Author: Peter Cowie

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9780240802534

"The world's most respected movie annual" Now in its 33rd year, the Variety International Film Guide is the world's most respected movie annual, covering all aspects of the cinema in some 60 countries. The all-new 1996 edition contains articles by more than 50 contributors, all film experts in their respective countries. This indispensable World Production Survey, which forms the core of the book, contains assessments of the year just past and the year to come in both artistic and movie industry terms and includes a valuable checklist of new and forthcoming films, producers, distributors, useful addresses and stills from the latest films. Other essential sections of the Guide include Awards, Festivals, Film Archives, Film Schools, Film Bookshops and Memorabilia, Film Books, Film Magazines, and Laser discs. The book also features illustrated articles on five directors of the year. Peter Cowie is International publishing Director of Variety and author of numerous books on the cinema, including Ingmar Bergman, Coppola, and the recently-published World Cinema: Diary of a Day.