Moscow International Film Festival 2008

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The 30th Moscow International Film Festival closed after a ten-day run over the weekend. Here are the winners of the main awards: GOLD ST. GEORGE for best film As Simple as That, director Reza Mir Karimi (Iran) SPECIAL JURY PRIZE The Simple Heart, director Marion Lane (France) SILVER ST. GEORGE for best director Javor Gardev, Zift (Bulgaria) BEST ACTOR Richard Jenkins, The Visitor BEST ACTRESS Margherita Buy, Days and Clouds PERSPECTIVES COMPETITION AWARD Cumbia [Read more...]

Saturn Awards 2008 – the winners

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The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films presented the 34th annual Saturn Awards on Tuesday, June 24 in Universal City. The awards ceremony was hosted by Jeffrey Ross. Here are all the winners: BEST SCIENCE FICTION FILM Cloverfield BEST FANTASY FILM Enchanted BEST HORROR FILM Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE/THRILLER FILM 300 BEST ACTOR Will Smith, I Am Legend BEST ACTRESS Amy Adams, Enchanted BEST SUPPORTING [Read more...]

Maui Film Festival – winners

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The annual Maui Film Festival closed last week with an awards ceremony. This year's edition of the festival drew 20,000 people. Festival director Barry Rivers said: “From the constellation of stars that were honored to the overwhelming attendance at films, this was one of our best film festivals yet. Our screenings were more popular than ever and all of the solar panel venues ran like clock work, truly making this an event that supports the environment. We are enthusiastically looking forward [Read more...]

Hollywood Film Festival celebrates genre cinema

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The Hollywood Film Festival, presented by STARZ, will mark its return on October 22, 2008, to the state-of-the-art ArcLight Theatres in Hollywood for a twelfth annual, weeklong series of screenings, seminars, competitions, awards and a special presentation of "Genre Cinema." Together with Film Threat and Chris Gore, the festival announces the "Call for Entries" for this year's Hollywood Horror, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival. "Film festivals have always been very supportive of [Read more...]

American Film Institute names top 10 genre films

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The American Film Institute has compiled lists of top 10 movies made in 10 different genres: animation, fantasy, gangster, science fiction, western, sports, mystery, romantic comedy, courtroom drama and epic. Ballots included 50 movies for each of the genres and the best movies were chosen by actors, critics and other film industry insiders. Here are the lists: ANIMATION 1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 2. Pinocchio (1940) 3. Bambi (1942) 4. The Lion King (1994) 5. [Read more...]