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23 February, 2009 Japan’s “Departures” won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in one of the few surprises at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Either Israel’s “Waltz With Bashir” or France’s “The Class” had been widely expected to take the trophy. Also nommed were Germany’s “The Baader Meinhof Complex” and Austria’s “Revanche.” “Departures” (or “Okuribito”), directed […]

14 February, 2009 By Scott RoxboroughSource: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i4e22c70790e72ba2874a6a8e22ed8af9 BERLIN — Youth and energy triumphed over experience and political correctness as the jury of the 59th Berlinale, headed by actress Tilda Swinton, chose up-and-coming directors for its top prizes. Peruvian director Claudia Llosa won the Golden Bear for “The Milk of Sorrow,” only her second film, while […]

4 February, 2009 By Mansha Daswani, www.worldscreen.comSource: http://www.worldscreen.com/articles/display/19630 LONDON: ContentFilm International has acquired the rights to 20 documentary titles from director Nick Broomfield, including Kurt and Courtney and two films on the serial killer Aileen Wuornos. The collection, which is being showcased in Berlin by ContentFilm, includes Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer […]

22 January, 2009 By Mike Goodridge in Los AngelesSource: Screen Daily But perhaps the favourite is still Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight in the domestic market), Danny Boyle’s Indian crowdpleaser which scored 10 nominations including picture, director and screenplay. The UK-originated film also won three nominations for Indian music superstar AR Rahman in original score and […]

19 January, 2009 By Jeremy KaySource: Screen Gotz Spielmann’s Austrian foreign language Oscar submission Revanche was awarded the FIPRESCI prize for best foreign language film of the year as the The 20th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival came to a close on January 19. Natar Ungalaaq received the FIPRESCI Award for best actor for […]

Oscar winning Director Richard Attenborough helms a deeply moving love story, beautifully interwoven between present day and World War 2, about how an American woman honored a wartime promise, with a lifetime of denial – and how the discovery of a gold ring on a distant Irish hillside brought her back to life…In Kentucky, 1941, […]

Amazing Animal Ads promises two hours of the world’s best and most entertaining commercials featuring animals! Each hour highlights award-winning ads giving a revealing insiders look into the making of the commercials. Top Hollywood animal trainers, CGI experts and advertising insiders reveal the secrets of making the best animal ads in the world.

The playground can be a dirty place. Missing pencil cases, counterfeit homework and stolen trading cards – follow pint-sized 12-year-old investigator Fletcher Moon, a.k.a Half Moon, on stakeouts and undercover operations while he fearlessly fights crime and playground thugs with the help of his crime-busting partner Red Sharkey in Half Moon Investigations.

6 May, 2008 By Wendy Mitchell in London The film will start shooting May 20, co-written (with Alessandro Camon) and marking the directorial debut of I’m Not There and Jesus’ Son veteran writer Moverman. The project is described as a poignant, life-affirming road movie. Mark Gordon and Lawrence Inglee will produce for the Mark Gordon […]