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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* San Sebastian Basque diaries: crowd pleasers and
more
* Symposium on Short Filmat Cork 50th golden jubilee
* Sin City
extended version at the inaugural Fantastic Fest
* Adelaide Film Festival
Investment Fund first results
* London festival dedicated to cinema from
Spain
* New Montreal Festival first edition: Lights, camera, action!
*
Gdynia Blues on the Baltic
* London Film Festival highlights
*
Experimental Cinema Exposition in Denver
* Festival de Rio: showcase for
Latin American cinema
* Shriekfest Film Festival kicks off
* 11th Temecula
Valley Film & Music Festival live
* Gdynia at tje midpoint: Lions up for
grabs
* Southwest G&L Santa Fe Film Festival in action
* In the Bin
Currumbin Short Film Festival launches
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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FESTIVALS
GALLERY - PICTURES JUST PICTURES
* Director Paul Haggis breakthrough award at
Hollywood Awards
* Toronto 30th anniversary it's a warp
* My Big Fat
Independent Movie best feature at Temecula
* EFA nominees list has been
announced
* Award-Winners at Oldenburg International Film Festival
* The
Nicktoons Film Festival awards
* International Animation Film Festival
"Fantoche" wrapped
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* EFP at the Pusan International Film Festival
*
Henry Selick honored at the International Family Film Festival
* Meet the
Annual Zoom In Awards Jury members
* Catherine Démier new Cannes Festival
General Manager
* Montreal Iris of Tomorrow jury for first or second
film
* New Montreal FilmFest professional meetings program
* Garbo's
celebration at Scandinavian House in NY
* Angelica Huston will preside over
San Sebastian jury
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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NEWS
FROM OUR PARTNERS
SATIS, the Trade Show for Audiovisual Technologies and
Solutions, will be held from
18-20 October 2005 at Paris Expo-Porte de
Versailles in Paris.
SATIS is the only event offering those in the
audiovisual industry a cross-disciplinary
approach to technological
developments, the promotion of the industry skills and vocations,
and a
diverse, complete representation of the market's main players.
The 2005 show
is pursuing in a natural way its orientation around the convergence of
content and audiovisual technologies, with high definition as its privileged
theme.
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Gdynia plébiscite Komornik
* Montpellier met
l’Espagne et l’Italie à l’honneur
* Michel Deville à l'honneur au festival
international du film de Montréal
* Gilles Jacob nomme Catherine Démier
*
Montreal première: Lumière, caméra, action !
* Montpellier capitale du cinéma
méditerranéen
* Du beau monde à Montreal pour sa première
* Le jury de
l’Iris de l’espoir au nouveau festival de Montreal
* Sept rencontres dédiées
au 7e art
* Le festival "Cinéma tout écran" de Genève
* Le divorce de
Paramount et UIP, un nouveau distributeur en France en 2007
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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FESTIVALS
AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this
month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* 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
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* Saving Face opens the 16th Hamburg G&L Film
Fest
* All time Top 10 films showing at Cardiff Fest
* Major unite to wipe
out film piracy
* Tsotsi Toronto and Edinburgh winner
* Conference on
dubbing and translating regional issues
* Chicago warming up with spicy line
up
* This Divided State competes at Vancouver Fest
* Stories to be told in
San Sebastian Fest competition
* Toronto Opens with World Premiere of Deepa
Mehta’s WATER
* San Sebastian Fest true to latin amercian countries
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml
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FESTIVALS
AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this
month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these
ones!
1) 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
2)
Delray Beach Film Festival March 8 – 12, 2006
The inaugural season of Delray
will be more than a film festival; it will be an experience.
Delray Beach,
also an exquisite and unique surfing destination spot, will offer filmmakers a
fun, warm,
beautiful place to meet, mingle and party. The relaxed and
welcoming atmosphere will be a breath
of fresh air to any filmmaker who has
been busy producing or promoting their film
Calling for entries: December 1,
2005
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/july/delray.shtml
3)
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
4)
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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5) Independent Film Forum November 14, January 31,
2006.
Independent Film Forum (IF2) is a free online community where you can
share, watch,
and critique independent films sponsoring a free online film
festival from November 14,
2005 through January 31, 2006. The winner
will be determined by the registered users of the site,
as well as ten
professionals from the entertainment industry.
Festival entries will
be accepted through November 5, 2005.
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