The News Review:
- Reporter’s log: Edinburgh TV Festival
- First Night: Reading Festival. Richfield Avenue Reading
- All the makings of a strong film festival
- Entertainment reporter BBC News Edinburgh TV Festival
- Kerala to host ctave festival
- Film festival with a difference: children to call the shots give…
Reporter’s log: Edinburgh TV Festival
BBC News – Aug 25, 2007
The BBC News website’s Kevin Young attended the event writing about the main talking points from the executives and stars. SUNDAY 26 AUGUST: 1700 BST The festival is drawing to a close so it’s time to sign off. A quick word with the two men overseeing this year’s event suggests it has gone well from their point of view. “We’re extremely lucky in that all the big issues came together at the right moment” Newsnight editor Peter Barron said.
First Night: Reading Festival. Richfield Avenue Reading
Independent – Aug 25, 2007
But they could not detract from sunshine that dried out a site which was a swamp only days ago and left the crowd feeling expectant for the weekend to come. Richfield Avenue Reading – Reviews Music – The Independent.
All the makings of a strong film festival
Globe and Mail – Aug 25, 2007
Well yes – apart from the traffic gridlock screaming publicists interrupted interviews petulant movie actors inane press conferences – I am looking forward to the films that will be shown at the festival. com: All the makings of a strong film festival.
Entertainment reporter BBC News Edinburgh TV Festival
BBC News – Aug 25, 2007
He criticised the licence fee as a tax on the ownership of a television which he said was 50 years out of date. Recent deceptions uncovered across the industry had been handled in a "preposterous" way he said. He also questioned whether his own Newsnight programme will survive if the BBC proceeds with threatened cutbacks.
Kerala to host ctave festival
Hindu – Aug 25, 2007
Addressing a press conference here on Saturday Minister for Cultural Affairs M. Baby said folk art forms dances handicrafts and handloom products from Assam Tripura Arunachal Pradesh Nagaland Meghalaya Mizoram Manipur and Sikkim will be showcased during the festival. More than 600 artisans and artistes would participate in the eight-day festival.
Film festival with a difference: children to call the shots give…
Expressindia.com – Aug 25, 2007
“Usually when children’s films are screened at film festivals the jury consists of adults” said Meenakshi Vinay Rai who along with her husband Vinay Rai is the brain behind this unique initiative. Meenakshi and Vinay describe themselves as "film activists" and after having won over 27 national and international awards they decided to turn their attention on the special genre of children’s films.