WEEKLY NEWSLETTER  N°203:  September 24 - 30, 2004
 
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NEWS FROM TORONTO
 
* Toronto Biz Buzz final
* Toronto final awards
* Toronto film buzz
http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?obj=ShowNews&CfgPath=ffs/filinfo&Cfg=news.cfg&news=general&text_id=26613
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NEWS FROM VENICE
 
* Vera Drake from Mike Leigh wins GOLDEN  LION
* Past Golden Lions list
* Venice Collateral Awards
http://www.filmfestivals.com/cgi-bin/shownews.pl?obj=ShowNews&CfgPath=ffs/filinfo&Cfg=news.cfg&news=general&text_id=26615
 
NEWS FROM SAN SEBASTIAN
* San Sebastian friday news
* San Sebastian fest opening ambiance
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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NEWS FROM FESTIVALS
 
* Portland International Short Short Film Fest opens
* Vancouver Film & TV Trade Forum kicks off
* Malibu Fest in full swing, lining up 80 films
* whats up at Silver Lake fest
* Puerto Vallarta new fest of the Americas launches
* The Hamptons International Film Festival panorama
* Down From the Mountain: Telluride report
* A. Bowel new Adelaide Film Festival board member
* A flood of European films in Toronto
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
 
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LAST MINUTE TRAVELS, PLANS FOR TORONTO, SAN SEBASTIAN?
 
"One Stop Shop" to book hotels, flights, rental car...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/useful_info.shtml
 
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AWARDS
 
* Bend Film 2004 Bows
* The Ball nominated for media peace award
* Past Golden Lions list
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
 
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THE NEWS " IN FRENCH "
 
* programme de l'IDIFF (International Digital Film Forum)
* Les prix du festival de Deauville
* Bordeaux célèbre le Cinéma au Féminin
* Bons Baisers de Gonfreville!
* Image + Nation frissons garantis pour la 17e édition
* Les jurys du festival du nouveau cinéma de Montreal
* Deauville, 30 ans déjà!
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...
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/deadlines.shtml
 
ASPIRING FEST REPORTERS WANTED
Share your Festival experiences with us.
Be a filmfestival reporter and ambassador.
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D-CINEMA NEWS
 
* Tulse Luper Case trilogy world premiere at Montreal
* Westcliffe Digital Film Fest for digital & independant
* Mostra Digital events
* Antipolis Studios digital cluster launched during Cannes
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
 
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FEST PLAYERS FOCUS
 
* John Pierson joins SXSW (South by Southwest )
* Mel Gibson awarded producer of the year at Hollywood fest
* Shoot a feature film with Mike Figgis in a 7 days Masterclass
* Stars Shine at Toronto’s 29th Film Festival
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
 
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FILM FROM FEST FOCUS
 
* Downfall German contender for the Oscars foreign films
* Chicago fest will open with Kinsey
* Program of german films to open in Paris
* Laden is not my friend: premierres in Dehli
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) Sun, Sand, Sea, and Cinema star in 1st Annual Turks & Caicos
International Film Festival & Screenwriting Competition, November 13-20, 2004,
Accepting entries for inaugural event in award-winning islands for feature,
documentary, short, animated, student,foreign & Caribbean/Bahamian categories.
Also screenplay entries
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/may/turks.shtml
 
2) 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:
http://filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/sept/frontiers.shtml
 
3)FANTASPORTO 25TH ANNIVERSARY
The Oporto International Film Festival, now going to its 25th edition,
specializes in fantasy and science-fiction films in its Official Competitive section.
Festival dates 21st February till March 7th
Online regulations and submissions http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/april/fantasporto.shtml
 
4) See your Banner blinking on Filmfestivals.com HOMEPAGE
linked to your online Call for Entries on our Bulletin Board.
Maximize film entries. Email our COO Bruno Chatelin
bruno@filmfestivals.com  for a detailed brainstorming or
Helen Dobrensky helen@filmfestivals.com
for a campaign proposition. Details online
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/bulletin_board.pdf
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