Biografilm Festival – International Celebration of Lives is the first international event entirely dedicated to biographies and life tales. The sixth edition (Bologna, June 9-14, 2010) was a major success with both critics and audience, with over 30.000 visitors in 6 days and nearly 400 films submitted from all over the world. As usual, in 2010, Biografilm has shown a rich premiere calendar.During its six editions, Biografilm presented to the Italian audience films such as The Cats of Mirikita...

DOCUMENTA MADRID 10 will be screening,for the first time in Spain,The Cove, the controversial and widely acclaimed winner of the Oscar Award for Best Documentary. The director of The Cove, Louie Psihoyos, has won numerous awards; Audience Award at Sundance, Hot Docs, Silver Docs and the Documentary Festival of Amsterdam are just a few examples.   The Cove tells the story of a team of divers,activists, special effects experts, and the dolphin trainer Richard O’Barry, who leads the team into a ...

          As further commitment to expanding audiences for independent films, Sundance Institute today announced a collaboration with YouTube to make available for rent three world-premiere films from the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.  Beginning today, films will be spotlighted on the YouTube homepage, after which they will also be available until January 31 at YouTube Movies.  Two audience favorites from the 2009 Festival will also be ...