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The sex 'issue'
No sex please, we're Hollywood: As Hollywood shies away from sex, Eros has become the remit of the independents

Sex and the Cinema
Read an exclusive extract from Tanya Krzywinska's Sex and the Cinema

The Woman With The Hungry Eyes: The World's First Vamp on Film
Raising Bara: Thessa Mooij on the world's first Vamp

Sex and death in the horror film
Deadly instincts: Colin Odell and Michelle Le Blanc on the love-hate relationship between horror cinema and sex.

Goodbye Mickey
Disney has just closed up shop on traditional animation, been the subject of a critical documentary and bought up Pixar after an unsteady 2005. So what happens next?

New cinema from Eastern Europe
The new Europe: The Trieste film festival is one of the few venues to showcase new Eastern European cinema. John Gorick reports on what's happening in the new Europe

Dispatch: The Osnabrück Media Art Festival, Germany, 10-14 May 2006
Mixed media: Antonio Pasolini reports from the Osnabrück Media Art Festival in Germany

The story of Coffin Joe - Part 2
Twice as scary: the second part of our homage to Brazilian horror master, Coffin Joe. By Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell

The story of Coffin Joe
Who's afraid of Coffin Joe? Michelle Le Blanc and Colin Odell pay homage to one of horror cinema's greatest creations

Dispatch: Tribeca Film Festival, New York, April/May 2006
New York, new works: Thessa Mooij reviews the Tribeca Film Festival 2006

The Island of Doctor Moreau 1996 (or how to make a mega flop with Val Kilmer) - Part 2
The gates of hell are unlocked, part II: the second and final part of Bob Carroll's recount of a flop called The Island of Doctor Moreau

The Island of Doctor Moreau 1996 (or how to make a mega flop with Val Kilmer)
The gates of hell are unlocked, part I: Bob Caroll tells us the story of one of film history's most majestic flops, The Island of Doctor Moreau

Dispatch: Trieste Film Festival, 19-26 January 2006
Elke de Wit reviews the section dedicated to new German cinema at the 17th Trieste film festival

Dispatch: 2006 Berlinale, Berlin, 9-19 February
Elke de Wit on the good, the bad and the funny from the latest in German cinema shown at last month's Berlinale

Geographies of terror: Eli Roth and Hostel
Merchant of sadism: On the eve of the UK release of the Quentin Tarantino-produced gore-fest, Hostel, Xavier Mendick analyses the work of new horror master, Eli Roth

Film London launches Microwave funding initiative
Film London wanted more Londoners to make films. And so Microwave was launched.

Director's cult: the Dardenne brothers
Edward Lamberti analyses the Dardenne brothers' career from the perspective of their film, L'Enfant

Kieslowski special: the director today
Edward Lamberti remembers the great Polish director 10 years after his death

Breaking the silence
To coincide with the Derek Jarman's retrospective at the ICA, biographer and friend Tony Peake remembers the director and patron saint of independent cinema

Cult File #1: Liquid Sky
To inaugurate Kamera.co.uk's new section on cult movies, editor Antonio Pasolini writes an ode to that much-worshipped freak from the New York New Wave scene, Liquid Sky

Italian Cinema: Arthouse to Exploitation by Barry Forshaw
Italian for beginners: everything you need to know about the best - and perhaps worst - of Italian cinema

Looping: from A to B and back. Again and again and again....
Video and film looping elevate the moving image to pure visual poetry

Director's cult: Andrei Tarkovsky
An exclusive extract from The Pocket Essential Tarkovsky by Sean Martin

Q&A with director Larry Clark, ICA, London, Saturday 17/12/05
"I just want to show teenagers as human beings"

Guerillas in the mist and food for thought: the 2005 International Documentary Festival Amsterdam
This year's International Documentary Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) ran from 24 November through 4 December in the icy cold and dark Dutch capital. Boyd van Hoeij got his umbrella out and braved the grass fumes, the hordes of tourists responsible for them as well as the numerous documentary makers and lovers that packed the event

Dispatch: the Norwegian Film Festival, London, 1-4/Dec/05
Sarah Johnsen's Kissed by Winter, Norway's entry into the 2006 Academy Awards, promises to put Norway in the film map next year

Italian for beginners
Pietro Germin, the director of Divorce Italian Style, does not figure amongst the sacred gods of Italian cinema. But wider availability of his films on DVD may put an end to Germin's undeserved ostracism, says Edward Lamberti

