65th Venice International Film Festival the longest film at this festival (or maybe any) goes to Philippine director Lav Diaz's "Melancholia", with a running time of some seven-and-a-half hours, and which is included in the Orizzonti (Horizons) section. A highlight of this year's Italian retrospective is a restored version of Federico Fellini's 1952 comedy "The White Sheik" with forty minutes of newly discovered footage. The international juries of the 65th Venice International Film Festival were composed as follows: Main Competition ("Venezia 65") Horizons ("Orizzonti") Opera Prima ("Luigi de Laurentiis" Award for a Debut Film) The competitive section of the official selection is an international competition
2008 Slamdance Film Festival 2008 Slamdance Film Festival The 2008 Slamdance Film Festival took place in Park City, Utah from January 17 to January 25, 2008. It was the 14th iteration of the Slamdance Film Festival, an alternative to the more mainstream Sundance Film Festival. The Festival received over 3,500 submissions from 25 countries for less than 100 slots. The 2008 Slamdance Film Festival recognized the following films at its awards ceremony. The Grand Jury Narrative Feature and Documentary Feature Award winners will be screened at the IFC Center in New York City in February 2008. Only first-time filmmakers working with production budgets of