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Iranian dissident's 'This Is Not A Film' premieres at Cannes by AFP - 20 May 2011

CANNES, May 19, 2011 (AFP) by Charles Onians Iranian film-maker Jafar Panahi's "This Is Not A Film" premiered at Cannes on Thursday after being smuggled out of the Islamic republic where the dissident has been sentenced to six years in jail. The film, "In Film Nist" in Farsi and... >>>

Lebanon's Nadine Labaki puts women in forefront by AP - 5 October 2011

CANNES, France (AP) Lebanese director-actress Nadine Labaki proves all those who insist there are no strong female voices in the Arab world wrong with "Where Do We Go Now," a film that fairly shouts its feminist message from the rooftops. Set in a remote village where the church and the... >>>

Cannes honours Egypt as revolt film premieres by AFP - 19 May 2011

CANNES, May 18, 2011 (AFP) The blood and teargas of Arab revolts filled the screen at Cannes on Wednesday, as the controversial film "18 Days" premiered during a day honouring Egypt and its revolution. The film, consisting of 10 shorts by different directors, covers the popular revolt that... >>>

Cannes: 'The Conquest' shows Sarkozy's rise by AP - 18 May 2011

CANNES, France (AP) JENNY BARCHFIELD,Associated Press Politics gets personal in "The Conquest," a vivid re-imagining of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's rise to power and the simultaneous unraveling of his marriage. As the first French leader to divorce — and then remarry —... >>>

Film-maker Lars von Trier apologises for Hitler remarks by AFP - 18 May 2011

CANNES, May 18, 2011 (AFP) Danish director Lars von Trier apologised on Wednesday for remarking at the Cannes film festival that he sympathised "a little bit" with Adolf Hitler. "If I have hurt someone this morning by the words I said at the press conference, I sincerely apologize," he... >>>