The III Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival
Now in its third year, the burgeoning Lisbon International Documentary Film Festival is a hugely enjoyable and stimulating event - Hannah Patterson reports

Athens - The 18th Panorama of European Cinema
The city that brought us civilisation, the Olympics and the arts is also home to one of the lesser known film festivals that shouldn't be overlooked. Steven Yates reports

London Film Festival 2005: Five to See...and One to Miss?
John Atkinson rounds up some of the films on offer at this year's Times bfi London Film Festival

Oldenburg Film Festival 2005
The Oldenburg film festival runs for just five days but manages to pack in about two weeks worth of programming. Marcelle Perks reports

High Concept, Low Budget
We all know it's tough to make a movie at the best of times, but despite the vagaries and pitfalls of the filmmaking market, the producers of Unknown were convinced they were onto something special. Edith Bukovics chats to them about their new film

Before There Was Steve McQueen There was James Dean
Fifty years on from his death, James Dean remains one of cinema's most enduring icons. In an exclusive article for kamera.co.uk, Christopher Sandford examines why Dean is still such a potent presence - and wonders whether it really is better to burn out than to fade away

The Locarno Film Festival 2005
Switzerland might not be renowned for its thriving film culture, but in fact the Locarno Film Festival on the banks of Lake Maggiore is now in its 58th year. Catherine Richards Golini reports for kamera.co.uk from this year's festival

Hurluberlu
Short films are a tricky format - too uncommercial to release theatrically, but a vital proving ground for the next generation of young filmmakers. Antonio Pasolini reports on a new online short film initiative

Fantasia 2005 (Part 2)
In the second part of her report from this year's Fantasia Film Festival, Marcelle Perks checks out a comedy-horror hybrid, a Herschell Gordon Lewis homage and a spoof of the Charlie Manson cult...

FantAsia 2005
FantAsia bills itself as 'North America's Premier Genre Film Festival' - and despite strong competition from other events across the country, the festival seems to be more than holding its own. Marcelle Perks reports back from this year's event

Horizons East(Wood)
Tahir Latif is a longtime fan of Horizons West, Jim Kitses' groundbreaking study of the western. In an exclusive feature article for kamera.co.uk, he responds to the latest edition of the book and explains its enduring appeal

The 4th Commonwealth Film Festival
Though the Commonwealth has to all intents ceased to exist as a political entity, its spirit lives on in many ways in the constituent countries. Ben McCann reports on a film festival which brings together cinema from across the Commomwealth, now in its 4th year

The 45th Cracow International Film Festival
The Cracow Film Festival may have started small, but after several successful years it's rapidly becoming one of the hottest film events on the European circuit. Steven Yates headed east to report on this year's festival

We're Watching You
In a brand new feature for kamera.co.uk, Oliver Berry and Ben McCann launch the first kamera Top Ten with a round-up of the ten best Being Watched movies, inspired by a recent poll at Lovefilm.com

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
It's one of the most beloved cult British novels, and after countless adaptations and failed attempts, Hitchhiker's has finally made it to the big screen. In a special feature for kamera.co.uk, Andy Murray examines the book's enduring appeal

goEast 2005 - The 5th Festival of Central and Eastern European Film at Wiesbaden
In an exclusive report for kamera.co.uk, Steven Yates rounds up the highs and lows from goEast 2005 in Wiesbaden - one of the few film festivals which focuses exclusively on East European cinema

The Rolling Stock Short Film Festival
Forget about the endless press junkets and industry screenings of your average film festival - the Rolling Stock Film Festival is something completely different. Find out more on a Central train near you

55th Berlin Film Festival (Part 2)
Following on from our coverage of this year's Rotterdam Film Festival, we've also got a second report from the 55th Berlinale, still one of the big guns on the European Festival circuit. Ian Haydn Smith reports

The 34th Rotterdam Film Festival (Part 2)
In our second report from this year's Rotterdam Film Festival, Ian Haydn Smith finds much to enjoy, including a French zombie flick, a Vietnamese Western and a Thai biopic about a transexual boxer

55th Berlin Film Festival
With the Golden Bear going to a South African film for the first time ever, this year's Berlinale made it clear that African-made and African-themed productions are really starting to get noticed. Thessa Mooij reports from the German capital

