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Roman Polanski’s ‘The Ghost Writer’ Wins Best Film At European Film Awards

Roman Polanski’s political thriller “The Ghost Writer” has won the prize for best film at the European Film Awards.

Polanski’s movie also is the winner in five other key European Film Academy categories, including best director and best actor for Ewan McGregor. Sylvie Testud from France won best actress in “Lourdes.”

Roman Polanski Free After Swiss Reject U.S. Request To Extradite On Sex Charge

The Swiss government declared renowned film director Roman Polanski a free man on Monday after rejecting a U.S. request to extradite him on a charge of having sex in 1977 with a 13-year-old girl.

The Swiss mostly blamed U.S. authorities for failing to provide confidential testimony about Polanski’s sentencing procedure in 1977-1978.

8 Months After Arrest, A Serene Life For Roman Polanski

The chalet doors and windows are wide open. Deck chairs are set up on the patio and the garden is strewn with daffodils and wild flowers.

Roman Polanski appears to be leading a charmed existence under house arrest in the luxury resort of Gstaad, as he awaits word from Swiss authorities on whether he’ll be extradited to the United States for raping a 13-year-old girl in 1977.

Michael Douglas Refuses To Sign Petition Supporting Director Roman Polanski

Michael Douglas says he will not sign a petition in support of director Roman Polanski, who is under house arrest in Switzerland in connection with a 33-year-old sex scandal.

Douglas, whose “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is screening at the Cannes Film Festival, told French radio it would be “unfair” for him to sign a petition for “somebody who did break the law.”

Roman Polanski Attorneys Plead To End Case

Roman Polanski’s lawyers have filed a last legal volley in a California appeals court, saying that the 33-year-old sex case and its lengthy delays have been an assault on the state’s judicial system.

The attorneys said in papers filed Tuesday that the court should order an investigation of judicial misconduct in Polanski’s original case and that the Oscar-winning filmmaker should not have to pay for it — an indication that he is running out of funds.

Judge Sets Hearing In Roman Polanski Sex Case

Roman Polanski’s long-delayed criminal case will return to a courtroom for a hearing later this week, a court official said Monday.

Superior Court spokesman Allan Parachini said Judge Peter Espinoza will convene a hearing on Polanski’s case for Wednesday afternoon.

It’s the first time the 32-year-old sex case will be back in court since a state appeals court last month rejected Polanski’s bid to have it dismissed. The appeals court, however, suggested the case could end quickly if Polanski’s attorneys agreed to sentencing in absentia or he drops his opposition to being extradited to the United States.

Roman Polanski Begins House Arrest

Roman Polanski began his house arrest on $4.5 million bail Friday, rolling into the luxury resort of Gstaad in a police convoy to a warm welcome from his wife and children at his Alpine chalet.

Polanski persuaded Swiss authorities to end his two months of incarceration in a Swiss jail pending their decision on whether to extradite him to the U.S. in a 32-year-old sex case

Roman Polanski Wins Bail In Switzerland, In Jail For Now

A Swiss court has approved Roman Polanski’s bail offer of $4.5 million to be released from prison and kept under house arrest and electronic monitoring at his Swiss chalet.

But the Swiss Justice Ministry says it will keep Polanski in jail until it decides whether to appeal his release to the country’s supreme court.

Swiss Court Receives Latest Bail Offer From Roman Polanski

GENEVA (AP) — Roman Polanski has re-appealed to the Swiss courts to be released from prison on bail, officials said Tuesday, the latest step in the director’s protracted legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.

Swiss Authorities Tipped Off US To Roman Polanski Visit

Newly released documents show that Swiss authorities set in motion the arrest of fugitive director Roman Polanski.

A series of e-mails obtained by The Associated Press show that the Swiss tipped off their U.S. counterparts about Polanski’s imminent arrival at a Zurich film festival.

Swiss Reject Roman Polanski’s Bid For Prison Release

The Swiss Justice Ministry says it has rejected an appeal from Roman Polanski to be released from prison pending his possible extradition to the United States.

Ministry spokesman Folco Galli told The AP on Tuesday that the government maintains there is a high risk that Polanski might flee if released from custody.

Sister Of Roman Polanski’s 2nd Wife, Actress Sharon Tate: Polanski Won’t Get Fair Trial In US

Debra Tate, the sister of Roman Polanski’s second wife, actress Sharon Tate, says Polanski is brilliant and a “good guy” and she doesn’t think her former brother-in-law can get a fair trial in the United States.