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"Today, European cinema in the United States has almost evaporated."
— Louis Meinand, New Yorker Magazine (2003)
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Foreign Filmmakers
NOTE: Oscar Awards for Best Foreign Language Film are not attributed
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![won Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for "All About My Mother" [1999]](images/oscar_sm.gif) | Pedro Almodóvar [Spain]
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"Desire Unlimited: The Cinema of Pedro Almodóvar" [1994] by Paul Julian Smith Verso 2nd edition 8½x7¾ pb [10/2000] for $22.00 Verso 2nd edition 9x8 hardcover [10/2000] for $60.00 |
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"Viva Pedro: The Almodóvar Collection [2007]
Sony color DVD [1/2007] 9 disks for $87.99 includes "Matador" [1986], "Law of Desire" [1987], "Women On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown" [1988], "The Flower of My Secret" [1995], "Live Flesh" [1997], "All About My Mother" [1999], "Talk To Her" [2002], and "Bad Education" [2004] |
"Law of Desire" [1987]
"Women On The Verge of A Nervous Breakdown" [1988]
"The Flower of My Secret" [1995]
"Live Flesh" [1997]
"All About My Mother" [1999]
"Talk To Her" [2002]
"Bad Education" [2004]
"Volver"
Santiago Álvarez [1919-98; Cuba]
Lacking formal training of any sort, Álvarez was appointed head of the fledgling Cuban Film Institute's now legendary
newsreel division [Noticiero I.C.A.I.C.] in 1959. Álverez created 700 films, and under his command the banal and
utilitarian newsreel was transformed into a veritable laboratory of radical innovation.
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Theodoros Angelopoulos [Greece]
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"Landscape In The Mist" aka "Topio stin omichli" [Greece 1988, U.S.A. Sept 1990] Cinematic poetry, a masterpiece of magical realism. The tale of two Greek children who believe that their father is in Germany and leave home to find him. Co-produced, co-written & directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos; starring Tania Palaiologou, Michalis Zeke, Eva Kotamanidou, Vangelis Kazan, Kiriakos Katrivanos, Aliki Georgouli & Dimitris Kaberidis New Yorker Films color DVD [11/2005] for $26.99 New Yorker Films color VHS [11/98] for $14.20 full credits from IMDb |
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"The Travelling Players" aka "O Thiasos" [Greece 1975, U.S.A. April 1976]
Greek history from 1939 to 1952 - war against Italy, occupation by the Nazis, liberation, the Greek civil war - with a troupe of traveling actors providing the backdrop of ancient Greek mythology for comparison. Written & directed by Theodoros Angelopoulos; starring Stratos Pahis, Aliki Georgouli, Petros Zarkadis, Eva Kotamanidou, Vangelis Kazan, Kiriakos Katrivanos & Maria Vassiliou New Yorker Films subtitled color VHS [6/99] 2 tapes - out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
Vicente Aranda [b. 1926; Spain]
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award-winning "Amantes" [1991]
 | "Carmen" [Spain Oct 2003]
An author from France observes the passionate love affairs of Spanish beauty Carmen, including a tragic one with the Basque soldier José. Co-written & directed by Vicente Aranda; co-written by Joaquim Jordà, based on the Prosper Mérimée novella of 1847 (before Bizet); starring Paz Vega, Leonardo Sbaraglia, Antonio Dechent, Joan Crosas & Jay Benedict; 7 Goya noms, won one LionsGate Spanish-language {English subtitles} widescreen color DVD [8/2008] for $15.49 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $14.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia • official movie site |
Yevgeni Bauer [1865-1917; Russia]
"The greatest director you've never heard of."
— Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times film critic
three films on DVD [12/2003] •
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Ingmar Bergman [1918-2007] Page
received 9 Oscar nominations [1960-1984]; won in 1960, 1961 & 1984 |
writer-director Fabián Bielinsky [1959-2006; Argentina]
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Buñuel was praised by Alfred Hitchcock as the best director ever.
