Famed movie director Roman Polanski has been taken into Swiss custody at the Zurich Film Festival. AP says it is related to 1978 US arrest warrant.

Yerevan today gave the start of the sixth Golden Apricot International Film Festival. Movie makers from 65 countries had sent their films to Armenia for the participation in this festival. Only 110 movies from 450 applications will be screened in Armenia this time during the Festival.

This was a good last day at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Amongst the films receiving honours at the awards ceremony yesterday night were 4 films funded by the EU’s Media Programme: “Entre Les Murs” directed by Laurent Cantet (France) won the Palme d'Or, whilst “Gomorra” directed by Matteo Garrone (Italy), swept up the Grand Prize of the festival.

Canberra's 11th International Film Festival is set to be the biggest yet, with 38 films screening over the next 11 days. Festival director Michael Sergi says the festival is attracting more entrants each year.

A quirky teen-pregnancy yarn and a love story involving a life-sized sex doll have won over critics at the Toronto International Film Festival, stealing the spotlight from darker films on war and politics.

Political and religious conflict and humanitarian crisis were portrayed in several movies at the Toronto International Film Festival at the weekend, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age which stars Australian Cate Blanchett.

The annual Moscow International Film Festival, first held in 1935, is the world's second-oldest film festival. In terms of seniority, it trails only the Venice Film Festival.