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The American director Errol Morris is the international guest speaker at the festival, which takes 'authorship' as its principal theme. Scoot down to Paternoster Row for an abundance of docu-goodies from round the world.
Oct 21-27, The Showroom Sheffield (0114 275 7727)
Raindance Festival
After a slow start, the Raindance is maturing into a rather good little festival of independent and short cinema. There's a gala screening of Lloyd Kaufman's Tromeo and Juliet tomorrow night for starters.
From Oct 18, venues around London (0171-287 3833)
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