Nuri Bilge Ceylan [Turkey]
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Youssef Chahine [1926-2008; Egypt]
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"Cairo Station" [1958]
"The Other" [1999]
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Carl Theodor Dreyer [1889-1968; Denmark]
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Carl Th. Dreyer at Masters of Cinema fansite
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"The Films of Carl-Theodor Dreyer" [1981] by David Bordwell Univ CA Press pb [6/81] out of print/used Univ CA Press 10x10 hardcover [6/81] out of print/used author's official website |
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"My Only Great Passion: The Life and Films of Carl-Th. Dreyer" [2000] by Jean & Dale D. Drum Scarecrow Press 8¾x5¾ pb [7/2000] for $42.00 |
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"Carl Theodor Dreyer Collection" DVD box set [2001]
Criterion b&w DVD set [8/2001] 4 disks for $71.99 includes three late (sound) feature films: "Day of Wrath" [1943] starring Lisbeth Movin; "Ordet" aka 'The Word' [1955] starring Birgitte Federspiel; "Gertrud" [1964] starring Nina Pens Rode; and the documentary "Carl Th. Dreyer: My Métier" [1995] by Torben Skjødt Jensen |
Sergei Eisenstein [1898-1948] Page
Russian-born Eisenstein also worked in France & Mexico
| | Federico Fellini [1920-93] Page |
(four of his films won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, 1954-1973)
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Milos Forman [Czech Republic] browse books • posters • IMDb listing • Wikipedia |
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"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" [United Artists Nov 1975]
The first movie since 1934 to win all 5 top Oscars. Considered Nicholson's best all-time performance, he plays R.P. McMurphy, who tries to avoid jail time by feigning madness, leading to a tragic yet life-affirming end. Directed by Milos Forman; starring Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, Brad Dourif, Will Sampson, Scatman Crothers, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd, Sydney Lassick & Vincent Schiavelli; won Oscars for Best Picture, Best Script/Adaptation, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Actor (JN), nominated for Best Actor (BD), Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Score; won DGA, WGA & 6 BAFTA awards; listed on National Film Registry (1993) Warner Special Edition DVD [9/2002] for $19.99 Warner widescreen DVD [12/97] for $15.99 Warner color VHS [3/2001] for $13.74 Fantasy soundtrack CD [10/93] for $10.97 full credits from IMDb 11"x17" white poster from Amazon for $9.99 11"x17" black/Oscar poster from Amazon for $9.99 |
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classic novel [1962] by Ken Kesey [1935-2001] listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Novels (10/2005) NAL pb [7/89] for $6.99 Viking 9¼x6¼ hardcover [1/2002] for $24.95 Penguin Audio read by Ken Kesey [12/93] for $11.20 Blackstone UNABR audio CD [4/2000] for $73.99 |
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"Amadeus" [Orion Sept 1984]
First there is the music, then the period ambience, and the story of a mad, immature genius, and his destruction from within and from without. Directed by Milos Forman; script by Peter Shaffer, based on his stageplay; starring F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge & Jeffrey Jones; nominated for 11 Oscars, winning eight: Best Picture, Best Director, Script Adaptation, Best Actor (Murray Abraham), Best Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Makeup & Best Costume Design; also won A.C.E. Eddie Award, Best Foreign Language Film Award of the Japanese Academy, 4 BAFTA Awards, César Award for Best For-eign Film, 3 David di Donatello Awards, D.G.A. Award & Kinema Junpo Award for Best Foreign Film Warner Video widescreen color Blu-ray [2/2009] 2 disks for $13.99 Warner Video widescreen color DVD [12/97] for $15.99 Warner Video color VHS [1/2001] out of prodn/many used Warner Video widescreen color VHS [3/2001] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
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eine kleine Mozart [5min:41sec midi file]
Fantasy soundtrack CD box set [12/97] 3 disks for $24.97 Fantasy soundtrack CD [12/92] for $14.99 Fantasy soundtrack cassette [10/90] out of prodn/used Fantasy soundtrack on vinyl [4/95] out of prodn/used Fantasy "More Music.." soundtrack CD [6/91] for $14.98 Fantasy "More Music.." soundtrack on vinyl [4/95] out of prodn/used |
Gyula Gazdag [Hungary]
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"A Hungarian Fairy Tale" [Hungary 1988]
full credits at IMDb
Jean-Luc Godard [b. 1940] Page
Marina Goldovskaya [Russia & U.S.A.]
