The News Review:
- The Cream of the Crop at Sundance Film Festival
- Nigeria: Zuma Film Festival Receives International Support
- Shaw Festival back in the red
- SweetWater Brewery suing Milledgeville festival of same name
- Coachella festival sets the stage; April event to have 125-plus acts
- Aranmula temple festival begins on January 28
The Cream of the Crop at Sundance Film Festival
thestreet.com – Jan 25, 2008
This year’s festival which as always has. The festival also is presenting 83 short films some of which can been watched for free.
Nigeria: Zuma Film Festival Receives International Support
AllAfrica.com – Jan 25, 2008
GA_googleFillSlot( “AllAfrica_Story_Inset” );"The French government and a U. S-based private motion picture firm have indicated interest in the 2008 Zuma Film Festival" said Mr Brian Etuk NFC’s Head of Public Affairs. He spoke yesterday in Abuja on the preparations for the festival and hinted that entries had started pouring in for the various categories. The Zuma Film Festival which replaced the National Film Festival would hold its fourth edition between May 4 and May 8 in Abuja.
Shaw Festival back in the red
Toronto Star – Jan 25, 2008
At Friday?s annual general meeting a shortfall of $927000 was announced for the 2007 season on a budget of just over $25 million. Whereas this is nowhere near as disastrous as the $3 million and $2. 57 million deficits incurred in 2003 and 2004 it does signal an end to the seeming upturn the organization had enjoyed in 2005 when it ended $52000 in the black and 2006 where the profit margin reached $714000. Just in terms of sheer dollars and cents this would mean that Shaw has incurred an overall deficit of $5.
SweetWater Brewery suing Milledgeville festival of same name
Macon Telegraph – Jan 25, 2008
” SweetWater Brewing Co. founded in 1997 by a pair of college roommates recently filed a lawsuit in federal court in Macon charging that the people behind a festival in Milledgeville violated various trademark protections when they decided in 2003 to rename the city’s annual event the Sweetwater Festival. _krdDartInc++;document.
Coachella festival sets the stage; April event to have 125-plus acts
San Diego Union Tribune – Jan 25, 2008
DATE>January 25 2008. CNTENT>The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival has announced its lineup for this year's event set for April 25-27 in Indio. Also on the bill will be Jack Johnson English trip-hop pioneers Portishead My Morning Jacket The Raconteurs The Verve and The Breeders. Portishead has not appeared live in the United States for more than a decade while the reunited Verve last performed on these shores prior to splitting up in 1999.
Aranmula temple festival begins on January 28
Hindu – Jan 25, 2008
According to Administrative fficer Baby S. Supriya the festival will begin with temple tantri Vasudevan Bhattathiripad of Memana Illom hoisting the ceremonial flag in the auspicious muhurthom between 10.