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The 13th Annual Savannah Film Festival
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- Published on Thursday, 14 October 2010 19:25
- Written by Brad Balfour
creativity from both award-winning professionals and emerging student filmmakers, bringing world-renowned filmmakers, producers, actors and journalists, as well as other film enthusiasts, to SCAD and Savannah for eight days of feature films, lectures, workshops, panels and competition films from a range of genres.31st Valencia International Film Festival
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- Published on Thursday, 14 October 2010 17:06
- Written by Mark Ozdoba
The 31st Valencia International Film Festival (Mostra de Valencia) begins this Friday and runs for over a week, from October 15-23, 2010. This city on the coast of the Spanish Mediterranean is home to a host of arts centers and museums, constructed over the last 20 years in a concerted effort to widen its worldwide appeal. 
This year, the festival highlights action and adventure films, and among the special events is a tribute to Wolfgang Peterson whose films screening in this retrospective are:
- Shattered
- Das Boot
- The Perfect Storm
- Troy
- Poseidon
Abu Dhabi Film Festival Rebrands for Year Four
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- Published on Sunday, 10 October 2010 22:02
- Written by Laura Blum
Set in the largest sheikdom of the United Arab Emirates, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival enters its fourth edition October 14 to 23, 2010 as a self-appointed oasis of film culture in the Persian Gulf. The Festival, formerly called the Middle East International Film Festival, lists its name change among several innovations accelerating its push to become a mecca of discovery and pulse-taking for current Arab cinema.
Morelia Int'l Film Festival Prizes Emerging Mexican Voices
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- Published on Saturday, 09 October 2010 22:45
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Arriving two weeks before Mexico’s Day of the Dead, the Morelia International Film Festival (October 16 to 24, 2010) is well positioned to take the pulse of the Mexican film industry. Perhaps more than any time in its eight-year history, FICM 2010 offers proof that the domestic cinema is alive and well, even resurrecting its Golden Age of Cinema. This year the country produced 80 films.
