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> <channel><title>Alt Film Guide &#187; The Necessities of Life</title> <atom:link href="http://www.altfg.com/blog/tag/the-necessities-of-life/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog</link> <description>The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:31:06 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>A FRENCH GIGOLO, THE NECESSITIES OF LIFE: IFC Festival Direct</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/a-french-gigolo-the-necessities-of-life-ifc/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/film-movies/a-french-gigolo-the-necessities-of-life-ifc/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:54:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=8073</guid> <description><![CDATA[2009 Prix Jutra 2009 Jutra Award nominations: Feb. 17, 2009 2009 Jutra Award winners: March 29, 2009 ("*" denotes the winner in each category) &#160; Ce qu'il faut pour vivre / The Necessities of Life, the 2009 winner of the Prix Jutra for best film, tells the story of an Inuit hunter (best actor winner Natar Ungalaaq) suffering from tuberculosis who is sent to a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/jutra-awards-2009/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Oscar 2009: Best Foreign-Language Film Semi-Finalists</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-foreign-language-film-semi-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/oscar-2009-best-foreign-language-film-semi-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:45:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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isPermaLink="false">http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=5930</guid> <description><![CDATA[Top Ten Canadian Feature Films of 2008 (in alphabetical order, including future release dates) Adoration (above) – Atom Egoyan (Entertainment One/Seville Pictures, May 2009) Before Tomorrow – Marie-Hélène Cousineau and Madeline Piujuq Ivalu (Alliance Films, February 2009) Ce qu’il faut pour vivre (The Necessities of Life) – Benoit Pilon (Entertainment One/Seville Pictures) C'est pas moi, je le jure! (It’s Not Me, I Swear!) – Philippe [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.altfg.com/blog/canadian-cinema/top-ten-canadian-films-of-2008/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Montreal World Film Festival Awards 2008</title><link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/montreal-world-film-festival-awards-2008/</link> <comments>http://www.altfg.com/blog/awards/montreal-world-film-festival-awards-2008/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:18:02 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andre Soares</dc:creator> <guid
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