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Film News: Federal appeals court grants Joe Berlinger stay — Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger has won a major reprieve in his battle against Chevron, which is seeking some 600 hours of outtakes from his documentary “Crude” as part of a litigation battle the oil giant is waging over environmental damage in Ecuador.

Film News: Federal appeals court grants Joe Berlinger stay — Documentary filmmaker Joe Berlinger has won a major reprieve in his battle against Chevron, which is seeking some 600 hours of outtakes from his documentary “Crude” as part of a litigation battle the oil giant is waging over environmental damage in Ecuador.

Film News: Rajkumar Hirani’s film wins 16 awards — Helmer Rajkumar Hirani’s “3 Idiots,” the highest Bollywood grosser of all time, swept the board at the Intl. Indian Film Academy Awards, winning most of the major categories including film and director.

Film News: 3D sequel bests ‘Sex and the City 2′ — ‘Shrek Forever After’ retains the No. 1 spot with a three day total of about $43.3 million in 4,367 runs.

Film News: Victory is first for a Thai-directed entry — Director Apichatpong Weerasethakul won the Palme d’Or on Sunday night.

Film News: Comedy from South Korea gets last laugh at Cannes — Beating out strong contenders, South Korean comedy “Hahaha,” from writer-director Hong Sang-soo, took the top Un Certain Regard Prize.

Film News: Italian film to receive boost to release — The Europa Cinemas network of exhibs has selected Italo pic “Le Quattro volte,” which centers on the life of an old shepherd in Calabria, as the best European film in the Directors’ Fortnight section at Cannes.

Film News: Metz’ Afghanistan-set docu nabs Cannes’ sidebar kudo — First-time helmer Janus Metz’ documentary “Armadillo,” about two Danish soldiers in Afghanistan, won the Critics’ Week Grand Prix at Cannes on Thursday.

Film News: Film is director Pawlikowski’s first in Polish — U.K. based director Pawel Pawlikowski’s first Polish-language film, “The Sister of Mercy,” has nabbed the Media European Talent nod.

Film News: Filmmakers McFadyen, Dunn take home $25,000 prize — Docu “Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage” picked up the audience award at the Tribeca Film Fest.