'My Magic,' 'Warlords' to kick off India film fest

November 11, 2008 The 39th annual International Film Festival of India will open Nov. 22 in Goa with Hong Kong director Peter Chan's "Warlords" and Eric Khoo's "My Magic" from Singapore, organizers said Tuesday. An Indian Panorama section will include such films as "Little Zizou," by writer-director Sooni Taraporevala, and India's Oscar entry this year, "Taare Zameen Par" (Stars on Earth) starring and directed by Bollywood star Aamir Khan. Organized by New Delhi-based government body the Directorate of Film Festivals and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with the State Government of Goa, the festival will close Dec. 2 with Iran's 2008 Oscar entry "The Song of Sparrows," by director Majid Majidi.

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