Current issues
Milja Radovic, member of the Ecumenical Jury in Cottbus 2007, highlights the outstanding films of the international competition, and presents in detail the films of the focus section on former Yugoslavia.
Jury member Robin Gurney reports about the festival
Ron Holloway recalls his first visit to Karlovy Vary in 1968, and contrasts it to the festival in 2007.
In his comprehensive report jury member Peter Malone describes the character of the festival and his experiences as member of the first ecumenical jury in Yerevan.
By all counts, the 60th Festival de Cannes (16-27 May 2007) will go down as one of the best in its distinguished history as the queen of international film festivals. Festival report by Ron Holloway
"State Legislature", a film by the celebrated American filmmaker Frederick Wiseman, has won the John Templeton Foundation Special Prize worth 5’000 Swiss Francs, at the International Film festival "Visions du Réel", 20-26 April, in Nyon, Switzerland.
Now in his sixth year as director of the Berlin International Film Festival, Dieter Kosslick takes particular pride in changing the image of the festival each time around. Festival report by Ron Holloway
The Locarno Film Festival is not Cannes. There are no red carpets and grand entries and no photographers vying for the attention of stars. In fact, stars are not the highlight of the event. Actors and actresses—many of them famous — do attend the Locarno festival but manage to blend into the crowd and not create commotion. Unlike Cannes, the festival screenings are open to the public. Maggie Morgan, Cairo, member of the Ecumenical Jury Locarno 2006, reports about the festival
Film critic Ron Holloway in his report reviews the competition entries of the Festival de Cannes 2006, and portrays the event as a whole.
Ron Holloway reviews the accessory sections of the Festival de Cannes 2006.
