Europe eclipses Hollywood in hot year for Cannes
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Veteran Spanish director Pedro  Almodovar leads the early running in Cannes this year with his  bitter-sweet comedy &quot;Volver,&quot; as European cinema overshadows  Hollywood at the world&#039;s biggest film festival.
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Despite France and Italy's reputation as a haven for the sales of designer shoes, it is across the Channel where growth in the industry has been fastest in Europe, according to research.
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CANNES, France  - Critics are struggling to pick a winner ahead of Sunday's award ceremony at the Cannes Film Festival, but several are tipping a hard-hitting Romanian picture to walk away with the coveted Palme d'Or.
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Not only did the world join him in heralding the arrival   of the most genetically blessed offspring in all the land, but his   latest big screen venture, the Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu-directed   Babel, took home a prize at the Cannes Film Festival.
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A drama about communist East Germany wins the top European Film Award and Penelope Cruz best actress.
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The two most overtly political movies in competition at this year's Berlin Film Festival won the top prizes, surprising some critics who had questioned their message and methods.
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Roman Polanski and the Coen brothers are among 35 movie-makers directing short films for the 60th Cannes festival.
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In Woody Allen's America, Bordeaux or Burgundy wine and other things French are always in vogue. But he admits his European sensibility makes his films less popular back home.
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British films triumphed at  the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday with veteran Ken Loach&#039;s  war-themed &quot;The Wind That Shakes the Barley&quot; winning the  coveted Palme d&#039;Or and newcomer Andrea Arnold picking up the  Jury Prize for &quot;Red Road.&quot;
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With more tax incentives  trying to lure production away from Hollywood, and with  globalization influencing filmmaking in terms of story and  talent, film production reached well beyond the backlot in  2006.
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EVEN by the standards of Cannes it was a lavish, glamorous affair. Hollywood film stars rubbed shoulders with pop stars and politicians.
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HURRIYET- The recent murder of Dutch film director Theo Van Gogh marked a turning point for Europe.
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The Venice Film Festival is grappling with its perennial tag as the No. 2 movie extravaganza in Europe &#151; still a little brother to Cannes in terms of stars, marketing and buzz, even though it's older.
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Two very different directors  have zoomed in on an individual&#039;s anguish in their new films,  bucking the trend at the Cannes film festival so far for  broader political and social dramas.
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon attend the world premiere of Ocean's Thirteen in Cannes.
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George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and other members of the all-star caper &quot;Ocean&#39;s Thirteen&quot; made off with millions at Cannes ahead of the movie&#39;s red-carpet premiere Thursday.
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As the Berlin International  Film Festival winds down, attention is beginning to focus on  the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off May 16.