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The first ever film festival in Kosovo was held in autumn 2009. It managed to attract a number of film artists from both the region and abroad. The Pri Film Fest took place in Pristina from Sept. 22 to 30, screening a total of twenty five movies and boasting a jury headed by British actress Vanessa Redgrave. The presence of this Academy Award and Golden Globe winner helped attract participants, and also led to media frenzy in Kosovo.
Kosovo Film Festival 'Nets Record Crowds'
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Turkish drama Honey
Semih Kaplanoglu’s Turkish drama Honey, the final installment of an autobiographical trilogy that began with Egg (2007) and Milk (2008), was the unexpected winner of the 2010 Berlin Film Festival’s Golden Bear.
Why Quietly Pro-War 'Hurt Locker' Has the Oscar Edge
After another divisive war, Hollywood now has a chance to get back in the good graces of the American people, who always want to see our fighting men portrayed positively.
Wow. So “Hurt Locker” received nine Oscar nominations on Tuesday. An Iraq-war film that took in just $12 million at the box office now goes against mighty “Avatar,” which grossed nearly $2 billion, and also earned nine nominations. Talk about your underdog story--think “Rocky,” back in the 70s.
From the Bosphorus: Straight - Valley of the Wolves: Tel Aviv
If Turkish director Osman Sınav wants to continue the remarkable success of his film and television series “Kurtlar Vadisi,” usually translated as “Valley of the Wolves,” we can suggest the ingredients for the next round: comedy.
After all, the themes of anti-Americanism that made the movie set in Iraq so successful have been used up. The cameos played by Sharon Stone and Andy Garcia were cool, but rather expensive and didn’t have the cache we anticipated. Others in the cinema world have followed on the once-bold themes of intelligence agencies, mafias and a play to “deep state” conspiracy theories.
Avatar
A 20th Century Fox release presented in association with Dune Entertainment and Ingenious Film Partners. Produced by James Cameron, Jon Landau. Executive producers, Colin Wilson, Laeta Kalogrios. Co-producders, Brooke Breton, Josh McLaglen. Directed, written by James Cameron.
The King of the World sets his sights on creating another world entirely in "Avatar," and it's very much a place worth visiting. The most expensive and technically ambitious film ever made, James Cameron's long-gestating epic pitting Earthly despoilers against
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