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Pairing with one of the better writers in the business, while she awaits further ops in the U.S., Biers - a master in the dramatic field will instead turn to her native Denmark and a backdrop that further expands the crushing blows found in her narratives.

Canada's most avant-garde film festival have released their entire slate for their 38th edition. Apart from Lee Daniel's pegged for Oscar - Precious, Lone Scherfig's An Education, Lars von Trier's Antichrist and Pedro Almodóvar's Broken Embraces (Los abrasos rotos), this year's edition is filled to the gills with obscure titles and names that even a hardcore connoisseur of world cinema such as myself is unfamiliar with.

Fish Tank, Everyone Else, Dogtooth, Police Adjective, A Prophet and White Ribbon are just a half a dozen titles among the 48 films that have a shot at being nominated among several categories for 22nd The European Film Awards.

The Toronto Film Festival releases its final list of films tomorrow, and I've got at least four titles confirmed - all European. Sorry my lips are sealed. Look for our IONCINEMA.com TIFF checklist series starting tomorrow: a list of films 40 films I'll be covering at the festival this year.

Former IONCINEMA.com writer Justin Ambrosino takes the 2009 LA Shorts Fest award for "Best of the Fest" for The 8th Samurai. This also qualifies his to be eligible for Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Academy Award consideration. Way to go Justin!