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Director Danny Boyle has paid tribute to the devastated city of Mumbai in accepting the British Independent Film Award for Slumdog Millionaire, his urban fairytale set on the streets of the troubled Indian city. 


Referring to the terrorist attacks that killed upwards of 170 people, Boyle said it was "weird to win this at the end of what has been a terrible week".

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Giveaway: Palestinian Film Festival

02 December 2008 | 11:46 - By World Movies

The inaugural Palestinian Film Festival gets underway in Sydney this week and we have a double pass to the Opening Night to give away, with thanks to the festival organisers, Cultural Media.


The Palestinian Film Festival will take place over the next two weekends, at the Palace Norton Street Cinema, Leichhardt from December 5 – 7, and the Sidetrack Shed Theatre, Marrickville from December 13 – 14.

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Lou Reed’s Berlin a film by Julian Schnabel is a mesmerising, moody documentary of Reed’s 1973 album ‘Berlin’ performed live at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn with support from the Sydney Festival. Kylie Boltin attended a London screening and Q & A of the doc with Reed in attendance. Here’s what transpired.


Lou Reed recorded the album Berlin in 1973. It was a commercial failure. Over the next 33 years, he never performed the album live. For five nights in December 2006 at St. Ann's Warehouse Brooklyn, Lou Reed performed his masterwork about love's dark sisters: jealousy, rage and loss. - Julian Schnabel (Director’s statement).

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Two award winning Aussie shorts online now

30 November 2008 | 1:00 - By World Movies

Catch two award-winning local short films from this week's episode of SOS.


Nash Edgerton recently made the leap from short film making to feature films, with The Square. David Michod is about to do the same, with a film called Animal Kingdom. Catch both filmmakers' award-winning shorts here.

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Kylie Boltin meets Hong Kong cinema legend, actor Simon Yam, a staunch advocate of low budget filmmaking.


Veteran actor Simon Yam and prolific Hong Kong director, Johnnie To enjoy a professional relationship that spans over 35 years with films that include, Election (Hak se wui, 2005) flagged as 'The Best Film of the Year' by cinephile-director, Quentin Tarantino, and their latest collaboration, Sparrow (Man Jeuk, 2008).

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Adam Elliot's Mary and Max to headline Sundance

21 November 2008 | 11:28 - By World Movies

Adam Elliot's claymation feature Mary and Max will open the 2009 Sundance Film Festval, marking the the first time that an Australian film receives such an honour.


Mary and Max is the first feature from the Oscar-winning director Adam Elliot and producer Melanie Coombs, the team behind Harvie Krumpet.

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Review: A slice of life in Smalltown U.S.A.

20 November 2008 | 15:18 - By World Movies

American Teen should be required viewing for anyone who longs to be a kid again - it's not all it's cracked up to be. Review by Fiona Williams.


The final year of high school is a time that’s rife with uncertainty and indecision, so you can see why it continues to hold great appeal for filmmakers.

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Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia is many things, but an enduring classic isn't one of them. Review by Fiona Williams.


Baz Luhrmann grew up in country NSW, and traversed this wide-brown land to research his new film, so it figures that he of all people, knows that we Australians a hard bunch to please. We lop our poppies off at the knees if we think they’re growing too tall.

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