1.   Bob Corrigan, chief executive of the company, said Imax is working on attracting more feature film directors and expanding its presence from education to more mainstream entertainment.

2.   But doctor-turned-screenwriter John Hodge and debuting feature director Danny Boyle tweak the conventions adroitly and with a bracing dose of uncut meanness.

3.   Can first-time feature director Forest Whitaker pull it off?

4.   First-time feature director Sharon Maguire plays it safe.

5.   From the fable-like tongue-in-cheek tone that first-time feature director Rob Sitch concocts, the resolution is never really in doubt.

6.   He admits to feeling pressure as a first-time feature director to top himself with his next film.

7.   Robert Longo, who has directed music videos for R.E.M. and New Order, will talk about his debut as a feature film director.

8.   Though confident in his vision, the first-time feature director wisely decided to rely on a real pro to put it on screen.

9.   Two feature directors were given special jury prizes.

10.   Part of the problem is that the movie, which marks the theatrical debut of Diane Keaton as a feature film director, veers off in so many directions.