The premiere of Alexander Proshkin's "Zhivi I pomni" kicked off the 19th annual Kinotavr festival Saturday as Russia's biggest local film event opened in Sochi.

Nick Broomfield's "Battle for Haditha," a dramatic re-enactment of a real-life massacre of Iraqi civilians by U.S. Marines, was the surprise winner of this year's Emden-Norderney film festival.

German distributor Splendid Film had a splendid Cannes, picking up several U.S. titles for German release, including the Kevin Costner starrer "Swing Vote."

Tom Fahrmann has won the 2008 German camera prize, best feature film, for his lensing of Volker Schlondorff's Kazakhstan-set drama "Ulzhan."

BANGKOK -- "Chak De India" was the bigger winner Sunday night at the ninth annual International India Film Academy Awards, claiming the best picture prize, along with directing honors for helmer Shimit Amin and a best actor nod for Shah

Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones turned an already high-profile Foo Fighters show into a once-in-a-lifetime event Saturday night at London's Wembley Stadium, joining the Foos for covers of Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll" and "Ramble On."

Ireland and North Rhine Westphalia signed a new co-production protocol that aims to boost co-productions and co-financing between Germany's largest state and the emerald isle.

Well-known Spanish industry insider Javier Angulo is taking the helm of the Valladolid International Film Festival.

Spain's film industry execs at the Madrid de Cine Spanish film screenings on Monday called on the government to take the lead in fighting piracy by forcing Internet service providers to protect rights-holders' content.

Spanish mini-studio Filmax will launch its online store -- selling films and music worldwide -- with the name Yodecido, Filmax president Julio Fernandez told The Hollywood Reporter on Monday.

Disney ABC International is taking over management of channel distribution and carriage deals for Disney-owned kids venture Jetix Europe.

Italy on Monday mourned the passing of the so-called "father of Italian comedy," Dino Risi, who died Saturday.

Relatives hold a photo of BBC reporter Abdul Samad Rohani, who was kidnapped Saturday and found dead Sunday.

The Euro 2008 soccer championships kicked off last weekend with strong ratings results in most European territories.

Canadian webcaster JumpTV is merging with Charles Wang's NeuLion Inc. in a bid to create an IPTV powerhouse.

Spain's biggest telecom operators and content providers have begun talks aimed at stemming the rampant online piracy of music and movies in Spain, the territory with the most illegal downloads in the world.

Forty percent of Europe's IPTV subscribers receive the service for free thanks to special packages that bundle it with broadband, new research revealed Monday.