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Banning Screeners and Lifetime Achievement Awards

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Bosnia and Herzegovina, "Fuse," Pjer Zalica, director;

Brazil, "Carandiru," Hector Babenco, director;

Bulgaria, "Journey to Jerusalem," Ivan Nichev, director;

Canada, "The Barbarian Invasions," Denys Arcand, director;

Chile, "Los Debutantes," Andres Waissbluth, director;

China, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth," He Ping, director;

Colombia, "The First Night," Luis Alberto Restrepo, director;

Croatia, "Witnesses," Vinko Bresan, director;

Cuba, "Suite Habana," Fernando Perez, director;

Czech Republic, "Zelary," Ondrej Trojan, director;

Denmark, "Reconstruction," Christoffer Boe, director;

Egypt, "Sleepless Nights," Hany Khalifa, director;

Finland, "Elina," Klaus Haro, director;

France, "Bon Voyage," Jean-Paul Rappeneau, director;

Germany, "Good Bye, Lenin!," Wolfgang Becker, director;

Greece, "Think It Over," Katerina Evangelakou, director;

Hong Kong, "Infernal Affairs," Andrew Lau & Alan Mak, directors;

Hungary, "Forest," Benedek Fliegauf, director;

Iceland, "Noi the Albino," Dagur Kari Petursson, director;

Indonesia, "The Stringless Violin," Sekar Ayu Asmara, director;

Iran, "Deep Breath," Parviz Shahbazi, director;

Israel, "Nina's Tragedies," Savi Gavison, director;

Italy, "I'm Not Scared," Gabriele Salvatores, director;

Japan, "The Twilight Samurai," Yoji Yamada, director;

Korea, "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter ... and Spring," Kim Ki-duk, director;

Lebanon, "The Kite," Randa Chahal Sabbag, director;

Luxembourg, "I Always Wanted to Be a Saint," Genevieve Mersch, director;

Mexico, "Aro Tolbukhin (In the Mind of a Killer)," Agustín Villaronga, Lydia Zimmermann, Isaac P. Racine, directors;

Mongolia, "The Story of the Weeping Camel," Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni, directors;

Nepal, "Muna Madan," Gyanendra Bahadur Deuja, director;

Netherlands, "Twin Sisters," Ben Sombogaart, director;

Norway, "Kitchen Stories," Bent Hamer, director;

Palestine, "Divine Intervention," Elia Suleiman, director;

Peru, "Paper Dove," Fabrizio Aguilar, director;

Philippines, "Dekada '70," Chito S. Rono, director;

Poland, "Pornografia," Jan Jakub Kolski, director;

Portugal, "Um Filme Falado," Manoel De Oliveira, director;

Russia, "The Return," Andrei Zvyagintsev, director;

Serbia and Montenegro, "The Professional," Dusan Kovacevic, director;

Slovakia, "King of Thieves," Ivan Fíla, director;

Slovenia, "Spare Parts," Damjan Kozole, director;

Spain, "Soldados de Salamina," David Trueba, director;

Sri Lanka, "Mansion by the Lake," Lester James Peries, director;

Sweden, "Evil," Mikael Hafstrom, director;

Taiwan, "Goodbye, Dragon Inn," Tsai Ming-Liang, director;

Thailand, "Last Life in the Universe," Pen-ek Ratanaruang, director;

Turkey, "Distant," Nuri Bilge Ceylan, director;

Ukraine, "Mamay," Oles Sanin, director;

Uruguay, "Seawards Journey," Guillermo Casanova, director;

Venezuela, "Sangrador," Leonardo Henriquez, director.

And finally this week, I'm happy to announce that Robert Osbourne, the author of the "official" book about Academy Awards history, has released the new edition which comes out every five years. 75 YEARS OF THE OSCAR is the next edition of the coffee-table size book, which is an invaluable resource for Oscar history, not only because it is the official guide approved by the Academy, but also because of the full color photographs. While not as in-depth a guide as say the Mason Wiley and Damien Bona Oscar history books (which are far more entertaining and in-depth), this one is still a must for the serious Oscar collector. You should be able to find the book at any online book retailer or in your local bookstores. It includes coverage of all 75 Academy Awards ceremonies. The cover for the newest book can be seen to the left.