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Al Pacino to help kick off Rome's third film festival
ROME (AFP) - US Oscar winner Al Pacino will help kick off the Rome film festival on Wednesday as he picks up an achievement award on behalf of the Actors Studio, springboard for many of Hollywood's best and brightest.
Nations:Italy Afghanistan Portugal People:Gus Van Sant Gina Lollobrigida Edward Norton Wim Wenders Keira Knightley Monica Bellucci Activities:2008 Rome Film Festival
2008-10-21
Rome's third film festival is all about Europe
ROME (AFP) - Rome's third annual film festival opening October 22 will shine the spotlight on European talent with a heavy presence of French and Italian films, organisers said Wednesday.
Nations:Italy People:Gus Van Sant Edward Norton Wim Wenders Keira Knightley Monica Bellucci Ralph Fiennes Activities:2008 Rome Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-10-01
Venice filmfest ends on high note
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - The Venice film festival was set to announce its winners on Saturday after late-running US entries helped it recover from harsh early criticism of the lacklustre line-up.
Nations:Brazil Italy Ethiopia Japan People:Hayao Miyazaki Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Wim Wenders Takeshi Kitano George Clooney Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-06
Iraq war blasts onto Venice screen with 'Hurt Locker'
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - The war in Iraq blasted onto the screen at the Venice film festival on Thursday with a stunning portrayal by US director Kathryn Bigelow of the harrowing work of a bomb disposal team in "The Hurt Locker".
Nations:Italy Ethiopia Brazil People:Hayao Miyazaki Barack Obama Patrick Swayze Anne Hathaway Jonathan Demme Wim Wenders Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival
2008-09-04
With 'perfect' passion, Italian crime film hits Venice
VENICE, Italy (AFP) - An old-fashioned crime of passion bloodied the silver screen at the Venice film festival on Saturday with Turkish-born Ferzan Ozpetek's "A Perfect Day."
Nations:Italy Brazil People:Wim Wenders Activities:2008 Venice Film Festival Source:(AFP)
2008-08-30
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