The Golden Minbar International Muslim Film Festival kicks off today in Tatarstan's capital, bringing together actors and filmmakers from throughout the Muslim world.

Hollywood actor Brad Pitt was mobbed by a crazed and besotted female fan at the Venice Film Festival, who claimed she just wanted to give Pitt a hug.

Ther Ninth Osian Cinefan Festival beginning from 20th July in New Delhi will exclusively feature Arab films dealing with varied themes ranging from war to everyday stories of ordinary people, satires and critiques to stylish thrillers.

Three documentaries featured at the annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York this year aim to put a human face on the issues and crises facing Africa today. From New York, VOA's Mona Ghuneim has the story.

Serb film director Emir Kusturica presented his latest picture, Promise Me This, at the opening of the Moscow International Film Festival Thursday and promised that his next film would be shot in Russia.

In the film world, China is "red hot." Japan is making a comeback, and Thailand has the scariest horror films around. But South Korea may be the biggest draw of all. Organizers of this year's Hawaii International Film Festival say they have a deep pool of talent for the event, which will showcase more than 150 feature films, documentaries, shorts and animations from across the Asia-Pacific region and is expected to draw some 70,000 people.

Throughout May, Ireland will see a whole series of events celebrating Italian culture. This film event consists of seven recent films including Martin Scorsese's epic tribute to Italian cinema, My Voyage to Italy.

The sixth annual Tribeca Film Festival has opened in New York with its usual fanfare, hosting the U.S. premiere of "Spiderman 3," the latest installment of the international hit movies based on the comic book character. But beyond the flashbulbs, red carpets and celebrities, the film festival has quickly established itself as one of the world's top venues for documentaries and foreign films.

Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant will compete again for a second trophy at French Riviera, which celebrates its 60th anniversary next month.

The 65th First Run Festival is New York's oldest continuous film festival, and each year premieres the work of some of the country's top student filmmakers. This year, the annual spring showcase for intermediate and advanced student projects in film, video, and animation in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at New York University will unspool for the public from April 11-16.

LG Electronics, announced today that it will be an official sponsor of the 60th Cannes Film Festival held from 16-27 May 2007, in Cannes, France. Supported by an impressive line up of LG Full HD TV's; LG will be allowing all attendees to always feel at the centre of the action.