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...PURI, INDIA Bring Your Own Film Festival A beach in India's Orissa state is hardly the French Riviera, but this alternative gathering of barefoot filmmakers has managed to stagger through to its ninth year. While the Pink House Hotel is the official venue, screenings and happenings are also held in outdoor tents. As the name implies, BYOFF is an all-embracing affair: for a small registration fee, anyone can submit a movie, in any format and about pretty much anything, and there are no juries or awards. At the time of writing we were unable to confirm dates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Festival Circuit | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...KATHMANDU, NEPAL Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival This unique biennial amalgam, sponsored by the Himal Association, showcases films about "mountains, mountain environments, mountain cultures and communities from various corners of the world," accompanied by discussion forums and exhibitions. Works at the sixth festival, being held Dec. 11-15, come from as far afield as Afghanistan, Peru, Croatia and Switzerland. After screenings in Kathmandu, the films are taken on the road for a tour of Nepalese cities and towns. Details at kimff.org...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Festival Circuit | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...site of a-bomb destruction perfect for serious cartooning's regeneration of the human imagination? Pioneered in 1985 by distinguished, married animators Renzo and Sayoko Kinoshita, this biennial event features retrospectives, workshops, and work by Oscar winners and nominees among others. The 2010 festival will be held Aug. 7-11. See hiroanim.org...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Festival Circuit | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...rules can result in losing one's job. Why? Because if these things are constructed poorly, people will get hurt. Since Wall Street is in the business of "engineering" markets in order to make the greatest possible amount of money, why shouldn't they also be licensed and held to similar standards? Mark Revis, Moreno Valley, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...rooms. After the five-star hotel opened in June 2008, management expected tourists arriving from overseas to see the terra-cotta warriors. When the global recession hit, he feared his business might suffer. Instead he found visitors pouring in from other parts of China, many attending conferences being held by Chinese companies at the hotel. Now, with Chinese clientele making up 80% of his business, Wiegandt has refocused his marketing efforts away from the U.S. and Europe and toward big Chinese cities like Shanghai and Beijing. "I didn't expect the domestic market to be so strong," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can China's Backwaters Save the Global Economy? | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

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