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LA PIROGUE TAKES CARTHAGE FILM FEST HONOURS / THE TRIPOLI POST

Simon Foster — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:47:19 +0000

Moussa Touré's high-seas refugee drama tops the list of honourees at the Carthage International Film Festival. (The Tripoli Post)

PROJECTING A BRIGHT FUTURE / ALASKA FILM GROUP

Simon Foster — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:39:02 +0000

Follow the link to an extensive PDF report on what the Alaskan film industry must do to prosper over the next decade. (Alaska Film Group)

LONDON FILM FESTIVAL BRACES FOR SOUTH AFRICAN TRIO / THE SOUTH AFRICAN

Simon Foster — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 10:28:33 +0000

Three exciting new projects from the burgeoning South African industry, including Sleepers Wake (pictured) will feature at the upcoming London Film Festival. (The South African)

SAUDI FILM CHARMS VENICE / EURONEWS

Simon Foster — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:18:32 +0000

Wadjda, the debut feature of female Saudi writer/director Haifaa Al Mansour, is the toast of one of Europe's most prestigious film events. (Euronews)

THE WACHOWSKI'S GLOBAL VIEW / THE NEW YORKER

Simon Foster — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 09:04:33 +0000

The Matrix directors speak to Aleksandar Hemon about the processes involved in crafting their much-anticipated epic, Cloud Atlas. (The New Yorker)

DOCU-DRAMA FOCUSSES ON ISLAND NATION'S WASTE ISSUES / ISLANDS BUSINESS

Simon Foster — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:41:49 +0000

The delicate balance between human life and the natural ecosystems of Tuvalu are addressed in Falevatie: A Toilet For Our Future (Islands Business).

DUTCH CLASSICS IMPRESS MEXICAN AUDIENCES / EYEFILM

Simon Foster — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:24:36 +0000

Audiences at Mexico's Guanajuato International Film Festival have enjoyed a week of the finest in Dutch cinema (Eyefilm)

LIBERIAN FILM TO SCREEN STATESIDE / MSHALE

Simon Foster — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 11:18:06 +0000

A modern retelling of a classic Liberian story to screen in America's midwest. (Mshale)

SINGAPORE'S CINEMATHEQUE LAUNCHES SCREENING SERIES / NATIONAL MUSEUM

Simon Foster — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:34:56 +0000

Films from Thailand, Japan and Poland feature in the three month World Cinema Series (National Museum)

50 GREATEST AMERICAN INDIES / TOTAL FILM

Simon Foster — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 03:28:06 +0000

The latest 'Best Ever...' list is sure to stir up the usual dissension across generational gaps (Total Film)