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'Gasland' filmmaker plans shoot in Washington Co.

'Gasland' filmmaker plans shoot in Washington Co.

6 Sep 2010, 4:07 pm | click here to view more

Wang Bing highlights re-education camp suffering

Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing on Monday shone a icy light on human suffering at a re-education camp in the windswept Gobi Desert in "The Ditch" at the Venice film festival.

6 Sep 2010, 12:44 pm | click here to view more

Arrested filmmaker ‘tied into procedural knot' by U.S. law

Washington: In a turn of events that would appear baffling to most non-lawyers, Vijay Kumar, the Indian filmmaker arrested at an airport in Houston for carrying brass knuckles, had his visa revoked by the immigration authorities and then was deposited in jail for not having a valid U.S. visa.

4 Sep 2010, 9:47 pm | click here to view more

Filmmaker Vijay Kumar gets nod to leave US

A judge hearing the case of Indian filmmaker Vijay Kumar, jailed in Houston in the US for carrying a banned item in his luggage, has ordered Kumar's "voluntary departure" from the country, brightening his chances of returning home.

3 Sep 2010, 9:12 pm | click here to view more

Indian filmmaker jailed in Houston

HOUSTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- A documentary filmmaker remained jailed in Houston on federal immigration charges for allegedly having brass knuckles in his airplane luggage, authorities said. Houston - United States - Texas - Houston-Galveston - Metro Areas

3 Sep 2010, 4:31 pm | click here to view more

Filmmaker Vijay Kumar denied bond, ordered voluntary departure within 90 days

Indian filmmaker Vijay Kumar will remain behind bars without bail on federal immigration charges until allegations that he was illegally carrying brass knuckles in his checked airport baggage are resolved, a judge has ruled.

3 Sep 2010, 4:30 am | click here to view more

Indian filmmaker to stay in jail in US;

Indian documentary filmmaker Vijay Kumar, arrested in Houston for allegedly carrying "jihadist" literature and brass knuckles in his checked baggage, will remain behind bars without bail but can leave "voluntarily" if his case is resolved within 120 days.

3 Sep 2010, 2:01 pm | click here to view more

FW Filmmaker Tom Huckabee Shows Arty Side

Local filmmaker Tom Huckabee is a Renaissance man, which is a fancy way of saying he can do a bunch of different stuff.

2 Sep 2010, 4:40 pm | click here to view more

Filmmaker Raises $33,000 for Pirate Bay Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Simon Klose has more than 200 hours of unedited footage that he plans turn into a feature-length film, The Pirate Bay -- Away From Keyboard (TPB AFK).

1 Sep 2010, 5:55 pm | click here to view more

Filmmaker Raises More than $34,000 for Pirate Bay Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Simon Klose has more than 200 hours of unedited footage that he plans turn into a feature-length film, The Pirate Bay — Away From Keyboard (TPB AFK). After years of documenting The Pirate Bay’s legal…

1 Sep 2010, 10:01 pm | click here to view more