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TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) — Two Iranian films won prizes at the 13th Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema, which was held in the north central French city from February 13 to 20. “Friday Evening” won the International Jury’s Grand Prize for dealing with a taboo subject with strength and courage. The movie also received the Special favorite Langues ‘O Award of the festival for the tragic dimension of the story. The film, which is Mona Zandi’s directorial debut, is about a woman called Sogand and her son Omid, who are shunned by her family and thus experience hard…

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1,600 invited guests and millions of TV viewers watched the awards ceremony in the Berlinale Palast. A night of suspense culminated in the announcement of the main prize, the Golden Bear, going to Tu ya de hun shi (Tuya’s Marriage). Jury president Paul Schrader and Berlinale director Dieter Kosslick handed the trophee to Wang Quan’an and Le Wang, the director and the producer of the winning film The International Jury considers only films in the Competition section and awards the festival’s main prizes: • the Golden Bear for the best film, • a Silver Bear as a Jury Grand Prix,…

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Mad Hot Ballroom. the Marilyn Agrelo and Amy Sewell’s feature film debut about a group of New York City kids learning to ballroom dance finds its way to Showtime. This is a great success for this beautiful documentary. The movie explores the intricacies of growing up and the sweet, simple power of art to change lives. With a tremendous amount of intelligence, humor, and self-confidence, these young urbanites swing and rhumba their way from novice students to fierce competitors. Along the way, and with the unwavering support of their various teachers, these dynamic kids learn as much about” From Los Angeles Film…

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Park City, UT –Recently, the 2007 Sundance Film Festival announced details for the panel discussions and events emphasizing the importance of music in filmmaking, as well as the artists performing at the Music Café, Music on Main, and at other Festival events in Park City. The events are part of the Festival’s focus to bringing musicians and filmmakers together in an environment where they can work with each other and exhibit their creativity. FILM MUSIC During the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, the Sundance Institute’s Film Music Program and BMI will be holding events that exhibit the relationship between film and…

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On January 9, a love story of two centuries passed through its final stage by the death of Carlo Ponti. Carlo Ponti, one of the greatest film producers of all time from Italy, not only discovered Sophia Loren at the age 15, but fell in love with her along the rest of the world. In Cinema Without Borders we raise our hats for Carlo, in respect for his contribution to the world of cinema and romance. Carlo Ponti was born in Magenta, a small town near Milan on December 11, 1912. He was a lawyer before starts producing movies in…

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Enjoy lavish Versailles on the big screen with this series of classic French films set at the famous French palace, a chateau that is gaining renewed celebrity in the wake of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette! Versailles is not only an important part of French history, but also of our American heritage. It’s at Versailles that the New World took a new path when LaFayette and Benjamin Franklin convinced Louis XVI to engage France as the United States ally in the War of Independence. It’s at Versailles that President Woodrow Wilson organized a conference in 1919 that confirmed the United States…

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Pablo Aravena’s film “NEXT, a Primer on Urban Painting” will be having its Los Angeles premiere in the documentary competition at the prestigious AFI Film Festival. On Saturday, November 4th, 2006 there will be a premiere party featuring a collection of new work by artists featured in the film curated by Pablo. The show will remain open to the public until Sunday, November 12th, 2006. The Film “NEXT, a Primer on Urban Painting” is a documentary exploration of a phenomenon that was born on the streets of American cities and has come to influence youth culture all over the world.…

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The competition section of the International Women’s Film Festival, Cologne, Germany will be held between October 11-15 and the Jury members are Madhusree Dutta, Tahmineh Milani and Anke Scheib. Madhusree Dutta Madhusree Dutta was born 1959 in Jamshepur/Jharkhand, India. In 1980, she graduated with a degree in business studies from Jadavpur University in Kolkata. Three years later, in 1983, she gained a further qualification in drama and acting at the National School of Art and Drama in New Delhi. She learnt the practical side of film creation working as an assistant director and editor for the Bollywood film industry between…

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