FILMFESTIVALS.COM WEEKLY NEWSLETTER N° 221: March 16- 22,
2005
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NEWS
FROM FESTIVALS
* Cinequest, San Jose Festival wrapped with record 61 000 attendance
*
Time of the writer: festivalof writers in Durban
* Mar del Plata opening
ambiance
* Tribeca NY and NY Narrative Feature selections announced
*
Tribeca Competitive Slate Includes 10 World Premieres
* Los Angeles film
event kicks off for the NYIIFVF
* Adelaide attendance doubled to 33,000
*
XVIII Festival of Nordic Cinema, in Rouen
* South by South West
highligts
* WorldFest Houston highlights
* Adelaide Film Festival Wraps
for 2005
* Cinequest 15 Starts Up in San Jose
* NSI FilmExchange Canadian
Film Festival opens with Snowscreen
* Paul Haggis honored at The San
Francisco Fest
* Reaping the bonus harvest on Getaway dayin Berlin
*
Adelaide Festival Highlights
* Victoria Independent Film & Video Fest
wrapped
* Tiburon ready to kick
* Belize International Film Festival
program
* Adelaide Festl Opens with Impressive Debut Feature
* Production
Design Retrospective at the Berlinale
* The 55th Berlinale Closed With Record
Attendances
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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AWARDS
* The Big Sky Documentary Film Festival awards
* Punto de Vista
awards
* Vicenzi (Cube, Cypher...) wins again at Fantasporto
* Punto de
Vista awards
* AIDC 2005 Announces Pitch and Punt Winners
OSCAR
*
Clint gets them, Marty' technique honored at Oscar night
* L'esquive took
French César by surprise
* Super Size Me wins WGA 1st ever Docu Screenplay
Award
* Sideways and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind win WGA
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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NEWS
FROM OUR PARTNERS
Red Bank International Film Festival (October 14-16, 2005)
set to unveil its 5th Annual Line-Up:
Red Bank The Jersey Shore town that local filmmaker Kevin Smith made
famous
is set to host the 5th Annual Red Bank International film
Festival. With one of its main sites
being the historic Count Basie
Theatre - a venue with over 1,000 seats,
the festival is a thrilling
showcase for any film.
Calling for entries: http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/march/redbank.shtml
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FEST PLAYERS
FOCUS
* NY The French are in town heating up snowy city
* Sir Howard Stringer
new head at Sony Corp
* Kusturica Cannes president and Payne at Un certain
Regard
* Alexander Payne will preside over Cannes Un certain Regard
*
Interview with Gabriel Giandinoto, MERCOSUR FILM MARKET
* Dan Harris:
Imaginary writer lives his fantasy.
* André Lamy new head of Montreal
FNC
* Judge Reinhold to appear at Ozark Foothills FilmFest screening
*
Kosslick : Berlinale beyond the Talent Campus
* Spectra 's new management
team for new Montreal festival
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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NEWS FROM
CANNES
The Short Film Corner is a new market entirely dedicated to short films.
An overall panorama of short films today : In 2004, the Short Film Corner
presented some 450 films, representing over 100 hours of programs,
from
40 different countries. Films were viewed more than 5 000 times by buyers
and film selectors from all over the world. More than one hundred films
were screened as world premieres.
Submit a film
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Aux films du temps librairie
* Micropolis evènements et animations
*
La quinzaine du cinéma hispanique d'Aix démarre
* Le Fespaco rend ses prix à
Ouagadougou
* La Movida de la Nuit blanche :Une nuit brûlante du 26 au 27
février
* Ecrire une comédie
* L'esquive surprend aux Césars et laisse
quelques grands décus
* André Lamy à la tête du Festival du Nouveau Cinéma à
Montreal
* Le Festival de Fribourg ouvre avec "Le Grand Voyage"
* L’Italie
à l'honneur du Forum Cinéma & Littérature de Monaco
* Ours d'Or au film
sud-africain U-Carmen eKhayelitsha
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FESTIVALS
AGENDA
Festivals calling for your films...
