Chinas Still Life surprise winner in Venice
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On a night of surprises at the Venice Film Festival, China's "Still Life," about the giant Three Gorges Dam project and its impact on ordinary people, won the top award, while Ben Affleck was..." /> Please ...
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Luck rather than quality is what a movie  needs to land the top prize at the Venice film festival, said  Gianni Amelio, the last Italian director to win the coveted  Golden Lion award.
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A British film tackling the controversial subject of abortion has scooped two prestigious awards at the Venice Film Festival. Vera Drake, which was backed with Â£1m (â¬1.
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A 22-year-old student who said she hopes to become a cosmetic surgeon was crowned the winner yesterday in China&#39;s first pageant for such &quot;manmade beauties.
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Chinese entry "Tuya's Marriage", about a woman who must survive on the Mongolian steppe, won the Berlin film festival's top honor, the Golden Bear, on Saturday.
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"Vera Drake," Mike Leigh's tough tale of a working-class mother who is caught performing illegal abortions in 1950s England, scooped up the prizes at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, including the coveted Golden Lion.
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Malick Sidibe becomes the first photographer to win the Venice Biennale's lifetime achievement award.
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In China, a sprawling lakefront is redeveloped with an eye toward the past.
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Media hordes descend on the Venice Vegas of the Orient
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Fans of Japan's distinctive style of  full-length animated films gave a standing ovation at this  year's Venice Film Festival to the latest movie from Japan's  famed Studio Ghibli.
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The Queen, about the days after the death of Princess Diana, is tipped to win at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday.
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&quot;Vera Drake&quot;, the haunting new drama from acclaimed British director Mike Leigh, has won the Golden Lion for best picture at the 61st Venice International Film Festival.
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For years their work could not be exhibited in China, but now the countryâs leading contemporary artists are being courted by major art collectors abroad and a local government in Sichuan Province is taking notice.
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The artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres undoubtedly would have considered it a huge victory that he is the official representative of the United States at the 52nd Venice Biennale.
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VENICE, Italy  - The Venice Film Festival dazzled  like never before this year with its string of Hollywood stars  and hot arthouse directors, but the festival's new chief may  find delays and embarrassing blunders are what people remember.
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Dame Helen Mirren's latest film The Queen is among the favourites to win at the Venice Film Festival.
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SHANGHAI, China -- Rubens Barichello won the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix today to clinch second place in Formula One while Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher had a rare rough race -- spinning out and finishing 12th, more than a lap behind.