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...Sundance is trying to position itself not just as a must-attend event for the industry but also as a must-see for film fans, wherever they live. "We are looking at what filmmakers need - and more and more, that means alternative distribution," says Sundance director John Cooper. "I think the future will be about a new paradigm where you capitalize on the heat of the festival, when the world is looking at these films, and launch them into immediate distribution...
...breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, despite pressure from Russia to do so. Lukashenko also joined the E.U.'s Eastern Partnership initiative, created in 2008 to strengthen ties between Europe and the ex-Soviet bloc, much to Moscow's dismay. And last June, Belarus refused to attend a key security summit in Moscow after Russia slapped a ban on Belarusian dairy products. (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...
...That injection is evident at this year's Jaipur Literature Festival. Now in its fifth year, the gathering has mushroomed in size and reach to become one of the continent's most influential, with more than two hundred authors from around the world set to attend. "The idea of the literature festival is really to bring together the interest in Indian writing, which has been growing phenomenally, but is now really propelled by the fact that people are looking to India both as an economic power, and as a place of contemporary writing," says Sanjoy Roy, the producer...
...Daily News. The court has officially recognized only media who carry New York Police Department issued press passes, traditionally reserved for reporters who regularly cover crime scenes and certain public events in the city. Out of the approximately 30 such individuals from U.S. news outlets who were eligible to attend the trial, most were not present for opening statements...
...poorest regions of South Asia, some are trafficked in the midst of thriving development. Such is the case here in Africa's wealthiest country, the host of this year's World Cup. While South Africa invests billions to prepare its infrastructure for the half-million visitors expected to attend, tens of thousands of children have become ensnared in sexual slavery, and those who profit from their abuse are also preparing for the tournament. During a three-week investigation into human-trafficking syndicates operating near two stadiums, I found a lucrative trade in child sex. The children, sold for as little...