Film Festivals

Jason Schwartzman AFI Film Fest 2009 - Opening night gala screening of 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre - Arrivals Hollywood, California - 30.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

Brian Caunter The 24th Annual Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) - 'Chicago Overcoat' at held at Cinema Paradiso in Fort Lauderdale - Red Carpet Florida, USA - 29.10.09 Copyright 2009 WENN

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 31: Director Daniel Barber poses at the "Harry Brown" photocall at the Four Seasons Doha during the 2009 Doha Tribeca Film Festival on October 31, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Doha Tribeca Film ...

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 30: Comedian Maysoon Zayid performs onstage at Comedy Night at the W Hotel Doha during the 2009 Doha Tribeca Film Festival on October 30, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Doha Tribeca Film ...

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2009 file photo, actor Colin Farrell attends a special screening of "Triage" during the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file) Copyright 2009 AP News

DOHA, QATAR - OCTOBER 29: Filmmakers Jane Cha (L) and R. J. Cutler attend the opening night film "Amelia" at the Museum of Islamic Art during the 2009 Doha Tribeca Film Festival on October 29, 2009 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Michael ...

Qatar will have a taste of Manhattan on Thursday at the opening of the emirate's first major cinema event, the "Doha Tribeca Film Festival" -- featuring Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley. The brand new festival kicks off with the ...

The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) Sunday gave its top award to Bulgarian film "Eastern Plays", directed by Kamen Kalev. "Eastern Plays" is the story of two brothers who lose contact only to meet again -- one as a new member of ...

Tokyo film festival opens with 'green' carpet made of recycled bottles The Tokyo International Film Festival opened with stars including Hollywood actress Sigourney Weaver strolling a "green" carpet made of recycled plastic bottles. The theme of the nine-day festival, which started Saturday ...

A new wave of independent Philippine cinema has had critics buzzing at festivals around the world this year but now industry veterans say it is time to win over audiences as well. "In the Philippines at the moment we have solved one ...