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Posted: Tue., Mar.
22, 1994
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Kicking off Wednesday, the festival will include a six-part retrospective on the works of Japanese director Nagisa Oshima, who also will deliver an address.
His more controversial works, including "Ai No Corrida,""Death by Hanging" and "Boy," will form the centerpiece of the festival.
Two films sure to spark intensive debate on freedom of expression are British director Michael Winner's "Dirty Weekend" and South African filmmaker Cedric Sundtrom's "The Shadowed Mind."
Censorship under the Calvinist white minority National Party government has been strict and stifling, but a new constitution that will come into effect after the country's first all-race elections next month guarantees freedom of expression.
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When Abu Dhabi officials decided to launch their Middle East Intl. Film Festival last year, the focus was all about the finance.
Asian film financing is in a fog. For all its recent marching around, it is difficult to tell whether it is moving forwards, backwards or simply around in circles.
Although it's celebrating its 35th anniversary, the Ghent Intl. Film Festival wasn't always known as a unique and exotic showcase for film composers.
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