Variety International Film Guide 2006

The Ultimate Annual Review of World Cinema  
Daniel Rosenthal, editor, 432 pages, 7x10, Illus.,1-879505-90-8 $29.95 paper



"IFG remains invaluable as a guide to world cinema."
Francis Ford Coppola

"A unique and invaluable volume."
-- Roger Ebert
  
  
 




Inside the all-new 43rd annual edition:
 
- "World Survey": in a unique, 250-page section, international critics assess 2005 s most important films and film industry developments in 97 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin and North America from Afghanistan to Venezuela, Benin to Zimbabwe. Also includes credits for more than 800 recent and forthcoming films.

- "Directors of the Year": Patrice Chereau, by Adrien Gombeaud; David Cronenberg by Eddie Cockrell; Michael Haneke by Eddie Cockrell; Deepa Mehta by Cameron Bailey; and Carlos Sorin by Alfredo Friedlander.

- "25 Years of Irish Cinema" by Michael Dwyer.

- "Digital Cinema in Focus" by Ellen Wolff.

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"DVD and Books Round-Ups": the best new releases on disc and in print.

- "World Box-Office Survey": annual Top 10 charts and cinema-going statistics from 56 countries.

- "Guide to Film Festivals": 65 pages of awards, reports and contact details for more than 250 international events.

- "The Global Directory": contact details for hundreds of film archives, bookshops, industry bodies, magazines and schools.   
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Also Available:

Variety International Film Guide 2004, 1-879505-75-4, $26.95 paper
Variety International Film Guide 2003, 1-879505-68-1, $25.95 paper
Variety International Film Guide 2002, 1-879505-58-7, $24.95 paper
Variety International Film Guide 2001, 1-879505-58-4, $23.95 paper
Variety International Film Guide 2000, 1-879505-52-5, $23.95 paper
Variety International Film Guide 1999, 1-879505-47-9, $23.95 paper