Africa's top film festival opens
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The biennial Fespaco film festival opens in Burkina  Faso, showcasing the best in African cinema.
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TORONTO  - As the 31st Toronto   International Film Festival kicks off Thursday night, local   moviegoers are snapping up tickets for their annual celluloid   fest. Meanwhile, in the parallel festival that buyers and   sellers inhabit, studios are eyeing the menu just as hungrily,   looking for a few choice dishes.
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VENICE, Italy  - African cinema is back at the   Venice film festival after nearly 20 years with Chad's   "Daratt," a story about coming to terms with the horrors of   civil war inspired by director Mahamat-Saleh Haroun's own   experience.
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The 44th New York Film Festival opens on Friday with Stephen Frears's award-winning drama The Queen.
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The Rolling Stones' hotly awaited concert movie, directed by Martin Scorsese, kicks off Berlin's Film Festival.
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The 31st annual Toronto film festival   opened on Thursday amid warnings from critics that happy movies   are going to be few and far between, as themes from many of the   350-plus entrants reflect the grim state of the world.
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Festival-goers in Berlin give a rousing reception to the film Hotel Rwanda and its star Don Cheadle.
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PARIS  - Organizers of the first  International Festival of Cinema and Gastronomy, to take place  Nov. 17-21 in the Burgundy capital of Dijon, on Monday  announced a mouthwatering lineup of food-related movies and  culinary events.
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The Toronto International  Film Festival kicks off Thursday at a time when few, if any,  Oscar contenders have emerged so far.
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Robert Redford encourages film-makers to "speak their minds" at the opening of this year's Sundance Film Festival.
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A preview of the Toronto film festival.
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The New York Film Festival, 42 years in the running, continues to command respect as a showcase for eminent filmmakers and up-and-coming masters.
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The 31st annual Toronto film festival  opened on Thursday amid warnings from critics that happy movies  are going to be few and far between, as themes from many of the  350-plus entrants reflect the grim state of the world.
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The American Film Institute announced Wednesday the creation of a new international film festival in Dallas.
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Hollywood&#39;s premier cash-and-award magnet Steven Spielberg kicked off the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday night. The opening night&#39;s gala screening is Spielberg&#39;s &quot;The Terminal
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The world's longest-running film festival is growing old gracefully
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Palekar's film Maati Maay gets raves at the festival.