but the Edinburgh International Film Festival has managed to stay influential and relevant in a world...

Pakistan Street Children Documentary Shortlisted For Grierson Award

  Aneel Ahmad's short film Waiting For Sunrise has been shortlisted for the Best Newcomer award at the prestigious Grierson Documentary awards.  Waiting For Sunrise first came to wider attention at the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival, since when where it won a UNICEF award. The final four Grierson nominations will be announced on 9th October 2006.

Film Festival Shuns Israeli Cash

  Organisers of the Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF) have said they would not be accepting sponsorship from the Israeli government. The undisclosed sum would have funded the visit of an Israeli documentary maker to the festival. Shane Danielsen, Artistic Director of the EIFF, said: "This funding was secured before the current hostilities in Lebanon. Of course we ...

Guy Ritchie Hosts Youth Film Festival

  Film director Guy Ritchie has hosted the first Film for Youth Festival in Belfast. The initiative was established in 2005 and aims to encourage and support young film makers in the United Kingdom. It enables budding young film makers to develop their talents and skills under the guidance of industry professionals.

Sheffield Docfest 2006 Programme Sneak Preview

Sheffield Doc/Fest, 30 October -5 November 2006   With the Sheffield DocFest just four months away, here's a sneak peek at some of what they are lining up - with a programme of over 75 new international documentary films showcasing some of the greatest talents working in the documentary genre.