Israeli films win at Montreal, Venice
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Three Israeli films won prizes at two recent international film festivals, the Montreal World Film Festival and the Venice International Film Festival.
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Movies about the war in Iraq take pride of place in this year's London Film Festival line-up.
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MONTREAL  - Israeli director Eran  Riklis' "The Syrian Bride," about a Druze family divided by the  Israeli-Syrian border, won the top prize at the 28th Montreal  World Film Festival Monday.
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Media hordes descend on the Venice Vegas of the Orient
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Taiwan was flushed with pride on Sunday  as favorite son and world famous director Ang Lee took Venice  film festival&#39;s top award for his steamy thriller &quot;Lust,  Caution,&quot; just two years after winning with &quot;Brokeback  Mountain.&quot;
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Home-grown films will bring a foreign  feel to this year&#39;s Toronto International Film Festival, as  Canadian entries include a Russian mob thriller set in London,  a look into the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and a search for  heavy-metal music in Iraq.
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"Under the Bombs," a movie about  interfaith love during the 2006 war in Lebanon, was named best  film in Dubai's awards for Arab cinema, in a year when films  about conflict abounded.
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The Venice Film Festival is grappling with its perennial tag as the No. 2 movie extravaganza in Europe &#151; still a little brother to Cannes in terms of stars, marketing and buzz, even though it's older.
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Two movies about the Iraq war and its impact on Americans back home are among 22 competition entries at the Venice Film Festival this year, lending political weight to a cinema showcase laden with Hollywood productions.
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Canadian director David Cronenberg's "Eastern Promises" picked up the award for fan favorite during the Toronto International Film Festival's closing award ceremonies Saturday.
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Movies about violence in Rwanda and North Ireland, vampires in Montreal and a DJ in Spain were among the prize winners yesterday at the close of the 29th Toronto International Film Festival.
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A mix of big Hollywood productions and  arty European movies will mark Rome's first international film  festival next month, organizers said on Tuesday as they played  down rivalry with Venice's venerable film contest.
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A culture-clash drama, a quirky portrait of strong women, a harrowing imprisonment story, an unnerving fairy tale and a saga of unheralded World War II heroes are contending for top honors at the Cannes Film Festival.
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The Chinese movie "Sanxia Haoren," or "Still Life," on Saturday took this year's Golden Lion, the top award at the Venice Film Festival.
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TEHRAN, Sept. 16 -- It is Iran's version of "Schindler's List," a miniseries about an Iranian diplomat in Paris who helps Jews escape the Holocaust -- and viewers across the country are riveted.
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Oscar winner West Bank Story, a short film directed by Ari Sandel of Los Angeles, was the first the first film ever profiled on MySpace Film.  West Bank Story won the Oscar for best live-action short film Sunday during the Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
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Movies from Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood and Steven Soderbergh will rub shoulders at this year's Berlin film festival with productions from Israel and China, as well as a strong contingent from France, organizers said Tuesday.