34th Rotterdam Film Festival
Despite strong competition from countless other European film festivals, Rotterdam continues to go from strength to strength. Thessa Mooij heads to the Netherlands to report on the festival's 34th year

16th Trieste Film Festival – Alpe Adria Cinema
While Venice, Cannes and Berlin scoop up all the press coverage, the much smaller Alpe Adria Cinema festival in Trieste continues to develop as one of the most intriguing and entertaining events on the European calendar. Elke de Wit reports

45th Thessaloniki International Film Festival
There are plenty of famous film festivals in Europe - Cannes, Venice and Berlin to name a few - but there are many lesser-known events that also deserve a look. John Gorick reports from the Thessaloniki Film Festival

Comed ies And Proverbs: An Eric Rohmer Retrospective
Eric Rohmer is one of Europe's most prolific and hardworking directors, but his work has always struggled to reach out to a mainstream audience. Edmund Hardy looks back at Rohmer's Comedies and Proverbs film cycle

The French Issue
A welcome return this week for Kamera's special series exploring the state of national cinemas around the world. Following on from Japan and Hong Kong, our writers head for the land of le septième art

Deux ou trois choses: A Brief Introduction to French cinema
To begin our coverage this week, Ben McCann takes a highly subjective look at the distinctive qualities of French cinema - how a film defines itself as French, and what we've come to expect from French fimmakers

Jean-Pierre Melville
Jean-Pierre Melville is one of the most influential French directors of the last fifty years, but during his lifetime he arguably never received the level of recognition he deserved. Ed Lamberti sets the record straight

Le Neuvième Art: Animation in France
France has always had a love affair with the comic book and the graphic novel, and French artists and animators continue to produce some of the most memorable animation work this side of Pixar. Ben McCann finds out why

The films of Luc Besson
Along with Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Luc Besson is one of the select band of French filmmakers who have managed to find success on the global stage. Deryck Swan looks back at the career of one of French cinema's finest exports

The French Occupation on film
Sixty years on, the occupation of France still weighs heavily on French consciousness, and the subject remains fertile ground for the country's filmmakers. Ben McCann examines some of the most notable films d'occupation

Subway
Subway was the film that made Luc Besson's name as a director, and it became a cult classic of the 80s both in France and abroad. Adrian Gargett wonders how the film stands up twenty years on

Old Blue Eyes: Paul Newman at 80
He's one of the iconic actors of the 20th century, and believe it or not, Paul Newman is about to turn 80. With a new biography just released, Christopher Sandford looks back over the career of the hustler himself

Films of the Year 2004 - Part 1
It's that time of year again...as always, a selection of Kamera writers round up their best and worst films of last year. In Part 1, Colin Odell, Michelle le Blanc, Ben McCann and Ed Lamberti reveal their choices

Films of the Year 2004 - Part 2
In the second part of our 2004 roundup, Jason Wood, Andy Murray and Deryck Swan tell us what films got them fired up last year

The 42nd New York Film Festival
Seeking solace from the antics of a freshly re-elected George Dubya, Thessa Mooij and Marina Gorbunova bring us an exclusive report from this year's New York Film Festival. At least some things Stateside seem to be moving in the right direction...

The 2004 London Film Festival
In his first instalment from this year's BFI London Film Festival, Metin Alsanjak rounds up the highlights of the first week, including the latest films from the indomitable Mike Leigh and the critically-lauded director David Gordon Green

The 2004 London Film Festival (Part 2)
In the second part of his report from this year's London Film Festival, Metin Alsanjak reviews films from debut directors Jonathan Caouette and Saul Dibb and enjoys a contemplative film from Chinese filmmaker Yun De Nanfang

The 11th Oldenburg Film Festival
The Oldenburg Film Festival is now in its eleventh year, and it's steadily gaining a reputation as one of Germany's most imaginative and progressive cinematic events. Marcelle Perks has the lowdown on this year's festival

Edinburgh Film Festival 2004
The Edinburgh Film Festival has been one of the main events on the UK's cinematic calendar for over twenty years - but this year's selection has prompted some critics to speculate on the festival's future. Hannah Patterson reports

The Asian American & Urbanworld Film Festivals 2004
New York undobtedly has more film festivals per square inch than any other city in the world. The famous events may draw all the headlines, but Thessa Mooij sets out in search of two of the smaller names - Asian American and Urbanworld