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production company Gold Films in Los Angeles, CA
Lasse Hallström
Agnieszka Holland [Poland/Germany]
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children's tale "The Secret Garden" [1993]
Joris Ivens [1898-1989; Holland/France]
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Miklos Jancso [Hungary]
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Miklos Jancso bio entry at Hungary.HU
Aki Kaurismäki [Finland]
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Rustum Khamdamov [Russia]
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Abbas Kiarostami [Iran]
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Krzysztof Kieslowski [1941-96; Poland/France]
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Kieslowski's Three Colors Trilogy DVD set {aka 'Trois couleurs'}
Miramax color DVD set [3/2003] 3 disks for $29.99
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"Three Colors: Blue" [France Sept 1993]
The theme is Freedom: After surviving an automobile accident that killed her husband and daughter, a Parisian woman eliminates & destroys elements of her past, until she falls in love with her husband's aide. Produced, co-written & directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski; starring Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Florence Pernel, Charlotte Véry, Hélène Vincent, Emmanuelle Riva & Guillaume de Tonquédec; won Cesar Awards for Best Actress (JB), Best Sound, Best Editing, 6 other noms Miramax subtitled widescreen DVD [3/2003] for $14.99 Virgin Records soundtrack CD [12/93] for $7.97 27"x39" French-language poster available at AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • film entry at Wikipedia |
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"Three Colors: White" [France Jan 1994, U.S.A. Feb 1994]
The theme is Equality: A Polish man is divorced by his French wife in Paris, and becomes a beggar; after returning to Warsaw, he becomes successful and plots revenge. Produced, co-written & directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski; starring Julie Delpy, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Janusz Gajos, Jerzy Stuhr, Aleksander Bardini, Grzegorz Warchol, Cezary Harasimowicz, Jerzy Nowak, Jerzy Trela & Juliette Binoche; won Berlin Silver Bear for Best Director Miramax subtitled widescreen DVD [3/2003] for $14.99 Virgin Records soundtrack CD [6/94] out of prodn/used three poster versions available at AllPosters.com full credits at IMDb • film entry at Wikipedia |
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"Three Colors: Red" [France May 1994, U.S.A. Dec 1994]
The theme is Fraternity: A university student-model meets a retired judge who eavesdrops on telephone conversations of people in his neighborhood. Produced, co-written & directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski; starring Irène Jacob, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Frédérique Feder, Jean-Pierre Lorit, Samuel Le Bihan & Jean Schlegel; Oscar nominations for Best Director, Best Original Screenplay & Best Cinematography, won 1 of 6 Cesar noms, 4 BAFTA noms Miramax subtitled widescreen DVD [3/2003] for $13.99 Virgin Records soundtrack CD [11/94] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • film entry at Wikipedia |
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"The Three Colours Trilogy" [1998] by Geoff Andrew & Krzysztof Kieslowski British Film Institute 7½x5½ pb [7/98] for $14.95 "Kieslowski by Preisner" [2004]
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León Klimovsky [Argentina/Spain; 1906-96]
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| | director Akira Kurosawa [1910-98] Page |
filmmaker & musician Emir Kusturica [Serbia]
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'Kustupedia' Emir Kusturica fansite
Oldrich Lipský [Czech Republic; 1924-86]
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 | "Lemonade Joe: A Horse Opera" [Czechoslovakia 1964]
I remember it as being a silent film, perhaps because this total sendup of the old cowboy silents was filmed in Czech, with subtitles. The hero, a teetotaling salesman for Kola Loca, wears spotless white even after climbing down a chimney, the bad guys wear black – all the cliches. A hilarious spoof, finally available on VHS & DVD. Co-written & directed by Oldrich Lipsky Facets Video b&w DVD [4/2006] for $26.99 Facets Video b&w VHS [3/2002] for $28.45 full credits from IMDb |
Dušan Makavejev [Serbia]
browse Dušan Makavejev on DVD • IMDb listing •
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 | "Dušan Makavejev: Free Radical" DVD Box Set [2009] 
Criterion Eclipse widescreen color/b&w DVD [10/2009] 3 disks - already sold out? contains 3 feature films: "Man Is Not A Bird" [1965]; "Love Affair, or The Case of The Missing Switchboard Operator" [1967]; and "Innocence Unprotected" [1968] |
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"Terror and Joy: The Films of Dušan Makavejev" [2009] by Lorraine Mortimer Univ MN Press 9x6 pb [2/2009] for $21.37 Univ MN Press 9x6¼ hardcover [2/2009] for $75.00 |
Jean-Pierre Melville [1917-73] Page
Jirí Menzel [Czech Republic]
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comedy "Cottage By The Woods" [1976]
video/DVD not available;
full credits at IMDb
Nikita Mikhalkov [Russia]
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"Nikita Mikhalkov: Between Nostalgia & Nationalism" [2005] by Birgit Beumers I.B. Tauris 8½x5½ pb [1/2005] for $28.95 |
director George Miller [Australia]
Andrzej Munk [1920-61; Poland]
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"Eroica" + "Passenger"
Jan Nemec [Czech New Wave]
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Phillip Noyce [Australia]
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Pratibha Parmar [U.K.]
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Ivan Passer
Patricia Plattner [Switzerland]
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Roman Polanski [Poland/U.S.A./France] posters • IMDb listing • site officiel • Wikipedia |
http://www.theghostwriter-movie.com/ [2010]
Sally Potter [U.K.]
