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the 64th Cannes Film Festival

Awards winners Cannes 2011

US actor and President of the Jury Robert De Niro poses with award winners at the end of the closing ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2011 in Cannes AFP/François Guillot

Bollywood at Cannes

During the 64th Cannes Film festival-Bollywood has made its presence with some projects including National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine'-starring Aishwarya Rai, and 'Prague' directed by the creative head of 'Dev.D'- Ashish Shukla,also Shekhar Kapoors 'Bollywood-The Greatest Love Story Ever Told' was premiered in out of competition segment.Three projects with three different genres where He

Bollywood at Cannes

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   During the 64th Cannes Film festival-Bollywood has made its presence with some projects including National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine'-starring Aishwarya Rai, and 'Prague' directed by the creative head of 'Dev.D'- Ashish Shukla,also Shekhar Kapoors 'Bollywood-The Greatest Love Story Ever Told' was premiered in out of competition segment. Three projects with three different genres where Heroine is dealing with life of an actress as Madhurs real life docus, Bollywoo...

Bollywood at Cannes

During the 64th Cannes Film festival-Bollywood has made its presence with some projects including National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine'-starring Aishwarya Rai, and 'Prague' directed by the creative head of 'Dev.D'- Ashish Shukla,also Shekhar Kapoors 'Bollywood-The Greatest Love Story Ever Told' was premiered in out of competition segment.Three projects with three different genres where He

Bollywood at Cannes

During the 64th Cannes Film festival-Bollywood has made its presence with some projects including National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine'-starring Aishwarya Rai, and 'Prague' directed by the creative head of 'Dev.D'- Ashish Shukla,also Shekhar Kapoors 'Bollywood-The Greatest Love Story Ever Told' was premiered in out of competition segment.Three projects with three different genres where He

Bollywood at Cannes

During the 64th Cannes Film festival-Bollywood has made its presence with some projects including National award winning filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Heroine'-starring Aishwarya Rai, and 'Prague' directed by the creative head of 'Dev.D'- Ashish Shukla,also Shekhar Kapoors 'Bollywood-The Greatest Love Story Ever Told' was premiered in out of competition segment.Three projects with three different genres where He

18 DAYS at Cannes

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 At the 64th Cannes Film Festival the Egyptian film about the facebook triggered revolution called 18 DAYS (2011) took place in the Special Screenings window. It is a collection of short films set in Egypt by Egyptian filmmakers devoted to depicting various experiences of the revolution which took place only months ago.see official Cannes page here:  http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/theDailyArticle/58553.html  photos by Vanessa McMahon  photos by Vanessa McMahon ...

18 Days at Cannes

At the 64th Cannes Film Festival the Egyptian film about the facebook triggered revolution called 18 DAYS (2011) took place in the Special Screenings window. It is a collection of short films in Egypt by Egyptian filmmakers devoted to depicting various experiences of the revolution which took place only months ago. photos by Vanessa McMahon 

premier of 18 Years Later

At the 64th Cannes Film Festival the Egyptian film about the facebook triggered revolution called 18 DAYS (2011) took place in the Special Screenings window. It is a collection of short films in Egypt by Egyptian filmmakers devoted to depicting various experiences of the revolution which took place only months ago.  photos by Vanessa McMahon 

NEWSLETTER N° 512: june 8, 2011

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7 .............                                                                                                                                                          NEWSLETTER N° 512: june 8, 2011 Follow this LINK if you cannot read the newsletter properly    Contact the Editor to Advertise with us  This weekly newsletter reaches 111 000 film professionals. ...

Film and television: Falling in love again?

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On May 15, as part of the 64th Cannes film festival program, the European Audiovisual Observatory held a very informative workshop about the current relationship between film and television. More than 400 professionals had gathered as Mr. Wolfgang Closs, executive director of the European Audiovisual Observatory, welcomed a number of speakers from his organization as well as outside specialists to discuss trends in the European film and broadcast markets. And the big question was: are film...

Film and television: Falling in love again?

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On May 15, as part of the 64th Cannes film festival program, the European Audiovisual Observatory held a very informative workshop about the current relationship between film and television. More than 400 professionals had gathered as Mr. Wolfgang Closs, executive director of the European Audiovisual Observatory, welcomed a number of speakers from his organization as well as outside specialists to discuss trends in the European film and broadcast markets. And the big question was: are fil...

SLEEPING BEAUTY and the female gaze.

