Freeman to be honoured at California film fest

November 6th, 2009 LONDON - Actor Morgan Freeman has reached an out-of-court settlement relating to a car accident last year, which seriously injured him and a passenger. Demaris Meyer had filed a lawsuit in US District Court in February insisting Freeman was negligent when the car ran off the side of a rural highway near his Mississippi Delta home last summer.

October 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Veteran Bollywood director filmmaker Yash Chopra was honoured as the Asian filmmaker of the year at the ongoing 14th Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) in South Korea. The filmmaker was felicitated by film festival director Kim Dong-ho Friday.

October 10th, 2009 Veteran French screen siren ISABELLE HUPPERT will be honoured at this year's (09) European Film Awards in Germany. The Sauve qui peut (la vie) actress will be presented with the European Film Academy's European Achievement in World Cinema award at a ceremony in the city of Bochum on 12 December (09).

September 5th, 2009 LONDON - Veteran Bollywood director Yash Chopra has been named the Asian filmmaker of the year by organisers of the Pusan International Film Festival (PIFF) to be held in South Korea next month. Chopra's popular films, including Lamhe, Dhoom 2, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi and New York, will be showcased in a retrospective section at the fest, said a press release from Yash Raj Films.

September 3rd, 2009 NEW YORK - Hollywood legend Morgan Freeman will be honoured for his career achievements at the upcoming Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland. The "Million Dollar Baby" star is set to receive the Golden Icon Award, with festival organisers hailing his "multi-faceted talent, his sense of business and his integrity" for earning him a "level of respect within and outside the entertainment industry that few others enjoy", reports buzzhollywood.com.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Joining the league of commercial Hindi films like Road Movie, Delhi-6, "What's Your Raashee?" and "Dil Bole Hadippa" being screened at the upcoming Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), the latest one to gain entry at the fest is NFDC's Konkani film The Man Beyond The Bridge. Directed by National Award-winning Laxmikant Shetgaonkar, the Konkani feature film will be screened under the Discovery Section of the fest and will have a total of five screenings during the gala.

September 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Debut-director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan's Lahore, that has Nafisa Ali and Farouque Shaikh in important roles, will be premiered at Italy's Salento International Film Festival starting Sep 3-14. Lahore, about competitive sports, is the opening night film and is also in the World Competition Section of the fest.

August 28th, 2009 Jamina Pearl The J & R Music Fest at City Hall Park. more images

August 6th, 2009 Hollywood actor MORGAN FREEMAN is set to come face-to-face with the woman accusing him of causing a serious car crash in court next year (10). Freeman and Demaris Meyer were involved in a collision in Tennessee last August (08), which resulted in the Shawshank Redemption star breaking his arm and shoulder.

August 3rd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Footballer David Beckham and former action movie hero Arnold Schwarzenegger will star together in a television commercial to promote California amongst tourists. Beckham, 34, will be filmed playing football on a Los Angeles beach for the commercial and is said to have been "honoured" to take part in the ad alongside Schwarzenegger, who is now the governor of California, reports thesun.co.uk.

July 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Actor Morgan Freeman is reportedly in talks to star alongside Bruce Willis in an espionage thriller, titled 'Red'. The script for the film has been adapted from three book series of the same name, that is 'Red', published in 2003 and 2004.

June 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The annual Osian's-Cinefan Film Festival of Asian and Arab Cinema has been re-scheduled from July to October from this year onwards. The film fest used to be held during July at the Siri Fort Complex in the capital since its inception a decade ago but from now it will be held in October.

June 5th, 2009 DHARAMSALA - The Tibetan government-in-exile will organise a two-day film festival here June 12-13 to commemorate its 50 years in exile. "The film fest will screen 17 Tibetan films at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts.

May 3rd, 2009 Guinness Book record holder for being the world’s youngest film director, Master Kishen has now been honoured with another national award. On 5th of February, Mrs.

May 3rd, 2009 Veteran actor B. Saroja Devi was honoured by Mrs.