- New Board announced, Yves Marmion will run the
new board
- Haneke's Caché awarded European Film at EFA Awards
- Maurice
Jarre tribute during EFA in Berlin
- Sir Sean Connery will receive a
life-time EFA award in Berlin
http://www.filmfestivals.com/efa/efa2005.shtml
FEST PLAYERS
FOCUS
* Morgan Freeman returns to Dubai Fest
*
Language of film never matters… 'Shyamchi Aai' all time hit
* Seven Years of
Thespo: A Youth Festival in India
* International Film Festival of India
faces internal wrangle
* Richard Peña on his work at New York Film Fest -
part 3
* Terry Gilliam, Taylor Hackford among guest at Capri fest
* What's
new at Jakarta International Film Festival (7th)
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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals
francophones
* Nantes 3 Continents prime la chute de l'ange
*
Coup d’envoi du Festival du Film Israëlien à Los Angeles
* Journée Gender au
Festival de film Filmar en América Latina
* Quintesse Ouidah au Benin prépare
sa 4ème édition
* Paris Tout Court prépare sa quatrième édition
* Le
Festival des 3 Continents de Nantes est lançé
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D-CINEMA NEWS
* Digital Living
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* HDFEST High Def
Festival highlights
* Fox to supply digital film for D Cinema
*
Disney commits to delivering film to DCI compliant theatres
* DCI finalizes D
Cinema system requirements and specs
* Dolby selects the Christie CP2000 2K
for 50 US D Cinemas
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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
* King Kong reigns on Time Square, for its world
premiere
* Films competing for Florence Festival dei popoli
* Haneke's
Caché awarded European Film at EFA Awards
* Nagesh Kukunoor not unhappy for
‘Iqbals’ rejection
1) FOCAL INTERNATIONAL AWARDS: May
15, 2006, Savoy Hotel, London
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Submissions are now invited, free of charge, in 15 Award categories.
Closing date 31 December 2005. Apply online at
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2) THE SHORTS SHORTS FILM FESTIVAL:
June 3, 2006 / June 11, 2006
Japan’s best festival for short films, is now
accepting submissions for its 2006 competition.
Filmmaker friendly, no entry
fee, each year several filmmakers are invited roundtrip to Tokyo.
Academy
Awards ® accredited festival. International deadline is November
1st,
National and Asian deadline is December 20th, 2005.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/short.shtml
3) THE PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL: April 20-27, 2006
The Palm Beach International Film Festival
is a 501(3)(c) not for profit organization
supporting film programs in local
schools and dedicated to making a difference in the
lives of future
filmmakers by helping them fulfill their dreams to one-day work in the
world
of film. Proceeds generated each year are donated to schools, in the form
of
grants and scholarships, to provide new technologies.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/october/pbiff.shtml
4) RIFF Awards 2006 & Rome Film
Market: 24-31 March 2006
CALL 4 entry deadline for the fifth edition of
RIFF (Roma Independent Film Festival)
is December 15, 2005, Riff takes
place in the Italian capital on 24-31 March 2006.
Prizes worth over 50.000 €
will be awarded.
applications and info on
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/september/roma.shtml
5) 26th OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM
FESTIVAL: February 24th till March 4th
The Oporto International Film
Festival, now going to its 26th edition, specializes in fantasy
and
science-fiction films in its Official Competitive section.
The Festival runs
now in 4 theatres (2,600 seats altogether ) and screens nearly
200 NEW
feature films each year.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/may/fantasporto.shtml
6) ANNUAL PROGRAM WITHOUT
FRONTIERS
Calls SHORT FILMS producers worldwide to participate with their
works.
Also see the news on the Festival for Documentaries and Narrative
Movies.
Awards information and call for entries:
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