"The world's most respected movie annual" Now in its 33rd year, the Variety International Film Guide is the world's most respected movie annual, covering all aspects of the cinema in some 60 countries. The all-new 1996 edition contains articles by more than 50 contributors, all film experts in their respective countries. This indispensable World Production Survey, which forms the core of the book, contains assessments of the year just past and the year to come in both artistic and movie industry terms and includes a valuable checklist of new and forthcoming films, producers, distributors, useful addresses and stills from the latest films. Other essential sections of the Guide include Awards, Festivals, Film Archives, Film Schools, Film Bookshops and Memorabilia, Film Books, Film Magazines, and Laser discs. The book also features illustrated articles on five directors of the year. Peter Cowie is International publishing Director of Variety and author of numerous books on the cinema, including Ingmar Bergman, Coppola, and the recently-published World Cinema: Diary of a Day.

This annual guide on global film-making offers a unique survey of trends, achievements and personalities during the past year. As usual the guide selects five Directors of the Year for appraisal: Danny Boyle, Takeshi Kitano, Soren Kragh-Jacobsen, David Mamet and Spike Lees. This edition has updated sections on film festivals, music and archives.

Variety International Film Guide is the popular reference to the who, what, where, and when of the international film scene and the single most authoritative survey of World cinema. This country-by-country accounting includes news, reviews and stills (234 photographs) covering film work from seventy-one countries. Also included are listings of film festivals, top-grossing films, major film awards, film schools, film archives and more.

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.

Variety is the showbusiness bible and its International Guide is indispensable to industry insiders and fans alike. Now in its 39th year, the Variety International Film Guide is the world's most respected annual on global film-making. With lavishly illustrated reports from more than 70 countries, the Guide offers a unique survey of trends, achievements, and personalities during the past year. As usual the Guide selects five Directors of the Year. The World Box Office Survey lists the top ten most popular films in 45 countries. Further updated sections devoted to Film Festivals, Film Schools, Film Archives, and Film Music make this an indispensable source for reading and reference.