For your viewing pleasure...

Thinking of going to this year's Melbourne International Film Festival, but don't want to waste your money on films that are going to have a local release within a matter of weeks or months?

Let me save some time for you. Here's a list of films at the festival that are confirmed for local distribution (as to when they open, just Google the title + Australia release date, and Bob's your auntie in drag):

LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS 2007
COMPANY	FILMS IN PROGRAMME
20th CENTURY FOX	DAY WATCH
	JOSHUA
THE AV CHANNEL	DIRTY THREE
MADMAN	THIS IS ENGLAND
ENTERTAINMENT	WORDS FROM THE CITY
	THE SIGNAL
	EXIT
	DIRTY CARNIVAL
	AACHI & SSIPAK
	INDIGENES
	A WALK INTO THE SEA: DANNY WILLIAMS AND THE WARHOL
	FACTORY
	STRANGE CULTURE
	REPRISE
	BLIND MOUNTAIN
ARKLES	AFTER THE WEDDING
ENTERTAINMENT	RED ROAD
AZTEC	A FEW DAYS IN SEPTEMBER
INTERNATIONAL
DENDY FILMS	AWAY FROM HER
	CONTROL
	OUT OF THE BLUE
	I DON'T WANT TO SLEEP ALONE
	SYNDROMES AND A CENTURY
	JOE STRUMMER: THE FUTURE IS UNWRITTEN
	HOME SONG STORIES
	INLAND EMPIRE
	NIGHT
FORCE	SNOOP DOGG'S HOOD OF HORROR
ENTERTAINMENT
HOPSCOTCH	RESCUE DAWN
	DEEP WATER
	SEPTEMBER
	BELLA
	LAGERFELD CONFIDENTIAL
	THE WORKSHOP
	LADY CHATTERLEY
ICON FILMS	BLACK SHEEP
	SEVERANCE
	EAGLE VS. SHARK
	ONCE
KOJO FILM	4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS, 2 DAYS
PALACE FILMS	FORBIDDEN LIES
PARAMOUNT VANTAGE	YEAR OF THE DOG
	BLACK SNAKE MOAN
	A MIGHTY HEART
RIALTO	VITUS
	I SERVED THE KING OF ENGLAND
	STEPHANIE DALEY
	HEARTBREAK HOTEL
	CONVERSATIONS WITH MY GARDENER
SHARMILL FILMS	NOBODY KNOWS
	DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY
SIREN VISUAL ENTERTAINMENT	HOLY MOUNTAIN, THE
	EL TOPO
SMILEY FILM	PROMISED PARADISE
DISTRIBUTION	THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT
SONY PICTURES/ COLUMBIA	PAPRIKA
TRISTAR FILMS	MY KID COULD PAINT THAT
	TEKKONKINKREET
VILLAGE	GRACE IS GONE
ROADSHOW	TEETH
ENTERTAIINMENT	FAY GRIM
	SICKO