The Rise and Fall of British Horror (Part 1)
There was a time, not so long ago, when British horror movies were regularly frightening the life out of cinemagoers both at home and abroad. Following the success of films like 28 Days Later and Dog Soldiers, Oliver Berry wonders whether the British horror film might be about to make a comeback

Denys Arcand Retrospective
Denys Arcand's latest film, The Barbarian Invasions, revisits the setting and characters of his previous domestic drama, The Decline and Fall of the American Empire, made back in 1986. Tim Applegate compares both films

The Conversation
Coppola is best known for his big films of the 70s, including the first two Godfathers and the fire and brimstone of Apocalypse Now - but Tim Applegate thinks The Conversation is just as worthy of praise

Tribeca Film Festival 2004
Tribeca might not be as well-known as New York's larger and more mainstream film festivals, but its profile is growing fast - which makes this year's lacklustre selection all the more disappointing, says Thessa Mooij

Cannes Film Festival 2004
With accusations flying around that this year's Palme d'Or had more to do with politics than art, it's a good time to look back at some of the lesser-known films that graced Cannes 2004. Chas Turner braves the crowds to file a festival round-up

Making Money: Profits & Ethics in Documentary Filmmaking
Documentary is definitely entering something of a golden age, spearheaded by groundbreaking directors such as Michael Moore and Kevin Macdonald. Beth Gilligan reports on a panel discussion about the documentary's future at the recent Tribeca Film Festival

Berlinale 2004
The Berlinale is one of the major events of the cinema year, and over recent weeks we've been running reviews of some of the major films at this year's festival. John Gorick rounds our coverage off with a festival overview

The Last Desert on the Left
Wes Craven might be better known for his histrionic horror films of the eighties, but in an exclusive feature for kamera.co.uk, Todd Harbour argues the case for his gruesome tale inspired by the Sawney Bean family, made way back in 1977

David Caffrey
Gram Parsons is one of the great forgotten stars of country music, who like so many musicians of his generation, died before his 30th birthday. Now a film has been made about his life (and death). Elke de Wit caught up with its director at the recent Berlin film festival

The Grifters
Stephen Frears has never been a director who has confined himself to one genre. The Grifters was his first foray into film noir, but almost never features in critical discussions of the genre. Tim Applegate thinks it deserves a second look

The 2nd Bangkok International Film Festival
Asia is surprisingly short on world class film festivals, so the emergence of the Bangkok International Film Festival, now in its second year, bodes well for the future. Robert Williamson reports on a selection of new films from the Far East

Rotterdam Film Festival
With so many film festivals on the European circuit, programmers are finding it increasingly difficult to make their event stand out. In a so-so year at the Rotterdam Film Festival, Thessa Mooij found the best new work came from the Balkans

Samir at the 15th Trieste Film Festival
Venice might host the most famous Italian film festival, but the country's long love affair with the cinema means there are plenty of others which rarely receive a mention. John Gorick reports from the 15th Alpe Adria Cinema festival in Trieste

Mizoguchi at the Renoir Cinema
Discussion of classic Japanese cinema is often limited to celebrated names like Ozu and Kurosawa, but Kenji Mizoguchi also deserves recognition as one of Japan's great directors. John Gorick reviews a recent retrospective at the Renoir Cinema

The 3rd London Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival
It's got a bad reputation thanks to some of its most ardent and disturbing devotees, but there's more to sci-fi than bad make-up and big hair. Simon Jones previews the 3rd London Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival

The Hong Kong Issue
From bizarre fantasy to gritty thrillers to explosive action films, few countries can boast the variety, style and imagination of Hong Kong's film industry. Oliver Berry introduces the second issue in kamera.co.uk's series on international cinema

The Hong Kong Film Industry
The Hong Kong film industry once rivalled Bollywood and Hollywood, but in the years since the handover in 1997, it has become a shadow of its former self. Simon Jones analyses the reasons why Hong Kong cinema has hit the rocks

Kung Fu Chaos: The Hong Kong Martial Arts Film
If there was one genre which laid the foundations for the success of Hong Kong cinema, it was the kung fu movie. In an exclusive article for kamera.co.uk, Leon Hunt provides a comprehensive overview of the history of martial arts on film

Knights Errant: The Films of John Woo & Chow Yun Fat (Part 1)
John Woo is undoubtedly Hong Kong's most famous and successful director. Bob Carroll charts the career of the inventor of "heroic bloodshed", and examines the importance of his partnership with leading man, Chow-Yun Fat

