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Tribeca Fest: Controversial Art Doc 'Portrait of Wally,' Audience Award Winners

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Andrew Shea's art doc 'Portrait of Wally,' which documents the tug-of-war surrounding a controversial Egon Schiele painting, played at Tribeca Saturday night, and earned some strong early reviews: Variety:

By Anne Thompson
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April 29, 2012 3:15 PM
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55th San Francisco International Film Festival: from Fest Guilt and Porn to Rory Kennedy's 'Ethel'

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I’m not particularly fond of the phrase “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans,” (even if it’s attributed to Woody Allen). But I’m being reminded of it daily. A couple of days ago, I felt guilty that I was watching a James Bond marathon instead of attending the afternoon honoring Barbara Kopple ...

By Meredith Brody
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April 27, 2012 7:29 PM
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Sundance London: Paul Simon, Unrepentant After All These Years

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Paul Simon made a virtually unheralded appearance at Sundance London on its opening day to answer audience questions about the documentary film "Under African Skies," which follows his return to South Africa 25 years after he travelled there to record it with local musicians, thus breaking a UN-sanctioned cultural boycott.

By David Gritten
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April 27, 2012 4:24 PM
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Cannes Watch: Brazilian Auteur Carlos Diegues to Head Caméra d’or Jury

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The Cannes Fest has appointed Brazilian filmmaker Carlos Diegues as president of the Caméra d’or jury which picks the best first feature from the Cannes programme. Launched in 1978, the Camera d'or is culled from the Competition, Out of Competition and Un Certain Regard, La Semaine de la Critique or Directors' Fortnight.

By Anne Thompson
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April 27, 2012 12:11 PM
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Downtown Film Festival LA 2012 Dates: July 6 - July 13

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Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles (DFFLA)'s fourth independent cinema showcase will be held July 6 through July 13. The organizers invite filmmakers to submit their features, shorts, and documentaries to the fest.

By Maggie Lange
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April 27, 2012 11:50 AM
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Sundance London: Robert Redford Talks Music and Fighting Tentpole Studios at Launch

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In Park City, Utah, Sundance founder Robert Redford often prefers to keep a relatively low profile while the festival is in full swing. That certainly wasn’t the case in the UK today, which marked the inaugural Sundance London Film and Music Festival. Redford was a prominent presence throughout the day, in keeping with Sundance’s need to project itself – if only over four days – in a new market.

By David Gritten
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April 27, 2012 8:22 AM
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Produced by Conference Announces 2012 Programming

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The fourth annual Produced By Conference is assembling its 2012 program. The forum covers film, television and digital industries and topics, features award winning filmmakers and and will be hosted this year by Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, CA. Registration begins here on April 30.

By Sophia Savage
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April 26, 2012 9:57 PM
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Tribeca Film Festival Awards Go To 'War Witch,''Una Noche,' 'The World Before Her'

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The 11th annual Tribeca Film Festival revealed the winners of its competition categories Thursday. This year’s festival presented 89 features and 60 short films from 46 countries; the programmers were led by Tribeca’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Gilmore, new Artistic Director Frederic Boyer, and Director of Programming Genna Terranova.

By Anne Thompson
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April 26, 2012 9:14 PM
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Classics at Cannes 65: 'Once Upon a Time in America,' 'Jaws,' 'Lawrence of Arabia,' 'Tess,' Ballad of Narayama'

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The 65e Festival de Cannes has revealed its Classics selection of restored prints. The Cannes Classics selection has been a mainstay of the festival's official selection since 2004, as the "relationship between contemporary cinema and its own memory was disrupted by the advent of the digital age."

By Sophia Savage
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April 26, 2012 1:23 PM
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Is Sean Penn Heading to Cannes with 'Gangster Squad'?

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A tweeter purporting to be Cannes Fest Director Thierry Fremaux tweeted (en francais) that Sean Penn is coming to Cannes, spurring buzz that his film, Ruben Fleischer's "The Gangster Squad," in which he stars with Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Mireille Enos, Michael Pena, Anthony Mackie and Nick Nolte, will be added to the fest program.