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Title: Mannheim-Heidelberg: a festival of newcomers.(Communiques)
Author: Dennis West
Publication: Cineaste (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2004
Publisher: Cineaste Publishers, Inc.
Volume: 29 Issue: 2 Page: 72(2)Distributed by Thompson Gale
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The Mannheim-Heidelberg International Film Festival is one of the oldest in Europe; its fifty-second edition was held in those German cities in late November, 2003. This is an unusual event since it has always been, according to director Michael Kotz, a "festival of newcomers from all across the world." Festival publicity highlights the world-class filmmakers initially "discovered" in previous editions--Jarmusch, Fassbinder, Wenders, Varda, Kieslowski, and many more. The twenty-three works in this year's Official Competition represented in most cases the first or second feature made by a director. All the competing filmmakers are currently considered to be little known on the international scene; this, according to Kotz, was the primary consideration for eligibility. This year's Official Competition...
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