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Important film events around the worldHost: Welcome to our weekly programme,Movie Magic.Our guests today are Representatives from six of the major international film festivals.These Spokeswomen and spokesmen will tell us about the festivals they represent. Joining us in the studio are Isable Rose from the Cannes Film Festival,Hanz Muller from the Berlin International Film Festival,Kathy Barnes from the Sundance Film Festival,Maria Bella from the Venice Film Festival,Mike Taylor from the Toronto International Film Festival and Xu Li from the Shanghai Internationa Film Festival.Welcome,everyone!Maria,do tell us a Little about the Venice Film Festival.Maria: Well,I think it is rather appropriate for me to begin our discussion.The Venice Film Festival is the oldest film festival in the world.It is an annual Festival that began in 1932.Our festival is part of a larger festival which applauds contemporary art.We View film as a particular type of contemporary art.Host: Kathy,please tell us about the Sundance Film Festival.Kathy: Unlike the Venice Film Festival,the Sundance Film Festival only includes Small,independent films.That is,the main crierion for being included is That the film must not be financed by Hollywoods tudios.Maria: Kathy,I dont like to argue,but in defence of the Venice Film Festival,I Have to point out that we dont just have Hollywood films.Our policy is to Include high-quality films,regardless of who makes them.We make no Restrictions on the kinds of films we show-as long as a films quality meets Our standards,we include it.Kathy: The Sundance Film Festival deliberately boycotts all Hollywood films,and we dont foresee ever including them.The initial ideal for our festival was hatched backin1978,when it was known as the Utah/US Film Festival.Howevr,it was not well known until 1981.It was then that Robert Redford become its sponsor and changed the focus to independent films,ofen made on very modestbudgets.It was given its new namethe Sundance Film Festivalin 1991.Redford has acted in and directed many big Hollywood films,but wanted to expose the public to films made outside of the Hollywood system that ordinary people might have no access to otherwise.Nowadays,if a film wins an award at Sundance,there is a good chance it will become famous!Isabel: Cannes is another festival that can make films famous.Many films are first Shown to the public at the Cannes Film Festival,and if a film wins,everyone will hear about it.I think it is fair to say that Cannes is the most famous and exciting festival.Hanz: I hate to contradict you,but in recent years,the Cannes film Festival has shown special favour to American films.Some people remark that it has taken a step backwards,and is beginning to resemble the Academy Awards in Hollywood too much.Isable: Well,yes,films shown at Cannes are ofen made with large bugets,and Have well-known actors and directors.Many of them are American,but we reject the ideal that we have lost our edge as he best international film festival in the world.We always show a broad range of films from many different counties.In fact,the Cannes Film festival was started in 1939 because many people felt the Venice Film Festival was giving awards to only German and Italian films.Hanz: Well,in my opinion,the Berlin International Film Festival is one of the most International of all the film festivals.since it began in 1951,we have given Awards to films from all around the globe.At our festival,Hollywood films Are in the minority,while films that are likely to be overlooked at other Festivals,for example at Cannes,have a real chance of becoming champions.Mike: Im the spokesman for the Toronto International Film Festival,which began In 1976 and soon became one of the major film festivals around the world. Each year,famous actors,actresses and directors come to Toronto,and the Entire film world pays attention to who wins.It is the second largest festival In the worldonly Cannes is bigger.We show films from many countries, Though we do give some special awards to Canadian films.Xu Li: I represent the Shanghai International Film Festival.Our festival was founded In 1993,so we are perhaps the youngest festival.Even though we have only Existed a short time,our festival has a good reputation worldwide.We have Entries from many different countries and give the Jinjue Award,or Golden Cup Award,to the film that we think is the best. Harry potter and the Philosophers Stone (2001)Wha