Tag: Carnivals and Festivals
Lynch's daughter's Surveillance wins film fest prize
Surveillance, a thriller by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of legendary filmmaker David Lynch, won the top prize at the 41st International Film Festival of Catalonia.[MORE]
Floriade a blooming success: organisers
Australian Capital Tourism says it is pleased by the response to this year's Floriade festival.[MORE]
Hollywood celebs join Arab stars at Abu Dhabi fest
The second edition of the Middle East International Film Festival, hosted by the oil-rich emirate of Abu Dhabi, has kicked off with a glamorous red carpet parade.[MORE]
Tourism group supports Taste's late nights
The Tasmanian Tourism Industry Council has welcomed plans for new entertainment at the Taste of Tasmania festival in Hobart.[MORE]
Fine weather draws crowds to Launceston Show
Thousands of Tasmanians have turned out for this year's Launceston Show.[MORE]
Nightclub plans for Taste irk neighbours
Waterfront businesses are concerned about the Hobart City Council's plans to revamp the Taste of Tasmania.[MORE]
Outrage at Beaconsfield mine tragedy musical
A musical-comedy about the 2006 Beaconsfield mine disaster has been condemned.[MORE]
Police tally festival fall-out
Police say the majority of the 36,000 patrons at yesterday's Park Life music festival in Sydney were well-behaved, despite three people being arrested on drug charges.[MORE]
Taxpayers fund Mardi Gras for first time
Taxpayers will help fund Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for the first time in its 30-year history.[MORE]
Arctic Monkeys, The Prodigy join bumper BDO
Star British pop groups the Arctic Monkeys and The Prodigy join the 2009 line-up.[MORE]
Sydney throws paralympian homecoming
Members of Australia's paralympic team have arrived at Sydney's Town Hall for their official welcome home ceremony.[MORE]
OzAsia numbers up
Adelaide's second OzAsia cultural festival has been declared a huge success after exceeding its box office target by almost 25 per cent.[MORE]
Floriade night events prove popular
Floriade organisers are considering making night events a permanent feature of the flower festival.[MORE]
Festival celebrates Canberra-Nara friendship
More than 2,000 candles will light up Canberra's Japanese gardens tomorrow evening to celebrate the capital's relationship with its sister city Nara.[MORE]
'Sensitive' child prostitution film pulled from festival
A Japanese film dealing with child prostitution and organ trafficking in Thailand has been pulled from the sixth Bangkok International Film Festival.[MORE]
Olympians and Paralympians welcomed home
About 300 Canberrans gathered today to officially welcome home Australia's Olympic and Paralympic athletes.[MORE]
Banderas film opens Spanish film fest
The 56th San Sebastian Film Festival opened on Thursday with one of Spain's top Hollywood stars, Antonio Banderas, taking the spotlight with his new film.[MORE]
Writers festival boss welcomes Frey controversy
Do memoirs have to be true? A Million Little Pieces author James Frey doesn't think so.[MORE]
Slumdog Millionaire wins top gong at Toronto Film Fest
Danny Boyle's tribute to Mumbai wins the top prize at the Toronto Film Festival.[MORE]
Floriade comes of age
Flower beds depicting great Aussie films are in full bloom for the start of Floriade.[MORE]
London festival boasts Bond premiere
London Film Festival scores the first public screening of the new 007 adventure.[MORE]
Paris 'Not France' Hilton hits Toronto festival
It's not easy being Paris Hilton, always being photographed by the paparazzi doing things as mundane as ordering a hamburger at a drive-in.[MORE]
Film producers reach settlement with IRA informant
After weeks of sturm and drang, producers of an IRA drama based on the life story of a former British spy have settled a legal fight ahead of its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday - and all it took was 20,000 pounds ($43,850).[MORE]
Brody, Weisz steam up screen at Toronto festival
A kiss is sometimes just a kiss, unless it's Adrien Brody smacking Halle Berry's lips after his Oscar win in 2002 for The Pianist or his latest smooch with co-star Rachel Weisz in The Brothers Bloom.[MORE]
Hollywood hype low at Toronto festival
The stars are there, but the Oscar hype is on low volume at the Toronto Film Festival this year as major studios hold their promotional fire for movies looking to win awards until later in the year.[MORE]
