Political protest and right-wing threats had aborted the Japan premiere of Li Ying’s Yasukuni in April. Subsequent public debate, however, has encouraged the film’s belated cinema release and nationwide attention. Once again, August 15 marks the anniversary of Japan’s military surrender in WW II – a date notorious for the right-wing’s pilgrimage to the Yasukuni shrine.

At the 23rd International Documentary Film Festival Munich the "Special Documentary Award", sponsored by BLM (Bavarian Authority for Private Broadcasting) and worth 2,500 Euro, went to Občan Havel (Citizen Havel) by Pavel Koutecký and Miroslav Janek.

For all of those working with film and for everybody who always wanted to learn how

Friday, May 16th, 7pm, Cinema Arsenal 1

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At the 10th Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival the Signis Jury gave special mention to Diorthosi (Correction) by Thanos Anastopoulos. Corridor #8 by Boris Despodov received the HBO Documentary Films Emerging Artist Award at the Hot Docs Festival in Toronto.

Tatil Kitabı (Summer Book) by Seyfi Teoman received the Best Turkish Film of the Year Award and the FIPRESCI Award in the National Competition at the 27th International Istanbul Film Festival.

Brillante Ma. Mendoza's Tirador (Slingshot) received the Silver Screen Award as best Asian film, the award as best director and the NETPAC award at the 21st Singapore International Film Festival.

"The Properties Of Mercury"

The Goethe-Institut in Paris dedicates its first annual rendezvous "La Berlinale à Paris" from April 15 to 18, 2008 to the Forum. Seven films will be shown from the last Forum editions, accompanied by several short works from Forum expanded.