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In a first for the Berlinale, a film from Iraq had its world premiere last evening in the Panorama section. SON OF BABYLON, co-written and directed by Mohamed Al-Daradji, is a stirring drama about coming to terms with tragedy and moving forward despite the burden of personal loss. Filmed in stark poetic set pieces, the film follows the journey of a Kurdish grandmother and her precocious grandson as they travel (mostly on foot) to discover the fate of the boy's father, who has been miss...
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by Sandy Mandelberger, Festival Dailies Editor
With nearly a third of the films on offer in Toronto coming from the European continent, the Festival is a very important launching pad for both established and emerging talents to make an impression in North America. That is why the support of the European Film Promotion organization, a conglomeration of the governmental promotion offices from across the continent, is so vital ...
As is the case every year, Unifrance will pursue the promotion of French cinema at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival, to be held from February 5 through 15, 2009.
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The festival’s Official Competition features a French film (Ricky) and three co-productions: Cheri, Dans la brume électrique (In the Electric Mist), and London River. Three other French productions will be presented out of competition: Bellamy, Eden à l’Ouest (Eden is West), and Singularités dâ€...
EFP sets up extended umbrella office and supports filmmakers and sales companies from across Europe at PIFF (October 2 - 10, 2008) European films on the rise at South Korea's Pusan International Film Festival European Cinema is on the rise at the Pusan's International Film Festival (PIFF) which will be held from October 2 - 10, 2008. This year, PIFF is screening 85 European films - out of a total of 271 films from 64 countries - making an increase of one third compared to last year. With the sup...
• FILMS EN COURSE A COLCOA POUR UNE NOMINATION AU GOLDEN GLOBES 2009 DU MEILLEUR FILM ETRANGEREn fonction du calendrier des projections des membres de la Hollywood Foreign Press Association, et parce qu’ils sont sortis en France après le 1er novembre 2007, plusieurs films français concourront pour une nomination au Golden Globe du meilleur film étranger en 2009, grâce a leur programmation à COLCOA. Il s’agira de : CORTEX, LES FEMMES DE L’OMBRE, LES HAUTS MURS...
Luc Besson's EuropaCorp has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire the 500-strong French film library and sales company Roissy Films.The deal, which values Roissy's catalog of film titles at some Euros 28 million ($40 million), reps EuropaCorp's first major acquisition since its stock market flotation in July. Acquisition will be finalized in January....