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 SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011)One of the films in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival was SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011) by writer/director Julia Leigh. While one might recall the sweet animated Disney film SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) or the classic fairytale in reference to this title, this film is a far cry from these classics with the same name; rather, this ‘sleeping beauty’ is about the erotic desires of a young woman and her ‘female gaze’, as opposed to the much discussed, much debated cinem...

SLEEPING BEAUTY, desiring beauty...

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 SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011)One of the films in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival was SLEEPING BEAUTY (2011) by writer/director Julia Leigh. While one might recall the sweet animated Disney film SLEEPING BEAUTY (1959) or the classic fairytale in reference to this title, this film is a far cry from these classics with the same name; rather, this ‘sleeping beauty’ is about the erotic desires of a young woman and her ‘female gaze’, as opposed to the much discussed, much debated cinem...

Pacha Pictures launch at 64th Cannes Film Festival

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Pacha Pictures launch at 64th Cannes Film Festival Leave it to the Egyptians to do it their way…I have nothing but the utmost awe and admiration for the revolutionary energy and passion for filmmaking and change coming out of Egypt, setting things in motion in the way of communication, revolution, cinema and now… world distribution!!! I met up with producer/actor Khaled Abol Naga in Istanbul when he told me about their plan to launch an independent World Sales/Distribution company betw...

Pacha Pictures launch at 64th Cannes Film Festival

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Pacha Pictures launch at 64th Cannes Film Festival Leave it to the Egyptians to do it their way…I have nothing but the utmost awe and admiration for the revolutionary energy and passion for filmmaking and change coming out of Egypt, setting things in motion in the way of communication, revolution, cinema and now… world distribution!!! I met up with producer/actor Khaled Abol Naga in Istanbul when he told me about their plan to launch an independent World Sales/Distribution company betw...

Cannes Market...A success for 2011?

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p>64th Cannes Market : Cannes, 2011 Cannes Market2011...Was it a success? This year's Cannes (2011), I had the opportunity to interview Scott Martin of ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION and we spoke about the 64th Cannes Film Festival, their sales company and the results of this year's market in general. It's no secret that since the economic recession of the past few years as well as various changes in modes of distribution outlets, recent market sales have taken a hardhit. However, the mood ...

Cannes Market...A success for 2011?

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64th Cannes Market : Cannes, 2011 Cannes Market2011...Was it a success? This year's Cannes (2011), I had the opportunity to interview Scott Martin of ARCHSTONE DISTRIBUTION and we spoke about the 64th Cannes Film Festival, their sales company and the results of this year's market in general. It's no secret that since the economic recession of the past few years as well as various changes in modes of distribution outlets, recent market sales have taken a hardhit. However, the mo...

Belgian directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Left), Luc Dardenne (Right), Cecile de France and Thomas Doret

Belgian directors Jean-Pierre Dardenne (Left), Luc Dardenne (Right), Belgian actress Cecile de France and Belgian actor Thomas Doret pose on the red carpet before the closing ceremony and the screening of "Les Bien-Aimes" (Beloved) at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2011 in Cannes AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie poses on the red carpet before the screening of "The Tree of Life" presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2011 in Cannes AFP/Valéry Hache

Cherryl Cole

British singer Cheryl Cole poses on the red carpet before the screening of "Habemus Papam" presented in competition at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 13, 2011 in Cannes AFP PHOTO POOL/Yves Herman

The opening ceremony Cannes 2011

US actor and President of the Jury Robert De Niro speaks next to French actress Melanie Laurent during the opening ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 11, 2011 in Cannes AFP/Antonin Thuillier

Jean Dujardin, best actor

French actor Jean Dujardin poses on the red carpet before the closing ceremony and the screening of "Les Bien-Aimes" (Beloved) at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2011 in Cannes AFP/Anne-Christine Poujoulat

Joon Ho Bong (Left) Pablo Giorgelli and Marisa Paredes

Argentinian director Pablo Giorgelli poses next to South Korean director and President of the Camera d'Or jury Joon Ho Bong (Left) and Spanish actress Marisa Paredes after being awarded with the Camera d'Or (best first film) for his movie "Las Acacias" during the closing ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 22, 2011 in Cannes AFP/Valéry Hache

Sarkozy biopic drags dirty French politics to Cannes

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by Charles Onians (On Twitter: @abcharlieafp http://twitter.com/#!/abcharlieafp) CANNES , France The dirty world of French politics was dragged up the Cannes red carpet Wednesday with the premiere of "The Conquest," the much-anticipated tale of Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power.    The press packed out the main theatre at Cannes to view the film, showing out of competition, after months of speculation about what would be revealed in "the story of a man wh...

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