"The best-informed and most detailed survey of world cinema." - THE INDEPENDENT (London) VARIETY INTERNATIONAL FILM GUIDE is the highly popular annual reference to the who, what, where, and when of the international film scene and the single most authoritative survey of world cinema. Its country-by-country accounting includes news, reviews, and stills (240 color and b&w photos) covering the film work from 70 countries. Also included is information on film festivals, top-grossing films, major film awards, film schools, film archives, worldwide box-office reportings, and more. The 2004 special features include Directors of the Year (Christopher Guest, Jan Hrebejk, Kim Jee-woonLukas Moodysson, and Christopher Nolan) and an original essay "Iranian Cinema Now" by Judy Stone.