By Mil Arcega Washington 06 July 2007 Mobile phone technology is not just revolutionizing the way we communicate - it's also changing the way we are entertained. Take movies for example: once limited to the big screen, consumers can now watch movies...
By Brian Wagner Miami 26 June 2007 Two foreign oil firms have failed to reach a deal with Venezuela to hand over control of their operations in the country as required under the government's nationalization effort. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner repo...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 May 2007 The first international human rights film festival to take place in Bangui, Central African Republic, has ended. During the week-long festival, about 15,000 people saw 10 films. Festival organizers say they were under...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 March 2007 Africa's largest film festival closes tonight in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The Pan African Film and Television festival, known as FESPACO, showed films from more than 40 countries, including a growing selection of...
By Phuong Tran Dakar 23 February 2007 Filmmakers, fans and critics are preparing to attend one of Africa's largest film festivals known as FESPACO. As theaters are shutting down across Africa, the festival in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso opening this S...
By Amanda Cassandra New York 09 November 2006 Movie star Robert Redford's Sundance Film Festival is teaming up with global cell phone operators to bring short films to cell phones to give people around the world access to independent films. Robert R...
By Amanda Cassandra New York 04 October 2006 In early autumn, an array of international artists presented their best on the page and on the stage in the Harlem section of New York City. The presentation is part of a new festival celebrating storytel...
By Doug Levine Washington 07 August 2006 Summertime is peak season for jazz festivals across the United States. From coast to coast, in small towns and big cities, fans have been lining up early for the best seats in the house, or depending on the v...
By Joseph Mok and Wang Yiru Washington, DC 25 July 2006 watch Red Earth Festival report The 20th Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival was held last month in Oklahoma City, in the western United States. The festival's art and dance competition...
By Barbara Schoetzau New York 26 April 2006 The Fifth annual Tribeca Film Festival has opened in New York. For the first time, the massive festival will show films dealing with the event that led to i...