Knights Errant: The Films of John Woo & Chow Yun Fat (Part 2)
In the second part of his feature article on John Woo and Chow-Yun Fat, Bob Carroll examines some of their more recent collaborations, along with their migration into American cinema. Hong Kong's loss has been Hollywood's gain

The Cinema of Jackie Chan
Following the untimely death of Bruce Lee, martial arts movies were crying out for a new star. A young actor called Jackie Chan stepped up to the challenge, and the rest is kung fu history. Colin Odell and Michelle le Blanc look back over the career of the drunken master

Films of 2003 Results
As a new year dawns, kamera.co.uk takes a look back over the highs and lows of 2003 in our special review issue this week. First it's time to announce the results of our reader polls for the best and worst films of last year

Cherbourg Shorts 2003
For the last nineteen years, the Cherbourg Film Festival has dedicated itself to providing a forum for new work by young British and Irish directors. Elke de Wit reports on the short film programme at this year's festival

The 41st New York Film Festival
L.A. may be in love with the movies, but the movies have always been in love with New York. At the 43rd official celebration of cinema in the Big Apple, Thessa Mooij found the first film festival which gave her nightmares

which gave her nightmares

A Short Time in Leeds
In our second report from the 17th Leeds Film Festival, Tim Smedley rounds up the short film programme, and finds some memorable work by student filmmakers, debut directors and established names alike

Oldenburg Film Festival 2003
Berlin may play host to Germany's most prestigious film festival, but the thriving interest in domestic German cinema means there are lots of smaller festivals which can be just as rewarding. Marcelle Perks travels to Oldenburg for one of the best

17th Leeds International Film Festival
It might have been eclipsed by its more glamorous cousins in London and Edinburgh, but the Leeds Film Festival is quietly carving a name for itself as one of the UK's most exciting film festivals. Graeme Cole reports

Kill Bill Press Conference
They swept into town with all the subtlety of a Shaw Brothers finale, and were gone before you could say chop-socky - but Ben Walters managed to catch up with Quentin and the gang at the official Kill Bill press conference at the Dorchester Hotel

Carl Dreyer
For years, Carl Dreyer has been largely forgotten by critics and cinema goers alike, but following a recent retrospective at the NFT, his films are undergoing something of a revival. Antonio Pasolini looks back over the career of one of Denmark's great directors

The 57th Edinburgh Film Festival
The Edinburgh Film Festival is one of the most respected names on the cinema circuit, and has a reputation for bringing exclusive films and events to its discerning audience. Bob Carroll reviews the highlights of the 2003 festival

The Japanese Issue
Welcome to the first of a regular new series on international cinema at kamera.co.uk. Oliver Berry, the magazine editor, introduces the inaugural Japanese issue and outlines our plans for the future

Japanese Cinema
In the first article of our special Japanese issue, John Gorick provides a thorough overview of the history of Japanese cinema, and profiles some of its great directors

Takeshi Kitano - Part 1
In the first part of an in-depth feature on the work of Takeshi Kitano, Tim Smedley explores the main themes and preoccupations of the director's work

Takeshi Kitano - Part 2
Tim Smedley continues his exploration of Beat Takeshi's films by assessing the ideas of humour and violence, and the way the director used them in his most acclaimed film - Hana-Bi

Chanbara: Japan and its Forgotten Genre
Samurai films were once the most popular genre of Japanese cinema, and had a hugely influential on many of Hollywood's leading directors, but few new samurai films are being made today. Bob Carroll traces the rise and fall of the chanbara film

Jacques Becker
In our continuing series from the French Noir season at the Ciné Lumiere, Alex King looks back at the career of one of the country's most underrated directors - Jacques Becker

A Century of Artists' Film in Britain
Britain has never been known for its appreciation of avant-garde cinema, but a new season of experimental film at Tate Britain comes up with some surprising results. Charlie Phillips reports

French Noir at the Ciné Lumiere
The current season of film noir running at the Ciné Lumiere focusses on French directors, rather than their American counterparts. Ian Haydn Smith rounds up the festival's opening night

Bunuel
Luis Bunuel was one of the most enigmatic and provocative figures of 20th century cinema, and his films left an indelible impression on the medium. A selection of kamera.co.uk writers look back over a recent retrospective of his films at the Ciné Lumiere

