German film wins 'Europe Oscars'
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A drama about East Germany gets a top European film award, while Penelope Cruz wins best actress.
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Martin Scorsese, the creator of "Raging Bull" and "Taxi Driver", finally won Oscar recognition on Sunday but he had to share the spotlight with politician Al Gore, regal actress Helen Mirren and Cinderella story Jennifer Hudson.
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A German film about Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler's final 12 days leapt to the top of the country's box office with nearly half a million tickets sold in its opening weekend, distributor Constantin Film said on Monday.
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Reflecting revitalized box offices in  home markets and a newfound confidence to stand up to  Hollywood, European films will command the spotlight at  Germany's Berlinale film festival for the first time in years.
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Penelope Cruz was named Europe's best actress of 2006 for her role in Pedro Almodovar's movie &quot;Volver&quot; at the continent's version of the Oscars.
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Brazilian entry "The Elite Squad" won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for best film on Saturday.
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Clint Eastwood beats off stiff competition from Martin Scorsese to win Directors Guild of America award.
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The Elite Squad, the story of corrupt police in Brazil, wins the main prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
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"Juno", the story of an American teenager faced with an unplanned pregnancy, won the top prize at the Rome film festival on Saturday.
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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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Alejandro Amenabar wins Spain's nomination for this year's foreign language film Oscar. Plus other entertainment news in brief.
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Daniel Day-Lewis and Julie Christie win Screen Actors Guild awards, with No Country for Old Men taking best film.
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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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A hard-hitting Romanian movie  set toward the end of the Communist era won the Cannes Film  Festival&#39;s top honor on Sunday.
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"The Lives of Others", a drama about a secret policeman in Communist East Germany, won the top prize at the European Film Awards on Saturday held in Poland's capital.
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A harrowing film about illegal abortion in Communist-era Romania beat 21 movies by well-known directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Ethan and Joel Coen, and Wong Kar-wai to win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize Sunday.
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The Aviator wins best movie at the 2005 Bafta film awards, while Vera Drake wins best director and actress.