ARTS:  Spotlight on Mandela Film
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BERLIN, Feb 12 (IPS) - The 57th International Film Festival in Berlin has  got off to a strong start with the South  African film Goodbye  Bafana on Nelson Mandela's long incarceration emerging as an  early  front-runner for honours. In all 26 movies are chasing the  top Golden Bear award.
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South Africa toasted its first film nominated for an Oscar on Wednesday, hoping the poignant story of a woman's battle with AIDS could help the fledgling film industry take flight.
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela received a hero&#39;s welcome as a statue of him was unveiled Wednesday opposite the Houses of Parliament in London.
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The film will go as an independant entry.
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Former South African president Nelson Mandela will watch Wednesday as a statue of him is unveiled outside the Houses of Parliament before dignitaries including Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
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Music director Lalit [of erstwhile Jatin-Lalit duo] faced the camera for a feature film this week.
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Mahesh Bhatt's new film is a must watch.
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Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman  and his film production company on Friday unveiled plans to  make a movie starring Freeman as former South African president  and Nobel laureate Nelson Mandela.
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A documentary about Islam  and homosexuality is vying for attention at the Toronto  International Film Festival, where high-profile movies set in  the Middle East are already making a splash.
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The actor-director delivers another soul-stirring film.
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Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
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Derek Luke and Tim Robbins star in this film set in apartheid-era South Africa.
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Here is a chance to check out where your favourite movies stand in the box-office.
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The film industry salutes the legendary actor.
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Several new movies tap into the public's ever-growing curiosity about celebrity lives.
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A look at Oscar contenders in the Best Documentary Film category.
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Morgan Freedom is to play ex-South African president Nelson Mandela in upcoming film The Human Factor.