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6 November 2006 | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »

- Founded in 1988, the European Film Academy currently unites 1,700 European film professionals with the common aim of promoting Europe's film culture. Here are this year's noms.... European Film 2006 Breakfast On Pluto; Ireland/UK Directed by Neil Jordan Produced by Parallel Film Productions Ltd./Number 9 Films Grbavica; Austria/Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany/Croatia Directed by Jasmila Zbanic Produced by Coop99 Filmproduktion Gmbh/Deblokada/Noirfilm/Jadran Film Das Leben Der Anderen (The Lives Of Others); Germany Directed by Florian Henckel Von Donnersmarck Produced by Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion/Bayerischer Rundfunk/Arte/Creado Film The Road To Guantanamo; UK Directed by Michael Winterbottom And Mat Whitecross Produced by Revolution Films Ltd. Volver; Spain Directed by Pedro Almodovar Produced by El Deseo D.A., S.L.U. The Wind That Shakes The Barley; UK/Ireland/Germany/Italy/Spain Directed By Ken Loach Produced By Sixteen Films/Matador Pictures/Regent Capital/UK Film Council/Bord Scannan Na »

19 October 2006 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Aki Kaurismaki, Finland's prolific and award-winning writer-director, has asked the Finnish Film Institute to withdraw his latest movie from competition for the best foreign language film Oscar. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur said that Kaurismaki, whose The Man Without a Past was a finalist in the Oscar foreign competition in 2003, had informed Raija Nurio, president of the Finnish Film Institute, that he wished his latest film, Lights in the Dusk, to be withdrawn but gave no explanation. DPA said that Kaurismaki's action leaves Finland without an entry. The five nominees in the foreign-language competition are expected to be announced on Jan. 23. »

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