IFP Los Angeles Film Festival 2003
For the past nine years, the IFP Los Angeles Film Festival has been helping independent filmmakers make their mark on Hollywood. Chris Wiegand reports from the festival which proves LA isn't all about big bucks and blockbusters

Reel Madness Film Festival 2003: The Politics of Madness
Reel Madness at the ICA was the first major film festival to address the issue of insanity in cinema. In the first of two reports from the festival this week, Sameer Padania examines the relationship between politics and madness

Reel Madness Film Festival 2003: Seeing the Madman
In the second of our Reel Madness reports, Chris Michaels reviews one of the strongest fiction films in the festival programme - Fridrik Thór Fridriksson's Angels of the Universe

A Quick Chat with Rebecca Bagley-Cook
She's just made a romantic comedy with Superman's girlfriend, and her next film's about a loony John Lennon impersonator. Thessa Mooij catches up with young New York director Rebecca Bagley-Cook

Network
With the nation currently glued to their television screens to watch a bunch of very ordinary people doing very little, it's a good time for Edward Lamberti to look back at one of Hollywood's sharpest media satires - Sidney Lumet's Network

The Tribeca Film Festival 2003
The Tribeca Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Robert de Niro to revitalise the Tribeca area of New York after the events of September 11th. Now with a new director at the helm, Thessa Mooij reports on the festival's second year

Cannes 2003
Cannes just ain't like it used to be - or so the critics would have us believe. Even though many have denounced this year's line-up of films as one of the most disappointing in the festival's history, Jason Wood found a few which made the journey worthwhile

Battleplans
The uneasy relationship between war and the media was highlighted during the recent Iraq conflict, with live battles and Hollywood-style rescues beamed directly onto our television screens. Chris S. Michaels looks back over the recent history of war in American cinema

Scream Theory #6: Eli Roth and Cabin Fever
Xavier Mendik returns this week with the latest addition to the Scream Theory series - an exclusive interview with one of the hottest new properties on the horror scene, first-time director Eli Roth

New Directors / New Films: Launching Careers From the Big Apple
Directors seem to be getting younger and younger with each year that passes, but it's still as tough as ever for budding filmmakers to get their first break. Thessa Mooij reports from the premier festival for new directors in New York

Thieves Like Us
Robert Altman changed the face of American cinema in the 1970s. Films like McCabe & Mrs Miller (1971) and Nashville (1975) are acknowledged classics, but Altman's lesser work of the period also deserves reconsideration. Tim Applegate looks back over a little-known Altman tale from 1974, inspired by Nicholas Ray's first feature They Live by Night (1947)

Mystery Train
Jim Jarmusch's third feature film examines three interconnected stories which take place over a day and a night in Memphis, Tennessee. Adrian Gargett reflects on the poetic qualities of Jarmusch's 'distinct dramatic-comic vision'

archived features

Voices of Dissent: the 10th New York Underground Film Festival
Theresa Mooij sends kamera.co.uk an exclusive report from New York's premier festival of avant-garde and offbeat cinema, now in its tenth year

The Oscars
The award season gets ever longer, but there is still only one that really matters and it's nearly upon us. Edward Lamberti, an Oscars fan, feels his enthusiasm waning when surveying this year's nominations

Post-Revolution Blues - The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival, 12-20 March 2003
The ever excellent Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to London next week. Yoram Allon reports on a trio of outstanding documentaries to be screened

Douglas Sirk
Following his review of Far From Heaven, Antonio Pasolini looks again at the work of Douglas Sirk, 'a thinking artist with a social conscience'

9th London Australian Film Festival
First cricket, then football (or soccer) - now movies? John Atkinson on why the line-up for 9th London Australian Film Festival might teach British cinema something

Snowdance: a postcard from Clermont Ferrand
Mathieu Ravier reports from a short film-maker's heaven - the Clermont Ferrand Film Festival where locals form queues to watch shorts

Berlin Film Festival 2003 – Documentary Round-up
Elke de Wit enjoys the superlative documentary film programme at the 2003 Berlinale

53rd Berlin Film Festival
Marcelle Perks and Ingo Ebeling round up the highlights in Asian and horror cinema from the 2003 Berlinale

32nd International Film Festival Rotterdam
This year's Rotterdam Festival, director Simon Fields' last, was the usual diverting mixture of left-field mainstream, arthouse and weird. Hannah Patterson was there and reports on the best of the fest