Film Festivals

‘Stone’ rolls in San Luis Cine fest

Film Festivals: 17 pics compete for ,000 prize — The second San Luis Cine Film Festival will unspool Friday to Nov. 8 with 17 pics in competition including Charles Martin Smith’s “Stone of Destiny.”

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Dubai fest to offer Fipresci award

Film Festivals: Prize will be first dedicated to Arab cinema — The Dubai Film Festival has inked a strategic partnership with international critics association Fipresci to launch an annual Prize of the International Critics nod, to be awarded to the best film in the fest’s Muhr competish.

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AFI Fest Los Angeles bolsters lineup

Film Festivals: Artistic director takes a world cinema approach — Rose Kuo was having problems. While assembling the program for this year’s edition of AFI Fest Los Angeles, Kuo, in her first full year as artistic director, was encountering resistance when she contacted reps from film sales companies and national film boards.

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