* Hamptons is branching out to
Southhampton
* Locarno video competition and more
* The 5th Film
Fleadh Shorts Night: The Craic is back
* Central Park Festival line up
*
Orinda Festival program highlights
* Subway Cinema’s New York Asian Film
Festival
* Locarno Festival of Auteur Cinema
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivalsnews.shtml
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NEW
SERVICES LAUNCHED DURING CANNES
Filmfestivals successfully launched
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This
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festivals.
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AWARDS
* Locarno Fest closes with awards and
Nashville
* Hollywood Awards reveal award winners
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/festivals_wrapup.shtml
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FEST
PLAYERS FOCUS
* Robin Spry to be Honoured Posthumously
by The New Montreal FilmFest
* Personalites in Locarno Fest, masterclass and
promo
* The Magnificent Welles at Locarno
* Adelaide Festival new Board
Members
* The Stars Come Out for EIFF's Opening Night
* Angelopoulos to
head The Montréal World Film Festival
* Full Frame Docu Fest appoinst Nancy
Buirski as new Artistic Director
* Gustavo Cisneros to be honored as
personality of the year at next MIPCOM
* Mary Steenburgen To Be Honored at
11th Temecula
* Melbourne red carpet a swarm of stars
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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LAST
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THE
NEWS " IN FRENCH " l'actu des festivals francophones
* Le nouveau festival de Montreal célébre
Michel Brault
* Frédéric Maire nouveau Directeur Artistique de Locarno
*
Festival International du Film Insulaire
* Deville à l'honneur de la 1ère du
nouveau Festival de Montréal
* Milano Film Festival – dixième édition
*
Parc des Buttes-Chaumont festival Silhouette en plein air
* Le FFM se dote
d’un Jury prestigieux
* Obaba va ouvrir le festival de San Sebastian
http://www.filmfestivals.com/fr/index.shtml
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FESTIVALS
AGENDA
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month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
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D-CINEMA
NEWS
* HDFest world tour launches in South
Florida
* Onedotzero adventures in moving image
* Will Digital be the
Savior of European Film? a panel by MEDIA Salles
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/dcinema.shtml
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FILM
FROM FEST FOCUS
* Doris Dorrie's new film to open Hamburg
Festival
* San Sebastian Fest forum on Spanish co productions
* The
Business will close Edimburg Film Fest
* International Film Congress at the
2005 Cologne Medien Forum
http://www.filmfestivals.com/htm/films.shtml
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FESTIVALS
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Festivals calling for your films...
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month, the BULLETIN BOARD...
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CALL
FOR ENTRIES ONLINE SUBMISSIONS
Filmmakers don't miss these
ones!
1) 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.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/05/july/filmforum.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:
http://filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/03/sept/frontiers.shtml
5) NEW YORK FILM AND VIDEO FESTIVAL
The New York
International Independent Film and Video Festival (NYIIFVF)
returns to New
York for a week of screenings, premieres, performances, panels and
parties.
http://www.filmfestivalspro.com/bulletin/04/july/nyiifvf.shtml
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