The News Review:
- Local’s lust for laughs drives comedy festival
- The fourth edition of the Tri Continental Film Festival kicks off…
- Adventure of the Week: The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival
- Palestinian festival sparks controversy
Local’s lust for laughs drives comedy festival
The Age – Jan 31, 2008
MELISSA Head says she has always been a producer. Herentrepreneurial streak first emerged when she was just eight yearsold. Living on a farm she put on a show after training her dogs todo some tricks. “I flyered the neighbours and they all turned up all five ofthem and I sold some popcorn” she recalls. “So it was alwaysthere.
The fourth edition of the Tri Continental Film Festival kicks off…
Hindu – Jan 31, 2008
“Bangalore has had a better turnout than Mumbai for the festival. There is a large audience for these films. ”The festival which Alika describes as a primary platform for human rights cinema from the global south began in Latin America. “The first festival was in Buenos Aires in 2002” Alika said.
Adventure of the Week: The San Francisco Bay Flyway Festival
Sacramento Bee – Jan 31, 2008
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Palestinian festival sparks controversy
Jerusalem Post – Jan 31, 2008
31 2008Haviv Rettig Gur THE JERUSALEM PST A Belgian government Web site has begun advertising a performance of Palestinian clowns that conveys “the real life of Palestinians separated from their water their land their history and their relatives by the wall of segregation. The group of Palestinian clowns from Ramallah will tour Belgium in February as part of the “Masarat” festival of Palestinian art announced by the French Community of Belgium. Under the unique Belgian system of government the French Community is an official institution of the Belgian government responsible for the education system and cultural life of some four million French-speaking Belgians. While the festival is meant to be a cultural festival – the French Community has sponsored similar seasonal events showcasing the cultures of Congo and Benin – some observers of Belgium in the Jewish world are worried it will become politicized. As part of the festival an official Web site of the French Community www.