This week, this
month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
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FEST REPORTERS WANTED
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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* Digital Projection impressive roll out plans in the UK
* NextMEDIA
Invites the World’s Top Digital Practioners to Banff
* Digital Days Festival
in Santa Barbara
* IDIFF opening conference February 2
* Digital Media
for Multi-Platforms Panel from ADMC on February 1 in Sophia Antipolis
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* Lonesome Jim breaks records at Cleveland Fest opening
* Hate crime
awarded best film at Sedona festival
* Films competing for Mar del Plata
Festival Astor awards
* Stars & Streakers Steal the Stage at Sydney’s
Tropfest
* Paradise flies from Berlin to Warner Independent
* SUPER SIZE
ME Gets Super Size Oscar Party
* Multi-Award Winning RYAN Poised for Oscar©
Victory
* 1st South African film selected in Berlin competition wins
gold
* More dark and political films in Berlin competition
* Pitching for
funding opportunities at Adelaide Fest
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) 7TH ANNUAL CINEVEGAS FILM FESTIVAL June 10-18,
2005
CineVegas Film Festival is accepting entries for independent films,
shorts, and documentaries until April 8.
Celebrating 100 years of Vegas and
100 years of film, the festival will be held June 10-18
at the Palms Casino
Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. World premiere films, high-profile tributes,
and Vegas nightlife will all be part of the excitement.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/cinevegas.shtml
2)
SPORT MOVIES & TV FILM FESTIVAL Milan October 27 - November 1,
2005
Now accepting submissions of sports-related videos, commercials &
films.
Final deadline is July 1, 2005. Festival includes six Sections: 1.
Olympic
Spirit; 2. Documentary; 3. Sport & Society; 4. TV Sport Show; 5.
Movies
(shorts and long features); 6. Sport & Advertising.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/sportmovies.shtml
MORE CALL FOR ENTTRIES SEE AT THE BOTTOM
3) LUNAFEST FILM
FESTIVAL October 2005 - March 2006
Calling for entries April 30: LUNAFEST is
a national festival of films by, for and about women
A wide array of topics
including women's health, cultural diversity, body image, sexuality,
and
spirituality. Shorts, students shorts, documentaries, features, fiction, or
narrative
Format for entries is VHS or DVD. entry form:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/lunafest.shtml
4)
JACKSON HOLE FILM FESTIVAL June 8 - 12, 2005
Truly indie showcase, Jackson
Hole Film Festival, nestled next to
Grand Teton Mountains in beautiful
Wyoming now accepting films for
April 15, deadline. Cash prizes to top
shorts & features. Download Entry form at
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/jackson_hole.shtml
5)
FORT MYERS BEACH FILM FESTIVAL April 21 - 24, 2005
Accepting independent
films, shorts, animated & student films for Fort Myers Beach
Film
Festival April 21 - 24, 2005. Theater audiences polled throughout festival &
winning
filmmaker gets a $1,000 check. Film buffs see quality films &
fun-filled schedule includes
filmmaker panels, student workshops, elegant
celebrity gala. Submit before March 15 at:
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/february/fort_myers.shtml
6)
TAHOE/RENO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (T-RIFF) August 24-28, 2005
Call for
Films & Short Scripts Deadlines for both: May 30, 2005
Script Competion:
Winner's script produced & screened at the Festival. $10,000
Value.
T-RIFF is a 5 day exploration of discovery thru socially relevent
& spirited film contributions.
Enjoy the new $6.7 million Hospitality
Center for socializing & meetings. Premier venue:
Sand Harbor, a
"starlit amphitheater," one of American's most prestigious outdoor
locations.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/january/tahoe.shtml
7) BOULDER ADVENTURE FILM FESTIVAL April 23 - 25,
2004
Films that span the range of human endeavor from ocean to mountain to
urban perspectives
and the abounding energy that makes up the human spirit.
Boulder Adventure Film Festival
is an international festival created in
order to share, collaborate and inspire.
We believe in the power of the
story, especially the narrative of adventure and awakening,
to change and
challenge the world we live in.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/december/boulder.shtml
8) ACTION/CUT SHORT FILM COMPETITION August 15-31, 2005
Call
for entries Opening January 15, 2005
Categories: Fiction - Documentary -
Animation
Prizes: $35,000 Cash & Hollywood Career Access & Sponsor
Awards Over 100+ Prizes
More than any festival or contest in the world
including opening film industry
career doors to the winning filmmakers.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/december/actioncut.shtml
9)
NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL Miami February 10th - February 13th
The New
York International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF)
returns to
Miami for 3 days of screenings, premieres, performances, panels and parties.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml
10)
4th BEVERLY HILLS FILM FESTIVAL April 13-17, 2005
Beverly Hills Film
Festival April 13-17, 2005 is now acepting entries
Call for Entries: deadline
: january 1st, 2005
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/july/beverly_hills2004.shtml
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