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Sports News: Filmmakers to take part in shorts series -- A triumvirate of international helmers defended their decision to take part in a series of shorties about the Beijing Olympics and Hong Kong director Andrew Lau Wai-keung criticised Steven Spielberg for ankling as artistic adviser. (link)

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