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| | Satyajit Ray [1921-92] Page |
Carlos Saura [Spain]
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"The Films of Carlos Saura: The Practice of Seeing" [1991] by Marvin D'Lugo Princeton Univ Press 9¼x6 pb [4/91] for $33.95 Princeton Univ Press 10x6¾ hardcover [4/91] out of print/used |
director Fred Schepisi [Australia]
Ousmane Sembéne [Senegal; 1923-2007]
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founded biannual FESPACO Pan-African Film & Television Festival in 1969
Larisa Shepitko [Russia; 1938-79]
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short career: 5 feature films, plus bio-documentary "Larisa" [1980]
Slobodan Sijan [Serbia]
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Jerzy Skolimowski [Poland]
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Aleksandr Sokurov [Russia]
DVDs of Sokurov at Amazon •
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'Island of Sokurov' official website + English-language subsite
"Mother and Son" [1996]
"The Dialogues With Solzhenitsyn" [1998]
"Moloch" [1999] about Hitler
"Taurus" [2001] about Lenin
epic "Russian Ark" [2002]
"Father and Son" [2003]
"The Sun" [2005] about Hirohito
"Alexandra" [2007]
"Faust" [2010] starring Johannes Zeiler & Hanna Schygulla
artist & filmmaker Jan Švankmajer [Czech Republic]
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Polish-language Jan Švankmajer fansite
Oscar-winner Jan Sverák [Czech Republic]
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István Szabó [Hungary]
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| | "Mephisto" [Hungary 1982]
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Andrei Tarkovsky [1932-86; Russia]
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http://www.acs.ucalgary.ca/~tstronds/nostalghia.com/
"Un Poeta nel Cinema: Andreij Tarkovskij" documentary [Italy 1984]
Directed by Donatella Baglivo; video/DVD not available;
credits at IMDb
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Andrzej Wajda [Poland]
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"Ashes and Diamonds" [1958]
"Man of Marble" [1976]
"Man of Iron" [1981]
"Pan Tadeusz" [1998]
Andrzej Zulawski [Poland/France]
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MM's Andrzej Zulawski fansite [est. 11/2006]
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"L'Important c'est d'Aimer" (The Important Thing Is To Love) [France Feb 1975] A fragile woman supporting her failure-obsessed companion to the bitter end meets a photographer weighed down by remorse. Co-written & directed by Andrzej Zulawski, co-written by Christopher Frank, based on his novel; starring Romy Schneider, Fabio Testi, Jacques Dutronc, Claude Dauphin, Gabrielle Doulcet, Michel Robin, Guy Mairesse, Katia Tchenko, Nicoletta Machiavelli & Klaus Kinski; won César Award for Best Actress (RS) Mondo Vision Uncut Numbered Limited Edition widescreen color DVD [6/2009] 2 disks for $44.99 Mondo Vision Uncut Limited Edition widescreen color DVD [6/2009] for $26.99 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
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"La Femme Publique" (The Public Woman) [France May 1984] A young actress is hired to play a role in a film based on Dostoyevsky's 1872 novel "The Possessed"; the film director takes over her life, and in a short time she is unable to draw the line between acting and reality. Co-written & directed by Andrzej Zulawski, co-written by Dominique Garnier, based on her 1983 novel; starring Valérie Kaprisky, Francis Huster, Lambert Wilson, Patrick Bauchau, Giselle Pascal, Roger Dumas & Diane Delor Mondo Vision Uncut Numbered Limited Edition widescreen color DVD [11/2008] 2 disks for $44.99 Mondo Vision Uncut Limited Edition widescreen color DVD [11/2008] for $29.95 full credits at IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
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Film Noir
Noir Films of Asia at BlackHat Mystery Bookstore
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Bollywood: Popular Cinema of India
Magic Lantern's Cinema of India Page
Foreign Cinema Links
foreign movie poster catalog at AllPosters [dot] com
Foreign Cinema Restaurant [est. 1999] in San Francisco, CA
Movies 4 Arabs
Arab Film Distribution [est. 1990] of Seattle, WA
Lauren Film {distributor} in Spain/España
Cartel Producciones Audiovisuales SL in Madrid,Spain/España
Foreign Films [dot] com
Canadian Film Encyclopedia
Festival Internacional del Nuevo Ciné Latinamericano [Dec 2009 = #31] in Havana, Cuba
Cuba Ciné website {parked 4/2009}
Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano [est. 1985] in Havana, Cuba
European Film Academy [est. 1988]
European Film Festivals Coordination
Pacific Film & TV Commission of Queensland, Australia
Melbourne Film Office in Victoria, Australia
Australians In Film
ShowFilm travel & freight consultants of Australia
Danish Film Institute
Film Academy of Denmark
Latin-American Cinemateca of Los Angeles [est. 1997]
Complete Index To World Film
Screen Africa website
Nigeria Entertainment Festivals & Awards
BritMovie website: focusing on Britain's rich cinema heritage
National Media Museum [est. 1983] in Bradford, West Yorkshire, U.K.
Greek Movies website {in Greek}
http://cinemaforever.com/gallery/Film_Photo_Gallery_Russia_All_genres.html
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http://cinemaforever.com/gallery/Film_Photo_Gallery_Sweden_All_genres.html
Ciudad de La Luz studios [est. 2005] in Alicante, Spain
Kino Zaycev Russian/Cyrillic cinephile site
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