Wednesday, July 15, 2009

In the News: Festival Edition

Jon Amiel’s Charles Darwin biopic Creation, starring Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly, will open the 34th Toronto International Film Festival. -Cineuropa

An expanded partial Toronto line-up, with features by Jane Campion, Bruno Dumont, Alain Resnais, Neil Jordan, Corneliu Porumboiu, Johnnie To and more, can be found at TIFF.net.

The 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival closed this weekend, with Frédéric Dumont’s Angel at Sea (Un ange à la mer) taking home the Crystal Globe. -IndieWire

Iranian filmmaker Abdorreza Kahani’s Twenty won the jury special award at Karlovy Vary. -Tehran Times

The Melbourne International Film Festival has defied calls from China not to show a documentary about an exiled Uighur leader. -BBC

The Austin Film Fest will honor Ron Howard this year. -Hollywood Reporter

The 10th Annual Chicago Outdoor Film Festival kicked off last night with a screening of Sunset Boulevard. -Chicagoist

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