//////////////////////////  +++  ////////////////////////// >>> CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia 2009 >>Lineup Announcement & a vintage Cambodian cinema house comes back to life for this year's fest //////////////////////////  +++  ////////////////////////// >>>   CAMBOFEST: Film and Video Festival of Cambodia – Cambodia’s international, independ...

A scarcity of Mexican production and the absence of exhibition platforms prompted Sarah Hoch to establish  the festival Expresion en Corto twelve years ago which she has helmed ever since. As a publicly funded film festival, Expresion en Corto had a primary focus on short films. By 2009 it has morphed into one of the most important Latin American fests offering a comprehensive program with productions drawn from many countries, a program which stands comparison to much bigger major impo...

Writer/Director Terry Gilliam introduces THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS at AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi on November 2, 2009 in Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles. Terry spekas about Heath Ledger, Lily Cole, Colin Farrel and Johnny Depp           ...

Actress Lily Cole talks about working with Terry Gilliam and Heath Ledger in THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS at AFI FEST 2009 presented by Audi.  She plays Valentina a Feisty gipsy girl, caught between childhood and womanshood yet very loyal to her father, who grew up in a caravan... Watch the video interview below.                           &n...

                  about bargaining, about freak show, about Montparnasse station in Paris...and Parnassus About FINISHING the film after Heath Ledger died... ...

Marking its fourth year, AFI PROJECT: 20/20 is an American Film Institute international initiative designed to enhance cultural exchange and understanding, by bringing together filmmakers and their films from the US and abroad. AFI PROJECT: 20/20 represents an unprecedented cultural diplomacy effort that is supported by the U.S.'s cultural agencies--the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS...

  Ferris Bueller himself arrived in Fort Lauderdale today to receive a Career Achievement Award from the Fort Lauderale International Film Festival. Well, to be more accurate, the actor who embodied the teen rebel in the iconic 1980s film FERRIS BUELLER'S DAY OFF, the stage and screen thespian Matthew Broderick, is in town to receive the kudos and to introduce the screening tonight of the American indie film WONDERFUL WORLD. The son of acclaimed character actor James Broderick, the ...

  by Marla Lewin It's Halloween, and our treat tonight is speaking with Joe Dante, who will be walking the red carpet in a few hours for the US premiere of his new film, The Hole at the AFI film festival.  Some of the stars of the movie, will be there as well.  There are actors he has worked with before.  I asked Marc Halperin to help me with the interview, as he distributed Joes' film The Howling while at Embassy Pictures in the glory days of 80's Horror films.   ...

by Marla LewinI spent almost an hour with Robert Koehler who has gone from a top movie critic for Variety, to Artistic Director, Programmer of the AFI Film Festival and he gave me a look inside how he approached putting together this years festival and where it is going.Marla: Congratulations,  Robert, this is your second year programming the festival, How different is it from being a critic? How is it going? Robert: I was at the Los Angeles Times, and started in 94 writing for Variety, w...

We speak to the director of Bunny and the Bull. Fans of The Mighty Boosh rejoiced at the news that series director Paul King was turning his gaze to the big screen. Featuring predictably great comic turns from Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt and Richard Ayoade, Bunny and the Bull is sure to please the legions of Boosh obsessives out there. But King is by no means playing it safe in his transition to feature directing, as he explained when we met this week. Did you always imagine ...

French actress Béatrice Dalle will personally present Domaine, her latest film by Patric Chiha. She is widely known through works such as Betty Blue (Jean-Jacques Beineix), Night on Earth (Jim Jarmusch) or Wolfszeit (Michael Haneke). The Viennale is proud to welcome her on Tuesday, October 27. Following the screening, a discussion with the actress will take place on the cinema stage. Domaine Pierre, a teen of 17, spends all his time with 40 year old mathematician Nadia. Their rapport is f...

Do you want to have your film screened at one of Australia's most prestigious short film festival? Do you want to win cash for your film? Or how about some of the funkiest trophies you will ever see? Do you want your film to screen at some of Australia's most unique communities and venues? How about getting paid for your film to tour with In The Bin? Just download an entry form, send your film on DVD with 2 pictures and we'll do the rest. In The Bin is looking for films for its three fes...

The Costa Rica International Film Festival (CRIFF) invites you to experience eight days of independent short and feature films from across the globe at two of Costa Rica's most amazing destinations - Manuel Antonio and Montezuma. This two city festival will showcase a unique collection of film, music, art and special events uniting filmmakers and their fans in paradise.  If you've never visited Costa Rica - NOW IS THE TIME. Join us for the best independendent films in the...